Hunter's Navy - The Arachni Rebellion

by Douglas Mumphrey

This is the first book in the Hunter's Navy series.

The Galactic Empire is splintered by rebellion and is on the verge of fighting a two-front war with a rival empire. James Hunter, an eighteen year old midshipman in His Galactic Majesty's Navy begins his career under dark clouds of treason within his own family. As Hunter embarks on a mission to arrest his father, suspicions from his crew-mates and captain plague the youth. Will the baptism by fire prove his loyalty? Will he do his duty to his King or will family ties prove his undoing?

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2012

About the author

Douglas Mumphrey (1976-) was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. After earning his B.A. in History from the University of New Orleans, he got married and began working for a small local company where he is still employed today. He became serious about writing fiction after authoring an unpublished work which took a large portion of his young adult life. The Hunter's Navy series, a science fiction adventure, is his newest creative child. The author still resides in the New Orleans area and is actively working on additional books for the Hunter universe.

Reviews

[Nancy Mumphrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved it! Great read!

[Simon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book and I hope that author continues to develop his style and the series. I did feel that it was a little over episodic and that it did not flow smoothly from one part to the next but I suspect that it may have had its origins in a series of short stories. I think that a rewrite with a good editor to better blend the episodes would really make a difference to this book.

I liked the combination of Napoleonic naval warfare with space opera combat but I would have liked to have had just a little more background on the mechanics of how the combat actually, especially how the ship maintained an atmosphere to aid in suspension of disbelief.