A Line In The Stars (The Stardock Trilogy E book 3)

Satisfactory ending to a good series
I share many of the thoughts of other reviewers regarding the (imho unrealistic) optimism of this trilogy, while at the same time being amused that we humans tend to love our dystopian stories while gently scoffing at the optimistic ones.Like the earlier books in the series there were a couple of glaring plot holes that leapt up and made me say, c’mon, man! I understand that perhaps the author didn’t cover them in order for his story to tread a certain path, but they were so egregious that it took a bit of mental gymnastics for me to get over them.That said, these three books were a delightful, well written tale of a hopeful future, populated with a cast of characters that were easy to root for and interesting alien species. If the author sees fit to write further books I’ll certainly check them out.If you enjoyed this series and are looking for something similar, written by other indie authors who you may have never heard of, check out the Families War series by Bruce Bretthaur, the Lunar Free State series by John E Siers, the Regan’s Reach series by Mark G Brewer, Colony One by T.L. Ford, the Space Orphan trilogy by Laer Carroll, everything Laurence Dahners has ever written and of course (as the author himself recommended), anything and everything by Mackey Chandler.

Gripping Series, Tale Well-Told
OK, full confession up front – once started, I couldn’t put this series down; I simply had to know what happened next. One group of aliens drops off a “gift” of a space ship construction facility, while fleeing from a second group of aliens. It turns out the first group was trying to decoy the pursuing second group towards Earth. One fortuitously-selected human takes on the challenge of marshaling the fractured human response to the impending alien threat, while discovering a shackled AI within the abandoned facility. The action never stops, while also including several emotionally-charged scenes. Strong kudos for the author’s accurate representation of physics, including orbital mechanics and relativistic delays. Further kudos for attention to detail in his prose. I only detected a single typo among all three volumes.

A rare gem of a story
I loved this book. A story of space warfare, construction, and first contact. An emotionally deep narrative that is just detailed enough without being overly descriptive and is paced perfectly to maintain engagement without feeling rushed. The physics reads as just plausible enough (although unlikely to be realistic) to prevent the book seeming forced. I feel privileged to have read this. Many thanks to the author.

Nice but missing key ingredients
A pleasant read but the author misses the chance at pretty much every turn to uses the crises for added tension. I’m no writer and the plot is well constructed enough but resolutions are too straight forward to carry any weight. I still bought and read all three volumes.

Follows on from the previous books in a fast closing way. I found it easy to read and understand yet it has the feel of a possible future for our existance.It combines many of the problems of today’s world and offers an interesting solution which appears to be just ” around the corner” except the contact by alien beings.

Good book. Nicely ties up the series.Happily the author has mercy on us and doesn’t get into the science too far. Much more fun to not be confused and just imagine the possibilities.Unrealistically well behaved, kind, and accepting humans (on Earth). I wish we followed our better angels like these people do (mostly).