Deep Space audiobook

Very good Military SiFi series with a ton of hard core science woven into the story. Very detailed but still fast paced and action filled. Very recommended

This is the fourth book in Ian Douglas’s Star Carrier series and continues to deliver great story telling and compelling space battles. Out near an enigmatic anomaly called “The Black Rosette” a research vessel and two marine spaceships are destroyed by some sort of weapon. Now Earth,and particularly the USNA, are concerned that the truce with the Sh’daar has just been cancelled by them. Adding to this impression one of the colonies settled by Earth has been attacked and reclaimed by a race known to work for the Sh’daar.We then find ourselves in a race to keep these divergent forces from attacking Earth. Douglas continues to spin multi arc story lines with compelling characters and situations that amaze and delight.There is great character development in this story along with great tactical manoeuvres both individually and fleet wise. Lots of action. You just have to keep turning pages to see what is going to happen next.You don’t need the other books in the series but I do recommend that you read the other three books “Earth Strike” and “Center of Gravity” and “Singularity” as they are just as spectacular as this fourth book is.HIGHLY recommended. If you like military Sci-fi I also recommend Ian Douglas’s Triple Trilogy Galactic Marine series consisting of “The Inheritance Trilogy” and “The Legacy Trilogy” and “The Heritage Trilogy”.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book and series so far. What is interesting is not just the space combat, but the storyline and description of how the characters try to understand alien perception of the universe, self, others, and communication. It is very thought provoking. These are concepts can easily be applied to how we can try to understand and work with other human cultures and races.

Book 4 is as good as the restIntense scientific detail and packed with military action this book is very much like it’s predecessors. The underlying plotline of an alien empire and and an enigmatic, ultra-advanced race continues to develop. I’m looking forward to book 5.

This is a good book there is little question about that. It takes off quite a few years after the last book ended but it still pretty much continues the main story arc from the first three books. As before there is a fair amount of action and the action is well written taking (most) of the normal laws of nature into account making for a realistic, as far as science fiction goes, experience.Again the Star Carrier battle group kicks some alien butt but not without getting a fair beating in return. The repair crews are kept busy indeed. Also, it appears that humanity might have found some new potential allies although that it still pretty much undecided by the end of the book.However, there are some annoying parts of this book. For example there is a bit too much philosophizing among characters which slows things down. The main floor with this book however is one that quite a few books have. Humanity is under attack by an advanced alien race and is threatened with extinction or at least enslavement of the entire race. Yet a bunch of idiots still provokes fighting between the humans themselves. Personally I find it unbelievable and in any case, not very fun reading.To make matters worse, the main trouble makers are an entity that have a suspicious resemblance to the European Community and which now appears to have its seat in Geneva. Now, do not get me wrong, I do not mind bashing both the EC bureaucrats/useless politicians nor the similar idiots in Geneva and yes they are useless pencil-pushers mostly being a part of the problem, not the solution. I was born in Sweden, I live in France and I work in Geneva so I have first hand experience. After almost twenty years here I have developed a deeply rooted contempt, even hate, for useless political bullshitters that put their own gain before everything else. However, my problem with this stuff in the book is that I find it rather boring, not to mention frustrating, to read.However, after getting past those parts of the book what remains is still a good book. It ends in a cliffhanger so I assume that we will get a 5th book in the series. Hopefully this one will be more focused on fighting the real threat and less on the human civil war nonsense. Although I wouldn’t mind if a few of the European morons got a doze of their own medicine first.

It has been twenty years since the confrontation at T-sub-minus0.876gy. Alexander Koenig is campaigning for his second term as president of the United States of North America and Trevor Gray is acting captain of the CVS/TC USNA America. For these twenty years, Humanity has honored the Sh’daar Treaty, which put together a cease-fire between the Humans and the Sh’daar Empire. But somewhere in deep space, near a planet called Arianrhod, a new client species called the Slan are attacking Confederation star ships and glassing cities. It is up to the America battle group to rush to the Ophiuchus star system and save the Humans stranded there. But can they do it without hitting every hardship along the way? Meanwhile, as President Koenig leads the North Americans back to the ways of their ancestral freedom, he also uncovers a plot by the Confederation to overthrow the USNA.Anyone interested in science fiction would love this book, with all of the quantum mechanical theories and multiverse possibilities. Anyone looking for a good story is bound to have fun reading this book. It has a clear history of events from now until the setting time and a slew of colorful characters who have more to them than meets the eye. However, I wouldn’t consider reading this book unless you have read the first books in the series. You will come in utterly confused and won’t be able to grasp any of the unfolding plot taking place within the first few chapters of the story. I absolutely loved this book! At the end of Singularity, I was almost certain that there couldn’t be any more plot substance to continue the story. But Ian Douglas came through. With Deep Space, a major plot twist occurs which opens up a whole new line of investigation on the reader’s part. I swear, I literally could not put this book down. It was an excellent novel with many wonderful characters and a storyline that is 100% guaranteed to knock you straight off your feet until it’s over.

As usual, I received this book via a GoodReads giveaway. Despite that kind consideration my candid opinions follow.In a nutshell, it's 2424 and the human race is under threat and what ever can possibly save the day? Yeah, that about sums up the plot. 'nuff said.The first thing that strikes me about Douglas' work is that he's not afraid to weave a complex and satisfying world with a long history and many varied inhabitants. He rightly expects his readers to concentrate and pay attention if they have any hope of keeping up with him. Somewhat relately, this is not your pablum science fiction of yesteryear. The author has reworked entirely the social and cultural norms for humankind and unabashedly parades his characters around in the nude no matter what the backwards 21st century types might think of it. Lastly, our good author has no fear of new technology and while his stories read contextually like the space-cowboy novels of the 50s, these marauders of the icy vacuum are equipped with latest gadgets and gizmos that have barely been dreamed up yet even in the average writer's most inspired dreams.The only real down-sides to Douglas' novel, and I apologize a bit since I feel a perpetual compunction to be at least somewhat constructive in all reviews, is that the naming of some of his technology can at times be distracting and unrefined. In a similar vein, if I had a nickel for every time the two syllables 'nano' appear together in this novel then I would be an abundantly wealthy man.In summary though, Deep Space is a articulately and minutely constructed novel written in an old style and tradition but thoroughly and wonderfully modernized. While I have not read any of the others in the series (my free giveaway only blessed me with the 4th) I recognize well an established and reliable style and milieu.

This is the 4th book in the Star Carrier series by Ian Douglas. It has been 20 years since an uneasy peace was begun with the alien Sh'darr. Then Admiral Alexander Koenig has just been re-elected for a 2nd term as president of the USNA (formally the USA). The USNA is at odds with the Confederation and a civil war seems to be coming. Meanwhile something emerges from an area of deep space known as the Black Rosetta. It destroys a USNA ship and whatever it is frightens the Sh'darr so much that they decide to attack Earth and destroy human kind before meeting this new menace. President Koenig must find a way to advert a civil war on Earth so that a united humanity can face the Sh'darr and their allies. Koenig send now Captain "Sandy" Gray and the USNA America with it's fleet to try to delay the Sh'darr attack and what he learns there may be the undoing of mankind. This one has not only epic space battles but a high degree of political intrigue also. I recommend it to all fans of Space Opera/Military Science Fiction and fans of Ian Douglas.

This continues the long and wonderful series of hard-tech military sci-fi from Douglas (a nom-de-plume) which took us from the early 21st Century to well into the misty future. More than one race vies with mankind for domination of the future. Many are client races of one overweening "master race"- which has moved beyond physical form to a tech-based essence. But even these technologically advanced overlords fear older, more powerful masters...This is the 4th installment of his current "Star Carrier" series. Still good, taut writing, but the storylines are becoming a bit repetitive for my taste. I think it's time for a new timeline, or perhaps even a new kickoff volume. Nonetheless, a fine, short read.

Star Carrier, Book 4 - Deep SpaceAuthor: Ian DouglasPublisher: Harper VoyagerPublishing Date: 2013Pgs: 355Dewey: SF DOUDisposition: Interlibrary Loan - Plano Public Library System, Christopher A Parr Library, Plano, TX via Irving Public Library - South Campus - Irving, TX=======================================REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERSSummary:20 years after the events of the previous books, Admiral Koenig is the President of the United States of North America and still at odds with The Confederation of Earth. Sandy Gray is a Captain commanding the Star Carrier America. The alien collective known as the Sh’daar has broken the treaty and just as the navies of the Confederation membership are responding, the leadership in Geneva makes a move against the USNA to bring them to heel and make them toe the line. All hell is breaking loose from Columbus to Geneva to 36 Ophiuchi and 70 Ophiuchi. Wars within wars. _________________________________________Genre:Science FictionMilitariaHard Science FictionWarWhy this book:Spaceship combat. Fleet actions. Stuff blows up. _________________________________________Hmm Moments:Considering the existing Sh’daar peace treaty, time travel, bubble ships emerging from the Black Rosette, and civil war breaking out on Earth, I worried that this was going to end in a cliffhanger. While there are elements that are left open, the story does have a satisfying end. Considering the popularity of the Ancient Aliens stuff right now, including it in this future tale as a religion is awesome. Meh / PFFT Moments:President Koenig shouldn’t have told the Leader of the Confederation that he knew they were coming for the USNA A. I. Moonbase, then, maybe they wouldn’t have had their surprise ready for the defenders. The Sigh:Roetgen, the Leader of the Confederation, should have been left faceless as a villain. Her brief screentime robbed her of some of her import in the story. Course with the Sh’daar already being effectively faceless, if they have faces, this may have been the intent.Missed Opportunity:Should have called Lavalle out for being a coward and wanting to leave those fighter pilots behind. Course if he would’ve stayed, his by-the-book pigheadedness would have resulted in disaster. _________________________________________Pacing:Great.Last Page Sound:Pretty damned good. This may be the best one in the series yet.Questions I’m Left With:What is the bubble ship? Is it the Starborn, the things they are doing to the stars in the neighborhood of the Black Rosette at the end of the story seem to indicate that they are?=======================================

The plot is well thought out with various superficial characters. Yes you heard that right. As you read the book one thing is apparent, the author placed a lot of thought behind the creation of each and every alien species in his universe-now if only that same level of thought was placed behind his primary 'human' characters. The worlds he creates are phenomenal however, the main detractor while reading is the long back story dialogues, which are helpful in some places and in others are nothing more than repeated verbiage from earlier in the book. Overall it was a good book worth reading, if for nothing more than to envision a galaxy spanning space opera that's set in a distant future which can totally be our own one day-if we continue on the technological path we are on.

Restarting the excellent seriesTwenty years after book 3 ends, book 4 starts the story again. A distant Earth ship is destroyed, presumably by the Shaddar, signaling the end of the truce. The Europeans decide it is a good time to declare control over America's Navy and any US assets or territories the Euros can grab. Civil war erupts just as war with the Shaddar resumes. The technology is the same except for better Earth fighters and new alien tricks. The science stays solid and obscure but interesting bits of astronomy get woven into the story. Well worth the reading.Review by Steve Cole, Leanna's husband

The main problem I have is whole sections of the book just repeat histories or back stories. Find myself skipping pages to get back to the current story. I don't need to read how the main character grew up in manhattan with no tech 8x per book. Its like a tv series recapping the whole series at the beginning of each episode. Almost made me put the series down. Maybe 20% of the book could be removed and the story would be 100% intact.But the space battle parts are fast paced and scientifically accurate. The galactic empire species are unique and interesting.If you need constant reminders about the character history, or don't mind skipping pages, its a fun read.

I'm always surprised by how quickly I get through these books. They are action packed, but consequently do not cover a large time span. I like the physics. I like the tactics and I like how it is woven into the story. A lot of information is repeated so if it's an ideal book to listen to.

A really good science fiction novel set in space which had science all in it as well as the fiction aspect. Good characters and plot about a war about to take place in outer space. Really would recommend this to newbie sf readers

This and 5 it really starts to get interesting.

These keep getting better. There are some “I can’t believe he went there” moments, and an ending that opens things up to a degree I haven’t seen before.

Still good military space opera, but I'm starting to get a little tired of the recaps and constant scientific explanations.

It is a good book. Ian writes plenty of action into his books with some interesting twists