Black Ocean: Astral Prime Collection

Missions 1-12

By: J.S. Morin, M.A. Larkin

Narrated by: Mikael Naramore

Length: 61 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

A station at the edge of the galaxy is about to become the center of the universe.

Cedric the Brown is a wizard with a dark past. In an effort to make amends, he hides in plain sight among the residents of a space station he once nearly destroyed. Cut adrift by a bankrupt megacorp, the mobile mining station sets off to uncharted space in a desperate attempt to scrape by.

What they stumbled onto would change the course of the galaxy.

A planet.

A lost alien race.

A secret that will lead to all-out war.

How will a station filled with scoundrels and crewed by former miners handle being the fulcrum of history?

Astral Prime is a collection of all 12 Black Ocean missions chronicling the adventures of a mining station on the edge of known space, along with five short stories. This series follows in the traditions of Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5 with high-stakes space station intrigue and epic discoveries.

©2018, 2019 J.S. Morin (P)2023 J.S. Morin

not as good as the other Black Ocean series

Not as good as the other Black Ocean series books but still solid. More than worth the 1 credit it took to buy them all at once. There were a couple characters that just drove me nuts which is why I could not give it 5 stars. Other than that I loved learning about many of the other races and their interactions with Argo and the AP characters. The other did a very good job at hinting at some characters and their relations/historys with characters from the other Black Ocean novels without relying on them. Well done, solid series, and as always Micheal Naramore is perfection.

magnificent space opera

I have never read a series that made me so cheerful, or so gloomy. a true work of art. even if you didn't read galaxy outlaws, read this.

Sure wish I had the ear of the universe..

J.S. Morin comes thru.. I now even distrust this sciencey thingy I'm writing this review on.. My data pad and has trapped a wonderful voice inside of it who is forced to read aloud to me upon my whim.. says his name is Naramore. Blasted technologies have enslaved another one, not quite sure how he fits in this blasted contraption.

Fun and energetic.

I like the premise of these stories but this one had parts that were just very odd and not typical. I enjoyed Galaxy Outlaws far more.

Good but not great.

Initially I found the two main female characters to be unbelievable annoying. Eventually they just became a mild irritation to an otherwise interesting story.

The Japanese character kept using "ancestors" as some kind of interjection but as someone who has Japanese family living in Japan, I've never heard anyone ever use that kind of exclamation. It took me out of the story each time it was used.

The "love interest" of the Japanese character had to be one of the dumbest characters in history. She would repeatedly say and do things that someone with a 5th grade education wouldn't do or say. But we're supposed to believe she ends up in charge? I couldn't believe she could tie her own shoes let alone become some kind of leader.

Finally as a note to the authors. Please don't have two engineering type characters with nearly the same name and nearly the same way of speaking. It really becomes confusing.

However if you want something light and Star-trekky this will fit the bill.

I CANT STOP LISTENING

The imagination GENIUS of J.S. Morin and the story telling brilliance of Mikael Naramore. The characters and their voices put you into a movie in your head. I found it a bit slow at normal speed but at 1.25 Mikael Naramore is a master. I listen to all his story tellings at that speed and it’s a whole new world. I listen to everything sci-Fi that he reads and have never been disappointed.
I want to hear everything J S Morin and MA Larkin writes read by Mikael Naramore and I have purchased all of it.

Hard to get through

Some parts reeealy dragged. There were many words, catch phrases and interpersonal struggles that were often reoccurring and it felt like they were beating a dead horse. Unfortunate, because the good parts of the book were short and quite interesting. Wanted more Cedric and Kane, way less Fujita and Kendra.

Side note this book has some potential to throw you into and existential crisis. I found that all the talk of death depressed me.

A Book worth your credit and time

The one thing that is for sure. If you like a story that gives you the different stories of people on a big ship you'll really like this book. I've not finished yet but will be soon.
the narrator does a very good job on the different characters.

Very enjoyable!!

Honestly if you love the black ocean series this is for you. I'll honestly say it can get a little tedious at times but push though and you'll be well rewarded. The ending on this was in it's own way good. But its worth the credit and now on to the next one!

The Black Ocean is never boring

This story definitely goes transcendental. As usual, it is a good story, great characters, and amazing narration. Any of these stories is worth the time and some consciousness.