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Odyssey One #3
Homeworld
War comes home to the Sol system when the Drasin track a human ship back to Earth, with devastating consequences. Facing massive force of invading alien ships wielding terrible power, the crew of the NAC spacecraft, their allies, and the people of Earth must mount a desperate effort to stop them.
Doomed from the start, but with nowhere to retreat, Captain Eric Weston commits his ship to the defense of the human race even as the human outposts in Sol system fall one by one before the unrelenting Drasin onslaught.
A first-rate military science fiction epic that combines old-school space opera and modern storytelling, Homeworld: Odyssey One, the third installment of the Odyssey One Series, continues the exhilarating, hard-pressed action as the Captain Weston faces an overwhelming enemy threatening not just his ship and crew, but the future of Earth as well.
©2013 Evan Currie (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved
Doomed from the start, but with nowhere to retreat, Captain Eric Weston commits his ship to the defense of the human race even as the human outposts in Sol system fall one by one before the unrelenting Drasin onslaught.
A first-rate military science fiction epic that combines old-school space opera and modern storytelling, Homeworld: Odyssey One, the third installment of the Odyssey One Series, continues the exhilarating, hard-pressed action as the Captain Weston faces an overwhelming enemy threatening not just his ship and crew, but the future of Earth as well.
©2013 Evan Currie (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved
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First published September 10, 2013
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February 23, 2020
A hard science fiction, heavy on the action, battles and space technology. Loved most everything about it! Kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish and now I need to know what happens from here on out... After the way it ended, I have to jump straight into the next one right now!
February 9, 2017
By the midway point I was absolutely certain that I was loving this one best out of the three novels, but that was only because I appreciated the new direction it was taking, sliding easily between a cat and mouse tale, a good chase, and solid warfare tactics and strategy. I've said a lot about the good characterizations, and that remains and is possibly improved upon, here, but I can add another great feature to the series.
The world-building is only getting better. :) Sometimes I look forward to a good exposition. Isn't that odd? Well I do. I like to know how things work, whether it's the tech, the political situations, or anything else that has direct impact upon the tale. We've got a lot more of that in this one, and I'm immensely grateful for it. It rounds out all the ever-increasing action and characters in a very familiar and succinct way, building nicely upon the already heavily-embedded "natural" world-building.
But what about the second half?
Oh my. Guess who's homeworld the title refers to? Yup. Ours. And we're in for a mighty shitstorm. This is the kind of classic SF we're used to, of course, but the storytelling is quite modern and quite fun, and I have nothing but great things to say about the surprising and grand ways we make it through.
Even the last reveals seem quite natural because we've already had quite a bit of introduction to it in the way of Central. :)
Poor Odyssey. I do so wonder if she'll get reconditioned in time for book four? *sigh* :)
The world-building is only getting better. :) Sometimes I look forward to a good exposition. Isn't that odd? Well I do. I like to know how things work, whether it's the tech, the political situations, or anything else that has direct impact upon the tale. We've got a lot more of that in this one, and I'm immensely grateful for it. It rounds out all the ever-increasing action and characters in a very familiar and succinct way, building nicely upon the already heavily-embedded "natural" world-building.
But what about the second half?
Oh my. Guess who's homeworld the title refers to? Yup. Ours. And we're in for a mighty shitstorm. This is the kind of classic SF we're used to, of course, but the storytelling is quite modern and quite fun, and I have nothing but great things to say about the surprising and grand ways we make it through.
Even the last reveals seem quite natural because we've already had quite a bit of introduction to it in the way of Central. :)
Poor Odyssey. I do so wonder if she'll get reconditioned in time for book four? *sigh* :)
February 25, 2022
Just when I thought this series might be getting a little formulaic, Currie pulls out the stops and gives us an adrenaline fueled, totally balls to the walls action fest that is just about impossible to put down. This starts off with a Block FTL ship (their first) making a trip to a nearby star as a test of their new tech. Unfortunately, they encounter several Drasin cruisers and manage to lead them back to Earth. The Odyssey had been refitted with 't-cannons', remarkable weapons that use the same FTL tech to deliver nuclear warheads inside of their targets, and they work very well thank you. Their effectiveness, however, serves to really piss off the Drasin and instigates a 'swarm'. Basically, all the Drasin ships located on the Dyson 'object' head out to Earth to wipe it out, and it is thousands of ships!
The title of this installment is apt, as basically, Earth knows the Drasin are coming in overwhelming numbers, and all that is left is to take as many Drasin out as possible before Earth and environs are history. Will this be the Alamo or Custer's last stand is the only question. Earth is not toothless, however, and no one says humanity will go down without a fight for the books, assuming anyone is left to write them. With our mystery 'Imperials' on hand to witness the historic battle, and a few Primies as well, the battle gets underway and does Currie serve up a treat for any military science fiction fans here. I am a sucker for military scifi and few do it as well as Currie. Captain Eric Weston has faced many challenges over his career, but holding off thousands of Drasin cruisers intent on turning him and the Odyssey into slag may well be his biggest, and probably his last. I thought the last installment in the series was a bit off from the first, but Currie ramps it right back up here. 5 shooting stars!!
The title of this installment is apt, as basically, Earth knows the Drasin are coming in overwhelming numbers, and all that is left is to take as many Drasin out as possible before Earth and environs are history. Will this be the Alamo or Custer's last stand is the only question. Earth is not toothless, however, and no one says humanity will go down without a fight for the books, assuming anyone is left to write them. With our mystery 'Imperials' on hand to witness the historic battle, and a few Primies as well, the battle gets underway and does Currie serve up a treat for any military science fiction fans here. I am a sucker for military scifi and few do it as well as Currie. Captain Eric Weston has faced many challenges over his career, but holding off thousands of Drasin cruisers intent on turning him and the Odyssey into slag may well be his biggest, and probably his last. I thought the last installment in the series was a bit off from the first, but Currie ramps it right back up here. 5 shooting stars!!
February 14, 2020
I love this series. It’s been a while since I breezed through a whole series like I did with this one. As soon as one audio book finished, I immediately picked up the next one, staying up late to finish each one. Although this is the review for book 3, I have finished the series and I am fairly certain I will pick the series up again at a later time and re-read it all. It’s like a roller coaster at an amusement park – it way too exhilarating of a ride to just experience once.
In this book, the Block launches their first ship, the Weifang, into deep space where they have the unfortunate luck to encounter the Drasin first time out. With a damaged ship, they slowly and cautiously make their way back to Earth doing everything they can to not be followed and not to bring this species back to the Homeworld. Except we the reader know what is inevitable, especially since the title is called Homeworld. We can only hope Earth defense’s can withstand what is about to come and that Captain Weston can pull out one more trick as the Odyssey tries their best to warn the Weifang about what may be following them.
Evan Currie really knows how to create a military sci fi/space opera series. It’s not just that this book has a well-paced, fun plot or that you are kept on the edge of your seat during battles, which you definitely are. But it’s also how well draws out the tension or story during the quieter moments too. Keeping you engaged every second of the story.
Rating: 5 stars
In this book, the Block launches their first ship, the Weifang, into deep space where they have the unfortunate luck to encounter the Drasin first time out. With a damaged ship, they slowly and cautiously make their way back to Earth doing everything they can to not be followed and not to bring this species back to the Homeworld. Except we the reader know what is inevitable, especially since the title is called Homeworld. We can only hope Earth defense’s can withstand what is about to come and that Captain Weston can pull out one more trick as the Odyssey tries their best to warn the Weifang about what may be following them.
Evan Currie really knows how to create a military sci fi/space opera series. It’s not just that this book has a well-paced, fun plot or that you are kept on the edge of your seat during battles, which you definitely are. But it’s also how well draws out the tension or story during the quieter moments too. Keeping you engaged every second of the story.
Rating: 5 stars
October 16, 2013
This is such a great piece of military science fiction. Unfortunately it utterly destroyed in the end with deus ex machina. I saw it coming but thought Currie would avoid going down that road. He didn't.
What had been a breathtaking thrill ride transformed into a generic tale in just one page. So depressing.
I really can't forgive Currie for this. Why? That is all I can say.
What had been a breathtaking thrill ride transformed into a generic tale in just one page. So depressing.
I really can't forgive Currie for this. Why? That is all I can say.
December 14, 2015
Upon consideration I'm going all the way to 5 stars here as I am really enjoying this series as will as enjoying each book. I picked it (this one being next up for me in the series) when I'd found myself in an extended slump reading-wise. Nothing drew me in, nothing appealed. So i went back to an action genre where I've found many enjoyable books...military science fiction.
We accompanied this crew as with their new jump drive they found and made contact with other people on another planet...oddly other humans. And they turn out to be human, mostly just like us.
Unfortunately everyone and everything isn't really peaceful "out there". While the humans we meet and make friends with are essentially peaceful (almost pacifist) they have been forced to defend themselves not to be annihilated...and of course the arrival of the humans from Earth in the Earth ship with a completely different FTL system than they have sort of saves the day...at least for a while.
Sadly there are other blocks of power on Earth and they send their own ship out. It's sad because they lead a super annihilating type force back to Earth...
So really we're pretty much...well I don't tend to use the word most would here. Let's just say Earth and all who live there are up a river of excrement with and way to paddle the boat. Globally speaking the solid waste is about to strike the rotary impeller.
Will we survive? Will Earth be simple a dead rock in space?
So read the book....
I can recommend this one, enjoy.
We accompanied this crew as with their new jump drive they found and made contact with other people on another planet...oddly other humans. And they turn out to be human, mostly just like us.
Unfortunately everyone and everything isn't really peaceful "out there". While the humans we meet and make friends with are essentially peaceful (almost pacifist) they have been forced to defend themselves not to be annihilated...and of course the arrival of the humans from Earth in the Earth ship with a completely different FTL system than they have sort of saves the day...at least for a while.
Sadly there are other blocks of power on Earth and they send their own ship out. It's sad because they lead a super annihilating type force back to Earth...
So really we're pretty much...well I don't tend to use the word most would here. Let's just say Earth and all who live there are up a river of excrement with and way to paddle the boat. Globally speaking the solid waste is about to strike the rotary impeller.
Will we survive? Will Earth be simple a dead rock in space?
So read the book....
I can recommend this one, enjoy.
February 20, 2020
Notes:
Maybe 4 stars? I have to think about it. My friends and I are buddy reading the series. I know for a fact that Currie likes to put in a little something at the end of a book (in a series) to make you want to read the next one. I'm fully aware that the next book is most likely going to be a slow/uneven transition piece. Knowing all that, I still got hooked by a little (big) thing at the end of this book. HOOKED!
*shakes fist* Yah, okay. Maybe I'll peek at the intro of #4 early. =P
Maybe 4 stars? I have to think about it. My friends and I are buddy reading the series. I know for a fact that Currie likes to put in a little something at the end of a book (in a series) to make you want to read the next one. I'm fully aware that the next book is most likely going to be a slow/uneven transition piece. Knowing all that, I still got hooked by a little (big) thing at the end of this book. HOOKED!
*shakes fist* Yah, okay. Maybe I'll peek at the intro of #4 early. =P
July 4, 2015
I'm almost certain that the word "grimaced" is used more frequently than the principle character's name. I'm not even joking. When they're not grimacing everywhere, they're scowling, glowering and snorting. Every conversation with a snort is defused when the more powerful participant chuckles. It's like a nursery book of simple emotions, left on the pile of magazines at a doctor's office and with most of the pages missing.
It's so full of this language, I'm tempted to download an epub if I can find one free, simply so I can run a few scripts against it. grep -c "(grimac(e|ed|ing)|scow(l|led|ling))", you know. Oh yes, and I find it disconcerting when two people are talking and one refers to the other as his erstwhile friend. Did I miss some falling-out? Does that word's meaning change over the next couple of hundred years? Who dares to dream?
The story (for all that happens, it's mostly maneuvering) is OK. It's not good. I don't care about any of the characters, even the ones who had more development in earlier books. The first couple of chapters gave me hope that this time there was a more interesting plot and that the book had maybe seen better attention from an editor.
It's not boring, exactly. If you skip over all the duplication, anyway. Because every time someone says something or some new information appears, another character will find a way to paraphrase it immediately, just so we're sure we understand.
I remember how in the first book the crew of this futuristic spaceship were getting used to using a touch interface, since this is clearly an alternate universe where iPods never happened. It's the same universe however, where people take mind-controlled space fighters for granted. That kind of disconnect is still here.
I've read the first one and listened to the next one on audiobook. I'm not sure why. I didn't finish this one and won't be getting any more sequels. I hope Currie keeps writing and other people get some enjoyment from it, because the world could do with more epic military SF and I don't want the genre to die out. But I mostly hope that we get some better authors.
Oh, and it's got a prologue. I have no idea why. It's chaptered and the prologue is just chapter 1 of the B-storyline. Now that's just weird.
It's so full of this language, I'm tempted to download an epub if I can find one free, simply so I can run a few scripts against it. grep -c "(grimac(e|ed|ing)|scow(l|led|ling))", you know. Oh yes, and I find it disconcerting when two people are talking and one refers to the other as his erstwhile friend. Did I miss some falling-out? Does that word's meaning change over the next couple of hundred years? Who dares to dream?
The story (for all that happens, it's mostly maneuvering) is OK. It's not good. I don't care about any of the characters, even the ones who had more development in earlier books. The first couple of chapters gave me hope that this time there was a more interesting plot and that the book had maybe seen better attention from an editor.
It's not boring, exactly. If you skip over all the duplication, anyway. Because every time someone says something or some new information appears, another character will find a way to paraphrase it immediately, just so we're sure we understand.
I remember how in the first book the crew of this futuristic spaceship were getting used to using a touch interface, since this is clearly an alternate universe where iPods never happened. It's the same universe however, where people take mind-controlled space fighters for granted. That kind of disconnect is still here.
I've read the first one and listened to the next one on audiobook. I'm not sure why. I didn't finish this one and won't be getting any more sequels. I hope Currie keeps writing and other people get some enjoyment from it, because the world could do with more epic military SF and I don't want the genre to die out. But I mostly hope that we get some better authors.
Oh, and it's got a prologue. I have no idea why. It's chaptered and the prologue is just chapter 1 of the B-storyline. Now that's just weird.
November 29, 2013
Spoilers from previous books!
I can't believe how we were left hanging. It's total chaos. This was a nice recovery from the last book that was one continuous battle. I have to qualify my rating. This is great sci fi action, battles, anxiety, and a semper fi feeling of wanting earth to win. You'll pump your fists and be angry at the alien Drassin who destroy worlds. However, it can be a bit tech heavy sometimes and there isn't much character development at all. But I had a good time, thus the extra star.
We follow a ship from China, it's first voyage into the galaxy. We also follow a Capt and ship from Ranquil. And of course, the Odyssey.
China's ship, the Wyfang (sp) is unknowingly followed back to earth with the Drasin on there hills. Earth is well and truly fucked. We've got the Wyfang, the Odyssey and the space station. How are we going to stop them from launching pods on earth and destroying everything?!
Omg, how I hated the humans who send the drones out to destroy on their behalf. Oh how I love Capt Eric, who always seems to have something up his sleeve to antagonize and destroy the enemy against the odds. The new weapon they have gave me a huge sci fi boner.
I hate the way people think Eric got them into an interstellar war. I was frustrated with our separate countries dont work together. I kept thinking that they and WE im real life need a universal government. If an invading army showed up, we be so up the creek before we could come together to share tech and resources.
Anyway. I got chills, pumped my fist. I felt like what football fans must feel like during the epic batle. It's not over. We kind of got left hanging. Will our hero survive? I can't wait for more!
I can't believe how we were left hanging. It's total chaos. This was a nice recovery from the last book that was one continuous battle. I have to qualify my rating. This is great sci fi action, battles, anxiety, and a semper fi feeling of wanting earth to win. You'll pump your fists and be angry at the alien Drassin who destroy worlds. However, it can be a bit tech heavy sometimes and there isn't much character development at all. But I had a good time, thus the extra star.
We follow a ship from China, it's first voyage into the galaxy. We also follow a Capt and ship from Ranquil. And of course, the Odyssey.
China's ship, the Wyfang (sp) is unknowingly followed back to earth with the Drasin on there hills. Earth is well and truly fucked. We've got the Wyfang, the Odyssey and the space station. How are we going to stop them from launching pods on earth and destroying everything?!
Omg, how I hated the humans who send the drones out to destroy on their behalf. Oh how I love Capt Eric, who always seems to have something up his sleeve to antagonize and destroy the enemy against the odds. The new weapon they have gave me a huge sci fi boner.
I hate the way people think Eric got them into an interstellar war. I was frustrated with our separate countries dont work together. I kept thinking that they and WE im real life need a universal government. If an invading army showed up, we be so up the creek before we could come together to share tech and resources.
Anyway. I got chills, pumped my fist. I felt like what football fans must feel like during the epic batle. It's not over. We kind of got left hanging. Will our hero survive? I can't wait for more!
September 14, 2013
Evan C. Currie is one of my top three favourite authors when it comes to Science Fiction. When I buy a book from Evan C. Currie I expect a great story, interesting characters, good action and believable science fiction (especially the space battles). This book do not disappoint in any of this. On the contrary, it excels. It is probably the best science fiction book that I have read so far this year.
The adventures of Odyssey One and Captain Eric Stanton Weston continues from the previous book. As the book blurb states, the Drasin finds the human homeworld and the resultant battles are quite spectacular. Underneath all the action and space battles there is of course a red thread and it involves both the Drasin and the Priminae. For one thing the Drasin are not acting by themselves. They are controlled. Or so the ones that “controlled” them thought.
The ending is somewhat spectacular, even apocalyptic. When I closed the book I was not sure exactly what I felt. Was it a feeling of despair and some depression or was it a feeling of “wow let’s go and get the bastards now”? I was indeed thinking it would go in another direction all the way up until the last chapter. When I realised that it would not I really felt a “come on you are not really doing THAT are you”. Then he did. At this point I was not a happy puppy. Then in the last few pages we get a few revelations that pretty much turned around my feeling and now I am really, and I mean REALLY, looking forward to the next book.
The adventures of Odyssey One and Captain Eric Stanton Weston continues from the previous book. As the book blurb states, the Drasin finds the human homeworld and the resultant battles are quite spectacular. Underneath all the action and space battles there is of course a red thread and it involves both the Drasin and the Priminae. For one thing the Drasin are not acting by themselves. They are controlled. Or so the ones that “controlled” them thought.
The ending is somewhat spectacular, even apocalyptic. When I closed the book I was not sure exactly what I felt. Was it a feeling of despair and some depression or was it a feeling of “wow let’s go and get the bastards now”? I was indeed thinking it would go in another direction all the way up until the last chapter. When I realised that it would not I really felt a “come on you are not really doing THAT are you”. Then he did. At this point I was not a happy puppy. Then in the last few pages we get a few revelations that pretty much turned around my feeling and now I am really, and I mean REALLY, looking forward to the next book.
September 3, 2019
Very good.
June 10, 2021
ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS FROM THE FIRST TWO BOOKS STILL STAND!!!!
Ack, I can't take any more. The author has a wonderful imagination and has created a vibrant likable interesting world for his story to take place in. But it's so inconsistent, this third book reads nothing like the first one. Again multiple strangers are introduced with nothing to add to the story, a completely unsurprising Deus ex Machina was revealed at the very end depriving the emotional arc of the story of all it's weight and mysterious aliens were stunningly un-mysterious and I just can't be bothered any more.
OK deep breaths. I'm better now. Seriously this book was OK and I was even going to give it three stars until the execrable final fifteen pages.
I think these stories would be amazing with a good editor to smooth things out, drop all the repeated info dumps, and make the thing readable. If the flaws were corrected this would be a great set of books. The publisher is 47North which is the Amazon traditional publishing house. I'm astounded they would put their name on this. The editing is SO uneven that any semi-critical reader is going to be annoyed over and over trying to push through them. Compared to my librarian friends, and English major friends, and professional editor wife I am a very uncritical reader and this book contained too many moments that broke me out of the story to complain about the craft.
So not only am I done with Evan Currie, I'm done with 47North.
I can't really recommend this book unless you are on pain killers and would like to read something requiring nearly zero brain power.
Ack, I can't take any more. The author has a wonderful imagination and has created a vibrant likable interesting world for his story to take place in. But it's so inconsistent, this third book reads nothing like the first one. Again multiple strangers are introduced with nothing to add to the story, a completely unsurprising Deus ex Machina was revealed at the very end depriving the emotional arc of the story of all it's weight and mysterious aliens were stunningly un-mysterious and I just can't be bothered any more.
OK deep breaths. I'm better now. Seriously this book was OK and I was even going to give it three stars until the execrable final fifteen pages.
I think these stories would be amazing with a good editor to smooth things out, drop all the repeated info dumps, and make the thing readable. If the flaws were corrected this would be a great set of books. The publisher is 47North which is the Amazon traditional publishing house. I'm astounded they would put their name on this. The editing is SO uneven that any semi-critical reader is going to be annoyed over and over trying to push through them. Compared to my librarian friends, and English major friends, and professional editor wife I am a very uncritical reader and this book contained too many moments that broke me out of the story to complain about the craft.
So not only am I done with Evan Currie, I'm done with 47North.
I can't really recommend this book unless you are on pain killers and would like to read something requiring nearly zero brain power.
June 9, 2018
The North American government is no longer the only one with a spacecraft to explore outside the solar system; however, when the Block's spacecraft run into the Drasin on their first mission out and inadvertently lead them straight back to Earth - it's bad news.
I'm really getting into this series. True, it doesn't have any romance or a lot of personal character development outside of military careers - I am still enjoying it. The battle scenes can be pretty intense and the action flows well. This one ended with a "what the what?" moment that has me wanting to read the next one right away.
I'm really getting into this series. True, it doesn't have any romance or a lot of personal character development outside of military careers - I am still enjoying it. The battle scenes can be pretty intense and the action flows well. This one ended with a "what the what?" moment that has me wanting to read the next one right away.
May 12, 2015
Currie develops his characters and plot lines seamlessly in the third book of the Odyssey One series.
The Drasin are being controlled by another race, or so they think. Soon the Drasin have broken the constraints placed on them and launched a massive attack on Earth.
Can Odyssey win a battle against a fleet of over 2,500 enemy ships ?
Will the block forces help ?
You'll have to read this GREAT military science fiction novel to get the answers
HIGHLY recommended book and series
The Drasin are being controlled by another race, or so they think. Soon the Drasin have broken the constraints placed on them and launched a massive attack on Earth.
Can Odyssey win a battle against a fleet of over 2,500 enemy ships ?
Will the block forces help ?
You'll have to read this GREAT military science fiction novel to get the answers
HIGHLY recommended book and series
May 10, 2018
I don’t like the author’s style, the way he jumps around is really annoying, but I thought I would try one last book before deciding to give up.
My problem with the books is after over twelve hundred pages in the first two books I still don’t really feel anything for the characters. I don’t know anymore about Captain Weston than I did at the start of the first book.
I also wish the author had kept the story a bit simpler instead of trying to write a Grand SciFi Epic. It seems that it doesn’t matter if any of it makes sense as long as it just appears bigger and better. It’s a fault of many science fiction writers that when the story sags they just make the odds of surviving longer and longer and the battles bigger and bigger.
I know lots of people have enjoyed this book, but it’s not for me.
My problem with the books is after over twelve hundred pages in the first two books I still don’t really feel anything for the characters. I don’t know anymore about Captain Weston than I did at the start of the first book.
I also wish the author had kept the story a bit simpler instead of trying to write a Grand SciFi Epic. It seems that it doesn’t matter if any of it makes sense as long as it just appears bigger and better. It’s a fault of many science fiction writers that when the story sags they just make the odds of surviving longer and longer and the battles bigger and bigger.
I know lots of people have enjoyed this book, but it’s not for me.
July 24, 2014
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Homeworld is the third (but not final) book in the Odyssey One series. It has a very definite arc ending and fans of the series will find this a satisfying end to that arc with a glimpse of how Currie will continue the series with a new arc in Book 4.
I was hard on Currie in my review of his debut book, Into the Black. There are some of the same weaknesses here (e.g., a tendency to overwrite every scene and strong personal political underpinings) but I have to admit that as soon as I was 10-15 minutes into the book, I was so happy to be back in the Odyssey One universe. Currie has really honed his skills and there are a lot of loose ends or logic jumps in Homeworld. We are back with the characters we've grown to love and it is as comfortable as an old leather armchair in front of the fireplace.
The story starts out with action: the Eastern Block has developed an FTL ship (though different from the Odyssey) and head out to explore the nearest habitable star system. What they don't realize is that they aren't alone and that they can't 'see' the Drazin in their FTL state. Which means they may end up leading the biggest threat in the Galaxy right back to Earth.
The action and focus of this book shifts away from the Colonies and the Prim and instead is mostly about the Terrans. About half way through the book, grab a drink and a good seat because you're going to be riveted as the action cranks up and doesn't let up until the epilogue. Currie doesn't have qualms about killing off main characters and certain he'll ratchet up the stakes in this third book in the series.
I listened to the audible version and although the narrator isn't my favorite, I was glad it was his voice consistently throughout. The strength of Currie's books are the 'everyman' characters - the narrator has a voice quality that complements that approach.
There are very interesting reveals about the enemy and certainly some surprises I never expected as well. It made all the action even more fun when it is all put into context.
In all, I've greatly enjoyed this series so far and appreciate that the first arc is finishing and we are starting on a new one.
December 17, 2015
"I’ve always wondered what I would do if faced with an Alamo of my own, Eric thought...He’d always wondered what he’d do when victory wasn’t an option. Time to find out."
The inevitable confrontation is here: the Drasin have slipped their leash, cried havoc, and swarmed towards the Earth. Captain Eric Weston must use his considerable intellect and tactical ability to defend our world against a relentless enemy with vastly superior numbers. It is said that character is fate and this story, these battles, bare that out. The audible was absolutely riveting! This is the best book of the series thus far and a master work of hard science fiction. Five well deserved stars!
The inevitable confrontation is here: the Drasin have slipped their leash, cried havoc, and swarmed towards the Earth. Captain Eric Weston must use his considerable intellect and tactical ability to defend our world against a relentless enemy with vastly superior numbers. It is said that character is fate and this story, these battles, bare that out. The audible was absolutely riveting! This is the best book of the series thus far and a master work of hard science fiction. Five well deserved stars!
November 14, 2013
Shamefully, I didn't realise this was the third book until I went looking for the next book in the series. So when I realised I'd read the latest book, I wondered at just how good Evan C. Currie's writing is. Other than a few moments when things are spoken about as if they'd lived through them, you don't notice this is a book in a series until the end.
To do that is a feat of genius that many writers would envy. A fantastic book with many indications that the author is from a military background. Far to many correct uses of language to simply be a standard civvie.
Looking forward to the next book, I hope to god it isn't really the last.
To do that is a feat of genius that many writers would envy. A fantastic book with many indications that the author is from a military background. Far to many correct uses of language to simply be a standard civvie.
Looking forward to the next book, I hope to god it isn't really the last.
September 23, 2013
Son of a b*tch. I hate this author. With other series i can calmly wait for the next book and it not bother me. But noooooooo Evan just has something about his writing that gets to me and i need the next book NOW!
Read this series can stress it enough.
i love this quote the best
Read this series can stress it enough.
i love this quote the best
February 15, 2015
The third book in the series and - to me - the strongest regarding the action. Maybe because it was so close to home and the others weren't, I don't know. Anyway, I almost couldn't put it down and almost cried seeing what happened to the wonderful Odyssey! Now off to the grand finale. Can't wait for "us" to kick some Drasin ass! Also, I'm hoping we will get to read more about the history of all humanoids in this series as well as the entities Gaia and Central!
September 15, 2013
I loved this book. I think Evan Currie is the best science fiction author out there, and I can not wait for the next book to come out. I have mixed feelings about the ending, but I have to say I am really interested to see how the fourth book turns out. Good job
April 28, 2017
What a book, series only gets better & better, can't wait until the next one
February 21, 2017
Very enjoyable sci fi read
September 12, 2018
Still Loving this series. Loving the path it's on!
June 29, 2021
I am all in on the Odyssey One series by Evan Currie. With each book, he has raised the stakes higher an higher. His dialogue is great. His characters are great. And the book is fun. I've never enjoyed such a mix of "hard" sci-fi (the author actually explains the science and follows the rules of science) and space opera (over the top, shooty pew pew fun with memorable characters, good good guys and bad bad guys).
With "Homeworld" the inevitable happens: The bad guys have found Earth. Spoiler alert: It doesn't go great. The action starts early with this one and doesn't let up until the Epilogue. I'm trying to spread these books out so I don't burn through the series too quickly but they're so good that I find it very difficult to not just dive right in to the next one. Stay strong Joe! Stay strong!
With "Homeworld" the inevitable happens: The bad guys have found Earth. Spoiler alert: It doesn't go great. The action starts early with this one and doesn't let up until the Epilogue. I'm trying to spread these books out so I don't burn through the series too quickly but they're so good that I find it very difficult to not just dive right in to the next one. Stay strong Joe! Stay strong!
December 16, 2024
4,5*
Príbeh pokračuje svižným napínavo a tempom, hrozba Darsinov naďalej pretrváva, len bojová zóna sa postupne presunula. Väčšina obľúbených postáv je stále na scéne, čo je fajn.
V závere mi prišiel boj trochu natiahnutý, ale stále dostatočne pútavý, len ten finálny vývoj ešte musím stráviť. Dá sa vnímať rôznymi spôsobmi, uvidíme ako sa vysvetlí v nasledujúcej knihe, lebo možností je viac.
Príbeh pokračuje svižným napínavo a tempom, hrozba Darsinov naďalej pretrváva, len bojová zóna sa postupne presunula. Väčšina obľúbených postáv je stále na scéne, čo je fajn.
V závere mi prišiel boj trochu natiahnutý, ale stále dostatočne pútavý, len ten finálny vývoj ešte musím stráviť. Dá sa vnímať rôznymi spôsobmi, uvidíme ako sa vysvetlí v nasledujúcej knihe, lebo možností je viac.
February 27, 2020
The ending was a bit deus ex, but interesting nonetheless...
December 13, 2024
Síce stále dobré vesmírne bitky, ale tu sa to postupne predlžuje až do nekonečna a úplný záver knihy je strašný Deus Ex Machina. Nie som si istý, či chcem čítať štvrtú knihu v poradí.
April 5, 2025
Najlepsza część do tej pory.
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