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Intrepid (Kris Longknife #6)
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Mike Shepherd (Goodreads Author)
Kris Longknife has been assigned to The Wasp, the best warship beyond the Rim of Human Space. But while hunting for pirates, Kris stumbles upon something. It's a plan to kill one of the members of the aristocratic Peterwald family?and the would-be killers are setting her up as the assassin.
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
October 28th 2008
by Ace
(first published October 16th 2008)
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As you can see, we finally broke the long four-star streak. You definitely want to read the others in the series first because this one has some excellent build on past storylines and the payoff is part of what made it so good.
Most of this book is pretty standard for the series so far. Kris finds a pile of bad. Kris mines for gold. Kris finds some silver, a bit of fluff, and the odd trinket that needs further analysis. It's all good fun and the action builds nicely with a satisfying pace.
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Most of this book is pretty standard for the series so far. Kris finds a pile of bad. Kris mines for gold. Kris finds some silver, a bit of fluff, and the odd trinket that needs further analysis. It's all good fun and the action builds nicely with a satisfying pace.
This bo ...more
This is book 6 in the Longknife series. It is advisable to read this series in order or else it is easy to be lost. At the end of the last book Kris was being returned to the Rim of Homan Space to her former command; to the ship she had acquired as a prize by capturing the pirates that had her. Kris re-equipped the ship and re-named it the Wasp. Kris is back to hunting for pirates and exploring space as a science ship. In this story Kris comes across a plan to assassinate a member of the Peterwa
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This is the 6th book in the Kris Longknife series by Mike Shepherd. First this is a great example of Military Science Fiction. If you like this genre you will like this book. In this one Kris Longknife arrives at a planet with two ships in orbit and a bad guy army on the ground. She is commanding a ship with superior armament to the bad guy ships. Instead of taking out the ships and using the high ground to force the ground army to surrender, she lands her own much inferior force and joins with
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The first of the series to feel perfunctory. The proof reading was poor and there were whole sentences that didn't make sense. I can't review a book well when the publisher makes so little effort.
The story was ok. Lots of digging. Lots of ground battle. Bit slow. Some really interesting characters. And the usual development of the main cast.
I've already started on #7 and it's really good this one is just a temporary slump.
The story was ok. Lots of digging. Lots of ground battle. Bit slow. Some really interesting characters. And the usual development of the main cast.
I've already started on #7 and it's really good this one is just a temporary slump.
These do seem to be getting better with each book, better and better!
Pretty fast-moving action. There were a few surprises, like Victoria Peterwald has a brain and is willing to use it. More would constitute a spoiler.
An Enemy safe at a cost
This version of our continuing opera sees our heroine work ground forces and mistakenly snuff many lives in the safety of one highly valuable enemy. Thus our story marches on enjoying. Excited to continue.
This version of our continuing opera sees our heroine work ground forces and mistakenly snuff many lives in the safety of one highly valuable enemy. Thus our story marches on enjoying. Excited to continue.
I don't know how to rate this on if I am honest. It was nothing special, but it wasn't poor either. I would have to say that it was just a solid addition to the series, and as such would deserve a 3.5 . However, seeing as I can only give 3 or 4 - damn this system - then I will have to stick with three; it wasn't that good.
The characters were the same ol' same old. Nothing really developed on that front, except of course the development of one Vicky Peterwald. It was interesting to see her deve ...more
The characters were the same ol' same old. Nothing really developed on that front, except of course the development of one Vicky Peterwald. It was interesting to see her deve ...more
In Intrepid, Kris finally has her own ship command. She is on a mission to explore the outer rim and show the flag of Wardhaven/United Sentients. She discovers a plot against her arch enemies, the Peterwalds, and also a plundering expedition launched on an agrarian colony. Lots of ground pounding action anchors this book, with the Marines picked up in Audacious playing a starring role.
This may be my favorite thus far. Any hint of the tentative beginning of the series is gone. The characters are ...more
This may be my favorite thus far. Any hint of the tentative beginning of the series is gone. The characters are ...more
For a military sci-fi series with a kick-ass heroine, Mike Shepherd's Kris Longknife isn't bad, but is not in the league of Tanya Huff's Torin Kerr, Elizabeth Moon's Serranos, or David Weber's Honor Harrington. Still, it's good entertainment. Kris is finally commanding a space warship/research vessel, hunting for pirates beyond the Rim, and foils a pirate plot to take over an isolated colony. Then she stumbles on a plan to assassinate the head of the Peterwald family and frame her for it in orde
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I love this series! It's great, fast-paced, military space opera. I liken Kris Longknife to popcorn, once you start consuming, you can't stop. Galactic Princess Kristine Anne Longknife, who's also a lieutenant in the Navy, has some of the best hair-raising adventures in the universe, and all with a very dry sense of humor. I'm looking forward to the next installment, "Undaunted", which I bought at the same time, and will start today. Do yourself a favor, if you're a hard s-f, or military s-f fan
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Apparently I missed this one the first time through the series. It really completes the previous story arc, and a new one starts with the next book.
This book is grittier and messier than some of the others. There is more ground conflict, which is dirtier than dog-fights in orbit. As always, the conflicts are complicated and the solutions are clever, with luck and incredible timing involved.
Not the best in the series, but an important part of the overall universe, and it sets up some important re ...more
This book is grittier and messier than some of the others. There is more ground conflict, which is dirtier than dog-fights in orbit. As always, the conflicts are complicated and the solutions are clever, with luck and incredible timing involved.
Not the best in the series, but an important part of the overall universe, and it sets up some important re ...more
More two linked novellas than a unitary novel, Intrepid continues to be adequate milSF. The section concerning ground action on Pandaemonium is mediocre; the space sections are more interesting. One of the oddities is that the character of Vicky Peterwald has almost nothing to do with the character of the same name in the fifth novel. That's fine as I thought she was a major weakness in the novel but it doesn't pay to think about how a real person would get from one position to the other in the
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I'm enjoying this series, but while the rest of the books focus on one place/one problem, this one has her and crew bouncing around dealing with several different ones. I think I prefer the one place/one problem focus better, this was just a little too bounce-around for my liking. On the positive side, the editing/typesetting errors were much fewer in this book, probably only a dozen or so. Looking forward to starting the next book tonight.
Nov 12, 2008
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A solid entry in the Longknife series. Kris is on a scientific expedition with a ship tricked out like warship. Naturally something has to go wrong. A battle to save a world of independent farmers and an assassination attempt against Henry Peterwald, her family's enemy to thwart are amongst the young princess/lieutenant's leadership challenges in this novel.
Not his best in the series, but still a good solid read.
Not his best in the series, but still a good solid read.
summary:
Amusing but a bit annoying, military scifi
Plotline:
Several stories strung together, each well thought out, but a few holes remain
Premise:
Thin. But the universe is pretty good and consistent
Writing
Simple, but highly readable
Ending
Each story ending is pretty good, though as Kris is perfect , also pretty obvious (she wins)
Pace
Good pace keeps the story/s flowing very well throughout.
Amusing but a bit annoying, military scifi
Plotline:
Several stories strung together, each well thought out, but a few holes remain
Premise:
Thin. But the universe is pretty good and consistent
Writing
Simple, but highly readable
Ending
Each story ending is pretty good, though as Kris is perfect , also pretty obvious (she wins)
Pace
Good pace keeps the story/s flowing very well throughout.
More things interesting
This time Kris actually gets to keep her command from the start of the book to the end. A brief encounter with a pirate ship, a meeting in passing with an Ensign Vicky Peterwald, and then the book really gets started. Crazy cultists, the return of Captain Thorpe, a purely infantry campaign, a hijacked passenger liner with 5000 souls aboard. Oh and Kris having to save Henry Smythe-Peterwald the twelfth.
This time Kris actually gets to keep her command from the start of the book to the end. A brief encounter with a pirate ship, a meeting in passing with an Ensign Vicky Peterwald, and then the book really gets started. Crazy cultists, the return of Captain Thorpe, a purely infantry campaign, a hijacked passenger liner with 5000 souls aboard. Oh and Kris having to save Henry Smythe-Peterwald the twelfth.
Space exploring, pirates, religious fanatics, privateers trying to capture far settlement, political schemers trying to assasinate federadion leader and start war. And there is only one person who can solve all this and her name is Kris Longknife.
Funny, intresting and well writen full pledged space opera for all those who like faste pace scifi.
Funny, intresting and well writen full pledged space opera for all those who like faste pace scifi.
Another decent outing for Kris Longknife. Once again trying to figure out what the bad guys are up to while saving the day. Still trying to figure out what Abby's up to, though there are several more books for that. And though no one is directly targeting her this time, she manages to find plenty of danger. Guess it's tough being one of "those Longknifes".
Good light military(ish) SF. If you liked the last ones, you'll probably like this one. (I have been buying this series, that is how much I like it.) More adventure, plus the possible hint of a romance. (OK, maybe that's my wishful thinking.) More Vicky Peterwald; she's apparently not going to be the next nemesis. Which could be interesting.
I enjoyed this entry, it still had the standard action but it seemed like there might have actually been some longer term story arc planning too. Enemies were more nebulous and changeable and thus more interesting, plus we got to explore opposing attitudes to the family name on Pandemonia. All in all I hope the next entry continues this trend.
Much better than the previous book.
As with the previous book, most of the fighting takes place on the ground, but there's an interesting twist in the aftermath that plays out long after the battle is over.
Vicky Peterwald turns up again, but so different is she compared to last time that I couldn't help wonder if she was the same person...
As with the previous book, most of the fighting takes place on the ground, but there's an interesting twist in the aftermath that plays out long after the battle is over.
Vicky Peterwald turns up again, but so different is she compared to last time that I couldn't help wonder if she was the same person...
Kris has chosen her latest assignment - to go out to the farthest reaches of space and hunt pirates. Things go slightly off course, as usual, and Kris has to scramble to find ways to save the day. Things do not go quite as smoothly this time around, ending in many unfortunate deaths, but nobody we really knew.
Vicky is developing nicely now. I also wonder if I have just met the real problem all these years, and if there may be another provocateur yet to be revealed. After all, if Wardhaven and Greenfield slug it out, who would be left to snap up their lost colonies?
The continuing adventures of Princess Longknife. This is such a good series of stories, although sometimes the author seems to leave out details that would make the story more understandable. All in all the holes in description don't hurt the story in the long run.
Battle, murder plots and computers with attitude what more could you want? In this book we see Kris going out beyond the rim and it is a great story and a worth while time. I enjoyed this one...it was more of a combination of the last few books and it does a good job of it.
This book took place on an actual planet with both sides scrambling to use the little resources available. A lot of improvising and fun happened. However, the psychological fall out from eventual space action seemed underplayed.
In the sweetspot in this series IMO - he's not bored yet with his heroine and his writing is getting better as he gains experience. The jokes between characters are also a pleasant departure from some sci-fi.
This is the sixth book in a series of seven. Kris Longknife is always getting into intergalatic trouble. Luckily she finds her way out by the skin of her teeth. It is a good read and fun to see the twists and turns that have to take place. I recommend the series.
If you like page-turning political and military science fiction, you'll like this book. The series continues to be a good read. I like the author and I like the characters.
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Mike was born in the Philadelphia Navy Yard Hospital -- and left that town at the age of three days for reasons he does not presently recall. But they had to draft him to get him back there. He missed very little of the rest of the country. Growing up Navy, he lived about everywhere you could park an aircraft carrier.
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Mike was born in the Philadelphia Navy Yard Hospital -- and left that town at the age of three days for reasons he does not presently recall. But they had to draft him to get him back there. He missed very little of the rest of the country. Growing up Navy, he lived about everywhere you could park an aircraft carrier.
Mike was one of those college students who didn' ...more
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