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Rogue Starship

Outworld Ranger, Book 1

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When renowned archeologist Gav Gendin discovers the wreck of an Ancient starship, with a stasis pod and a still living member of the extinct aliens inside, it should be the greatest triumph of his career.

Instead, it ends in disaster and leads to his son, Siv, being placed in cryogenic sleep.

A century later, Siv Gendin wakes to a world in decline, a world where you do what you must to survive. With the help of a snarky, sentient AI companion named Silky, Siv becomes a top procurement specialist.

Enslaved to the Shadowslip Guild, Siv has little hope of ever being his own man. Until they offer him freedom in exchange for completing a practically suicidal mission. His target: a young girl with uncanny abilities. Rival criminal guilds, foreign governments, and religious extremists will risk all-out war to get their hands on her—for good reason.

With her mysterious link to the Ancients, this girl could reshape human civilization, perhaps even bring back the golden age Siv knew as a child. But only if he is willing to defy the Shadowslip and risk everything to keep her safe.

The Benevolency Universe

For over 3,000 years a superintelligence called the Benevolence guided humanity through an age of unprecedented peace, prosperity, and technological advancement. Now, a century after its collapse, our enemies multiply as we struggle to maintain our starfaring civilization and recover technology we once took for granted. But the Benevolence kept many secrets to itself, secrets that could shape the future of humanity.

©2017 David Alastair Hayden (P)2019 Podium Publishing
Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Interstellar Technology Space Science Fiction
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I wasn't sure about this but the narrator did a brilliant job on the witcher so thought I'd try it and I'm glad i did the story's great and as usual the narrator is brilliant I'm going to buy the rest now

great fun

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Interesting characters intelligent scenarios I very much enjoyed it will listen to others thank you

Very good

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Really enjoyed the pace and content. Also used to Peter Kenny voicing this type of book. Great to hear.

What a great yarn....

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Narrated by The Master, Penny Kenny, this book is an enjoyable start of a space opera reminiscent of Ian M Banks’s The Culture series (in this instance they’re called The Benevolence).

Characters are fun miscreants with roguish AIs to boot, and although the humour isn’t quite on a par with Banks, much of the charm is channeled through Kenny’s performance.

A fun space romp

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Slow start but stick with it as it gets better. Might even listen to book 2 !

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