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Derelict: Marines
- Derelict Saga, Book 1
- Narrated by: Paul E. Cooley
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Fifty years ago, Mira, humanity's last hope to find new resources, exited the solar system bound for Proxima Centauri B. Seven years into her mission, all transmissions ceased without warning. Mira and her crew were presumed lost. Humanity, unified during her construction, splintered into insurgency and rebellion.
Now, an outpost orbiting Pluto has detected a distress call from an unpowered object entering Sol space: Mira has returned. When all attempts at communications fail, a search and rescue vessel is dispatched from Trident Station to intercept, investigate, and tow the beleaguered Mira to Neptune.
As the marines prepare for the journey, uncertainty and conspiracy fomented by Trident Station's governing AIs, begin to take their toll. Upon reaching Mira, they discover they've been sent on a mission that will almost certainly end in catastrophe.
The Derelict saga is a suspenseful mashup of hard military sci-fi, space opera, and mystery.
Some mysteries shouldn't be solved.
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- Missgotty
- 03-10-21
Not a lot happens
The basic story is interesting but the book reads more like a long introduction to the series, and when you finally get to some real action the book suddenly ends. The author decided to be the narrator for this book which I felt was a mistake. He has a very monotone voice for all characters which kept distracting me away from the story. Really poor female voices.
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- Sega Head
- 05-12-22
Slow
This story (although enjoyable and well done) takes far too long to get going, there is zero excitement until the final chapters
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- Michael Harris
- 18-08-18
Proper Sci-fi
Great atmosphere is established with the black of space and the unknown. once it gets going, it does A good job of communicating the marines mindset and frightening reality of what would be deep space travel, loneliness and the slowly creeping menace of the Mira. I am getting the second one now.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-12-18
enticing story makes you want more
great story with plenty of depth which enables the listener to build clear images in their minds eye. can't wait to hear the next book.
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- jason campbell
- 04-03-20
pedestrian colonial marines proceudural/AI/alien
If you like space marines you'll like book one, other books are a tale if AI ploting to allow alien menace into Sol system. Good science, near future but not hard science, believable.
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- Peter
- 28-02-17
Good solid sci-fi. Well read and well written.
Writes sci-fi like a man born to the task. I enjoyed his first two novels immensely....I enjoyed this even more. Good story, good characters, great sense of unnameable horror. The second novel in this series? I look forward to it with relish. Kudos.
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- Kevin Boone
- 04-09-19
Nothing much happens
This is a slow-paced, military science-fiction story. Or, at least, the start of one -- I guess anybody reading this will know that there are two more books in the same series. The settings and the equipment are painstakingly described, and the fictional world seems pretty convincing. Of course, the whole "space marine" genre isn't exactly new, and the influence of 'Starship Troopers' is pretty clear. And Alien, for that matter -- there are a lot of dark corridors, and characters with dubious motives.
So there's a lot to like, if you're a fan of military science-fiction; not so much for everybody else, I think. There isn't a great deal of character development, considering that not much actually happens that would distract from the characters.
I guess this first book is really setting the stage for some more intense action that is to follow later. I'm not sure I can be bothered, to be honest.
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- Sandy
- 15-07-23
Aliens-style imaginative fun
Have listened to all four books in the series: Aliens-style sci-fi nonsense but well done, good characterisation and enough mysteries to keep you listening. Very much enjoyed it.
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- Mr D Ferguson
- 30-12-23
What a great opening story so far....
As most story's go, a good slow start and once you get to know everyone, things start heating up! This is one story I found excuses to listen to at any opportunity.
A good old fasioned space opera with twists and turns, keeps you thinking "what happens next"?
A must read in my opinion and looking forward to the next instalment.....
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- Sarah
- 17-04-19
A story about planning...
Full disclosure, I'm writing this review at 6.5 hours in out of 8. 45. In this 6.5 hours, the story has almost entirely comprised planning and preparation, which is tedious. I get the desire to create a realistic universe in which the characters exist, but ultimately a book needs to keep the reader engaged. Had I not been listening, I'd have given up long ago. The book could really do with a good edit. Fingers crossed for the last couple of hours, but I'm getting that sinking feeling that the exciting bits are coming in a sequel.
P. S. "Transparent aluminium". Really... Star Trek wants their idea back.
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