Starship Down [Paperback]

Darrell Bain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 13, 2009

A starship on a circuit to service earth's colonies is sabotaged and winds up irrevocably lost in space. The only option is to find a habitable planet to live on. Aboard the ship is a contingent of convicts bound for a prison planet, an army company rotating to one of the colony worlds, government officials and scientists going or coming from the colonies, a contingent of prospective colonists going out to pioneer and a miscellany of other passengers. A crew of two hundred fifty is now responsible for a thousand people after they finally find a new world to settle on. Add in a mad captain, combative convicts and some unworldly aliens and it becomes all that acting Captain Travis Callahan can handle-and then some!

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing (February 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1554046459
• ISBN-13: 978-1554046454
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #625,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have read about 20,000 books in my lifetime, much of it science fiction but history, mystery, war, popular and historical fiction as well. I also write and have a variety of books published in print and as e-books. I like to write humor and adventure/mystery/science fiction/suspense/thriller novels and short stories. I have worked in the medical field, am a Vietnam Veteran and currently live and write in east Texas where my wife Betty and I owned a Christmas tree farm until two years ago. I like to correspond with fans and can be reached through my web site, www.darrellbain.com We have two dachshunds that I've written about. I currently have about fifty books in print.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thought provoking page-turner, February 2, 2010

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Pamela J. Dodd (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Starship Down (Paperback)

The dedication and opening of Starship Down got my attention, and the combination of characters and an organic plot kept my attention. While this book has enough stereotyping to keep me from awarding that fifth star, it is a really good read. My favorite science fiction yarns involve space travel, an element of suspense, exotic worlds and beings, and characters who must overcome the odds, and by so doing, become greater than they were when introduced during the exposition phase of the story. Romance is always welcome, if appropriate to the characters. Bain does manage to hit the marks on my checklist. Starship Down is a good read by an author who has produced quite a number of other entertaining stories.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent read, September 24, 2009

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Spingrinder (No. California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: StarShip Down (Kindle Edition)

A few too many cliche's and obvious plot twists and a little stilted with the romantic issues. A decent overall effort and a building block on which the writer should look back in 10 years with a little pride and a little horror.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great book but a lot of formatting errors, July 30, 2010

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Stephan M. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: StarShip Down (Kindle Edition)

I always love reading Darrell Bain's books. This was the first one that I couldn't finish, and it certainly wasn't Mr. Bain's fault. Despite trying to download this book by Whispernet and also by PC (USB cable), the book has a lot of formatting errors, including quite a few ampersands, carats and other odd things that were randomly placed in there, making it more or less unreadable.

Since Im such a big fan of Darrell Bain, I'll let him keep my money even though I didn't read this book past 20 pages. Still looking forward to his next book. Hopefully the ebook version of it will be error free and readable.