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The Forever Ship

Starship Omega, Book 1

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The Forever Ship

By: Scott Bartlett, Joshua James
Narrated by: Mark Boyett
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Only Omega can free humanity.

When the Ornu came, they took Earth in a single night. Humanity never stood a chance. Now, they force us to crew their ships and fight their wars for them. They hold Earth hostage, and if we refuse to do their bidding, they’ll lay waste to our precious blue marble. Slaughtering the billions who live there.

But when Captain Bill Henderson is sent to claim a small moon for his masters, he finds something they never accounted for. An ancient warship – a behemoth abandoned for millennia by a species that reached its peak at the dawn of the universe.

Could this ship of ages be exactly what humanity needs to cast off the shackles of their oppressors? Find out in Book 1 of Starship Omega, an engrossing new military sci fi saga from bestselling authors Scott Bartlett and Joshua James.

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About the Creator

Scott Bartlett writes books from inside a mech, which is inside the hangar bay of a light armored cruiser stationed just past Jupiter.
Certain parts of the last sentence may not be completely true. Here are some more believable statements:
Scott was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland–the easternmost province of Canada. During his decade-long journey to become a full-time author, he supported himself by working an assortment of jobs…salmon hatchery technician, grocery clerk, youth care worker, ghostwriter, research assistant, pita maker, and freelance editor.
In 2014, he succeeded in becoming a full-time novelist, and he’s been writing science fiction at light speed ever since.

About the Creator

Joshua James followed an unusual path to arrive here (i.e. writing in third person about himself in an author biography). He has worked as both an accountant and a graphic artist. Before either of those pursuits, he submitted a string of short stories to Analog, Asimov's, F&SF and Interzone. He even got a couple published. But finding an agent and writing on spec dampened his enthusiasm. Still, his childhood love for Robotech and ST:TNG meant he could never truly ignore his geek side (and also meant he wrote Star Trek/Robotech crossover fan fiction—yes, that's a thing). He has written or co-written more than 50 novels. They all involve spaceships. Joshua lives outside Washington, D.C., with his family.

About the Performer

Mark Boyett has narrated 325 titles and counting in every genre, garnering an Audie Award for In Harm’s Way by Doug Stanton and an Earphones Awards for 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami.
He’s the voice of multiple hit sci-fi series including Star Force and Undying Mercenaries by B.V. Larson, The Black Fleet Trilogy by Joshua Dalzelle, and Mech Wars by Scott Bartlett.

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Another classic Bartlett ...

Another classic Bartlett story. Great as usual.. Great storytelling, and as I'm used to with the author, plenty of twists and turns to hold my interest.

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Interesting Story Great Performance

The story was intriguing and entertaining. I’m eagerly awaiting the next in the series. I’m new to Bartlett and James so hope that they are not the Sci-Fi equivalent GRRM. Be more like Stephen King!

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The ship was cool

I just didn't feel this book. I was never able to get into any of the characters or the story.

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slow to get going, but worth every minute.

Was slow to get going, but does speed up. There are a lot of characters to get to know. Took me a bit to grasp exactly what the humans were going through. There is no cookie cutter Scifi here. The story didn't suffer your typical formulaic short comings, so typical with other Scifi novels. The characters go places that you will not guess.

I can't wait for the next book in the series.

P.S. Think the short stories would have been better at the beginning.

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I don't get it.

I really just could not wrap my head around the decisions being made by the Captain. It's just not for me. 5hrs left and I shut it off and will not be picking it up again.

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Another home run!

Do you like military sci-fi? Do you like Scott Bartlett? Scott and Josh batted this one out of the park. With the addition of Mark Boyett, these guys are the dream team for military sci-fi. Fast paced, entrenching, can’t wait for the next installment.

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Great start to a new series.

Great character development, Great picture of evil antagonists. Makes the antagonists seem like the worst cretins you could imagine. It has you itching for more! Would like to see Rocket become part of the main crew too!

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lack of leadership lessons

lack of leadership lessons. simple action, no independently tech description or theory of operation. too simple

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Another great book from Scott Bartlett!

This was a great start to this series and I can’t wait for the next book to come to audible! Amazing character development and storyline. Can’t wait to see what next in store for the crew of the Omega!

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excellent character building

the action didn't start till halfway through the book. but this is a brand new universe all new characters and he spent half the book building the background, building the hatred for the bad guys. by the time the actions started you were really rooting for the good guys. excellent way to start off a new universe. looking forward to more

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