Destroyer (Void Wraith, #1) by Chris Fox

Destroyer (Void Wraith, #1) Reviews

• 
  Kenny Soward

  I'm going to say this was closer to 3.5 stars in my opinion, but ultimately was a good read. It had high action and really kept the pace moving well. One thing that really kept it from being 4 stars (for me) was that the character motives were fairly predictable, and none of the characters particularly stood out for me. Fairly standard space soldier stuff. The Tigris were a pretty cool race, and a nice addition, but made the book a little too "cute" for me in a YA way. The science that some other reviewers complained about wasn't too bad, but the big battleships moving around in just seconds (rather than the minutes or hours it would likely take to move big battle cruisers around) seemed disjointed. I haven't read a ton of space battle books so maybe that's standard fare and, as I mentioned before, probably necessary to keep the pace moving.
  
  If you like high action without a burdensome plot, this one is for you. I recommend it and will check out book two in the future.
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  Tom

  I must say, I was invested in this novel from the get-go due to the remarkable way the book was written. I looked over the shoulder (virtually) of Chris Fox every day he was writing this via his video series - the 21 day challenge. That blistering time schedule included editing and releasing the book. So I pre-ordered a copy and devoured it upon publication.
  
  Chris Fox is a personable author. This comes across in his videos and gets us emotionally invested in him as well as his characters. In Destroyer, he has invented a setting that has some familiar tropes, but also some fresh twists that make the story very different to your usual fare. There are several races woven into the story: humans (of course), the Primo civilisation, the Tigris (a feline race) and the dread 'Void Wraith.' There's some great world-building in there, including a different projection for space travel called 'Helios gates.' This makes a refreshing change from cryo-sleep inventions or hyperspace. There's an integrity to the fictional technology, from the Tigris methods of space combat to VI chips that can bridge the gap between organic forms of life and ship computers. I also liked the way that the history of the different civilisations was drip-fed into the story so that the reader isn't swamped with info-dump at the beginning.
  
  The Void-Wraith and their army of 'Judicators' are antagonists to strike fear into every heart. They are suitably strange and threatening, with a pseudo-predator mode of cloaking their visibility. As such, they gave a horror element to the tale, which is always music to the ears of yours truly.
  
  The characters are more than cardboard cut-outs too. The MC, Nolan is well-rounded and doesn't come across as an invincible Han Solo-esque superhero. He has his weaknesses and flaws, making him a worthy vehicle to invest in over the coming volumes in this trilogy. There is, of course, a love interest in the form of Katherine, daughter of the federation's head honcho and she plays a pivotal role in the political intrigue that builds through the chapters.
  
  It strengthened the character base having several strong female characters such as
  Hannan and Juliard - combatant and bridge personnel respectively. They act with agency along with a truly original supporting Tigris character - Lena, who belongs to the female of the species. I also loved Mills the sniper, who was an understated enigma. These personalities were fleshed out well with their quirks and foibles. Again, the author gave us insights into how he outlined and developed his characters in the 21 day challenge videos he produced (well worth checking out on YouTube btw.)
  
  Destroyer is an easy read in the best sense of the word. The pace is set to max with short, gripping chapters, very much akin to the author, James Patterson's approach. As if the plot isn't rich enough, you also get a 'whodunnit' flavour re. the Void Wraith, as initially we don't know who or what is devastating whole colonies of Tigris and humans.
  
  For me, the story had a YA feel to it so there's no profanity or overtly sexual references. There's also undertones of Star Wars and Star Trek, but not in a plagiaristic way - more like nods to a favourite genre. The combat scenes are well written and make the reader feel they're in the scene and that the outcome is genuinely uncertain.
  
  The Tigris as a race grow on you. There are different sub-species from lion types to tigers to snow leopards. It makes me wonder if they might have evolved in a similar fashion to the ship's cat on Red Dwarf! There may be other authors who have used the feline ethos, but none I've read that mixed it with science fiction.
  
  So the strengths of Fox's book are the plot, characterisation and readability. The author is economical with words and there was no occasion where I felt lost with the flow of the story or the plot. If I have a criticism, then it is that sometimes the nitty gritty of the battle scenes could be slimmed down on the technical detail. There's a tendency to over-explain which puts the odd speed bump in the reading towards the end, together with a smattering of 'on the nose' dialogue. But these are minor gripes and possibly represent a slight compromise resulting from the speed with which the novel was written.
  
  My overall verdict is that this is a thoroughly entertaining read, and punches well above its weight for a novel that's round about the 65,000 word mark. I believe the next volume in the series is out in a few weeks time and I'll certainly be snapping up a copy.
  
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  H.G. Gravy

  Note: Author provided Audible version for free in exchange for review.
  
  Normally, I don't give One Star reviews. I try to find something nice to say about every book I read since writing a novel takes a lot of time and effort, blood and sweat and tears, and I respect the work an author does even if it isn't the greatest story ever told. All I ask is that the author takes the time to make sure the formatting is good, the spelling and grammar is correct, and the story is coherent. If you get that done, you've at least got a 3 Star review.
  
  So what could be the issue with this book to make it deserve a 1 Star Review?
  
  Destroyer: The Void Wraith is a blatant retelling of the Mass Effect video game series, specifically Mass Effect 1 and 2.
  
  It's understandable some authors are influenced by other works. Some authors pay tribute. Some authors borrow. However, ripping off the overarching plot to one of the most beloved video games franchises in history is downright offensive and borders on the edge of plagiarism.
  
  That's not to say Chris Fox didn't add his own personal touches. If he'd borrowed from common science fiction troupes, it would have been okay. However, in most areas Fox took a little of X and a little of Y, directly from Mass Effect, and created Z.
  
  For example., he took the backstory of the Turian race with their First Contact war against humanity, the size and power of the Krogan race along with their aggressive, strength, respecting nature, and applied it to his own race of giant cat people.
  
  Another example, his primary antagonists, The Void Wraiths, are basically the Reapers, following a cycle of disappearing for a long time and then returning back with plans to destroy the space faring races. Except in this case, they're doing the stuff which the Collectors did in Mass Effect 2 like kidnapping colonies of people to turn them into something else. Oh yeah, The Primo have the back story of the Protheans to boot.
  
  Final example, the "Mind Control Slug" in one of the chapters. It's a somewhat original explanation for the Void Wraith being able to control people which wasn't lifted from the video game, but it was only because he couldn't flat out adapt the Indoctrination aspect from the Reapers of Mass Effect. At least he tried to be original in that area so he gets a little credit for it.
  
  There are several more examples of this blatant borrowing but I'm not going to go any further into it because I'd be writing way more than I need to get my point across. If you've ever played Mass Effect, you'll immediately understand my point.
  
  Since I listened to the Audiobook version, I'll have to give my compliments to the narrator, Ryan Kennard Burke. He read clearly and his voice work was awesome. This review in no way bears on him. He did great.
  
  Instead of buying this book, do yourself a favor and go and play the REAL story which Destroyer: The Void Wraith is actually based upon.
• 
  Scott Holstad

  I'm sorry for this non-review, but not only did I not finish the book, but I didn't get very far in the book.
  
  When I started this book, the prose seemed awkward and the dialogue clunky. The actions taken by the captain during his exec's first time on a warship, while potentially admirable in trying to express confidence and help him gain experience, seem irresponsible and foolish. After all, he's toying with hundreds (presumably) of people's lives for the purpose of seeing how one officer fresh out of the academy can handle the pressure. He's really willing to risk his ship and the lives of his crew for that? Absurd! Then, the killer. The enemy ship is shaped almost like an arrow, so that its front end comes to a sharp point. Why? Because this alien race likes to ram their opponent's ships, board them, and engage in hand to hand combat. As cool as that may sound, think about that. What's the likely outcome of two warships traveling fast, very fast, typically at the speed of light, hitting each other -- and surviving? Yeah, they would blow themselves to hell. There would be a nuclear-sized explosion that would leave neither ship in anything but tiny little pieces. There would be no boarding, no hand to hand combat. You don't ram two ships at light speed and survive. It's ridiculous to even consider that. With that said, I closed this book and put it away permanently, chalking this up to another inexperienced sci fi author who needs to rethink his tactics. Of course, the last time I wrote a review like this, the author emailed me and attacked me and when I responded politely defending my position, he proceeded to relentlessly attack me on a personal level, over and over again, until I blocked him. Nothing like immature writers who can't take criticism. My hope is that Chris Fox can take criticism. As an experienced writer myself, I've learned that everyone gets criticized no matter how good or bad they are, no matter how well known they are -- everybody. It comes with the territory. So, Mr. Fox, if you read this, it's nothing personal. I just think the book had some weaknesses that I couldn't get past, so I chose not to continue reading it. With that said, not recommended.
• 
  Dominic

  This book took me back to my summers reading Sci-Fi by the box load between college semesters. Diverse characters, fast paced, cutting edge science possibilities, double dealings and you're never sure who is on your side from chapter to chapter. If you want a book to keep your attention from the moment that you pick it up then this is your next addiction. Book 1 ended too quick. Book 2 cannot come soon enough.
• 
  Kyle Moore

  Huh
  
  I gave it two stars because it's not badly written but I can only give it two stars because the story is to obviously a copy of Mass Effect. Throw in poorly researched science and I can't rate it any higher.
• 
  Ken Selvia

  Amature writing by Fox and annoying narration by Burke.
• 
  Joe

  What I say here applies to both the sequels which comprise the Void Wraith trilogy and all three books of the Ganod Wars trilogy; which is a near direct continuation of the first.
  
  This was a fun and easy read with a simple straightforward plot that did exactly what i wanted it to do. That being a week long break between more involved and intensive books.
  
  Characters, world and plot are all familiar to anyone who has a mild knowledge and experience of SF books and games. It cost very little indeed and was fun for a week which I have no issues with.
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  Ed Dragon

  Was hoping it to be an adventure space opera but it ended up as action military sci-fi instead.
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  Dan Absalonson

  This book was a ton of fun and I can't wait for more! It's military science fiction but it's easily the most entertaining military sci-fi novel I've ever read. I haven't read much because I find they're usually boring books. This story just moved and it was very fun and engaging.
  
  There were no scenes where characters were sitting around talking and pondering philosophical or political things like I've read in other military science-fiction. There were no abstruse complicated sentences about the technology. No expounding on what this future science could realistically be like and I appreciated that. Everything was described well so I understood how the science worked, but the story wasn't about the science. It was about the adventures and conflicts which in my opinion makes for a much more enjoyable read. Instead I got a ton of awesome action scenes. I got a behind closed doors meeting scene where terrible secrets were discovered by eavesdropping good guys. I got some really cool science fiction style Indiana Jones scenes where characters flew to planets and explored ancient ruins to try and uncover some terrifying mysteries about an alien race.
  
  One thing that makes a book a favorite to me is when I don't get bored reading it and that was the case with this book. It was fantastic. Even though it had great world building, interesting technologies, and super cool alien races I loved I don't remember ever getting assaulted with a huge info dump to tell me all about it. As you get to see these alien races and human characters go through all kinds of trials you discover more about them and the technology around them.
  
  I particularly liked the Tigris. They are a catlike alien race that reminded me of the Kilrathi from one of my favorite old space fighting games Wing Commander. I loved how the movement of their tails was often used to show their mood. These aliens are cunning and intelligent but they are also vicious brutal fighters with an amazing amount of strength. Their sharp claws and teeth were scary. I loved how human characters thought that they creepy when they smiled. They came across as terrifying warriors which was cool. It also made for a fun juxtaposition when these tigress characters were happy and would sometimes purr. I love that and thought it was awesome.
  
  There are two other ancient alien races. They were really great too but I'm not explaining them because I don't want to spoil anything in the story. I also liked how the Helios Gates worked for long distance space travel. They were a cool idea that were well executed.
  
  I loved how all of the characters were ones that I've never met before but they had a lot of interesting backstory. Just enough was given for me to know their motivations and appreciate them as well rounded fleshed out characters with a history. I would say the story focuses more on plot and character but the author did a great job creating living breathing characters that I enjoyed going on adventures with. I'm excited to learn more about them by reading the prequel Exiled.
  
  I would say that this novel was like Wing Commander meets Indiana Jones. It was a whole heck of a lot of fun and you should go buy it right now so you can get to reading it. I know I'm glad I picked this one up and is soon as I'm done writing this review I'm going to go read the prequel. I can't wait for the sequel to come out.
• 
  Elise Edmonds

  A caveat first - this is not a genre I would generally choose. I read the book because I followed the author's series of videos where he drafted and edited the book in 21 days flat. Very impressive. I therefore read the book to see what the end result was like.
  
  So as a non reader of this genre with a Trekkie husband, this book read felt like something similar to Star Trek. I enjoyed the underlying plot about the discovery of the ancient races and their history and wars. That was probably my favourite aspect of the novel.
  
  The page turning action kept me moving forward. The action scenes were sharp and pacy.
  
  Perhaps lacking in character development and nuances due to the fast pace - I'd have liked to know what happened to Kathryn. But as a trilogy I assume that information comes in the next instalment.
  
  Nice to see equal roles for men and women. And Tigris ;)
  
  A fun read.
• 
  Tom Wright

  Fun book, quick read. Lots of action, cool space battles.
  
  I look forward to the next in the series.
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  Karl

  This book did not make a good impression on me. If there's one thing I loathe, it's perfect protagonists and Nolan is very much that. Or at least starts out that way. Spoilers ahead, I guess? I don't really consider it spoilers because this all happens or is revealed pretty much immediately, the book completely unable to keep anything close to the vest.
  
  
  Spoiler: Nolan's first act in command of the Johnston is to win a battle against overwhelming odds with nothing but his wit after his Captain leaves him the bridge in an emergency, to which he firmly protests.
  When I first read this part, I fully expected this whole thing to just be a VR training mission or similar because the notion that he pulled a smooth victory out of his ass that way was just ridiculous. Some would probably argue that it wasn't perfect, there were casualties and blah blah blah. But, for someone more or less straight out of school, I'd say he performed his duties perfectly.
  And I don't like perfect. I hate perfect protagonists. Nolan is flawless. There's some humdrum about his past action landing him the gig in a place where the space navy puts their rejects but that's quickly revealed to be nothing but a wet, pathetic squib since he, of course, covered up for someone else for noble reasons. Gag, don't make me throw up.
  
  There's more complaints too. If you've played Mass Effect, nothing in the plot should surprise you. I'll cut out the fluff for you: regularly (on a galactic scale) a machine-race comes out of hiding and harvests the dominating organic lifeforms. In this case, that would be humans, tigris and primo. There's skepticism such a race could exist, traitors who are actually working for them and a cliffhanger that serves as a "this is just the beginning".
  
  But, and here's the thing, if you're like me, I suggest simply overlooking these things. Not gonna lie, the first 50 pages or so were hard to read. On the final pages,
  Chris Fox thanks you for reading his book and says it was his first sci-fi book and you can tell. I don't say this to be evil, everyone starts somewhere and this one is rough. His inspirations are barely hidden (Mass Effect, Wing Commander, Starcraft) and all the characters serve their tropes to a fault. There's a marine squad that is picked off one by one until only the important one remains (importance here is rank), there's alliances made across old battlescar and so forth. I was all set to hate this book and what was worse was that I had already bought more of Fox' writing. Not to mention that I kickstarted the RPG based on one of his other franchises.
  
  I was feeling incredibly duped here.
  
  Then something happened and I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe the first pages were a clever ruse to set me up to fail or perhaps Fox' writing just evolved at such a quick pace that the quality of the book changed as it progressed. At some point I realized I cared. And I cared a lot. To the point where every death I witnessed somehow become painful to read. Even characters that had just barely been introduced suddenly felt near and dear to my heart. The turning point probably came around the time that the character Lena was introduced to the story and the characters began working to mend wounds caused by a not so long ago war.
  Or perhaps it was when the tigris, a race of warrior cat aliens, started playing a bigger role than just a thorn in the side of the protagonist. As a hardened cat lover, this is probably the best gift I could get and I instantly started shipping the various humans with tigris. Dammit, if not one half human, half tigris baby is made by the end of the trilogy, I will be driven insane.
  
  Towards the end, it became nearly impossible to put the book down and I had to use all my willpower to put it down in the middle of the night and dispel all thoughts of "It's only 100 more pages, you can knock that out before sleeping." Nolan never grew on me, out of the cast present in the end, he was easily the least interesting character of them all. Even Khar, a tigris who only started playing any sort of role towards the end of the book, had endeared himself to me more than Nolan. Hopefully, as the books progress, Nolan grows as a character and is revealed to be more than a shining example of humanity. Because, again, perfect is boring.
  
  I'm already online, looking to buy the next two books in the series (I mistakenly bought the fourth book, thinking it was a different franchise) and I'm unsure I feel like reading anything else until they arrive. It's like Mass Effect all over again.
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  Jason

  Destroyer is just what you expect from a Military Space Opera series, lots of excellent action, great characters and an enemy to be feared.
  Fox has done a brilliant job of taking a plotline that is not exactly original, and making it his own, giving it some original tweaks and twists to make it different, and being creative enough with the bits that aren’t (ragtag crew taking on a powerful enemy against all hope), to make this a stand out and a fantastic read.
  The story follows several different characters, Nolan, an exec officer who has been basically exiled to the 14th fleet and a ship called the Johnston, out on the outer edges of space. His Captain, Dryker, is a legend from a war with a ferocious species called the Tigris, but the Tigris and Humanity are now under a fragile peace treaty, seen over by a 3rd, much more powerful race, the Primos.
  After an incident with the Tigris, Nolan and Dryker realise that something is going on, and that all elements of their Government and Military have been compromised. This then leads to a thrilling action story, (without giving away spoilers), as the crew of the Johnston must overcome overwhelming odds to not only save themselves, but to save many other planets and potentially the galaxy.
  Fox has created a wonderful universe to play in, with some exciting technology. His characters are exceptional and add an extra level to an already exciting and brilliant story.
  It is not just the main characters, but the secondary characters, especially the Tigris characters that make this such an entertaining and engaging read. Fox has put so much detail and time into the other races and their back stories, giving them so much depth, making the story so much better. There are some characters that are barely in the story, but have their own tale, and it just adds so much to the story.
  The ship combat scenes are utterly amazing, the descriptions are brilliant, you feel like you are on the bridge, or in an observation bubble at times it is so life like.
  Overall though, it is the great story telling, that is a lot of fun and totally enjoyable to read. This is exactly what Sci-Fi should be in every form, and if you are a fan of Sci-Fi, this is definitely for you!
  This is well worth the read, I have already bought parts 2 and 3, and picked up exile from the Author’s website.
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  The Legend

  For a cheap sci fi adventure story if you read no other sci fi books, perhaps. Perhaps! it might be good?
  
  For those who have read any other sci-fi books especially military sci-fi then it's horrible.
  
  Let's start with a Captain who leaves his bridge in combat just to 'test' his new XO, Commander what ever. Which literally gets people killed while he treats it as no big deal? And he's a hero captain? Ya no.
  
  Then we get a Sargent who assaults her subordinate because they show a lack of respect to a officer? Ya no again. What is this , a group of pirates or a military organization.
  
  Then this 'fleet' officer for some reason goes on a ground mission. A ground mission where they take the only Squad of marines, yes just one, from a whole ship onto the ground. One where when they encounter enemies they don't inform the ship about it.
  
  The main female character goes from distrusting this inexperienced commander to trusting him with her life and letting him command at the drop of the hat after he makes one smart call, one smart call is all it takes, which isn't really smart.
  
  He literally just says we found a scout, lets defend this place , more will be coming. Of course he has no clue how many is more, even though a whole colony went silent and he wants to defend with 5 marines instead of ...say scout the enemy coming or pull back and scout. Fleet Tatics doesn't translate to ground tatics, that's just stupid.
  
  Okay so Characters flip flop, they are undisciplined and mix Fleet and Ground operations. Surely the tech is great?
  
  So they have ships that can stand the pressure of a star and warp between stars but they still find plasma guns to be amazing high tech and get blown up with rail guns hitting a meteor unable to dodge it. It's like one one hand they have flint lock pistols while driving flying cars. The tech makes no sense..
  
  Maybe the story itself is worth it but from my view it was pretty generic. Without at least one of these things outstanding, I can't recommend it unless you want some mindless entertainment without substance, like a popcorn flick.
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  Michael Keller

  Captain Dryker and Commander Nolan command the UFC Johnston
  
  The Primo enforce a cease fire between the Human and Tigris. Neither is allowed to enter the other's sphere of influence. The Johnston is investigating disappearing colonies. All the missing colonies are located on planets with Primo Genitus ruins. There is no evidence of foul play, no bodies, no damage, just empty buildings and missing colonists. Dryker and Nolan, investigating the Primo ruins, discover a Primo data cube which contains information about the Void Wraiths and the connection to the missing colonists. What they discover drives them to enter Tigris space. Alone. No backup. A suicide mission to convince the Tigris of a danger to all life in the galaxy.
  
  I'm glad I read the Void Wraith Origins Series before starting this. I know the lead characters intimately and can't wait to start the action. It wasn't a long wait - the action started almost immediately. I love these characters and can't wait to see what they're going to come up with next! I already knew the background, so no long periods of adjustment - just dive right into the action. No flotation devices. Dive in head first and stir up the muck on the bottom until you see a way through. The storyline is outstanding. The characters are bigger than life and more colorful too! I'm going to love continuing this series! I know you will too!
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  Steven

  The legendary Captain Dryker, hero of the Tigris War, has been sent to find out what happened to the colonists on Mar Kona. In doing so they discover the debris of a Tigris research vessel and suddenly find themselves facing their old enemy. Dryker sends a team planetside and suddenly the game changes as a new enemy arises out of the ashes of legend, the mythical Void Wraith.
  
  Having rescued a Tigris anthropologist from the planet, Dryker and his crew of misfits head into hostile territory to find out what’s going on. Fleet Command refuses to confirm anything that Dryker and his crew has uncovered and the Tigris are keeping tightlipped about the whole thing. Something is going on and Dryker and his second in command, Commander Nolan, are going to find out what and why. In doing so they become wanted criminals by both forces. It’s a race against time as Dryker and crew travers space searching for clues.
  
  Chris Fox has put together an exciting space adventure story that is fast paced. Fox’s word painting will implant clever imagery upon the reader’s imagination. Make sure you put this on your must read list because this is truly a grand adventure of the highest caliber.
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  Jim Kratzok

  Good story but...
  
  The issue I had with this book is that the race of catlike brings humanity has been fighting, the Tigris, are like Star Trek aliens. The name is silly, they mostly act like Klingons in cat suits, and the individual names are a bit cat-derived too. They might as well refer to humans as Monkyes.... (spelling intentional)The characters are fairly 2 dimensional also. Every race understands the other including customs and how to read the other's language. Considering how poorly we do that currently on one planet with multiple countries and languages, how likely is it we will be able to do that with beings from other planets. What a strange coincidence that they breathe the same atmosphere, have the same gravitational force to live in, and are close enough in size and proportion to wear the same space evacuation suits. Star Trek aliens in cat suits...
  
  Other than that, it was a fairly entertaining story.
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  Kieran McLoughlin

  As a budding indie author myself, I had discovered Chris through that part of the world. I initially tried the Tech Mage book and really didn't enjoy it. However, upon signing up to his mail list and reading Planet Strider I decided to take a punt and try the Void Wraith series. Needless to say, I enjoyed this far more than Tech Mage. The slightly predictable clichéd dialogue is still there, but it's a really fun page turner that is really interesting. For me, the races and the technology was the best part. I really like the differences between them and how Chris gave them all a cultural identity. The characters were a bit 'meh' but again they fulfilled their job. I'm only just starting to get into sci-fi, so if you're looking for a nice fun easy read in the genre I would recommend this. It's not perfect, but sometimes it's just nice to enjoy a story. It's been a while since I've done so.
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  Paul McParland

  I came across this book after watching several 'writing technique' videos on Youtube by Chris Fox. I decided to see the techniques utilised in action. I was not disappointed. Destroyer was riveting from the first page. I felt myself beginning to fidget with the 'next page' button of my Kindle, desperate to read more and more of this Space Opera! I finished Destroyer that day. Then I downloaded the next book...and then the next...Within three days I had finished the first trilogy (there is a second trilogy which deals with a different set of circumstances but the same characters)! Chris Fox has proven over his multiple series that he is a master worldbuilder, and the Void Wraith series is no different. If you pick up a copy of Destroyer, you better be ready to say goodbye to your weekend 'cause you will be aboard the UFC Johnston!
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  Michael

  This is a good sci fi title that mixes in humans, aliens, and future technology you can wrap your arms around. I did find it confusing sometimes with the different aliens at times which made me have to stop and think just who was who. The action scenes were fairly creative and thought out, and you felt like you were right there in the middle of the story. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
  
  I picked this up for free using my Kindle Unlimited borrow vs. the book’s normal price of $2.99: I certainly received more than $2.99 worth of entertainment value out of this one. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series to see where the journey leads.
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  Paul Fleming

  Fantastic
  
  A great start to the series.
  I finished the book in a single day, drawn in by the characters and plot so well that it kept me hooked to find out just that little bit more until...
  
  ...end of book. Nooooooo!
  
  Onto book 2....but maybe I will buy that tomorrow so I can have some sleep in the interim. I wouldn't trust myself not to crack open a page or two, just to have a sneaky whiff of things to come!
  
  Great read and highly recommended.
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  Àkos Györkei

  Fairly standard military scifi. Nem szabad nagyon belegondolni a fajok miert ertik egymast, miert viselkednek ugyanugy es miert epul fel ugyanolyan modon a kormanyuk. Van nagy veszely, ugyes hosok es technikai vivmanyok.
  
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