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Hell Ship
Written by Philip Palmer
Narrated by Gideon Emery, Tim Gerard Reynolds and Bianca Amato
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
A prolific writer for film, television and theater, Philip Palmer delivers an SF thriller that rockets along from blistering start to fiery conclusion. A juggernaut striking fear into the hearts of planets that fall within its path, the Hell Ship mercilessly slaughters innocents as it travels through space, amassing slaves. But one slave, Sharrock, refuses to accept his shackles-and his cause is soon to be boosted by Jak, who's following the ship and determined to destroy it for its crimes.
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Reviews for Hell Ship
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I'm not sure what to make of this. In many ways it's wonderfully creative -- its aliens are alien, it's a quick read, the whole idea feels fresh... But it's also gory for seemingly the sake of being gory, there's very little of hope, and there's very little point to all the riches he creates except for destruction. It's definitely not compelling in the same way as Palmer's other books. It feels like it's just an excuse to fling together a bunch of ideas and disparate characters. Like the reality show, Big Brother, only with a lot more death (and bodily excretions).It's more of a (stereotypical) teenage boy book than something for a serious adult reader, I think. There are good parts, but I felt like I had to read a lot of filth to get to them, where Palmer's other books like Version 43 and Artemis were more immediately compelling and accessible.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent! There absolutely needs to be more stories like this with no human characters.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Palmer's 4th book tells the intertwined stories of Jak, Sharrock and Sai-ias, and the titular (love that word) Hell Ship. Sharrock and Sai-ias are prisoners of a truly evil, technologically superior foe that toys with the hopes of all of their thousands of prisoners - one for each race they have utterly destroyed. Jak is seeking revenge for the death of his love, the extinction of his race and the destGruction of his entire universe.The book contrasts space opera themes with truly laugh out loud prison-type, black humor. I felt that the theme of comrades in arms in a truly impossible situation was the better part of the novel. While there are imaginative technologies galore, inter-universe pursuits over incredible spans of time and a couple of great space battles; I think that what will remain with me from this book are the wonderfully realized relationships between the captured sentients.