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The Forgotten Ship #1
The Forgotten Ship
Somewhere in the universe, a forgotten starship is waiting.
Drake steals artifacts so they can benefit all of mankind. They belong in a museum, after all, not hoarded by a select few in their private vaults. It's a dangerous life, but someone has to do it.
Then he learns of a map to the location of a lost mega-freighter once belonging to the ancient royal family. Drake, like so many before him, can't resist the siren's call. After all, it's the find of a lifetime.
All he needs to do is steal the map, right?
Except nothing is ever easy for Drake. The map is housed inside a super vault, surrounded by guards ready to shoot on sight, and now there's a woman with an eyepatch and a vendetta. And all of that could end up being the easy part.
Getting the ship and keeping it will be much more difficult.
Experience a riveting, brand new science fiction saga from USA Today Bestselling Authors J.N. Chaney and Terry Mixon. If you're a fan of the Last Hunter, Renegade Star, or Backyard Starship, you'll love this tale of science fiction intrigue, galactic exploration, and unfathomable discovery.
Drake steals artifacts so they can benefit all of mankind. They belong in a museum, after all, not hoarded by a select few in their private vaults. It's a dangerous life, but someone has to do it.
Then he learns of a map to the location of a lost mega-freighter once belonging to the ancient royal family. Drake, like so many before him, can't resist the siren's call. After all, it's the find of a lifetime.
All he needs to do is steal the map, right?
Except nothing is ever easy for Drake. The map is housed inside a super vault, surrounded by guards ready to shoot on sight, and now there's a woman with an eyepatch and a vendetta. And all of that could end up being the easy part.
Getting the ship and keeping it will be much more difficult.
Experience a riveting, brand new science fiction saga from USA Today Bestselling Authors J.N. Chaney and Terry Mixon. If you're a fan of the Last Hunter, Renegade Star, or Backyard Starship, you'll love this tale of science fiction intrigue, galactic exploration, and unfathomable discovery.
424 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 20, 2025
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Displaying 1 - 29 of 29 reviews
September 20, 2025
Top Notch Science Fiction!
September 16, 2025
Aftermath
A virus is sent out to infect the human race, it infects and takes weeks to show signs they are ill. The virus kills after a months so it spread quickly. After centuries humans have started to recover.
Finding the lost ship belonging to the dead Empire has been a fantasy of every treasure Hunter for generations now it may be found. Good Read.
A virus is sent out to infect the human race, it infects and takes weeks to show signs they are ill. The virus kills after a months so it spread quickly. After centuries humans have started to recover.
Finding the lost ship belonging to the dead Empire has been a fantasy of every treasure Hunter for generations now it may be found. Good Read.
August 23, 2025
This is a great start to a new series. I look forward to reading more.
August 22, 2025
Just good enough to read the next book
Stilted writing style. Interesting premise that takes most of the book to get interesting. Was hoping for so much more from this writing team.
Stilted writing style. Interesting premise that takes most of the book to get interesting. Was hoping for so much more from this writing team.
July 4, 2025
Lost treasures and aliens!
On a mission to obtain artifacts from the long past Golden Kingdom, and a personal vendetta, a thief and an assassin, come across an old 'foe'. Between themselves they come across a possible location for the flagship of the Golden Kingdom, an ultimate haul for both the Institute or personal gain. However can they trust each other and what will they find when they reach the proposed location?
Events conspire to reveal an intriguing, suspenseful tale full of interactions, revelations, twists and turns. A highly enjoyable read for the start of this series.
On a mission to obtain artifacts from the long past Golden Kingdom, and a personal vendetta, a thief and an assassin, come across an old 'foe'. Between themselves they come across a possible location for the flagship of the Golden Kingdom, an ultimate haul for both the Institute or personal gain. However can they trust each other and what will they find when they reach the proposed location?
Events conspire to reveal an intriguing, suspenseful tale full of interactions, revelations, twists and turns. A highly enjoyable read for the start of this series.
May 9, 2025
More idioms than you can shake a stick at
The author uses a lot of idioms, enough that it was distracting to me.
I enjoy the characters and look forward to seeing Drake, Yukiko, and Peyton in the next episode.
The AI felt weak for being from the future.
Sometimes a character’s style of speech would change and it was noticeable.
Pacing was good. Background felt well fleshed out. I know I nitpicked a lot but if it was bad I wouldn’t have rated it at four stars and I wouldn’t follow up with the sequel.
The author uses a lot of idioms, enough that it was distracting to me.
I enjoy the characters and look forward to seeing Drake, Yukiko, and Peyton in the next episode.
The AI felt weak for being from the future.
Sometimes a character’s style of speech would change and it was noticeable.
Pacing was good. Background felt well fleshed out. I know I nitpicked a lot but if it was bad I wouldn’t have rated it at four stars and I wouldn’t follow up with the sequel.
May 25, 2025
First 2/3rds of the book was really slow and pretty boring. This isn’t what i expect from a Terry Mixon book but definitely something id expect from Chaney. Perhaps thats because it reads like the first half of book one instead of book one. Otherwise once it got interesting it seemed like a good start of a series.
May 4, 2025
Excellent
And yes, I preordered the next in the series. I enjoyed this book in particular because it was a great story and did not need to have a lot of blood and guts/death and destruction to fill up the space. 🙂
And yes, I preordered the next in the series. I enjoyed this book in particular because it was a great story and did not need to have a lot of blood and guts/death and destruction to fill up the space. 🙂
May 5, 2025
What a great start
Fast paced with a great plot this story had me captivated from the beginning. The world building and character development is excellent. I'm hanging out for the next installment.
Fast paced with a great plot this story had me captivated from the beginning. The world building and character development is excellent. I'm hanging out for the next installment.
May 10, 2025
Another great book.
This book is the start of a great new storyline. These two authors are some of my favorites and I've enjoyed many of their series. I can't wait to see what they come up with together. When is the next book??
This book is the start of a great new storyline. These two authors are some of my favorites and I've enjoyed many of their series. I can't wait to see what they come up with together. When is the next book??
May 29, 2025
Rollicking space adventure
This rollicking space adventure has everything from the underbelly of society as two of the MC's to high society with aliens, AI's lost treasure, and adventures . The potential of a romance in the future. Bring on the next book
This rollicking space adventure has everything from the underbelly of society as two of the MC's to high society with aliens, AI's lost treasure, and adventures . The potential of a romance in the future. Bring on the next book
May 3, 2025
Good story, interesting characters
This is an interesting and well told story. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to the next installment. Period.
This is an interesting and well told story. I enjoyed reading it and look forward to the next installment. Period.
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May 4, 2025This had potential but moves very slowly.
May 5, 2025
I love it!!!
Definitely a mix of Indiana Jones, Stargate, and maybe Expeditionary Force.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
Give this book a chance.
Definitely a mix of Indiana Jones, Stargate, and maybe Expeditionary Force.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
Give this book a chance.
May 17, 2025
it was ok
It’s not a grand space adventure, but a fine summer read - unsure if book 2 is on my radar.
It’s not a grand space adventure, but a fine summer read - unsure if book 2 is on my radar.
May 23, 2025
slow start and medicore pace but good story
May 27, 2025
Great book
Great book. Plenty of suspends and subtle romance. I would enjoy more books by this author. Recommend this book to other readers.
Great book. Plenty of suspends and subtle romance. I would enjoy more books by this author. Recommend this book to other readers.
June 5, 2025
A Unique Story
This was a novel that I actually couldn't put down, and it's been a long time since I read one of those. Good character development, etc., story keeps moving...
This was a novel that I actually couldn't put down, and it's been a long time since I read one of those. Good character development, etc., story keeps moving...
June 9, 2025
Awful
Incredibly badly written, started interesting then went downhill.
The characters continually make the dumbest choices at every opportunity.
One star.
Incredibly badly written, started interesting then went downhill.
The characters continually make the dumbest choices at every opportunity.
One star.
June 13, 2025
Interesting and worth another read
Well I was wondering if this series was really worth getting into.I guess I am sort of hooked and will wait for book two to make sure I like it.
Well I was wondering if this series was really worth getting into.I guess I am sort of hooked and will wait for book two to make sure I like it.
June 17, 2025
mediocre
All the elements are here for a good novel but somehow it just doesn’t flow well and become an entertaining story.
All the elements are here for a good novel but somehow it just doesn’t flow well and become an entertaining story.
June 22, 2025
Page turner
Good read. Hard to put down.
If you like fast passed adventure sci fi, this is one series to read.
Good read. Hard to put down.
If you like fast passed adventure sci fi, this is one series to read.
December 5, 2025
DNF @73%. It just got to be too much. Too grandiose and over the top.
Altogether, it just got to be too much. I'm 300 pages in, and I still don't know what quite to expect from the series. And frankly, I'm thinking I really don't want to know. The authors have blown my sense of disbelief in their universe because they keep adding more and more phantasmagorical gumbo to the mix.
Altogether, it just got to be too much. I'm 300 pages in, and I still don't know what quite to expect from the series. And frankly, I'm thinking I really don't want to know. The authors have blown my sense of disbelief in their universe because they keep adding more and more phantasmagorical gumbo to the mix.
December 13, 2025
A new, but different space opera
The vast majority of space operas have some down on their luck nobody rising to implausibly save the universe. This one starts with very interesting characters who have their own share of skills. And the initial situation is also a novel concept. I’ve enjoyed it so far and look forward to continuing the journey.
The vast majority of space operas have some down on their luck nobody rising to implausibly save the universe. This one starts with very interesting characters who have their own share of skills. And the initial situation is also a novel concept. I’ve enjoyed it so far and look forward to continuing the journey.
December 18, 2025
Fast Start but a Slow Finish
The first part of the book was really well written with a good pace and action. However, after they came out of the megastructure the story slowed down. I am still looking forward to the next book in the series.
The first part of the book was really well written with a good pace and action. However, after they came out of the megastructure the story slowed down. I am still looking forward to the next book in the series.
April 21, 2025
If you're looking for top notch scifi, then you've found it. This is a great story, and I sure hope there's more planned for this series, because I'd love to read more.
December 17, 2025
interesting and pleasant reading!
I am very definitely looking forward to the next book in this series. The characters are interesting and the plot is a good one.
I am very definitely looking forward to the next book in this series. The characters are interesting and the plot is a good one.
January 1, 2026
Interesting enough
I didn't get a good feel for the characters at first. Then a few chapters in it really picked up the pace. So now I can't wait to see what happens next!
I didn't get a good feel for the characters at first. Then a few chapters in it really picked up the pace. So now I can't wait to see what happens next!
July 9, 2025
J. N. Chaney and Terry Mixon are journeymen indie authors of space opera. Their latest work, The Forgotten Ship, is a standalone novel, but odds are good that if it sells, it will be a series soon.
We begin with a caper plot as Drake, Yukio, and a couple of henchmen rob a museum. Their further adventures take them to the eponymous forgotten ship, where they meet its somewhat stodgy AI called Archie. The henchmen are not to be trusted, and they lead Yukio, Drake, and Archie on a merry chase across the galaxy.
I would have preferred a plot with a tighter focus, but Yukio and Drake are a nicely matched odd couple.
We begin with a caper plot as Drake, Yukio, and a couple of henchmen rob a museum. Their further adventures take them to the eponymous forgotten ship, where they meet its somewhat stodgy AI called Archie. The henchmen are not to be trusted, and they lead Yukio, Drake, and Archie on a merry chase across the galaxy.
I would have preferred a plot with a tighter focus, but Yukio and Drake are a nicely matched odd couple.
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