Odysseus Awakening (Odyssey One Book 6)

Another solid book. Although it's basically just over battle Currie writes with a clarity that makes the action easy to follow. Something many other authors in the genre could learn from. While the outcome was fairly predictable it was still enjoyable and sets up the next book well.

Loved everything about this book. Loved the characters,the plot line,the good guys and the bad. I had to put the book down several times because it was so intense. If you like science fiction,story's about space travel and other beings out there in the black, this book and the entire Odysseus one series is for you!

I have the previous "Odyssey" books in the series. A terrific read as always from Evan Currie. I always have trouble putting down his books once I start and this was no different nor a disappointment.

Like others, I have followed and enjoyed this series from the beginning. I continue to enjoy and recommend it. A universe populated by groups of humans separated by 100's of light years in space and unaware of each other makes for an interesting setting to me. The different groups have very different cultures and psychologies. Currie makes their interactions interesting. He has created technologies that serve the story and seem credible. He relies a little too much on current human language and mannerisms for the characters, but he isn't alone in that. It helps us relate to them. The story, conflicts, emotions, battles, technologies and people are, for the most part, interesting and exciting.

With that said, an unfortunate trend has surfaced in Currie's writing. As others have noted, after the initial setup and sendoff of the Odysseus, the story settles on a single, protracted battle. (To be sure, Currie's ability to describe these sequences has always been one of his strengths and continues to be.) The characters that have been developed in previous books are here but in mostly cameo roles. This book is NOT about the characters. When the book ends, the next book is already in view. And that is part of my problem with this book (and the latest one in the Silver Wings storyline).

Here is a common story arc that I am familiar with and enjoy. The story starts with (1) the setup of character, place and situation. Then comes (2) the conflict and creates the problems for the characters. (3) That conflict is escaped (with great cost) and is followed by a period of both rest (for the reader and character) and discovery. This is followed by (4) the next (last?) great conflict and resolution. Lately, Currie's book gives us 1, 2 and 3 but no 4. Four is the next book. It is the discovery and following actions that make the story feel like it is moving along. We don't have that here and is why, I think, so many are complaining that there is a battle but no progression in the storyline. The next book should have been the back half of this book.

There is one other thing that has bothered me about this book. Commodore Weston and his battle group are sent on what is supposed to be a patrol mission. As soon as they entire the first system, they are informed of the need to depart immediately for the troubled star system. For me, this is just a little too contrived and convenient. I know that if Currie sends them on patrol, people may complain that he doesn't get to the game fast enough. For me, he gets to it too quickly. There should have been a patrol with the story developing along the way. that way, it builds tension in the reader to anticipate what he knows is coming. In this case, it also would have provided time for the title plot point to develop.

The end of this book reveals something that has been hinted at throughout the second half of the book. It is the staging for what should have been the second half of this book. To read Currie's books, you have to love the battles. As I said, they are his strength. But what keeps us coming back are the wrinkles and new characters and what happens with them. (Really, that is EVERY BOOK EVER WRITTEN.) This book gives vague hints of the wrinkles, but doesn't actually introduce what they mean until the Epilogue. Argggghhh!

In his writing, Currie has three different story arcs going all at the same time. He seems to publish at least one or two books per year for each arc. That is phenomenal for the reading fans. It may be necessary to make the money he needs to survive and prosper. However, I wonder if this pace causes the quality of the work to suffer. Doing what he does is not easy and my hat is off to him.

Start at the beginning of the series and read through it. Even with my objections to style and publishing rhythm, I recommend it to you.

Great book! Started slow, but became utterly absorbing in short order. Just wish it were longer! The reveal at the end was predictable almost from the first few pages, one thing I don't love here is that the author has to ignore the intelligence and perceptiveness of the main characters in order to allow them to run through the entire plot without twigging to the source of the mystery. Still, excited for the next book!

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Overall, I really like the Odyssey One series. It's an interesting storyline, and I like how the author continues to balance out powerful weapons with good countermeasures.

Unfortunately, this book was just "so-so," and in reality, was extremely similar to the last one. In addition, the entire story was literally a single space battle. Don't get me wrong, it was a good battle, but there was zero character development, zero insight into the empire, and very little details into the primmies (minus a few pages with vague details on why they split). This book did nothing to develop the characters or move the story forward.

In addition, there were some significant plots holes that left me scratching my head. A few examples below (spoilers ahead)

-- how did no one notice the ship being boarded? A over 20 "good guy" ships, and no one noticed?
-- the timing of the shuttle getting to the damaged ship seemed out of sync with how long it took the capital ships to reach it.
-- although fighters were useless against the Drasin, they would be much more effective against a traditional military. Why not bring them?
-- does no one talk? Why didn't Weston have more coordination with the Primmies? And why not try talking to the enemy first? He knows they are not mindless Drasin. A single communication letting them know that they are violating sovereign space would have made more sense.

Just my thoughts. Hopefully, the next book will actually develop the story and move it forward.

Evan Currie was the second author that I read when I joined Kindle Unlimited, and his series Odyssey One has pulled me into a genre I did not know even existed.

Odysseus Awakening was a little different than previous books in that the majority of the book was one long, continuous battle with waves of allies arriving to face the Empire. Balancing four or five different perspectives throughout, Currie helps us gain depth and understanding of both sides waging war against each other. Our fearless captain struggles to handle his own ships new issues, while continuing to acclimate to his new role as Commodore Weston. We briefly connect with the Priminae capital, only to be rushed away to war.

Overall, I'd like to say that each book in this series has been great, but I was underwhelmed by this particular book. I was left wanting more, even a few pages of interactions outside the battle for Weston or the damage control crews running around during the battle. The reveal at the end shows that Currie has a plan for the next book or two, and I can not wait to continue the series.

I was given this book to review for free through NetGalley.

This is another awesome space opera from Evan Currie. Commodore Eric Weston is still patrolling deep space to protect the Earth and their allies the Priminae from theEmpire. I think that's enough for you to decide.

What I love about the battles are that it makes me think of Star Blazers - great space battleships tacking into battle firing lasers and missiles. The battles are classic and the imagery exciting.

I finished this book way too fast. It's short, but it's fun and well done. The science and action are very accurate (other than that much of the technology doesn't exist...yet).

Essentially one long drawn out battle that's almost identical to the first encounter with the empire. No character development not to mention plot.

Hopefully Mr. Currie's next follow up to an otherwise exciting series will not be devoid of plot. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Like a lot of science fiction authors this Siri starts off with a lot of science and a great story, Sadly at some point a lot of authors write themselves into a corner and feel the need to create an object or thing that seems to be outside the realms of science and more along the lines of an omnipotent entity. This is a really well written and amazing series with lots of character development and is a great ride, I would highly recommend but I just really hope it doesn’t leave the realm of science fiction and become fantasy.

The Drasin are stop for now, but The Imperials makes their move. After losing control of the Drasin, they enter to battle the Earth Heroics and Priminae Cruisers. In the middle of the fight The Odysseus have mechanical problems, but the problems are Odysseus himself. Another entity like Central on the Priminae world and Gaia on Earth. But Odysseus it's like a little kid in full Greek or Roman gala. What's going to happen... All to the next chapter...

than just a furball in space to these stories (not that they aren't excellent space combat scifi) but I'm not certain that treading onto the supernatural fantasy genre with the spawn of Central and Gaia is the answer. At any rate, there needs to be some downtime between the mega-ultra-death rays for a little character development of the humans in the story and some answers to the origin questions about the Primmie, Empire and Terran civilizations.

There are about 300 pages of filler and repeat explanations of various technologies. There is zero plot movement from what is revealed at the end of the last book. This book covers 1 relatively minor battle for 90 percent of the reading. Easily the worst book in the series, with little accomplished.

This is series is impacting my ability to function in a normal society.
Talk about being sucked in, I'm even listening to the computer read it to me while driving....pathetic.
I'm not sure how our man Evan did it, but this book is non stop action, I'm talking 90% of it is all-out chaos, full on multi-front destruction and good against evil struggle for life with a dash of ......wait....who or what it Odysseus??

This is a fantastic addition to a truly epic series. But the Odyssey series is one of the best I have ever read, and this book is a truly spectacular continuation of the story. Eric Weston, once again plays a central part in the story - as is fitting due to the nature of the final underlying plot line.

I would strongly recommend not only this book

Eric Weston, the admiral with gile and guts, leads the reluctant allies against the Imperials who want to dominate the universe. His Odysseus is a ship to be reckoned with and has a mystery of its own. Good transition chapter in the series. Maybe a bit too battle oriented for me. But, I suppose that is the draw for some readers. Good job.

A great addition to the Odyssey One series. If you like the previous books then you’ll love this one. Evan Currie is a Master of the space battle, and he really draws you in as is You are right in the thick of things.

I read some of the reviews before starting in. Obviously there were some mixed messages out there in the ether. Having said that - I could not put this book down, the action was well written, nail biting even, and it was thoroughly enjoyable. This whole series is a great deal of fun. Put it on your reading list for sure.

Good action. Love the space battles and technology and love how the marines always have a role. From the first book you've always managed to tell a good battle. Now as the war heats up we need to see a larger overview in addition to single battles.

I had forgotten how good these books are. Couldn’t put it down. There were a couple points that bothered me about seemingly conflicting things, but I’m not sure if that was just me missing something. Over all it was a satisfying chapter in this series.