Odysseus Awakening

Odyssey One, Book 6

By: Evan Currie

Narrated by: David deVries

Defy the inevitable. Such is the stance of Confederation captain Eric Weston and the crew of the starship Odysseus, patrolling the outer limits of Priminae space, anticipating the Empire's next attacks. Connected with the Terran FTL tech—the transition drive—humanity might stand a chance against the overwhelming forces. Until the entire planetary system goes dark.

Outnumbered and outgunned, the Odysseus arrives to find the Empire securing critical intelligence from Priminae ships—data that could prove disastrous in the wrong hands.

As the Odysseus enters the fray, the ship's systems exhibit increasingly chaotic glitches, while haunting apparitions stalk the crew. As they struggle to control their own ship—and their sanity—against the tide of battle, how can they hope to grasp victory when the Odysseus itself appears to be coming to life?

©2017 Cleigh Currie (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

battleship not down

It's been quite a ride for the Earth's crew, battling fires left and right and sideways. Book 7 in the series will surely not disappoint. I'm anxiously awaiting it's arrival next month.

Most intense space battle in fiction.

An epic knockout-dragdown brawl for the fate of everything in space and within the decks

can't wait till the next book!

I habe loved this series. My only regret it's that the book ended just when it got good!

it feels like it should be a side story

it just more of the same and doesn't feel like it moves the story forward much. it could have been a book that is in-between the last book and the next book but not a full sequel.

So so

Did not move the storyline along as much as I expected. we get some idea of the motivation by the antagonist but much much more.

Keep em coming!

I’m digging it! Write more! I have enjoyed this series from the beginning and this mystify

Absolutely Love This Series

Admittedly, I am a jaded reader since I pour through some 250 books a year. But Author Evan Currie always manages to find a sweet spot with this Odyssey series that I just love. It's not high art, it's not intellectual, it's just pure fun with characters you enjoy following. True space opera that brings back the joy and excitement that comes from popcorn movies like Star Wars rather than the plodding cerebral sci fi of the 1980s and 1990s.

Story: When a Priminae ship is ambushed at a colonial star system, the crew fights valiantly despite being outnumbered. Eventually, the Odysseus is brought in to investigate why the star system went silent. What ensues is a cat and mouse battle of power/surprise vs overwhelming numbers. But something else is also happening - random malfunctions all throughout the new heroic class Odyssey. Can the crew discover the root of the issues before a malfunction costs them a battle and their lives?

Odysseus awakening is one long space battle - and surprisingly is all the better for it. The situation escalates and then constantly morphs as Weston, the Priminae captain, a Priminae fleet, and Weston's small accompaniment of destroyers attempt to outwit the enemy imperial fleet. But the malfunctions are causing serious issues that have greatly affected the Odyssey's ability to fight. As with previous books, we get the perspective of the enemy Imperials as well. I'm glad that Earth/Priminae are fighting humans again since the Drasin POVs did feel a bit silly and anthropomorphic.

Currie's really honed his writing and each book is a special listening/reading event for me. I set aside time to just sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride! Especially this latest book reminded me of why I loved the Jack Campbell Lost Fleet series so much.

The Audible version was fine - I'm not really a fan of giving people accents based on their names - e.g., I have a German last name but don't speak German. But I do have to admit that it does help to distinguish characters easier when listening. The narrator did a fine job, not the best nor the worst that I have heard.

This is just not fair...

Save yourself and wait for book seven or at least for series to end. As usual great soap opera punctuated by great ending which of course makes you want to scream for more. I think, I will wait for the end of the series so that i dont bang head in between gaps of upcoming books

Great series!

Others have commented on the repetition and that is definitely true but it only bothers me on my second time through the book.
The first few books had awesome technology and strategy and tactics, and now it is intrigue and strategy.
I have a little concern about going too far with the ethereal characters, and a super star shine focusing weapon that can somehow be re-aimed a matter of minutes in a different direction.
Otherwise I highly recommend this series!

One long battle

The whole story seemed to be one long, endless battle scene without a clear winner or loser. Not one of the better stories in this series.