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Star Bourne
Colin Gordon is just a normal guy driving home to celebrate his anniversary with his partner, when an accident traps him in the burning wreck of his car. When he wakes, he is in another place and, it seems, another time. Colin is a very long way from home, on the Ship FNS Destiny with no way to return. When he visits the devastated colony of Zafar, he becomes a changed man, a man with a new purpose in life. Pirates attacking planets and Star-Ships quickly show him the universe is not the friendly place he once thought it was. The idea that people who are as technologically advanced as these will be peaceful and benevolent is only partly true. These Aliens must still maintain a military to defend themselves against their enemies.
After pirates attack the ship he is travelling on, the entire command structure is out of action, leaving only Colin to guide the repairs and help the crew steer the ship safely back to home port. Along the way he must rescue innocent civilians from the pirates and help the Federation of Sentient Peoples (FSP) to survive. He learns that the very actions he must take to save the ship and crew could also see him branded a pirate if he is successful. While the FSP is by no means a utopian society, its leaders are smart enough to know they are in trouble and who they should ask for help.
Can Colin save the ship and her crew? If he does, will the Federation authorities put him in prison for doing so?
After pirates attack the ship he is travelling on, the entire command structure is out of action, leaving only Colin to guide the repairs and help the crew steer the ship safely back to home port. Along the way he must rescue innocent civilians from the pirates and help the Federation of Sentient Peoples (FSP) to survive. He learns that the very actions he must take to save the ship and crew could also see him branded a pirate if he is successful. While the FSP is by no means a utopian society, its leaders are smart enough to know they are in trouble and who they should ask for help.
Can Colin save the ship and her crew? If he does, will the Federation authorities put him in prison for doing so?
357 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2016
About the author
I.G. Roberts
6 books11 followersIan is an Engineer living and working in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with his wife (who is sure he is an alien), two sons and two Tonkinese cats. He has been an electrician, an engineer, a small business owner and an adult leader in the Scouting movement. With very eclectic tastes in reading and music, Ian enjoys books by several of the independent authors on Amazon as well as quite a few who are more mainstream. He has been reading sci-fi since he can remember, starting with the old John Carter series by Edgar Rice Burroughs when still in school, then proceeding to Asimov, Heinlein, and others. Ian also enjoys old movies of several genres.
Ian has had stories rattling around his head for many years, and a broken leg in April 2016 finally gave him the time to sit back and begin putting some of them down on paper. Ian Roberts is writing the Star Man Series now, but will pause on this series when the fourth book is completed with luck in about February 2018. He then plans a new series of standalone books, each of which will hold a challenge for its readers. Again, with luck, the first of these new books will be released about August 2018.
Ian has had stories rattling around his head for many years, and a broken leg in April 2016 finally gave him the time to sit back and begin putting some of them down on paper. Ian Roberts is writing the Star Man Series now, but will pause on this series when the fourth book is completed with luck in about February 2018. He then plans a new series of standalone books, each of which will hold a challenge for its readers. Again, with luck, the first of these new books will be released about August 2018.
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December 9, 2018
A very good and entertaining novel. I enjoyed reading this novel and will read more by this author. I recommend this book to everyone.
May 23, 2021
An Odd Resolution
Needs an editor. The storyline has appeal, I certainly found it interesting enough to complete the book, but the narrative style is unusual and there are many grammatical errors which make reading less than it could be. This author uses “till” repeatedly, even when “until” would be a better choice and always replaced “brought” with “bought” even though the definitions are nowhere near the same. This book ends well, bringing an acceptable resolution to all the outstanding story threads. I’ll try the next installment because in spite of the issues with grammar and construction, there remains an odd appeal for the primary characters.
Needs an editor. The storyline has appeal, I certainly found it interesting enough to complete the book, but the narrative style is unusual and there are many grammatical errors which make reading less than it could be. This author uses “till” repeatedly, even when “until” would be a better choice and always replaced “brought” with “bought” even though the definitions are nowhere near the same. This book ends well, bringing an acceptable resolution to all the outstanding story threads. I’ll try the next installment because in spite of the issues with grammar and construction, there remains an odd appeal for the primary characters.
January 3, 2019
A great beginning to a new Saga.
A great beginning to a new saga.
This reads like the the Brett Kavagnagh of space. A truly honorable man fighting his way through a really difficult situation. The on ly negative aspects of this story have to do with the technical aspects of the writing itself. There is to much boilerplate on the theoretical aspects of weaponry and flight . also, the past tense of to bring is brought instead of bought.
Overall, this is a great beginning to a new saga. I look forward to the rest of the series!
A great beginning to a new saga.
This reads like the the Brett Kavagnagh of space. A truly honorable man fighting his way through a really difficult situation. The on ly negative aspects of this story have to do with the technical aspects of the writing itself. There is to much boilerplate on the theoretical aspects of weaponry and flight . also, the past tense of to bring is brought instead of bought.
Overall, this is a great beginning to a new saga. I look forward to the rest of the series!
February 28, 2019
An IGR. SYFY. Novel (SS-1)/An Interplanetary Adventure/Pirates
IGR. gads. penned a SYFY. Novel p, which contains the story of a man who is injured in Earth and picked up by Aliens and take him back to their Mother ship. He reciprocated and becomes the defunct Captain of the starship after all of the Officers are severely injured or killed. This is An excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
IGR. gads. penned a SYFY. Novel p, which contains the story of a man who is injured in Earth and picked up by Aliens and take him back to their Mother ship. He reciprocated and becomes the defunct Captain of the starship after all of the Officers are severely injured or killed. This is An excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
February 15, 2020
Great story lots of action
Very enjoyable story, highly detailed. A story how one person can have a huge impact . I do think he eats and sleeps a bit too much. :). I liked the tense situations and how common sense can overcome many obstacles.
A backwoods planet human was able to reach the space traveling races a few things.
Very enjoyable story, highly detailed. A story how one person can have a huge impact . I do think he eats and sleeps a bit too much. :). I liked the tense situations and how common sense can overcome many obstacles.
A backwoods planet human was able to reach the space traveling races a few things.
July 28, 2018
Star Bourne was an interesting book and a good read, but there was a certain amount of repetitiveness in the story telling. Also there seemed to be consistent misspelled words (bought instead of brought as an example). I will continue to read the series and hope Mr. Roberts writes many more.
April 19, 2021
Great book!
I really liked this book! The characters are interesting and well flushed out. The details and story are believable and feels like it could really happen. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
I really liked this book! The characters are interesting and well flushed out. The details and story are believable and feels like it could really happen. Looking forward to the rest of the series.
August 3, 2017
Good book
Great book, good character development and great storyline. I'll definitely be reading more from this series and from this author as well
Great book, good character development and great storyline. I'll definitely be reading more from this series and from this author as well
October 10, 2017
Really great, entertaining book.
December 19, 2017
A trial to get through.
An interesting story but the writing style was tedious in the extreme. A good editor and the book would half as long and twice as good.
An interesting story but the writing style was tedious in the extreme. A good editor and the book would half as long and twice as good.
September 16, 2018
Excellent.
This book had to have the storyline unfold as it did. The background was necessary to build the story of the characters. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
This book had to have the storyline unfold as it did. The background was necessary to build the story of the characters. Looking forward to the next book in the series.
September 24, 2019
Good premise, but...
The author has a great story here, but failed to deliver because it was 99% tell and 1% show. Still, 3 stars for a great story premise.
The author has a great story here, but failed to deliver because it was 99% tell and 1% show. Still, 3 stars for a great story premise.
July 29, 2020
Good
A good start to the book series, I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the next book released.
A good start to the book series, I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the next book released.
September 13, 2017
I got to about 20% of the way through the book, but realized the way this book is written is just not for me. In this book the main character is retelling his story, and it is therefore largely in the past tense and description-heavy. I prefer fast-paced, dialogue-driven narratives, so this book was a bit of a disappointment for me. It has a great plot, but I can't help but think it's bogged down because of its style.
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January 23, 2018Excellent story.
The tale of Colin Gordon's space adventures is very detailed. His experiences are unique and interesting and the storyline is a good one. Without the almost constant repetition of the details of Colin's reasoning and actions, the book would have been much shorter. I don't feel that a more straightforward approach to telling his story would have harmed it though. It's an excellent story and I want to read about his other adventures.
The tale of Colin Gordon's space adventures is very detailed. His experiences are unique and interesting and the storyline is a good one. Without the almost constant repetition of the details of Colin's reasoning and actions, the book would have been much shorter. I don't feel that a more straightforward approach to telling his story would have harmed it though. It's an excellent story and I want to read about his other adventures.
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March 21, 2018This is a good book and has all the makings of a really good book. I’m not a fan of this writing style of just recapping a story to someone. I found that somewhat boring and the author was repetitious several times. I would much rather live the moment with the author and the story. I found myself skipping over some parts, which I hardly ever do, when it got a little tedious. Saying that, I am going to read the next book in hopes it picks up a little.
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