Generation Ship

A Novel

De: Michael Mammay

Narrado por: Natalie Naudus

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solid generation ship soap opera

this is more a story of the individuals on a generation ship rather than a sci fi of alien contact, which riffs also is. the characters are finely detailed and the inner life of the half dozen major characters covered maybe even in excess. the generation ship technology is a few decades out - entirely believable with very little wow factor to it. the alien world is well enough realized but i wanted more. the ending feels a little abrupt and i wished it had gone on longer.

It was good

this was good but not great the story was a little predictable but well done

Not bad

I would love a sequel though. Left the ending open for one. I don't understand why authors do that sometimes.

Interesting but not much fun

Very different from previous reads from Michael Mammay. The story was interesting but also frustrating, with too much political machinations and individual agendas, and not as much action and hard science. Too much time at sea for me to accept the role that the Captain played on this ship.

Shortsighted decisions in the pursuit of personal political power are not new concepts in society. You are always going to have those who seek power at all costs convinced they know better. Youth is often accompanied by the innate belief that all the answers are obvious so what would happen if we recycled our elders? While time and reality typically temper expectations, we can see that even in today's society, social media and small group dynamics can in fact polarize thinking instead of facilitating moderation and greater acceptance. Who knows what would happen if a small group were to be isolated from society for 150 years?

I would not be surprised if someday a Generation Ship is not part of mankind's future. One would hope that if we were preparing a generation ship, we would construct a governing system that limited our self-inflicted wounds, but the covenant employed seems central part of the crews' problems. In the end, I would have enjoyed the story more if the plot concentrated more on science and less on politics. Some of the concepts swayed my overall assessment of the book to give it 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars.

An interesting read

Overall, I really enjoyed the book. The performance was excellent and the story was interesting. My only critique is that there were parts where the story seemed to drag a bit, but that didn’t affect the story as a whole. Would definitely recommend.