My Buddy Gave Me a Starship

My Buddy's Starship, Book 1

De: Myles Christensen

Narrado por: J.S. Arquin

Mitch has a problem. His buddy has been hiding a starship from him.

Mitch's mediocre life has just taken a turn for the worse, so his buddy tries to cheer him up by showing him a secret starship. Unfortunately, everything goes south when hostile aliens arrive. In an effort to save his buddy and the starship from the aliens, Mitch does the obvious thing: he accidentally warps hundreds of light-years away.

Marooned in a distant star cluster, Mitch is forced to deal with a snarky teenage AI, a rogue auto-pilot, and a beautiful alien soldier who's ready to steal his ship at any moment—so she can fight an oppressive military faction, of course.

Will Mitch simply use the starship to return home? Or will his attractive, though slightly frustrating, new co-pilot convince him to help the struggling Resistance movement?

If you enjoy humorous "Found Spaceship" adventures, then you'll love My Buddy Gave Me a Starship.

©2024 Myles Christensen (P)2025 Podium Audio

fun new adventure in space

Ever dream of space travel. This story imagines what that might look like. Enjoyed the adventure.

Not a bad story, but the main character is a moron

Honestly, if you went to outer space, even if it was entirely by accident, you'd have two basic concerns.

Can I breathe the atmosphere on any planets I visit?

How will I communicate with the "people" I find there?

This idiot couldn't even figure out these two necessities.

Worth a listen

I need to own up to being an old guy to put my comments in perspective. The story grew on me but seemed pretty “Adolescent” initially. I also had a hard time with the narration but I frequently am not partial when a single narrator must give voice to multiple characters and genders. All in all still enjoyable.

Starts off great...

This story had some much potential but I could only make it into chapter 6. Mitch is a moron! I don't thinking the writer could make him any dumber if he tried!

Now if I can just find the refund button!

The MC is a bumbling moron

This guy can barely function on earth and is even worse on other worlds. no thinking ahead concidering being in the absolute dark. Lets just ask for space police and leave the ship without considering anything at all. I would of had a thousand questions and concidered gear needed and what the ship may have and not have before even looking for a place to park and shop. comunications would be at the top of the list of questions for the barely helpful AI. finding out everything I can so I'm at least sorta prepared for interacting with an alien species. This is just the first hour of the book and it just gets more ridiculous. sadly as much as I hoped for a fun but intelligent book, it's more geared toward young teens.

Fun adventure!

Great story, contains likable characters, plenty of action and humor. I highly recommend and look forward to future installments.

Great Story but the narrator is horrible

The story itself is engaging and enjoyable, with a fun premise that keeps the listener interested. Unfortunately, the narration really detracts from the experience. The narrator’s character voices all come across as whiny, including the main character, who is supposed to be a grown man. This makes it difficult to connect with the protagonist or take him seriously. On top of that, the narrator’s inflection choices often feel misplaced or awkward, which further breaks immersion. With a different vocal performance, this audiobook could have been a great listen, but as it stands, the delivery makes it hard to fully appreciate the story.

Great story and great start of a series

The story was great and the audio performance was awesome. Good start and keep of the good work. Would recommend.

Not my cup of cheese

I didn't like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (HP) either.

This has a promising premise, but like HP it doesn't earn the use of the tropes. In this case the tropes of aliens, FTL travel, etc. are all assumed, as in Star Trek, Star Wars, or Babylon 5.

I got through to chapter 5, when space pirates were teased.

HP needed an editor, but this book is generally well written by many standards.

I found it lacking in any deeper hero's journey, philosophical or societal thought or commentary. But the story itself contains fun elements that kids of any age can enjoy.

I think if it were published by Scholastic it may do very well.

Everything is “almost”

They almost do this and they almost do that. They almost hook up and they almost get the bad guy. Would have been a better story if they actually succeeded at something other than surviving.