Captain's Share

Trader's Tales, Book 5

By: Nathan Lowell

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

A good captain protects his crew. Who protects the captain?

A shuffling of cabins puts Ishmael Horatio Wang in command of the worst ship in the fleet. He learns that being captain doesn't make you infallible and that life in the captain's cabin is filled with new kinds of challenges as he tries to keep the ship moving, the crew out of trouble, and turn a profit to earn his Captain's Share.

In a ship where the officers outnumber the crew, can he keep everybody happy? Welcome to the SC Agamemnon.

©2016 Nathan Lowell (P)2016 Podium Audio

Very Enjoyable Listening

I really enjoyed the story. It is what I would call a feel good story. Fun to listen to. The narrator is excellent. He is perfect for these audiobooks. I recommend you start with book one and listen to the entire series.

I can't believe I love a series about commercial freighters in space!

Mr. Lowell's Coast Guard and Maritme experience really make the stories come to life. It may be that as a fellow Maine born former Coastie myself there is a unique appeal to me, but, others also seem enamored of his stories as well. I can't wait for the next book in 11 days!

Nathan Lowell !

I've read or listened to everything Lowell has written and have enjoyed every instance of it. This is as good as when these stories were under podcast. Only difference Nathan did the original readings and very well at that.
Overall five stars is really not fair, there should be more Stars.

Great Read

continued the excellent writing of the previous books. highly recommended to Audio Book listeners. Great works.

Another excellent chapter

Nathan Lowell has again written an interesting and strong addition to this series, you can't go wrong with one of his books.

besy one so far...

I have Really Enjoyed the series so far... this is my favorite. Bring on the next one...

The whole series is great

The whole series is great. well worth the listening.. Do yourself a favor. You'll be entertained and not disappointed.

keep listening

a weak link in this series. most of it is fine I guess. the start is pretty abysmal but the book tacks in the middle back into the slice of life space stuff that we all love.

Entertaining story with good characters

Entertaining story with good characters. A good listen if you want a book to keep you involved but not too much drama. He brings the listener along, not with conflict but, because the characters are engaging. But there is enough action to keep the listener engaged. Some listeners may find the pace a little slow, but it suits me very well.

Sailors and Wives

If you could sum up Captain's Share in three words, what would they be?

Ish got married? Oh, my!

What did you like best about this story?

Captain's share shows young Ishmael cleaning up another disaster ship. Meanwhile, however, he has problems at home -- a wife who doesn't really like being married to a spacer. We see a man having to make choices between his obligations as a married man and his obligations as a ship's captain -- to his crew and to the company that expects him to make money.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene is with the lawyer and the shoe. You'll see why if you read the book. Although the shoes are foreshadowed with the shirt (no, I'll not tell you more), that scene is both funny and touching at the same time.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. It is really hard to put these aside.

Any additional comments?

Captain's Share shows Ishmael successfully running a ship as captain. Again, he has a dysfunctional crew that he has to reshape into a smooth operation. Interestingly, we discover that some of the bad actors from the Tinker had a hand in creating the chaos aboard the Agamemnon. As always, Ishmael steadily solves problems using common sense, humor, and understanding of human nature.