Elvians

The Silver Ships, Book 18

De: S. H. Jucha

Narrado por: Nicole Poole

Two crises challenge the Omnians. Alex Racine’s fleet draws a first-contact conflict, which faces the Ollassa, a symbiotic flora race. The Omnian fleet sails from alliance space in an effort to interdict an alien ship that arrives at the Worlds of Lights, the Ollassa system. Soon after arriving, the alien ship deploys machines to scour asteroids for resources in the system’s far belt.

Alex’s fleet arrives too late to prevent the Ollassa from attempting to oust the interlopers. The ill-equipped Ollassa attack the harvesting machines, and alien fighters destroy every Ollassa ship. The Omnians find not a single piece of debris from the alien fighters. The Ollassa fail to score one kill.

The fleet’s SADEs, self-aware digital entities, make contact with the aliens and discover an artificial intelligence (AI) guides the ship and its defenses. Omnians are reminded of recent encounters with AIs, none of which have been good. Wary of the new AI, precautions are taken.

Alex’s first-contact efforts are embroiled in a mire of political conflict. A highly structured race exists aboard the alien ship. Those individuals, who live in the core, service the elites who inhabit the arches. One elite, the Deloy, rules the ship and the AI.

Alex must broker a shift in the ship’s political structure to balance the power within the alien race. Afterward, he must deal with the Ollassa losses. During these delicate steps, the fleet prepares against the launch of the alien ship’s fleet of deadly fighters.

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Another great book!

Before listening to this, I read a lot of reviews bashing her reading of this. I will admit she had some big shoes to fill, but I think she did a good job and brought this series to life just as much as the previous books.

The idea that totally different culture can work together for the betterment of both

This is a great book as all the rest are in their eye opening ways. I truly appreciate these books.

Loving this series

A great series! Can't wait for the adventure to continue!! Really enjoying Nicole Poole and her narration.

Engrossing

I have been a fan of the Silver Ship Series since I read book one. Most of the key characters are in this book. It also includes the exciting first contact with a new species. I have been fascinated with the SADEs and that continues with this book. If you are looking for a Sci-fi series to read, you cannot go wrong with this one.

The book is twelve hours and thirty-five minutes. Nicola Poole does a good job narrating the book.

Very nice

The story was moving it would be nice if the Universe was this nice.thank

I don’t care for this narrator.

While her enunciation is excellent, her timing and presence I find off putting. The books can appeal to multiple age groups, but these last few books have felt like they were being read exclusively to young children. I prefer not to be read down to.

My apologies for the frankness, but if I don’t speak up it’s my fault if things don’t change from lack of feedback.

Much better narration!

I think Nicole has begun to embrace the Omnians and the myriad races in this wonderful series. I must congratulate her on a much improved performance! The incredible imagination of Scott Jucha deserves a performance imbued with a high degree of love and admiration for his creativity and the individuals in his stories. Thank you, Nicole, for a much improved performance!

Worst of the series

I don't like the new narrator and this book in the series was missing a story. The series is okay and it would be hard to skip a book, but I found this one uninspired and mediocre. Luckily I got this on sale.

Robots could do better at performing this novel

Probably the worst performance I have ever listened to since I started with Books on Tape

Was the spaceship suppose to be that phallic?

I thoroughly enjoy the story, each one feels like the author put the time into new ideas not just recycling the same plot over and over like is typical with this long of a series.

Please, god, please get a new narrator and send this one back to creating sound bytes for Siri.