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The surviving Méridiens have returned to Confederation space, aided by their recently discovered cousins, the New Terrans. They expect a celebration after their 71-year absence. Instead, they're shocked to find the silver ships have destroyed half the Confederation. The Méridiens are fleeing in advance of the horde of alien ships. But Alex Racine and his crew didn't come this far to run away from humanity's enemy.
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great books but....
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Summary
An explorer tug captain, Alex Racine detects a damaged alien craft drifting into the system. Recognizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make first contact, Alex pulls off a daring maneuver to latch on to the derelict. Alex discovers the ship was attacked by an unknown craft, the first of its kind ever encountered. The mysterious silver ship's attack was both instant and deadly.
What enfolds is a story of the descendants of two Earth colony ships, with very different histories, meeting 700 years after their founding and uniting to defend humanity from the silver ships.
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- stig1875
- 16-11-15
A Slow Start but got better - Worth a Listen
Where does The Silver Ships rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I rate this book at about the 70% level in my Sci-Fi Library books.
What other book might you compare The Silver Ships to, and why?
This book is simlar to Ryk Browns Frontiers Saga, finding another civilization that is more advanced than the main charactors home world.
Have you listened to any of Grover Gardner’s other performances? How does this one compare?
No not at the moment but I'm willing to give him a fair crack of the whip!!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, but I listen to my books on the way to work and when walking my Golden Labrador.
Any additional comments?
I look forward to listening to the next instalment of the storey.
4 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- David T-Rex
- 03-01-17
Engaging characters and a great story
This is not your typical space opera, with battles and fights at every turn. the establishing story takes its time to introduce the characters and you notice the personalities develop over time. Don't misunderstand me, it's not boring. you become engrossed in the universe and engaged in the people with even supporting characters feeling fully fleshed out.
2 people found this helpful
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- Del
- 14-06-17
Ripping Yarns in deep space!
Would you listen to The Silver Ships again? Why?
I loved this book. The themes it follows are familiar, there is nothing significantly original in the story but it does take some of those themes to interesting tangents. I have read several other reviews and some do complain that there is a great deal of 'not much going on', lots of polite talking - plenty of 'melo' but not much drama? Actually, these sequences are as fascinating for me as the action sequences.
What did you like best about this story?
Much of the story is taken up with two diverse cultures of human (ex - Earth) Colonists, who have been separated from each other for 700 years and some 23 light years distance who accidentally meet for the first time. They have developed into two very different societies..
The parts of the book that are described by some as 'polite talking' are some of the most interesting for me. The two races (the Meridians and the New Terrans) are trying to find common ground and to adapt to each other's ways in order to work together against a common threat. The way that this part of the story is written made it an entertaining, amusing and engaging aside from the main theme, which is that the Meridiens are an attacked but pacifist race who turn for help to the New Terrtans who are more in line with 'ourselves' (?) and more powerful physically and aggressive when faced with the threat.
A second plotline I loved involved the character,Julian who is a SADE (Self Aware Digital Entity - essentially a programme) who runs the Meridien ship. Again, this is not an original idea but this time it is nuanced by the way that the AI (who is deemed to be 'alive' in Meridien culture) having only been exposed to their thoughts, beliefs and behaviours throughout his existence is suddenly exposed to interaction with the main New Terran character, Alex Racine. Julian's AI adapts as a result of these interactions, his personality changes and this Digital Entity, more than any other character becomes an amalgam of both cultures (one might say the best of both cultures)..
The main storyline is familiar - an unknown, implacable and destructive alien race attacks a peaceful utopian society (the Meridiens). The invading aliens have something of 'The Kraken Wakes' about them so also not entirely original but around this rather exciting space adventure is wrapped a fascinating story of two peoples having to cross a gaping cultural divide to succeed.
The story of the alien invasion is not resolved by the end of the book, which leaves us with more to come in future instalments. I can't wait!
What does Grover Gardner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I thought that Grover did a good job. His style is slightly robotic but given the storyline this actually felt the right style!
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I loved the humour in this book. The way the characters developed alongside each other made me care for them. Sure, 'the luckiest man alive' goes from awkward loner to beloved and brilliant leader too easily but it is fiction! It is a space opera and I unashamedly loved it enough not to care that our hero prevails in all circumstances with all virtues intact - and gets the girl - well, why not?
Any additional comments?
If you like a story that is dual paced with politics, relationships and emotional struggle set alongside your invasion space battles then you will love this book as much as I did. I gave it four stars rather than five simply because it is John Wayne in space not Tolstoy - but for what it wants to be - it succeeds for me. Bring on book two!!!
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- Terrence
- 17-09-15
A great beginning right here!
This built into a great story and by the end I was looking to get the second instalment (which I will). Great stuff, indeed well worth the investment.
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- andrew elder
- 30-07-15
not too bad
What made the experience of listening to The Silver Ships the most enjoyable?
The charachers were quite likeable and fairly deep
Would you recommend The Silver Ships to your friends? Why or why not?
I would recommend this to anyone familiar with slightly older style sci-fi books like those of Andre Norton or similar.
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- C. J. Dunne
- 27-07-15
C j jdunne
Very enjoyable novel, well written and well read . I do hope that we will soon be able to listen to the next episode. I cannot wait. This is one of the best opening novels of I hope a long series to come. Well worth the money.
1 person found this helpful
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- CJSILV
- 20-05-20
Great book
Great book can't wait to listen to the next one great narration and story I highly recommend listening to this book
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 29-04-20
Good
Has a feel of the old style sci-fi, the better ones. It has the feel of an introduction to the real story; the action is only just starting sort of thing. Definitely worth the listen, and I'm going to start on the next in the series now.
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- vldxzctnmftsrxy
- 07-02-20
perfect
no big traitors trying to sell or profit from their own spicies extinsion or retarded,stupid or currupt goverments that's probably the first in any good space opera at least in first book that's worth 5 stars on it's own there is all ways annoying plots where humans and their decisions kill more then aliens
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- laura
- 20-11-19
Excellent series
More than just space battles
The story moves on world by world
More please
I've read all of them
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- William R. Brown
- 28-05-16
Smart protagonists!
Fun read. It was really nice to see people making smart decisions instead of doing stupid stuff to create additional drama in the narrative.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Andrew Pollack
- 07-12-16
Good, old fashioned SF reminiscent of Heinlein
There's a simplicity and an innocence to the books in this series that reminds me of "Golden Age" science fiction. If you're looking for highly complex plotting, deep and intriguing character flaws, or science based explanations for things you're going to be disappointed. This a series for fun. The good guys are very very good. The bad guys are clearly defined. The technology is interestingly imaginative and entirely unexplained. It's a fun, predictable, good guys win kind of story.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- D. MacNair
- 19-03-19
Preachy political utopia and arrogant protagonist
I found this book to be a combination of interesting plot and annoying propaganda, surrounding an unrealistically masterful protagonist. I am still trying to decide if I want to continue the series after 3 books. The series grows increasingly preachy about promoting socialist utopias versus corrupt and backwards capitalists. All capitalists are greedy, selfish, unmotivated, uneducated, lazy, stupid and ignorant. All socialists are enlightened, educated, motivated, giving, generous, incredibly innovative, and beautiful. (Ironic, all of the above...) The rhetoric becomes tedious and increasingly so, as you get deeper into the books.
Moreover, I find the protagonist began as a reasonably nice, intelligent person, but as the series progresses, he becomes incredibly arrogant, controlling, and domineering. Either the plot is making a point of showing the corruption of character, which I haven't delved deeply enough into the series to see as a plot point, or the author actually thinks this guy is cool. I think he has become rather revolting.
Undecided if I will finish the series. I am intrigued by the plot as a whole, but those objections above are making slogging through the series seem more of a chore than an enjoyable experience.
9 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Thomas Allen
- 19-03-17
I wanted to like it, but the agenda ruined it
Regardless of whether or not I agree, I hate having anyone's political agenda thrown in my face so hard that I can't just ignore it. The Silver Ships has the hallmarks of being a very interesting, classically styled sci-fi story. But the author is unfortunately very heavy handed in his application of his political agenda throughout the book. He accomplishes it by suddenly demonstrating his agenda so heavily that one cannot simply ignore it and move on. And when he wraps up one agenda item, he saturates the story with another. Then he returns to the interesting story, pulls you into full attention, then hits you with more politically motivated content in such a way as, again, you can't just ignore it and move on.
I could make a list of the author's ideas that make up his agenda, but that doesn't make my point. I listen to books like this to escape society's current problems for a little while, not to be reminded of them by being repeatedly slapped in the face with them.
This could and should have been a enjoyable and interesting book. But in the end, I just couldn't wait for it to end so I could move onto something that actually allows me the fun and escape I'm looking for.
As for the narration, Grover Gardner delivers an admirable performance. He maintains a good pace and does a good job of fleshing out the characters. I probably would have skipped the last third of the book if his work didn't keep me going.
36 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Danioton
- 25-07-15
Flawed but worth the time
Any additional comments?
The book has a great start. The world the author creates is intriguing and pulls you in. I was reminded of Jack Vance and some of his books in which long separated human lineages evolved into radically different forms. The author introduces two very different human lineages with a set up for at least four more. That's the good. The bad, the flaws are numerous and take attention from enjoying the story. One is that the main characters have no flaws. None. They like each other, cooperate completely and always have a good time as they all happily work together to overcome the story hurdles. The two lineages have a fun time discovering the good points of each others wonderful cultures. Two the author has a two dimensional view of today's politics which he can't help but impose on his story and it feels heavy handed. Big government is best and is best suited to run society and the economy. Capitalism is bad, very bad and shameful. Conservatives it follows are very bad too and he makes sure that's understood by the reader. The good characters by the end of the book seem to be plodding methodically towards plot points.
Having pointed out those two negatives I admit that I liked the set up enough that I will probably listen to the next book in the series.
17 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Brian Eisel
- 10-05-18
Preachy and boring
I wanted to like this book and listened to it two more hours beyond the point I decided I didn’t like it, which took me to the midpoint of the narration. The characters were not very deep and there was very little to like about them. Being attractive should not be the only trait that stands out. The protagonist was too good with only a thin attempt to give him a fault, which was then basically ignored.
The plot started out good but then got lost in boring details. There was not enough dramatic tension to move the story forward. What little tension was there was forced and preachy with a clear political agenda that completely turned me off. The projected socialist utopia was the most fictitious part of the story.
On the positive side, Grover Gardner is an excellent narrator.
11 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- J. S. Bowers
- 19-05-16
Good story, narration: wish for a little more surprise
Good story: humor, flow and plot; characterization and development. Wish there were a little more surprise in the plot and main character slightly less "superman."
Only a little though.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Hiruu
- 26-04-16
Campy, but fun!
I love this series, so far. The characters are interesting and their universe is exciting and promising for what comes next. It jas become a must purchase for me.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-05-19
Not worth the time
I feel like someone is reading this to a child,
It is difficult to even listen to, the story is ok but the reader sounds like a kindergarten teacher
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Jean
- 25-06-17
Engaging Sci-Fi Tale
I have been trying to expand the number of authors of science fiction I read. I noted that Grover Gardner narrated this book. I have enjoyed books he has narrated so I decided to give the book a try.
Our protagonist is Alex Racine a tug boat captain in a mining colony. While heading home to New Terran, Alex discovers a derelict ship. He acquires it and boards the ship to discover the AI (artificial intelligence) on the ship is still active and it asks him to help restore the ship. When Alex gets the power back on line, he discovers the crew and passengers in stasis. Apparently, they have been in stasis for 70 years. It turns out they came from Earth also but are more advanced than the people from New Terran. They work together to restore technology and the ship while preparing to fight the aliens that destroyed the ship.
The book is well written but there is little action. I get the feeling the author is building the background for the series. I was interested enough that I will try the next book in the series. I did enjoy the book and the great voice of Grover Gardner.
The book is ten and a half hours long. Grover Gardner does an excellent job narrating the book. Gardner is an award-winning audiobook narrator.
8 people found this helpful