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Starship Lost
Lost in space for a generation, they return to reclaim their homeworld.
The ship survived, but over time the original crew died out. Their children were left to continue the fight for their home against their sworn enemy, the vicious alien Malibor.
They’ve lived their whole lives in space. Their idea of heaven is open air, blue skies, and the quiet of peace. But they'll never have that if they don't take it by force.
The time has come for Captain Jaq Hunter and Commander Crip Castle to lead this new generation against the Malibor and reclaim what should be theirs.
The crew returns to fulfill their destiny and honor their parents’ legacy.
The battle is joined.
This is the first book in the Starship Lost Military Sci-Fi Series from Military Sci-Fi Dragon Award Finalist and Amazon International Bestselling Author Craig Martelle. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, JN Chaney, and Joshua Dalzelle. Read it today!
***No part of this book was written by AI – a human author continues to fight the good fight.
The ship survived, but over time the original crew died out. Their children were left to continue the fight for their home against their sworn enemy, the vicious alien Malibor.
They’ve lived their whole lives in space. Their idea of heaven is open air, blue skies, and the quiet of peace. But they'll never have that if they don't take it by force.
The time has come for Captain Jaq Hunter and Commander Crip Castle to lead this new generation against the Malibor and reclaim what should be theirs.
The crew returns to fulfill their destiny and honor their parents’ legacy.
The battle is joined.
This is the first book in the Starship Lost Military Sci-Fi Series from Military Sci-Fi Dragon Award Finalist and Amazon International Bestselling Author Craig Martelle. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, JN Chaney, and Joshua Dalzelle. Read it today!
***No part of this book was written by AI – a human author continues to fight the good fight.
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Published October 9, 2023
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I see my other lives, a career in the Marines, those damn hand-written tests in law school, a business consultant, as if they're stories from a book. I see my books as if I lived there, as if I were friends with the characters. All things we remember are behind us, only those we imagine lie before.
I'm not sure which place I prefer, but I don't have to choose. They live together in my mind. My books have some award nominations, they have bestseller tags across multiple countries. I write about justice, honor, and loyalty because that's what I care about. My stories are mostly set within worlds that haven't been, but could be. We have to be ready for when those times come.
No matter where I went, I always had a book with me. Thanks to 21st Century technology, I now have hundreds of books loaded on my phone and always with me. This breakthrough allows me to binge read my favorites. How many books would I have read on deployments had I not had to have a physical book with me? I paced myself so I wouldn't finish too quickly.
We aren't encumbered like that now. I love the works of Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more. I have been compared to Andre Norton and that is humbling - she was an incredible author with a huge list of novels to her credit. With every new book, I aspire to live up to those that you, the readers, have compared me to.
Through a bizarre series of events, I ended up in Fairbanks, Alaska. I never expected to retire to a place where golf courses are only open for four months out of the year. But that's the way it is. It is off the beaten path. My wife and I get to watch the northern lights from our driveway. Our dog has lots of room to run. And temperatures reach fifty below zero. We have from three and a half hours of daylight in the winter to twenty-four hours in the summer.
It's all part of the give and take of life. If we didn't have those extremes, then everyone would live in the sub-arctic.
I see my other lives, a career in the Marines, those damn hand-written tests in law school, a business consultant, as if they're stories from a book. I see my books as if I lived there, as if I were friends with the characters. All things we remember are behind us, only those we imagine lie before.
I'm not sure which place I prefer, but I don't have to choose. They live together in my mind. My books have some award nominations, they have bestseller tags across multiple countries. I write about justice, honor, and loyalty because that's what I care about. My stories are mostly set within worlds that haven't been, but could be. We have to be ready for when those times come.
No matter where I went, I always had a book with me. Thanks to 21st Century technology, I now have hundreds of books loaded on my phone and always with me. This breakthrough allows me to binge read my favorites. How many books would I have read on deployments had I not had to have a physical book with me? I paced myself so I wouldn't finish too quickly.
We aren't encumbered like that now. I love the works of Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, JRR Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more. I have been compared to Andre Norton and that is humbling - she was an incredible author with a huge list of novels to her credit. With every new book, I aspire to live up to those that you, the readers, have compared me to.
Through a bizarre series of events, I ended up in Fairbanks, Alaska. I never expected to retire to a place where golf courses are only open for four months out of the year. But that's the way it is. It is off the beaten path. My wife and I get to watch the northern lights from our driveway. Our dog has lots of room to run. And temperatures reach fifty below zero. We have from three and a half hours of daylight in the winter to twenty-four hours in the summer.
It's all part of the give and take of life. If we didn't have those extremes, then everyone would live in the sub-arctic.
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November 16, 2023
The starship Chrysalis lost its last battle with the Malibors. Powerless, life support failing, no weapons, the Chrysalis was drifting farther and farther from its home planet Septimus, the Borwyn crew struggled to restore and repair their starship. It was their only home for 50 years. Now, repaired and restored better than before! Returning to their home star, the Chrysalis was faster, stronger, better armed and armored, spoiling for a fight. The original crew has died off, but the second generation, born in space, was more than ready!
The characters are amazing! For 50 years they had looked forward to their triumphant return! Now it was upon them. A terrific storyline, and the author is a tried and true storyteller, spinning another page-turner keeping me up until the wee hours of the night. I can't wait to continue with the series! This is a great read!
The characters are amazing! For 50 years they had looked forward to their triumphant return! Now it was upon them. A terrific storyline, and the author is a tried and true storyteller, spinning another page-turner keeping me up until the wee hours of the night. I can't wait to continue with the series! This is a great read!
October 20, 2023
Lost in Space
As humans went to the stars, they continued to fight amongst themselves. Their ship, the Chrysalis, was slowing dying. The damage was extensive and this ship had no escape pods or life boats. The captain was doing everything he could. He even dove into central shaft and worked on the primary ventilation system. He bypassed the control to turn it on 100%. They were blind with no sensors and were headed away from their planet, Septimus that they had been defending from the Malibor. They had to keep the ship together long enough to make the necessary repairs to come back and help Septimus. They kept flying.
50 years later, only one crewmember remains from the original crew. The new crew that was born and trained on the ship are ready to return. Their voyage almost a year from what they had been calling home. They are going to free their people. And right the wrongs that were committed that half a century ago. The question is would things go as planned. The chain guns had not been tested in the last 50 years. The crew was ready, but was the ship? It wasn’t going to get any better, they would rather take the chance to make things right then never return. Each crewmember knew their role, had practiced during flights near their temporary home.
Traveling at 2Gs to Farloor on their way to Septimus, they find a weapons platform and quickly take it out. All of a sudden, a Malibor gunship appears. The electromagnetic guns fire from the Chrysalis on the gunship. Meanwhile the sensor team discovers the gunship is running cold. There was no venting of atmosphere or reactor going critical. So why was it there but unoccupied? They have a one week journey to Septimus. What has happened in the last 50 years? And so it begins…
Please be aware if you are not a fan of military dramas, you may not like this.
As humans went to the stars, they continued to fight amongst themselves. Their ship, the Chrysalis, was slowing dying. The damage was extensive and this ship had no escape pods or life boats. The captain was doing everything he could. He even dove into central shaft and worked on the primary ventilation system. He bypassed the control to turn it on 100%. They were blind with no sensors and were headed away from their planet, Septimus that they had been defending from the Malibor. They had to keep the ship together long enough to make the necessary repairs to come back and help Septimus. They kept flying.
50 years later, only one crewmember remains from the original crew. The new crew that was born and trained on the ship are ready to return. Their voyage almost a year from what they had been calling home. They are going to free their people. And right the wrongs that were committed that half a century ago. The question is would things go as planned. The chain guns had not been tested in the last 50 years. The crew was ready, but was the ship? It wasn’t going to get any better, they would rather take the chance to make things right then never return. Each crewmember knew their role, had practiced during flights near their temporary home.
Traveling at 2Gs to Farloor on their way to Septimus, they find a weapons platform and quickly take it out. All of a sudden, a Malibor gunship appears. The electromagnetic guns fire from the Chrysalis on the gunship. Meanwhile the sensor team discovers the gunship is running cold. There was no venting of atmosphere or reactor going critical. So why was it there but unoccupied? They have a one week journey to Septimus. What has happened in the last 50 years? And so it begins…
Please be aware if you are not a fan of military dramas, you may not like this.
February 25, 2024
The battle is joined!
Well, here we go again…. I really should know better than to open Craig Martelle’s emails, but Stanley and his moose nemesi (is that correct?) are just too frickin cute. So now, with a “to be read” list that’s already longer than Dante’s entire Divine Comedy, I find myself inextricably HOOKED on yet another series.
I loved, absolutely LOVED, the Leviathan series. In that series he took all of the energy and near insanity of his TH Walton character and refined it into a stellar performance (all puns intended) by all of the Leviathan cast. Now, with Starship Lost he has taken all of THOSE lessons, refined them yet again into THIS series which is arguably elegant and poised. All of the energy is still there, as are the remarkably engaging engagements our heroes prosecute. There is nonstop action, but the pace is slower, more refined and most definitely appropriate to the complexities of battle in space.
Most authors, and i’ve never really thought about it before, seem to treat all of their space battles as if they were terrestrial battles. In this book, Craig explores the limitations of weaponry when dealing with stellar distances, and it changes EVERYTHING. Craig’s background in history with the military is clearly showing here as he writes an entirely believable and, dare I say, groundbreaking book. This may well set the standard for how science fiction is written in the future. And I don’t make that assessment glibly.
So, if you have a long to be read list, Run for the hills now, because this will get you hooked and you’ll have another few books to add to your list once again…
Either way, it’s worth every penny. This is Craig writing at his very best!
Well, here we go again…. I really should know better than to open Craig Martelle’s emails, but Stanley and his moose nemesi (is that correct?) are just too frickin cute. So now, with a “to be read” list that’s already longer than Dante’s entire Divine Comedy, I find myself inextricably HOOKED on yet another series.
I loved, absolutely LOVED, the Leviathan series. In that series he took all of the energy and near insanity of his TH Walton character and refined it into a stellar performance (all puns intended) by all of the Leviathan cast. Now, with Starship Lost he has taken all of THOSE lessons, refined them yet again into THIS series which is arguably elegant and poised. All of the energy is still there, as are the remarkably engaging engagements our heroes prosecute. There is nonstop action, but the pace is slower, more refined and most definitely appropriate to the complexities of battle in space.
Most authors, and i’ve never really thought about it before, seem to treat all of their space battles as if they were terrestrial battles. In this book, Craig explores the limitations of weaponry when dealing with stellar distances, and it changes EVERYTHING. Craig’s background in history with the military is clearly showing here as he writes an entirely believable and, dare I say, groundbreaking book. This may well set the standard for how science fiction is written in the future. And I don’t make that assessment glibly.
So, if you have a long to be read list, Run for the hills now, because this will get you hooked and you’ll have another few books to add to your list once again…
Either way, it’s worth every penny. This is Craig writing at his very best!
April 15, 2025
3.5 stars.
When their home planet was invaded 50 years ago, only the Starship Chrysalis and its crew managed to escape. The crew spent the next 50 years upgrading the starship and with the last of the first generation dying, the new crew decided it's time to return home and free their people from the aggressors.
This first instalment introduces us to the various 2nd gen crew members. We have Jaq Hunter as a female Captain. Commander Crip Castle, the second in command who does explorative missions. There's Sergeant Max Tramayne, the leader of the combat team. And Chief Engineer Bec Draper, who invented the new Ion drives on the ship. They are the ones that made the most impression to me in this first book.
When the ship got near to their destination, Crip took the combat team down to a nearby planet where they can see energy sources and in dealing with the locals, they found themselves unprepared for land explorations having lived all their lives onboard a Starship. But they also found that whilst they have advanced their technology, the enemy locals they found on planet have regressed to a pre-technological age.
We have a couple of space battles with enemy ships where Chrysalis managed to win but not without suffering heavy damage. However, they also managed to get into contact with some of their own people who have been hiding in one of the moons. It looks like there's no possibility of co-existence and we'll be seeing more space battles in the future books.
As far as I can see, both sides are humanoids and there have been cross-breeding when they captured one of the enemies, who is a mix of both races, but seems indoctrinated to hate them. So hopefully there will be a resolution without complete annihilation.
When their home planet was invaded 50 years ago, only the Starship Chrysalis and its crew managed to escape. The crew spent the next 50 years upgrading the starship and with the last of the first generation dying, the new crew decided it's time to return home and free their people from the aggressors.
This first instalment introduces us to the various 2nd gen crew members. We have Jaq Hunter as a female Captain. Commander Crip Castle, the second in command who does explorative missions. There's Sergeant Max Tramayne, the leader of the combat team. And Chief Engineer Bec Draper, who invented the new Ion drives on the ship. They are the ones that made the most impression to me in this first book.
When the ship got near to their destination, Crip took the combat team down to a nearby planet where they can see energy sources and in dealing with the locals, they found themselves unprepared for land explorations having lived all their lives onboard a Starship. But they also found that whilst they have advanced their technology, the enemy locals they found on planet have regressed to a pre-technological age.
We have a couple of space battles with enemy ships where Chrysalis managed to win but not without suffering heavy damage. However, they also managed to get into contact with some of their own people who have been hiding in one of the moons. It looks like there's no possibility of co-existence and we'll be seeing more space battles in the future books.
As far as I can see, both sides are humanoids and there have been cross-breeding when they captured one of the enemies, who is a mix of both races, but seems indoctrinated to hate them. So hopefully there will be a resolution without complete annihilation.
October 12, 2023
Best Sci Fi book of 2023
There are many Sci Fi series to choose from these days. From the political / military series Red Rising by Pierce Brown to the deeply philosophical Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. These books typically define a genre and pose thoughtful questions.
In Starship Lost, a crew is stranded after a fierce battle. It takes them more than 50 years to turn the ship around and to find out what happened to their home world. Craig’s prose offers a thoughtful examination of the generation ship challenge. Would a space born crew be able to handle the challenges of returning to their home? Even once there - the mystery of what happened since the battle remains. And, to be sure, there are interpersonal challenges that take place against this awe inspiring backdrop.
I found the book quite fascinating as it posed many questions throughout. From the moral to the simple happenstance of chance. There are no certain outcomes - nor are there certain heroes. There is a very real sense of reality provided by each character and I found myself invested in the outcomes. This is no mere regimented military Sci Fi like Starship Troopers. This is a book and a series that truly examines a What If question from many perspectives. What if a crew survives near death and their children returns to an uncertain outcome?
I am looking forward to book 2 and 3 of the series. A great read and one of the best of 2023.
There are many Sci Fi series to choose from these days. From the political / military series Red Rising by Pierce Brown to the deeply philosophical Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu. These books typically define a genre and pose thoughtful questions.
In Starship Lost, a crew is stranded after a fierce battle. It takes them more than 50 years to turn the ship around and to find out what happened to their home world. Craig’s prose offers a thoughtful examination of the generation ship challenge. Would a space born crew be able to handle the challenges of returning to their home? Even once there - the mystery of what happened since the battle remains. And, to be sure, there are interpersonal challenges that take place against this awe inspiring backdrop.
I found the book quite fascinating as it posed many questions throughout. From the moral to the simple happenstance of chance. There are no certain outcomes - nor are there certain heroes. There is a very real sense of reality provided by each character and I found myself invested in the outcomes. This is no mere regimented military Sci Fi like Starship Troopers. This is a book and a series that truly examines a What If question from many perspectives. What if a crew survives near death and their children returns to an uncertain outcome?
I am looking forward to book 2 and 3 of the series. A great read and one of the best of 2023.
October 19, 2023
( Format : Audiobook )
"The battle is joined"
50 fears before, when battle was being waged with the Malibar, a starship with it's Barwin crew were forced to run away from their home world to survive. Now, their ship repaired and improved, the children of the original crew were ready to return and win back their planet. Only one old original crewman survives, everyone else has grown up together on the ship as family. So, despite having a crew structure with a Captain and other titles, discipline is much more relaxed, each doing what he or she thinks best. And never having been in action before and not knowing what to expect, they enter into a new battle.
This book has an intriguing premise but this first book is mostly setting the baseline for future volumes. As such, it could have been more concentrated on character building and the background story than it was. Initially, i personally found it bard to be drawn in, partially at least, because the delivery by Ryan Kennard Burke was a little breathless and his lack of integral speed variation made absorbing what was said difficult. However, he had a good range of character voices to later ease the way.
Having now set the story, hopefully the crew seeking to return home to Septimus will provide some good future space adventures in future books in this series.
My thanks to Aethon Audio who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy of Starship Lost
"The battle is joined"
50 fears before, when battle was being waged with the Malibar, a starship with it's Barwin crew were forced to run away from their home world to survive. Now, their ship repaired and improved, the children of the original crew were ready to return and win back their planet. Only one old original crewman survives, everyone else has grown up together on the ship as family. So, despite having a crew structure with a Captain and other titles, discipline is much more relaxed, each doing what he or she thinks best. And never having been in action before and not knowing what to expect, they enter into a new battle.
This book has an intriguing premise but this first book is mostly setting the baseline for future volumes. As such, it could have been more concentrated on character building and the background story than it was. Initially, i personally found it bard to be drawn in, partially at least, because the delivery by Ryan Kennard Burke was a little breathless and his lack of integral speed variation made absorbing what was said difficult. However, he had a good range of character voices to later ease the way.
Having now set the story, hopefully the crew seeking to return home to Septimus will provide some good future space adventures in future books in this series.
My thanks to Aethon Audio who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy of Starship Lost
July 4, 2025
I just couldn't get into this book. I was listening as an audiobook and maybe it would have been better to read it. The author spends too much time on minute details and it drags on. One part that stood out was a crew doing maintenance and following a 47 point checklist. The book actually spelled out the process of going through at least the first five items on the checklist before jumping ahead to when they actually find the problem. And there was, I think, and entire chapter devoted simply to the discussion between a shore crew and the captain going over problems the shuttle was having, all of it details we already knew because we'd read about the crew discovering the problems to begin with. Finally, I'm sure some military veteran readers appreciate the full rundown of commands from the captain being repeated and acknowledged at each rung of command but IMO there's a reason that's not done in most books and shows.
The attitude of the crew also irked me. I felt like I was reading about a military cult, where all of the individuality was burned out of the people in the name of the mission. Some characters like the engineer, XO, and the captain had a little more life to them, but what little there was got lost in the flood of details about every little thing that people were doing.
If I'd been reading it I might have been able to skim over this stuff and it might have been more tolerable, but as an audiobook it was just a slog for me.
The attitude of the crew also irked me. I felt like I was reading about a military cult, where all of the individuality was burned out of the people in the name of the mission. Some characters like the engineer, XO, and the captain had a little more life to them, but what little there was got lost in the flood of details about every little thing that people were doing.
If I'd been reading it I might have been able to skim over this stuff and it might have been more tolerable, but as an audiobook it was just a slog for me.
October 13, 2023
Help me read more books
A first entry in a new series, and it's a pretty good one. The title is (slightly) inaccurate, since the starship in question wasn't actually lost, (well, not to it's crew anyhow), but when it returns after repairing systems and upgrading propulsion systems, it finds the enemy in posession of it's sister ship. This just won't do, and the crew and captain find out that things are much worse on the various planets than they could have guessed. It seems history has been rewritten by the victors, and the original inhabitants have been evicted from their own cities, and the enemy now occupies them, feeding propaganda to their people, claiming all the planets and starships belong to them, and always have. (yeah, there's big brother vvibes here). On the other hand, the returning ship is up to the task of putting things to right, and this first book shows just how capable one ship can be.
It's an interesting story, and while I'm not convinced it's as black and white as the authors may want it to appear, there's still enough conflict, and space battles to keep most hard scifi fans happy. I'm looking forward to more books in this series.
A first entry in a new series, and it's a pretty good one. The title is (slightly) inaccurate, since the starship in question wasn't actually lost, (well, not to it's crew anyhow), but when it returns after repairing systems and upgrading propulsion systems, it finds the enemy in posession of it's sister ship. This just won't do, and the crew and captain find out that things are much worse on the various planets than they could have guessed. It seems history has been rewritten by the victors, and the original inhabitants have been evicted from their own cities, and the enemy now occupies them, feeding propaganda to their people, claiming all the planets and starships belong to them, and always have. (yeah, there's big brother vvibes here). On the other hand, the returning ship is up to the task of putting things to right, and this first book shows just how capable one ship can be.
It's an interesting story, and while I'm not convinced it's as black and white as the authors may want it to appear, there's still enough conflict, and space battles to keep most hard scifi fans happy. I'm looking forward to more books in this series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 2, 2023
WHAT A RIDE - WHAT A GREAT BOOK
Craig Martelle has done it again in writing a great book in his "Starship Lost" series and the same name for his first book in this series. As always, this book is well written, and the characters are well defined, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last. I will say that it would be nice if there was a glossary and a list of characters to help with the terminology and the characters brought in the first few chapters but once you get beyond the first couple chapters everything follows really nice. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait until the next in this series comes out. I hope you enjoy this book as well as I have.
Craig Martelle has done it again in writing a great book in his "Starship Lost" series and the same name for his first book in this series. As always, this book is well written, and the characters are well defined, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first page to the last. I will say that it would be nice if there was a glossary and a list of characters to help with the terminology and the characters brought in the first few chapters but once you get beyond the first couple chapters everything follows really nice. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait until the next in this series comes out. I hope you enjoy this book as well as I have.
December 20, 2023
It was their parents war now it is the next generations turn and they want to go home to peace. But their enemy the Malibor is determined to keep up the fight. So, the Captain and Commander must lead this new generation in a fight to reclaim what is theirs.
This was an action packed, exciting book one of the series, and I can’t wait for more. Author Martelle and narrator Burke really clicked on this book it was wonderful to listen to I hope they keep teaming up for the remainder of the series because they have something special.
This was an action packed, exciting book one of the series, and I can’t wait for more. Author Martelle and narrator Burke really clicked on this book it was wonderful to listen to I hope they keep teaming up for the remainder of the series because they have something special.
October 24, 2023
A grand ole space opera
Fast paced military Hard SciFi! The characters are well developed. His world construction is interesting and very believable. My only criticism is magnetic boots seem to be a holdover from the past and are clunky to me. But otherwise, I loved the book and can't wait to read the next two books in this series! I am definitely going to check out his other works!
Fast paced military Hard SciFi! The characters are well developed. His world construction is interesting and very believable. My only criticism is magnetic boots seem to be a holdover from the past and are clunky to me. But otherwise, I loved the book and can't wait to read the next two books in this series! I am definitely going to check out his other works!
November 8, 2023
A very different military sci-fi novel
This novel is somewhat different from most military sci-fi books. After 50 years in deep space the crew was born and raised in space and had to repair and improve their ship on their own. Every crew member had to learn every job. The characters were adequately developed. The most stereotypic character was the grumpy chief engineer. I enjoyed the first novel and look forward to the second.
This novel is somewhat different from most military sci-fi books. After 50 years in deep space the crew was born and raised in space and had to repair and improve their ship on their own. Every crew member had to learn every job. The characters were adequately developed. The most stereotypic character was the grumpy chief engineer. I enjoyed the first novel and look forward to the second.
February 6, 2025
What a refreshing read 🤓
Well written and full of Sci-fi that makes sense, even if I am not savvy enough to understand half of the mechanics. It feels and reads right. It all fits well, as a good story does.
I love the captain, she has it all in right good measures. Love the crew, that they work well together in spite of individualism. The stubborn, egotistical and always cantankerous engineer is a perfectly plotted pain in the A. 🤐 Enjoy! I'm off to find book 2.
Well written and full of Sci-fi that makes sense, even if I am not savvy enough to understand half of the mechanics. It feels and reads right. It all fits well, as a good story does.
I love the captain, she has it all in right good measures. Love the crew, that they work well together in spite of individualism. The stubborn, egotistical and always cantankerous engineer is a perfectly plotted pain in the A. 🤐 Enjoy! I'm off to find book 2.
October 13, 2023
Unfortunately I was in the wrong audience to enjoy this one 😔. It certainly wasn't a bad story but it never enthralled me.
Ryan Kennard Burke is a great narrator too.
Here's a quote that caught my attention to share with you:
"She said it like she’d just eaten an unsavory serving of mushy peas on licorice bread."
Ryan Kennard Burke is a great narrator too.
Here's a quote that caught my attention to share with you:
"She said it like she’d just eaten an unsavory serving of mushy peas on licorice bread."
December 2, 2023
super engaging story, fun team of characters
Very much enjoyed this new series by Martelle. It’s quite gritty- the circumstances, the people, the battles.
The dialogue is classic Martelle, reminiscent of Terry Henry and Rivka- to the point, with dry humor. Syncopated.
I recommend and look forward to the next one!
Very much enjoyed this new series by Martelle. It’s quite gritty- the circumstances, the people, the battles.
The dialogue is classic Martelle, reminiscent of Terry Henry and Rivka- to the point, with dry humor. Syncopated.
I recommend and look forward to the next one!
December 14, 2023
Interesting but kind of boring
I like the idea but I think it was poorly executed. Everything was over explained so it made it boring and I had to skip parts. I’d possibly read the next but I’m not super excited. I’m curious about how the civilizations fell but otherwise don’t care about the characters.
I like the idea but I think it was poorly executed. Everything was over explained so it made it boring and I had to skip parts. I’d possibly read the next but I’m not super excited. I’m curious about how the civilizations fell but otherwise don’t care about the characters.
January 31, 2024
Slowly Better!! Go Borwyn!
Glad they are still.alive and working on getting things even better This is a crew that's growing getting stronger as they do so....committed to the captain and their home and wanting to help other Borlyn reach freedom and Battle the enemy successfully victoriously!
Glad they are still.alive and working on getting things even better This is a crew that's growing getting stronger as they do so....committed to the captain and their home and wanting to help other Borlyn reach freedom and Battle the enemy successfully victoriously!
October 10, 2023
Great start to the series
Craig Martelle did not disappoint us with his new series. Already pre-ordered the next 2 books due out in November and December and can't wait to read them. Thank you Craig.
Craig Martelle did not disappoint us with his new series. Already pre-ordered the next 2 books due out in November and December and can't wait to read them. Thank you Craig.
October 28, 2023
High powered action!
One thing you have to say about Craig Martelle is he doesn't scrimp on action! This tale will keep you on the edge your seat, Good character development and an excellent plot. Anxiously awaiting book 2.
One thing you have to say about Craig Martelle is he doesn't scrimp on action! This tale will keep you on the edge your seat, Good character development and an excellent plot. Anxiously awaiting book 2.
October 29, 2023
It's a solid read. After having read a lot of science fiction lately -- most recently a lot of the Backyard Starship series -- it just moved a bit more sluggishly than some other books I've read. The second book in the series isn't available until Nov. 14th -- and I wasn't really compelled to go buy it to figure out the rest of the story, hence the three stars.
November 4, 2023
Ready for the next one!
A different kind of narrative, with style reminiscent of the Judge, Jury and Executioner series. Good action, and I look forward to learning what drove the Malibor to attack...
A different kind of narrative, with style reminiscent of the Judge, Jury and Executioner series. Good action, and I look forward to learning what drove the Malibor to attack...
November 11, 2024
More background needed
Dialog a little choppy. Good story but took awhile to figure out why the characters never left the ship. I'll read next one and see if there is more background.
Dialog a little choppy. Good story but took awhile to figure out why the characters never left the ship. I'll read next one and see if there is more background.
December 24, 2023
Took a bit of time to get into this, as I keep waiting for a twist that never happened, and it took awhile to get interested in the main characters
May 27, 2024
Worth reading.
As one might expect, this is another quality offering from CM. A good story, written well. I do miss his Easter eggs though.
As one might expect, this is another quality offering from CM. A good story, written well. I do miss his Easter eggs though.
September 25, 2025
cannot get into this story.
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