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Publisher's Summary
A new war has broken out.... Indian ships have invaded three British-held systems, and Indian troops have occupied British colonies, forcing Britain to choose between war and shame. The Royal Navy, battered by the fires of the First Interstellar War and desperately trying to recover from the terrifying casualties, must launch a counterattack and recover the colonies. For HMS Warspite - and a task force of British warships - the stakes have never been so high. If the Royal Navy loses, Britain will be humiliated, and the global power system will shift catastrophically, but even victory may come with too high a price. Pushed to the limits, the Royal Navy must take the offensive and determine the outcome quickly...before the Indian gambit triggers a civil war that will rip the human sphere apart.
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- Georgia V Smith
- 02-01-2016
So far 16 Nuttall novels each one my favorite!!
So far I've read 16 Christopher G. Nuttall novels each one is my favorite!! I fell in love in high school with science fiction. The ability of the genre to let and author give you an analogy of his view of the future. I buy them for myself for quick easy Entertainment while reminding myself the future will have all the same human problems faced by both current events and history. I buy them for my grandchildren in the hopes that this author can interest them to think beyond the level of a good shooting up. I vote for keep it simple and have fun
I believe you will enjoy!!
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- Nelson A Hill
- 30-11-2015
Awesome !
Vary well written ! Most stories I can listen to while working around home . But not Mr. Nuttall's , often I find that I have to go back a couple of chapters to find the minute detail that was mentioned that makes everything fit together . The mark of a Great Writer .
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- tekone
- 30-11-2015
Awesome, cannot wait for Vanguard!
Title says it all! Can't wait for Vanguard!
Mr Nuttall, these are the stories you should focus on! Ark Royal, Empires Corps Universe etc.
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- Jean
- 08-12-2015
The Indian Gambit
This is book six in the Ark royal Series. This story has the Indian government in open rebellion and seizing British held plants and demanding to be recognized as a serious world power. After the Interstellar War the United Kingdom is struggling to rebuild its military as well as its war-torn country. The last thing it needs is a war with India. Can the dispute be solved with diplomacy or does the Royal Navy need to be sent out?
One thing I enjoy about the space opera genre as well as the westerns is the straight forward story of the good guys protecting everyone from the bad guys. Nuttall often takes his ideas from current affairs and puts them onto an interstellar stage. I think that in this story you can think of the Falkland War as the current affair idea.
The plot is straight forward, the pace is fast and the story is well written. Nuttall is continuing to develop the key characters with every story. The space battles are classic, the story entertaining and enjoyable. Ralph Lister does a good job narrating the story.
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- Holdfast
- 30-11-2015
A fine tale!
A good story with a real universe woven in.
If you are portraying British people, military personnel including some aristocratic types, try and get them to use fewer Americanisms. "Gotten" is not part of the language outside the USA.
This is surely something an editor should have caught anyway.
A very good continuing story and I look forward to the next part.
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- Lore
- 22-11-2016
A fitting conclusion to the series
The Warspite series concludes with A Small Colonial War, which focuses on the conflict in space between India and the UK. India sees an opportunity to be recognized as a "Great Power" and decides to seize control of a few British held systems as well as Vesy. This act of war puts the Royal Space Navy in a tough spot as the only way it can fight back is to pull ships from the border that protects human space from the tadpoles. Exposing the border could have dire consequences for humanity but the UK can't afford the shame of letting India steal systems from them without a fight.
This is military sci-fi and the battles are well done. Captain Naiser and Warpsite play a key role in the story as two evenly matched battle groups go up against each other. The battles are interesting and there are some tough decisions to be made. This conflict also provides an opportunity for both sides to try out new weapons and technologies for the first time since the war with the tadpoles came to an end.
Each book in the series is better than the one before it but as usual character development is not a strength of Christopher G. Nuttall. In the end the Warspite series is just not as entertaining as the Ark Royal series simply because human in-fighting is a lesser story arc than an alien invasion with the potential for human extinction. If you have enjoyed the other books in the series then you will want to finish it up and get to the point where the next series, Vanguard, is teased at the end. Ralph Lister delivers another solid performance and his British accent remains a good fit for the material.
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- Andrew
- 01-07-2019
Kept me listening
I found the story held my attention and kept me wondering how it was all going to come together
A great listen
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- Oldklingon
- 21-01-2019
Another winner
Just one thing for me to say; Another first class book from this author !!!!
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- M. Clear
- 17-08-2018
pretty lame war
I mean, come on, absolutely nothing unexpected or interesting happens ... This was more like reading a news article than a book.
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- Gregory L. Simon
- 06-01-2018
Great read.
I enjoyed the continuity established through the series. It was a great read. I am sure VANGARD will be just as exciting.
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- P. Sleet
- 15-12-2015
Another ripping yarn
An enjoyable romp through space. Regular Dan Dare material for those who remember the Eagle comic.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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- John Gray
- 01-12-2015
Completion of 2nd trilogy of a trilogy of trilogy's
Great book. Satisfying ending, looking forward to the next one already. Keep up the good work Chris.
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- Krzysztof
- 27-11-2015
As good as Ark Royal.
Very good story it as good as the Ark Royal and universe is getting more and more interesting. I like characters and the plot. And it's very well readed. Can't wait until next book. I don't regret mine pre-order: credit well spend. PS. At certain point of the book I just wanted to read more and stay until 3am... It's been a long time since a book done something like that to me ;)
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- CJSILV
- 31-07-2019
great book 😀
very good book love the series I highly recommend listening to this and the rest of the books 👍
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- Ho-Man Yau
- 16-05-2019
now this is what I want.
a more militaristic story and is nothing like the last book. I did like the happy ending and now I want to read the next book to find out what happens next.
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- senta410
- 08-09-2018
Maintaining the standard.
Yes good follow up story and it will be interesting to see where we go next
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- Gilbert Hill
- 10-11-2017
Comparisons
Don’t try and say that the paras are ‘Almost’!!as tough as the marines. The Falklands finished that old argument once and for all. Obviously written by a navy man. Thanks
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- Brad
- 13-09-2016
this author sure can write a good si-fi story
fantastic book and series. I genuinely cant stop listening to them. start with ark royal first though.
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- Martyn. R. Winters
- 04-07-2016
Sing "Land of hope and glory" while listening
Nuttall has only one thing in mind here: adventure. This is about Britain bashing upstarts. I felt a little uncomfortable at first, given our colonial history with India, but they're as good a bad guy as any. So, I persisted and quite enjoyed the read. It's not as good as its five predecessors, especially the original Ark Royal, but it's of a kind and I like the genre.
Ralph Lister does a commendable job as narrator, but his limitations are starting to show and characters from previous novels sound just like the new ones. Time for Nuttall to change, I think.
The only reason for you to buy this is if you enjoyed the rest of the series. If you haven't listened to them, then Ark Royal is a good place to start. Failing that, skip straight to Warspite.
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- Barry Deri
- 20-03-2016
Interesting end to the Warspite trilogy
Great performance as always, but the story was a little too political for me. This one lacked some of the characterisation and suspense of the other books. The technical progressions have been extremely interesting though. I am definitely looking forward to Vanguard and will certainly read more books by this author.