Reviews

Warship by Joshua Dalzelle

wynnz's review

1.0

A warship soon to be decommissioned, with no weapons to speak of apart from a stick and some harsh words, has a dysfunctional crew and a troubled captain with a new XO to contend with. Sent to the edge of human space, they come face to face with a superior alien race. It all sounds familiar—been here before, got the t-shirt, a sense of déjà vu. The crew has to work together to save humankind, being inventive in their decision-making and pulling the rabbit out of the hat, do-or-die. I imagine they do alright because there is a book 2. Spoiler!

In conclusion, blah, blah, blah. I don't know what I expect from reading these books? All I know is that I'm not getting it! The same formula, the same old platitudes—it's wearing thin, I must admit. I don’t think I’ll persevere; I think I’ll move on to pastures new.

thesmudge's review

5.0

great start to a military sci-fi series. Somewhat predictable but entertaining none the less.

readerxxx's review

5.0

Well done. Good mix of technical sci-fi with space opera mixed in. The book dragged in some of the tech areas but when the action started it took off like a rocket.

willfjennings's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

mylhibug's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

midrel's review against another edition

2.0

First and foremost, I have to say the book is not bad. Or maybe just not terrible. I mean, I am giving it two stars. Two stars is not terrible... right?

Be that as it may, it does have a lot of flaws: I could not help but feel the writing had a definite sloppiness about it, for example. Like the penchant for repeating words over and over, terms, whole phrases or ideas. A lot of things also felt like padding, in both first and second half of the books, though in the second half stuff was at least happening. Most of the time.

I get that the first half might have been meant mostly to establish characters and do some world-building (The latter of which I enjoyed well enough) but at least as far as characters go, there are none that are terribly interesting. The MC feels like a thinly disguised generic bad-ass with troubled past and drinking problem, and the rest of the cast are not too terribly better. We spend a lot of time revolving around the ship, giving orders and waiting, but not much, if any, of that time is spent exploring those characters and their reaction to such a huge, world-changing event beyond a few shallow lines.

But yeah, despite all the above, the book entertains. Whether that is enough or not is up to you. As for me, I am not actually sure whether I'll read or not the second entry. I might just give it a try to see if the author does get better at it, and learns from the missed opportunities here.

lexand's review against another edition

2.0

From Joshua Dalzelle, author of the bestselling "Omega Force” series, comes an all new vision of humanity's future.

In the 25th century humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity.

So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy? Would humanity fold and surrender, or would they return to their evolutionary roots and meet force with force? One ship—and one captain—will soon be faced with this very choice.

Against incredible odds, Jackson Wolfe is determined to save humanity–and in the process, might end up saving himself.

**

geekmom's review

Male gaze. No thank you.

fbone's review against another edition

1.0

I didn't enjoy this one. The science was unbelievable and inconsistent. Too many coincidences and all setbacks miraculously overcome. And finally, the expected d.e.m at the conclusion was silly. The ebook suffered from severe formatting issues (sentences would stop and continue further down the page and letters cutoff by right margins) and numerous typos. Poor self-publishing effort. Unedited and not proofed.

I am not fond of sci-fi where it takes 9 hours to orbit a planet and months at FTL speed to reach your destination. Yet, communications take days and missiles find all their targets despite the time and sensor lag waiting for light to catch up.

arian_dragonelf's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25