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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good story

narrative was very mondane, voices of all characters are the same sometimes hard to follow who was talking and following characters.

pleasantly surprised

I definitely enjoyed the story. At times there certainly could have been more tension. It's a very clean story line with almost ZERO naughty words if that is an issue for someone.

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.

Parts of it were engaging

It was OK but not great The action sequences could have had more action and been longer. I didn’t like the accents of the women.

Interesting Plot Awkward Storytelling

First. I only finished the first book in the series and listened for a few hours into the second. please take that into consideration when deciding on this book series.

I think the overall plot is interesting. The universe the author has created has many points of interest. Unfortunately, the characters in the universe are robotic in conversation and internal monologue. None of the conversations feel fluid or natural. The interactions are stilted enough to distract from any opportunity for the plot and universe to feel interesting.

I hope the author grows in their ability to make the characters feel more real because they do. have a good idea for a story.

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.

I liked the story.

I am listening to this series and enjoying it. There are some issues though. The first is the original premise. Lost ship, gone for ages… yet only fifty years has passed. Maybe the little blurb was just incorrect. The biggest, greatest issue that I have is the names. The names are horrible and a in cases rip offs of other stories. This is so lazy.

Jack: The Chrysalis’s captain. A woman, named Jack…think the Riddick series.
Beck: Engineer with a Scottish accent…seriously?
These are the worst. Please authors…just create new characters. Own them. We do not want Scotty clones, or Riddick clones or any of that stuff.

Summarized Review

The story is ok, but there are so many issues that make no sense whatsoever they can't be overlooked.

Pro
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- 6 books (48+ hours) for only 1 credit
- Decent story

Con
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- All characters with similar accents sound the same, male and female.
- The ship is a generational one so the current crew was born and raised on it. Why does one sibling have a Scottish accent, and the other doesn't?
- The crew sustains up to 7+ G's during acceleration, but their are many children on board. Kids can survive 7+ G's for hours on end?
- The enemy is pathetically one dimensional and stupid.
- The enemies accent changes from Russian to some other European accent between books 1 and 6.
- Every time the good guys meet a new group of people, they somehow find their life mates and get married within two or three days.
- One of the most experienced soldiers *literally* dies of a heart attack when he sees the enemy. Keep in mind the enemy looks the same as them, and the ones he saw was working in a field, harvesting grain.

I question the validity of the five star reviews.

Could have been a great story

Bad character selection for the positions, poor decisions made by those characters. Way to much propping up of female characters.