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Odysseus Ascendant (Odyssey One, 7) Paperback – May 8, 2018

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A mysterious entity may be the key to a starship’s survival―or a terrifying new threat―as the Odyssey One series continues…

The Empire has set its sights on its next target: human Terrans. As effective allies of the Priminae, the denizens of Earth have proven themselves enemies to the Empire, and now the Imperial forces know more about the Terran home world than ever before.

The battle for the planet’s survival will see the Odysseus first into the breach. But more perils loom for Commodore Eric Weston and his comrades. They’re at odds with the political conflicts dividing Earth’s government and challenged by the mysterious presence haunting their vessel―its intentions unclear, and the extent of its powers unknown.

As the Empire brings the battle home, the crew of the Odysseus will need to determine whether this entity will support them in their fight for survival, or prove to be another dangerous foe.

There’s no turning back…and the only way forward may be a pathway to doom.

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  1. Book 7 of 8
    Odyssey One
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    303 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    May 8, 2018
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  6. ISBN-10
    1503901076
  7. ISBN-13
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Bestselling Canadian author Evan Currie’s imagination knows no limits, and he uses his talent and passion for storytelling to take readers everywhere from ancient Rome to the dark expanses of space. Although he started out dabbling in careers such as computer science and the local lobster industry, Evan quickly determined that writing the kinds of stories he grew up loving was his true life’s calling. Beginning with the techno-thriller Thermals, Evan has expanded the universe within his mind with acclaimed series such as Warrior’s Wings, the Scourwind Legacy, the Hayden War Cycle, and Odyssey One. He delights in pushing the boundaries of technology and culture, exploring the ways in which these forces intertwine and could shape the future of humanity―both on Earth and among the stars.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ 47North (May 8, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 303 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1503901076
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1503901070
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches
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Evan is a Canadian author who has been writing both original and fan fiction works for more than a decade, and finally decided to make the jump to self-publishing with his techno-thriller "Thermals."

Since then Evan has turned out novels in the Silver Wings series, the Odyssey One series, and the first book in an alternate history series set during the height of the Roman Era. From ancient Rome to the far flung future, Evan enjoys exploring the possibilities inherent when you change technology or culture.

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Catherine Mackay
5.0 out of 5 stars An awesome and entertaining series
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018
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On an entertainment scale this series has been fantastic - exciting battles, plenty of tension, great story-telling, plot and characters. On the just-good-story-telling scale its ditto for the points I mentioned above. On the tech scale - I love the tech and really it doesn't have to make scientific sense (and doesn't offend me when it doesn't) because really the most important thing is whether or not I enjoyed the journey the story has given its characters (and me). When all is said and done, I have enjoyed the Odyssey story from the get go and found myself batting for humanity and the Priminae to come up trumps after the suffering they've endured, first from the Drasin problem and now with the Empire. By the end of this latest book, I am eagerly waiting for where Currie takes the story and finding out who the heck this Saul guy is because quite frankly there is something nebulously frightening about him. Overall, Odyssey Ascendent is a fantastic addition to the series - loved the battles, on the fly tech developments and of course the 'hail Mary' at the end which temporarily concluded things with the Empire. Looking forward to the next book in the series :)
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A. Rutter
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall, a not-bad final book in the series
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
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It gets back to better balance between thought/plot and just shoot-out space-warfare. There are a lot of improbable pieces thrown in, but not terribly distracting. It mostly brings the story to an end, but just barely. For some reason the author seems to think the last chapter is not a chapter, but an Epilogue. That, and forwards that really are first chapters tend to be the style of Mr. Currie. Unfortunately, there are a number of issues that are brought up in the series that are never really well-addressed. Rather than be a spoiler, I'll just leave it at that.

Final thoughts: a reasonably good series, usually well-written but mostly unedited and certainly not well proof-read. Organization of chapters changes from book to book, which is just mildly annoying. If another series is developed from this one, I'm of a mixed mind as to going for it. As it is, an entertaining week's read.
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Dallas Foard
5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding addition to the series, and a book I simply could not put down!
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018
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Evan Currie has outdone himself with this book, the seventh in the Odyssey One series. This book picks up where he left off with Commodore Eric Weston and his ship Odysseus.

He moves the reader rapidly from the point where Odysseus first approaches Weston, through multiple well written battles, and into another climactic battle above Earth for the survival of our civilization as we know it. His writing style, as always, manages to bring us introspective moments with Weston and his other characters, introducing new aspects of Odysseus, Gaia, and Central, as well as bringing back many of his other characters.

He even introduces a new character into the mix - Saul. One who appears to be more than slightly ambivalent towards humankind. He also begins to flesh out the Empire, dropping multiple hints as to the true power behind the empire.

I would recommend this book to any reader, of course after reading the first six books in the series. It was such a compelling read that I found difficulty in putting it down, and literally read through the entire book in two days of free time.

The Odyssey One series, as well as Currie’s other series, On Silver Wings, are both on my must read list.
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WM173
5.0 out of 5 stars Well done series.
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2018
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This review is a cumulative ‘review’ for the Odyssey One series to this point. The series goes from a single ship on humanity’s first mission outside of the solar system to encounters with other human civilizations that are very different from ours. Oh, and planet sized mega minds on some of the planets. And entities springing from somewhere to become the souls of their ships. There is a lot of good military sci-fi in this book in the whole series in fact. Starting odyssey one book 7, I resolved to go back to book one and re-read all the books to this point. Very worthwhile and very satisfying for me. I hope you might give this series some of your attention. It deserves it and you will likely enjoy it. A well done series.
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CoBamboo
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good series
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2023
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The stories in this series get better and better. I hope the author continues on this arc. This book continues the story lines of the previous books and grows it very well. The stories are becoming more Sci-fi in nature but are not too fantastical. I can't wait for The next book to come out. Has been a very good series so far.
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Zoltan Nagy
4.0 out of 5 stars Please get rid of the supernatural, god-like entities!
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2018
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I have read all the Odyssey books and enjoyed them. Great, hard-core sci-fi story, with space battles. However there was always an element of the story that bothered me that actually peaked in this book: the god-like entities, Central, Gaia and Odysseus. I cannot see their role in the story. Anytime they appear the reader have to go through lenghty philosophycal descriptions of how they can feel and hear the thoughts of everyone on a particular planet or ship, how can or cannot they comprehend human behaviour, etc. But they do not do anything apart from that. If this thread were removed from the novel completely, nothing would change. Evan Currie, please get rid of these supernatural entities in the next book!

I found one thing also confusing. At the end, during the battle over Earth, the Terrans managed to use a weapon that can hit and destroy targets many light years away. The Terrans destroyed a military shipyard around an Empire planet as well as destroyed one ship in the invading Empire armada over Earth. I understand why they waited to use this weapon against the shipyard, they have just found the coordinates of it late. However I just cannot find any plausible explanation for why did they wait to use this weapon against Empire cruisers until they arrived to Earth? What prevented them to use this weapon earlier while they were still attacking Priminea systems?
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JMN4555
5.0 out of 5 stars Really great series
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2018
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I have read almost of the author’s books and have never been happy setting them down in the middle of a story to take a break. As I am not a person who reads and
drops a good book, I have continually returned to these books to read over and over again. It’s extremely hard to find such an interesting and exciting author who not only writes intelligently but also provides top rated plots, characters and excitement in the stories.
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Brook10033
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2023
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This is another in the series that I find fascinating. There is sciences, tech, and plenty of things that go bang. The underdog is earth and we are battling a giant all serious and brutal but there is a touch of humour which is great.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Central Ghia Saul Odysseus who else?
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2020
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Hard to put this one down for sure. Lots of twists and and secondary plots revealed. Curious as to what entity is part of Empire.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for next gen space strategy formulation
Reviewed in India on January 22, 2020
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This is a marvelous series that really motivates one to think of the possibilities that the final Frontier or the last remaining battle ground-space, is likely to provide in maybe the next century.
I think this book has the potential to help shape a sound space policy or help deciding stratagem with regards to offensive use of space by us-the humans. Loved it totally..
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Gregor Schneider
5.0 out of 5 stars What a ride!
Reviewed in Germany on May 24, 2018
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Couldn‘t turn down the book, what an awesome finish!
Given, it became meta-physical from physical in terms of science, but that‘s ok, esp. since it started with the introduction of Central and Gaja already a while ago.

However, there are quite some loose ends and open questions which DEMAND this series to continue - you here me, Evan?
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Vincent Archer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good mil-fi series.
Reviewed in France on May 20, 2018
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But I get the feeling that the series is falling into a common mil-fi trap in which each side needs to get far more dangerous every round to sustain the suspense. Now, if you're stretching the wars over decades and the power plays are more the result of chance, this works, but here, there's barely a handful of months between each round, and the Empire's progression is logical... which requires leaps in tech from the other side to keep the balance.

And here lies the trap for the series: at which point do you stop believing. The writing - very good - helps, but I still get this little pit in my insides that says "this is going to go downhill soon". Not yet, but potentially soon.

But if you liked the series, you'll still like this one. Even if there's some bits that are slightly more inconsistent (notably regarding the Gestalts Entities).
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