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The Pike Chronicles #5
Interstellar War
A homeland in ashes.
A merciless ancient enemy.
A vicious new foe.
A galaxy convulsing with war.
With humanity on the brink of annihilation, only one option remains, Interstellar War. Can Jon Pike achieve victory, and revenge, for himself and humanity?
Find out in Interstellar War, Book 5 of The Pike Chronicles.
A merciless ancient enemy.
A vicious new foe.
A galaxy convulsing with war.
With humanity on the brink of annihilation, only one option remains, Interstellar War. Can Jon Pike achieve victory, and revenge, for himself and humanity?
Find out in Interstellar War, Book 5 of The Pike Chronicles.
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265 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 15, 2016
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G.P. Hudson
79 books71 followersG.P. Hudson is the author of the hit space opera, The Pike Chronicles. He writes fast paced military science fiction, with an emphasis on world building, vast galactic empires, and power struggles. The Pike Chronicles is an epic science fiction adventure spanning the galaxy.
G.P. Hudson has been writing stories since childhood, and is a lifelong reader of science fiction. His study of history provides limitless inspiration for his stories.
For updates on new releases join G.P Hudson's mailing list at http://gphudson.com
G.P. Hudson has been writing stories since childhood, and is a lifelong reader of science fiction. His study of history provides limitless inspiration for his stories.
For updates on new releases join G.P Hudson's mailing list at http://gphudson.com
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May 30, 2016
Poor Writing, Incompetent Editing-Overall Bad
Book 5, "Interstellar War," continues the amateurish, immature, sophomoric writing of the series, with the incompetent editing still "riding shotgun."
A somewhat potentially interesting storyline-future human Special Ops Marine mated to alien symbiont, fights numerous ruthless aliens species and occasional humans, in an ever growing galactic war for freedom-has devolved from the first book, into a cartoonish, immature, talentless mishmash of inane drivel.
The eBook author's repeated and increasing failures in writing a coherent, entertaining and reasonable SciFi novel, clearly indicates a hobbyist writer, who believes "participation" is good enough. Lack of any measurable writing skill set or intelligent plots and science, results in a total, comic book mess. This book is highly NOT recommended.
Book 5, "Interstellar War," continues the amateurish, immature, sophomoric writing of the series, with the incompetent editing still "riding shotgun."
A somewhat potentially interesting storyline-future human Special Ops Marine mated to alien symbiont, fights numerous ruthless aliens species and occasional humans, in an ever growing galactic war for freedom-has devolved from the first book, into a cartoonish, immature, talentless mishmash of inane drivel.
The eBook author's repeated and increasing failures in writing a coherent, entertaining and reasonable SciFi novel, clearly indicates a hobbyist writer, who believes "participation" is good enough. Lack of any measurable writing skill set or intelligent plots and science, results in a total, comic book mess. This book is highly NOT recommended.
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July 17, 2022It passes time, slowly
Rating: minus 5
The aliens are great. The various species were my main reason for reading the series. Their interactions with each other within and without the species were the best part of the books. The question marks about all of them, allowed me fun speculation.
I have been told what I am and am not allowed to like by members. If interested in my opinion, please read my review of "Dark Horse", a fine story by Diener or Powers of the Earth (a silly book) and the comments of Claes Rees, Jr/cgr710 (a self-identified NeoNazi). There is a large slimy segment of the Goodreads science fiction readership. If not interested, please seek out a five star review, lest you suffer an extreme bout of emotional discomfort. Thank you.
GLORY TO UKRAINE !!!!
The universe as a whole has some good points and some bad points. The quasi-mystical elements are "Star Wars" type plot devices, which don't answer the origin questions that they generate. They are an interesting framework for a series and are as logical as science fantasy gets, so that's fair.
The lost human colonies are just capitalism run to its logical conclusion, which is handled well enough. So there's nothing exciting about them but they are plausible and they fit the plot. The individual colonials and the planetary characters are blandly homogenous but they work as just a flat surface for main character motivations, obstacles, opportunities and general plot developments.
The technology gets a passing grade for consistency but is a little science fantasy in its application. The alien tech seems better developed. The AI contemplating the nature of life is totally "Commander Data" of Star Trek fame. Unfortunately, it doesn't go beyond the surface of the study and the relationship between the AI and it's instances spread across millions of devices and ships is vague. There seems that there would be millions of the AI (with some great story potential). The communication pathways for all the AI's, is a mystery worth developing but hasn't been addressed yet.
The Chanisaries are a nice adaptation of the Ottoman empire shock troop slaves. It totally fits the culture of the Juttari. There is a battle that is reminiscent of the battle depicted in the movie, "Admiral: Roaring Waters". It might have been accidental but I'm giving the writer total credit for recreating one of the "Turtle Ship" battles of Admiral Yi Sun Sin. Unfortunately for Admiral Pike, if the writer holds to the course, our hero will not survive the series. That actually might make the main character more interesting.
The characters are all kinds of flat and the dialogue is a litany of cringe-worthiness. No reader realized that an ensign assigning firing orders to ships across a fleet is beyond stupid writing? Star Trek has much for which to answer. Why does an admiral have to prove that he's a "badass" and then have conversations about it with subordinates. In what universe does an admiral or general defend his manliness to subordinates? The dialogue, from orders issued in battle to flirting with a chief petty officer wore me down.
The weakness of having the hero admiral being a survivalist guerilla, is obvious. The government of earth consisting of the U.S. President is kind of sad. The head of the destroyed Space Force is the chief of the US military? Getting a little heavy with the nationalistic bent, heh (jingoistic storytelling is a political tract, not a novel). The ability of soldiers to be captains of warships is ridiculous, isn't it? Perhaps a tank sergeant should take command of a battleship, it would be epic. This grand display of ignorance of military/naval structures, roles and history is breathtaking. The writer could not be bothered to Wiki search any of the naval/military terms that he throws about. He could also have visited just the selection of history channels below and developed a rudimentary understanding of the subject that so fascinates him. I assume that he decided that three or four hours on YouTube was more effort, than his readers deserved. The overall rating is proof that he may have been correct.
The fact that all the major characters are Anglo, working class heroes, is necessary because of either the writer's pandering to the audience or (ugly) Reasons. Against that background, the underlying plot line that one of these heroes is the anointed savior of this galaxy is embarrassing (or just insanely racist). It has to make a lot of readers uncomfortable, as ethnosupremacist views tend to.
This was not very entertaining but I think that the series could have been with more effort, a broader vision of humanity, a basic understanding of things naval/military and warfare as well as more thought to the perspectives of self aware, electronic intelligence. The series is a perfect example of US hegemonic fantasy, ethnocentricity and the lack of depth that necessarily follows. Think "Independence Day" on steroids. It is outdated, was never flattering and a very common view of humanity by US science fiction writers.
These books are why US print science fiction is fading, I feel. It is written for a very limited audience. Better to read only the top tier writers and classic books to avoid these minimal effort works. Netflix and the other services carry a more sophisticated and better written selection of science fiction. As for a reader's community, YouTube is the place to share bibliophilic joy with cosmopolitan fellows. Some of my favorite channels are.
Munecat, May Moon Narrowboat, Chugging Along, Tara Mooknee, Novara Media, Tom Nicholas, Tulia, Some More News, Artificial Intelligence Universe, The Armchair Historian, Timeline, The Shades of Orange, UA Courage, Richard Wolff, Lady of the Library, Tiny Wee Boat, Cruising Crafts, Holly the Cafe Boat, Ben and Emily, Lady knight the Brave, Sabine Hossenfelder, Between the Wars, The Great War, Fall of Civilizations, Chloe Stafler, The Piano Guys, Tibees, Adult Wednesday Addams, Cossack and Caucasian Sword Dance, Narrowboat Chef, Cruising Alba, Neringa Rekaslute, Karolina Zebrowska, Jill Bearup, Real Engineering, Military History, Jabzy, Kings and Generals, Filaxim Historia, Joe Scott, Driftwood Folk, Jessie Gender, Cruising the Cut, Traveling K, What Vivi did next, Mrs Betty Bower, The Snake Charmer, 2Cellos, Invicta, The Templin Institute, Autumn's Boutique, Books with Chloe, Beautifully Bookish Bethany, Narrowboat Adventure, History in the Dark, Prime of Midlife, Science Intuition, Tech Space, Rebecca Watson, Katie Colson, France 24, Alize, Alice Cappelle, Steampunk, Katie Halper, Make Better Media, Epimetheus, Kalaripayattu, Merphy Napier, Petrik Leo, Patrick is a Navajo, Second Thought, Noah Sampson, Sarah Z, Lilly's expat life, Mala Armia Janosika, I'm Rosa, World of Antiquity, MWG Studios, Three Arrows, The Welsh Viking, Dr Becky, Spacedock, Eckharts Ladder, Paleo Analysis, Enby Reads, A Cup of Nicole, Emmie, Kelly loves Physics and History, Art by Annamarie, Diane Callahan Quotidian Writer, Storyworldling, Austin McConnell, Steve Shives.
I wish you a splendid morning, a gorgeous afternoon, a pleasant evening and a wonderful night.
Empathy and Courage are the mark of the superior being.
Lore of the Dark Sisters
Rating: minus 5
The aliens are great. The various species were my main reason for reading the series. Their interactions with each other within and without the species were the best part of the books. The question marks about all of them, allowed me fun speculation.
I have been told what I am and am not allowed to like by members. If interested in my opinion, please read my review of "Dark Horse", a fine story by Diener or Powers of the Earth (a silly book) and the comments of Claes Rees, Jr/cgr710 (a self-identified NeoNazi). There is a large slimy segment of the Goodreads science fiction readership. If not interested, please seek out a five star review, lest you suffer an extreme bout of emotional discomfort. Thank you.
GLORY TO UKRAINE !!!!
The universe as a whole has some good points and some bad points. The quasi-mystical elements are "Star Wars" type plot devices, which don't answer the origin questions that they generate. They are an interesting framework for a series and are as logical as science fantasy gets, so that's fair.
The lost human colonies are just capitalism run to its logical conclusion, which is handled well enough. So there's nothing exciting about them but they are plausible and they fit the plot. The individual colonials and the planetary characters are blandly homogenous but they work as just a flat surface for main character motivations, obstacles, opportunities and general plot developments.
The technology gets a passing grade for consistency but is a little science fantasy in its application. The alien tech seems better developed. The AI contemplating the nature of life is totally "Commander Data" of Star Trek fame. Unfortunately, it doesn't go beyond the surface of the study and the relationship between the AI and it's instances spread across millions of devices and ships is vague. There seems that there would be millions of the AI (with some great story potential). The communication pathways for all the AI's, is a mystery worth developing but hasn't been addressed yet.
The Chanisaries are a nice adaptation of the Ottoman empire shock troop slaves. It totally fits the culture of the Juttari. There is a battle that is reminiscent of the battle depicted in the movie, "Admiral: Roaring Waters". It might have been accidental but I'm giving the writer total credit for recreating one of the "Turtle Ship" battles of Admiral Yi Sun Sin. Unfortunately for Admiral Pike, if the writer holds to the course, our hero will not survive the series. That actually might make the main character more interesting.
The characters are all kinds of flat and the dialogue is a litany of cringe-worthiness. No reader realized that an ensign assigning firing orders to ships across a fleet is beyond stupid writing? Star Trek has much for which to answer. Why does an admiral have to prove that he's a "badass" and then have conversations about it with subordinates. In what universe does an admiral or general defend his manliness to subordinates? The dialogue, from orders issued in battle to flirting with a chief petty officer wore me down.
The weakness of having the hero admiral being a survivalist guerilla, is obvious. The government of earth consisting of the U.S. President is kind of sad. The head of the destroyed Space Force is the chief of the US military? Getting a little heavy with the nationalistic bent, heh (jingoistic storytelling is a political tract, not a novel). The ability of soldiers to be captains of warships is ridiculous, isn't it? Perhaps a tank sergeant should take command of a battleship, it would be epic. This grand display of ignorance of military/naval structures, roles and history is breathtaking. The writer could not be bothered to Wiki search any of the naval/military terms that he throws about. He could also have visited just the selection of history channels below and developed a rudimentary understanding of the subject that so fascinates him. I assume that he decided that three or four hours on YouTube was more effort, than his readers deserved. The overall rating is proof that he may have been correct.
The fact that all the major characters are Anglo, working class heroes, is necessary because of either the writer's pandering to the audience or (ugly) Reasons. Against that background, the underlying plot line that one of these heroes is the anointed savior of this galaxy is embarrassing (or just insanely racist). It has to make a lot of readers uncomfortable, as ethnosupremacist views tend to.
This was not very entertaining but I think that the series could have been with more effort, a broader vision of humanity, a basic understanding of things naval/military and warfare as well as more thought to the perspectives of self aware, electronic intelligence. The series is a perfect example of US hegemonic fantasy, ethnocentricity and the lack of depth that necessarily follows. Think "Independence Day" on steroids. It is outdated, was never flattering and a very common view of humanity by US science fiction writers.
These books are why US print science fiction is fading, I feel. It is written for a very limited audience. Better to read only the top tier writers and classic books to avoid these minimal effort works. Netflix and the other services carry a more sophisticated and better written selection of science fiction. As for a reader's community, YouTube is the place to share bibliophilic joy with cosmopolitan fellows. Some of my favorite channels are.
Munecat, May Moon Narrowboat, Chugging Along, Tara Mooknee, Novara Media, Tom Nicholas, Tulia, Some More News, Artificial Intelligence Universe, The Armchair Historian, Timeline, The Shades of Orange, UA Courage, Richard Wolff, Lady of the Library, Tiny Wee Boat, Cruising Crafts, Holly the Cafe Boat, Ben and Emily, Lady knight the Brave, Sabine Hossenfelder, Between the Wars, The Great War, Fall of Civilizations, Chloe Stafler, The Piano Guys, Tibees, Adult Wednesday Addams, Cossack and Caucasian Sword Dance, Narrowboat Chef, Cruising Alba, Neringa Rekaslute, Karolina Zebrowska, Jill Bearup, Real Engineering, Military History, Jabzy, Kings and Generals, Filaxim Historia, Joe Scott, Driftwood Folk, Jessie Gender, Cruising the Cut, Traveling K, What Vivi did next, Mrs Betty Bower, The Snake Charmer, 2Cellos, Invicta, The Templin Institute, Autumn's Boutique, Books with Chloe, Beautifully Bookish Bethany, Narrowboat Adventure, History in the Dark, Prime of Midlife, Science Intuition, Tech Space, Rebecca Watson, Katie Colson, France 24, Alize, Alice Cappelle, Steampunk, Katie Halper, Make Better Media, Epimetheus, Kalaripayattu, Merphy Napier, Petrik Leo, Patrick is a Navajo, Second Thought, Noah Sampson, Sarah Z, Lilly's expat life, Mala Armia Janosika, I'm Rosa, World of Antiquity, MWG Studios, Three Arrows, The Welsh Viking, Dr Becky, Spacedock, Eckharts Ladder, Paleo Analysis, Enby Reads, A Cup of Nicole, Emmie, Kelly loves Physics and History, Art by Annamarie, Diane Callahan Quotidian Writer, Storyworldling, Austin McConnell, Steve Shives.
I wish you a splendid morning, a gorgeous afternoon, a pleasant evening and a wonderful night.
Empathy and Courage are the mark of the superior being.
Lore of the Dark Sisters
August 2, 2017
GALAXY-WIDE BATTLES IN THIS EPIC SPACE OPERA
I've come to expect smooth writing, good editing, logical progression and direct, meaningful dialogue in this series. This particular volume delivers on all those expectations. I love this series! So far, Hudson has avoided falling into a particular pattern, except for the manner one book smoothly leads into the next with a twist. I, myself, have become a binge reader of the Pike Chronicles!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS BOTH AN INDIVIDUAL BOOK AND AS A SERIES!
I've come to expect smooth writing, good editing, logical progression and direct, meaningful dialogue in this series. This particular volume delivers on all those expectations. I love this series! So far, Hudson has avoided falling into a particular pattern, except for the manner one book smoothly leads into the next with a twist. I, myself, have become a binge reader of the Pike Chronicles!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AS BOTH AN INDIVIDUAL BOOK AND AS A SERIES!
August 30, 2017
Another Good, Roaring Fight-Fight-Fight set of Battles
The "good guys" would be nothing without their AI capabilities, and we suddenly see a major, long overdue threat to the AI. Otherwise, this is just more of the Rockem' Sockem' robot toys from the 1960s -- endless battling all around.
The "good guys" would be nothing without their AI capabilities, and we suddenly see a major, long overdue threat to the AI. Otherwise, this is just more of the Rockem' Sockem' robot toys from the 1960s -- endless battling all around.
April 11, 2019
What a fantastic SciFi action adventure! Love the plot, character development, world creation and all with wondrous technology yet easy to read and follow. Only issue I had was the family element seemed a bit overdone, but that could just be me.
I read this as part of the five books set and found it wonderful.
I read this as part of the five books set and found it wonderful.
October 17, 2017
Fantastic story
Completely fun and exciting series of books. Started reading just due to the name of the lead character. Pike, reminded me of Star trek. I have not been disappointed at all. Superb writing really brings this to life.
Completely fun and exciting series of books. Started reading just due to the name of the lead character. Pike, reminded me of Star trek. I have not been disappointed at all. Superb writing really brings this to life.
August 17, 2018
The fantastic story continues
This series is awesome. It's a great space fantasy with lots of action and characters that are wonderful. I love this series and can't wait for book 6 to come out.
This series is awesome. It's a great space fantasy with lots of action and characters that are wonderful. I love this series and can't wait for book 6 to come out.
August 3, 2016
Fun enjoyable read. Sort of want the next book to take a more political or more relationship view of the current world. Lots of action is cool, but I'm also really interested in the universe that is being built.
Also would be cool if we could explored more technology, and not just hammer in one or two things.
Can see this easily being a longer series with how the universe is, more enemies after the current couple would be awesome and actually make a lot of sense with the current story and plot setup.
Also would be nice to see Pike have some lovely kids (he needs some love yoh)
Basically the action only ramps up in this one, but I think a book and more so in the future some down time interludes would be great.
Also would be cool if we could explored more technology, and not just hammer in one or two things.
Can see this easily being a longer series with how the universe is, more enemies after the current couple would be awesome and actually make a lot of sense with the current story and plot setup.
Also would be nice to see Pike have some lovely kids (he needs some love yoh)
Basically the action only ramps up in this one, but I think a book and more so in the future some down time interludes would be great.
May 25, 2016
Oh oh oh.....
This just got interesting. Humans allied with channisar and Diakans, are now fighting a war on two fronts. Sure, they hate the Kemmar a lot, but they hate the juttari more. This novel lives up to its name. This book is non stop war, in space and on foot. And it ends on potentially devastating .note. Read and find out.
Very view grammatical errors, few periods missing but nothing more than that.
This just got interesting. Humans allied with channisar and Diakans, are now fighting a war on two fronts. Sure, they hate the Kemmar a lot, but they hate the juttari more. This novel lives up to its name. This book is non stop war, in space and on foot. And it ends on potentially devastating .note. Read and find out.
Very view grammatical errors, few periods missing but nothing more than that.
May 23, 2016
Raving fan!
I'm a raving fan of this series and this episode was crazy with action and intrigue. The characters were even better than before as the story examines the assumptions that they have held and how they might have been wrong. Excellent work! Can't wait for the next Book.
I'm a raving fan of this series and this episode was crazy with action and intrigue. The characters were even better than before as the story examines the assumptions that they have held and how they might have been wrong. Excellent work! Can't wait for the next Book.
May 25, 2016
Very interesting
More ship movements than I would like but served the story line. Good read and worth the effort. Can't wait for the next book.
More ship movements than I would like but served the story line. Good read and worth the effort. Can't wait for the next book.
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