Second Star Audiobook

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" I liked the worldbuilding, but the characters mostly came across as unpleasant Mary Sues. "

" A bit dated but a fun read. "

" Stabenow builds a very interesting world where this planet has reached its sell by date and off earth stations are being built for colonization. The resources come from the Moon and asteroid belts, the projects are expected to pay back their start up costs with interest, and no one is expecting Utopia, just a place they can safely call home. Where the book falls very short is that there's way too much telling in the first half - literal telling of characters explaining things to each other that they certainly would have already known, but the reader needs to know to get on with the story. The worst offense of this is a brand new security chief who apparently took the job knowing nothing about living off Terra. Then there's a very obvious bias against military leadership that we're supposed to accept without any proof that the military's ends won't justify its means. And finally, every body lies. Without lies, the story couldn't have happened, couldn't have had its big action scene, and worst of all, couldn't have a happy ending. A brave new world built on lies is not a brave world at all. "

" I definitely understand why this first science fiction novel by one of my favorite authors sank without a trace when it was first published. Star Svensdotter is in charge of getting ELLFIVE, an artificial star, ready for the first wave of Terran colonists. Between sabotage by anti-colonist terrorists, political intrigue from rival Terran groups, and a possible invasion from non-Terran life forms, Star has her hands full. I had a hard time keeping the story straight. There was too much technical information also. What I did find interesting was the vision of an alternate Earth history, and the references to some of my favorite books of my youth. In some ways the novel reminded me of the Andre Norton books I loved as a kid. I also liked the Librarian. The fact that the protagonist was female was also appreciated. I don't know if I will read the other Star Svensdotter books or not. "

" I usually love Dana Stabenow, but I just couldn't get into this book. Perhaps it's the space setting. I think I'll go back to reading the Alaska series. "

" She's not Kate, but dang she's fun! "

" Got it as a Kindle freebie. I'm a huge fan of the Kate Shugak and Liam Campbell novels by Dana Stabenow so I gave this a try. I liked it well enough that I plan to read the other two books in the trilogy. "

" Is there any good science fiction out there!??!?! This is depressingly bad, I'm ashamed to admit to reading it. Please someone, please recommend to me something good to read. "

" I really enjoyed this! I love the Kate Shugak books so thought I'd try something different by my favorite author. So glad I did. It's not perfect, but Stabenow's storytelling ability is clear throughout. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series! "

" I love Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series so I thought I'd give one of her other series a try. "

" Much as I love and admire Dana Stabenow's later Kate Shugak series, I have to admit that I found her sci-fi trilogy flat. There's a lot of world building and not so much plot or character development. "

" Sentient computers; space station..... what is not to like. "

" Classic Heinlein-influenced novel. Fun read, and you'll feel inspired to get your hands busy doing something after reading it. "

" I love the Kate Shugak mystery series but this book just didn't hit the mark for me. I won't read the rest of this sic fi series. "

" One of my favorite authors but not my favorite book by Ms. Stabenow. Her first book and it showed. Too many characters and too much space lingo to keep straight. Cool concept though. "

" This was her first book. I've read other books by her and enjoyed them but this one was drifting. I kept waiting for something to happen but it never took place. she had lots of starts but it was rambling. "

" I really enjoyed this story. definate Heinlein influence which is no bad thing in my view. I liked the strong female characters and the way they were allowed to have feelings. I also liked the development of the AI personality which reminded me of The City Who Fought. "