Translucid (Dragonfire Station Book 1)

Translucid (Dragonfire Station Book 1)

Zen DiPietro

  • 4.4 out of 5
  • 366 ratings
  • 260 pages
  • PG-13
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Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13

This science-fiction thriller follows a woman with memory loss who rebuilds her past as part of a covert team while navigating danger on a space station and beyond. Expect regular adult swearing, team combat and mission violence with injuries, and a central same-sex marriage and related identity themes; reviewers mention the protagonist’s romantic and sexual life as a recurring personal thread. Parents concerned about language, violence, or LGBTQ+ themes should know the tone is mature-adventure rather than fairy-tale: characters talk bluntly under pressure, hurt one another in fights and ambushes, and the heroine’s relationship with her wife is woven into the plot. Sexual content in the excerpts is mild on the page but may be more present in the full story than in these samples alone.

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Crude Mild

4

Occasional mild insults or blunt complaints about how bad a situation feels, usually in stress or disagreement, without heavy vulgar joking.

Amazon reviews mentioning crude

Specific words
  • stupid: 2
  • suck: 2

LGBTQ+ Moderate

2

The lead is in a same-sex marriage and reflects on identity; reviewers also describe her as pansexual. Same-sex partnership is part of the personal storyline alongside the science-fiction mission.

Amazon reviews mentioning lgbtq

Specific words
  • lesbian: 2

Profanity Moderate

33

Mild and stronger swearing appears regularly in adult dialogue, especially during missions, medical emergencies, and banter between teammates. Much of it is idiomatic rather than directed hate speech, but it is noticeable across the story.

Amazon reviews mentioning profanity

Specific words
  • ass: 11
  • damn: 9
  • hell: 9
  • shit: 4

Sex Moderate

2

On the page, content is limited to an accusation of unwanted touching, a non-graphic moment near someone nearly undressed during care, and broader references to the protagonist’s marriage and reviewers’ note that her intimate life sometimes pulls focus from the plot. Explicit sexual acts are not described in detail in the samples provided.

Amazon reviews mentioning sex

Specific words
  • grope: 1
  • nude: 1

Violence Moderate

29

This is action-oriented science fiction with black-ops danger: sparring, punches, a throat strike, bleeding injuries, and teammates treated after attacks. Injury and blood are present but the sampled material is more action-thriller than prolonged graphic gore.

Amazon reviews mentioning violence

Specific words
  • blood: 12
  • punch: 11
  • kick: 4
  • bleed: 2

About this book

Teamwork? Check Badassery? Check Ridiculously complicated romantic relationships? Oh. So check. Go on Fallon's adventure of finding herself beyond a traumatic brain injury. Emé has never let the expectations of others define her. At least, that's what her service record seems to indicate. Now, without any memory of her past, she needs to hold onto her sense of self more than she ever has. It's the only thing that seems real. Waking up from an accident, Emé discovers she's lost her memory. She relies on those around her to tell her who she is, but she's certain she's not the simple security officer people tell her she is. She has a wife she isn't sure she can trust, and a captain who seems to hate her. She suspects that her "accident" was no accident, and her amnesia was intentionally caused. Her biggest advantage are the unusual skills she discovers. Whoever she is, she's far more important than the people around her realize. If she can find out what happened to her, she might be able to save the alliance. Somewhere within her is the key to it all. If you enjoy intrigue, action, humor, and complicated romantic situations, you'll love this well-written, genre-blending series. This series (along with all books by this author) is DRM-free to allow use on all e-readers. Books in the Dragonfire Station universe in written order: Each series stands alone and need not be read in written order. Dragonfire Station Book 1: Translucid Dragonfire Station Book 2: Fragments Dragonfire Station Book 3: Coalescence (series complete) Intersections: Dragonfire Station Short Stories Mercenary Warfare Book 1: Selling Out Mercenary Warfare Book 2: Blood Money Mercenary Warfare Book 3: Hell to Pay Mercenary Warfare Book 4: Calculated Risk Mercenary Warfare Book 5: Going for Broke (series complete) Chains of Command Book 1: New Blood Chains of Command Book 2: Blood and Bone Chains of Command Book 3: Cut to the Bone Chains of Command Book 4: Out for Blood ( series complete) Read more