Into the Black: Odyssey One [Remastered Edition] [Kindle Edition]

Evan Currie (Author)

Book Description

This edition of Odyssey One has been completely edited and remastered to correct the typos and content issues that reviewers commented on in the original edition.

Beyond the confines of our small world, far from the glow of our star, lies a galaxy and universe much larger and more varied than anyone on Earth can possibly imagine. For the new NAC spacecraft Odyssey and her crew, the unimaginable facets of this untouched world are about to become reality.

The Odyssey’s maiden voyage is an epic adventure destined to make history. Captain Eric Weston and his crew, pushing past the boundaries of security, encounter horrors, wonders, monsters, and people, all of which will test their resolve, challenge their abilities, and put in sharp relief what is necessary to be a hero.

A first-rate military science fiction epic that combines old-school space opera and modern storytelling, Into the Black: Odyssey One is a riveting, exhilarating adventure with vivid details, rich mythology, and relentless pacing that will leave you breathlessly awaiting book two.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Evan has been writing most of his life in one format or another, and though his post-secondary education was in computer sciences and he has worked in the local lobster industry steadily over the last decade, writing has always been his true passion. In his own words, "It's what I do for fun and to relax. There's not much I can imagine better than being a storyteller."

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Product Details

• File Size: 684 KB
• Print Length: 587 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1612182348
• Publisher: 47North; Remastered edition (March 27, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005ML0EZS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #745 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #4 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction > Space Opera
  • #5 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Space Opera
  • #10 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction > Military

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

277 of 299 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Great story, excellent plot, no editor July 2, 2011

By IED Hunter

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Excellent plot, with a refreshingly unique style. With so many cookie cutter writers in the eBook universe now, it's nice to see a new author that doesn't copy his style or technologies en mass from the prevailing popular authors of the military sci-fi genre.

I would recommend this book without reservation, were it not for the annoying and ever-present grammar, punctuation and typographical errors. I realize that I'm only paying $3 for the book, but that doesn't mean that I don't expect a finished product. But as distracting as these things were, the story was an excellent read and kept me hooked until the very end. With the help of an editor, this author will have an awesome career ahead of him.

118 of 126 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable Start May 9, 2011

By Ian Major

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I loved this book. It started out a little slow, but picked up quickly and the combat scenes were very enjoyable. Reminded me in places of David Weber and John Ringo's works, and since I love those too, I quite enjoyed this. It was an interesting take on military space technology that I haven't specifically seen before so that was fun as well. Once I got into it, I couldn't put it down. It had a preview for the sequel, and I already plan to get that when it comes out. I specifically got the kindle app for this book, and don't regret it for a moment. There were a few minor typos, but I run into just as many in some so-called professional novels, so that wasn't a huge turn off for me.

388 of 451 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars My first regret on the Kindle August 18, 2011

By K. Lally

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I went into this book with full knowledge that it needed editing. It said so on many reviews, plus any book under five dollars on Amazon right now is pretty much self published. I read a lot of these books for budget reasons and can almost always overlook the little inconsistencies and grammar mishaps. This book was different. I tried, I really did, but after the main character smiled for about the 112th time, I gave up. Here is a synopsis of the first 10% of the book: The captain smiled, he smiled, suppressing a smile, smiling inwardly, he smiled, he smiled, he held back a smile, smile, smile, smile, etc.... Among all the smiles there were two grimaces and one twist of the lips. I am not kidding, EVERY time a character was described before/after they talked or thought it was a smile. I am estimating about 60 to 80 references to smiling in the first 50 pages, no exaggeration! I would have thought that the author wrote all of the 5 star reviews himself except they would have read "I smile as I recall smiling each time I read about the Captain smiling, anticipating smiling as I turned each page, holding back a smile until I couldn't help but smile." If for some reason you can get past all the smiles, the writing is so shallow and clunky that I'm not sure if I could have gotten through it anyway. Don't wast your time or money on this, just move on the next book and......smile.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice little space opera March 28, 2012

By Vickie T. VINE™ VOICE

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First, I think I should address the "remastered edition" question. I looked through the old reviews of this book before I selected it to review and noted that many complained about the lack of editing, bad grammar, repetitive word usage, and so on. It is my opinion that the editors of the "remastered edition" have successfully eliminated most of those issues. I don't have much tolerance for poorly edited books and I didn't experience any heartburn over the editing of this volume. I never once considered throwing it against the wall in frustration.

Into the Black: Odyssey One has all the elements of a good, old fashioned space opera: a heroic captain, a faithful and competent crew, aliens (both good and evil), spaceships, and big honkin' space battles. I thought that the book had a bit of a retro feel, taking me back to a period of time in the 1970s when I spent about a year reading nothing but sci-fi, with a heavy dose of space opera.

My only real criticism of the book is that feels flat. The characters weren't quite fleshed out. I liked them well enough, but didn't fall in love with them. The space battles didn't quite manage to evoke the tension that keeps you turning the pages well after you should have gone to bed. I didn't *feel* the loss of crew members and ground troops. I wasn't deeply dismayed and horrified by the devastation caused by the Drasin.

As you can tell by the fact that I rated this book 4 stars, I did like it. I enjoyed reading it. It is not perfect, but the strengths outweighed the weaknesses for me. The ending of this book leaves things open for a sequel or two (or more). I liked this book well enough to read the next one and well enough to recommend it to fans of this genre.

63 of 73 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars We are not alone? May 27, 2011

By Donald Hammond

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I really enjoyed this book. It comes across as a combination of "Starship Troopers", "Star Wars" and the middle "Star Trek" all rolled into one. In fact it almost appears as a updated version of "Starship Troopers". I found it very hard to put down as the plot, the action and description of the characters is great.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars I read the first version. Why do i have to pay for it to be fixed? April 11, 2012

By E. Duffield

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I love Evan Currie. I've read all of his books so far. Except this one. I read the first Odyssey One and enjoyed it despite its flaws. I'm disappointed that I could not get access to this version of the book without buying it again (Which i won't do). If you're going to release an updated version of a book to fix your mistakes you should make it available, somehow, to consumers who have been given the flawed product to begin with. I'm not saying this isn't a good book, because its a great read. I just really don't agree with the practice of selling a flawed product. Then selling a fixed version and basically telling off the buyers of the former. This is a an extremely unethical practice that i hope won't continue.

EDIT: 4/16/2012 Based on the story alone i will give this book 4 stars. Despite the a unsteady start and little character development, once the story gains momentum it is very hard to put down. I would recommend Evan Currie's "Warriors Wings" series for anyone who enjoyed this book.

More About the Author

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 Warrior's 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.

Evan has been writing most of his life in one format or another and, though his post-secondary education in computer sciences and has worked in the local lobster industry steadily over the last decade, writing has always been his true passion. In his own words "It's what I do for fun and to relax, there's not much I can imagine better than being a storyteller."

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#26 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Science Fiction

#37 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction

#95 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy

#26 in Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Science Fiction

#37 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction

#95 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy