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    Out of the Black
    Out of the Black
    Out of the Black
    Audiobook11 hours

    Out of the Black

    Written by Evan Currie

    Narrated by David de Vries

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Deep in blackest space, the Drasin have watched humanity’s journey to the stars—and determined that a species as barbaric as ours has no place in the cosmos.

    The wreckage of the starship Odyssey, once Earth’s greatest guardian, lies strewn across New York City. Abandoned by all but its captain, Odyssey’s sacrifice covered the withdrawal of countless troops as the Drasin assault ravaged the planet. When Captain Eric Weston finally emerges from the rubble, impossibly alive thanks to the mysterious “Gaia,” he knows with the Drasin it’s kill or be killed.

    But not all of the heavens have proven hostile. The Priminae have felt the full brunt of Drasin aggression on their own home world, and they won’t leave humanity to face annihilation alone. Together with what’s left of the crews of the Odyssey and other starships, they race to join Weston and his group of Earth-bound survivors for a desperate last stand.

    The final battle of the Drasin War brings bestselling author Evan Currie’s Odyssey One series to its shattering conclusion.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJul 8, 2014
    ISBN9781480581784
    Out of the Black
    Author

    Evan Currie

    Bestselling Canadian author Evan Currie has an imagination that knows no limits, and he uses his talent and passion for storytelling to take readers everywhere from ancient Rome to the dark expanses of space. Although he started out dabbling in careers such as computer science and the local lobster industry, Currie quickly determined that writing the kinds of stories he grew up loving was his true life’s calling. Beginning with the techno-thriller Thermals, Evan has expanded the universe within his mind with acclaimed series including Archangel One, Warrior’s Wings, the Scourwind Legacy, the Hayden War Cycle, and Odyssey One. He delights in pushing the boundaries of technology and culture, and exploring the ways in which these forces intertwine and could shape the future of humanity—both on Earth and among the stars. For more information, visit www.evancurrie.ca.

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    • 5/5
      This series is good I I listened to two okay
    • 5/5
      Matt Caine's life is not going well. A former Marine, Matt brings home unwanted baggage from Iraq and Afghanistan in the form of PTSD. Beth, the love of his life, is killed in a tragic traffic accident. His daughter Anna barely survives the same accident and requires multiple surgeries to recover. If that isn't enough, the plant where Matt worked closed, putting him in the unemployment line. After using his savings to pay for Anna's surgeries, the mortgage company is threatening foreclosure. He borrows the money to stay the foreclosure from an old friend, Brian Murphy, who just happens to have ties to the mob. As if all that wasn't enough, Beth's parents have hired a lawyer to take temporary custody of Anna "for the best interest of the child." Anna is all Matt has left. She is the one small piece of Beth that remains, and he will do whatever it takes to keep her.Enter Jay, another of Matt's old friends, fresh out of prison. Jay obviously hadn't learned that crime didn't pay, because he had a "can't miss" plan to make a quick $500,000. They would kidnap a wealthy philanthropists wife and collect the ransom. Jay had all the details worked out: where to hide the woman; where to have the money drop; how long to make the old man wait. All he needed Matt to do was drive. Since Matt owned a van, it would be perfect. Desperate for money, Matt finally agreed.You could see it coming a mile away. Nothing ever goes down as planned. The woman had a driver, who became a witness to her abduction and could ID the van. Jay, who had been a long time drug user, overdoses after they get to the warehouse where they were hiding the woman. Matt decided to go ahead with the plan on his own, but he was woefully unprepared. The old man, Roman Pinnell, was a member of a South American drug cartel and had traced Matt's van back to him. Before Matt knew what was happening, Pinnell had turned the tables on Matt and kidnapped Anna. Again, Matt was faced with doing whatever it took to protect his family.The book was very exciting and was very difficult to put down. The chapters were short and always seemed to end with a cliffhanger, causing me to read "just one more chapter." We see Matt as a flawed character, seemingly going from one bad decision to another. And although he was a Marine, Matt seemed almost totally inept in the urban jungles the mob called home. The fact that Matt was trying to right his mistakes and get his innocent daughter back tugged at my heart. If you like action and adventure, then this book is for you.
    • 3/5
      Yes, more crime! It's my favourite genre. John Rector is a crime author I'd not read before and Out of the Black is his latest novel. Former Marine Matt Caine is struggling with the death of his wife and his daughter Anna's serious injuries from the same accident that killed her mother. With the hospital bills for Anna piling up and no steady job, Matt does what he knows he shouldn't - he goes to the local loan shark for help. With his in-laws threatening to seek custody of Anna and the loan shark demanding his money, Matt makes another fateful decision. He agrees to be the wheel man for a job his childhood friend Jay has cooked up - kidnapping a wealthy man's wife. As Jays says ..."This is easy money. The plan is rock solid. We can't lose." Uh huh. You can see it coming can't you? Yep, the job doesn't go quite as planned... Rector does an excellent job with the 'regular guy put in a bad situation' scenario. The focus is on the action, twists and turns that Rector has woven into his plot. And there were quite a few and some that I hadn't seen coming. Although Matt has his soft spots and treasured memories of his wife, character development comes a distant second to the rapid fire plot. But that's okay, as the book would bog down with too much sentimentality. Instead, Out of the Black reads like a Bruce Willis action flick. Tough guy with a soft centre, ready and willing to do anything to defend his own. Rector writes in a pared down style - there are no unnecessary scenes or dialogue and the novel moves forward at a rapid pace. This was a good, quick page turner perfect for a lazy summer evening.
    • 1/5
      Actually enjoyed the first 2 then 3 started getting a bit silly but I persevered, then 4 comes along and it is just a full of predictable nationalistic crap, very suitable to an american audience.
      I just gave up after about 30 pages.

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    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed the first 3 in the series but had a hard time with this one.

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    • 3/5
      Out of the Black, Odyssey One (Book 4) by Evan Currie. Out of the Black is a metaphor for what happens in the story as a whole. The book is simply a continuation of the events begun in Home-world book 3 of the series. This is the battle for Earth in all its bloody glory. The story delivers on several fronts. There is a real sense of peril in the pages of this story. Up till the very end of the book, I didn’t know what Currie was going to do. But in the end we are given a somewhat of an anti-climatic ending. The cavalry shows up. Up till then we treated to a well written yarn. Finally we are given a view of the Forge and see the true potential of the Priminae. ’For all their passive and pacifist tendencies [the Priminae ] didn’t know the meaning of giving up and letting the universe win” is an understatement. We are given access to the minds of Gia the living embodiment of Earth, and the alien swarm of the Drasin. Currie must know New York city well. We see the city of New York in particular and the rest of Earth attacked by the hordes of the Drasin. I felt that the battle for New York city was the strongest part of the story. This is not to take the shine off of the other great battle sequences both on Earth and in space in this story. Out of the Black has the feel of a final act in a four act play, but we are left with enough mysteries that I bet there will be more from this author in this universe. While I liked the overall story, I still would not recommend that the reader purchase all four of the series. This series brings nothing new to the genre of military science fiction. You would be better off convincing your local library to purchase all four books and save your money.
    • 5/5
      Tired of all the gender neutral PC sci-fi BS? Yeah I know some of it is really good. But still. I need a break now and then. The "last" (I hope not) book in this series is better than the others. Currie's writing is a little tighter in this one and the characters are developed well. The whole series was fantastic however and the "finally" didn't disappoint. In fact I couldn't put it down. Had to read it in one sitting. A long sitting. But it left me wanting more. I read a lot of sci-fi and space opera and this was more fun to read than many in a long tome.I hope there is more. Currie has touched on several topics in Out OF The Black that are fodder for more detail and a series of their own. Hopefully he will keep it going. Fresh air in a sometime stale genre. Gotta give this one a 5. A movie of this series would make Star Wars look stupid.