It All Started With A Shuttle Flight 1. The Westward Confederation Series The Westward Confederation Universe

Really enjoyable first book in what I hope will be a long and fruitful series.  The characters are what drew me into this story and what held onto me throughout.

The story is interesting, sort of a western meets outer space feel, but it actually works better than you might think.

I do think a some of the chapters need to be edited, not for content as much as for flow issues; and the author has a forum page, and somethings are discussed there that need to find a way into the story to help those readers that like reading the stories but will never take the time to visit the forum and get the information there.

If you are a fan of this style of sci-fi, you will find this a truly enjoyable read.  I feel the promise is strong with this story, that the subsequent ones will be even better.

Confession time here -- I like science fiction.  Not all of it -- but this type which has a great blend of adventure, romance, unfolding storylines, related but not always obvious at first, and good characterization.

The depth of training Marc Alexander has becomes obvious as the story progresses; yet he retains a tremendous ability to think outside the normal boxes without it seeming ridiculously fantastical.  I can think of only a few authors who can have that achievement.

There is a forum which sometimes answers questions relating to characters, customs, titles, and more, without bogging the story down.

Looking forward to quite a few stories in this series.

This is an interesting story that introduces Marc Alexander who learns and trains on various ships . He is a young bright talented and insightful person who is part of the main family that owns the corporation with many interests that controls a huge area of space and has a substantial fleet of ships. He could be the next head of the corporation in 100 years depending on what happens. You will meet a range of characters and family members and a man who becomes his love interest for a while. Marc dreams of his fated Mate and has not met him yet. I expect he will meet his mate in a future story.

I am looking forward to reading  the following books.