
Into the Dark
Alexis Carew, Book 1
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Narrado por:
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Elizabeth Klett
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De:
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J.A. Sutherland
At 15, Alexis Carew has to face an age old problem - she's a girl, and only a boy can inherit the family's vast holdings. Her options are few. She must marry and watch a stranger run the lands, or become a penniless tenant and see the lands she so dearly loves sold off. Yet there may be another option, one that involves becoming a midshipman on a shorthanded spaceship with no other females.
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I really enjoyed this book. Its fast moving, interesting and not what I was expecting. But it’s definitely a fantasy so don't expect everything to make sense. You have to use your imagination and let the writer take you to those very unlikely places that as a kid you truly believed existed and could not wait to go there. Its fun and easy listening. I'm looking forward to the next book. The narrator, Elizabeth Klett, is one of my favorites and never disappoints with her outstanding performance.Sailing Spaceships - super cool!
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Original take on a Royal navy adventure.
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I think this is a wonderful book for lovers of YA, even if you’re an adult!
This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.
Charming!
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The quaint English setting of this space adventure immediately invoked the setting of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin series for me, which was a good start. The science side of the book is perhaps too much in the background and some of the characters feel like stereotypes. Having said that, I enjoyed listening to the book (narrator did a good job of voicing the protagonist) and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Space Opera that invokes Aubrey-Maturin series.
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400+ Audio books. Sci fi and fantasy.
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Great main character wonderful voice actor!
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I will further say, that I plan to spend one of my own credits when the talented Ms. Klett and Mr. Sutherland release the next book in audio.
Perhaps I was a lost cause from the start. I adore a good scifi. I adore a new clever take on faster than light travel. I adore a military scifi (especially naval). I adore sailing and tall ships. I adore a smart, tough female protagonist refusing to let patriarchy define her.
And I adore a well intonated British accent.
"Into the Dark" would have had me from the third page... even if it WEREN'T a darn good story.
Horatio Hornblower, Honor Harrington, Sassinak, Kylara Vatta, Keladry of Mindolin, a bit of Nicholas Seafort...
if Mr. Sutherland isn't familiar with all these series, he damn well ought to be, for it's hardly a ground-breaking genre... but why should it be? Sutherland's story is well-paced, plausible, amusing and somber by turns. Alexis Carew is a fine inheritor of the reluctant, or perhaps humble, hero mantle. Her demeanor is charmingly modern, her disinterest in the trappings of expected behavior admirable, and her interaction with others totally credulous.
I was charmed.
The book is also, in many ways, absurd.
The mental gymnastics required to shoehorn Tall Ships into interstellar space are... daunting. BUT, by God, Sutherland managed it, and I was willing to buy the whole line of nonsense... and smile. It IS absurd, but... I found myself shrugging and saying "well, and why not?" Sails and rigging and cannon and broadsides, and 18th century British naval discipline alongside FTL transit, and colony disputes. I laughed, I shook my head in astonishment that I was OK with it.
And I was. Completely.
Elizabeth Klett is charming, well paced, and clearly in tune with the material. Her cultured British accent at times both at odds with the content, and yet perfectly tuned to set the stage. The production is clean, the audio quality top notch, and I applaud her performance. I look forward to more.
Do treat yourself to this one. If you are a lover of Sci Fi, if you are an admirer of strong female characters who simply (to quote a recent meme) "give absolutely zero ^#$(*&" about what the world expects of them. If you love a good naval romp, or if you just want to have a fun time in a fanciful yet gritty world...
Buy this. Buy this immediately, and enjoy.
Charming, Enjoyable, Solid, FUN
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The narration is also excellent, Elizabeth does an amazing job of bringing each character to life.
A must for science fiction lovers!!!
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Great New Series!
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Tall sails on a spaceship; Really? Come on.
I could not have been more wrong.
My expectation was a poor aristocratic rich girl roughly thrust amongst 'ruffians' in a setting of an ancient British wet navy - all weakly crammed into outer space.
Shiver me timbers... Arrrg!
Although some of the above elements are here, they are neither weak nor crammed. This is a good story. The tall masts and sails even work.
It is a light science heavy character plot.
The science is enough for the tall sails and open gun port cannon style armament to work. Hey, I chose to believe it.
A basic theme includes Honor and Duty but I think it's mostly about Loyalty. What it is and what it takes to instill it in others.
Then there is the 15 year old underdog who stylishly and properly overcomes huge obstacles to come out on top. I was heavily invested in many of the characters and deeply engaged in the story early on. There was laughter and possibly a little cheering.
I don't recall any glaring plot inconsistencies.
The narrator is a good fit for the main character. Secondary characters are unique and believable. Did not grate on my nerves even once. In fact, I realize that once the story began, I didn't even notice the narrator. Is that due to superb narration or great story? I don't know but I appreciate it.
Thanks to all involved for entertaining me.
Job well done.
Tall sails on a spaceship! By golly it works.
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