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Diving Universe #7
Searching for the Fleet: A Diving Novel
Leaving Boss behind to continue diving the Boneyard, Ivoire Engineer Yash Zarlengo returns to the Lost Souls Corporation’s headquarters to analyze the data from the runabout they discovered there.
Convinced that the experience in the Boneyard proves the Fleet still exists, Yash buries herself in her work, interested in little else.
Ivoire Captain Jonathan “Coop” Cooper notices Yash’s growing obsession with finding the Fleet and joins her in her search.
For the first time in six years, the crew of the Ivoire feels real hope. Coop and Yash know all too well the dangers hope can pose. But this time their hope might just lead them somewhere no one expected.
A page-turning adventure, Searching for the Fleet expands Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s award-winning Diving series into uncharted territory.
Convinced that the experience in the Boneyard proves the Fleet still exists, Yash buries herself in her work, interested in little else.
Ivoire Captain Jonathan “Coop” Cooper notices Yash’s growing obsession with finding the Fleet and joins her in her search.
For the first time in six years, the crew of the Ivoire feels real hope. Coop and Yash know all too well the dangers hope can pose. But this time their hope might just lead them somewhere no one expected.
A page-turning adventure, Searching for the Fleet expands Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s award-winning Diving series into uncharted territory.
426 pages, Paperback
First published September 18, 2018
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About the author
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
1,365 books721 followersKristine Kathryn Rusch is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists –even in London– and have been published in 14 countries and 13 different languages.
Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.
In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".
She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances
Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. In the past year, she has been nominated for the Hugo, the Shamus, and the Anthony Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction.
In addition, she's written a number of nonfiction articles over the years, with her latest being the book "A Freelancer's Survival Guide".
She has also published as:
Sandy Schofield (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kristine Grayson - romances
Kathryn Wesley (collaborations with husband Dean Wesley Smith)
Kris Nelscott - mysteries
Kris Rusch - historical fiction
Kris DeLake - romances
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October 5, 2018
Well that threw a wrench into everything. This is a really intriguing story that touches on several of the earlier books, especially "The Falls". Cooper and Tash lead the story across several threads, including fascinating tales of their early careers. Slowly all the sub-plots are brought together, meeting at one pivotal planet. The story ends with a serious "to be continued", but that's OK.
One important aspect is missing: Boss!
It would be interesting to re-read The Falls with this new knowledge.
I'm on the hook for the next installment.
One important aspect is missing: Boss!
It would be interesting to re-read The Falls with this new knowledge.
I'm on the hook for the next installment.
November 29, 2018
I love this series! Maybe not great literature but the characters are so real and the plots are so intricate it’s a pleasure to be back in the Diving Universe world.
August 8, 2021
I would love to find out what happened to E-2 when they closed down. I'm hoping Yash will find out and mention it in the next book. This book was so good. I noticed other reviewers saying they wished they had read The Falls and The Runabout: A Diving Novel again before reading this book but I actually have been reading the series pretty much one after the other so I remembered a lot about the books. Now I'm queuing up the next book in the series.
September 19, 2018
Couldn’t put it down
The best part of these stories is that smart people get themselves into tight situations for smart reasons, and then have to do something smart and brave to get themselves out of those circumstances. There are no too-stupid-to-live characters here, so their stories are as engrossing as the characters themselves. Even having seen some of the early part of the book (as appeared in Asimov’s as novellas), I was drawn right back in to the sprawling saga of the Diving Universe. And now I’m again wishing for more!
The best part of these stories is that smart people get themselves into tight situations for smart reasons, and then have to do something smart and brave to get themselves out of those circumstances. There are no too-stupid-to-live characters here, so their stories are as engrossing as the characters themselves. Even having seen some of the early part of the book (as appeared in Asimov’s as novellas), I was drawn right back in to the sprawling saga of the Diving Universe. And now I’m again wishing for more!
January 4, 2019
This is a diving universe novel, but Boss plays no part in it. (Throughout the the action in this book, she is offstage diving the boneyard.) The main characters here are "Coop", the captain of the Ivoire, and "Yash" his chief engineer. In a sense Searching for the Fleet completes a literary triptych with the first two sections being The Falls and The Runabout. (I may need to go back and reread parts of those books.)
The story moves slowly at first. Things start with a serious personnel problem. Then Coop and Yash embark on some critical investigative research, during which we get very interesting flashbacks to important earlier points in their careers (nice little tales in themselves). Finally, they take the Ivoire out to find some answers and have quite an adventure. (Cannot really say much more without spoilers.)
Good book with a solid finish. Life goals and relationships change -- for the better I think. But there are now even more mysteries to be investigated; so, I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
The story moves slowly at first. Things start with a serious personnel problem. Then Coop and Yash embark on some critical investigative research, during which we get very interesting flashbacks to important earlier points in their careers (nice little tales in themselves). Finally, they take the Ivoire out to find some answers and have quite an adventure. (Cannot really say much more without spoilers.)
Good book with a solid finish. Life goals and relationships change -- for the better I think. But there are now even more mysteries to be investigated; so, I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
September 26, 2018
Searching for the Fleet (bk 7 of the Diving Universe series) is the book that I have been waiting for, as far as Coop and his Ivoire Fleet crew are concerned.
The last several books have been building up to this, as we saw more of how life in the Fleet (that is, during Coop's time there) really was.
And this book does not disappoint!
Coop and his crew were shocked (yes, this is an understatement) when Boss and her people accidentally did something that grabbed their anacapa drive and brought Ivoire in to the Sector Base where Boss and her crew were working.
Not shocked to return to base, of course, but beyond shocked to learn that their entire world (not to mention friends and loved ones) was five thousand years gone.
Six years later, Coop had started to make his life over and make a place for himself in Boss' Lost Souls corporation world, if not yet make peace with the notion that his former life was gone forever.
Some people will only read standalone books. I, however, enjoy series books. And this book is one reason why.
Highly recommended for all longtime Diving Universe fans (yes, you can start with this book but it will mean MUCH more if you had read the previous six books first)!
The last several books have been building up to this, as we saw more of how life in the Fleet (that is, during Coop's time there) really was.
And this book does not disappoint!
Coop and his crew were shocked (yes, this is an understatement) when Boss and her people accidentally did something that grabbed their anacapa drive and brought Ivoire in to the Sector Base where Boss and her crew were working.
Not shocked to return to base, of course, but beyond shocked to learn that their entire world (not to mention friends and loved ones) was five thousand years gone.
Six years later, Coop had started to make his life over and make a place for himself in Boss' Lost Souls corporation world, if not yet make peace with the notion that his former life was gone forever.
Some people will only read standalone books. I, however, enjoy series books. And this book is one reason why.
Highly recommended for all longtime Diving Universe fans (yes, you can start with this book but it will mean MUCH more if you had read the previous six books first)!
July 25, 2024
The Diving Universe books by Kristine Kathryn Rusch are woefully under-read and, I think, just not known. I really like this series, and this entry, involving Coop and Yash from the Ivoire is the best entry in the series to-date, and matures the series into a much bigger, more interesting space opera that should be read by all I think. A series that started a riff on deep-sea wreck explorations (still a favorite aspect of mine of the series) has now matured into a fuller, richer storyline. The characters (both sets -- can't say more due to spoilers) now fit together cohesively, and the latter set (Coop and crew), that I really didn't enjoy reading about, have been flesh out and made interesting and integrated fully into the entire story.
Great read. Couldn't put it down. I would rate it 5-stars, but (silly I know), but 5-star books are special and rare, and good as this was, it is not a 5-star experience, but dang close.
Do yourself a favor and check out Diving the Wreck. You might like this series.
Great read. Couldn't put it down. I would rate it 5-stars, but (silly I know), but 5-star books are special and rare, and good as this was, it is not a 5-star experience, but dang close.
Do yourself a favor and check out Diving the Wreck. You might like this series.
December 31, 2018
The seventh book in the ”Diving” universe science fiction series.
Just like the other books in the series, this one is also made up of several novellas, among them Dix and two set in Coop's and Yash's pasts.
When starship Ivoire jumped into fold space and was stranded 5000 years into the future, Captain Jonathan “Coop” Cooper and engineer Yash Zarlengo were just two of it's crew. Some of the crew left but most are working for the Lost Souls Corporation which tried to find out what happened to the Fleet that the Ivoire was part of. In the previous novella “Runabout”, Yash got a lot of data and she's returned to the Corporation's headquarters to analyze it.
Five years ago Coop's second in command, Dix Pompiono, was desperate to return to his own time. When he finally realizes that that's not likely to happen, ever, he kills himself. Yash strongly suspects that he also tampered with the ship's very dangerous anacapa drive. Coop evacuates the ship and they start to work, looking for any clues.
In the ”present” time, Coop and Yash analyze the data from the runabout with single-minded obsession. Eventually, they get clues to another base. The book also has two long flashbacks, individual novellas, about Coop's and Yash's past. Coop's section (Lieutenant Tightass) is his first assignment on a dignity class vessel, which tries to save other DV vessels which have vanished. The captain seems to be lax and so is her crew. Yash's flashback (Advanced Anacapa Theory) happens during her time at school when she's learning to fix anacapa drives.
Many of the threads in the previous books lead here: what Coop and Yash find. Unfortunately, I didn't really care for the flashbacks and the search wasn't that interesting but things picked up near the end. I guess I should've relistened the previous books so that they would be fresh in my mind.
Coop and Yash are the POV characters and Boss is only mentioned a couple of times. To my surprise, I didn't really miss Boss. Of course, the previous books also didn't have Boss because they're set in different time periods.
We don't get all the answers in this book, indeed we get some more questions about the present.
A very good addition to the series and I'm intrigued to know what happens next.
Just like the other books in the series, this one is also made up of several novellas, among them Dix and two set in Coop's and Yash's pasts.
When starship Ivoire jumped into fold space and was stranded 5000 years into the future, Captain Jonathan “Coop” Cooper and engineer Yash Zarlengo were just two of it's crew. Some of the crew left but most are working for the Lost Souls Corporation which tried to find out what happened to the Fleet that the Ivoire was part of. In the previous novella “Runabout”, Yash got a lot of data and she's returned to the Corporation's headquarters to analyze it.
Five years ago Coop's second in command, Dix Pompiono, was desperate to return to his own time. When he finally realizes that that's not likely to happen, ever, he kills himself. Yash strongly suspects that he also tampered with the ship's very dangerous anacapa drive. Coop evacuates the ship and they start to work, looking for any clues.
In the ”present” time, Coop and Yash analyze the data from the runabout with single-minded obsession. Eventually, they get clues to another base. The book also has two long flashbacks, individual novellas, about Coop's and Yash's past. Coop's section (Lieutenant Tightass) is his first assignment on a dignity class vessel, which tries to save other DV vessels which have vanished. The captain seems to be lax and so is her crew. Yash's flashback (Advanced Anacapa Theory) happens during her time at school when she's learning to fix anacapa drives.
Many of the threads in the previous books lead here: what Coop and Yash find. Unfortunately, I didn't really care for the flashbacks and the search wasn't that interesting but things picked up near the end. I guess I should've relistened the previous books so that they would be fresh in my mind.
Coop and Yash are the POV characters and Boss is only mentioned a couple of times. To my surprise, I didn't really miss Boss. Of course, the previous books also didn't have Boss because they're set in different time periods.
We don't get all the answers in this book, indeed we get some more questions about the present.
A very good addition to the series and I'm intrigued to know what happens next.
January 29, 2022
The next part in the Diving series. This continues the story started in the earlier books – or more or less doesn’t. It consists of separate stories which happen at different times in the timeline of the series, and it doesn’t involve the “Boss”, the main character in most of the other books, at all. We learn what happened “behind the scenes” during some events of the other books. There is also a near-disastrous expedition to the world where the fifth part of the series, The Falls, happened thousands (?) of years earlier. At this time, it was supposed to be an abandoned base. When it is explored, it turns out that there is a new player in the game, something the protagonist of the series had not been aware of, and the new, unknown, force wants to guard that old base at any cost with a ragtag but huge fleet of spaceships with curious weapons, some old, but some working with an unknown mechanism.
For the most part, the book was a very good story, and gave a lot of light to the motivations of some of the characters. The last part of the book was easily the worst – the exploration trip to the old base was interesting, but it was overly dramatic with too much Star-Wars-style fighting, manual flying through a debris field, and ass-pulling of implausible distraction methods. In spite of that, the book left me with a positive feeling, and I am looking forward to the next parts. Unfortunately, the next book apparently isn’t a direct sequel.
For the most part, the book was a very good story, and gave a lot of light to the motivations of some of the characters. The last part of the book was easily the worst – the exploration trip to the old base was interesting, but it was overly dramatic with too much Star-Wars-style fighting, manual flying through a debris field, and ass-pulling of implausible distraction methods. In spite of that, the book left me with a positive feeling, and I am looking forward to the next parts. Unfortunately, the next book apparently isn’t a direct sequel.
February 15, 2022
The Diving Universe Reviewed.
I am not doing separate reviews, just some general remarks--this review will appear on all the Diving books starting with Stealth. I read from Stealth forward in the series through Squishy's Teams--still waiting for (and looking forward to) Chase.
So, these are very pleasant engaging reads. The Diving universe is coherent, well-imagined, and intriguing. For serious fans (what I used to call 'fan-boys', but that's too gendered) of Rusch, I recommend reading them all. For less committed readers, it is probably enough to just read the full-length novels and skip the novellas. There is some overlap between the novels and the novellas, but it is often fascinating, as when one gets to see the same incident from two different directions. But the novellas are often short and padded out to printable (sellable) length with previews or other stuff. The novels carry the whole narrative and major characters forward on their own. The novellas can be outtakes of the novels, or fun original stuff.
This is not my usual space opera. The orbital mechanics sometimes don't make sense and so on, but the writing and editing are very good.
Enjoy!
I am not doing separate reviews, just some general remarks--this review will appear on all the Diving books starting with Stealth. I read from Stealth forward in the series through Squishy's Teams--still waiting for (and looking forward to) Chase.
So, these are very pleasant engaging reads. The Diving universe is coherent, well-imagined, and intriguing. For serious fans (what I used to call 'fan-boys', but that's too gendered) of Rusch, I recommend reading them all. For less committed readers, it is probably enough to just read the full-length novels and skip the novellas. There is some overlap between the novels and the novellas, but it is often fascinating, as when one gets to see the same incident from two different directions. But the novellas are often short and padded out to printable (sellable) length with previews or other stuff. The novels carry the whole narrative and major characters forward on their own. The novellas can be outtakes of the novels, or fun original stuff.
This is not my usual space opera. The orbital mechanics sometimes don't make sense and so on, but the writing and editing are very good.
Enjoy!
March 8, 2019
Excellent addition to the diving universe storyline. I'm a bit disappointed in the ending, but I guess that's to be expected. It will be interesting to see what (if anything) happens after this one to be sure, but I was really looking forward to more stories based on the original goals of the team, I'm not sure I like the new direction, but I'm sure that anything that comes up will be just as enjoyable as all the others, since it's hard not to like things from this author. I have no doubt whatever happens next will be just as thrilling and raise just as many questions as the previous books in the series have done. You definitely don't want to start with this book if you haven't read any of the others in this series, but if you've been following along, then this one will fill you with more questions, spawn more adventure scenarios in your head, and maybe even give you something to rail against the system about. :)
October 3, 2018
I read this book before reading the Falls. While I enjoyed the story, and the plot, some of what I was feeling was idle curiosity about the fate of the runabout. I found the Falls difficult to get into, partly because it was characters I didn't know and didn't have an affinity for. My error. Reading the Falls after reading Searching for the Fleet filled in a lot of gaps; making a re-read of parts of Searching for the Fleet very enjoyable. Both the books can be read as stand alone, but as you go through them, you realize they are part of a much larger picture, taking from different viewpoints. I am intrigued and really looking forward to seeing how the series develops and resolves all the disparate pieces. Well done!
March 11, 2021
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn. Searching for the Fleet. Diving Universe No. 7. WMG, 2018.
Though it is set thousands of years in the future of The Falls, Searching for the Fleet is nevertheless a close sequel to it and The Runabout. They should be read first. Coop and Yash, the time displaced captain and engineer from the ancient Fleet warship Ivoire are the protagonists in this one. They give us some of their back stories and take the Ivoire back to abandoned Sector Base E-2 looking for clues to the lost history of the Fleet. Rusch, as usual, likes plots involving more than one timeline. This series continues to please. There are some nice bits of tech in this one: How about nanotech work gloves knuckle lights? Sometimes it is the little things that let you know you are in the future.
Though it is set thousands of years in the future of The Falls, Searching for the Fleet is nevertheless a close sequel to it and The Runabout. They should be read first. Coop and Yash, the time displaced captain and engineer from the ancient Fleet warship Ivoire are the protagonists in this one. They give us some of their back stories and take the Ivoire back to abandoned Sector Base E-2 looking for clues to the lost history of the Fleet. Rusch, as usual, likes plots involving more than one timeline. This series continues to please. There are some nice bits of tech in this one: How about nanotech work gloves knuckle lights? Sometimes it is the little things that let you know you are in the future.
January 23, 2024
Possibly the best book so far, even at this point in this long running series. Starts with excellent character introduction. It is clear that two of them will be the main focus. There starts futuristic mystery, detailed, with technology and secrets. Some kept, other revealed gradually.
Next, in the 2nd part, there's the academy. We get to know how engineers are trained. It is about the Anakapa engine (the main technology in the series). And the final, 3rd part, is an adventure with star ships, on planet surface, and inside space stations. By scientists who know what they're doing. Competent not only in their field but in space navigation and in combat encounters. This is a story that is easy to follow from start to finish, without any random flaws.
Next, in the 2nd part, there's the academy. We get to know how engineers are trained. It is about the Anakapa engine (the main technology in the series). And the final, 3rd part, is an adventure with star ships, on planet surface, and inside space stations. By scientists who know what they're doing. Competent not only in their field but in space navigation and in combat encounters. This is a story that is easy to follow from start to finish, without any random flaws.
February 20, 2025
What a jump into the future!
Every time I finish one of these books, I want to say "Wow!" While that is my honest reaction, readers deserve to know what they are getting into and the author deserves to know what I really think a about the book.
Well, I think it was well-done and a spectacular way to move the story forward. There is a lot to uncover and discover along the way. There are all the elements we've come to expect: personal connectedness, conflicts and battles, tech, pining for the fleet and the unknown quantity.
While the story progresses quite a bit, or perhaps makes a shift, it all happens in a parallel theme. The results of this forward motion appear in surprising ways.
Every time I finish one of these books, I want to say "Wow!" While that is my honest reaction, readers deserve to know what they are getting into and the author deserves to know what I really think a about the book.
Well, I think it was well-done and a spectacular way to move the story forward. There is a lot to uncover and discover along the way. There are all the elements we've come to expect: personal connectedness, conflicts and battles, tech, pining for the fleet and the unknown quantity.
While the story progresses quite a bit, or perhaps makes a shift, it all happens in a parallel theme. The results of this forward motion appear in surprising ways.
September 21, 2018
I love the Diving Novels and had Searching for the Fleet on preorder. I put it at the top of my TBR list and started it as soon as it showed up on my Kindle. Then I started reading and found that the first part was the novella Dix which I had already purchased and read. It went downhill from there. About half way through there was another novella I had purchased and read. While I liked both Coop and Yash I found much of their interaction and search boring. This did finish the story leaving both Coop and Yash with a new goal. I guess a good ending with some excitement at the end but still a disappointing story to end the series.
October 8, 2018
I used to read the Diving Novel books because I really enjoyed the stories with Boss. So I was a bit unsure whether I would enjoy this one or not. I have to say now that I didn't miss Boss at all in this. It was nice to see her mentioned in the right places, but Coop and Yash have turned into really good protagonists too.
The sort of cliffhanger at the end is a bit of a pity, but probably for the better for this book.
It was great to see some of the story lines converging and giving meaning to the story lines in the last few books.
The sort of cliffhanger at the end is a bit of a pity, but probably for the better for this book.
It was great to see some of the story lines converging and giving meaning to the story lines in the last few books.
April 23, 2020
8/10: Excellent read, well written, fell right into the fictional world created.
“Face forward,” Coop said. The words were brutal. His tone was brutal. “That’s what the Fleet does, Dix. Forever forward. You know that.”
Great to be back with Coop. I'm loving this series and getting used to each instalment from different perspectives (sometimes missing those I loved reading previously).
This time it's Coop and Yash, a little bit more mystery unravelling. And a little sadness.
Onto the next (or maybe a novella!).
“Face forward,” Coop said. The words were brutal. His tone was brutal. “That’s what the Fleet does, Dix. Forever forward. You know that.”
Great to be back with Coop. I'm loving this series and getting used to each instalment from different perspectives (sometimes missing those I loved reading previously).
This time it's Coop and Yash, a little bit more mystery unravelling. And a little sadness.
Onto the next (or maybe a novella!).
November 10, 2018
Couldn’t put it down
Whenever a new Diving novel comes out, it immediately goes to the top of my “to read” list. This time The Fleet crew and some of the backstories before they head off to search for another closed fleet base.
More mysteries from the past are introduced and the novel’s conclusion introduces more questions than answers but it was still a very satisfying read.
My only comment to the author: write faster!
Whenever a new Diving novel comes out, it immediately goes to the top of my “to read” list. This time The Fleet crew and some of the backstories before they head off to search for another closed fleet base.
More mysteries from the past are introduced and the novel’s conclusion introduces more questions than answers but it was still a very satisfying read.
My only comment to the author: write faster!
June 17, 2021
This is, so far, my favorite Diving Universe novel. It was great to get some of Yash and Coop's earlier life, how they got to where they are in their careers and personalities. I was so excited (along with them) to find a Sector Base that had not been totally shut down. And then to throw in Not-Fleet ships with nanobot busting weapons...awesome! The story ended way too soon. I want to know more about that planet and what happened to make it so unfriendly to the Fleet.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 4, 2022
I have just read the Diving Series back to back (the 16 books that exist thus far, including novels and novellas) and have to say that I absolutely love this series.
Searching for the Fleet centres around some of the Ivoire characters, and their hope to find the modern day fleet. Threads from previous books start coming together here, very satisfyingly, and yet actually, we still have more questions than answers!
Searching for the Fleet centres around some of the Ivoire characters, and their hope to find the modern day fleet. Threads from previous books start coming together here, very satisfyingly, and yet actually, we still have more questions than answers!
June 21, 2020
Excellent addition to the Diving universe. I'd read parts of it previously as novellas in Asimov's, and other parts seemed to be added for continuity/background/history. There is some new action that advances the series nicely (and ties in with The Runabout. Boss is off-stage, and it looks like she's not in the next book either. But it's all good.
September 20, 2018
#7 Diving Novel ⭐⭐⭐
The newest, as I write, Diving universe novel is exceptional. It ties together many threads of the story, and presents flashbacks that are facinating novellas within the story. It was hard to put down, which means I am sleep deprived and behind on work!
The newest, as I write, Diving universe novel is exceptional. It ties together many threads of the story, and presents flashbacks that are facinating novellas within the story. It was hard to put down, which means I am sleep deprived and behind on work!
October 3, 2018
Great addition to this universe. Gained insight into Coop and Yash from the view into their back stories.
Not crazy about the ending...It seemed more like a chapter break, but I am thoroughly hooked and looking forward to the next installment. Especially if we bring Boss back!
Not crazy about the ending...It seemed more like a chapter break, but I am thoroughly hooked and looking forward to the next installment. Especially if we bring Boss back!
December 29, 2018
Good but not as satisfying.
A fairly good read. Not up to the quality of the previous novels due to a change in pace. We get snippets of Hash and Coops past, but very little about the fleet.
A fairly good read. Not up to the quality of the previous novels due to a change in pace. We get snippets of Hash and Coops past, but very little about the fleet.
June 4, 2019
You should start the Diving Universe series at the beginning. The first book will introduce you not only to the universe but a style of writing where there are often detailed explorations.
I like the series and will continue reading it.
I like the series and will continue reading it.
August 8, 2019
only one fifth stalling... and some genuinely interesting plot developments and history lessons. much more show than tell... i’m not a writer, but it’s clear there’s either no editor, or an editor tampering to make this fit a specific shape. i hope this improves.
November 14, 2018
I love this series. This book was a bit wordy, but told so much of what some of the characters were going through. Excellent story.
November 23, 2018
Good addition to the Diving Universe. I really enjoyed the ending. Looking forward to more.
December 4, 2018
Another enjoyable romp. I look forward to the next.
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