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Capital Fleet: Ixan Legacy Series Boxed Set
The complete military space opera series from bestselling author Scott Bartlett. Last time, the aliens smashed the galaxy. Humanity held on by the fingernails. In the decades since, we’ve put worlds back together. We’ve licked our wounds. But Captain Husher warned us they would return. We didn’t want to believe him. We couldn’t afford to believe him. Doesn’t matter. The enemy has returned, with weapons beyond anything we’ve dreamed of. Now, it falls to Husher and his troubled crew to save us. There's just one problem. First, he must save us from himself. Box set Book 1: Capital Starship Book 2: Pride of the Fleet Book 3: Dogs of War Sci-fi with a bold streak. Download this complete series today.
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First published January 1, 2018
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About the author
Scott Bartlett
115 books303 followersScott Bartlett writes his books from inside a mech, which is inside the hangar bay of a light armored cruiser stationed just past Jupiter.
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Scott was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland – the easternmost province of Canada.
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...salmon hatchery technician, grocery clerk, youth care worker, ghostwriter, research assistant, pita maker, and freelance editor.
In 2014, he succeeded in becoming a full-time novelist, and he’s been writing science fiction at light speed ever since.
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Here are some more believable statements:
Scott was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland – the easternmost province of Canada.
During his decade-long journey to become a full-time author, he supported himself by working an assortment of jobs…
...salmon hatchery technician, grocery clerk, youth care worker, ghostwriter, research assistant, pita maker, and freelance editor.
In 2014, he succeeded in becoming a full-time novelist, and he’s been writing science fiction at light speed ever since.
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March 22, 2019
Scott Bartlett is a master at military sci-fi on a grand space opera scale, and Capital Fleet: The Complete Ixan Legacy Series Box Set is certainly proof of that. This stories are totally addictive and superbly written. See the publisher’s blurb. If you find it appealing you’ll no doubt enjoy the series. In fact, the only real negative is that you’ll be in for some late nights as this is a hard box set to put down. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises. The box set definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the box set is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend.
November 3, 2021
This is the headline
This book was great.
I've read all the other books in this multiverse and I've enjoyed them all ;)
I suggest that you make sure you follow the reading order or it gets your head into a mess.
Great characters, great plot, great battles, much science mumbo magic going on.
All in all very enjoyable.
I also listened to the audible whisper sync for some of it and the narration is brill.
This book was great.
I've read all the other books in this multiverse and I've enjoyed them all ;)
I suggest that you make sure you follow the reading order or it gets your head into a mess.
Great characters, great plot, great battles, much science mumbo magic going on.
All in all very enjoyable.
I also listened to the audible whisper sync for some of it and the narration is brill.
October 7, 2020
Audio, narrated by Mark Boyett
I enjoy this world, Capt. Husher, and the writing/narrating, but I felt lost for most of the first book. It seems like I'm reading them out of order and consequently lacking certain knowledge that would illuminate certain things, but I couldn't find good information on the recommended reading order online, so I kept muddling through. That said, it was still a fun, action-packed and politically charged space opera.
By the end, I felt like it had rather lost its steam, and I was ready to be done. I finished the final installment, but I was a bit underwhelmed. It just felt like more of the same and I wanted to get it over with. The narrator was great, though, and helped me hang in there.
I enjoy this world, Capt. Husher, and the writing/narrating, but I felt lost for most of the first book. It seems like I'm reading them out of order and consequently lacking certain knowledge that would illuminate certain things, but I couldn't find good information on the recommended reading order online, so I kept muddling through. That said, it was still a fun, action-packed and politically charged space opera.
By the end, I felt like it had rather lost its steam, and I was ready to be done. I finished the final installment, but I was a bit underwhelmed. It just felt like more of the same and I wanted to get it over with. The narrator was great, though, and helped me hang in there.
June 9, 2024
Liberalism
If you’re a Trumpkin, or even Trump himself, you’ll no doubt like the author’s continual attempts to put down what he calls liberals. He obviously doesn’t know much about such things since he continually confuses things. If he wants to influence people, he needs to make sense continually instead of occasionally and to find a different forum. That way he won’t lose so many readers like me. Politics change; Read a history book.
If you’re a Trumpkin, or even Trump himself, you’ll no doubt like the author’s continual attempts to put down what he calls liberals. He obviously doesn’t know much about such things since he continually confuses things. If he wants to influence people, he needs to make sense continually instead of occasionally and to find a different forum. That way he won’t lose so many readers like me. Politics change; Read a history book.
May 22, 2019
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Few things ruin a good book more than early chapter politicizing. The characters have validity but I just can't be bothered. Save that stuff for a semi-appropriate place like twittface, gaggle, messchining. Frankly I wish I hadn't reddit and toward the end of the first book it achieved "dreddit" status!
Few things ruin a good book more than early chapter politicizing. The characters have validity but I just can't be bothered. Save that stuff for a semi-appropriate place like twittface, gaggle, messchining. Frankly I wish I hadn't reddit and toward the end of the first book it achieved "dreddit" status!
November 22, 2020
Disappointed. Based on reviews I thought of picking up a good paced story , with some philosophy. Instead the philosophy ( which I happen to agree with BTW) is delivered very heavy handed throughout the book. In addition the hero is supposed to be a starship captain aged 50+ not a coming of age of someone with no self-confidence.
I had to force myself to read past the first 150 pages
I had to force myself to read past the first 150 pages
December 29, 2019
Following are the reviews of the first 3 books in the Ixan series by Scott Bartlett, all in one excellent series that you just can’t miss. If you were a fan of Battlestar, you will love this series, with good characters, great ships, and just good fun Sci-Fi, it is well worth the listen.
Supercarrier – The Ixan Prophecies #1
This really reminded me of the reboot of the Battlestar Galactica series, although, with a few extra alien races. It is like the UHF are the Cylons – they have been taken over and gone bad, led by an evil leader, and the Providence (or Galactica) is the only thing that can stand in their way. They even have a lone senator trying to rally support for their cause. Now don’t get me wrong, because this is not a bad thing, ‘Supercarrier’ is a fantastic book, especially if you like a good story, with some brilliant characters and just good old fashioned Sci-Fi.
Although not what I would call hard Sci-Fi, or really full-on, this story does have a lot of plots and a lot of action.
The Human race had the first interstellar war a while ago, and won thanks to an Alien called Ocharium, who gave them Darktech, which allowed them to improve their weapons, open their own wormholes, all sorts of fun things. This allowed them to defeat a race called the Ixa. Only the Humans have Darktech, and they have kind of lorded it over the galaxy for a while. The other races, the Wingers, and the Gok, do not like the Humans as they consider themselves oppressed by Humanity. There are also the Fins, a very intelligent race who are also very perceptive, it's almost like they have prescience or an incredible intuition they can strategically and tactically see things so well. The Fins live with the Wingers, so are closely aligned.
When a deliberate incident happens, setting off a chain of events, the galaxy is basically plunged into war, with the Wingers taking the opportunity to attack their oppressors.
In the middle of all of this is the Providence, the last of the Supercarriers, the only ship without Darktech, and therefore vulnerable to manipulation by alien misdoings.
This is not just a book with an incredible amount of spectacular space combat, but also a rather intriguing political thriller as 5 different races all clash for power, and some have multiple factions within, the humans being the prime example.
As the galaxy soon tears itself apart, Captain Keyes and his crew must try and save humanity, protect the Providence, and protect those that are too weak to protect themselves. Cue Disgraced Lieutenant Husher (which I have to point out was Admiral Adama’s callsign in Battlestar!!) the son of an alleged traitor who collaborated with the Ixa in the first war. He has just been stripped of his Captaincy for making an ethical decision and has joined Keyes.
To be honest, there were a couple of times I did cringe at some of the characters, the dialogue and the level of ‘heroism’ displayed by some of the main characters, but again, if you look past this, and just go with it, and enjoy this for what it is, this is actually a really fun read. And although the characters are a little overdone in some parts, for the most part, they are pretty good.
Overall, I really enjoyed this (huge fan of BSG, so of course I was going to!), it had an outstanding story, and although I have been a bit critical, the story really is very clever, Bartlett has managed to string together multiple plots without losing any (I'm into the second book and he is still tying them together nicely), and the quality of his space combat is exceptional. The political intrigue is also sensational.
I am already into the second book “Juggernaut”, which is better than this one, taking the core work done in ‘Supercarrier’ and building on it. This is a great start to the series, if you are a BSG fan you will love it, but moreover, it is just a lot of fun, and who doesn’t like a good sci fi adventure with Supercarriers, Aliens and Tech Galore!!
Juggernaut – The Ixan Prophecies #2
This is a really brilliant series that is a lot of fun, and a really exciting and interesting read.
I said in my review of ‘Supercarrier – Part 1’, that I thought this series had a lot of similarities to the reboot of BattleStar Galactica, and I still stick with that.
I also had a few comments about the quality of the dialogue in my review of ‘Supercarrier’, and it is was good to note that there was a subtle change in ‘Juggernaut’, that the characters matured, keeping their overall tone, but not quite as overdone as they were in the first book. This was definitely a better book.
The remnants of Humanity, fighting for their lives against hopeless odds, being pounded around the galaxy, looking for various bits and pieces to try and save themselves.
Only in this instance, there are multiple alien races. And thankfully some of them have decided to become allies with the humans.
In this particular episode, the President of the humans is basically in league with the Darktech industry, and so sets about trying to help them. As a result, she makes some horrendous decisions, and policy that leads to worse decisions.
UHF acts in a way that is beyond criminal, turning on their once allies, and in the middle of this Keyes decides he can stand for it no longer.
This is where other comparisons to BSG come in, the true integrity and moral fibre of the characters and crew of the Providence. Keyes in particular has so much in common with Adama, the two could be mirror images of each other. And it's what makes this series such a good read, the depth and character strength of each of the main characters that draws you to them, makes you follow them, and want to read the story into the late hours of the night.
‘Juggernaut’ is an exceptional sequel to ‘Supercarrier’, picking up almost straight away after the events of the first book. The characters are more developed and stronger in ‘Juggernaut’, the Author having had the chance to get to know them a bit more, and thus getting to explore them more in ‘Juggernaut’.
This also goes for the Aliens, and the Main Alien characters, in ‘Juggernaut’, we get a much greater in-depth view of both Fesky and Ek, but we also get to know more about Piper, the Tumbran from the short story ‘Traitor’, as well as the Gok. The aliens are a highlight of the series, each of them being so unique, bringing something rather amazing to the table. The individual Main characters are also wonderfully brilliant adding something special to the story.
The other thing that is touched on in this story thanks to the Aliens is the concept of discrimination. It's something that Bartlett does with a few issues, using his work to highlight these issues without making it either obvious, but it allows it to be a discussion point for readers. It is wonderfully clever.
Bartlett has subtly touched on a few topics in this series, such as mental health, discrimination etc, and it is very clever, letting you enjoy the series, and if you want, ponder these greater issues as well. It is a series that leaves you thinking after about some of the bigger issues in life and that is always a good thing.
Overall this is a brilliant sequel to an epic series and if you have read the first, then you have to read this!
I'm already into the 3rd book.
Reckoning – The Ixan Prophecies #3
The Ixan Prophecies have been revealed for what they are, and it appears that the Ixa are going to crush everybody and anybody regardless of their species.
The crew of the Providence are desperately trying to rally support for their cause in one final hope, bringing all the last hopes of the galaxy together to face off against the Ixa.
Of course, the Ixa are now lead by Baxa, the super AI that actually has an agenda.
‘Reckoning’ is a full-on book, in which it just all unleashes. As with ‘Juggernaut’, ‘Reckoning’ has again improved with the quality of the characters, the dialogue and the overall writing, Bartlett really got into the characters in this one.
‘Reckoning’ again delves into human emotions and human psychology, looking at different aspects of vengeance, PTSD, loss, sorrow and as it crashes towards the end Hope. It is fascinating reading the different aspects of what is happening to the Main characters, both alien and human alike. Bartlett has obviously done a lot of research, and taken his influences from different characters, creating some brilliant mains and even secondary characters along the way.
Again, I found that there were a lot of similarities to other Sci-Fi sources, as if Bartlett has been a keen student, and taken all the best material to produce his Key Character Keyes (sorry, couldn’t resist), as well as to develop the other major characters, and wrap it into this extraordinary adventure.
Bartlett uses the final book to wrap up all of his major and minor characters, Keyes, Husher, both Junior and Senior, Caine, Fesky, Ek, Piper, the list is huge. But he has not only provided them with their own storyline, he has done so in a non-convoluted manner, unravelling each of the plots and closing them cleanly, bringing the story to a thrilling and climactic close that is just outstanding.
It is important to note that if you have not read the short story ‘Traitor’, that it is probably worth reading it BEFORE you read ‘Reckoning’ as there are things in ‘Reckoning’ that make a lot more sense if you have read ‘Traitor’. And ‘Traitor’ is just a great read anyway!
There is no holding back in ‘Reckoning’, and Bartlett is not afraid to unload on his main characters, and it is great to see an Author who does not believe in the invulnerability clause for their main characters. This not only made the story that much more entertaining and gripping, as you did not know what was going to happen at any time, but it also added a level of realism to the story.
‘Reckoning’ is about the reckoning of the human race, of the individual characters, of the various alien races, and of the galaxy as a whole, there are numerous meanings to this title, and thus, this book is incredibly well done when you dig into the various plots and unravel all of it.
Whilst at the surface, it may appear to be just a ‘Softer’ Mil Sci-Fi or Space Opera, there are a lot of deeper meanings for the characters and the future of the galaxy that can be pulled from this story, discrimination, working together for the greater good, peace, resource management, hope, and many more.
It is a book and a series that actually leaves you thinking for a bit after you finish it, something that is always a bonus.
This is a truly epic series, and if you have read parts 1 and 2, you must read the final chapter. If you haven’t read this series, then get on board as this is Space Opera at its best and shouldn’t be missed by any fan.
The Narration for all three books has been done exceptionally well, Mark Boyett is a wonderful Narrator, with a very nice voice to listen to, making it easy to just sit and listen to this series for hours on each. He has a very clean and clear speaking voice, so that you can understand him easily, and he produces wonderful voices for each of the characters, human and alien alike. He also does a brilliant job of individualising the male and female roles, so much so, that you can easily tell who is who, without being told. Boyett, gets right into the story as well, you can feel the emotion in his voice. He is an outstanding Narrator, and this makes a much better listen than it does a read.
Supercarrier – The Ixan Prophecies #1
This really reminded me of the reboot of the Battlestar Galactica series, although, with a few extra alien races. It is like the UHF are the Cylons – they have been taken over and gone bad, led by an evil leader, and the Providence (or Galactica) is the only thing that can stand in their way. They even have a lone senator trying to rally support for their cause. Now don’t get me wrong, because this is not a bad thing, ‘Supercarrier’ is a fantastic book, especially if you like a good story, with some brilliant characters and just good old fashioned Sci-Fi.
Although not what I would call hard Sci-Fi, or really full-on, this story does have a lot of plots and a lot of action.
The Human race had the first interstellar war a while ago, and won thanks to an Alien called Ocharium, who gave them Darktech, which allowed them to improve their weapons, open their own wormholes, all sorts of fun things. This allowed them to defeat a race called the Ixa. Only the Humans have Darktech, and they have kind of lorded it over the galaxy for a while. The other races, the Wingers, and the Gok, do not like the Humans as they consider themselves oppressed by Humanity. There are also the Fins, a very intelligent race who are also very perceptive, it's almost like they have prescience or an incredible intuition they can strategically and tactically see things so well. The Fins live with the Wingers, so are closely aligned.
When a deliberate incident happens, setting off a chain of events, the galaxy is basically plunged into war, with the Wingers taking the opportunity to attack their oppressors.
In the middle of all of this is the Providence, the last of the Supercarriers, the only ship without Darktech, and therefore vulnerable to manipulation by alien misdoings.
This is not just a book with an incredible amount of spectacular space combat, but also a rather intriguing political thriller as 5 different races all clash for power, and some have multiple factions within, the humans being the prime example.
As the galaxy soon tears itself apart, Captain Keyes and his crew must try and save humanity, protect the Providence, and protect those that are too weak to protect themselves. Cue Disgraced Lieutenant Husher (which I have to point out was Admiral Adama’s callsign in Battlestar!!) the son of an alleged traitor who collaborated with the Ixa in the first war. He has just been stripped of his Captaincy for making an ethical decision and has joined Keyes.
To be honest, there were a couple of times I did cringe at some of the characters, the dialogue and the level of ‘heroism’ displayed by some of the main characters, but again, if you look past this, and just go with it, and enjoy this for what it is, this is actually a really fun read. And although the characters are a little overdone in some parts, for the most part, they are pretty good.
Overall, I really enjoyed this (huge fan of BSG, so of course I was going to!), it had an outstanding story, and although I have been a bit critical, the story really is very clever, Bartlett has managed to string together multiple plots without losing any (I'm into the second book and he is still tying them together nicely), and the quality of his space combat is exceptional. The political intrigue is also sensational.
I am already into the second book “Juggernaut”, which is better than this one, taking the core work done in ‘Supercarrier’ and building on it. This is a great start to the series, if you are a BSG fan you will love it, but moreover, it is just a lot of fun, and who doesn’t like a good sci fi adventure with Supercarriers, Aliens and Tech Galore!!
Juggernaut – The Ixan Prophecies #2
This is a really brilliant series that is a lot of fun, and a really exciting and interesting read.
I said in my review of ‘Supercarrier – Part 1’, that I thought this series had a lot of similarities to the reboot of BattleStar Galactica, and I still stick with that.
I also had a few comments about the quality of the dialogue in my review of ‘Supercarrier’, and it is was good to note that there was a subtle change in ‘Juggernaut’, that the characters matured, keeping their overall tone, but not quite as overdone as they were in the first book. This was definitely a better book.
The remnants of Humanity, fighting for their lives against hopeless odds, being pounded around the galaxy, looking for various bits and pieces to try and save themselves.
Only in this instance, there are multiple alien races. And thankfully some of them have decided to become allies with the humans.
In this particular episode, the President of the humans is basically in league with the Darktech industry, and so sets about trying to help them. As a result, she makes some horrendous decisions, and policy that leads to worse decisions.
UHF acts in a way that is beyond criminal, turning on their once allies, and in the middle of this Keyes decides he can stand for it no longer.
This is where other comparisons to BSG come in, the true integrity and moral fibre of the characters and crew of the Providence. Keyes in particular has so much in common with Adama, the two could be mirror images of each other. And it's what makes this series such a good read, the depth and character strength of each of the main characters that draws you to them, makes you follow them, and want to read the story into the late hours of the night.
‘Juggernaut’ is an exceptional sequel to ‘Supercarrier’, picking up almost straight away after the events of the first book. The characters are more developed and stronger in ‘Juggernaut’, the Author having had the chance to get to know them a bit more, and thus getting to explore them more in ‘Juggernaut’.
This also goes for the Aliens, and the Main Alien characters, in ‘Juggernaut’, we get a much greater in-depth view of both Fesky and Ek, but we also get to know more about Piper, the Tumbran from the short story ‘Traitor’, as well as the Gok. The aliens are a highlight of the series, each of them being so unique, bringing something rather amazing to the table. The individual Main characters are also wonderfully brilliant adding something special to the story.
The other thing that is touched on in this story thanks to the Aliens is the concept of discrimination. It's something that Bartlett does with a few issues, using his work to highlight these issues without making it either obvious, but it allows it to be a discussion point for readers. It is wonderfully clever.
Bartlett has subtly touched on a few topics in this series, such as mental health, discrimination etc, and it is very clever, letting you enjoy the series, and if you want, ponder these greater issues as well. It is a series that leaves you thinking after about some of the bigger issues in life and that is always a good thing.
Overall this is a brilliant sequel to an epic series and if you have read the first, then you have to read this!
I'm already into the 3rd book.
Reckoning – The Ixan Prophecies #3
The Ixan Prophecies have been revealed for what they are, and it appears that the Ixa are going to crush everybody and anybody regardless of their species.
The crew of the Providence are desperately trying to rally support for their cause in one final hope, bringing all the last hopes of the galaxy together to face off against the Ixa.
Of course, the Ixa are now lead by Baxa, the super AI that actually has an agenda.
‘Reckoning’ is a full-on book, in which it just all unleashes. As with ‘Juggernaut’, ‘Reckoning’ has again improved with the quality of the characters, the dialogue and the overall writing, Bartlett really got into the characters in this one.
‘Reckoning’ again delves into human emotions and human psychology, looking at different aspects of vengeance, PTSD, loss, sorrow and as it crashes towards the end Hope. It is fascinating reading the different aspects of what is happening to the Main characters, both alien and human alike. Bartlett has obviously done a lot of research, and taken his influences from different characters, creating some brilliant mains and even secondary characters along the way.
Again, I found that there were a lot of similarities to other Sci-Fi sources, as if Bartlett has been a keen student, and taken all the best material to produce his Key Character Keyes (sorry, couldn’t resist), as well as to develop the other major characters, and wrap it into this extraordinary adventure.
Bartlett uses the final book to wrap up all of his major and minor characters, Keyes, Husher, both Junior and Senior, Caine, Fesky, Ek, Piper, the list is huge. But he has not only provided them with their own storyline, he has done so in a non-convoluted manner, unravelling each of the plots and closing them cleanly, bringing the story to a thrilling and climactic close that is just outstanding.
It is important to note that if you have not read the short story ‘Traitor’, that it is probably worth reading it BEFORE you read ‘Reckoning’ as there are things in ‘Reckoning’ that make a lot more sense if you have read ‘Traitor’. And ‘Traitor’ is just a great read anyway!
There is no holding back in ‘Reckoning’, and Bartlett is not afraid to unload on his main characters, and it is great to see an Author who does not believe in the invulnerability clause for their main characters. This not only made the story that much more entertaining and gripping, as you did not know what was going to happen at any time, but it also added a level of realism to the story.
‘Reckoning’ is about the reckoning of the human race, of the individual characters, of the various alien races, and of the galaxy as a whole, there are numerous meanings to this title, and thus, this book is incredibly well done when you dig into the various plots and unravel all of it.
Whilst at the surface, it may appear to be just a ‘Softer’ Mil Sci-Fi or Space Opera, there are a lot of deeper meanings for the characters and the future of the galaxy that can be pulled from this story, discrimination, working together for the greater good, peace, resource management, hope, and many more.
It is a book and a series that actually leaves you thinking for a bit after you finish it, something that is always a bonus.
This is a truly epic series, and if you have read parts 1 and 2, you must read the final chapter. If you haven’t read this series, then get on board as this is Space Opera at its best and shouldn’t be missed by any fan.
The Narration for all three books has been done exceptionally well, Mark Boyett is a wonderful Narrator, with a very nice voice to listen to, making it easy to just sit and listen to this series for hours on each. He has a very clean and clear speaking voice, so that you can understand him easily, and he produces wonderful voices for each of the characters, human and alien alike. He also does a brilliant job of individualising the male and female roles, so much so, that you can easily tell who is who, without being told. Boyett, gets right into the story as well, you can feel the emotion in his voice. He is an outstanding Narrator, and this makes a much better listen than it does a read.
May 24, 2019
What I found most interesting about this book was how much all the problems in that time, mirrored what is happening in the USA now. Even though it's set hundreds of years in the future. The higher ups wanting to give the poor everything, for nothing. The people who want to just talk it over, with beings that clearly show no interest in hearing anything and are set on eliminating all life in the universe. And on and on.
The hero of the story is constantly being shoved around, trying to take his ship away, sent one place when he clearly needs to stay in another. etc.
He prevails though, hope that's not a spoiler alert. :) I got the trilogy for 99 cents. I don't think you'd be able to read just 1 book and really get anywhere. While there may be more in the series, it is a reasonably good place to stop after book 3.
The hero of the story is constantly being shoved around, trying to take his ship away, sent one place when he clearly needs to stay in another. etc.
He prevails though, hope that's not a spoiler alert. :) I got the trilogy for 99 cents. I don't think you'd be able to read just 1 book and really get anywhere. While there may be more in the series, it is a reasonably good place to stop after book 3.
November 26, 2024
I enjoyed this series. It has political intrigue, multiple races, interesting technology and plenty of space battles. What I really appreciated was how the author used the story as a social commentary for our times. It takes a slightly right of centre perspective but most people will find recognisable truth. It's worth a read to find examples of how extremes come to different conclusions. The commentary doesn't overtake the story, so you can appreciate it for the adventure alone. Captain Husher is the poor soul caught in the middle who can't seem to catch a break. He's forced to examine the way a changing society has affected his principals over time and try to find a way to live with the man he has become.
March 25, 2019
This set includes the three books in the Ixan Legacy series (Capital Starship, Pride of the Fleet, and Dogs of War). The books in this series should not be read as standalones and this set makes it easy to read them all in order. There is violence and torture. Captain Husher has never been Politically Correct and he still isn't in this book. I have really enjoyed the books about Ixan and Dogs of War is a fitting end to the series. After all these Ixan books, it is bittersweet to see it end. Though realistically, how many times can humanity come to the brink of extinction and somehow manage to survive. Farewell Vesta and its inhabitants!
August 2, 2020
Capital Fleet, Ixan Legacy entire box set
This entire 3 book series is very very good. It picks up sometime later from the Ixan Prophecies with many of the same characters. My enjoyment of the characters continue with the multiple Species and the many personalities of the main and supporting characters. Mr. Bartlett has again shown the debt of human vileness and the soaring potential of human kindness. Thank you for such wonderful stories. If you like to read you will enjoy these stories.
This entire 3 book series is very very good. It picks up sometime later from the Ixan Prophecies with many of the same characters. My enjoyment of the characters continue with the multiple Species and the many personalities of the main and supporting characters. Mr. Bartlett has again shown the debt of human vileness and the soaring potential of human kindness. Thank you for such wonderful stories. If you like to read you will enjoy these stories.
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January 20, 2023surprisingly long and tedious but well written
Again Bartlett provides a long drawn out plot that the readers will recognize from other places nothing new just a lot of what ifs added. Battle scenes are repeated over and over barrage this that and the other time after time. Early in the book I thought the author was trying to saterize current political movements in the United States and Europe by substituting troubles between species for racial turmoil etc inefficientively . This book is long and boring and I do not recommend it.
Again Bartlett provides a long drawn out plot that the readers will recognize from other places nothing new just a lot of what ifs added. Battle scenes are repeated over and over barrage this that and the other time after time. Early in the book I thought the author was trying to saterize current political movements in the United States and Europe by substituting troubles between species for racial turmoil etc inefficientively . This book is long and boring and I do not recommend it.
July 24, 2019
A little good and some not so good
There is an attempt to expound upon a philosophy of self responsibility. Giant, undefeatable Capital ships are built to keep the universe safe, but they are expensive to create and operate so a compromise is made to set aside a portion of the ship as a city. Kinda reminiscent of James Blish's cities without the spindizzy. The ship patrols to keep the galaxy safe while the city sets up trade routes.
There is an attempt to expound upon a philosophy of self responsibility. Giant, undefeatable Capital ships are built to keep the universe safe, but they are expensive to create and operate so a compromise is made to set aside a portion of the ship as a city. Kinda reminiscent of James Blish's cities without the spindizzy. The ship patrols to keep the galaxy safe while the city sets up trade routes.
September 27, 2019
This series used an interesting way for science fiction hand waving. As a series, it has enough action to make to dialog seem needed. In between battles the day to day conversations are nice. The first book skirts the societal issue of racism lightly veiled as speciesism. Then second book moves on to the issue of two party politics and how most of the citizens are in the middle. The third book delves into how citizenship is not a spectator activity, but requires active participation.
July 13, 2024
Almost too much to process
It seems to me that Scott Bartlett not only has invented amazing universes for his stories, but his research and attention to detail is out of this world. (Sorry. Couldn't help myself).
Aside from the military aspects of this action saga, there is also quantum physics (sufficiently dumbed down for us) and amazing weaponry.
If you enjoy military fiction and sci-fi, you just have to read Scott Bartlett!
It seems to me that Scott Bartlett not only has invented amazing universes for his stories, but his research and attention to detail is out of this world. (Sorry. Couldn't help myself).
Aside from the military aspects of this action saga, there is also quantum physics (sufficiently dumbed down for us) and amazing weaponry.
If you enjoy military fiction and sci-fi, you just have to read Scott Bartlett!
August 15, 2024
I'm Not Worthy
I simply do not have the capability to properly review this series of books. Scott Bartlett is a story-telling genius and has constructed a universe/multiverse to rival Star Wars' societies.
The heroes are many and varied; the villains are also many but all the same types. Megalomaniacs..
I love that these books fall into my "Theater of the Mind" catagory so easily. I could practically see the action taking place.
I simply do not have the capability to properly review this series of books. Scott Bartlett is a story-telling genius and has constructed a universe/multiverse to rival Star Wars' societies.
The heroes are many and varied; the villains are also many but all the same types. Megalomaniacs..
I love that these books fall into my "Theater of the Mind" catagory so easily. I could practically see the action taking place.
December 1, 2024
Fight for Life
While fighting a mortal enemy to free the galaxy we learn of a different enemy within. The universe in this box set suffers from politics. Beings who believe in upsetting the balance of society outwardly project themselves as fighting for the disadvantaged but, in real terms, end up almost destroying everything. This is a great read with much food for thought.
While fighting a mortal enemy to free the galaxy we learn of a different enemy within. The universe in this box set suffers from politics. Beings who believe in upsetting the balance of society outwardly project themselves as fighting for the disadvantaged but, in real terms, end up almost destroying everything. This is a great read with much food for thought.
July 6, 2025
Pretty standard space opera. I actually have the whole 1-10 set "The Ship of Prophecy." I've read about 6 of them. I wouldn't say I'm bored because it's bad or anything, it just gets a bit same-y. I will say the politics between the alien races, focusing not just on treaties and space battles but on cultural attitudes is super.
January 5, 2020
Wonderful Reading
From page 1 of book 1 to the final page of book 3. Tho series of Scott Bartlett was a marvelous adventure in strategic and tactical planning and execution , with the human ability to thing outside of any boxes.
Great job,
Thank You
From page 1 of book 1 to the final page of book 3. Tho series of Scott Bartlett was a marvelous adventure in strategic and tactical planning and execution , with the human ability to thing outside of any boxes.
Great job,
Thank You
February 10, 2020
Good Series
The plot of this series is well - conceived but is complicated when it expands to new dimensions. The characters are believable and their dialogue was good. Sometimes the battle scenes are too complex but otherwise they are described well.
The plot of this series is well - conceived but is complicated when it expands to new dimensions. The characters are believable and their dialogue was good. Sometimes the battle scenes are too complex but otherwise they are described well.
April 17, 2020
He does his way!
The book started of slow,but when Husher took his carrier away to fight the enemies on his own,the fight then got real hard.Any reader will love this story.I give any book I have read a number 1to10, this book gets a 9.
The book started of slow,but when Husher took his carrier away to fight the enemies on his own,the fight then got real hard.Any reader will love this story.I give any book I have read a number 1to10, this book gets a 9.
September 8, 2020
Fun series
I really enjoyed these books especially after reading the Ixan Prophesies. Scott is a great author of sci-fi reads and i highly recommend him if you haven’t read any of his books!
I really enjoyed these books especially after reading the Ixan Prophesies. Scott is a great author of sci-fi reads and i highly recommend him if you haven’t read any of his books!
January 14, 2022
A great read it has lots of action and adventure.
A really enjoyable read a real page turner. I highly recommend it. Full of aliens, spaceships military action and futuristic science.
A really enjoyable read a real page turner. I highly recommend it. Full of aliens, spaceships military action and futuristic science.
April 22, 2023
A satisfying follow-up to the original Ixan Prophecies (supercarrier, Juggernaut, and Reckoning). Non-stop action, characters you want to spend time with, and nail-biting suspense. $9.99 for this trilogy is a bargain.
November 12, 2024
Absolutely awesome, once I started reading, couldn’t put it down. People never believe what they’re told. A big surprise, now they have to deal with the aliens once again. Full of action and great characters.
January 9, 2025
Good Syfy story!
I enjoyed this story a lot. It w
As about the vastness of a space empire under attack ! The main character was flawed individual that rose to extreme prominace during the war. Overall a delightful bit of Syfy that held my interest from beginning to end
I enjoyed this story a lot. It w
As about the vastness of a space empire under attack ! The main character was flawed individual that rose to extreme prominace during the war. Overall a delightful bit of Syfy that held my interest from beginning to end
October 9, 2025
Love this story
Took some doing to put this down..I thoroughly loved reading this. Such wonderful characters to marvel at and the daring do more than normal...thank you for a marvlous tale.
Took some doing to put this down..I thoroughly loved reading this. Such wonderful characters to marvel at and the daring do more than normal...thank you for a marvlous tale.
April 9, 2019
I am a huge sci-fi reader since I could read. this series was very good and well written. I love the diversity of the characters.
July 10, 2019
Great Read
Some excellent insights into some of today's problems. Completed the trilogy and all three were very well written. Read these books!
Some excellent insights into some of today's problems. Completed the trilogy and all three were very well written. Read these books!
September 24, 2020
Ridiculous book. Totally unbelievable. Warships in space with a city on board with 50,000 civilians ??? I threw it aside after 10 pages.
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