Format: E- book
Publisher: Polaris Print, LLC
Number of pages: 254
Published: April 16th, 2021
Source: author in exchange for an honest review
Opening Line: "Polaris can be found almost directly above the North Pole and is, therefore, nicknamed the North Star or Pole Star."
The Captain's Daughter begins in March of 2297, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 12-year-old Diane and Robin are visiting their grandparents ranch with their father, Captain March of the Starship Polaris for a short shore leave while repairs are being completed on his ship. While on an outing horseback riding, the girls are abducted by aliens and whisked away as a part of a huge ransom and revenge plot. The March girls, however, prove to be more capable than the aliens anticipated and so they overpower their guard, beam to a space station and stowaway aboard a shuttle heading back to Earth. Elated to have escaped their captures and soon to reunite with their father, the girls believe they're in the clear only to find upon their return to New Mexico that they've not only entered an alternative universe, but also an alternative timeline, one in which their family doesn't recognize them. How will they ever set their timeline back and get back to the home that they know?
The Captain's Daughters was such a fun science fiction story, defiantly feeling some Star Trek vibes in this one, think firing phasers, aliens, Nebula's, beaming down to space stations. The premise of identical/parallel worlds and "counterparts" was interesting, and I liked how creative and resourceful Diane and Robin were in getting off of the alien ship. I especially enjoyed how the story was divided fairly equally between the girls exploits in the parallel universe New Mexico and Captain March's efforts to recover the girls from the aliens in his time. Both sides were working toward reuniting with one another. The story also contained flashbacks or memories of the girls with Captain March, how he moved from being their uncle to their father, and even some of the pranks they played aboard the Starship Polaris. It was quite entertaining and kept me intrigued with wanting to read more. Plus, you could feel the love that the girls and their father shared and how much being apart was so difficult for both of them. Overall, this was a wonderful story, highlighting two sisters and the fun escapades they share in space and time.
**A huge thank you to Doreen Berger for the E-book for my review. **
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