Book Overview
Captaining HMSS Ark Royal as part of Earth's first interstellar delegation should be an honour. Try telling that to Michael Gilmore.His passengers are an ill-tempered prince and an inscrutable quadruped alien. His First Officer is ready to mutiny if Ark Royal engages its weaponry. The ship's A.I. seems to have turned renegade. And the neighbouring vessel harbours a genocidal maniac.And it's altogether possible that they're heading into some kind of trap ..."One of the best first contact books in a long while - a gripping, logical, original and fundamentally optimistic retake on one of SF's richest themes." - Alastair Reynolds"A veritable fount of plot, characterisation and intrigue, with some astoundingly original ideas." - SFX"Bursting with fun and energy." - Interzone"A great story, wonderful aliens, fine writing. Ben Jeapes is a name to watch for." - David Feintuch
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1530081343
ISBN13:9781530081349
Release Date:February 2016
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:432 Pages
Weight:1.03 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.0" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Great!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I thought that this book was very good and it keeps you on the edge of your seat every second! I would recommend it to people of all ages!
Surprisingly good
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I have read the U.K. version of the book - titled "His Majesty's Starship" - but the story is evidently the same. I found the plot twists very entertaining and consider the lack of some background information of little concern. I certainly wasn't worried about the author missing out any quasi-scientific explanation for currently-impossible techniques. This is something that's missing from a large proportion of S.F. stories. This book has joined the select list of those I can enjoy reading several times - despite being published in a young-adult category. By the way - I guess the author assumed the existing U.K. had finally merged with the European Union and that the Royal Family had taken their remaining supporters with them into space.
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