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    Starship Alexander
    Starship Alexander
    Starship Alexander
    Audiobook7 hours

    Starship Alexander

    Written by Jake Elwood

    Narrated by Colin Maheu

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A washed-up captain. A worn-out ship. A crew of green cadets. And they're Earth's only hope.


    The Alexander is the last true warship, a relic from the days of interstellar war. She's destined for the scrapyard, and her captain, Richard Hammett, is about to retire. Their last mission is a training run with a ship full of cadets.


    It's supposed to be a routine hop through a wormhole Gate. But Gates have been going offline, one after another, and Hammett knows in his bones it means trouble. The kind of trouble only a real warship can handle.


    Defying orders, he takes the Alexander through another Gate, and puts the ship smack dab in the path of an alien invasion. Now a captain at the end of his career will have to take dozens of terrified cadets and forge them into a crew of warriors, because the Alexander is all that stands between the Earth and the swarming ships of the Hive.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateOct 9, 2016
    ISBN9781518936203
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    Reviews for Starship Alexander

    4.5/5

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a good, enjoyable read with interesting characters and a nice narration. The story is engaging and the action is well-paced. Some reviewers found the narrator's voice to be juvenile, but overall, the book provides a pleasant distraction and a believable take on an alien invasion. Although there are a few plot holes, the book is still considered to be a great action adventure with attention paid to the human element. The characters are relatable and the story is easy to get into. Overall, it is a recommended read.

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    • 5/5
      Great action adventure. Good attention paid to the human element.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The characters were immediately easy to relate and get into, easy listen

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
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      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Lots of action, interesting take on an alien invasion and how it might have to be fought.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book. It was a very interesting story.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      this was good, not great. but enough tech to satisfy

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Waaaarrrrr! Every character is painted in a negative light except the warriors, even threw in a famous blues singer that used his talents to win skirmish. Apologies to the author, for I can sense talent and drive but a woeful lack of life experience and knowledge of other cultures, which take a long time to cultivate.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      That was excellent, two sittings to finish it. Great story. Thanks
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed it! Seven words left to post a review?
    • 1/5
      I was actually really enjoying this until the shuttle pilot didn't have any idea how to calculate an orbit. Not that he was rusty because he'd been relying on autopilot, or just didn't have time, but that he was never trained on it to begin with. That broke my willing suspension of disbelief.
    • 4/5
      Great book, good characters and the narrator does a wonderful job.
    • 4/5
      A pretty good modern syfy novel but like most syfy today there's a lot of conflict what ever happened to just plain adventure
    • 2/5
      The audiobook narration forced me to stop listening about halfway through. Overly affected and poorly read. It’s a shame because the story was pretty good, not great but interesting.
    • 4/5
      Good story. I enjoyed the characters and flow of the book.
    • 5/5
      Great book. Nice narration too!!!
      Looking forward to the next one!
    • 4/5
      The story is ok, for those who've seen Battlestar Galactica quite a bit feels very similar. The writing is quite plain and simple.
      The narrator is good and clear and has a nice versatile voice.
    • 4/5
      Good shoot 'em up adventure in space. Believable structuring and character development. A few plot holes but all in all an enjoyable read and a pleasant distraction.
    • 5/5
      A great read from a gifted writer - a master of military histlry and psychology. The pace of the action is exhilarating and the heroes are inspirational models of courage, dignity and humanity.
    • 2/5
      Don't like the juvenile voice the narrator uses. Story was also rather juvenile.