I, Starship

A Space Opera

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I, Starship

By: Scott Bartlett

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

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Summary

As a Marine, Henry Morgan would have said it was more likely he’d die from enemy fire than from being struck by a flying lawnmower while at a baseball game.

But it was the lawnmower that ended up taking him out.

A century later, Henry wakes up as a reconstituted intelligence, and is promptly drafted to be the governing AI for America’s first military starship. After decades of model-trained AIs wreaking havoc across the globe, humanity is ready to try something a little more…human.

Henry is perfect. For one thing, as a reconstituted intelligence, he has no rights and can be forced to do the bidding of the powers that be. For another, he’s the only Heritage Mind™ with any military experience that survived the Great Power Surge of 2072.

So, Henry’s it.

Blastoff, good Henry! Our hopes and dreams go with you. Oh, and while you’re at it, could you take a look at the aliens setting up shop in our asteroid belt? They seem to be…multiplying.

Download I, Starship now and grab the edge of your seat for this bold new space opera.

Scott BartlettMark BoyettMirth PublishingI, Starship

Military

Science Fiction

Space Opera

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If you came to this wondering if it's like Bobiverse, a quick note for you: kind of. It begins much the same way and answers many of the same questions, but it's not as jokey and pop-culture heavy (nor does it explore self-replicating probes). The setting of this series frankly makes more sense, vastly less cosmic coincidences and convenient tech that solves enormous problems (the setting for this is more military, meaning that individual heroism matters, but it's gotta be for the team). If you want more of the same topic this series may help, but if you just loved the tone, this is rather different. Now, onward for the rest:

In short, this is fantastic, as my star rating would suggest. As author, Scott establishes characters with backstories with quick strokes, and then allows them to show their character by their actions, allowing for them to develop naturally. As narrator, Mark keeps the characters interesting and distinct without adding annoyance (beyond what some characters do all by themselves). It's not a story without regrets, but it's not overwhelmingly dark either. This seems to have been written as two short books combined into one; it has two quite satisfying and not standalone arcs, but is only the first volume of a series whose second volume is now newly added to my wishlist. I'm looking forward to seeing how the remaining loose ends will be woven into the next story.