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Ship of Destiny

By: Frank Chadwick
Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
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Sam Bitka, a naval reserve officer, is recalled to wartime service and soon earns a reputation for aggressive tactics and insufficient deference to his academy-graduated superiors. His latest run-in with authority earns him a transfer to command of an armed transport, USS Cam Ranh Bay.

When a mysterious alien probe materializes from Jump Space and remotely reprograms The Bay's star drive, Sam and his crew begin an involuntary voyage that takes them three thousand light years out of known space, across the galactic rift to the Sagittarius Spiral Arm, and into the heart of an ancient, previously unknown civilization - the first encountered by Humans and the other five races of the Cottohazz-Stellar Commonwealth - in over a century. The genetically altered immortals known as the Guardians, a race so old they do not remember their own origins, soon turn murderously violent.

Now Sam and his crew must elude capture by the Guardians, find some means of reprograming their own star drive, and then return to the Cottohazz with the news of a powerful new civilization bent on their destruction. But they may also be carrying the secrets of the origin of their own star drive and of the path to immortality.

©2020 Frank Chadwick (P)2021 Tantor Military Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera
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Really interesting story line and well written. The surprising description of the jump drive is something I’ve imagined for some time.

Liked this one even better that the first

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Excellent follow up didn’t disappoint

It has a different narrator but I think it works well because in this book you see the main character through other peoples Point of view so the new narrator gives you a different perspective

This book has a different tone Than the first book But the main characters a different person now he survived The war and surviving it has found the measure of himself

I enjoyed the sequel immensely well worth your time

A great sequel

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New voice actor was fine, plot jumped the shark with the new enemy, but mostly stuck the landing.

Universe has accelerated too much for many more sequels.

A bit of boomer feminism, otherwise decent sequel.

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Thought it was a really good, pretty unique book that satisfied all sci-fi tastes. Space exploration? Check. Space opera? Check. Military sci-fi? Check. Hard sci fi? Check again. One of my favorite series ive listened to in a while

REALLY enjoyed this story! Want another book

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The story is exciting and moves forward very quickly. The narrator is very good in casting the characters is a very real light.

Excellent story line

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I found the two books very entertaining with likable characters and an interesting twist on FTL travel.

Loved both books, really hoping for a 3rd

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Great story telling, excellent reading, believablee science fiction. Battle scenes felt a little repetitive and a got a little lost with all the strange names

Logically consistent story

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The story kept me engaged the whole time! Narrator is phenomenal!!! I hope the author writes more books in the series!

Engaging story!

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Enjoyed the presentation and clarity of characters. A third published book should be considered soon

Compelling story line

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Starts kinda slow and gets very technical at times but it’s well worth seeing their the end

Worth it

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