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Archangel Project #4
Starship Waking
On an icy, barren world, a starship dreams of doom…
Throughout the galaxy, the reclusive alien race known as The One are incapacitated by terror.
On the planet Luddeccea, wolf-human hybrid Volka harbors a terrible secret…a secret that must explain her nightmares.
Trapped on a luxurious asteroid, pleasure ‘bot 6T9 struggles to find purpose—until he receives a message from an Unidentified Caller.
The worlds of The One, Volka, and 6T9 are about to collide.
The galaxy will be shaken to its core.
The starship is waking.
Throughout the galaxy, the reclusive alien race known as The One are incapacitated by terror.
On the planet Luddeccea, wolf-human hybrid Volka harbors a terrible secret…a secret that must explain her nightmares.
Trapped on a luxurious asteroid, pleasure ‘bot 6T9 struggles to find purpose—until he receives a message from an Unidentified Caller.
The worlds of The One, Volka, and 6T9 are about to collide.
The galaxy will be shaken to its core.
The starship is waking.
378 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 13, 2018
625 people are currently reading
540 people want to read
About the author
C. Gockel
67 books572 followersC. Gockel got her start writing fanfiction, and she is not ashamed! Much. She received emails, messages and reviews from her fans telling her she should 'do this professionally'. She didn't; because she is a coward and life as a digital designer, copywriter and coder is more dependable. But in the end, her husband's nagging wore her down: "You could be the next '50 Shades of Gray' and I could retire!" Unfortunately, the author isn't much for writing smut. She is sad about this; she'd love for her husband to be able to retire and just work for her so she could nag him.
At the moment, Ms. Gockel is working on the next installment of her Archangel Project series.
Ms. Gockel loves to hear from readers. She can be reached by email at: cgockel.publishing at gmail.com
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At the moment, Ms. Gockel is working on the next installment of her Archangel Project series.
Ms. Gockel loves to hear from readers. She can be reached by email at: cgockel.publishing at gmail.com
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November 16, 2018
Another fun romp in a galaxy with the sex 'bot, designated 6T9, a werfle and a weere. Android, weasel like creature and a part wolf human. Can't take this Sci-Fi too seriously, but you can have fun with it.
October 21, 2018
This may be my favourite yet in this series. 6T9 is my favourite character, and he is the star of the show here. Also starring is the wonderful Carl Sagan, member of as yet unknown alien species The One, currently residing in an adorable 10-legged furball called a Werfle. We meet a new character, Volka, a descendant of Chernobl wolves who developed a greater resistance to radiation.
Carl Sagan goes in search of 6T9, a sex bot currently residing on a privately owned asteroid following the death of his human 'partner'. Carl wishes to recruit Sixty to undertake a rescue mission of a sentient ship buried in the sister-world of Luddeccea, Libertas. The One can communicate with the ship, Sundancer, and are terrified and overwhelmed by the dark, fear-filled dreams she is experiencing. Knowing that the technology-averse Luddecceans will destroy her one way or another if they find her, Carl Sagan races to free her from the ice before that happens.
While Starship Waking can be read as a fast-paced, well-designed and written space story and enjoyed perfectly well as such, I found the deeper aspects of the book more rewarding. One such is the exploration of 6T9's experiences as an inorganic life form with feelings and an underlying question, what constitutes life? Or worthwhile experience? How far can feelings of friendship and love be taken? How far can an android stay within its programming whilst, at the same time, exceeding it in unexpected ways? It's really fascinating and thought-provoking.
In Volka, a member of a subserviant species on Luddeccea, the reader explores various aspects of racism and theocratic control that can be seen to parallel our own societal experiences and consider our own understanding and reactions to similar forms of misinformation and control. I was put in mind of Orwell's '1984' in some ways.
There is also exploration around the theme of 'fear of the unknown' vs acceptance for being oneself.
I LOVE Gockel's work, her writing is of excellent standard, akin to the likes of McCaffrey, Eddings and, indeed, Orwell. Storylines are well thought out, well paced and interesting, characters are well-developed and multi-dimensional. And, like authors like Pratchett and Gaiman, her books work on multiple levels, depending on what you want from them, and become richer the more times you read them, as there is always something new to discover.
I heartily recommend this whole series...and you could do a lot worse than checking out the 'I Bring The Fire' series as well!
Carl Sagan goes in search of 6T9, a sex bot currently residing on a privately owned asteroid following the death of his human 'partner'. Carl wishes to recruit Sixty to undertake a rescue mission of a sentient ship buried in the sister-world of Luddeccea, Libertas. The One can communicate with the ship, Sundancer, and are terrified and overwhelmed by the dark, fear-filled dreams she is experiencing. Knowing that the technology-averse Luddecceans will destroy her one way or another if they find her, Carl Sagan races to free her from the ice before that happens.
While Starship Waking can be read as a fast-paced, well-designed and written space story and enjoyed perfectly well as such, I found the deeper aspects of the book more rewarding. One such is the exploration of 6T9's experiences as an inorganic life form with feelings and an underlying question, what constitutes life? Or worthwhile experience? How far can feelings of friendship and love be taken? How far can an android stay within its programming whilst, at the same time, exceeding it in unexpected ways? It's really fascinating and thought-provoking.
In Volka, a member of a subserviant species on Luddeccea, the reader explores various aspects of racism and theocratic control that can be seen to parallel our own societal experiences and consider our own understanding and reactions to similar forms of misinformation and control. I was put in mind of Orwell's '1984' in some ways.
There is also exploration around the theme of 'fear of the unknown' vs acceptance for being oneself.
I LOVE Gockel's work, her writing is of excellent standard, akin to the likes of McCaffrey, Eddings and, indeed, Orwell. Storylines are well thought out, well paced and interesting, characters are well-developed and multi-dimensional. And, like authors like Pratchett and Gaiman, her books work on multiple levels, depending on what you want from them, and become richer the more times you read them, as there is always something new to discover.
I heartily recommend this whole series...and you could do a lot worse than checking out the 'I Bring The Fire' series as well!
October 26, 2018
I love Gockel's writing. When I got a chance to read her newest scifi, of course, I jumped onboard. Even if I kept wondering what a book about a weasel-looking alien, a sex robot and a sentient spaceship might look like.
Turns out it looks like one hell of a page-turner, with incredible depth to incredibly original characters you'll find yourself rooting for, great action scenes and a side-dish of comic relief in the banter between 6T9 and our beloved werfle, Carl Sagan.
Starship Waking is a great space adventure, so it'll be perfect if you love the genre. But it's also something more. This side of "something more" that appeared in the Archangel Project continues on this second arc (which, by the way, is a great spot to jump in if you still haven't read the main trilogy) and that makes the book better, more relatable, but also... scarier. Because while I'm sure there is more coming, the Bad Guys in Starship Waking... well. We can understand where they're coming from. We can see they're wrong, and of course, we don't want them to win, but we get them. And worst of all? They aren't evil bastards intent on conquering the galaxy.
The greatest obstacles come from love.
And the understanding, the humanity needed to conquer those obstacles... sometimes you need a non-human to have it. Sometimes, those considered less-than-human are the only ones that can tell right from wrong without getting embroiled in too-human, de-humanizing arguments.
So. Yes, this is an amazing read because of the writing, the tight plot, the deep, relatable and amusing characters. If you're looking for a space adventure, go right ahead and pick this one up.
And if you're not looking specifically for that, but are looking for a good book, pick this one up too. Layered below the plot, there's some food for thought you will enjoy.
(In case you couldn't tell from the reading date, yes, I got an ARC copy of Starship Waking. This is about the third time I gush about it, and the gushing level is still up there...)
Turns out it looks like one hell of a page-turner, with incredible depth to incredibly original characters you'll find yourself rooting for, great action scenes and a side-dish of comic relief in the banter between 6T9 and our beloved werfle, Carl Sagan.
Starship Waking is a great space adventure, so it'll be perfect if you love the genre. But it's also something more. This side of "something more" that appeared in the Archangel Project continues on this second arc (which, by the way, is a great spot to jump in if you still haven't read the main trilogy) and that makes the book better, more relatable, but also... scarier. Because while I'm sure there is more coming, the Bad Guys in Starship Waking... well. We can understand where they're coming from. We can see they're wrong, and of course, we don't want them to win, but we get them. And worst of all? They aren't evil bastards intent on conquering the galaxy.
The greatest obstacles come from love.
And the understanding, the humanity needed to conquer those obstacles... sometimes you need a non-human to have it. Sometimes, those considered less-than-human are the only ones that can tell right from wrong without getting embroiled in too-human, de-humanizing arguments.
So. Yes, this is an amazing read because of the writing, the tight plot, the deep, relatable and amusing characters. If you're looking for a space adventure, go right ahead and pick this one up.
And if you're not looking specifically for that, but are looking for a good book, pick this one up too. Layered below the plot, there's some food for thought you will enjoy.
(In case you couldn't tell from the reading date, yes, I got an ARC copy of Starship Waking. This is about the third time I gush about it, and the gushing level is still up there...)
October 6, 2019
I've read the first 3 books in the Archangel series a while ago and it's perfectly fine to have a break at that point as it continues now a 100 years later. Noa doesn't play a big part either so I can see that it might be a bit of a shock to the system if read straight after. Coming back now to this universe wasn't difficult and I soon enjoyed call sagan and 6t9 again, it's like seeing old friends.
C.Gockel's writing style always captures me and the sprinkled in humor is the icing on the cake. It helps me glance over the SciFi gibberish which isn't totally my thing.
New to the crew is volka, a human-Wolf. She gives the two the emotional kit needed. On their way they leave destruction of living and non-living things and 6T9 takes quite a beating to his exterior and interior. I hope he'll find what he is looking for in the next books…
They are off to rescue a sentient starship - but does it really need rescuing?
Off to the next book because the Darkness is coming and I can't wait to find out what this is….
Strange thing: I thought the One knew about the Darkness already (remembering from book 1-3) so I hope everything will come together soon.
C.Gockel's writing style always captures me and the sprinkled in humor is the icing on the cake. It helps me glance over the SciFi gibberish which isn't totally my thing.
New to the crew is volka, a human-Wolf. She gives the two the emotional kit needed. On their way they leave destruction of living and non-living things and 6T9 takes quite a beating to his exterior and interior. I hope he'll find what he is looking for in the next books…
They are off to rescue a sentient starship - but does it really need rescuing?
Off to the next book because the Darkness is coming and I can't wait to find out what this is….
Strange thing: I thought the One knew about the Darkness already (remembering from book 1-3) so I hope everything will come together soon.
October 29, 2018
I just can't get enough of this series. I thought I might struggle without the original main characters but the author gives two others a voice of their own. I certainly didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. The way she's gone about giving a sex robot a nature and transformation is pure genius. She seems to take all today's social outcasts and give them a face and a value. Definitely one of my fave reads of 2018.
October 2, 2019
Absolutely Stunning
This is one of the best adventure reads I have found in recent times. Incredibly interesting and intelligent characters are woven into a compelling story. This is the first time that I have read a book that is number 4 in a series and found that it is complete and able to be enjoyed all on its own. And now I am planning to obtain all the others in the series and devour them all. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a love of Sci-Fi and adventure novels
This is one of the best adventure reads I have found in recent times. Incredibly interesting and intelligent characters are woven into a compelling story. This is the first time that I have read a book that is number 4 in a series and found that it is complete and able to be enjoyed all on its own. And now I am planning to obtain all the others in the series and devour them all. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has a love of Sci-Fi and adventure novels
March 18, 2019
A werfle and a sex’bot walk into a bar…
I made that up, but it seems as if it would be a great introduction to a really funny story.
In a posted review of Heretic, I noted that it was the ending of a three book series. Starship Waking is #4, and Darkness Rising (already pre-ordered) makes five, so it appears readers and fans have lucked out big time.
If you do want to take in C. Gockel’s fun and original series, start with Archangel Down, followed by Noa’s Ark and Heretic. Then check out Carl Hagan’s Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Universe (free short story, and an explanation of the “werfle” mention in this review title).
6T9, the sex’bot, (and now sentient being,) the werfle noted above, and a weere (Volka, a human/wolf hybrid) end up in a race to free a sentient spacecraft that is about to be uncovered (mining process) by a culture that has vowed to destroy any technology that involves artificial intelligence.
Enjoy!
I made that up, but it seems as if it would be a great introduction to a really funny story.
In a posted review of Heretic, I noted that it was the ending of a three book series. Starship Waking is #4, and Darkness Rising (already pre-ordered) makes five, so it appears readers and fans have lucked out big time.
If you do want to take in C. Gockel’s fun and original series, start with Archangel Down, followed by Noa’s Ark and Heretic. Then check out Carl Hagan’s Hunt for Intelligent Life in the Universe (free short story, and an explanation of the “werfle” mention in this review title).
6T9, the sex’bot, (and now sentient being,) the werfle noted above, and a weere (Volka, a human/wolf hybrid) end up in a race to free a sentient spacecraft that is about to be uncovered (mining process) by a culture that has vowed to destroy any technology that involves artificial intelligence.
Enjoy!
December 29, 2019
Starship Waking is the fourth book in the Archangel Project series. It can be read as a standalone book but you might find things somewhat confusing. It does further along the series storyline as well as introduce new characters.
August 24, 2020
The hero of the story is a robot. In fact he's a sex bot called 6T9. That amused me for starters. As the story opens he's stuck on an asteroid. His previous owner, for want of a better word, has just died leaving the asteroid to 6T9 so long as he stays there and looks after her pet werfle - a kind of cross between a cat and the kind of small, spoiled, yappy dogs that bite your ankles a lot. Only with more legs. Think Trickywoo with venom if you've read the James Herriot books. This is not the ideal answer for 6T9. His programming compels him to seek a companion. Then he is asked to undertake a rescue mission to a luddite world where robot beings are banned in order to rescue a sentient ship which is in distress.
At the time I read this book, I was writing one of my own. I'd just written a scene where the somewhat eccentric main character of my series was dressing himself in purple canvas jeans with a hideous orange, yellow and red silk shirt. Having finished that scene, I picked up this book, and proceeded to read a scene where 6T9 describes himself as wearing purple suede trousers and a gold lame shirt. I knew this was my kind of book already, but I was certain from that moment on.
6T9 turned out to be a lovely protagonist. Having been upgraded from bimbo to something altogether more human with a special chip that allows him to understand things like irony, he has a wit and wisdom that I really liked. It worked especially well when he ends up on a world where robots and AI are banned as evil since he, the 'evil' robot has the kind of compassion and humanity that made him rather more humane than the ... well ... humans involved. I also liked that his 'emotional' reactions were robotic, flaring circuits et al, and he rationalises them as nothing more than programming. Meanwhile the heroine of the story, who is a sort of were species and lives in penury as a second class citizen, has a kind of hesitant sweetness that had me wanting her to be rescued from the start. Our final protagonist is the small furry werfle 'pet'. Not the Snowy/Tin-Tin type side kick you might be expecting.
The relationship between the characters is wonderful but I especially loved the exchanges between 6T9 and other computer entities, and of course, the werfle. And I laughed out loud at a couple of bits. Especially moments where 6T9s chip falls out and starts behaving like a complete bimbo. It made me want to go read the first book to see if that's how he starts out.
What I loved about this book was the complexity, the subtle cleverness of the world building and the way that for all its humour, it had a solid and compelling plot. There were dicey moments for our intrepid trio, there was suspense, action and excitement as they were pursued from pillar to post searching for the ship they are there to rescue. Funny books don't always have a plot, sometimes the funny takes precedence, but I always prefer it when, like this one, they do. All in all it was a great fun read and the minute I'd finished I went and bought a whole bunch of the other books. In fact I've just realised that book one is free at the moment, so I must go and download that too.
Highly recommended.
At the time I read this book, I was writing one of my own. I'd just written a scene where the somewhat eccentric main character of my series was dressing himself in purple canvas jeans with a hideous orange, yellow and red silk shirt. Having finished that scene, I picked up this book, and proceeded to read a scene where 6T9 describes himself as wearing purple suede trousers and a gold lame shirt. I knew this was my kind of book already, but I was certain from that moment on.
6T9 turned out to be a lovely protagonist. Having been upgraded from bimbo to something altogether more human with a special chip that allows him to understand things like irony, he has a wit and wisdom that I really liked. It worked especially well when he ends up on a world where robots and AI are banned as evil since he, the 'evil' robot has the kind of compassion and humanity that made him rather more humane than the ... well ... humans involved. I also liked that his 'emotional' reactions were robotic, flaring circuits et al, and he rationalises them as nothing more than programming. Meanwhile the heroine of the story, who is a sort of were species and lives in penury as a second class citizen, has a kind of hesitant sweetness that had me wanting her to be rescued from the start. Our final protagonist is the small furry werfle 'pet'. Not the Snowy/Tin-Tin type side kick you might be expecting.
The relationship between the characters is wonderful but I especially loved the exchanges between 6T9 and other computer entities, and of course, the werfle. And I laughed out loud at a couple of bits. Especially moments where 6T9s chip falls out and starts behaving like a complete bimbo. It made me want to go read the first book to see if that's how he starts out.
What I loved about this book was the complexity, the subtle cleverness of the world building and the way that for all its humour, it had a solid and compelling plot. There were dicey moments for our intrepid trio, there was suspense, action and excitement as they were pursued from pillar to post searching for the ship they are there to rescue. Funny books don't always have a plot, sometimes the funny takes precedence, but I always prefer it when, like this one, they do. All in all it was a great fun read and the minute I'd finished I went and bought a whole bunch of the other books. In fact I've just realised that book one is free at the moment, so I must go and download that too.
Highly recommended.
February 24, 2021
Feelings and Reason
This is an unusual story about an escape from physical enslavement to complete freedom. The question raised is emotion serving reason or reason serving emotion. It is a question impossible to answer but Starship Waking says it can be answered. The starship operates on emotion alone. Others, such as slavers for military, work on reason to shape their emotions., resulting in hatred, bigotry, and fear. Reason is in service to emotion. You want to do something, evaluate if that want is reasonable, and then reason on a way to fulfil that emotion. I do not understand how one cannot work without the other. A spaceship that works only on feelings is operating on adjectives. I have a good feeling. Happy to fly. Sad to be in cave. Those may be valuable emotions (adjectives) but to devise a plan without reason (nouns and verbs) is impossible. We must fight to be free so that we are happy / I'll be happy when I am free so I will fight. Here, fighting is in service to happiness. But in truth, you must have both. It's a team effort. In many ways this story is just weird. Sometimes the puns get in the way than enhance, (6T9). But it does illustrate that reason (facts) are not controlled by emotion (feelings) . Predicting that you will be happy if you act one way can and should be overcome when reason (facts) say otherwise. An example is Vilka's former lover feeling happier to kill her than help her. His feelings have been enslaved by his reason.
This is an unusual story about an escape from physical enslavement to complete freedom. The question raised is emotion serving reason or reason serving emotion. It is a question impossible to answer but Starship Waking says it can be answered. The starship operates on emotion alone. Others, such as slavers for military, work on reason to shape their emotions., resulting in hatred, bigotry, and fear. Reason is in service to emotion. You want to do something, evaluate if that want is reasonable, and then reason on a way to fulfil that emotion. I do not understand how one cannot work without the other. A spaceship that works only on feelings is operating on adjectives. I have a good feeling. Happy to fly. Sad to be in cave. Those may be valuable emotions (adjectives) but to devise a plan without reason (nouns and verbs) is impossible. We must fight to be free so that we are happy / I'll be happy when I am free so I will fight. Here, fighting is in service to happiness. But in truth, you must have both. It's a team effort. In many ways this story is just weird. Sometimes the puns get in the way than enhance, (6T9). But it does illustrate that reason (facts) are not controlled by emotion (feelings) . Predicting that you will be happy if you act one way can and should be overcome when reason (facts) say otherwise. An example is Vilka's former lover feeling happier to kill her than help her. His feelings have been enslaved by his reason.
November 6, 2024
While Starship Waking can be read as a fast-paced, well-designed and written space story, characters are well-developed and multi-dimensional and enjoyed perfectly well. One such is the exploration of 6T9's experiences as an inorganic life form with feelings and an underlying question, what constitutes life. It's really fascinating and thought-provoking.
This book series is slowly getting on nerves in a good way. 6T9 are my favourite character, and he is the star of the book here. Also starring is the wonderful Carl Sagan, member of an unknown alien species The One, currently residing in an adorable 10-legged furball called a Werfle. We meet a new character, Volka, a descendant of Chernobyl wolves who developed a greater resistance to radiation.
Carl Sagan goes in search of 6T9, a sex bot currently residing on a privately owned asteroid following the death of his human 'partner'. Carl wishes to recruit Sixty to undertake a rescue mission of a sentient ship buried in the sister-world of Luddeccea, Libertas. The One can communicate with the ship, Sundancer, and are terrified and overwhelmed by the dark, fear-filled dreams she is experiencing. Carl Sagan races to free her from the ice before that happens.
The reader explores various aspects of racism and theocratic control that can be seen to parallel our own societal experiences and similar forms of misinformation and control. Theme of 'fear of the unknown' vs acceptance for being oneself
This book series is slowly getting on nerves in a good way. 6T9 are my favourite character, and he is the star of the book here. Also starring is the wonderful Carl Sagan, member of an unknown alien species The One, currently residing in an adorable 10-legged furball called a Werfle. We meet a new character, Volka, a descendant of Chernobyl wolves who developed a greater resistance to radiation.
Carl Sagan goes in search of 6T9, a sex bot currently residing on a privately owned asteroid following the death of his human 'partner'. Carl wishes to recruit Sixty to undertake a rescue mission of a sentient ship buried in the sister-world of Luddeccea, Libertas. The One can communicate with the ship, Sundancer, and are terrified and overwhelmed by the dark, fear-filled dreams she is experiencing. Carl Sagan races to free her from the ice before that happens.
The reader explores various aspects of racism and theocratic control that can be seen to parallel our own societal experiences and similar forms of misinformation and control. Theme of 'fear of the unknown' vs acceptance for being oneself
November 22, 2020
I love science fiction. I grew up with Asimov and his wonderful Robot series, with Simak and his engaging characters, with Sturgeon and his humanity. I must confess that I had stopped reading SF because nowadays it´s military or so hard SF that it gets boring. The characters don´t exist or they are carton pieces whose only task is to carry on the plot, if there´s one. Then suddenly, I started reading ARCHANGEL DOWN,and Wow!!! I never stopped reading this series. I have now finished Starship Waking and I intend to go on with the complete series. Robots, androids and AIs are difficult to turn into fiction characters without danger of losing reader´s empathy. C. Gockel does it perfectly. Her artificial persons are not a copy of Asimov´s robots, nor a mockery of humans like those shown in the film AI. Neither are they monsters desiring to destroy humanity. They are their own complex personalities. There is another series with AIs, Union Station EarthCent Ambassador by E Forner, but though his AIs, robots and androids are delightful, the series is basically humoristic and fun. Instead, C.Gockel can write unstoppable action, human emotions, bits of humor and danger in a novel that you can´t put down once you start reading. Go on! Start reading now!
May 15, 2022
The entire series is fun in an undemanding way. It is a cross between a teen space adventure and a spoof. That isn't bad but the material cannot be described as memorable.
I would rather that I had spent the time on YouTube watching
UA Courage, Art by Annamarie, The Narrowboat Experience, Philosophy Tube, Sarah Z, Noah Sampson, Big Joel, Narrow boat Adventures, Some More News, Tara Mooknee, Munecat, Novara Media, Double Down News, Sarah Z, DUST, Between the Wars, Lady of the Library, Philosophy Tube, Some More News, Lily Alexander, Owen Jones, Mrs Betty Bower, The Narrow boat Pirate, Make Better Media, Tulia, Alayna Joy, Jack in the Books, Noah Sampson, Books and Lala, Maximillien Robespierre, Ship Happens, Patrick is a Navajo, Sabine Hossenfelder, The Amber Ruffin Show, Dannie & Joe, Cruising Alba, Spacedock, Camper Vibe, TIKHistory, The Gravel Institute, Christy Anne Jones, The Shades of Orange, The Great War, Practical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, World War Two, Alize, Alice Cappelle, Jessica Gagnon, The Armchair Historian, France 24, BrandonF, Rebecca Watson, IzzzYzzz, Lilly's expat life, I'm Rosa, Military Aviation History, Lady knight the Brave, Jill Bearup, Karolina Zebrowska, Military History Visualized, Noelle Gallagher, Abbie Emmons, Kings and Generals, Munecat, Jake Tran, We're in Hell, 2 Steps from Hell, Celtica, Three Arrows, The Irish Reader, Natasha's Adventures, Books and Quills, Tom Nicholas, Noah Sampson, Tara Mooknee or Novara Media, Katie Halper (Useful Idiots), With Olivia, Alayna Joy, Books with Emily Fox, Dakota Warren, Just Ali, the bookleo, A cup of Nicole, Beautifully Bookish Bethany, Third world book nerd, Jessie Gender, The Radical Reviewer, Quinn's Ideas, Renegade Cut, Sci Trek, Books with Chloe, The Templin Institute, Kitty G. and Brittany the Bibliophile.
As long as you pick books from free lists, charity shops, open air markets, second hand shops or free community collections, you will only lose a little time, rather than the substantial cost of hard, soft bound or e-books (some of the better e-books are outrageous).
See my review of Powers of the Earth (fifth rate pile of libertarian filth), the comments and other reviews. It might change your view of Goodreads and Amazon. At that point, I reached the limits of my patience and my reserves of courtesy were exhausted. Monsters need be dealt with, not coddled.
If this seems impossible to you or that I am unreasonable, spare yourself from mental or emotional harm by avoiding the remainder of this and any other reviews. To the loyal racist following that I have developed, especially Claes Rees, Jr you seem very easily disturbed that someone might take issue with novels promoting your various creeds. Is that what they mean by "snowflake"?
In any case, you seem to all be huge supporters of Putin (especially his ending of free speech in Russia). I really only have two things to say. The first is predictably, Burn in your hell (Sorry but since I'm a communist and sometime Taoist, Hell just is not done at home). The second is.
GLORY TO UKRAINE !
From my communist lair, masterminding the destruction of global capitalism,
I wish you a refreshing morning, a relaxing afternoon, a smashing evening and a pleasant night. Hope strengthens us.
I would rather that I had spent the time on YouTube watching
UA Courage, Art by Annamarie, The Narrowboat Experience, Philosophy Tube, Sarah Z, Noah Sampson, Big Joel, Narrow boat Adventures, Some More News, Tara Mooknee, Munecat, Novara Media, Double Down News, Sarah Z, DUST, Between the Wars, Lady of the Library, Philosophy Tube, Some More News, Lily Alexander, Owen Jones, Mrs Betty Bower, The Narrow boat Pirate, Make Better Media, Tulia, Alayna Joy, Jack in the Books, Noah Sampson, Books and Lala, Maximillien Robespierre, Ship Happens, Patrick is a Navajo, Sabine Hossenfelder, The Amber Ruffin Show, Dannie & Joe, Cruising Alba, Spacedock, Camper Vibe, TIKHistory, The Gravel Institute, Christy Anne Jones, The Shades of Orange, The Great War, Practical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, World War Two, Alize, Alice Cappelle, Jessica Gagnon, The Armchair Historian, France 24, BrandonF, Rebecca Watson, IzzzYzzz, Lilly's expat life, I'm Rosa, Military Aviation History, Lady knight the Brave, Jill Bearup, Karolina Zebrowska, Military History Visualized, Noelle Gallagher, Abbie Emmons, Kings and Generals, Munecat, Jake Tran, We're in Hell, 2 Steps from Hell, Celtica, Three Arrows, The Irish Reader, Natasha's Adventures, Books and Quills, Tom Nicholas, Noah Sampson, Tara Mooknee or Novara Media, Katie Halper (Useful Idiots), With Olivia, Alayna Joy, Books with Emily Fox, Dakota Warren, Just Ali, the bookleo, A cup of Nicole, Beautifully Bookish Bethany, Third world book nerd, Jessie Gender, The Radical Reviewer, Quinn's Ideas, Renegade Cut, Sci Trek, Books with Chloe, The Templin Institute, Kitty G. and Brittany the Bibliophile.
As long as you pick books from free lists, charity shops, open air markets, second hand shops or free community collections, you will only lose a little time, rather than the substantial cost of hard, soft bound or e-books (some of the better e-books are outrageous).
See my review of Powers of the Earth (fifth rate pile of libertarian filth), the comments and other reviews. It might change your view of Goodreads and Amazon. At that point, I reached the limits of my patience and my reserves of courtesy were exhausted. Monsters need be dealt with, not coddled.
If this seems impossible to you or that I am unreasonable, spare yourself from mental or emotional harm by avoiding the remainder of this and any other reviews. To the loyal racist following that I have developed, especially Claes Rees, Jr you seem very easily disturbed that someone might take issue with novels promoting your various creeds. Is that what they mean by "snowflake"?
In any case, you seem to all be huge supporters of Putin (especially his ending of free speech in Russia). I really only have two things to say. The first is predictably, Burn in your hell (Sorry but since I'm a communist and sometime Taoist, Hell just is not done at home). The second is.
GLORY TO UKRAINE !
From my communist lair, masterminding the destruction of global capitalism,
I wish you a refreshing morning, a relaxing afternoon, a smashing evening and a pleasant night. Hope strengthens us.
May 23, 2025
In this novel's transhumanist future, humans have crossbred with animals and spliced themselves into machines. "The machines took over" on Earth. In a remote fictional star system, however, a wolf-human crossbreed faces danger because she helped a relative whose relationship with a human produced a baby. She always thought that no hybrid between humans and "weeres" could survive; she now learns that that's because some people in her homeworld kill the healthy hybrid babies and all the weeres in the family. With help from sympathetic humans and a "sexbot" who presents itself as an attractive man, she struggles to "awaken" the human consciousness left in a starship that will get her out of the way, into brave new worlds unknown to them etc. etc. (Yes! There is a series!)
It's well written; I like this author's style. People with more tolerance for transhumanism than I have would give it four or even five stars. I just believe that stories about experiments in transhumanism should be much grimmer than this one.
It's well written; I like this author's style. People with more tolerance for transhumanism than I have would give it four or even five stars. I just believe that stories about experiments in transhumanism should be much grimmer than this one.
May 15, 2019
6T9's Grand Adventure or The Rescue of Starship Sunshine 🌞
Right from the top this book grabs your attention and doesn't let it go. Written mainly from the sex 'bot 6T9's point of view mixed with the alien possessed wurfel, think 12 legged weasel, Carl Sagen and a new character Volta, a wolf weere, the fun and action just keep on coming.
I would normally strongly suggest that you read the first three books in the series, but other than a few inside jokes, most of this book is fairly self contained. Other than Carl and 6t9, only two other previous characters show up for cameo spots later in the book. Don't get me wrong, the 1st 3 are worth reading on their own, just don't panic if you grab this one out of order.
Now I'm off to read.book.five to find out how these new characters fit into the overall arch of the series. ☺
Right from the top this book grabs your attention and doesn't let it go. Written mainly from the sex 'bot 6T9's point of view mixed with the alien possessed wurfel, think 12 legged weasel, Carl Sagen and a new character Volta, a wolf weere, the fun and action just keep on coming.
I would normally strongly suggest that you read the first three books in the series, but other than a few inside jokes, most of this book is fairly self contained. Other than Carl and 6t9, only two other previous characters show up for cameo spots later in the book. Don't get me wrong, the 1st 3 are worth reading on their own, just don't panic if you grab this one out of order.
Now I'm off to read.book.five to find out how these new characters fit into the overall arch of the series. ☺
January 20, 2020
A weird but rollicking saga continues
Continued from previous works Carl Sagan, a Werfle and 6T9 an Android join forces to escape prejudices and imminent war. Saving an ancient sentient starship becomes an adventure of danger.Add Volka, a Weere wolf-hybrid who somehow can dream and speak to the starship. Life isn't easy as the trio try to save the ship.
Most of the writing is sharp, the story well plotted, however, certain Repeated phrases with poor grammar is overused to the point of tedium and annoyance.The author needs work in finding other facial expressions and descriptions to keep us engaged. See examples:
His jaw got hard. Her face got hard. His chin got tight. Her body got hard. His eyes got hot. Her eyes got hot. Boring few emotions and descriptions and often redundant.
Otherwise, the tale is good science fiction.
Continued from previous works Carl Sagan, a Werfle and 6T9 an Android join forces to escape prejudices and imminent war. Saving an ancient sentient starship becomes an adventure of danger.Add Volka, a Weere wolf-hybrid who somehow can dream and speak to the starship. Life isn't easy as the trio try to save the ship.
Most of the writing is sharp, the story well plotted, however, certain Repeated phrases with poor grammar is overused to the point of tedium and annoyance.The author needs work in finding other facial expressions and descriptions to keep us engaged. See examples:
His jaw got hard. Her face got hard. His chin got tight. Her body got hard. His eyes got hot. Her eyes got hot. Boring few emotions and descriptions and often redundant.
Otherwise, the tale is good science fiction.
October 31, 2019
An exciting and enjoyable sequel to The Archangel Project and prequel to "Darkness Rising", featuring 6T9, Carl Sagan and a few new characters. I am enjoying this series immensely. This Book takes place about a century after "Heretic" with Carl and The One suffering terrifying visions as the starship Sundancer has nightmares. There is continual tension, frequently broken with some out-of-this-world humor or life-and-death situations, as 6T9 (a sex 'bot - his name is a hint), Carl (one of The One occupying a werfle) and Volka (a GMO) face and overcome almost impossible odds to awaken and rescue the sleeping starship (from a previous galactic civilization). Kanji and Noa Sato also put in brief appearances.
December 31, 2020
This is labeled as book 4 in the series, but it's sort of a spin-off with minor characters. An enjoyable quick read with very few fully human characters. Or maybe they're all fully human while not being homo sapiens? Either way, a space adventure starring a depressed android, an artistic human-wolf hybrid and a curmudgeonly space weasel inhabited by a symbiotic energy being out to rescue a spaceship. There's cameos from the other major characters of the first few books as well. I'm looking forward to the next book.
While this could be read as the first book of a new series, I'd probably recommend starting with the first Archangel book for additional world-building. There's a lot of recap in this, to catch the reader up, but it's not too overpowering.
Read through Kobo.
While this could be read as the first book of a new series, I'd probably recommend starting with the first Archangel book for additional world-building. There's a lot of recap in this, to catch the reader up, but it's not too overpowering.
Read through Kobo.
October 28, 2022
An enjoyable and exciting read. Humans have reached out through the universe and one planetary system has rebelled against the rest, rejecting the technology that they depend on. An android and a wolf/human crossbreed form an unlikely alliance in a world where the former are hated and feared while the latter are despised and treated as outcasts or servants. Together with another species that is able to live in the form of other animals treated as pets and communicate telepathically they face tremendous odds in a mission to rescue an alien space ship hidden on another planet in the system. the characters are interesting and well developed, the story is gripping and moves along quickly, making for a really enjoyable read.
January 14, 2022
Starship Awaking is a unique novel. You pick it an you might think that you are going to read just another sci-fi kind of flick! Be prepared for a very deep and intriguing novel. I am on my second read through. The novel takes a look at emotion and reason, which rules which, which causes hatred and bigotry to foster within the human soul. C Gockel is a talented and gifted author. When you put talent on a topic such as human mentality and emotion you know you are in for an outstanding read. I hope you take the time to really learn from this novel – it is a fun read so don’t worry about that but learn a little along the way.
May 3, 2019
Having read the stories about Noa and James, I was curious to see where the author was going to take 6T9’s story. You now have a fast-paced story with a lot of fighting and escaping from the “bad” guys. But it was interesting to watch Carl and Sixty bond and see the humor that comes across from both of them. Then there is Volka, she is definitely an interesting character. I fell in love with her immediately. While the three of them become close during their escapes, it will be interesting to see what that darkness is that is coming in the next book.
November 5, 2021
The world building was good, but I really hated the character interaction. In the first three Archangel books the story is really character driven, and I loved it. In this book Sixty is not the same Sixty that he was in the other books, even when his Qcom gets disconnected at the most inopportune times. Carl is an absolute jerk, and I kinda hated him. I preferred him as the probably sentient but unknown quantity of a space weasel. Volka I did like, but she couldn't carry the story by herself.
May 1, 2020
Always a fun read
... And usually a unique perspective. This took a while to set up the characters and situation but when it all came together, I was riveted. 6T9 is incorrigible, and Volka and Carl rounded out a good team. Kinda disappointed there was no love match. First read this author in the I Bring the Fire series and it's odd to read something without the Æsir (I miss Loki!), but this was fun.
... And usually a unique perspective. This took a while to set up the characters and situation but when it all came together, I was riveted. 6T9 is incorrigible, and Volka and Carl rounded out a good team. Kinda disappointed there was no love match. First read this author in the I Bring the Fire series and it's odd to read something without the Æsir (I miss Loki!), but this was fun.
September 23, 2020
Werfle, weere, and sexbots, oh my
This is a really good story. The characters are unique and very interesting. I felt like I was quickly drawn into the story and enjoyed every bit of it. The storyline is interesting and unusual. It's not every day you read about wolf-human hybrids on a luddite planet, a sexbot who is legally human, and a higher being trying to save a self-aware starship from a nitemare?
This is a really good story. The characters are unique and very interesting. I felt like I was quickly drawn into the story and enjoyed every bit of it. The storyline is interesting and unusual. It's not every day you read about wolf-human hybrids on a luddite planet, a sexbot who is legally human, and a higher being trying to save a self-aware starship from a nitemare?
February 22, 2021
This book, continuing on, with a few twists, from the first three Archangel books, was delightful to read. The trio of strange characters, each somewhat unsure of him or herself and each other, worked for me. The story contains an appropriate amoung amount of induendo, angst, misunderstanding, betrayal, danger, caring, heroism, and triumph, not to mention humor. These are all expected in a good science fiction novel and one does not disappoint in that respect.
October 3, 2021
Wonderful fantasy listing 🎧
Another very will written space opera fantasy adventure novel with lot of interesting will developed characters. The story setting is futuristic some where in the galaxy our main characters strive to save themselves and millions of others from dictators and the story continues. I would recommend this novel and author to readers of Sci-Fi and fantasy. Enjoy the adventure of reading and listing to books 📘😎🚀 2021
Another very will written space opera fantasy adventure novel with lot of interesting will developed characters. The story setting is futuristic some where in the galaxy our main characters strive to save themselves and millions of others from dictators and the story continues. I would recommend this novel and author to readers of Sci-Fi and fantasy. Enjoy the adventure of reading and listing to books 📘😎🚀 2021
February 6, 2019
The four books of the Archangel Project
The four books were a very good read. Well worth the time. I felt kind of disappointed though at the 100 year jump from book three and book four. Too much happened in between and I lost track of Noa until the end of the book. She played such an important role in the series that the conversion should have been done better.
The four books were a very good read. Well worth the time. I felt kind of disappointed though at the 100 year jump from book three and book four. Too much happened in between and I lost track of Noa until the end of the book. She played such an important role in the series that the conversion should have been done better.
April 1, 2019
I read the first 3 with interest. But wolf/human hybrids........ ????? I think I understand what the author was going for in the whole...... who/what is human..... equalityvs.slavery but the biology doesn't work. Still can't get the whole starship thing either.....
So I just talked myself into a 2.
I probably won't read the rest of this series.
So I just talked myself into a 2.
I probably won't read the rest of this series.
October 26, 2019
New adventures
The archangel universe continues with new characters, and some old friends. Awe, rage, hope, friendship, and the full lot of emotions on a fast pacing story about an android looking for purpose, a wolf-human escaping and a quantum wave inhabiting an animal to save a sentient starship that has been asleep for a thousand years
The archangel universe continues with new characters, and some old friends. Awe, rage, hope, friendship, and the full lot of emotions on a fast pacing story about an android looking for purpose, a wolf-human escaping and a quantum wave inhabiting an animal to save a sentient starship that has been asleep for a thousand years
July 13, 2020
A really good read.
This book popped up as a recommendation for me on Amazon and it looked good so I got it, read it and really liked it. Unfortunately for me I jumped into the middle of the series, fortunately I found a great series to read and I am starting from book one. She also writes other genres so if sci-fi is not your thing you have options. Highly recommend.
This book popped up as a recommendation for me on Amazon and it looked good so I got it, read it and really liked it. Unfortunately for me I jumped into the middle of the series, fortunately I found a great series to read and I am starting from book one. She also writes other genres so if sci-fi is not your thing you have options. Highly recommend.
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