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91st out of 104 books
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22 voters
Right Ascension
by
David Derrico (Goodreads Author)
Set in the year 3040, Right Ascension is the story of a future in which mankind is striving towards galactic dominance. But when a sleek, seemingly invincible alien vessel appears over Earth, mankind's status in the galaxy, and indeed its very future, is suddenly in peril.Admiral David Atgard and the crew of the Apocalypse embark upon a mission to find these enigmatic alie...more
Paperback, 218 pages
Published
August 25th 2009
by Createspace
(first published October 2000)
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well finished the book, and I liked it. It was good, well written, good language. the plot was interesting as it was more of a moral iniquities style plot more than your average scifi novel, similar in vein to early star trek as has been mentioned in other reviews.. What I dont think is fair though is how some of these reviews have labelled it as obviously predictable.. if you pick up any sci fi or fantasy novel you can label it "predictable", obviously, as in the end the good guys win.. the di...more
David Derrico is a prime example of an underrated indie author. His first novel, Right Ascension, is masterfully brought to life by his ability to paint visions with is command of the English language. The book starts out with a couple of rookie pilots who have just graduated their training and have arrived at their first duty station. These characters are a very small part of the story (saying how small would be a spoiler). In the short time these characters appear, Derrico manages to make you...more
The book is a space opera. It shows in the plot, characters and science of the book. I enjoyed it but I can understand why some reviewers said that it was a Star Trek ripoff. There are a lot of similarities but just as many differences. Sometimes, these similarities hurt the story.
The writing style is good but there are parts where the story bogs down. Most of these occur when the author does more telling than showing. I found myself skipping or glossing over some of these sections.
The charact...more
The writing style is good but there are parts where the story bogs down. Most of these occur when the author does more telling than showing. I found myself skipping or glossing over some of these sections.
The charact...more
This book starts from the perspective of a newly christened pilot in Earth's Confederation. He's excited about his post and how his father, Admiral Daniel Atgard will be proud. Then an alien spaceship appears and vaporizes him, the moon-sized vessel on which he's based and threatens the very future of all humanity. The reader follows the exploits of a very pissed off Daniel Atgard and his crew as they attempt to neutralize the threat of annihilation. Turns out an ancient alien race has passed ju...more
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I can't even begin to express how bad this book is so I will just list the problems. I don't think any of these are spoilers.
1. On the ship there is a rule breaking captain, an empathic officer and a logical non-human. Sound familiar? He should have been sued by Star Trek
2. Navigating a ship in 3d space only requires telling the navigator to "turn left" or "go up"? Huh? Relative to what? this is space.
3. The author makes everything up as he goes along and never justifies how it happened.
4. H...more
1. On the ship there is a rule breaking captain, an empathic officer and a logical non-human. Sound familiar? He should have been sued by Star Trek
2. Navigating a ship in 3d space only requires telling the navigator to "turn left" or "go up"? Huh? Relative to what? this is space.
3. The author makes everything up as he goes along and never justifies how it happened.
4. H...more
Right Ascension by David Derrico is an action-packed science-fiction novel that takes place in the year 3040. Chad Atgard recently graduates from the Confederation Academy and his excitement and pride extends to his family, especially to his father, Admiral Daniel Atgard. Chad, and certain cadets from the Academy, board the Indomitable - the largest, fastest, most powerful starship in the galaxy. The fact that it is so has kept peace in space, at least as it so appears...
Something unthinkable ha...more
Something unthinkable ha...more
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Reminded me a little bit of star trek. I really enjoyed the characters though I would have liked to learn more about them. Being that this is am ebook I'd also like to comment on the formatting. It was grrrrreat!! I think the way David formatted this to look & feel on the kindle was perfect. I appreciated the chapter marks at the bottom so I could see if I wanted to keep reading or had time too. Look forward to the sequel which I already have ready to go on t...more
I enjoyed this book. I definitely found myself wanting to know what happens next. The writing itself seemed very solid. If I had any criticism it would be that the protagonist got out of too many impossible situations. It was necessary for the story to proceed but I might have limited this. Mr. Derrico is especially good at drawing alien characters as I really enjoyed how the alien crew members were written. Also he had a point to make/issue to examine and he stayed on message. While he's not As...more
The book starts out by getting your attention from the get go. You are dragged into it deeper. You are introduced to a future that could happen due to humanities violence and exploration of space. This happen by introducing a new alien ship that destroys the planet Earth's largest ship that carries a few billion people on board and the response of the Earth towards this invader. You wish the author could continue the story by maybe writing more books. When you get to the end you don't want to st...more
This is an excellent book and I really enjoyed reading it. This is a true space adventure. The charactors were great and easy to relate to. The story was well developed and easy to follow. The action was continous with no long drawn out "boring" parts. I highly recommend this book.
Kindle freebie. Space-Opera par for the course of this genre. An unstoppable foe is stopped, a hero remains a hero, and life continues with the possibility of destruction; at least until the final chapter of the ensuing book(s) is written. Quick read. Enjoy.
Pretty straightforward space B-movie type book. Not a lot of characterization or new concepts and some stupid lines. But it reads quickly and is cheap (on Kindle)
a fast read and interesting concept, but characters aren't well developed and story goes all over the place. I am reading Declination next and based on reviews is a better read.
No narrative flow, unrealistic characters, plot inconsistencies...very disappointing all around.
Interesting read. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
I've read better fan fiction.
It's not too bad of a book, pretty fast read. I'm not generally big into the outer-space/sci-fi genre, but it was a gift given to me quite a few years ago. From what little I know of Star Trek, it seemed kind of like another version of Star-Trek. However, like I said, I don't read much sci-fi, so that could be the norm and I wouldn't know it. I would actually be willing to read it again though, so that tells you how much I did like it, for what it was.
So far a poor mix of adjectives in a failed attempt to be smart. "ferociously respected"? I have a hard time visualizing physically fierce respect.
Quick update - it's had to be critical when the author takes the time to reply to your failed attempt to be smartly critical. Now I have to finish reading it to either defend my comments or eat them.
Quick update - it's had to be critical when the author takes the time to reply to your failed attempt to be smartly critical. Now I have to finish reading it to either defend my comments or eat them.
Star Trek manqué. Starship Commander must go out to save humanity from a dire threat. Only he can do it. Will he succeed? You can probably guess. Oh hum.
I enjoyed it very much!
May 12, 2013
Mac
marked it as to-read
May 02, 2013
Irene
marked it as kindle-freebie-tbr
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David Derrico was born just north of Miami, Florida, and developed his appreciation for complex moral issues while receiving a degree in philosophy from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He wrote his first novel, Right Ascension, before attending law school at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). Right Ascension was first published by Bookbooters Press in 2000...more
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