Starship

Mutiny

De: Mike Resnick

Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Mike Resnick

The date is 1966 of the Galactic Era, almost three thousand years from now, and the Republic, created by the human race - but not yet dominated by it - finds itself in an all-out war.

They stand against the Teroni Federation, an alliance of races that resent Man's growing military and economic power. The main battles are taking place in the Spiral Arm and toward the Core. But far out on the Rim, the Theodore Roosevelt is one of three ships charged with protecting the Phoenix Cluster - a group of 73 inhabited worlds.

Old, battered, some of its weapon systems outmoded, the Teddy R. is a ship that would have been decommissioned years ago if weren't for the war. Its crew is composed of retreads, discipline cases, and a few raw recruits. But a new officer has been transferred to the Teddy R. His name is Wilson Cole, and he comes with a reputation for heroics and disobedience. Will the galaxy ever be the same?

BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Mike Resnick.

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Yet another I-know-it-all story

The story is about a man that is more intelligent than his fellow citizens. But if my fellow people was as slow as them in the book, I would be considered quite intelligent myself.

The book is introduced as a book not about technology, but about leadership. True, not much about technology and what can be considered tech or science related is bended to suit the purpose of the story. The leadership part is not too strong with a leader that makes sense all the time, but every one in higher command is just not making any sense.

I felt that the story failed to explain things more detailed and left with an incomplete picture a lot of times. Too many situations was tailored to fit the hero to feel real.

The narrator did a fine job - maybe overdoing our hero of the story.

Great series.

Enjoying this series for the second time with my daughter. Well written and good narrator.

It's Good

This is a fun series. Podunk deserved to be deposed.

very well written

This series of books (i'm on rebel next), its great. i've never had an audio book progress so fast and feel like im not missing anything before. Each book is pretty short, but still conveys the story of a 20 hours+ book. The characters have just enough definition to give you an idea of who they are and not enough to bore you to death with descriptions, very minimal repeat of information compared to books like the lost fleet, ++

Clever, witty plots, some action.

If you could sum up Starship in three words, what would they be?

Funny, intricate, action.

What other book might you compare Starship to and why?

Starship Mutiny compares favorably to the Horatio Hornblower nautical series where the buildup is as important as the action.

Which character – as performed by Jonathan Davis and Mike Resnick – was your favorite?

I really like FourEyes, the alien first officer. His sense of humor is the best of all the characters.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Wilson Cole does decide to mutiny and his reasons are moving. I especially like how his atttitude of saving lives if at all possible infected the entire crew, including his former captain, and made them into heroes.

Any additional comments?

This is a fun space roving adventure, I wish there were more battles, but overall a good mix of interesting characters, plot and action.