A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe - Alex White

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe

By Alex White

  • Release Date: 2018-06-26
  • Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi
Score: 4
4
From 122 Ratings

Description

A crew of outcasts tries to find a legendary ship before it falls into the hands of those who would use it as a weapon in this science fiction adventure series for fans of The Expanse and Firefly.

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society.

They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some think it's been destroyed, and some think it's only a legend, but one thing's for certain: whoever finds it will hold the fate of the universe in their hands. And treasure that valuable can never stay hidden for long. . .

Reviews

  • Maybe I’ll try the sequel??

    2
    By 440_Driver
    Decent story, marred by the inclusion of unnecessary “magic” that really functioned just like technology, for the most part. So why not just make it technology?
  • A good read, shy of great

    4
    By Aquaricorn
    A really fine contribution to the sci-fi literature coming out, and with some significant value. The author’s choice of telling the story through character perspective works very well here – as does the choice to have sub themes include navigating a world built by and for others from the perspective of someone who is not part of that. And the antagonist in this book is incredible. My cons for the book carry forward into the second one as well, and may into the third: the characters themselves are flat. Sure, there’s development and body to them - but it’s scripted, and an old script at that, being read aloud to you. Think table-read vs seeing an actor on stage. Table-reads are good and fun, too – just, not the same as seeing a performer at their zenith. Unfortunately in this case, too, that triteness can become distracting; you know what will happen at the end about 1/3 of the way into the story if you’ve even casually dabbled in popular sci-fi tv and stories from the past twenty years, to say nothing of having read classic science fiction/authors. The quick typecasting of characters – only to have that largely affirmed – makes it easy to divest in them, which for a perspective-driven story seems problematic. The novelty isn’t with the characters but the world-building, which is where this story really excels and gets it right. The magical realism is fantastic and from my takeaway somewhat fresh in the sci-fi space, with only a few other authors outside of like the Star Wars space really taking that element from classic fantasy and adding spaceships and such.
  • Fun and engaging read

    4
    By T Gavin
    Finding myself with a little extra time on my hands I wanted an easy and fun sci fi read, that was new and something I had never heard of; stumbled on this book and was pleasantly surprised. Characters are memorable, action and set pieces are very well written, and the story left me satisfied with the ending, even with knowing there are two more books in the series, not a cliff hanger ending which I appreciate. I wasn’t sure if I would like the blend of future sci fi space and magic, but for the story and setting the author makes it work. There are a few slow sections but nothing I felt like I had to force myself to read; I would recommend if you like space and sci fi and don’t mind a bit of magic mixed in.
  • Don’t Bother

    1
    By bbsfresh
    This book was very boring

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