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Backyard Starship by [J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert]

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When Van Tudor returns to his childhood home, he inherits more than the family farm.

His grandfather used to tell him fantastic stories of spacemen and monsters, princesses and galactic knights. Little did Van realize, the old man's tales were more than fiction. They were real.

Hidden beneath the old barn, Van’s legacy is waiting: a starship, not of this world.

With his combat AI, an android bird named Perry, Van takes his first steps into the wider galaxy. He soon finds that space is far busier and more dangerous than he could have ever conceived.

Destiny is calling. His grandfather's legacy awaits.

Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with USA Today Bestselling Author J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert in this brand new science fiction series. If you're a fan of found spaceships and galactic quests for glory, this might just be the story you've been waiting for.

~2022 Dragon Award Nominee for Best Military Science Fiction~

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B099LJNCHQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Variant Publications (September 19, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 19, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2497 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 606 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #2,792 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #6 in Galactic Empire Science Fiction
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Leo K

I would play a video game based on this book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 20, 2022

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Then again, the book itself reads reads like a cross between Dues Ex, Mass Effect, and with a side of just about every other open world video game out there. Heck, the main character story arc starts off after a respawn incident of sorts. Character is introduced into a fantastical adventure following the death of the another character. He has no only the money and supplies left to him. He has to learn new skills (luckily a simple injection takes care of most of this), earn funds and reputation, upgrade with spaceship and weapons, and all while trying to avoid a grand conspiracy he found himself in. This is literally the plot to just about every other RPG video game I've played.

I'm not familiar with these authors, only started reading this book because it came recommended, the book's description caught my attention, and I'm still in Space Theme mood. Overall, I'm glad for the algorithm that plopped this book in my search results. Definitely a heck of a lot better than the last series that it recommended. Looking forward to see now the story continues.

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PV

A Starship in your neighborhood? It could happen.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 17, 2022

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A young man named Van inherits his grandfather's property. Historically many families want their children to follow in their footsteps. Well this is no different, Van's grandfather wanted him to follow in his career as a peacemaker? But not here on Earth, but in outer space.
Van not only inherited the farm but a spaceship that is kept in the barn. He meets and AI bird named Percy that discloses the location of the Starship in the barn and leads Van on a life-changing career move in the solar system and many solar systems. Follow van through his training and claiming rewarding peacekeeper bonds that he uses among other things, improvements on his ship. This book is a lot of fun to read and there are quite a few now to read after this one.

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good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 27, 2022

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Entertaining. A bit simple and predictable plot, but a fun read. I would recommend this book. Similar to Piers Anthony, but not as corny.

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Matthew Woodruff

Fun Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 25, 2022

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Space cops and space ships, battles and bad guys. Kinda obvious but fun none the less. Some cool sounding aliens.

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Erik Madison

Much better than expected

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 14, 2022

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At first, this felt like the typical budget series. The more I read though (currently on #8), the more I loved the created world. I happened to have a physicist nearby as I read, and queried him over a few concepts presented here. Other than the obvious scifi (FTL travel) the rest were pretty spot on. A truly enjoyable series!

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Steve

Fun reading

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 22, 2022

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Light enjoyable reading. I would recommend this book to those people that read for the sake of reading. It was a fun read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2022

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Enjoyed this very much. Informative in many ways, it also is quick paced with action. Believable characters. Good interaction.

Thank you!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 14, 2022

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I liked the story something different and the flow except at certain breaks that would kind of leave me wondering did I miss a page? I like the fact that the main character has some confidence but knows he has a lot to learn the interactive between his group is great. I was surprised by the second mate staying and really like how that relationship is playing out. I am glad I ran across this series looking forward to the next book. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a great space oprah from a bit of a different angle with great character interaction and good times, bad times, and ugly times.

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N. Doyle

Teen fiction?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 17, 2022

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I love authors like Alastair Reynolds and Peter F. Hamilton. Always willing to try a new author though and the review of this book are many and very positive. I think I'm missing something. The book is shallow and formulaic. It actually feels to me like a novelisation of a computer game. I don't see any actual plot, just our main character going with the flow from one situation to the next. He's hilariously and unrealistically confident in his new role of Galactic cop. I read 35% of book one and then requested a refund. Not for me at all.

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Nigel Frankcom

Some good yuk-yuks…

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 24, 2021

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I mistook this for a series of a similar name, it turned out to be a happy mistake. While the theme may not be new this story has some significant props of its own.

There is a lot of humour, much of it dry, all of it written with an excellent turn of phrase. The characters seem to mesh better for all the badinage. Great fun and a decent sized story to get one’s teeth into.

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john

Decent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 27, 2022

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It's very immature. The author writes good banter and has good descriptions. The pictures painted are all very good.
The issue I find with this book is that it's just a whole bunch of stuff happening. There's not really a theme or central story. There's a lot of plot armour, Mcguffins and convenient timing to move things along. It's not bad, in fact I'd say it's ideal for anyone with a very short attention span.
I liked it, I liked the world and the characters so I've bought the sequel in the hope that this effort was a table setter that allows the rest of the books to focus more.

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Ron Robson

What an excellent read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 11, 2021

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I really enjoyed this book. It was a good solid read with plenty of excitement and action. The Peacemakers are so real and the main characters are just so payback, yet I never felt they were out of context. Don't miss this one. I am just going to preorder the next book.

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Ktesis

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 22, 2021

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This is an excellent read with plenty of action and humour! The main character has a lighthearted attitude to his tasks as a galactic cop but with a steely determination.

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