A time traveler, Evaran, rescues two alien abductees, one a college professor and the other his niece. The team up with Evaran temporarily until he can correct the temporal shift that led to their abduction. Despite their fears at being propelled into unknowns, they soon learn that they like the adventures Evaran ultimately leads them to and decide to stay on. Not much is given about Evaran's past or why he has some extraordinary abilities. Hopefully his character will be further developed in the next book. ( )

The Awakening is a very imaginative exciting sci-fi book that I could not stop reading once I started. A handful of people are abducted by aliens but are in a deep sleep and think they are living their lives as normal, kinda Matrix-like. The ship they are one is damaged and someone comes to tell them the truth to prepare them for the awakening to the real world. The main characters are Emily and her uncle Dr Snowden. They meet others people onboard but also other species that have been abducted. The band battles a failing ship, crazy creatures, then bad guys (of course!). The guy who is trying to save them is well known and feared in the galaxies as one not to mess with but it doesn't stop some hard core mercenaries coming to attack. The book is fast paced, characters well developed, very imaginative, creative, has lots of surprises, and plot well planned. I enjoyed this book completely and look forward to more from this author. I reviewed this book for NetGalley. ( )