Supercarrier

The Ixan Prophecies Trilogy, Book 1

De: Scott Bartlett

Narrado por: Mark Boyett

Captain Keyes is loved by the public but hated by Command. He captains the UHS Providence, an aging supercarrier and the last human ship not dependent on dark tech - technology humanity has used to rule over the galaxy since barely defeating the Ixa in the First Galactic War.

Dominance has come at a cost. Over the decades, old allies have grown resentful, and when dark tech itself fails, Captain Keyes's predictions start coming true: those old allies are now enemies.

But Keyes is not the only one proven right. As the galaxy plunges into war, the Ixan Prophecies are being fulfilled, one by one. Humanity's oldest enemy is on the rise, with weaponry never seen before.

The fate of the galaxy now depends on Captain Keyes, his tired ship, and his oddball crew. It doesn't pay to be right.

©2016 Scott Bartlett (P)2017 Scott Bartlett

What a story

If you could sum up Supercarrier in three words, what would they be?

What a great start to what will be I am sure will be a interesting series. The action is non stop at times. We see what the human fleet think as a rundown carrier, with a captain and crew that are rejects and misfits. But the fleet command forget that this is what makes them work so well together. Even when the command place people on board to sabotage the ship. Looking forward to book two.

Worth reading

As always Mark Boyett did a fantastic job.

Story was interesting but felt like it had some holes in it when compared to other recent SF I have read - nothing to make me drop the book but did kind of break the suspension of disbelief.

I felt the captain was not written well. We are set up to believe that he is a great captain but then makes a bunch of rudimentary mistakes. Holds his crew responsible but then does those same things himself. Overemotional, etc. I have a hard time seeing a person with these tendencies making it as far as he did or being as successful as he was supposed to be.

Excellent multi-faceted character creations

A somewhat flippant, recently demoted 1st lieutenant who is the son of an infamous traitor father. A quirky captain of the lone human massive starship that doesn't use dark tech for worm hole travel. A no-nonsense marine sergeant who becomes delusional after experiencing her own death through an invasive mind control simulation. A bipedal fighter-jock bird species called Wingers along with an almost prescient fish-like species called ... wait for it ... Fin. These and other make for a highly entertaining cast as they attempt to save the galaxy from the end times predicted in the Ixan Prophecies.

I have no idea what is going on.

I really don't know who the primary protagonist is, and the characters are flat like a cookie cutter minion. Performance was good, but the story couldn't hold water. It could have used editing and actually focused on a character, but what is done is done. I will be refunding this for my single credit back.

Not bad, not great.

The characters need to be developed more. I think this book should have been 3 times as long.

Confusing rank structure and strategies

The captain and crew of theProvidence take a principled stand against corrupt fleet and government leaders who start a galactic war between former allies. Human greed and galactic dominance have turned the rest of the galaxy against them. The aging Providence is to only remaining super carrier without dark tech. As dark tech begins to fail, the Providence survives where others fail.

Ranks of Providence crew don’t follow standard structures of current Army, Air Force, or Navy forces. Strategies and tactics appear illogical.

A little too political

I love sci Fi because it's an escape from the daunting politics of today. This book has way too many political undertones and obvious references from our current wars to racism and more. A good story line, but the constant back and forth on current affairs is a little too much for me. I hope the second book is not like this.

Mark Boyett as always was magnificent especially with the winger voices.

excellent story line

Great writing made better with equally great narration. two out of two thumbs up 👍👍

Supercarrier=Super Story

Take an avid SciFi Adventures listener word for it: Of the quite literally hundreds of tales, yarns, short stories, novellas, novels, odes, epics, and great literary works I’ve read (which changed to listened to as the years advanced), Supercarrier is a leader in its Genre. It has not been misnamed as Super. The best part is that this Super shows no sign of abateing.

okay but not good enough

performance was great as always from Mark. this story only survived one level of questions, and frequently barely made sense. the story jumped around too much to follow at times and lacked character depth and background. I am disappointed enough to not want to know what happens later.