• Full Share

  • A Trader's Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, Book 3
  • By: Nathan Lowell
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
  • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,273 ratings)

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By: Nathan Lowell
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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If there was ever a time to "Trust Lois..."

The Lois McKendrick runs headlong into trouble when a routine in-system transit goes bad. Ishmael and the rest of the crew must scramble to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it in order to keep the ship alive.

Learn more about the officers and crew of the Lois McKendrick as they struggle to keep their ship, and discover how Ishmael finds out how wrong he's been about what it means to be a spacer in this latest Trader's Tale.

©2013 Nathan Lowell (P)2016 Podium Publishing

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Creepy misogynistic comments ruin the story

I found Nathan Lowell's writing via a recent book The Wizard's Butler. I loved this book and recommended it. There were a few creepy-guy moments in the story, but I overlooked them. Last week I binged on the Smuggler's Tales series and really enjoyed them. Then I listened to Quarter-Share, very good sci-fi slice-of-life story telling, then I listened to Half-Share yesterday - which took a strange turn to sexualization of the female characters and an immature and painfully awkward writing of the main character. I read the reviews for this book, Full Share, to see if the author got something out of his system and got back on track with Full Share. Apparently not. I am only at the beginning of this book and he has already shared with his female boss the image of his co-worker in a dog collar and leash working on some slimy sludge cleaning with him and then we get to hear his thoughts as he watches his female boss walk away from him. Enough. I already bought the next book and will be returning that. Not sure if I will ever return to reading any of Nathan Lowell's books. I don't read science fiction for a perverted middle-aged man's thoughts to be shared. We have to put up with creeps in real life - I'm not spending my time and money to do so for entertainment.

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Feel good series

Adventure, not much danger but a story about a young man finding himself through work and building himself a life. Small if any drama. Some romance.
Not for people who want there daring do and fighting, or great drama. This story has a lot of feel good things happening.
I particularly enjoy the decision making and building himself up. I like how everyone seems to want to help everyone else out, with a few rare exceptions. I like how he tries hard and gets rewarded for it.
Others I know wouldn't enjoy this book because of the lack of down and dirty hard luck, bad times and heart wrenching realism making you reevaluate life. I like it because of that lack. Makes me feel happy. Easy listening.

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Im not into that Romance, sappy stuff

I enjoyed the problem solving of the Ship going thru the EMP, and the process of creating a computer program to visually see the cascade.
I liked how they got the crew member to change his work behavior by having the ship talk with him.
I liked the update to the astro plotting from cut&past to auto fill..
I could do less with the romance

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Ishmael Wang heads to a new chapter in his life.

"Call me Ishmael" is kind of the running joke of this series, which centers on crewman Ishmael Wang of the interstellar trading ship Lois McKendrick. This book is a transition book, as Ish goes through a huge life altering change at the end of the book, moving on to the next phase of his adult life. As with the other books, this is a very charactercentric book, since there are no battles, no aliens, just the characters.doing their duties on a trading ship. There is an emergency onboard that could have caused disaster, but the excellent response by the crew saves the ship from disaster. The characters are what make this series, and they are excelletly drawn out, with snappy dialogue, real human emotion, and a story that draws you in. As always, Jeffrey Kafer's narration is top notch, really bringing the characters to life with his warmth and snark! Any fan of sci fi should enjoy these continuing stories of Ishmael Wang.

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Predictable and ownright cheesy

This story line has progressively degraded as the books “progress.” This one was so bad I was barely able to finish it.

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One of my favorite authors

To date this is yhe only book i have ever read to make coffee brewing exciting. I love the series and im happy it is coming to audible.

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Classic Character driven Sci-Fi

More in the musing style of Heinlein than the action / event driven modern vogue, Nathan Lowell's Solar Clipper series starts slow and lets you get to know the characters and setting naturally. Wonderfully engaging, one of the few series I revisit every few years.

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This series is like reality television in print.

First off, I think the author does a magnificent job of character development and making his characters relatable...but,...the story doesn't go anywhere. There's not much in the way of escape value for a science fiction fan. I read the first two books because they were free and the third via an 85% off sale. I can't see myself paying for the next book because the characters just aren't interesting enough for a fourth book.

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meh...

it was okay, nothing special. I have to have minimum 15 words to submit review.

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Skip it and get somebody to tell you how it ended

Not terrible but definitely doesn't live up to quarter- & half-share. This is the let down book of the series, the one you wait for where the author just can't seem to keep up the high quality of the series. I didn't like or dislike the book but just figure it's a placeholder and I am just going to wait and see if it's a slump or if the magic is gone.

if you loved the first 2 books, go ahead and spend the credit. If you hoard your credits, wait and see if you can get this one on sale. There's only one revelation that is important to the reading of the next book. and somebody can tell you the ending here when the next book comes out.....you really don't need to read this book to follow the series. That's why I gave it a 3 stars. The narrator is as good as ever!

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