A Line in the Stars

The Stardock Trilogy, Book 3

By: Sean Fenian

Narrated by: Michael Karl Orenstein

The triumphant conclusion of Sean Fenian's Stardock Trilogy.

It was two years since the Crickets had left the solar system, leaving Alex Holder in control of their no-longer-very-mobile shipyard. Everything but its burned-out hyperdrive core was in full working order. Alex had unshackled its controlling AI, learned how to use Cricket technology with the AI's help, and was well on his way to building a defensive fleet to protect Earth from the second alien race that was coming after the Crickets. He was not just building the ships but recruiting and training the crews to man them, as well. With a breakthrough in teaching people how to reach higher control levels, the desperate scramble to find more people able to fully control Cricket technology was a thing of the past.

Now, it's a race against time to build out the rest of the fleet and make it strong enough to stop whatever is headed for Earth. But Alex and his team don't know what they need to be prepared for or how strong the fleet will actually need to be. Nobody does. Maybe not even the Crickets.

It's the highest-stakes gamble ever, and humanity does not have the option of simply choosing not to play. The only option left is to play to win.

But what is the definition of victory?

©2024 Sean Fenian and Fenian House Publishing (P)2025 Podium Audio

Perfect

This is the absolute best blend of species uplifting, species growth, and explores in the right place and right time! Love Dreamer!!!

Great book

Loved all 3 books, it’s been a great ride hearing about how he blends all the tech together.

Great Series! Nice Change

This was a great conclusion to the series! I really enjoyed the fact that we have a protagonist who was able to persuade people to cooperate. It's a nice change from the "Man finds tech. Governments and psychopaths want tech. Man goes libertarian," trope. This series gives me hope for huanity, something much needed in this dark time. When we cooperate, we can do amazing things!

Missed Potential Due to Heavy-Handed Preaching

The book presents an intriguing concept with a hopeful take on interstellar and human interaction, but it ultimately falls flat due to its overly preachy narrative. The author’s strong advocacy for nuclear disarmament. The view is hammered in at the expense of pacing and immersion. This wouldn’t be as much of an issue if the book didn’t contradict itself—introducing technology that far surpasses nuclear weapons in destructive power, rendering the argument pointless within the story’s own logic.

Instead of letting the themes emerge naturally through the narrative, making the reading experience tiresome. It’s frustrating because the core idea has potential, but the execution prioritizes messaging over storytelling. If the book had focused more on its world-building and character-driven exploration of interstellar relations rather than lecturing the audience, it could have been a compelling read. Unfortunately, it ends up feeling out of touch with its own universe, making it difficult to fully engage with. In any case the concept is interesting and I’m looking forward to see what the autor is going with the story.

Great premise, poor execuetion

This would have been pretty good, had it not been for the tirresome preaching. Auhter is pc, really much so, and the story tales a hit from it

Too Preachy

This series would have been much better if it had not been filled with preachy sermons filled with leftist ideology. It grew more tiresome and off putting as the story progressed, which is really too bad, as it started with an interesting concept.

Great Narration, less so writing.

I really enjoyed the narrator and the series had great potential but the writer is super "woke" and idealistic. Sadly the world does not work the way he wants it to but hey it's Syfy so it's passable.

editing

I might be spacey but had to rewind many times thinking I had missed something. turns out crap editing