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Mutiny (Starship, 1) MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, August 2, 2016

by Mike Resnick (Author), Mike Resnick Jonathan Davis (Reader)

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The date is 1966 of the Galactic Era, almost three thousand years from now, and the Republic, created by the human race—but not yet dominated by it—finds itself in an all-out war.

They stand against the Teroni Federation, an alliance of races that resent Man's growing military and economic power. The main battles are taking place in the Spiral Arm and toward the Core. But far out on the Rim, the Theodore Roosevelt is one of three ships charged with protecting the Phoenix Cluster—a group of 73 inhabited worlds.

Old, battered, some of its weapon systems outmoded, the Teddy R. is a ship that would have been decommissioned years ago if weren't for the war. Its crew is composed of retreads, discipline cases, and a few raw recruits. But a new officer has been transferred to the Teddy R. His name is Wilson Cole, and he comes with a reputation for heroics and disobedience. Will the galaxy ever be the same?

BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Mike Resnick.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio; Unabridged edition (August 2, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1522698671
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1522698678
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.63 x 5.5 inches

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Michael D. Resnick

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Mike Resnick is the author of numerous science fiction novels and short stories, including Dragon America, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Amulet of Power, Mutiny, Return to Santiago, and Santiago. He is the editor of This Is My Funniest and has won five Hugo Awards and the Nebula Award. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Herb Kauderer

Myth Meets Media

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2005

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Mike Resnick is an author who often writes against the grain. In 'Starship: Mutiny' he goes against the grain of military SF by choosing the classic rag-tag spacship full of misfits, and refusing to make them self-sacrificing heroes in the mold of 'The Dirty Dozen.' Instead he attempts to treat them in the logical fashion that an interstellar military bureaucracy would require for its continued existence.

At the same time, Resnick bridges his realistic fiction with his myth-making. Wilson Cole starts out as an overly practical officer trying to navigate a literal military machine. His practical use and abuse of the news-media naturally leads to his achieving mythic proportions.

While the story arrives at the expected conclusion foreshadowed by its title, there are surprises along the way. The last 50 pages were impossible to put down, and the ending makes me look forward to the next 4 books in the series.

For readers who follow the 'Birthright Universe' the stories promise to bridge the eras between The Republic and The Democracy. In this sense the series is meta-fiction, not about a spaceship and its crew, but about the weight of government and the cost of freedom. What could be more important?

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John A Lee III

Punishemnt of Competence

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2006

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In this easy reading story, the protagonist is an extremely competent naval officer with a record of success in the long war that forms the background of the story. The problem is that the success has come at the price of embarrassing senior officers who are less than competent. So while his success protects him, it also sends him into exile where it is hope he will not further embarrass his seniors. He is demoted and sent as second officer to a ship crewed by misfits in a sector without any possibility of seeing action. The plan does not work as predicted.

The plan does not work because the officer IS competent. He sees signs of enemy activity and acts on them. He does so with brilliance and success...and further embarrassment to his seniors. The reward for his excellence is punishment. The steps he takes to protect himself are dire.

The book is well written and light. It is enjoyable without requiring overmuch in the way of thinking. It is mild amusement and I will gladly read any sequels.

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Sherwin Smith

Starship: Mutiny (Starship, Book 1)

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2008

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Absolutely fantastic. Fast talking, quick thinking, lighthearted sci-fi. Just the way I like it. (Sometimes)
I'm definitely going to invest in my own entertainment with this series, and at the same time I'll be trying to get my hands on more work from Mike Resnick. This was a great introduction to the Starship series, and I look forward to reading the rest.
As I read it it is easy for me to imagine one of the early attempts at televised action movies and series. Heroes that are actually very heroic, and companions or associates that are all very capable, sometimes to a fault. A light read where things almost always go as planned and I can't help but wait for the other shoe to drop and SOMETHING go horribly wrong. A product of so much recent writing in which a 'plot' is literally that, filled with trails of deceptions and misfortunes.
Starship is a vacation from the over-real, and a welcome rest from paranoia-inducing works of fiction.

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Disappointing

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015

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I have all five books of this series so I am going to put up this review for them all. My critique doesn't really change in any of the volumes. The main character Captain Cole is sadly one dimensional. He is a virtuous officer in a corrupt navy who always does the right thing and ALWAYS has a brilliant plan that saves the day. The entire series lacks edge or suspense. All of their plans tend to work out and it becomes a little boring. Other characters that could have been fleshed out never were and you don't know much more than their names and a few character traits. Other supporting characters are more cartoonish like the Platinum Duke or Val. This is all a shame because there is some original science fiction that had real opportunity. The universe is interesting but becomes the only thing of interest amongst flat two dimensional characters. I know Mr. Resnick is a great writer from some of his other works and he could have done better in this series. It almost felt like it was hammered out too fast, for a paycheck maybe.

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William Meinert

Excellent Space Opera

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2010

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This book is space opera, pure and simple. I read this to be entertained, and I was. The author does not bog down the reader with technical jargon that has no relation to the plot. The character development is realistic and well done, and speaking as someone who has been in uniform most of his adult life, rarely do very good officers get their just rewards. Instead politics rule the day. It's nice to see one man fight the system and win, even on his own terms. A very good read, a fine start to an excellent series.

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Neal H.

David Weber he isn't

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2010

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I bought this hoping to find an author to add to my favorites list. I failed, read book one and found it shallow and improbable. Bought book two hoping the author would improve his skills. Failed again. I will not buy book three. So what's wrong, please explain how you can have a war between two federations when a small old ship can distroy a planet with one shot. Wouldn't one side simple destroy other side. Obviously the author has never been aboard a ship. If all you do is watch stand in one of three 8 hours shifts when does the other stuff get done. No admin, No maintenance, No training, and HR at all. Just not plasible. If you want Space Navy read David Weber.

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Traveler

Refereshing and Entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014

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I find this series refreshingly different. Each book is its own story. The characters are varied and interesting. There is a little redundancy in each book regarding the clarifications of the charterer’s interplay but it is warranted and it is held to a minimum.

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2007

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This here's a very entertaining and fast moving SciFi adventure story. Nice clean prose with snappy dialoge left me wanting more. This is the first book I've read by Mike Resnick and I'm sure to read more by him. Nice edition by Pyr Books and even enjoyed the appendixes. Highly Recommended.

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Mark Woodard

Good book

Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2014

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Good book

MarkC

A page turner with great characters

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2010

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Starship: Mutiny is the first book in Mike Resnick's Starship series from Pyr and a book I should have got around to reading a long time ago. Technically I didn't even read it this time, I got it in audio format to help speed away my commutes and dog walking. That is one thing it certainly did - I ended up driving further and walking more just to listen to that little bit more of what turned out to be a great book.

It's 3000 years into the future and the human Republic and the alien races that are also a part of it are locked in a war against the Teroni Federation, an equally powerful starfaring race. Wilson Cole is a hero to the Republic citizens for winning battles that seemed unwinnable. However, the Republic Navy doesn't see him in the same light, despite awarding him some of the highest medals it can, and prefers to assign him to a ship full of the worst the Navy has and sending them out to a remote cluster in the hope that he'll be out of the spotlight. Of course, this doesn't go quite to plan, but what a journey we have on the way!

Seeing as this book (actually, the whole series) follows Wilson Cole, let's have a look at the unwanted hero that the Navy has in its ranks. He's extremely intelligent, but has won battles by ignoring orders from his superiors, been demoted from Commander twice and now finds himself as the second officer on a ship of misfits. In fact, Wilson Cole is the sort of soldier that any Navy should be proud to have and his reasoning and tactics are second to none when he commands his ships, but disobeying orders doesn't earn him and friends in the higher command ranks.

We pick up Wilson's story as he joins the Theodore Roosevelt, one of the older ships in the fleet, and they are sent to an unimportant star cluster to keep them out of the way. The crew lack discipline, the captain does not care and Wilson finds himself at a loss to their attitude. His first impressions on the captain, a human, and first officer, a podok, don't do much to help his cause on the Teddy R and it isn't long before he's hauled up by the captain about following orders to the letter and at loggerheads with the first officer over his decisions while in command during his shift.

This is a fairly short novel, but covers a lot of story and plenty of action. Resnick has a great skill at storytelling and I found myself in love with the setting he's created and enjoying the characters very much indeed. I get their motivations, their personalities and their actions - even the ones I dislike because of those traits. The plot moves quickly and fluidly and the conversations between the cast helping the pace to great amounts. There is plenty of action and the setting up and world building is done remarkably well in such a short page count.

Suffice to say that not everything goes according to plan in Starship: Mutiny, but that's where the enjoyment stems from. I want to know what is going to happen at the end of every chapter and often found myself continuing with the story for this very reason alone. Starship: Mutiny is a page turner, there is no other way to describe it.

If you love your space opera and military sf then this is a novel you really need to read. If you're anything like me you'll blast through it and be left very much wanting to read the sequel, Starship: Pirate.

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I. Butler

Fun and entertaining but may not satisfy the intellectual side of your brain

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 17, 2017

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I have previously enjoyed a number of Mike Resnick's short stories and thought I'd try a longer book for a bit of no-stress light reading on holiday. Overall, I enjoyed the book and will I probably read some more in the series, however, I think I will wait for the next time I leave my brain safely at home while I go travelling as I found some of the character development to be somewhat shallow, leaving me not really caring about the characters in the story.

If I had to be trite and sum the book up in a sentence, I'd describe it as Star Trek meets the bar scene from the original Star Wars movie. All good fun and enjoyable but not hugely engaging.

John O'sullivan

Full speed adventure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2016

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Good drama from the start with the protagonist sent to a hardship post in the middle of nowhere. On an aging ship in the back end of the galaxy he still manages to poke a stick in the eye of the enemy much to the chagrin of his commanders.
The book follows his travails thru a naval service that is more interested in covering the brass's collective ass.
Plot shy but adventure rich scifi with shallow uninteresting characters. It still manages to hold your attention for a few hours fun

J. Westwood Chandler

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2015

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Not his usual standard. Potboiler.

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