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The Originator Wars #6
Explorations: The Lost
From USA Today Bestselling Author Raymond L. Weil comes the final book in the Originator Wars Explorations series. Massive fleets deploy as the battle to determine the fate of the universe begins. To the Eternals and the Originators, there can only be one victor. Fleet Admiral Tolsen must lead the war to stop the Eternals from destroying the primary base of the Originators. The odds are stacked against him, and he is hopelessly outnumbered. What he needs is a miracle, and that miracle might not be coming. Admiral Grayseth leads a daring rescue operation into the Creevak Universe to rescue Fleet Admiral Strong and his fleet. He will have to use all of his cunning to bring Fleet Admiral Strong and his people home.
- GenresScience Fiction
341 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2019
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Raymond L. Weil
93 books338 followersUSA Today Best Selling Author
I live in Clinton Oklahoma with my wife of 40 years and our cat. I attended college at SWOSU in Weatherford Oklahoma, majoring in Math with minors in Creative Writing and History.
My hobbies include watching soccer, reading, camping, and of course writing. I coached youth soccer for twelve years before moving on and becoming a high school soccer coach for thirteen more. I also enjoy playing with my five grandchildren. I have a very vivid imagination, which sometimes worries my friends. They never know what I am going to say or what I am going to do.
I am an avid reader and have a science fiction / fantasy collection of over two thousand paperbacks. The space program has always fascinated me and I've followed it since its inception. When I was a teenager, I wanted to be an astronaut. Now, I just write about it.
I live in Clinton Oklahoma with my wife of 40 years and our cat. I attended college at SWOSU in Weatherford Oklahoma, majoring in Math with minors in Creative Writing and History.
My hobbies include watching soccer, reading, camping, and of course writing. I coached youth soccer for twelve years before moving on and becoming a high school soccer coach for thirteen more. I also enjoy playing with my five grandchildren. I have a very vivid imagination, which sometimes worries my friends. They never know what I am going to say or what I am going to do.
I am an avid reader and have a science fiction / fantasy collection of over two thousand paperbacks. The space program has always fascinated me and I've followed it since its inception. When I was a teenager, I wanted to be an astronaut. Now, I just write about it.
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May 7, 2020
I really cringe when I see one of these books on my reading list. I’ve been a long time reader of Raymond L. Weil books including the first of the "Slaver Wars series” which kind of started this whole thing. Oh, the stories are good and somewhat interesting, but he’s carried this story out so far that he’s now started to repeat things.
And speaking of repeating, Mr. Weil has an annoying habit of repeating just about everything he writes two or three times in his book. This book is, of course, about the Eternals against the Human, Originators and Altons fighting a war that will seemingly never end. The Eternals are a group of Originators who chose to augment their DNA far beyond what the founding Originators had intended. They separated from this original group, started a war, got beaten, but then broke out of their containment galaxy and now have grown so vast that it doesn’t appear anyone can stop them from dominating the universe. These Eternals are smarter than humans, more physically endowed than humans, longer live than normal humans and they seem to always need to remind themselves of these “superior” traits. I don’t know how many times I read, “We are the Eternals and are superior to all other races!”. That seem to be written in every conversation between any two or more Eternals. They probably say it to themselves over and over to just convince themselves that it’s true! I think once is enough.
Yet, this book is filled with repeated statements not only about the Eternals, but about the “Special Five” which includes Fleet Admiral Jeremy Armstrong, Kelsey, Kevin, Kate and Angela. All of them are married to each other or to some Marine in the case of Angela. They are all on an exploration mission going out farther than they have ever done to try and find some help against the Eternals. The explorations ships they have built have family units inside so they all could take their children along even though there is a possibility that the might encounter more hostile aliens.
And that’s kind of what happens in this book. Meanwhile, the Eternals have some up with a plan to solve their Human and Alton problem. They need to destroy the home worlds to the Humans and Altons and thereby eliminating those races from the war. Their supreme council proposes to send a huge fleet to Earth and New Tellus as well as the Altons home world and finish these places off. There, I just kind of repeated myself, as does Mr. Weil a whole lot. So, will the Humans and Altons survive and what’s going to happen to Jeremy if he finds another hostile alien civilization?
Well, remember when I said Mr. Weil likes to repeat his stories? It’s going to happen again. Try to get through this if you can. I’m not sure I’m going to go any further.
And speaking of repeating, Mr. Weil has an annoying habit of repeating just about everything he writes two or three times in his book. This book is, of course, about the Eternals against the Human, Originators and Altons fighting a war that will seemingly never end. The Eternals are a group of Originators who chose to augment their DNA far beyond what the founding Originators had intended. They separated from this original group, started a war, got beaten, but then broke out of their containment galaxy and now have grown so vast that it doesn’t appear anyone can stop them from dominating the universe. These Eternals are smarter than humans, more physically endowed than humans, longer live than normal humans and they seem to always need to remind themselves of these “superior” traits. I don’t know how many times I read, “We are the Eternals and are superior to all other races!”. That seem to be written in every conversation between any two or more Eternals. They probably say it to themselves over and over to just convince themselves that it’s true! I think once is enough.
Yet, this book is filled with repeated statements not only about the Eternals, but about the “Special Five” which includes Fleet Admiral Jeremy Armstrong, Kelsey, Kevin, Kate and Angela. All of them are married to each other or to some Marine in the case of Angela. They are all on an exploration mission going out farther than they have ever done to try and find some help against the Eternals. The explorations ships they have built have family units inside so they all could take their children along even though there is a possibility that the might encounter more hostile aliens.
And that’s kind of what happens in this book. Meanwhile, the Eternals have some up with a plan to solve their Human and Alton problem. They need to destroy the home worlds to the Humans and Altons and thereby eliminating those races from the war. Their supreme council proposes to send a huge fleet to Earth and New Tellus as well as the Altons home world and finish these places off. There, I just kind of repeated myself, as does Mr. Weil a whole lot. So, will the Humans and Altons survive and what’s going to happen to Jeremy if he finds another hostile alien civilization?
Well, remember when I said Mr. Weil likes to repeat his stories? It’s going to happen again. Try to get through this if you can. I’m not sure I’m going to go any further.
December 10, 2020
Excellent series
Well written many plots. I wish I had read the original series first as I have started reading after the first series.
Well written many plots. I wish I had read the original series first as I have started reading after the first series.
January 20, 2020
All good things come to an end, Please let this storyline die. Started skipping pages, then just gave up. How many rear admirals can you have to keep track of, how many of your own ships can get blown up ,and there is more written about puppy love. each books storyline keeps getting grander and larger to the point where you just don't care anymore. Two stars. Moved over to SADEs or Sorella's or Archangel's new adventure
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August 30, 2020Not bad but a bit like many others.
It seemed to lack flair. A bit repetative. Killed time though. I don,t think I could read another similar.
I would not recommend this book or the series.
It seemed to lack flair. A bit repetative. Killed time though. I don,t think I could read another similar.
I would not recommend this book or the series.
January 29, 2020
Great wrap up of series! Looking forward to seeing the next generation of Strongsville leading the Federation and Originators!
The Eternals and the Originators are really going at each other in this one and the Strongs finally have a family reunion!
Although I will miss them for awhile with ending of this book and the series, It looks like in a future series:, what seems to have become the Strong family business, "The Special Five", is being passed from Jeremy's leadership to the next generation under Jason's leadership becoming "The Special Seven"!
Those darn Creevak's will be the bed bugs of the galaxies, creeping out of their universe from under a black hole or two, and into the Makuul Galaxy!
And the Hocklyns and AIs have joined up with the Borzon to start something up with the Federation!
Guess there's never a dull moment in a Raymond L. Well book! And I'm darned glad of it!!
The Eternals and the Originators are really going at each other in this one and the Strongs finally have a family reunion!
Although I will miss them for awhile with ending of this book and the series, It looks like in a future series:, what seems to have become the Strong family business, "The Special Five", is being passed from Jeremy's leadership to the next generation under Jason's leadership becoming "The Special Seven"!
Those darn Creevak's will be the bed bugs of the galaxies, creeping out of their universe from under a black hole or two, and into the Makuul Galaxy!
And the Hocklyns and AIs have joined up with the Borzon to start something up with the Federation!
Guess there's never a dull moment in a Raymond L. Well book! And I'm darned glad of it!!
March 17, 2020
Great read for the past few years
I am thankful for comming across these books. I have greatly enjoyed the read. I am also grateful knowing all the stories are out their for the binge readers among us. I have a few issues with some small items in the books but they aren 't worth disscusion here.
Everyone who likes a good, fairly paced story beginning with a young earth just beginning to get it's space legs and that takes off from there; This is YOUR read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
Thank you Ray
Pete
I am thankful for comming across these books. I have greatly enjoyed the read. I am also grateful knowing all the stories are out their for the binge readers among us. I have a few issues with some small items in the books but they aren 't worth disscusion here.
Everyone who likes a good, fairly paced story beginning with a young earth just beginning to get it's space legs and that takes off from there; This is YOUR read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
Thank you Ray
Pete
March 22, 2020
Intergalactic war on a major scale
An enjoyable series of books, with continuing characters who mature (or are killed) throughout the 6 books. The scale of the number of ships fighting throughout the universe is absolutely mindblowing, hard to get your head around. The Special 5, young intrepid humans who, by going into stasis, in order to protect the young Earth-based Federation of Worlds, find themselves thrust into the forefront of the battle to save the universe for truth, justice and the human way!
An enjoyable series of books, with continuing characters who mature (or are killed) throughout the 6 books. The scale of the number of ships fighting throughout the universe is absolutely mindblowing, hard to get your head around. The Special 5, young intrepid humans who, by going into stasis, in order to protect the young Earth-based Federation of Worlds, find themselves thrust into the forefront of the battle to save the universe for truth, justice and the human way!
December 30, 2019
Great book again but:
Thousands of transport vessels filled with steel rods is ridiculous. Please keep this more realistic. Also, the number of ships involved is a bit much. The Eternals came in with a million vessels and and fought for hours and still had eight hundred thousand ships left for the final battle. I was under the impression the blue energy spheres and missles had at least wiped out half their ships before the final battle. Did I miss something?
Thousands of transport vessels filled with steel rods is ridiculous. Please keep this more realistic. Also, the number of ships involved is a bit much. The Eternals came in with a million vessels and and fought for hours and still had eight hundred thousand ships left for the final battle. I was under the impression the blue energy spheres and missles had at least wiped out half their ships before the final battle. Did I miss something?
January 1, 2020
Fantastic “closure” maybe
Again Mr Weil has provided a superb chapter in this brilliant series. Lots of opportunities to open new threads with the special 7 taking on the mantle from the special 5. Great characters and pace. Read this in one sitting as I couldn’t stop turning the pages
Again Mr Weil has provided a superb chapter in this brilliant series. Lots of opportunities to open new threads with the special 7 taking on the mantle from the special 5. Great characters and pace. Read this in one sitting as I couldn’t stop turning the pages
January 9, 2020
Robert's Review and Comments
Raymond, thanks for an awesome series following the exploits of Jeremy Strong, his family, friends and fellow characters. I enjoyed this universe and the experiences and adventures you weaved throughout the story. I look forward to all your endeavors for spinoffs here and elsewhere in other galaxies far away. Thanks for a GoodRead.
Raymond, thanks for an awesome series following the exploits of Jeremy Strong, his family, friends and fellow characters. I enjoyed this universe and the experiences and adventures you weaved throughout the story. I look forward to all your endeavors for spinoffs here and elsewhere in other galaxies far away. Thanks for a GoodRead.
January 25, 2020
Good ending to a series.
I love the characters in this book. The ending was pretty good not the Best. Jeremy and his people had nothing to do in this book. I wish the internals had been beaten more decisively without the loss of so many originators humans and their allies. Is worth the read.
I love the characters in this book. The ending was pretty good not the Best. Jeremy and his people had nothing to do in this book. I wish the internals had been beaten more decisively without the loss of so many originators humans and their allies. Is worth the read.
March 13, 2020
On a platter
For a group of superior thinkers I find it incomprehensible that they wouldn’t be making use of AI controlled attack vessels. The acceptance of the waste of life for advanced races just seems backward. And why wouldn’t the humans and their mates come up with there own ram ships knowing that the enemy has done it before.
For a group of superior thinkers I find it incomprehensible that they wouldn’t be making use of AI controlled attack vessels. The acceptance of the waste of life for advanced races just seems backward. And why wouldn’t the humans and their mates come up with there own ram ships knowing that the enemy has done it before.
April 21, 2020
Victory From the Jaws of Defeat
I have greatly enjoyed this series with the special five group of military leaders. This book continues the exploits of the group in the defense of the three race alliance. The reader will be on the edge of their seat with such an exciting conclusion.
I have greatly enjoyed this series with the special five group of military leaders. This book continues the exploits of the group in the defense of the three race alliance. The reader will be on the edge of their seat with such an exciting conclusion.
December 26, 2019
Good continuation of the series
More of the same great series, remains my favorite book series. Nicely wraps things up and leaves open possibility of some more stories in this universe, which I hope will happen.
More of the same great series, remains my favorite book series. Nicely wraps things up and leaves open possibility of some more stories in this universe, which I hope will happen.
December 27, 2019
Final book of the series
Once a again a brilliant storyline to end a brilliant series of books and I feel I should start at the beginning and read them all again
Hopefully short stories will appear and maybe an off shoot about the special 7 but we will, have to wait and see
Once a again a brilliant storyline to end a brilliant series of books and I feel I should start at the beginning and read them all again
Hopefully short stories will appear and maybe an off shoot about the special 7 but we will, have to wait and see
January 2, 2020
Another fantastic series that kept me reading until I finished every book. Nothing but excitement at every turn. If you love space warfare you will love all of Raymond’s books. One of the best writers out there!!
February 4, 2020
Great series
This series has been great from the start. The characters really make the storyline work . The space battles are so well done that you can feel yourself there. Was a predictable ending but the good guys must win
This series has been great from the start. The characters really make the storyline work . The space battles are so well done that you can feel yourself there. Was a predictable ending but the good guys must win
March 5, 2023
Fun series
I really enjoyed this book as well as all the other Lost Fleet novels. I started with Moon Wreck and just kept going. It was a great escape from reality and I got to like the characters.
I really enjoyed this book as well as all the other Lost Fleet novels. I started with Moon Wreck and just kept going. It was a great escape from reality and I got to like the characters.
May 11, 2024
Raymond Weil continues to write really enjoyable SciFi books and series! I just finished The Originator Wars series which concluded the the three series leading up to the Lost Fleet series. They were all good books with great characters, and really excellent plots.
December 21, 2019
Amazing !
Excellent way to end the series. Weil’s books never disappoint ! The guy always delivers a great read with action and suspense !
Excellent way to end the series. Weil’s books never disappoint ! The guy always delivers a great read with action and suspense !
December 22, 2019
Well done series
This book is an excellent close to the series. Spent a lot of time over the years reading these books and it was time well spent. Thx
This book is an excellent close to the series. Spent a lot of time over the years reading these books and it was time well spent. Thx
December 23, 2019
Another great book
This book continues and wraps up so many good story lines. The characters are solid as ever and get the conclusion in a great way.
This book continues and wraps up so many good story lines. The characters are solid as ever and get the conclusion in a great way.
January 2, 2020
More please...
Fantastic series. I highly recommend reading all the books. Hopefully there will be more stories set in this universe :)
Fantastic series. I highly recommend reading all the books. Hopefully there will be more stories set in this universe :)
January 3, 2020
Another stellar book!
I love the series of books. I hope it isn't the last. Would love to see what happens to the children.
I love the series of books. I hope it isn't the last. Would love to see what happens to the children.
January 5, 2020
A fantastic end???
Love reading the whole series, great battles and told well,hoping there will be another book following the story of the special seven.
Love reading the whole series, great battles and told well,hoping there will be another book following the story of the special seven.
January 20, 2020
It's been a hell of a ride
Really satisfying conclusion to the lost fleet saga. Well worth a read,. It's compelling and well executed finale to a grand series
Really satisfying conclusion to the lost fleet saga. Well worth a read,. It's compelling and well executed finale to a grand series
February 21, 2020
Continuation of a great story
Glad to see the special five back together. Continue the story with the children. Need more information about originals and external 1at war
Glad to see the special five back together. Continue the story with the children. Need more information about originals and external 1at war
March 25, 2020
Loved this whole series like to see it continue with some of the open ends
July 5, 2020
By now this series has become very repetitive but was worthy it to complete this part of the ongoing story.
January 16, 2020
Great finish I cant wait for more please
I love this series of books bring more out please as soon as possible I'm not sure I want to wait for more x
I love this series of books bring more out please as soon as possible I'm not sure I want to wait for more x
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