Spacers
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Spacers
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Mark Boyett
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Mark Boyett
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Scott Bartlett
About this listen
March 15th, Earth Year 2290
The day the aliens returned.
The memories are still fresh.
Of colonies burning.
Of millions dying in agony.
Fifty years later, we’ve built up our strength.
Using a wormhole, we colonized both sides of the galaxy.
It was the worst mistake we could have made.
Our enemy has returned and the wormhole has collapsed.
Commander Thatcher finds himself on the wrong side of the divide.
Separated from his pregnant wife by countless light years.
He’s just been given command of a light armored cruiser.
His first command.
If he ever wants to see his wife again, he’ll need to do the impossible.
To defeat this enemy, he will need to reinvent space warfare.
So that’s just what he’s going to do.
Spacers contains First Command through to the end of Free Space.
©2019 Scott Bartlett (P)2019 Scott BartlettListeners also enjoyed...
Great start to a strong series
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Space opera isn't really my bag, I like space and sci-fi but have never read a space opera before and I didn't know really what to expect other than the brief synopsis.
What I got was a really enjoyable listen, it's just over 12 hours long and is made up of the first two books in the Spacers series. 12 hours was not long enough, I flew through the books and was on edge as I listened.
The books follow the career of Tad Thatcher from his days in the military end of space corps to his transfer to the private space corps and his rise within.
Scott Bartlett did a fantastic job of dramatising things that are happening in basically a single room, a spaceships flight deck. I imagined the Star Trek bridge when Bartlett mentions the CIC in his book and I think it's probably not far off the mark. He does a great job of explaining battles and breaking them down so that even whilst driving I can visualise what's going on. Plenty of other things happen of course and it's not all set on a single space ship but using that as an example.
Scott has created a few core characters that he builds up and they are all described to a point that I can see them in my mind's eye and the narrator Mark Boyett does a nice job with different voices and accents for the characters to re-enforce them.
I ended up really caring about the characters and so when there was any peril I was genuinely on edge about what would happen, this is when I know that a book is good when I care about what will happen next. I'm also a sucker for a heroes journey so seeing a few heroes emerge in this book was great.
I'm now invested in this series and can't wait to find out what is going to happen next.
My one and only criticism is the way the book ends, it's not quite a cliff hanger but it ends not unlike many of the other chapters do. Left me wanting more though. Hope the rest of the series is just as good
Really enjoyed this, can't wait to listen to more
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Lots of action
Very different take with lots of stuff being run by corporations and defend by them.
Unity 151 sci fi booktube
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This is a wonderful start to a series if the author desires.
The narrator is also outstanding.
This book is a two part book.
This book was provided free of charge in expectation of an honest review.
Engrossing
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Another entertaining listen
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nice
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The story follows Thatcher's command, it's problems and battles following his taking the position of a the previous, easy going captain as well as encounters with enemy vessels and coming to terms with the politics of a civilian corporation. Plus, if he wants to see how wife again, he needs to find a way home. The plot is interesting with visual world building in places but character development is mostly slim, although enough to give substance to the numerous protagonists. Plenty of action which is not overburdened with technical details: a good balance. Narration is by Mark Boyett, whose calmly confident voice carries the story well, and all are given individually distinctive voices. A fine performance. Just one irritation for this British reader: the words, which appear frequently, 'corp' or 'corps' are pronounced with the letter 'p' audible (as in corpse) rather than it being silent. Always distracting to my English ear. But perhaps it's an American thing like our different pronunciations of 'lieutenant '.
An enjoyable space adventure with more to come.
"You will be in command now, Thatcher."
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Solid with its own unique twist
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Please leave the accents alone
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