- Paperback: 324 pages
- Publisher: Lulu.com (March 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 143571282X
- ISBN-13: 978-1435712829
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,045,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Captaining HMSS Ark Royal as part of Earth's first interstellar delegation should be an honour. Try telling that to Michael Gilmore. His passengers are an ill-tempered prince and an inscrutable quadruped alien. His First Officer is ready to mutiny if Ark Royal engages its weaponry. The ship's A.I. seems to have turned renegade. And the neighbouring vessel harbours a genocidal maniac. Oh, and it's altogether possible that they're heading into some kind of trap ...
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
4.0 out of 5 stars
Solid 4-star reading, Nov 23 2011
By Brad N. Bleakley - Published on Amazon.com
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I read somewhere that this book was classified under Young Adult, but I don't see why. Perhaps because there wasn't sex and profanity...but honestly, you don't really notice their absence unless you think about it. This is solid sci-fi: interesting plot that unfolds at a good pace, with intelligent characters and action that fits comfortably into the story. I just finished it and hopped on to look for the sequel...hope its as good!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the wait, Nov 5 2011
By Edmond - Published on Amazon.com
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This is title which for me has some small personal history. I saw it in paperback about ten years ago. I read the first chapter or so and thought it was interesting. Unfortunately since I was an impoverished student at the time, I didn't buy it. Which since I didn't see it again I sort of regretted. So when I came across it for the Kindle I had to buy it and finally see if ten years on it lived up to the memory.The short answer is YES.
First off this is pretty hard science fiction. There are no shields, or transporters and inertial compensator is a funny name for seat belts. The story opens a short time after humanity is contacted by an alien race calling itself First Breed. They wish to share with humanity a colony world and the nations of Earth are being invited to make tender to join this colony.
During the course of the story there really is everything, political intrigue, misdirection and probably a very accurate take on space combat. The writer has pulled off the trick of making aliens actually 'alien' not merely the written equivalent of Star Treks bumpy headed aliens of the week.
It isn't too say it is perfect. The story mentions Earth and you are left with a sense that it is a pretty Balkanised place, it would have better I think if the writer had worked in a bit of background. Particularly in the case of the UK1. But this is a minor point.
In short this is an disregarded classic.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!, Oct 14 2008
By Billy J. Parker - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: His Majesty's Starship (Paperback)
This book is a must! I met the author and promised I would read the title, and I have to give it to him! This book was a blast! Very good buy!
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