This is a Sci-Fi heist story and I am fond of those, so it was right up my alley. Masha is pulling the strings and gets three different convicts released from prison, and then one more, Jez, escapes on her own but is soon persuaded to join the group. The reason - she’s a pilot with no ship, no money and people are after her that want to hurt and/or kill her, so she has nothing to lose. Once the job is explained to the group, they realize it might be a suicide mission, but Jez is fine with that as long as she has a ship she can fly. Ysbel has lost her family, so all she wants to do is wreak havoc with her explosives, Lev has made a deal with Masha to save his family from prison, and Tae wants to save his fellow street kids from life on the street, so all of them have incentive to go along with the plan, once they figure out what the plan is going to be. They all have their strengths and some of their past actions have impacted the other members of the group, which is revealed as we go along - so there are lots of secrets and misunderstandings as well. There is plenty of action, especially during the actual mission, and by the end, the mismatched group has meshed into a great team. The characters were all very different, but interesting, and Masha is a really mysterious mastermind. First she says she’s working for the government, then the mafia, but we don’t really know who she’s working for, if anyone, and I’m sure we’ll learn more about her and her motives in future stories. I really enjoyed the book and I’m looking forward to reading about their next mission, which they decided on at the end of this one.

Characters with depth, fast-paced action, lotsa fun tech, and multiple books in the series? C'mon! What more da' ya' want?!

I bought Zero Day Threat after reading Becky Chambers’ The Wayfarer series, because I’m on an LGBTQIA+/queer/female author kick, and - also - the book was advertised as “Firefly meets Ocean’s 11” - a boast I felt was ridiculously overconfident at the time I clicked buy.

My, how wrong I was proven. The characters are not one-to-one comparisons of course, but the feeling is definitely there. It’s clear from page one that this was a labor of love by RM, and they craft each character beautifully. These are real people; they have flaws, regrets, pain, love, joy….More depth than you might expect from a space western.

If you like sci-fi, wacky fun, or just aim to misbehave - definitely check out Zero Day Threat.

The characters are well developed. Interesting premise and lots of action. You should read this book. I couldn’t put it down. I’ve already downloaded the next book. Thanks to the author

This unique group of characters assembled to form a crew all have secrets, most with a darkness tied to them. But this sci-fi adventure is fun.

I thought this was a quirky little book, the characters dynamic nicely explored, loved the action and the story. In the beginning, some characters rubbed me the wrong way, leaning too heavily on their archetype. The amount of times the 'street kid' called himself a street kid annoyed me in the beginning, but he quickly grew out of it and I liked him after that. Some mishaps with grammar and an odd sentence or two but can't win them all.

Really, nicely written and I already picked up the second one.

Hard to get into. About 1/2 way the story takes off. Looking forward to the next chapter of this UNGOVERNABLE team.

The author has done a great job of creating a world populated with interesting, complex characters. While the plot is well developed and engaging, it is the depth of characterization that elevates this novel from "very good" to "excellent"!

Four disperate and desperate souls, faced with their own secrets and demons, agree to carry out an impossible task for a shady government operator.

The sci fi heist, done well, is a blast to read and Olson's pageturner zips along at a joyful pace with revelations galore. The characters bounce, whinge, moan and grow into the family none of them thought they wanted.

Reading like a mash up of Mission Impossible, Aurora Rising and Six of Crows, this first book in a series of adventures is a winner and would make a great tv series.

Un livre que j'ai adoré. D'ailleurs je viens d'acheter la suite.

Les + :

- les personnages très fouillés, qu'on a envie d'aimer et qui fonctionnent super bien ensemble. C'est drôle de voir l'équipe s'assembler et affronter sa première mission

- l'intrigue qui est prenante

C'est du space opéra classique, direct et ca fait du bien !

Les -

- la technologie pourrait être plus fouillé et ceux qui ont besoin des caractéristiques de l'hyperdrive pour accrocher pourront rester sur leur faim. Ca n'est pas de la hard SF.

En conclusion ? ras le bol de ces livres anxiogènes sur la fin du monde ? Et bien changez ! Zero day threat est une réponse :-)

It's like dirty dozen, oceans right and firefly. It so awesome. Keep up the good work! The new old shop will be the other character in this fantastic story. Thank you for this book! I can't wait for the next one...

The characters and arc plot of this series are very enjoyable. The main characters have well-developed voices and grew on me easily, and Olson's prose is good enough to be invisible. Some delicious moments and an enjoyable, mostly light-hearted series with a diverse cast and quick pacing in an interesting setting that I'd love to know more about. Occasionally let down by its editor (more frequent in later books), but hits more than it misses. Would particularly appeal to YA readers. Wish I'd been able to read it twenty years ago.

This is the first book I have read from RM Olson , and what a book.

Great storyline, great characters and back story.

Non stop action from start to finish.

I am really looking forward to reading the next book in the.