Wreck of the Nebula Dream [Kindle Edition]

Veronica Scott (Author)

Book Description

2013 SFR Galaxy Award Winner...
A reimagining of the Titanic disaster set in the far future among the stars...

Traveling unexpectedly aboard the luxury liner Nebula Dream on its maiden voyage across the galaxy, Sectors Special Forces Captain Nick Jameson is ready for ten relaxing days, and hoping to forget his last disastrous mission behind enemy lines. He figures he'll gamble at the casino, take in the shows, maybe even have a shipboard fling with Mara Lyrae, the beautiful but reserved businesswoman he meets.

All his plans vaporize when the ship suffers a wreck of Titanic proportions. Captain and crew abandon ship, leaving the 8000 passengers stranded without enough lifeboats and drifting unarmed in enemy territory. Aided by Mara, Nick must find a way off the doomed ship for himself and several other innocent people before deadly enemy forces reach them or the ship's malfunctioning engines finish ticking down to self destruction.

But can Nick conquer the demons from his past that tell him he'll fail these innocent people just as he failed to save his Special Forces team? Will he outpace his own doubts to win this vital race against time?

Editorial Reviews

Review

Sci Fi with a dash of romance.5 Star Review: Mark Lee at The Masquerade Crew:

"What a rush!

After a little bit of set up, this story won't let you go. It's got action, adventure, and a dash of romance. It pays homage to it's Titanic origins without being cheesy or overdone. The characters are not only believable but different from one another--like real people--which is sometimes hard to achieve. "

About the Author

Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library full of books as its heart, and when she ran out of things to read, she started writing her own stories. Married young to her high school sweetheart then widowed, Veronica has two grown daughters, one young grandson and cats.

Product Details

• File Size: 430 KB
• Print Length: 187 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1477472673
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007K3P2JE
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,657 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Adventure in the Stars August 1, 2012

By EL Thomas

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

This book had a bit of a slow start. The hero, somewhat in a state of 'employment flux', is on a huge, fancy, luxury spaceship as it takes a maiden pleasure cruise. The heroine is another passenger whom he meets and is attracted to. So the beginning of the book introduces us to the concept of this luxury liner, a number of characters, and the hero's backstory.

But then the little flaws with the ship start to trickle in, things the hero notices. The plot speeds up. The book has a very cinematic feel, in a good way, in that you can really envision how this would have been a movie. And to me, even though it was 'ode' to the Titanic, it didn't feel like it was derivative of any disaster flicks. It just turned out to be a solid page turner with lots of twists and narrow escapes. Be warned, though, that this *is* a bit of a disaster book and not everyone in the book makes it to the end! But if you have watched many disaster flicks, you will be familiar with that format and many of those tropes.

Recommended if you like disaster movies, Titanic stories, and space opera with a little romance thrown in for heart.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Titanic in space! March 23, 2012

By Nicole Luiken

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm a sucker for disaster stories and this re-imagining of the Titanic sinking in space hit all my buttons. A voyage where everything goes wrong--tech, greedy corporations, panicked mobs, pirates and alien enemies, plus a hero and a touch of romance. A nice, fast read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific sci fic adventure with a Titanic twist! April 13, 2012

By Marlene @ Reading Reality

Format:Kindle Edition

A passenger liner is launching with technology so advanced that everyone is just positive it will break all the speed records for the route! Lots of money is riding (yes, pun intended) on her making port on a record-breaking date.

And in order to get her out of her docking berth, she's launched with untested technology. Oh, she's ahead of her time, alright, but even advances ahead of their time need shakedown cruises.

If all this sounds just a little familiar, it should. With a little tweaking this could be an introduction of the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. The 100th anniversary of her first, and last, voyage is this week.

But this is a book review of a slightly different story. The ship is the Nebula Dream, and her maiden voyage is a space flight. She's still a passenger liner, and many of the conditions are intentionally the same. The Titanic disaster served as inspiration for this absorbing science fiction adventure.

Wreck was definitely inspired by the original events, but it is not slavishly devoted to them. Disasters make for great drama. They bring out the best in people...and the worst.

The Wreck of the Nebula Dream by Veronica Scott is the story of the maiden voyage of the passenger cruise ship Nebula Dream.

Instead of being an ocean-going vessel, the Nebula Dream cruises the space-lanes. Like the Titanic before her, the maiden voyage of the luxury Nebula Dream also includes some of the wealthiest people in her corner of her universe. They plan to be part of her record-setting trip.

But space and other factors make Nebula Dream's story a bit different from Titanic's, although not much less disastrous.

A chunk of that "less disaster" quotient is because the Nebula Dream's story is also the story of Special Forces Captain Nick Jameson. He's on board because his career has already crashed, and this trip is his last hurrah. Except that what was supposed to be a relaxing vacation turns out to be a mission unlike anything he ever undertook in his service career.

His last service mission was behind enemy lines. This vacation, well, this so-called vacation may not be as far from his last mission as it was supposed to be.

But from the minute that the luxury cruise starts heading towards disaster, Nick learns he's not alone in this accidental adventure. The woman he's been watching for days, the ice-cold business executive he was sure would think a simple Special Forces Captain wasn't worth her time, well, she turns out to be the best partner he could want in this crisis. And maybe after...

If there is any after.

Escape Rating A-: I wanted this to be just a little bit longer. I also wanted to slap one of the side characters upside the head, or shake some serious sense into her. (Read the book and you'll figure out exactly who I mean)

Wreck of the Nebula Dream is a terrific mix of science fiction, action adventure, and just the right touch of romance. I loved that there was both an alpha male and an alpha female! The heroine does not wait to be rescued, and she's not just rescuing herself, she's helping to rescue other people. The hero can either help or get out of her way!

The awesome assassin/sidekick from the mysterious Brotherhood was extra-special cool. I think the extra bit of story I want is where he came from, where he's going, and are there any more like him at home? I'd like a sequel with his story.

Originally posted at Reading Reality.

More About the Author

Veronica Scott grew up in a house with a library full of books as its heart, and when she ran out of things to read, she started writing her own stories. Married young to her high school sweetheart then widowed, Veronica has two grown daughters, one young grandson and cats.

Veronica's life has taken many twists and turns, but she always makes time to keep reading and writing. Everything is good source material for the next novel or the one after that anyway, right? She's been through earthquakes, tornadoes and near death experiences, although nothing is as stressful as meeting a book deadline. Always more stories to tell, new adventures to experience--Veronica's personal motto is, "Never boring."