Black Hull: Episode 2 (A Lost In Spacetime Thriller)

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Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. In episode 2 our lost astronaut encounters a miracle, and an amusing companion. This lost in time and space tale is improved in episode 2 and we get some new humorous characters. A bit more of the mystery is uncovered while even more mystery is revealed. Good, straightforward, competent writing. Form this sample episode 1 and 2 I can describe this book as sf comedy. Maybe it is not intentional, but I can't described it differently.

The plot and situations are rather totally unbelievable but I don't suppose it is a flaw in this type of book. If one likes such specific humor than this book can be very good. I wasn't dissatisfied but wasn't satisfied enough to buy the rest episodes, too. It was interesting to see how the story starts to expand here.

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It's more than just a guy, a human nonetheless, stuck in space with little understanding of what he has missed in cryosleep. We also find that things have happened with humanity which could effect Mick's own family , that Utopia may exist, and that technology has advanced in some amazing ways. With an odd beginning and no end, it's only here to drag you to the next book And will that book actually end? Gonna doubt it; and I'm not about to find out. Like it I'm still in the process to get myself involved into the universe, I suggest you buy the complete serie if you like it because you'll pay more if you buy them separately.

An interesting concept, episodic. It's a pleasure to read through a short story set, not committing too much time to a given read or abandoning midread because of time constraints. This particular work is not half bad, however there are spelling and grammatical errors. A short story, this book is an enticement and nothing more. Another great short story by Joe Turkot. Much of this story had a Star Wars feel in fact, from the cocky pilot to the droids to an older individual dispensing sage advice to an exotic bar full of dangerous individuals.

It was a non-stop journey full of pulse-pounding moments that led to one man seeking forgiveness and discovering it in an unexpected way. The ultimate meaning of the story was religious based with a sci-fi slant. For the most part this is not an uplifting story. It repeatedly points out how bad humanity has fallen in the future with only the rich finding peace.

Most of the characters have done bad deeds that they don't feel guilty about as the ends justify the means. The only person with a modicum of guilt is the main protagonist Mick and his realizations come at his lowest point with death staring him in the face. The harshness of the characters made them hard to like and even harder to relate to. The only characters I found sympathetic were the androids GR and XJ and even they took on too comedic of a role to be likable at times.

The storyline was undoubtedly unique and memorable with its exotic and vividly depicted other worlds. The characters were equally unique but hard to relate to as not much time was dealt in the here and now getting to know them beyond the mission. The tone is gritty and keeps you thinking and with more stated to come I'm left wanting more. I ultimately applaud what the author created though the execution was a bit lacking.

Fans of sci-fi will find this appealing though for its thought-provoking ideas and for that I recommend it. Dec 20, Pam rated it liked it Shelves: Mick has awakes to find he is alone in space with no knowledge of what happened. He is saved and finds he is in the future. A future that is full of robots and never knowing who to trust.

He ends up in the hands of Sera who just wants to get into Utopia. She promises to help Mick get back to his time but there is something else out there with it's own plans. The Force of Darkness wants to reset everything and end humanity.

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FOD sees it as the virus that has screwed up the universe. Mick will have Mick has awakes to find he is alone in space with no knowledge of what happened. Mick will have to decide if he wants to go back to his family or if he wants to stay in Utopia. FOD may just change his plans for good. Mick was an interesting character to get to know.

He has a past and did things he can't take back. He has always lived for exploring space and put his family to the side to get his goals. He faces many challenges when he wakes up including looking at all he did. You see the way he acted wasn't all his fault but I still didn't care for how he treated his family.

You also get to see where Sera comes from and how she became the smuggler she is. She has her own guilt eating away at her and what she believes she did. This is an action packed interesting book. You see the universe in the future through the authors eyes. It is a dangerous and complex world you find yourself in. Action is always going full speed and you are never sure what will happen next. It's a place everyone does what they can to get what they want.

You get flashes back to Mick when he was around his family and you see how much he regrets what he did. He has big choices to make in this book and seems to change for the better. If you love sci-fi or dystopian book you may want to try this book out. Aug 12, M. I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. I really wanted to like it. The cover was amazing. The book blurb about a man stuck on a ship being sucked into a black hole was fascinating.

Unfortunately, the book has almost nothing to do with the book blurb. That interesting lead in takes up less than a chapter before the book unravels in a random series of encounters that lead nowhere. Many chapters have l I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. Many chapters have large, extended sections without a line of exposition, description, or dialogue markers.

They are all dialogue. This makes it very difficult for the reader to follow who is saying what. It also left me very unattached to the characters because it was difficult to create a visual image of them or the action. Could be a month.

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A droid on the West Rail Sector. Writers need to create a mental movie in the mind of the reader. This book fails to do that. On a formatting note, there was no table of contents. This is a very helpful feature in ebooks and is an easy fix the author should consider. Unfortunately, it would need a massive rewrite before I could give it anything but a one star. Mar 30, Shari rated it it was ok. Wanted to rate 1. What an infuriating and maddening book! I wanted to like this--and did at times, very much--but the overall assessment at the end is this: Too many holes, too many questions, not enough explained.

I'm not even sure this qualifies as "dystopian. My pet peeve for e-books was well represented: Too many editing errors. Either the protagonist's Mick Compton second child is named Mickey, or he's named James. If Wanted to rate 1. If he's Mickey James or James Mickey, then say so. But to refer to him randomly as either one without batting an eye tells me that Joseph Turkot played around with both names and settled on one, after using the other one.

I just don't know which is which. Errors like this are distracting and take away from my pleasure at reading. After all, if you can't even remember to edit your book, then what other lazy mistakes are you making? Besides the spelling errors and spell-check errors, I mean. Those are also in evidence. At any rate, the story itself is very much like a dream much of the time, which is ok, except there were many liberties taken with my ability to keep up, catch up, and believe.

I hated the ending. I understand the non-resolution is part of the deal, but I just didn't enjoy this one. I think my limits were already stretched, and then to throw me an ambiguous ending made me throw up my hands in frustration and wish I'd read something else. I liked the book's cover, so I decided to give it a try. I read it in 3 hours to find out whether the main character can achieve his goal, but I find the ending is He says that he loves her, but it feels like he hasn't forgiven her yet. Because of the non-existent dialogue tags, I often lost track of the who, what, where, why.

It just feels like talking heads. I think this story needs a villain personified.

Dec 11, Victoria Rainey rated it really liked it Shelves: Mick Compton was ripped away through a wormhole into the future. All Mick wants to do is go back home to his wife and family. In this world, time travel exists but is not cheap or easy. Mick is faces with the consequences of his choices as he faces what decision to make next. The main and secondary characters were realistic in that you did not always like them. This book contains a lot of flashbacks so at times it was hard to follow. Overall, this was an interesting dark tale.

It is a unique mix Mick Compton was ripped away through a wormhole into the future. It is a unique mix of sci-fi, adventure, and thriller into one. I have not read anything by Mr. Turkot before but I will be reading more in the future. This book does a great job of making you think. I loved that I was kept guessing as the story unfolded. What would you do if you were Mick? Sep 07, Teri rated it it was ok.

I received this book in exchange for an honest review. After struggling to keep up with the changes and move arounds that was necessary to complete this book I gave up. Yes the book is fast paced and has a lot going on its just that, it has a lot going on.

The chapters aren't chapters so much as a recap of things in times long past. The writers way of getting you the background. I couldn't complete the book I just got plum tuckered out but that doesn't mean it wont be awesome for you.

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The complete Black Hull Novel. It is a nice light reading novel that I started reading with the short stories. It is about a man that is sent to the Fringe of space and wakes up many years in the future. He wants nothing more than to find a way back in time, back to his family. But others use him since he doesn't have implants, but all he wants is to survive and return to his family. Jan 08, Blake Kanewischer rated it did not like it Shelves: I just couldn't get into this book. It was very choppy and I had trouble following all the changes in perspective and voice.

The characters weren't distinctive enough in my mind to be memorable, and that made it very challenging to read.

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