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Goliath
The Last Dreadnought
Humanity lost the war a long time ago. All those scattered worlds, stretching from one side of the galaxy to the other, are empty. Dead. The colonies and habitats ruins. The fleets destroyed.
Only the barren, desert world of Russou remains. A world of sand and stone. The only water a tepid brine. The last refugees of humanity clinging to life in their last cities. Their numbers dwindling by the year. It won’t be long before humanity is gone forever.
In one final taunt the victors have left the shattered remains of humanity’s once mighty fleets in orbit around the dusty planet. The Parking Lot. A graveyard of steel. A graveyard so vast it is easily visible from the ground even during the day.
One shape stands out amongst the wreckage. A giant: the largest, most powerful super dreadnought ever built. Unconquered in a thousand battles. Seven miles long, five wide. It was never boarded by the enemy. They didn’t need to. Its crew choosing to perish at their posts to protect a secret deep within its bowels.
The CSS Goliath.
Now it is a symbol of hope. Of all the things lost. Of all the things remaining to fight for.
But as Engineer Sollander leads her crew of scavengers aboard they will discover those passages are not quite as dead as they believed. The secret within its dark spaces was kept for a reason. Something still lurks within the warship’s heart. Something that aches for vengeance.
Once it is released everything will change.
Not all of them are going to get out alive.
Goliath is part of the Confederation Cycle, but can be read as a standalone.
Humanity lost the war a long time ago. All those scattered worlds, stretching from one side of the galaxy to the other, are empty. Dead. The colonies and habitats ruins. The fleets destroyed.
Only the barren, desert world of Russou remains. A world of sand and stone. The only water a tepid brine. The last refugees of humanity clinging to life in their last cities. Their numbers dwindling by the year. It won’t be long before humanity is gone forever.
In one final taunt the victors have left the shattered remains of humanity’s once mighty fleets in orbit around the dusty planet. The Parking Lot. A graveyard of steel. A graveyard so vast it is easily visible from the ground even during the day.
One shape stands out amongst the wreckage. A giant: the largest, most powerful super dreadnought ever built. Unconquered in a thousand battles. Seven miles long, five wide. It was never boarded by the enemy. They didn’t need to. Its crew choosing to perish at their posts to protect a secret deep within its bowels.
The CSS Goliath.
Now it is a symbol of hope. Of all the things lost. Of all the things remaining to fight for.
But as Engineer Sollander leads her crew of scavengers aboard they will discover those passages are not quite as dead as they believed. The secret within its dark spaces was kept for a reason. Something still lurks within the warship’s heart. Something that aches for vengeance.
Once it is released everything will change.
Not all of them are going to get out alive.
Goliath is part of the Confederation Cycle, but can be read as a standalone.
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Published December 1, 2023
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About the author
C.P. James
9 books2 followersI grew up in Africa, with a background in Cultural Anthropology and archaeology. Along with a side of police.
My main focus is on creating a rich, diverse universe. Endings are not always good - because that's just life, isn't it? But there might always be a hint of redemption in there somewhere.
I admit to being no good at social media. I wouldn't know what to put into a blog, and I don't presume anyone wants to hear my opinion on anything. So I don't tend to be very active either here or other platforms.
Hopefully my writing stands for itself. I understand that not everything is for everyone, but do hope people find something worthwhile in what I create. Quality is important, as I think a writer should respect the time their readers have invested in reading their work. So I do make every effort to ensure my work is of the highest standard. I do apologise for the odd typo. Oh, I'm a Brit, so I pronounce aluminium as aluminium, and not aluminium.
Sadly, I don't earn a lot from writing (that would be amazing, but unlikely!) so I must work full time. Because of this I don't write as much as I would like.
Thank you for visiting, and hope you find your time here worthwhile.
My main focus is on creating a rich, diverse universe. Endings are not always good - because that's just life, isn't it? But there might always be a hint of redemption in there somewhere.
I admit to being no good at social media. I wouldn't know what to put into a blog, and I don't presume anyone wants to hear my opinion on anything. So I don't tend to be very active either here or other platforms.
Hopefully my writing stands for itself. I understand that not everything is for everyone, but do hope people find something worthwhile in what I create. Quality is important, as I think a writer should respect the time their readers have invested in reading their work. So I do make every effort to ensure my work is of the highest standard. I do apologise for the odd typo. Oh, I'm a Brit, so I pronounce aluminium as aluminium, and not aluminium.
Sadly, I don't earn a lot from writing (that would be amazing, but unlikely!) so I must work full time. Because of this I don't write as much as I would like.
Thank you for visiting, and hope you find your time here worthwhile.
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October 17, 2022
Lost... but in space
I'm convinced JJ Abrams wrote this. Unreliable characters, mysteries upon mysteries, and more questions asked than answered.
The first third of the book is very confusing. There's clearly a lot of history that is important to the story, but it isn't explained until the middle of the novel. It makes it very difficult to get into the novel and understand what is going on and why. Each character has their own motivation to get onto the Goliath, but there's no character that you really want to root for. Each has their own flaws and none of them are particularly likeable. Sollander is probably the best simply because she isn't a "bad guy", but st the same time she has no personality.
Once inside the ship, I definitely got Event Horizon vibes, but in the end Event Horizon was much better. There were a ton of mysteries and questions here, but more often than not, they didn't get resolved. There was a ton of potential but it never followed through.
The final twist was interesting but ultimately made no sense. I think the secret would have been discovered or figured out sooner.
Overall it was a decent book but I think it could have been a lot better
I'm convinced JJ Abrams wrote this. Unreliable characters, mysteries upon mysteries, and more questions asked than answered.
The first third of the book is very confusing. There's clearly a lot of history that is important to the story, but it isn't explained until the middle of the novel. It makes it very difficult to get into the novel and understand what is going on and why. Each character has their own motivation to get onto the Goliath, but there's no character that you really want to root for. Each has their own flaws and none of them are particularly likeable. Sollander is probably the best simply because she isn't a "bad guy", but st the same time she has no personality.
Once inside the ship, I definitely got Event Horizon vibes, but in the end Event Horizon was much better. There were a ton of mysteries and questions here, but more often than not, they didn't get resolved. There was a ton of potential but it never followed through.
The final twist was interesting but ultimately made no sense. I think the secret would have been discovered or figured out sooner.
Overall it was a decent book but I think it could have been a lot better
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March 26, 2023Just finished reading Goliath after my father recommenced it. I loved it. Original, a superb plot and excellent characters with a twist that blew my mind. One of the best sci-fi novels i have read with one of the most memorable characters in Enderby. It would make an amazing film. This is a book I will read again, always a sign of a great story I think.
December 16, 2022
good sci fi would make a good Netflix movie
Little slow but good sci fi is.
Kept you guessing.
Character development not strong but acceptable.
Predicted the ending but still a real good read.
Little slow but good sci fi is.
Kept you guessing.
Character development not strong but acceptable.
Predicted the ending but still a real good read.
April 21, 2023
Nice book, easy read. A good plot that keeps you guessing until the end.
The only let down is the amount of grammatical mistakes in this book. someone (anyone!) should proof-read it, the amount of errors were quite annoying, particularly late on in the book
The only let down is the amount of grammatical mistakes in this book. someone (anyone!) should proof-read it, the amount of errors were quite annoying, particularly late on in the book
December 22, 2020
Goliath
Fantastic ,loved every page of it ....not sure how the story can continue but let's hope it can ....if only for my own need to find out more
Fantastic ,loved every page of it ....not sure how the story can continue but let's hope it can ....if only for my own need to find out more
January 8, 2021
Great read, first I have every read of this author and hop this story is continued.
August 17, 2022
Started off one way then changed and changed again. The ending was not even close to what I expected. There was vengeance but not completely, or was it?
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