Yalum was first introduced to readers in Passengers and Perils back in 2022 (you can read my review here). Yalum and his partners, Conn Labro and his lover Jenore Mordene, operate a futuristic Uber enterprise, ferrying paying passengers around the Galaxy.
In Yalum, the Captain of the starship takes center stage as a plot to return Yalum to his planet of origin leads to kidnapping and murder.
Along with the implications of Yalum’s past, the Galaxy is about to undergo a Change where machines will cease to work and magic will rule. Yalum, Conn Labro, and Lenore Mordene travel to Old Earth to investigate the disaster that is about to occur. They also put together a plan to survive the Change by setting up a farm in a safe, protected rural area.
I enjoy Matthew Hughes’s tendency to expand the stories of secondary character in his books. Yalum is a good example of this. If you’re looking for an entertaining and compelling story about a world that is about to turn upside down, I recommend Yalum. GRADE: B
Love the cover. I’ve been meaning to try the first book since you reviewed it.
Jeff, I’m a big fan of Matthew Hughes work. He tells a great story and the characters are unique. I love the cover on YALUM, too!
The cover isn’t making me interested in reading the book, but I’m not a SF fan, so not the target audience
Maggie, I found a few more Stuart Wood audiobooks. I put them in your Christmas Box.