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  • A Silver Ships Novel
  • By: S. H. Jucha
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (48 ratings)

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Libre

By: S. H. Jucha
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Publisher's Summary

The saga of the Rêveur continues in this second novel in the Silver Ships series.

The surviving Méridiens have returned to Confederation space, aided by their recently discovered cousins, the New Terrans. They expect a celebration after their 71-year absence. Instead, they're shocked to find the silver ships have destroyed half the Confederation.

The Méridiens are fleeing in advance of the horde of alien ships. But Alex Racine and his crew didn't come this far to run away from humanity's enemy. They intend to hunt the silver ships. But, to succeed, they need help. Renée de Guirnon, the leader of the Rêveur's Méridiens, reveals a sordid secret of Méridien society: Citizens who defy their House, for any reason, are stripped of their rights, declared "Independents", and imprisoned on the planet Libre. But the Independents aren't everyone's pariahs, especially if you're Alex Racine and you're looking for allies against the silver ships. An entire colony of independent, free-thinking radicals offers just the sort of people Alex wants on his side, so an alliance is struck. Soon the enemy ships will swarm off the planet Bellamonde, and the race begins for Alex and the Librans. The planet must be evacuated and the military force readied before the silver ships attack. Alex knows a battle is coming, but will they have enough time to prepare?

©2016 S. H. Jucha (P)2016 Blackstone Audio

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So so

Alright, but adds nothing new to the genre.
I may give the third one a ho but only because it is free.

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A decent enough space opera

Pros: A fairly interesting story for a typical space opera. Thankfully sex, whilst present, wasn’t overly descriptive and was mostly glazed over. There was a good number of characters but the central characters were well articulated. A good enough storyline to carry the book which lacked action.

Cons: A lack of excitement when describing the space battles made them feel boring and unimportant to the story itself. A lack of enthusiasm and excitement in the story which fails to engage the listener/reader. I was left wondering why the aliens only attacked worlds/planets that were populated, with people, for their minerals. Surely all planets, even asteroids and moons, have such minerals and perhaps in greater quantities as well. I found this to be the least likely explanation given for why the aliens were killing every planet that was populated.

Voice Acting: The voice actor and his director were pretty much in tune with the plot and conveyed it accordingly. At first I found myself bored with the plot and actor, before appreciating the job that the voice actor had done regarding the material before him.

Summary: A decent space opera with a very light drizzle of action and a lack of drama for such a dramatic topic, to save an entire planet’s population from an destructive alien invasion.

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