The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway

The History of the Captain Who Went Further Than Any Had Before

By: Una McCormack

Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew

Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's Summary

Captain Janeway of the USS Voyager tells the story of her life in Starfleet, for fans of Star Trek.

Kathryn Janeway reveals her career in Starfleet, from her first command to her epic journey through the Delta Quadrant leading to her rise to the top as vice-admiral in Starfleet Command. Discover the story of the woman who travelled further than any human ever had before, stranded decades from home, encountering new worlds and species.

Explore how she brought together Starfleet and the Maquis as part of her crew, forged new alliances with species across the galaxy and overcame one of Starfleet's greatest threats - the Borg - on their own remote and hostile territory. Get Janeway's personal take on key characters such as Seven of Nine, her trusted friend Tuvok, new arrivals like Neelix, and her second-in-command, Chakotay.

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So Happy To Have Kate Mulgrew Read “Her” Story

I read the Kindle version of this book when it first came out and loved it. I was so excited to see the autobiography of Captain Kathryn Janeway available as an audiobook; added to my excitement was the fact that Kate Mulgrew was narrating the book and it was wonderful to listen to it with her voice. She did a perfect job of course, because nobody else could be the Captain of Voyager.

Thank you Una McCormick and Kate Mulgrew.

This is for fans of Kate Mulgrew and Star Trek Voyager. Kate Mulgrew is an outstanding narrator.

Immersive and satisfying

As a life long fan of Voyager and Kate Mulgrew this book perfectly wrapped up the story of Voyager and gave some very wonderful, if not totally unexpected, punctuation to many stories not told after the season seven finale.

loved this

I always loved Captain Janeway, and having the captain herself narrate this was the only way to go. it was like sitting down and listening to Kathryn talk about her life.

Don't expect it to include the newer Voyager relaunch novels, it goes a bit past the end of the show but does not include those novels as canon.

any fan of Voyager should listen to this. I will be listening to it again for sure.

Great narrator, terrible story.

It was great that Kate Mulgrew came on board to narrate this, though after listening to the story, I wish she hadn't. It's full of massive plot holes and completely skips over Janeway's time as a first officer while butchering Tuvok's backstory. It seems lazily written with little thought given to the character, her journey or her story.

What a gift!

Thank you for this loving look back on Kathryn Janeway in the unique voice of Kate Mulgrew, the Captain herself!

Kate and Kathryn make a terrific team

I was delighted to hear about The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway. And who else but Kate Mulgrew could have read it. The autobiography was a stellar story that followed Kathryn through her early life, past Voyager's triumphant return to what happened to her and her crew after their homecoming. I enjoyed revisiting old friends and learning more about their time together. I do have a mild rebuke concerning the idyllic great life Kathryn lived. It was hardly believable that anyone's life could be so magnificent, but perhaps life is really significantly different in the 24th century...We can always hope! My final comment is that Kate's reading lacked an emotional connection. She sounded like she was reading a novel, not telling her inspiring life story.

Amazing. Simply amazing.

The entire book was captivating, and it was an absolute joy to hear Kate Mulgrew’s voice as Kathryn Janeway. I could hardly stop enjoying what this book had to offer, as it gave me hope and perspective with every chapter. I look forward to listening to it again and again.

Loved it!

I'm such a huge fan of Star Trek Voyager, and growing up Kathryn Janeway was an idol for me. What a cool experience to hear about her life before and after Voyager, especially narrated by Kate Mulgrew! I don't think I could've listened to it as an audio book without her telling it. Would definitely recommend if you love the show as much as I do.

amazing

I came in to this with high hopes and it did not let me down at all. having kate read the book just takes it over the top. as a treky that grew up watching voyager as it aired this was just mined blowing I just wish it was a little longer. now to get sir patrick stewart to agree to read picard's auto bio

There’s plenty of coffee in the book!

Yep, there’s plenty of coffee in the book! Our Captain makes sure of that!
It’s lovely to hear in Captain Janeway’s own words the story of her life, how she grew up & what happened to her before Voyager.
It’s also great to hear her thoughts and feelings of their time in the Delta quadrant, what happened there & their journey home.
It’s reminded me of a few episodes that I want to go back and rewatch.
The last couple of chapters really add to the story of The End Game, so that as the reader/listener we feel like we see more of what happened to the crew after their return home.
Especially great that it’s read by the Captain herself, aka Kate Mulgrew. Really well presented and really enjoyable.

Great for any Star Trek Voyager Fan

i always wanted to know what happened to the crew of Voyager once they returned home this autobiography does just that even better spoken by the fine captain her self kate mulgrew.
i found my self going back to the series and re watching the show once again.

Loved this!

I absolutely loved listening to Kate Mulgrew bring Kathryn Janeway to life again after recently watching the Star Trek Voyager series for the first time.

Una McCormack deserves big kudos for this as she captures this well-beloved character and captain with crystal clear accuracy, first with the account of Janeway's home and family life, later extending into her experiences at the Star Fleet Academy and her first commissions about star ships before she took up her position of Captain aboard Voyager.

In this autobiography one learns about Kathryn Janeway not only as one of Star Trek's best known and best loved characters, but also as a daughter, sister, aunt, partner, friend, mentor and leader. She is human, first and foremost, and with all her admirable qualities that mark her as exceptional she is also prone to weaknesses and imperfections and a number of regrets along the way.

Fans will probably love this, and I know I will most probably go back for another listen before too much time has passed. An excellent, compelling, addictive listen - I can't recommend this highly enough to fans of Star Trek in general, or Voyager in particular.

What a pleasure. I’ve missed voyager!

So lovely to be back reminiscing about Voyager with none other than Admiral Janeway herself. A truly enjoyable, beautifully written and excellently narrated ‘autobiography’ and Reminiscences of a fantastic Starfleet Captain. Highly recommend to Trek aficionados.

amazing read

fantastic read, couldn't fault it whatsoever. loved it from start to finish would read again

The writer has not read Mosaic

This book was quite good but it completely changed all the history with Mark from the book Mosaic. In this book Kathryn first meets Mark after his first wife’s death but in Mosaic Kathryn and Mark went to the same school and both played tennis. He later went swimming with Kathryn on Mars looking for the body of Kathryn father.
I enjoyed the early life of Kathryn and her family but I think the time in the delta quadrant was a bit rushed. It was a good book but could have been better if only the writer had read Mosaic and had also given more detail of the time in the delta quadrant

Admiral Janeway's story voiced by Kate Mulgrew

Thrilling Voyage through Janeway's life-journey. Perfectly portraying familiar and unknown Alpha & Delta Quadrant territory.

love Janeway.

Captain Janeway at her best. A very enjoyable experience for any trekkie. you won't be disappointed

fantastic

if like me you always wondered what ever happened to you favourite characters after the show/ film/ books ended this is a fantastic listen, it brings a closure to the story that the show Star Trek Voyager could not do. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed STV as much as I did

Exceptional

What can be said for the amazing Kate Mulgrew reprising her role as the beloved Kathryn Janeway for this amazing look at a characters backstory... well more words and emotions then I could possibly place upon this review, from the swooping highs to lowest of lows you really get a sense of how the younger Janeway flourished and became the Captain we all know and love.