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Starship Freedom

Starship Freedom, Book 1

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Starship Freedom

By: Daniel Arenson
Narrated by: Kyf Brewer
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The starship Freedom is just a museum ship...until the aliens attack.

The starship Freedom was once a mighty warship. Today, she's a tourist attraction. The space wars ended long ago. The Freedom is now a flying museum; the tourists love it. The Changing of the Guard, the starfighter aerobatics, the starboard cannon salute...it's the best show in the galaxy.

James King commands the starship Freedom. He hates his job. He was a real soldier once, back when the Freedom was a real warship. He never imagined himself running a tourist trap. Right after Christmas, he plans to retire. Then, on Christmas day, the aliens attack. Horrifying aliens. Creatures of claws, fangs, and endless malice. Within hours, they devastate Earth's military. Millions die. So much for retirement.

The aliens spare the starship Freedom. After all, she's only a tourist attraction. But not to Commander King. He will get his beloved starship battle-ready. He will enter the fight. The Freedom will fly to war again!

Battlestar Galactica meets Starship Troopers in this sci-fi adventure from Daniel Arenson, the USA Today best-selling author of Earthrise.

©2021 Daniel Arenson (P)2021 Podium Audio Military Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Freedom Interstellar Christmas Winter War Space Military

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Little bit OTT, but idea is sound basis for the book and possible series.

Narrator should work on his English accents as it makes the ruling class sound like entitled clowns.......then again maybe it is unintentionally appropriate given 2016, 2019 and 2022.

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It proved slow and difficult at first to get into but slowly it warmed up and found it a passable adventure story. It will be interesting to continue the series but not as a priority.

Slow to start standard si-fi adventure story

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A mishmash of ideas borrowed from independence day, alien etc - constant repetition of previously explained ideas - overpowered enemies that fail to deliver - ridiculous stereotyping

bit silly

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I never thought I would have to say this about a space opera, but sometimes less description is better, the author spends too much time waxxing on about character thought and feeling without really contributing anything to the story. The author makes a comment about Israel fighting off British imperialism which I find stupid as the United Kingdom was and is one of the biggest supporter of Israel and was not only founded Israel out of their middle East holding but was the Frist country to recognise Israel as a legitimate country. This is coming from an Irish man who had to grow up with a British occupation force in northern Ireland.
The narratior needs to go out and speak to member of the opposite sex and learn what a female voice sounds like as a well as what a proper British accent is.
the plot is medicore at best, the trope has been done before and a lot better, hell I have read fanfic that was of higher quality, I am just grateful that I got this for free on a whim.if I could I would rate the performance as half a star.

medicore

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I'm not easily offended, but Mr.Arenson has managed it. I'm British so find the author's lack of knowledge ignorant. Google is a real thing, or try talking to a Brit and finding things out that way. Seriously? Princess Elizabeth III, no such title. There could be a Queen Elizabeth III, but not princess. Just one example. The story is generally ok, if a bit corny.

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