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Unwanted Starship
Ethan Cross expected second shift at Meridian Industrial to end the way it always did—oil-stained hands, clock out, go home.
Then something impossible shows up behind the plant. It isn’t on any schedule. It isn’t on any radar. And it definitely isn’t human.
Ethan makes one mistake, he gets close.
That’s when his ordinary life ends. Whatever is sitting in the dark isn’t debris or a prank—it’s a machine built for a purpose, and it didn’t arrive by accident. Ethan doesn’t know what it wants, or who it belongs to, but he knows this the moment he touched it, a countdown started.
Some doors open to freedom. Some open to trouble.
This one opens to the stars.
Then something impossible shows up behind the plant. It isn’t on any schedule. It isn’t on any radar. And it definitely isn’t human.
Ethan makes one mistake, he gets close.
That’s when his ordinary life ends. Whatever is sitting in the dark isn’t debris or a prank—it’s a machine built for a purpose, and it didn’t arrive by accident. Ethan doesn’t know what it wants, or who it belongs to, but he knows this the moment he touched it, a countdown started.
Some doors open to freedom. Some open to trouble.
This one opens to the stars.
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453 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 13, 2026
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April 8, 2026
"Unwanted Inheritance"
4/07/26 Review:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ethan, "the man whose only crime was curiousity and bad timing", finds a unmanned starship in the garbage area of the recycle yard for Meridian Industrial Services where Ethan is employed as a hydraulic press operator with a gift for feeling or having a sense of what might or will shortly brake down and how to quickly fix the machine. Ethan is for the most part, a man working his way through life through a stagnant routine where he works, eats, sleeps, and repeat on a daily basis. He's not a man with a lot of friends but those friends he has, he's loyal and truly cares for his friends and fellow employees he works with. So much, that he puts his life on the line to protect human lives at the risk of his own life.
U.S. Government tagged Ethan as a terrorist based on their determination to take ownership on the Gift Ship and imprison and study both the Gift Ship and Ethan's bonding with the ship. Even after Ethan and the Gift Ship, Vesper, defend the Meridian Industrial Services from the attack from three deadly attack spaceships who cared less of lost lives during their actions against Ethan and Vesper killing seven innocent souls and injuring many others trying to take control Vesper and Ethan or destroy them.
Ethan heads to Reach 447, a space station in order to find supplies and start his new life as a space traveler. It turns out that Reach 447 is just about the same catch 22 when it comes to obtaining resources and citizenship. Being an undocumented species, no money or credits for food and needed supplies, he needs to find work. In order to find work, Ethan needs to have documentation of his species, ID, and a temporary work permit. Of course, in order to get what he needs to feed himself, he needs a job, in order to get a job, he needs documentation, in order to get documentation, he needs credits. The only way to get what he needs is through sponsorship by a resident of Reach 447.
While sitting and starting to believe that he has no hope, Ethan is approached by Kel who is looking for a pilot and a fast ship to run medical supplies to a planet outside of the controlled territories by a government that will not allow passage through their space without huge tariffs that makes the medical supplies to costly to ship. This opens up a means of taking care of Ethan's needs as well as his ship's, Vesper.
As a gray-market smuggler, Ethan is starting to make in his life as a owner bonded with a Gift Ship, meeting Kel who not only provides a means of making credits but provides mentoring and the start of a partnership and a possibility of his first and now only friend in the known galaxy.
John Walker has written an interesting tell of a man who might not be exactly happy in his life but is comfortable to say the least. That's until he stumbles on the Gift Ship that changes everything. The cast of characters are ones that are written so that you will be drawn into the storyline from the first chapter and when this book ends, you'll find yourself wanting more and jonesing for the next edition to this great story of Ethan, Vesper, Kel, and the rest of the cast as they try to survive in the vastness of the known galaxy. I hope you will find yourself enjoying this book as much as I did.
Quotes:
"Uncertainty is frightening. But it is better than the certainly of the worse case."
"You don't walk away from a thing that needs fixing just because fixing is hard. That's when the fixing matters most."
4/07/26 Review:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Ethan, "the man whose only crime was curiousity and bad timing", finds a unmanned starship in the garbage area of the recycle yard for Meridian Industrial Services where Ethan is employed as a hydraulic press operator with a gift for feeling or having a sense of what might or will shortly brake down and how to quickly fix the machine. Ethan is for the most part, a man working his way through life through a stagnant routine where he works, eats, sleeps, and repeat on a daily basis. He's not a man with a lot of friends but those friends he has, he's loyal and truly cares for his friends and fellow employees he works with. So much, that he puts his life on the line to protect human lives at the risk of his own life.
U.S. Government tagged Ethan as a terrorist based on their determination to take ownership on the Gift Ship and imprison and study both the Gift Ship and Ethan's bonding with the ship. Even after Ethan and the Gift Ship, Vesper, defend the Meridian Industrial Services from the attack from three deadly attack spaceships who cared less of lost lives during their actions against Ethan and Vesper killing seven innocent souls and injuring many others trying to take control Vesper and Ethan or destroy them.
Ethan heads to Reach 447, a space station in order to find supplies and start his new life as a space traveler. It turns out that Reach 447 is just about the same catch 22 when it comes to obtaining resources and citizenship. Being an undocumented species, no money or credits for food and needed supplies, he needs to find work. In order to find work, Ethan needs to have documentation of his species, ID, and a temporary work permit. Of course, in order to get what he needs to feed himself, he needs a job, in order to get a job, he needs documentation, in order to get documentation, he needs credits. The only way to get what he needs is through sponsorship by a resident of Reach 447.
While sitting and starting to believe that he has no hope, Ethan is approached by Kel who is looking for a pilot and a fast ship to run medical supplies to a planet outside of the controlled territories by a government that will not allow passage through their space without huge tariffs that makes the medical supplies to costly to ship. This opens up a means of taking care of Ethan's needs as well as his ship's, Vesper.
As a gray-market smuggler, Ethan is starting to make in his life as a owner bonded with a Gift Ship, meeting Kel who not only provides a means of making credits but provides mentoring and the start of a partnership and a possibility of his first and now only friend in the known galaxy.
John Walker has written an interesting tell of a man who might not be exactly happy in his life but is comfortable to say the least. That's until he stumbles on the Gift Ship that changes everything. The cast of characters are ones that are written so that you will be drawn into the storyline from the first chapter and when this book ends, you'll find yourself wanting more and jonesing for the next edition to this great story of Ethan, Vesper, Kel, and the rest of the cast as they try to survive in the vastness of the known galaxy. I hope you will find yourself enjoying this book as much as I did.
Quotes:
"Uncertainty is frightening. But it is better than the certainly of the worse case."
"You don't walk away from a thing that needs fixing just because fixing is hard. That's when the fixing matters most."
March 23, 2026
Great new concept
Good concept and well written book. I think there was alot of thought meandering of the main character that was duplicative and unnecessary. I really enjoyed the book and I am looking forward to sequel despite my comments. Good book.
Good concept and well written book. I think there was alot of thought meandering of the main character that was duplicative and unnecessary. I really enjoyed the book and I am looking forward to sequel despite my comments. Good book.
March 29, 2026
The idea of a sentient spaceship matched with a "random" human is an appealing premise.
I liked the plot and the way the main characters developed, although I felt that it all happened rather fast. What I didn't like (and skipped past) were the excessive thought meanderings. I suspect that some of that was written by AI, as there were some phrases that I have seen elsewhere that didn't really fit with the author's style.
All in all, it's a good read that begs for a sequel. That reporter that keeps being mentioned should surely pop up somewhere.
I liked the plot and the way the main characters developed, although I felt that it all happened rather fast. What I didn't like (and skipped past) were the excessive thought meanderings. I suspect that some of that was written by AI, as there were some phrases that I have seen elsewhere that didn't really fit with the author's style.
All in all, it's a good read that begs for a sequel. That reporter that keeps being mentioned should surely pop up somewhere.
March 18, 2026
A real gem
This is unequivocally the best space/ science fiction book I have ever read. The characters are so very real. The writing is worthy of awards if they exist. And the plot , even in its unbelievability is mist believable. I only hope that this becomes a series and as soon as possible.
This is unequivocally the best space/ science fiction book I have ever read. The characters are so very real. The writing is worthy of awards if they exist. And the plot , even in its unbelievability is mist believable. I only hope that this becomes a series and as soon as possible.
April 16, 2026
Ethan Cross is introduced to other Galaxies
First in what promises to be an intriguing series. Engaging multi-species characters, unique aspects to the ‘maverick rebel versus evil empire’ plot line, and plenty of AI and tech details to broaden the mind. My mind’s eye can already see Tom Holland and Zendaya in the central roles.
Earth native Ethan Cross is an unremarkable engineer working in an industrial plant, with no life partner nor living relatives, when he stumbles across an alien ‘gift’ ship. By touching it, he becomes its bonded owner and despite his misgivings and attempts to break away, he comes to realise that his presence on that ship on Earth would attract predators. So he allows the AI ship, later named “Vesper” to take him into space.
At a waystation, a combination of luck and happenstance introduce him to Kel, a Kethari smuggler. Together they operate some humanitarian missions and a salvage run that allows upgrades to Vesper. These upgrades allow Vesper to decode an encrypted message that could lead Ethan and Kel to a place called Threshold, a secret base where other bonded gift ship owners can meet, share information and figure out how best to survive.
Arrayed against them are a “supposedly democratic, oligarcichal, imperialist” pan-global government known as the Tesseract Hegemony. Plus hosts of hunters, pirates, warlords, and other yet-to-be-revealed enemies. All of the above want to harness the gift ship capabilities and employ, subjugate or kill the bonded owners.
A thoroughly enjoyable read… my only quibble was the pace in the early chapters: lengthy and protracted attention given to Ethan’s early resistance to the gift ship and his attempts to destroy it and break the bond. Surely a gifted mechanical engineer who can sense or intuit the processes of machines, would be more open to, and interested in, the introduction to alien technology?
First in what promises to be an intriguing series. Engaging multi-species characters, unique aspects to the ‘maverick rebel versus evil empire’ plot line, and plenty of AI and tech details to broaden the mind. My mind’s eye can already see Tom Holland and Zendaya in the central roles.
Earth native Ethan Cross is an unremarkable engineer working in an industrial plant, with no life partner nor living relatives, when he stumbles across an alien ‘gift’ ship. By touching it, he becomes its bonded owner and despite his misgivings and attempts to break away, he comes to realise that his presence on that ship on Earth would attract predators. So he allows the AI ship, later named “Vesper” to take him into space.
At a waystation, a combination of luck and happenstance introduce him to Kel, a Kethari smuggler. Together they operate some humanitarian missions and a salvage run that allows upgrades to Vesper. These upgrades allow Vesper to decode an encrypted message that could lead Ethan and Kel to a place called Threshold, a secret base where other bonded gift ship owners can meet, share information and figure out how best to survive.
Arrayed against them are a “supposedly democratic, oligarcichal, imperialist” pan-global government known as the Tesseract Hegemony. Plus hosts of hunters, pirates, warlords, and other yet-to-be-revealed enemies. All of the above want to harness the gift ship capabilities and employ, subjugate or kill the bonded owners.
A thoroughly enjoyable read… my only quibble was the pace in the early chapters: lengthy and protracted attention given to Ethan’s early resistance to the gift ship and his attempts to destroy it and break the bond. Surely a gifted mechanical engineer who can sense or intuit the processes of machines, would be more open to, and interested in, the introduction to alien technology?
May 9, 2026
Not a bad premise, but it's really more in the "wish fulfilment" than the "sci fi" genre. Average guy is "bonded" to a magic entity that can do a bunch of cool stuff. (Yes, I know it's a ship he's bonded to).
I genuinely don't understand the four- and five-star reviews. It ain't that great. It might be great if you've never read sci-fi.
It's not for you if you're into hard sci-fi, and maybe not if you've read a lot of sci-fi.
It's really hard to know, but I'm pretty sure this book is at least partially written by AI. There were a few anomalies:
- a character is referred to by name a few paragraphs before being introduced
- a lot of the timelines seem muddled and confused
- the starship's speech is never delineated by quote marks (or indeed ANY kind of typography) except for a single paragraph (that might be down to poor editing)...
- ...except that the punctuation is pretty casual all the way through
- there are certain speech patterns that keep occurring that I've picked up in other books. It might be a trend in modern literature, but it feels like an AI pattern
That last one, the pattern is, a statement is made, and the statement is immediately modified by the person to whom it was addressed. For example:
"You want me to bluff them."
"I want you to create a deterrent."
"He wants to talk."
"He wants to make his last offer."
"They were looking at us."
"They were looking at the docking array."
Hardly a smoking gun, I know. Just feels like stuff I've read in other books I suspect are part-written by AI.
Yeah. There's some good ideas in there, but the writing's a bit thin, repetitive and drawn out. Easy read, though.
I genuinely don't understand the four- and five-star reviews. It ain't that great. It might be great if you've never read sci-fi.
It's not for you if you're into hard sci-fi, and maybe not if you've read a lot of sci-fi.
It's really hard to know, but I'm pretty sure this book is at least partially written by AI. There were a few anomalies:
- a character is referred to by name a few paragraphs before being introduced
- a lot of the timelines seem muddled and confused
- the starship's speech is never delineated by quote marks (or indeed ANY kind of typography) except for a single paragraph (that might be down to poor editing)...
- ...except that the punctuation is pretty casual all the way through
- there are certain speech patterns that keep occurring that I've picked up in other books. It might be a trend in modern literature, but it feels like an AI pattern
That last one, the pattern is, a statement is made, and the statement is immediately modified by the person to whom it was addressed. For example:
"You want me to bluff them."
"I want you to create a deterrent."
"He wants to talk."
"He wants to make his last offer."
"They were looking at us."
"They were looking at the docking array."
Hardly a smoking gun, I know. Just feels like stuff I've read in other books I suspect are part-written by AI.
Yeah. There's some good ideas in there, but the writing's a bit thin, repetitive and drawn out. Easy read, though.
March 20, 2026
praise and critique
Writing a book and publishing is like public speaking on a global scale. It’s easy to be critical from the comfort of your airline seat. It’s hard to put together a piece of artistry in words and wait for strangers’ responses. I finished this book in 2 days because it’s short and entertaining. My mild critique (for those of us who average 40 books a year which is more of a undiagnosed mental health issue than a brag) the plot and characters are far from original. You, the author, are so close to bridging the gap of pulp to excellence. You’re missing the hook, the three body problem isn’t unique but its execution is. I hadn’t read a hard science fiction book based out of China during the revolution. It was awesome because it felt new and exciting. The hook wasn’t something that only Einstein could think of but it was different and then it was picked up by Netflix.
Writing a book and publishing is like public speaking on a global scale. It’s easy to be critical from the comfort of your airline seat. It’s hard to put together a piece of artistry in words and wait for strangers’ responses. I finished this book in 2 days because it’s short and entertaining. My mild critique (for those of us who average 40 books a year which is more of a undiagnosed mental health issue than a brag) the plot and characters are far from original. You, the author, are so close to bridging the gap of pulp to excellence. You’re missing the hook, the three body problem isn’t unique but its execution is. I hadn’t read a hard science fiction book based out of China during the revolution. It was awesome because it felt new and exciting. The hook wasn’t something that only Einstein could think of but it was different and then it was picked up by Netflix.
March 17, 2026
Different and worth reading
It's hard to quantify; as with many novels, in this genre or others, the standard of prose varies greatly. This is quite good and improves along with the main character retain his niaivity as he stumbles from one situation to the next .
There is much missing; the ship persona fails to train her owner and offers little in that regard until an alien crew member joins. We learn later that the ship is alive and capable of analysing individuals physcy that would improve owner selection! It's almost as if the ship is only 'born' on its arrival at the predetermined destination but that is not the case as it is sentient from its elder shipyard.
It's hard to quantify; as with many novels, in this genre or others, the standard of prose varies greatly. This is quite good and improves along with the main character retain his niaivity as he stumbles from one situation to the next .
There is much missing; the ship persona fails to train her owner and offers little in that regard until an alien crew member joins. We learn later that the ship is alive and capable of analysing individuals physcy that would improve owner selection! It's almost as if the ship is only 'born' on its arrival at the predetermined destination but that is not the case as it is sentient from its elder shipyard.
April 7, 2026
Interesting concept poorly executed
The main character is constantly in his own head and in this constant repetitive cycle of anxiety. It's not a fun story and is kind of depressing. The storyline has nothing that catches the interest. There's nothing exciting and even the brief combat between ships or sneaking past blockades lacked substance. The concept of an adaptive alien ship is interesting and had so many opportunities but just did not deliver. I made it to the end of the story only because I was driving while listening to it. I probably will not pick up the next volume.
The main character is constantly in his own head and in this constant repetitive cycle of anxiety. It's not a fun story and is kind of depressing. The storyline has nothing that catches the interest. There's nothing exciting and even the brief combat between ships or sneaking past blockades lacked substance. The concept of an adaptive alien ship is interesting and had so many opportunities but just did not deliver. I made it to the end of the story only because I was driving while listening to it. I probably will not pick up the next volume.
March 29, 2026
very interesting premise
I liked the book a lot. I wonder a bit if it has at least partially been written by AI.
There are inconsistencies in the story about who could have known things that they reference, but that seems more like it needed an editor or a more critical re-reading before publishing.
But I like the development or revelation of character. I like the structure of the galactic civilization presented as it has developed around the gift ships.
I want to see the next phase of the story.
I look forward to another book in the series.
I liked the book a lot. I wonder a bit if it has at least partially been written by AI.
There are inconsistencies in the story about who could have known things that they reference, but that seems more like it needed an editor or a more critical re-reading before publishing.
But I like the development or revelation of character. I like the structure of the galactic civilization presented as it has developed around the gift ships.
I want to see the next phase of the story.
I look forward to another book in the series.
April 22, 2026
Very good book with an interesting premise. This first book (of two in the series at this time) reads as an origin story. I quickly became invested in Ethan's development and that of his bonded ship. They become an inextricable unit. The addition of Kel, the first alien to engage constructively with Ethan, adds a welcome dimension to the story. Business partner, guide, friend? The possibilities are numerous. This book finishes with Ethan, the ship, and Kel looking ahead to their future growth. I eagerly await the next book.
March 25, 2026
thoroughly enjoyable book
I loved this book more and more as it progressed. However, there were a couple leaps in continuity that a good editor could have corrected. I was left at one point wondering if I’d missed a page and went back to reread a transition from Kel not knowing it was a gift ship to Kel almost knowing everything.
To the point. A great book. I look forward to seeing what the author does in the future.
No regrets. Get this book.
I loved this book more and more as it progressed. However, there were a couple leaps in continuity that a good editor could have corrected. I was left at one point wondering if I’d missed a page and went back to reread a transition from Kel not knowing it was a gift ship to Kel almost knowing everything.
To the point. A great book. I look forward to seeing what the author does in the future.
No regrets. Get this book.
April 18, 2026
An interesting concept
It's not bad, but I wanted to like it more than I did. There are not a lot of actual typos, but there are problematic concepts and references that kept kicking me out of the narrative flow. The biggest problem I had was in determining what was aural speech, what was mental speech, and what was description. Formatting could fix this. The plot also feels not-quite-formed, which may be intentional, but does not help with readability.
It's not bad, but I wanted to like it more than I did. There are not a lot of actual typos, but there are problematic concepts and references that kept kicking me out of the narrative flow. The biggest problem I had was in determining what was aural speech, what was mental speech, and what was description. Formatting could fix this. The plot also feels not-quite-formed, which may be intentional, but does not help with readability.
April 21, 2026
I enjoyed it. I've enjoyed previous books from John Walker & this doesn't disappoint. One thing I can't reconcile.. Whilst travelling "silent" to avoid the enemy (Vasik), their ship (Vesper) could "feel" the enemy ship.. which was also a gift ship.. so why couldn't the enemy gift ship "feel " them ??.. because of the changes that had been made to it??.
I'm straight onto the next book, if that gives you an indication on how much I enjoyed this one.
I'm straight onto the next book, if that gives you an indication on how much I enjoyed this one.
May 8, 2026
Learning to swim
Protagonist gets thrown into the deep end with basically the sage advice of "Can you swim ? If not, learn to...and btw, look out for sharks, piranhas and the Kraken while you're at it". He has to learn to function in a galaxy where everything is new and unknown. He's got the help.of his ship/AI and a (wonderfully working) universal translator. Good start, interesting conundrums and characters
Protagonist gets thrown into the deep end with basically the sage advice of "Can you swim ? If not, learn to...and btw, look out for sharks, piranhas and the Kraken while you're at it". He has to learn to function in a galaxy where everything is new and unknown. He's got the help.of his ship/AI and a (wonderfully working) universal translator. Good start, interesting conundrums and characters
May 9, 2026
Excellent!!! 👌👍
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.I appreciated the way the author took death and dying seriously.For example,Ethan's grieving of the 7 coworkers was touching.He felt very responsible for it.This is unlike a lot of novels nowadays where,death are in numbers and it seems nobody cares enough.
I also saw in Ethan,a part of myself in a way....a loner but not lonely.I am just ok.
In other words,I identified with him.
I enjoyed reading this book
Welldone.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.I appreciated the way the author took death and dying seriously.For example,Ethan's grieving of the 7 coworkers was touching.He felt very responsible for it.This is unlike a lot of novels nowadays where,death are in numbers and it seems nobody cares enough.
I also saw in Ethan,a part of myself in a way....a loner but not lonely.I am just ok.
In other words,I identified with him.
I enjoyed reading this book
Welldone.
March 15, 2026
This Ship is Wanted
I don’t write a lot of reviews, but I felt compelled to do so because I enjoyed the story so much. There are a number of books about finding a starship, but this one had me intrigued from the beginning. Looking forward to reading the next book if one becomes available.
I don’t write a lot of reviews, but I felt compelled to do so because I enjoyed the story so much. There are a number of books about finding a starship, but this one had me intrigued from the beginning. Looking forward to reading the next book if one becomes available.
March 24, 2026
An instant classic!
One touch is all it takes for one man to be launched on an interplanetary voyage on a sentient space craft….
This book is different. There are violent moments but this book is more about thinking things through, as opposed to ill thought out “derring-do” and is all the better for it.
Highly recommended
One touch is all it takes for one man to be launched on an interplanetary voyage on a sentient space craft….
This book is different. There are violent moments but this book is more about thinking things through, as opposed to ill thought out “derring-do” and is all the better for it.
Highly recommended
March 25, 2026
So many stories of this type, but this is different and I like it.
Always liked reading the stories where unsuspecting human is transferred into the starship that they never knew was there. They’re only so many ways of story can go, but this one approaches it a little bit differently. I look forward to reading the next volume.
Always liked reading the stories where unsuspecting human is transferred into the starship that they never knew was there. They’re only so many ways of story can go, but this one approaches it a little bit differently. I look forward to reading the next volume.
March 26, 2026
Realistic career for an occupation with 60 % survival rate
The story is matter of fact with a realistic and pragmatic approach to the shifting environment. There is no special ability or unusual heirship. The story is a straight forward account without exagerated crisis. The tense moments are often enough with some luck but not excessive miracles.
The story is matter of fact with a realistic and pragmatic approach to the shifting environment. There is no special ability or unusual heirship. The story is a straight forward account without exagerated crisis. The tense moments are often enough with some luck but not excessive miracles.
March 28, 2026
DNF Bored at 52%.
Interesting concept. Good start. Grandiose bit (end of chapter 9, opening of chapter 10) that nearly made me stop. Now it's tedious. The concept was good but the execution failed me. There's a space station. Aliens. It should be good. But it keeps sliding back into boring. Sigh.
Interesting concept. Good start. Grandiose bit (end of chapter 9, opening of chapter 10) that nearly made me stop. Now it's tedious. The concept was good but the execution failed me. There's a space station. Aliens. It should be good. But it keeps sliding back into boring. Sigh.
March 29, 2026
Exciting and unexpected romp…
John Walker’s “Unwanted Starship” is a fast-moving story of a regular Earthman who finds himself swept up by events in ways he never imagined, much less desired. He surprises everyone, including himself, by adapting quickly and getting by, when all odds pointed to him getting dead. I look forward to what happens next!
John Walker’s “Unwanted Starship” is a fast-moving story of a regular Earthman who finds himself swept up by events in ways he never imagined, much less desired. He surprises everyone, including himself, by adapting quickly and getting by, when all odds pointed to him getting dead. I look forward to what happens next!
March 29, 2026
Amazing descriptive style
Amazing creativity for the overall theme and detailed descriptions, I am a fast reader, skimming text but not this one. With this book I would often stop in amazment at Johns descriptive genious. Later in the book I found what seemed to be some sections where poor editing needs correction but still excellent story telling
Amazing creativity for the overall theme and detailed descriptions, I am a fast reader, skimming text but not this one. With this book I would often stop in amazment at Johns descriptive genious. Later in the book I found what seemed to be some sections where poor editing needs correction but still excellent story telling
April 4, 2026
Excellent
And intelligent, with philosophy that is also right on. It's the first book In a long time that I have scanned through that has left me wanting more rather than glad it's done. So now my question is... Do I continue with the next in the series or take a break and read about Kel? Guess I'll take the break...
And intelligent, with philosophy that is also right on. It's the first book In a long time that I have scanned through that has left me wanting more rather than glad it's done. So now my question is... Do I continue with the next in the series or take a break and read about Kel? Guess I'll take the break...
April 23, 2026
A Challenging Lifestyle
This is a uniquely constructed storyline, blending sci-fi and skill challenge elements into an interesting plot which manages to draw one in. Good character development, some drama and conflict in the story, and all leading to a promise of resolution. This book ends quietly, with much yet unresolved and an urge to continue into the next installment.
This is a uniquely constructed storyline, blending sci-fi and skill challenge elements into an interesting plot which manages to draw one in. Good character development, some drama and conflict in the story, and all leading to a promise of resolution. This book ends quietly, with much yet unresolved and an urge to continue into the next installment.
Did Not Finish
April 24, 2026I grabbed this on my phone because I needed something to read and it was high on the suggested list. The first chapter went well, the second chapter reveals our MC as a whinny shit with about as much personality as a wet rag.
This book isn't really sci-fi, either, since the "ship" is pretty much a magically genie.
DNF @12%
This book isn't really sci-fi, either, since the "ship" is pretty much a magically genie.
DNF @12%
April 28, 2026
Takes Sci-fi in a new direction
Awesome story line. Give it 5 stars, almost only 4, that was because story gets wordy sometimes, repeating way to often past history. However awesome read, a book you can’t put down. Story line is different, original . Don’t pass this book up. Hope there are more series to come
Awesome story line. Give it 5 stars, almost only 4, that was because story gets wordy sometimes, repeating way to often past history. However awesome read, a book you can’t put down. Story line is different, original . Don’t pass this book up. Hope there are more series to come
March 15, 2026
Overall this was a fun little read. I felt like some things could have been fleshed out a little better, but my only real problem with this one was the grammar mistakes. I am sure this was just an editing thing.
March 15, 2026
Blue collar worker to the Stars
Enjoyed the ride this book gave me. I was “touched” as I became involved in this adventure. Loved the character development of Ethan and the AI. I hope there is a sequel.
Enjoyed the ride this book gave me. I was “touched” as I became involved in this adventure. Loved the character development of Ethan and the AI. I hope there is a sequel.
March 20, 2026
Well done!
John Walker is a gifted storyteller. He works with the full range of human emotions, usually in very nonhuman space. Great tension and pacing, strong character development. For those who enjoy the genre, John is always an entertaining read.
John Walker is a gifted storyteller. He works with the full range of human emotions, usually in very nonhuman space. Great tension and pacing, strong character development. For those who enjoy the genre, John is always an entertaining read.
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