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Storytelling has been part of Krista's life for as long as she can remember, but it wasn't until one certain story just needed to be told that she began entertaining the notion of writing it all down. Inspired by the music of Midnight Syndicate, Krista's first novelette, Blackest Rose, was born. She entered it into a respected contest for aspiring authors, and after an agonizing wait that spanned months longer than what is normal for the contest because of understandable, but nerve shredding delays...she lost. Not even an honorable mention. However, her red headed atittude came to the fore, and with a hearty eff yew she had no idea what she was going to do, but by darn she was going to do it! What finally set her on the path to the creation of The William's Hunt series was surgery for two herniated discs in her neck. With nothing better to do than to zone out on Netflix, her mind began to work within another genre she had come to incorporate into her life: Steampunk. The seeds of Captain Alex, Laurence Kane and The William's Hunt were born! If asked, Krista would say that this is the first project she has ever started AND finished! The reality is that The William's Hunt is a serial. So that poses the question: Is it really "finished"? But with a galley of support from family, some very talented friends, and the unshakable faith from Pete, the mini-weiner dog that she might look away from her laptop for a moment to throw the tennis ball (because that helps stimulate the creative process, right?), it might be more correct to say that the project is an ongoing success.
Reviewed by Paul Johnson for Readers' Favorite
Captain Alexandria de Sade was once the captain of Naviwerks chrono-ship #25. After learning the truth about how the company was treating their customers, she turned down a promotion, left the man she loved and disappeared with her ship. Her new plan was to sabotage Naviwerks’ business of artifact and heirloom retrieval. Captain Alex hired an expert crew for her stolen chrono-ship which she re-christened The William’s Hunt. Her new crew consists of a genius Horotechnician, an ex-marine security officer, a flamboyant playboy historical expert, a cranky physician, and a highly skilled pilot.
Their first venture is a visit to Milan, Italy, in 1490 to retrieve the working model of Leonardo da Vinci’s Gran Cavallo before Naviwerks' retrieval team arrives. What should have been a simple job quickly turns into something else when they learn that Naviwerks has laid a trap for them. But that’s the least of it. They soon learn what the mega-corporation has really been doing, altering the past…
This book is actually a combination of the five episodes of the maiden voyage of The William’s Hunt titled The Milan Job. Author Krista Cagg has developed a good cast of characters, showing the strengths and flaws of each. I liked the plot; however, there is a lot of detail and not as much action. I also found a lot of repetitiveness that could have been reduced once the individual episodes were put together as one story. Overall, a good read and I can see a series of missions for this crew in the future.
