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New Frontiers #1
The Ship
Rockets are inherently limited; at some point, fuel and oxidizer becomes too heavy and the rocket itself too complicated. But what if there was a better way? A true electronic space drive, reliable, safe, and cheap to operate? But the drive system is only part of the problem; it takes money, management, and engineering to build a working spaceship. Lots of it. And even if you DO manage to build a working spaceship, what will you do with it? How can you recoup the initial investment and finance more ships? Threatened industries will try to shut the company down. Governments will try to take it over. How is a small, threatened company, barely a step from bankruptcy, to succeed despite such terrible odds? Eccentric genius Morton Sneyd and his grandson Chuck invent an interplanetary space drive, based on an idea from a long-lost Nikola Tesla notebook. From a new industrial revolution to the brink of global war, restless humanity presses onward, eventually to the first contact with an alien species. There will be changes...
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338 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2015
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About the author
Jack L. Knapp
28 books58 followersSoldier, teacher, author, hobbyist; my past experiences find their way into my books.
I have an imagination with few boundaries. I use that imagination extensively, particularly in my New Frontiers Series.
By contrast, imagination figures in my Darwin's World series but there's also tons of personal experience. When I describe chipping flint, I've done it. I've set traps, made and used ropes, raised horses, spent a lot of time in the deep woods. But the series is really not about survival; that's how it begins, but by the time you reach The Return, it's begun to change to hard SF. I'm currently writing Defending Eden, which is not only hard SF, it has elements of space opera.
The Wizards Series is about wish fulfillment. Who wouldn't want to find buried treasure, move huge objects, fly, and do in bad guys? With side journeys into saving lives and fighting wildfires?
As for my novella, Hands, expect everything from grins to belly laughs. And then there's the stand-alone short story, Ants, which offers a different view of where the New Frontiers Series might have gone.
One work-in-progress, two more in the pipeline, and a new home page: http//jacklknapp.com/home
In other words, I'm nowhere near ready to retire!
I have an imagination with few boundaries. I use that imagination extensively, particularly in my New Frontiers Series.
By contrast, imagination figures in my Darwin's World series but there's also tons of personal experience. When I describe chipping flint, I've done it. I've set traps, made and used ropes, raised horses, spent a lot of time in the deep woods. But the series is really not about survival; that's how it begins, but by the time you reach The Return, it's begun to change to hard SF. I'm currently writing Defending Eden, which is not only hard SF, it has elements of space opera.
The Wizards Series is about wish fulfillment. Who wouldn't want to find buried treasure, move huge objects, fly, and do in bad guys? With side journeys into saving lives and fighting wildfires?
As for my novella, Hands, expect everything from grins to belly laughs. And then there's the stand-alone short story, Ants, which offers a different view of where the New Frontiers Series might have gone.
One work-in-progress, two more in the pipeline, and a new home page: http//jacklknapp.com/home
In other words, I'm nowhere near ready to retire!
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June 26, 2024
Note: I listened to an audiobook that is not currently listed on Goodreads.com so I am placing my review here.
I have now read books 1-4 of this six book series, all of which are receiving this same review. I have also read the author's biography and he seems like a good person deserving of respect. That does not, however, make him a good author. I forced myself, on almost a page by page basis to keep listening because I find stories about how humanity will transition to space faring fascinating, but this series is absolutely not worth the time it takes. In particular, the author has no understanding of story resolution. Books 2, 3 and 4 essentially ended mid-paragraph.
Additionally the author fails to effectively edit his stories. About halfway through book 4 I began fast forwarding past one of the more meaningless story lines and my enjoyment went way up. What does that say about the book, though, when roughly 1/5 of the content can be skipped and it becomes better? What is even stranger is that it appears the author is at least somewhat aware of his propensity to include unnecessary information given the amount of information just included as a summary at the opening of book 2.
Bottom line: This entire series fails to be worth the effort.
Note: Below is my original review of book 1 in the series which I am retaining for my own reference. I can't imagine it is of any value to anyone else so I recommend stopping here.
This book is getting 1 star because it fails to tell a story. (I won't be worrying about spoilers as I don't believe this book can be spoiled.) MCs develop anti-grav and face opposition from entrenched businesses and theft from foreign governments. These threats become so severe that MC relocate all vital materials and info to a hideout, the end. Seriously, does that sound like a completed story to you? The end of the book caught me so much by surprise that I actually do want to read book 2 just to the get resolution the author failed to deliver in book 1 but I will only do so if the book is available free, like through my library, as such poor story telling should not be rewarded.
In truth I probably only finished this book because I listened to it while doing other things. The author goes on endlessly about corporate board meetings, political lobbying strategies and design issues. I'm a pretty boring person and so can find interest in a fair amount of dry background material like that but the author exceeded my limit by about 400%. I dealt by just not going back and re-listening to parts when my mind drifted.
Also a major part of the story comes off as contrived- the entrenched businesses pass on the new tech as too risky and yet are so threatened by it that they go out of their way to ruin the MCs, to the extent of having an MC's daughter raped just to send a message. To be fair, the author makes that part of the story work fairly well on a page by page basis and it only becomes bizarre if you actually think about the CEO character who passes on the new tech only to turn around and sabotage it.
I found the handling of the rape the most bizarre thing in a book with anti-grav. The father rushes to the daughter's side, daughter leaves for father's remote work site somewhat despondent but then gets caught up in anti-grav development and thereafter the rape is just treated as the cost of doing business. No phone calls to the cops to see where their investigation is at. No attempts by the father to use his own considerable connections to find out who is behind it, even though there is pretty much only one person who could be behind it since the rapist told the daughter she was getting raped because of her father's new business venture.
Bottom line: Not worth the read and author's failure to provide anything even remotely resembling story resolution should not be rewarded.
I have now read books 1-4 of this six book series, all of which are receiving this same review. I have also read the author's biography and he seems like a good person deserving of respect. That does not, however, make him a good author. I forced myself, on almost a page by page basis to keep listening because I find stories about how humanity will transition to space faring fascinating, but this series is absolutely not worth the time it takes. In particular, the author has no understanding of story resolution. Books 2, 3 and 4 essentially ended mid-paragraph.
Additionally the author fails to effectively edit his stories. About halfway through book 4 I began fast forwarding past one of the more meaningless story lines and my enjoyment went way up. What does that say about the book, though, when roughly 1/5 of the content can be skipped and it becomes better? What is even stranger is that it appears the author is at least somewhat aware of his propensity to include unnecessary information given the amount of information just included as a summary at the opening of book 2.
Bottom line: This entire series fails to be worth the effort.
Note: Below is my original review of book 1 in the series which I am retaining for my own reference. I can't imagine it is of any value to anyone else so I recommend stopping here.
This book is getting 1 star because it fails to tell a story. (I won't be worrying about spoilers as I don't believe this book can be spoiled.) MCs develop anti-grav and face opposition from entrenched businesses and theft from foreign governments. These threats become so severe that MC relocate all vital materials and info to a hideout, the end. Seriously, does that sound like a completed story to you? The end of the book caught me so much by surprise that I actually do want to read book 2 just to the get resolution the author failed to deliver in book 1 but I will only do so if the book is available free, like through my library, as such poor story telling should not be rewarded.
In truth I probably only finished this book because I listened to it while doing other things. The author goes on endlessly about corporate board meetings, political lobbying strategies and design issues. I'm a pretty boring person and so can find interest in a fair amount of dry background material like that but the author exceeded my limit by about 400%. I dealt by just not going back and re-listening to parts when my mind drifted.
Also a major part of the story comes off as contrived- the entrenched businesses pass on the new tech as too risky and yet are so threatened by it that they go out of their way to ruin the MCs, to the extent of having an MC's daughter raped just to send a message. To be fair, the author makes that part of the story work fairly well on a page by page basis and it only becomes bizarre if you actually think about the CEO character who passes on the new tech only to turn around and sabotage it.
I found the handling of the rape the most bizarre thing in a book with anti-grav. The father rushes to the daughter's side, daughter leaves for father's remote work site somewhat despondent but then gets caught up in anti-grav development and thereafter the rape is just treated as the cost of doing business. No phone calls to the cops to see where their investigation is at. No attempts by the father to use his own considerable connections to find out who is behind it, even though there is pretty much only one person who could be behind it since the rapist told the daughter she was getting raped because of her father's new business venture.
Bottom line: Not worth the read and author's failure to provide anything even remotely resembling story resolution should not be rewarded.
November 21, 2017
Great!
What more can I say. This book is one of the better ones. I hope the following books are as well written. My compliments to the author and those helping with its publication.
What more can I say. This book is one of the better ones. I hope the following books are as well written. My compliments to the author and those helping with its publication.
February 24, 2018
Rough
Not a lot of emotion. Very matter of fact.
Some of the dialogue could get hard to follow as it might go for pages between names being used. Characters also tended to be a bit more pedantic than I feel is generally necessary.
The politics gets a bit overbearing at times. Stop beating the horse, already.
Not the worst thing I’ve read today, but not something I would generally recommend.
Not a lot of emotion. Very matter of fact.
Some of the dialogue could get hard to follow as it might go for pages between names being used. Characters also tended to be a bit more pedantic than I feel is generally necessary.
The politics gets a bit overbearing at times. Stop beating the horse, already.
Not the worst thing I’ve read today, but not something I would generally recommend.
February 28, 2020
I was given a free review copy of this audio book, at my request, and am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review.
The Ship is an odd book. It is written in a unique style where almost the entire exposition is delivered through dialog. It is very wordy and drags along going through the mundane. It also has voice acting that changes in quality throughout the book.
The plot revolves around a guy who invents a new propulsion system. The whole rest of the book is the process of making it work. There being so little plot, most of the story is mundane. Several paragraphs about how a water truck was going to be filled (with no effect on anything or call back later), needless describing insignificant details or actions, business meetings that could have been summed up in a sentence or two, strategy sessions that may or may not go anywhere , and characters just spewing exposition. There is almost no internal dialog, or narrator explaining to the reader the details. Almost the entire plot is progressed by characters telling each other information they should already know, just for out benefit. This, coupled with the flat 1 dimensional characters, makes for some of the most awkward dialog I have ever experienced. And since almost the entire text is dialog, it is cringe worthy.
I want to mention there was also a few times, early in the book, where there was repeating paragraphs. Not exactly the same words, but same meaning. A bit like "he put the bread in the toaster and pressed down the handle..." then "before pushing down the handle. Oh the toaster, he put bread in the slots." It only happened 2 or 3 times early in the book, I assume the editor missed the redundant paragraphs.
The characters are all wysiwyg (what you see is what you get). The good guys are good, the bad guys bad, and the grays completely undeveloped. We are often given some back story on a character, but as no one in the book shows any kind of complex emotion, it's a bit like hearing where your toaster is made before you toast some bread.
The book is so full of just the worst kind of cliche tropes. Between the lovers quarrel that occurs because of lack of communication (and can be solved with a few sentences), the "OK here's the plan" and cut to the next scene (constantly), to bad guys being foiled at the last second, and everything in between.
The science is fairly logical, however too vague really scrutinize. It was never really elaborated on, or values give, so as not to get the book stuck, I surmise. At one point a character asks for current draw, and he gets an answer of battery time remaining instead.
There were, however, a few inconsistencies that caught me off guard, but didn't really ruin anything for me, such as when a character is asking for ammo and says if hollow points are unavailable to get semi jacketed wad cutters. As he wanted the bullets for self defense and not for shooting paper, I was left scratching my head as to why he'd want target rounds...
The voice acting, by Tom Lennon, was odd in its inconsistencies. The book started flat, little tone change and no differentiation between characters, or between dialog and narration. However, as the book progressed, it got better. Different characters had slightly different voices and it was starting to evolve into a more varied experience. The book wasn't long enough for the narrator to get really good, but it was much better than the beginning.
All in all, an interesting concept that was bogged down in meaningless and mundane details. The plot dragged on with not enough plot in the plot. The voice acting started out OK, but got better. But the characters are generic exposition fountains with some of the most awkward dialog.
I will not be continuing with the series.
The Ship is an odd book. It is written in a unique style where almost the entire exposition is delivered through dialog. It is very wordy and drags along going through the mundane. It also has voice acting that changes in quality throughout the book.
The plot revolves around a guy who invents a new propulsion system. The whole rest of the book is the process of making it work. There being so little plot, most of the story is mundane. Several paragraphs about how a water truck was going to be filled (with no effect on anything or call back later), needless describing insignificant details or actions, business meetings that could have been summed up in a sentence or two, strategy sessions that may or may not go anywhere , and characters just spewing exposition. There is almost no internal dialog, or narrator explaining to the reader the details. Almost the entire plot is progressed by characters telling each other information they should already know, just for out benefit. This, coupled with the flat 1 dimensional characters, makes for some of the most awkward dialog I have ever experienced. And since almost the entire text is dialog, it is cringe worthy.
I want to mention there was also a few times, early in the book, where there was repeating paragraphs. Not exactly the same words, but same meaning. A bit like "he put the bread in the toaster and pressed down the handle..." then "before pushing down the handle. Oh the toaster, he put bread in the slots." It only happened 2 or 3 times early in the book, I assume the editor missed the redundant paragraphs.
The characters are all wysiwyg (what you see is what you get). The good guys are good, the bad guys bad, and the grays completely undeveloped. We are often given some back story on a character, but as no one in the book shows any kind of complex emotion, it's a bit like hearing where your toaster is made before you toast some bread.
The book is so full of just the worst kind of cliche tropes. Between the lovers quarrel that occurs because of lack of communication (and can be solved with a few sentences), the "OK here's the plan" and cut to the next scene (constantly), to bad guys being foiled at the last second, and everything in between.
The science is fairly logical, however too vague really scrutinize. It was never really elaborated on, or values give, so as not to get the book stuck, I surmise. At one point a character asks for current draw, and he gets an answer of battery time remaining instead.
There were, however, a few inconsistencies that caught me off guard, but didn't really ruin anything for me, such as when a character is asking for ammo and says if hollow points are unavailable to get semi jacketed wad cutters. As he wanted the bullets for self defense and not for shooting paper, I was left scratching my head as to why he'd want target rounds...
The voice acting, by Tom Lennon, was odd in its inconsistencies. The book started flat, little tone change and no differentiation between characters, or between dialog and narration. However, as the book progressed, it got better. Different characters had slightly different voices and it was starting to evolve into a more varied experience. The book wasn't long enough for the narrator to get really good, but it was much better than the beginning.
All in all, an interesting concept that was bogged down in meaningless and mundane details. The plot dragged on with not enough plot in the plot. The voice acting started out OK, but got better. But the characters are generic exposition fountains with some of the most awkward dialog.
I will not be continuing with the series.
July 1, 2022
An ok beginning for a six book series.
The author Jack L. Knapp first book of the series is full with much of the real world with much imagination like the invention of the first Antigravity device, corporate espionage and much more only that even so it’s the first of six books it feels wrong it feels like he wrote this for children like everything have to be explained way to much with too many words leaving nothing for the readers to feel in with his own imagination.
All I can hope that when I’ll move on to the rest of the books it will have more action and a few twists to make things interesting.
Tom Lemnon does a nice job voicing the character’s.
If you are into a simple reading with no brain braking hard to understand science fiction then this series is for you !!!
Oded Ostfeld.
The author Jack L. Knapp first book of the series is full with much of the real world with much imagination like the invention of the first Antigravity device, corporate espionage and much more only that even so it’s the first of six books it feels wrong it feels like he wrote this for children like everything have to be explained way to much with too many words leaving nothing for the readers to feel in with his own imagination.
All I can hope that when I’ll move on to the rest of the books it will have more action and a few twists to make things interesting.
Tom Lemnon does a nice job voicing the character’s.
If you are into a simple reading with no brain braking hard to understand science fiction then this series is for you !!!
Oded Ostfeld.
March 24, 2023
10/10 for the Concept
That said....... This book was......... painful to read.
I REALLY REALLY wanted to like it. But ..... The way the story was told was just.. Really bad.
Example.. One of the Characters is raped............... And it was like.. That didn't matter. Not long after being raped the woman is hooking up with one of the other Characters.
Then there is the entire missing episode where the Main character kills a bunch of people. Its not like the story didn't lead up to to it .. And suddenly just stop. Next thing you know the story is all about how the raped girl isn't getting along with the guy because (Something) Happened.
And just like the rape its .. Not a big deal. And not even really discussed. A couple lines and thats it.
There are many many more issues like this.. The story has some large holes in it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 17, 2022
There is a lot to like about this story but there are several things that made it less than perfect.
First the good:
The characters are shown to be human with failings and foibles. They also don't have some magic way to get money. They make mistakes, both in development and in security and under-estimating their opposition.
Now the bad:
Firstly, the narrator uses one voice for everybody so sometimes you have no idea who said what. It makes it difficult to stay engaged.
Secondly, near the beginning there is a fair amount of technical discussion including mention of Einstein, Tesla, etc and one of the characters says that he thinks Einstein was wrong. His argument involves an analogy using E=mc2 where he says that when you square something you square the number and the unit, which is true: 3 meters become 9 square-meters. He then goes on to say that squaring the unit of time, seconds, doesn't make sense. And that is where his lack of fundamental science shows through. Let me explain with an example: Speed is measured in meters per second. Rate of change of speed (i.e. acceleration) is measured in meters per second per second, or, in other words, meters per second squared. The character's stupid statement broke the immersion for me. Maybe it will come back.
Thirdly, there is a lot of seemingly technical discussion, along the lines of "we attached a ribbitt to the flanangle which allows the torquesquib to be unilaterally diverted", which doesn't really get you any further in the story. It might be suitable for somebody describing a technical process to somebody who needs to replicate it, but that isn't this book.
I received a free copy of this book and chose to write a review.
First the good:
The characters are shown to be human with failings and foibles. They also don't have some magic way to get money. They make mistakes, both in development and in security and under-estimating their opposition.
Now the bad:
Firstly, the narrator uses one voice for everybody so sometimes you have no idea who said what. It makes it difficult to stay engaged.
Secondly, near the beginning there is a fair amount of technical discussion including mention of Einstein, Tesla, etc and one of the characters says that he thinks Einstein was wrong. His argument involves an analogy using E=mc2 where he says that when you square something you square the number and the unit, which is true: 3 meters become 9 square-meters. He then goes on to say that squaring the unit of time, seconds, doesn't make sense. And that is where his lack of fundamental science shows through. Let me explain with an example: Speed is measured in meters per second. Rate of change of speed (i.e. acceleration) is measured in meters per second per second, or, in other words, meters per second squared. The character's stupid statement broke the immersion for me. Maybe it will come back.
Thirdly, there is a lot of seemingly technical discussion, along the lines of "we attached a ribbitt to the flanangle which allows the torquesquib to be unilaterally diverted", which doesn't really get you any further in the story. It might be suitable for somebody describing a technical process to somebody who needs to replicate it, but that isn't this book.
I received a free copy of this book and chose to write a review.
December 9, 2019
I did not like this boom at all. It was listed as a science fiction book but it is more a book about espionage surrounding two guys development of an anti-gravity machine that they hope to use to power, among other things, a space ship. I could hardly wait to get to the end of this book and actually skimmed a good portion of it to get done. No way I will read book two. The book end without an ending but with a referral to the followup book. Not my type book at all.
February 20, 2020
Good story!!
Oh boy! All the buggy whip companies are mad, this is going to put a huge hurt on their bottom line. I've read stories much like this before. This one goes much more in the actual difficulties in bringing a new drive to life, including crooked politicians,(are there any other kind?). I read once that you know who your masters are by who you can't criticize.
Oh boy! All the buggy whip companies are mad, this is going to put a huge hurt on their bottom line. I've read stories much like this before. This one goes much more in the actual difficulties in bringing a new drive to life, including crooked politicians,(are there any other kind?). I read once that you know who your masters are by who you can't criticize.
August 23, 2021
FUN BOOK.
This is an interesting and entertaining book. Antigravity aircraft built and tested and flown right there in far west Texas and eastern New Mexico. Who would have thunk it?
Well written, Interesting characters, Clever plot line. What’s not to like? Take this book with you to the beach or to the airport. I think you will enjoy it.
This is an interesting and entertaining book. Antigravity aircraft built and tested and flown right there in far west Texas and eastern New Mexico. Who would have thunk it?
Well written, Interesting characters, Clever plot line. What’s not to like? Take this book with you to the beach or to the airport. I think you will enjoy it.
July 24, 2025
Ehh, give it a read
Everything about this flawed and probably stupid. I still think I will finish book 2... Does the author think rich people that invest are actually this unsaavy, if he's a veteran, he certainty has a mixed up view of PTSD, or may not have any view at all. I feel like I am reading a book written by a creative moron. Low IQ, but entertaining l.
Everything about this flawed and probably stupid. I still think I will finish book 2... Does the author think rich people that invest are actually this unsaavy, if he's a veteran, he certainty has a mixed up view of PTSD, or may not have any view at all. I feel like I am reading a book written by a creative moron. Low IQ, but entertaining l.
January 17, 2022
Different
An interesting storyline with a focus on socio-political complications for a new technological breakthrough. Based on contemporary society and blended into recent history. Well written, the story kept my interest and left me anticipating the next installment.
An interesting storyline with a focus on socio-political complications for a new technological breakthrough. Based on contemporary society and blended into recent history. Well written, the story kept my interest and left me anticipating the next installment.
April 18, 2018
Believe in yourslf
You start small and then you add on after testing is sound and it works.
A good storyline, good info, good research
You start small and then you add on after testing is sound and it works.
A good storyline, good info, good research
October 6, 2018
Ожидалось больше. Сильно сильно больше. И технические ляпы про мощности и блин интрига вся порушена.
October 9, 2018
Good book an excellent start to the series, not as good as Troy rising but that can change in the series.
November 15, 2019
Nonsense
Science terms misused an obviously misunderstood. Entire book is based on using the name Tesla and does disservice to him.
Science terms misused an obviously misunderstood. Entire book is based on using the name Tesla and does disservice to him.
September 9, 2020
Here we go
Looks like a great ride ahead. Tesla, space and intrigue. What a mix to think on! There is more and plenty to work with here
Looks like a great ride ahead. Tesla, space and intrigue. What a mix to think on! There is more and plenty to work with here
September 10, 2023
This was boring to me
Not my type of book. The story is told 99 % by a character voice so it seem to have a lot of holes in different spots. Some may like it.
Not my type of book. The story is told 99 % by a character voice so it seem to have a lot of holes in different spots. Some may like it.
December 3, 2024
Poor characters and a storyline that seems to wander from place to place. A pity: it could have had potential.
December 7, 2024
Nice science in the series but toooo much talk and precious little action.
February 3, 2016
This was a bit of a hard read. I often quit books after a five or ten pages of "nothing". This one had just barely enough to keep me going, so I would say it's worth it if you have Kindle Unlimited or it's a freebie. The characters are interesting, but not very deep. Sometimes it's difficult to tell what's going on - the plot is entrepreneur meets industrial sabotage meets international keystone cop spies.
The premise is interesting, but there's too much technobabble and minutiae - I had to speed scan quite a bit before reaching interesting parts.
Nevertheless, I did finish it, and I do hope to see more in the series. The characters were engaging and storyline was consistent and interesting. I hope there's more action in the sequel.
The premise is interesting, but there's too much technobabble and minutiae - I had to speed scan quite a bit before reaching interesting parts.
Nevertheless, I did finish it, and I do hope to see more in the series. The characters were engaging and storyline was consistent and interesting. I hope there's more action in the sequel.
February 14, 2016
Could stimulate your desire to tinker
I actually got excited when I started turning pages. I don't know much, if anything, about micro managing known elements, so I'm easily entertained by it, its like magic.
Morty, the main man, magically got a hold of inventor Tesla's notebooks, go figure! That gave Morty the start of something beautiful, The Ship.
I got lost a few times when the book seemingly twitched character scenes, but that could very well have been my oversight.
I did get bored with all the infighting, politics, financing, planning, site building, not my thing.
A few pictures within the book would have been cool, picture of the first and second build.
Yeah, I do look forward to book 2. I'm sure it will be as fun to read. Thanks Jack
I actually got excited when I started turning pages. I don't know much, if anything, about micro managing known elements, so I'm easily entertained by it, its like magic.
Morty, the main man, magically got a hold of inventor Tesla's notebooks, go figure! That gave Morty the start of something beautiful, The Ship.
I got lost a few times when the book seemingly twitched character scenes, but that could very well have been my oversight.
I did get bored with all the infighting, politics, financing, planning, site building, not my thing.
A few pictures within the book would have been cool, picture of the first and second build.
Yeah, I do look forward to book 2. I'm sure it will be as fun to read. Thanks Jack
June 22, 2018
Some stuff happens, then it ends.
I like the tinkering & making of unusual technology.
I was bored because most of the story was the politics and industrial espionage related to developing the great invention.
There is an oddly annoying bit of writing style that keeps showing up. Instead of describing an action or event, it will simply be referenced as an accomplished fact in a later conversation. For example, rather than show a fight with saboteurs, we just get a glancing mention of it later.
I like the tinkering & making of unusual technology.
I was bored because most of the story was the politics and industrial espionage related to developing the great invention.
There is an oddly annoying bit of writing style that keeps showing up. Instead of describing an action or event, it will simply be referenced as an accomplished fact in a later conversation. For example, rather than show a fight with saboteurs, we just get a glancing mention of it later.
February 2, 2016
Where's part II?
For science fiction this is a pretty good book. I'll keep my eye out for the follow up. Does Kindle outsource spelling?
For science fiction this is a pretty good book. I'll keep my eye out for the follow up. Does Kindle outsource spelling?
March 5, 2016
Worth the buy and the read!
I can't wait to read more of his "Ship" series! Perfect amount of technology and human development. Those pesky warmongers.
I can't wait to read more of his "Ship" series! Perfect amount of technology and human development. Those pesky warmongers.
June 17, 2016
Good holiday read but with a huge reality warning.
September 6, 2016
A good take on a potential technology. Realistic science extrapolation, sometime in precious short supply these days.
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