Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii, #1)
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Summary
Out in the darkness of space， something is targeting the Greatships。
With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city， the Greatships are the lifeblood of human-occupied space， transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City， the greatest human orbital， all the way to Tradepoint at the other， to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species。
It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space。
All it took， to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators， dedication， and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one。 But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers， leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy。
She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life， with all the perils of the new 。 。 。
With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city， the Greatships are the lifeblood of human-occupied space， transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City， the greatest human orbital， all the way to Tradepoint at the other， to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species。
It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space。
All it took， to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators， dedication， and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one。 But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers， leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy。
She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life， with all the perils of the new 。 。 。
Reviews
Brenda J。 Crowder
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Good Read。Read all the Cameron books and like change to science fiction。 Development of main character more intimate not all larger than life historical characters。 More nuanced character。 Only weakness his discussion space travel technology is sketchy。 Looking forward to next book。 Will definitely read。 It is a good story。
Noam Wajnman
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Incredible dive into science fiction！！I have all of Miles Cameron's other books and really enjoyed them。 However I was nervous that he wouldn't be able to jump into science fiction since his fantasy books are supported by and have significant elements of historical fiction。 He has put my worries to rest :）This books is brilliant and something different than I have ever read before。 Science fiction space opera melded with history which works amazingly well。 His characters also have great developm Incredible dive into science fiction！！I have all of Miles Cameron's other books and really enjoyed them。 However I was nervous that he wouldn't be able to jump into science fiction since his fantasy books are supported by and have significant elements of historical fiction。 He has put my worries to rest :）This books is brilliant and something different than I have ever read before。 Science fiction space opera melded with history which works amazingly well。 His characters also have great development and complexity。 In the end the book is just really entertaining and thought provoking。I can't wait for the next one！！！！ 。。。more
Peter Anderson
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Absolutely superb sci-fi！
Jamie Frank Dodson
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Left me wanting to read the sequel Right nowMiles Cameron Wrote an excellent military science-fiction yarn。 He excels at World building and explaining what he has imagined。 The characters are strong and the action is fast and furious。 Especially enjoyed his descriptions of the air/space operations of the great ship - the “Athens”。 It is analogous to an aircraft carrier in space with huge cargo holds。 Sadly we’ll have to wait months for the sequel。 Miles Cameron is a talented writer who spans man Left me wanting to read the sequel Right nowMiles Cameron Wrote an excellent military science-fiction yarn。 He excels at World building and explaining what he has imagined。 The characters are strong and the action is fast and furious。 Especially enjoyed his descriptions of the air/space operations of the great ship - the “Athens”。 It is analogous to an aircraft carrier in space with huge cargo holds。 Sadly we’ll have to wait months for the sequel。 Miles Cameron is a talented writer who spans many genres and now adds military science fiction to his works。 。。。more
Mats
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Navy propaganda that appropriates social justice language to give its reactionary core a progressive veneer。 There is an attempt at obfuscation， as Cameron hints at an ideological shift away from the “bad capitalism”， but while maintaining that the greatships are mercantile in purpose。 Ideological history or theory is not Cameron’s forté。That said， the book is eminently readable， and I finished the whole thing in two days。 The characters are fun and recognizable， and the attention to detail is n Navy propaganda that appropriates social justice language to give its reactionary core a progressive veneer。 There is an attempt at obfuscation， as Cameron hints at an ideological shift away from the “bad capitalism”， but while maintaining that the greatships are mercantile in purpose。 Ideological history or theory is not Cameron’s forté。That said， the book is eminently readable， and I finished the whole thing in two days。 The characters are fun and recognizable， and the attention to detail is no less impressive here than it was in Cameron’s historical fiction， or even his fantasy works。 He has a way of approaching his material at its granular level while retaining the narrative flow。 Impressive， that。 I only wish the book had something to say beyond “big ships go brrrrrr”。 。。。more
Hannah
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I can think of a few people who'd really enjoy this。 Review to come。 I can think of a few people who'd really enjoy this。 Review to come。 。。。more
Chase Bolling
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Artifact Space is perhaps one of the top 3 best books I have ever read。 Cameron's characterization and world building are brilliant。 His prose is poignant， and transformative。 There are works of literature that entertain， and then there are those rare works where the world falls away and you are transported。 I could sense the almost imperceptible hum of the shipboard electronics， feel the vastness of space， and immerse myself in a world vastly unfamiliar， yet tangible like a memory of a thing ye Artifact Space is perhaps one of the top 3 best books I have ever read。 Cameron's characterization and world building are brilliant。 His prose is poignant， and transformative。 There are works of literature that entertain， and then there are those rare works where the world falls away and you are transported。 I could sense the almost imperceptible hum of the shipboard electronics， feel the vastness of space， and immerse myself in a world vastly unfamiliar， yet tangible like a memory of a thing yet to come。 Somewhere as the Athens， hurtled through the unknowable vagaries of interstellar travel， I felt seen， heard and understood。 It was like playing Mass Effect， or Knights of the Old Republic， and Cameron has created a universe for our imaginations to play in and even Star Wars now seems humble by comparison。 I'm blown away， and I think part of my soul will always live among the stars thanks to Artifact Space。 。。。more
Brian Clegg
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This is a cracking （and， frankly， wrist-cracking at 568 pages） piece of space opera。 That's a term that is sometimes used as a put-down to suggest pulp rubbish， but I use it affectionately。 It's not trying to be great literature， but it's a great read， which is all I want from a book。 The author mentions Alistair Reynolds as an inspiration - and it's certainly true that there's something of Reynolds' （or Banks'） sweeping imagination of a space-based civilisation。 But for me， there's more here of This is a cracking （and， frankly， wrist-cracking at 568 pages） piece of space opera。 That's a term that is sometimes used as a put-down to suggest pulp rubbish， but I use it affectionately。 It's not trying to be great literature， but it's a great read， which is all I want from a book。 The author mentions Alistair Reynolds as an inspiration - and it's certainly true that there's something of Reynolds' （or Banks'） sweeping imagination of a space-based civilisation。 But for me， there's more here of a modern equivalent of Robert Heinlein at his best。 Not the soppy stuff he produced towards the end of his career， but the period that peaked with The Moon is a Harsh Mistress。 In fact， the basic storyline has a distinct resemblance to that of Heinlein's Starman Jones。 In that 1950s novel， the main character is from a spacegoing family who manages to get a place on a ship despite not having the qualifications， and with his skill manages in the end to save the whole ship。 Here， our central character， Marca Nbaro， has a similar trajectory， though both the ship Athens （which is Star Trek-like in its scale and ethos， but in the form of a massive military-supported interstellar trader rather than an exploratory ship） and the central character is much more twenty-first century science fiction。I liked the way that Miles Cameron doesn't gloss over the grunt work of getting on in an environment like this - Nbaro spends a long time working on training in different spheres - and despite the book feeling a little too long， there is plenty of action to keep the reader engaged。 The characters are reasonably well drawn， though they rarely surprise you - the good guys are always obviously good guys， and similarly with the villains。 Although there is also a touch of Starship Troopers in the military action side， it never dominates - this is a much more subtle book and doesn't attempt to glorify war and killing。Like many modern SF novels - particularly the military action type - the main character is female。 What's fascinating given the discussions about male and female main characters is that it doesn't make any difference to the reader identifying with her - it makes you wonder why this took so long to happen。 It's just an excellent example of space opera at its best。There were one or two small issues， mostly editorial。 The first few pages were difficult to follow - if you just go with the flow， you do pick up what it's referring to， but Cameron deliberately introduces a flurry of not-quite-clear concepts。 This isn't bad - I rather like it - but might put some readers off。 The book has been converted from US （well， Canadian） into English spelling， but rather irritatingly the title hasn't been。 And there were a few examples - hardly surprising in a book this length - of word repetition and other slightly clumsy bits of writing you might expect to be fixed in the edit。 However， all this is trivial。This is the first half of a two-book series - it works fine as a standalone， but it's hard to imagine anyone reading it and not wanting to read the other title as well。 。。。more
Grady
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‘A ship AI will protect its own like a mother with a missing child’ – a Space Opera！On his website we learn that ‘Miles Cameron’ is the pen name the author uses for fantasy fiction。 His output is impressive: TRAITOR SON CYCLE is a series of five books。 MASTERS & MAGES is a three book series to date， and now he presents his new series – ARCANA IMPERII of which ARTIFACT SPACE is Book 1。 He also writes under the name Christian Cameron， offering the series CHIVALRY with five books， THE LONG WAR with ‘A ship AI will protect its own like a mother with a missing child’ – a Space Opera！On his website we learn that ‘Miles Cameron’ is the pen name the author uses for fantasy fiction。 His output is impressive: TRAITOR SON CYCLE is a series of five books。 MASTERS & MAGES is a three book series to date， and now he presents his new series – ARCANA IMPERII of which ARTIFACT SPACE is Book 1。 He also writes under the name Christian Cameron， offering the series CHIVALRY with five books， THE LONG WAR with six books， TYRANT with six books， COMMANDERS with two books， TOM SWAN AND THE HEAD OF ST。 GEORGE with six books， TOM SWAN AND THE SEIGE OF BELGRADE with seven books， and TOM SWAN AND THE LAST SPARTANS with six books！ He also writes under the pen name of Gordon Kent。 Pennsylvania—born Christian/Miles Cameron is a military veteran， having served as an intelligence officer with the US Navy， ‘a life-long reenactor and history addict，’ and a martial arts and historical combat player。 He earned his degree in history from the University of Rochester。 He lives in Toronto Canada。After spending years writing historical fiction and fantasy fiction， lifting off the planet and soaring into space – and he succeeds on every level！ A hint of the wry humor populating this space opera is present as we meet the primary character， Nbaro。 ‘Someone’s birthright，’ the pawnshop’s owner said。 He didn’t say it with any particular tone of judgment or moral responsibility。 He just said it， and rubbed the top of his head。 ‘It’s real？” Marca Nbaro tried to force herself not to snarl。 ‘Yes。’ ‘Like I can trust a junkie，’ the man said， but with no more tone than before。 He had terrible cersius and what little hair he had was lank; a failed rejuv。 Nbaro hadn’t realized that her stolen ‘social assistance’ clothing was so bad。 The man pressed a tab in the little statuette。 It was of a winged lion， in gold and enamel。 A holographic coat of arms sprang into existence…。’ Where does the story sail？ Cameron’s synopsis provides that information: ‘Out in the darkness of space， something is targeting the Greatships。 With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city， the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space， transporting an unimaginable volume - and value - of goods from City， the greatest human orbital， all the way to Tradepoint at the other， to trade for xenoglas with an unknowable alien species。 It has always been Marca Nbaro's dream to achieve the near-impossible: escape her upbringing and venture into space。 All it took， to make her way onto the crew of the Greatship Athens was thousands of hours in simulators， dedication， and pawning or selling every scrap of her old life in order to forge a new one。 But though she's made her way onboard with faked papers， leaving her old life - and scandals - behind isn't so easy。 She may have just combined all the dangers of her former life， with all the perils of the new 。 。 。’Strong characters on a stage of brilliant action， this is a superb space opera， one that pleads for cinematic conversion。 Miles Cameron understands the future – as well as the past！ Very strongly recommended。 。。。more
Jeff Frane
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I discovered Miles （Christian） Cameron a number of years ago， stumbling on his historical novels set in a fascinating period in the eastern Mediterranean after the death of Alexander the Great。 I have at times suspected that there is no actual Miles or Christian Cameron but that someone is holding captive a large house filled with extremely creative and prolific writers， all producing far more stories than any individual could manage in the available time。 And these tend to be big fat stories， i I discovered Miles （Christian） Cameron a number of years ago， stumbling on his historical novels set in a fascinating period in the eastern Mediterranean after the death of Alexander the Great。 I have at times suspected that there is no actual Miles or Christian Cameron but that someone is holding captive a large house filled with extremely creative and prolific writers， all producing far more stories than any individual could manage in the available time。 And these tend to be big fat stories， involving many pages and volumes filled with military detail （which in a very few cases managed to derail the story--very few）。 When someone named Miles Cameron emerged in 2012 with one of the most creative and imaginative fantasy novels I'd ever read， The Red Knight I was ecstatic that sequels came pouring out of that house of captivity over five novels and then in 2018 that a brand-new trilogy began with Cold Iron。When I learned Miies Cameron would be publishing a space opera I was cautiously excited。 What does this man， who actually spends money and time running around in medieval armor and weaponry， and who has clearly spent enormous amounts of time buried in dusty tomes about people from long ago have to add to science fiction？ Well， I just finished turning the last virtual page in a fat space opera and all I feel is resentment that the sequel isn't yet available。 I mean the book has been out for weeks now！ What is the hold-up？Cameron has us out in space， a long way out in space， earlier than most and he's created history and some ingenious societies to enrich the story， and it being Miles Cameron there is a lot of military background and invention。 And lots of very smart and interesting people。 The protagonist is a bit of a Mary Sue， my only real gripe， but there's so much going on around her that is fascinating that I'm willing to play along for the sake of the adventure。 She grew on me， frankly。At any rate， I'm off to nag the author on Twitter about when I can read the next book。 。。。more
Alexander
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A breath of fresh air as cold as the void。 How often is it that you get a sci-fi novel which delivers both solid， dependable physics AND utterly human， constantly developing characters？ Almost never。 But artifice space delivers， with a protagonist I could believe in and a community I could happily die for。 The thing that really got me in this book， was just how NICE everyone was to each other （until drama happens， anyway） and just how refreshing that is。 A book about nice people facing odds toge A breath of fresh air as cold as the void。 How often is it that you get a sci-fi novel which delivers both solid， dependable physics AND utterly human， constantly developing characters？ Almost never。 But artifice space delivers， with a protagonist I could believe in and a community I could happily die for。 The thing that really got me in this book， was just how NICE everyone was to each other （until drama happens， anyway） and just how refreshing that is。 A book about nice people facing odds together， well， it near brought a tear to the eye。 I eagerly anticipate the second volume and dearly hope for more from this fascinating and convoluted universe。 。。。more
Ron T
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Awesome Tale of Galactic Trade and IntrigueThis is the tale of Greatship Athens， whose mission of trade amongst the star systems of human space has become dangerous due to sabotage and the loss of several of her sister ships。 Midshipman Marca Nbaro's dream of serving on a Greatship has just become reality， but can a penniless orphan really find a place among the crew， or will her past catch up with her and deny her the only future she desires？Great character building and an intriguing plot keep Awesome Tale of Galactic Trade and IntrigueThis is the tale of Greatship Athens， whose mission of trade amongst the star systems of human space has become dangerous due to sabotage and the loss of several of her sister ships。 Midshipman Marca Nbaro's dream of serving on a Greatship has just become reality， but can a penniless orphan really find a place among the crew， or will her past catch up with her and deny her the only future she desires？Great character building and an intriguing plot keep the story moving to a satisfactory mid-point， with the rest of the story to be resolved in the next book。 。。。more
Amy Savvides
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Whew， this was an epic！We follow Marca Nbaro through a space thriller set far in the future， There's too much to talk about without spoiling the storyline， but I really liked it。 It took a while to get through， I found it very dense so something I read in between other lighter books。 If you're a fan of science fiction of the space travel ilk， then you'll probably like this。 Whew， this was an epic！We follow Marca Nbaro through a space thriller set far in the future， There's too much to talk about without spoiling the storyline， but I really liked it。 It took a while to get through， I found it very dense so something I read in between other lighter books。 If you're a fan of science fiction of the space travel ilk， then you'll probably like this。 。。。more
Anton Kruglyakov
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The book is really awesome！ All these day-to-day details make the setting and characters feel real and very human。 Mixed with a good adventure plotline and some respect to banal real-world physics makes it a rare find across many sci-fi books。 The only complaint I have is that the author attributes almost all "discoveries" to the main hero， which looks unnatural and harms other characters' development。 Especially in the second half， I thought a couple of times that would it be not the main hero The book is really awesome！ All these day-to-day details make the setting and characters feel real and very human。 Mixed with a good adventure plotline and some respect to banal real-world physics makes it a rare find across many sci-fi books。 The only complaint I have is that the author attributes almost all "discoveries" to the main hero， which looks unnatural and harms other characters' development。 Especially in the second half， I thought a couple of times that would it be not the main hero who solved a problem， it wouldn't have made the plot any worse and removed that "magic of luck" from otherwise very realistic setting。However， still 5 out of 5 。。。more
Drew Long
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Mr。 Cameron continues to write fun， engaging， page turners no matter the genre。
Liviu
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Excellent space opera that for the first 3/4 or so is utterly awesome and I thought it would easily be my number one book of the year， but then it goes into the "heroin has to save not only herself， her friends， the ship， the existing order - Marca， the heroine is an orphan who grew up in a brutal orphanage technically for the children of the privileged but left to the mercies of a venal and merciless patrician boss， while on the other hand， she is also the nominal head of one of the most patric Excellent space opera that for the first 3/4 or so is utterly awesome and I thought it would easily be my number one book of the year， but then it goes into the "heroin has to save not only herself， her friends， the ship， the existing order - Marca， the heroine is an orphan who grew up in a brutal orphanage technically for the children of the privileged but left to the mercies of a venal and merciless patrician boss， while on the other hand， she is also the nominal head of one of the most patrician of patrician families so with a little cash and a good service record， she is slated to be a future leader of the society regardless and people already start placing bets on her ascending to power eventually - but also the universe and even the multiverse too" mode， upping the stakes and action to almost jumping the shark/losing the suspension of disbelief levels， so one starts wondering what is for her to save in the next volume。。。 Hence while I greatly enjoyed it and would easily make my top 10 of the year， Artifact space would have done better to go a bit more gradually in the clearly predicted ascent of Marca; this being said， the characters， the universe， the action， and even the fairly telegraphed romance are really compelling and the pages turn by themselves， so one wants more as son as possibleHighly recommended 。。。more
Matthew Hunt
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Wow！ I loved Miles Cameron's other series， especially how authentic and detailed the descriptions and naming of things from Medieval worlds were。 It was obvious he knew his history。 And now he does the same thing with this book， but it's Science Fiction。 Everything is so well-thought out。 The characters are interesting and the plot keeps you on your toes， but it is the world building that blew me away！ Wow！ I loved Miles Cameron's other series， especially how authentic and detailed the descriptions and naming of things from Medieval worlds were。 It was obvious he knew his history。 And now he does the same thing with this book， but it's Science Fiction。 Everything is so well-thought out。 The characters are interesting and the plot keeps you on your toes， but it is the world building that blew me away！ 。。。more
Micheal
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Worth the read。 A well crafted story and the writing style flows well。 The characters develop well with the world build。 Enjoyed it。 Looking for the next。
Chris
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really fantastic book， Miles Cameron applying his great writing style to a classic SF style book。 I loved it。 Can't wait for the 2nd book in the series really fantastic book， Miles Cameron applying his great writing style to a classic SF style book。 I loved it。 Can't wait for the 2nd book in the series 。。。more
R。
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Not badNot bad if you are reading it as light space opera。 Suffers of the usual lack of understanding of the scale typical for SF - all aspects like crew numbers， distances etc。 But not so badly to make it unreadable。
Stephen
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Great space operaLike all good books I couldn't put this one down， reading until 2 am before a work day。 A new direction for Miles Cameron。 His fiction， fantasy， Sci-fi - he does it all in his typical syle！ Great space operaLike all good books I couldn't put this one down， reading until 2 am before a work day。 A new direction for Miles Cameron。 His fiction， fantasy， Sci-fi - he does it all in his typical syle！ 。。。more
Nico
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4，5*Superb scifi/space opera
Janice
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I got this book based on a Goodreads review that compared it to the Horatio Hornblower books， among other things。Gotta say， that was pretty much spot on！ Marca Nbara comes from a good patrician family， but ended up in a horrible and abusive orphanage。 She's only ever wanted to go to space， though， and by hook or by crook， she's going to get there。She ends up on the greatship Athens， a multi-kilometer-long interstellar trading ship， by means that were MAYBE not quite legit。 In spite of that， she I got this book based on a Goodreads review that compared it to the Horatio Hornblower books， among other things。Gotta say， that was pretty much spot on！ Marca Nbara comes from a good patrician family， but ended up in a horrible and abusive orphanage。 She's only ever wanted to go to space， though， and by hook or by crook， she's going to get there。She ends up on the greatship Athens， a multi-kilometer-long interstellar trading ship， by means that were MAYBE not quite legit。 In spite of that， she IS competent - VERY competent。What follows is an excellent adventure story， with space battles， camaraderie that develops in dangerous situations， and mysterious aliens。 I loved it。 It strikes the same notes for me as Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian， but in SPAAAACE。 And it's diverse and open and all that is just no big deal， because it's all just PEOPLE。 It's also competence porn， which is a weakness of mine。 I love to read about people who do their jobs well。 And they're mostly decent people too。I'll definitely look for more books from this author， who is new to me。 。。。more
DaMaar
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WhoaI’ve been a Miles Cameron fan。 In any of his previous books you knew going in you are getting great action scenes。 I knewwwww before reading this - that it was going to be some great swordplay in this science fiction story and he did not disappoint。 It’s been a while since I really enjoyed a science fiction novel for the way it was written and the character development and I’m not surprised it was from a fantasy author。 Rating 5/5 Cover: 5/5 Narration: NAFavorite Line: ‘I stand on the should WhoaI’ve been a Miles Cameron fan。 In any of his previous books you knew going in you are getting great action scenes。 I knewwwww before reading this - that it was going to be some great swordplay in this science fiction story and he did not disappoint。 It’s been a while since I really enjoyed a science fiction novel for the way it was written and the character development and I’m not surprised it was from a fantasy author。 Rating 5/5 Cover: 5/5 Narration: NAFavorite Line: ‘I stand on the shoulders of giants。’ 。。。more
Yostman1759
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Fantastic - fun， engaging， surprising - it had it all。
Mustrum Ridcully
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9。5/10 a near perfect space operaThe author is hitting all the right space opera notes and it’s going to be a long wait for the next book that rounds out this story， not that we are denied a quite satisfying end to volume one just that wanted to be able to continue the saga。 Well written and a genuine page turner I just wanted more。 If this is a set up for a full series and not just book one of a two book story as the author seems to indicate in his end note then we could be in for a very intere 9。5/10 a near perfect space operaThe author is hitting all the right space opera notes and it’s going to be a long wait for the next book that rounds out this story， not that we are denied a quite satisfying end to volume one just that wanted to be able to continue the saga。 Well written and a genuine page turner I just wanted more。 If this is a set up for a full series and not just book one of a two book story as the author seems to indicate in his end note then we could be in for a very interesting multi book career arc of the Hornblower saga sort。 My favorite novel of the year so far。 。。。more
Penny Staples
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An exceptionally good book by a favourite author of mine。 Strong characters and an engaging， immersive world。 Could not put it down。
Mitch
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Unique， science fiction， great characterization。Really enjoyed this book， I've read Camerons other boo！s in the fantasy genre and enjoyed them， However， This book by far was the best of them all。 Really liked the characters， the story was unique，and after a bit of a slow start， I devoured this book over 3 days。 pretty good "world" "Space" building。 Would be nice to have a little more detailed map of the Orion arm and human space。 The science was decent， but the characters made the book。， NBA to Unique， science fiction， great characterization。Really enjoyed this book， I've read Camerons other boo！s in the fantasy genre and enjoyed them， However， This book by far was the best of them all。 Really liked the characters， the story was unique，and after a bit of a slow start， I devoured this book over 3 days。 pretty good "world" "Space" building。 Would be nice to have a little more detailed map of the Orion arm and human space。 The science was decent， but the characters made the book。， NBA to is someone you cannot help but root for。 Excited for the second book "Deep Black" I will be preordering immediately。 。。。more
Seth
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Mr Cameron has done it again。 Absolutely outstanding。I have been reading sci-fi for over 40 years。 During that time， I have read a mere handful of books that I could not put down。 This novel is one of them。The novel is set some 500 years or so into the future。 The human race has expanded to other solar systems within the Galaxy， and they are in contact with one sentient but thoroughly enigmatic alien race with whom they are engaged in trade for a substance of great value to the human race。Let th Mr Cameron has done it again。 Absolutely outstanding。I have been reading sci-fi for over 40 years。 During that time， I have read a mere handful of books that I could not put down。 This novel is one of them。The novel is set some 500 years or so into the future。 The human race has expanded to other solar systems within the Galaxy， and they are in contact with one sentient but thoroughly enigmatic alien race with whom they are engaged in trade for a substance of great value to the human race。Let the reader prepare for greed， intrigue， treachery， and war。Cameron is a master of making flawed but relatable and likeable characters。 His pacing is excellent。 There were many routine moments during his narration， that were punctuated by moments great tension and even fear。 His writing is not flowery or bombastic， yet it is descriptive enough to give you a very good image of your surroundings。 The Sci-Fi of this novel， which I believe is his first sci-fi novel， is very realistic and in line with what now is theoretically possible。 And yet， it's not so technical and detailed that it's impossible to follow。 I can't wait for the next installment！ 。。。more
Keight
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