The Nelson Touch

Ark Royal, Book 2

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The Nelson Touch

By: Christopher G. Nuttall

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

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Ark Royal - the Royal Navy’s outdated space carrier - has won a smashing victory against the enigmatic aliens, capturing one of their starships and returning to Earth. Now, Admiral Theodore Smith and his crew are assigned to command a fleet charged with making a deep-penetration raid into alien territory, a fleet made up of carriers from four different nations. But with a crewman who isn't what he seems, untested pilots and international friction - and a new and dangerous alien plan - can Ted and his crew survive their mission...or will they die, alone and unremarked, hundreds of light years from home?

Military

Science Fiction

Space Opera

Fiction

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I like the background setting and structure of this series and enjoy the narrative and feel of these books.

This particular book spent quite a lot of time dwelling on the difficulty of being a member of the British Royal Family and the dangers of intrusive media attention. This topic was revisited several times which overplayed its interest for me.

I always enjoy the actual fleet engagements in these books which are well handled.

The unstated morality/motivation of the enemy adds an interesting twist. Rather than giving us the
A) Evil alien for the sake of being evil, or
B) The alternative, friendly but misunderstood, ET stereotype;
the author adds interest by keeping us guessing with a few clues slowing building a picture of their culture.

I look forward to the ongoing struggle and development of new human fleet tactics and ships and the progression of the series assuming the human side do continue to loose ground as is the case in the Nelson Touch.

Has a real navy feel to it although the pilot/salvage recovery arm of the fleet needs an upgrade, (or even their own spin off series) without giving too much away.

Thanks for the series Mr Nuttall and the narration Mr Lister.

Recommended.

The good:
Excluding accents - good narration.
Building the series in a way that makes me want to keep reading.
Deepening relationships and flawed characters. Always a welcome thing in a military space opera.
The ending.

The bad:
Caricature accents! French - Inspector Clouseau. Chinese AND Japanese - Charlie Chan. Scottish - Over the top Star Trek Scotty. American - Weak. Also Admiral Smith sometimes sounds like Admiral Ackbar. :-) Ralph Lister has a good "narrator voice", but accents? Shudder!

Same repetitive phrases as in the first book. (Couldn't disagree. Bloody nose. Sooner rather than later. The odds were staggeringly low/high). Helloo! Editor?

Lots of unexplained military/naval acronyms.

The royalty / nobility stuff takes up too much room. Getting old fast.

Book B+. Narration B-. Editing C. Ending A-.