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Stars Uncharted
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Series: Stars Uncharted, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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- Kerry
- 24-05-22
Enjoyable novel
I really enjoyed this story and narration. Some of the plot points where signposted pretty early on, but the story was still entertaining reaching the conclusion of the book.
I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series
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- Rob Roy
- 31-12-21
Engaging space opera
This author is new to me, but halfway through this tale I knew that I would have to read the next episode. Body-modding is, I am sure, not a new concept in science fiction writing, but it's prominence in the plot of Stars uncharted is new to me. All the ingredients of good space opera are here including an interesting band of characters destined to become an integral team. You care about the main characters. Multiple secrets are being kept from each other - and one of two are being kept from the reader. There were enough concepts new to me to make it all interesting. I read a lot of space opera (much of which I enjoy - Weber, Moon, Shepherd etc) and I found this very engaging and moreish! One character's about-turn was a bit surprising but in the whole the plot held together. A number of issues are resolved by the end but the situation is set up to lead in to the sequel. In the whole a very enjoyable experience for the reader.
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- DebB
- 03-10-20
Excellent! Well read, good characters and ideas
Just listened to this again before listening to the next one, Stars Beyond. It’s nearly a year since I last listened to it, so I don’t remember everything, but I enjoyed it, and had no problems with listening to the whole thing again.
There’s another review for this audio version that complains about superfluous information, and too much detail about modding, and I agree that at times I found myself thinking, yeah yeah, we know, just get on with it, but this is a book to get absorbed in, and just go with the flow. It gets there, it rarely drags, there’s enough excitement, with several mildly implausible escapes and rescues. The amoral baddies are suitably unpleasant, and there are possibly some triggers for domestic abuse, so be aware if this troubles you. What’s nice is the gradual bonding, the building of a new team, the learning to trust. “Modding” is a tad too convenient - broken arm, no problem just pop into this machine for a bit, need to change your appearance, no problem, just pop into this machine for a bit longer, baddies over done the beatings, face burnt off by acid? No problem, just…. but hey, it’s the future, it’s a novel, it’s allowed convenient technology.
This isn’t a whizz, bang, whop, crash, panting lust kinda book, - it’s a character driven novel, much like the authors’ Linesman series (also very good, but also takes it time). Very well narrated with the narrator managing a range of characters and accents (including French Jacques, and Spanish Carlos), but she gets a bit soft spoken for some of them, which can mean upping the volume at times. I didn’t notice any pronunciation or editing bloopers.
I rate it!
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- Beverley
- 01-07-20
So much ANNOYING utterly superfluous dialogue!!!
At the moment I don't know if I can face trying to go further with this. It feels like we have to know every thought and word that passes through the main body moder's mind or lips. And a great deal more care needed to be used pronouncing her name, especially at the start! Nika? Sounds like...!
Why couldn't an editor have glossed over some of the discussion about turning the gene machine into a ship's calibrator?! Unlike some other reviewers, I was intrigued by the body moding initially, the detail it went into, but it's seriously outstayed it's welcome by the time the moder's get to the ship.
I really enjoyed the linesman books but this one has really lost it's way.
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- Patti
- 19-08-18
Slow start but great ending
I enjoyed Stars Uncharted and hope there's a sequel. But, for me, it had a rough beginning. The story begins with Nika and a long extremely detailed description of body modding including all the different ingredients and equipment and how and when they're used. If I hadn't loved the Linesman series so much I might have quit listening. I'm glad I didn't because as soon as the story got to the starship and Josune and Captain Roystan were introduced I was hooked. The character development was great. I did like Nika, the other body modder and the rest of the crew. Their backstories were well developed and interesting. The action and intensity just kept building to a very satisfying conclusion.
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- Alex
- 19-08-18
Hoping for more set in this universe!
Stars Uncharted carefully balances the crafting of an original universe while keeping the action fast paced.
One of the aspects I really enjoyed was how S. K. Dunstall wove a universe in which technology and space exploration were relatively advanced, but also left the plot with plenty of potential paths it could take. I found myself licking my mental chops with anticipation to see which direction things would go in.
I also appreciated how, despite the sci-fi scenario, the action was consistent and fast paced.
In terms of hard science, this isn't it, but the concepts were intriguing enough in their own right that this barely registered. In terms of short-commings, there were two places where I thought the story could have been trimmed down slightly. Also, you'll probably be able to guess how the main segments will come together pretty early on. Even having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook, and really hope that we get either a sequel or another one set in this universe.
If you've enjoyed S. K. Dunstall's previous work, then this is a safe bet!
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- Small Mountain
- 24-08-18
Well-Delivered Character-Focused On-The-Run Story
I wanted to leave a positive review because this story was really satisfying. I liked the characters, though I did not identify well with any of them, except maybe Jacque. I liked the balance between action, character interaction, descriptions of the universe, and the imaginative problems they encountered that tied the characters together. The pace was smooth and comfortable, making this one of those books that you wonder how it reached the end so fast despite the book being 13 hours long. The book felt like it should have been no longer nor any shorter. More details follow.
The characters are the main strength of Starts Uncharted. The author, Dunstall, does a very good job making them believable as people inside the frame of this universe and the challenges they encounter, while also making them shine as unique and spectacular within their element. The main protagonists are Jo Sun and Nika. Jo Sun is a combat-experienced space explorer/engineer, and Nika is a "body modder", which is a genetics specialist whose expertise is using specialized equipment to change the bodies of people for cosmetic, medical, or other reasons. The characters are both strong in their own way, and also female, but not in the way of the overdone "strong female character" that puts a macho man's brain into a female body (though Jo Sun comes close at one point). The other characters are also mostly believable, although more of their respective mysteries remain at the end of the story.
The story included descriptions of some graphic events, and thankfully leaves gory details up to the listener's imagination, rather than spelling out just how far the blood sprayed or how many times a body shuddered under the sparker's bolt, or how bad an interrogation was, etc. The tension cycle of the story was well-managed; the book included relaxed and/or humorous events in addition to tense or high-action events. Technical description was good enough to sell the story and explain what was going on, and the result was an almost believable possible future universe, as long as one did not look too closely.
The narration was very good, I thought. I did not have any trouble figuring out who was talking, and also did not notice any aspects that I did not appreciate. The speed of speech was good and the dialogue sounded natural. The voice actor did treat screaming/shouting very mildly, but that is not a big enough deal to take a star off.
It is hard to describe other reasons why, but this story was really satisfying. I would definitely take a look at other books by this author. The audiobook experience of Stars Uncharted as a whole felt smooth and polished.
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- Jennifer Smith
- 04-10-18
Pretty Good
It has a Firefly as written by Jane Austin kind of vibe. The story was good - classic band of urchins on the run from the evil corporation trope - but the narration was irritating. Way overacted. And why all the unnecessary ethnic voices? "Carlos" particularly grated. It discredited the already cutesy-in-places story. I would have preferred this book if I had read the hard copy.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-11-18
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This story went literally no where. The locations were flat and almost identical. Was this story about body moding or treasure hunting? The characters one trait obsessing was terribly annoying. The narrator did not have the vocal range to narrate multiple characters. The book was not fulfilling.
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- Gail N.
- 02-01-19
Far short of the Linesman series
Having enjoyed all three books in the "Linesman" series immensely, I was really looking forward to this book. "Linesman" drew me into its world and its characters immediately. This book was a huge disappointment - I did not bother to finish it. S.K. Dunstall is a two person writing team and perhaps they traded roles for this novel. I only hope they will write more in the Linesman series or go back to that winning formula again.
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- Jeremiah W.
- 02-12-18
falls short of Linesman
When I found a new book by the author of Linesman I bought it right away but I could only get about two hours in before dropping the whole book.
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- Alie Brown
- 08-11-18
Too much drama, too little story :-(
I was skipping two chapters at a time, few elements of the story changed in the skips. The book is a long and slow chase where the protagonists get to have darker and darker days.
Characters well built, but they take way too much space.
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- Pachypanchax
- 10-09-18
Phenomenal story, frankly, lousy narration
I counld not stop listening to this book, despite the droning, half whispering narration. The story, and characters are exceptionally crafted. I can not wait for the sequel!
(with a different narrator)
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-21
a bit of a downhill ride
started off intriguing and then started piling plot devices like they are going out of style. starships with instantaneous interstellar travel with instantaneous cellphone-like interstellar communication with interstellar trackers that are concealable in clothing to mind transfer devices with some very dubious properties. I know it is sci fi, but this was getting painful.
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