Starship Lost: Books 1-6

De: Craig Martelle

Narrado por: Ryan Kennard Burke

Lost in space for a generation, they return to reclaim their homeworld.

The ship survived, but over time the original crew died out. Their children were left to continue the fight for their home against their sworn enemy, the vicious alien Malibor.

They’ve lived their whole lives in space. Their idea of heaven is open air, blue skies, and the quiet of peace. But they'll never have that if they don't take it by force.

The time has come for Captain Jaq Hunter and Commander Crip Castle to lead this new generation against the Malibor and reclaim what should be theirs.

The crew returns to fulfill their destiny and honor their parents’ legacy.

The battle is joined.

Experience the full Starship Lost Military Sci-Fi Series from Military Sci-Fi Dragon Award Finalist and Amazon International Bestselling Author Craig Martelle. It's perfect for fans of Rick Partlow, JN Chaney, and Joshua Dalzelle. Listen to it today!

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Hi, let's all get married

I want to like this series, but the nonscence marriages that happen we're just odd. I never connected with any of the characters. Time passage in the story feels sudden, difficult to tell how much time has passed between events sometimes I'm thinking it's the next day when weeks or months have passed. I will finish the series but it is a struggle for me.

Dragged on too long, yet ended too soon.

I really enjoyed the story and the world, but the characters and their relationships were more unbelievable than any of the sci-fi technology.

The various relationships, whether they be romantic or familial, felt forced, at best. I never got the impression that these characters even knew each other, let alone were in love, or even hated each other, when that was called for.

It also didn't help that the narrator decided to give everyone on the main ship different accents, even though they were all born there, and were raised communally. There's only 250 people, jammed close together on a single starship. By contrast, the enemy city supposedly has a million people living there, and they all have the exact same accent as each other. Maybe it was supposed to be a commentary on the differences in freedom between the two societies, but it just felt unnatural to me.

No one reacts realistically to their circumstances. There are places where I laughed out loud at the ridiculous ways people were convinced, or not, to lay down their arms. The arguments between supposed allies were equally nonsensical.

But. the world, and the plot kept me interested, even though all of the space battles went almost exactly the same, every time.

If you've been through every Space Opera/Military Sci-fi title on Audible, and you still want more, this series might just work for you. At least it was one price for the entire thing.

***One other minor annoyance was that there were "Previously On..." chapters at the beginning of the last few books that were the last chapter from the previous book. I just listened to that. Why was this kept in the omnibus edition? Runtime padding?

[SPOILERS]

I wish we got more information, if not closure from the other Malibor worlds. Sure, we got some from the two that they visited, but not the one where the Malibor were hiring mercenaries. They were supposed to be these ruthless warriors, but the only two times they are encountered, they are the first ones killed in the engagement. (and they have the same accents as the Malibor from every other planet.)

It was never explained why the Borwin on Septimus had 2 girls for every boy born. Was it some side effect of living off the land? Were the elders in the mountain trying not to breed too many soldiers? Was it the Malibor? Heck, was it the aliens?

Finally, I wanted more information about the aliens that the Malibor got the artificial gravity and energy shield technology from. They mentioned which planet they were found on, but there was zero follow up. Was it the ruins of an ancient civilization, or an active outpost? This author seems pretty prolific, so maybe there will be a sequel series.

battles

good story but you could tell the author was paid by the word. much better story if condensed by one book in volume.

Long and unsatisfying

Story is a compendium of non-stop action sequences without a solid narrative . Wonderful that it’s written, but the editor must have been hard up to publish something. The author has a good idea, and I would like to see more of his work in at a more developed pace.

Cringe-Worthy story and narration

I tried really hard to like this and got through about 20 chapters of the first story before I finally gave up. the writing is ridiculously naive and the narration is almost laughable at times. I guess it was a "bargain" on the cheap for a reason, you get what you pay for.