Triton: Rise of Empire

by Travis McBee

The Earth is dead. The plan to save humanity has all but failed. Instead of landing on a new world complete with new cities, the passengers of the lone ark to survive being sent from Earth arrive on a wild world, untouched by humanity. It’s up to them to start anew, to create a new world for themselves. But the man appointed to be their leader is dead, and in his place steps a strange man. A man without a name. He bands them together to survive. But can they trust him? And what happened to the other Arks? What if they aren’t alone on this planet after all? What if other civilizations are rising as theirs is, civilizations that do not wish to have rivals.

Genres: Science Fiction

294 pages, Paperback

First published May 20, 2015

About the author

Travis McBee was born and raised just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. He is the younger of two children and enjoys backpacking, playing rugby, and watching football. He is the author of four novels: Bridgeworld, Bridgeworld: Encounter at Atlantis, Triton: Rise of the Fallen, and Triton: The Call of War. He is also the author of a children's series: The Chronicles of a Second Grade Genius. He currently resides in Georgia.

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent read for fans of Andre Norton and the early Robert A. Heinlein. Tristan's parent's were murdered when he was a youth and then he trained himself to get revenge. Freed from prison he is trained to become an assassin. When Earth starts dying he his sent into space to seed a new world. His group must conquer the wilderness and man himself in order to survive. I am looking forward to the next tale of the planet called Triton. This was a free review copy from the author.

[Josh Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only problem I have with this is the editing. It could use some work since there was the small misspelled word here and there. There was also a formatting issue in some of the chapters where the text seemed to be highlighted? I'm not sure if it was highlighting but the text was black over a white canvas even though I had my kindle set to sepia.
Earth falls to hell because humans enjoy killing each other too much. A pod of 30 is frozen in time and sent to a new planet to repopulate it. Once they arrive, they begin to settle. Politics take hold because humans are idiots that enjoy killing each other too much and soon the settlers realize that they aren't alone on this strange world.
The first part felt like Lord of the Flies. A bunch of people running around trying to figure out what to do and how to do it. It was a more mature version since these people are adults. To see how such a small society handles things makes you think. I remember reading an editorial about how everything tends to shoot to shit once the population moves past 1,000.
The second part felt like Game of Thrones. It was enjoyable. If you like war and the politics behind it then you'll love it. It reminded me of a chess game in the way it all played out.
I also have to give Travis credit for managing to have two stories run together so seamlessly. Tritsan's past and present were presented in a manner that was easy to follow and neither received enough love to drown out the other.
But yeah, I'd give it a 5 if it was edited properly but since it isn't I'll give it a 4.5.

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from a drawing on Goodreads.

I liked the story very much and would have given 4 stars if the editing was better. For me, the flow of the book is hampered when I get to a word that is spelled incorrectly or there are extra words in the sentence. Otherwise, I found the characters well developed and the building of a civilization very fascinating. Mr. McBee has put together a crew of travelers that have the necessary skills for surviving on an undeveloped planet. There are many questions that were not addressed in the book so I am looking forward to finding the answers in the sequel. I am undecided as to if I like or dislike the main character. He is a very flawed individual but for this story it seems he is just what is needed for most of the characters to survive.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in science fiction that only deals with getting to a planet that can support human life. From there survival is dependent on knowing how to survive as a group on an undeveloped planet.

[Heather Bridson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were well developed, and the main Character Tristin's backstory showed how he became what he did. Not much for the Sci-fi person, but the fantasy and survival readers will love it! I am hoping to read more related to this story, and I hope there is more written to fill in the reader about the other cities, their history and how long they had been on the planet. It would be great to have something like a Captain's log from the earlier people so our people can know what happened and why they were in the Ark so long.
I like to read in bed before I go to sleep, and I got sucked into this book quite a bit, forcing myself to put it down and get some sleep. But I made the mistake of stopping just after the bear, and ended up having nightmares. For this story to have affected me like that just shows how much I got into the story.

I won a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. I was not paid for my review and all opinions are my own.

[Matthew Showers · Rating 2 out of 5]

The bones of a good story are here, but it reads like an early draft. The protagonist is hard to emphasize with. There is a distinct lack of tension since the protagonist is almost always in control and seemingly invincible. The other characters really similarly flat with little to no personality. And then there is the grotesque lack of proofreading or editing. One character's name changes several times as a result of this lack of editorial attention and the last line of the book (which should hit hard) is unfinished.

I would like to see this story rewritten and republished.

[R.K. Cowles · Rating 2 out of 5]

another goodreads giveaway i won. this one had an interesting idea for a story, but it failed.