I, Starship: A Space Opera

I found this to be a fascinating and very imaginative book. It necessarily has some scene setting and character description in the early chapters, including Henry’s unfortunate demise having been hit by a flying lawnmower, and then when Henry awakens, 90 years later, to his new life and place as the Reconstituted Mind that is intended to be the governing AI of the first military starship. From that point, as the mission of the starship and its crew develops as they set off to investigate alien activity in the Kuiper Belt, and the personalities and relationships shape, the pace just builds and builds and kept me gripped to the end as the unexpected realities they face in space become clearer. I can't wait to see how the storyline is developed in what I hope will be a significant continuing series.

Has some interesting and surprising insights, like who is really in charge, the spaceship (human) computer or the Captain of the spaceship

I love the concept of this book, and if it were ever possible in my lifetime, I would be the first to volunteer. A human brain capable of running a Space warship and all it's functions. A human brain reconstituted, and having to overcome the prejudice of the people on board. Being treated as a tool, or an AI, and constantly bring controlled, restricted and dehumanised. Enough to drive you mad. Sent off into the void, protecting human crew in suspended animation, but restricted by its commander, and then, coming across the aliens wiping out civilisations, but some help is at hand, from another alien species that gives the AI an unbelievable task....... Now we have to wait for the next book.

Ideal for a long flight or rail journey.It opens with death by lawnmower…Which pretty much sets the tone for a lighthearted space opera romp.

it made a very interesting reading

Just when you think all plot lines had been exhausted someone always comes up with a new idea and twists to keep you amused. In this case Author Scott Bartlett has achieved this . This new series of books look to be full of promise and I look forward to reading them, and I can highly recommend No 1 In the series to you all.

Imagine dying, then being reborn into a computer a hundred years later. The computer is then installed in a spaceship and launched...I love the idea of distrust in this computer that comes over in the book. No-one in the future understands what they have created and how it functions and what it can do. Or who is claimed to be inside it. So they don't trust it.The basic story arc follows this theme and adds in aliens and civilisations and wars and all manner of mayhem.Short chapters mean you easily put the book down to do something as there are natural reading breaks but short chapters and from different character viewpoints means the story can rush along at quite a pace, getting exciting in places.There are all the usual two dimensional military leaders who are just martinettes and pure stereotypes with typical knee-jerk reactions. I like to think (mostly from getting to know quite a few British and American officers) that just because someone reaches a higher rank in the military that their brains are not kicked out so these characters annoy me quite me a bit.On the otherside are lower ranks and civilian type characters, who actually have emotions and feelings and do stupid things because of their emotional states. Sometimes they even sulk! Quite refreshing to meet such characters.Overall, I enjoyed the book, a different storyline and ideas made this a good story to read. Will I get the next in the series? Undecided currently.

Love the main character, and can’t wait to see him achieve his full potential.Also what technological gems are in the Codex!

This is book 1 in a new series by Scott Bartlett. The first thing that came to mind after reading it was wow, this is how to begin a series.The author got me right at the start of the book when he ‘killed’ off the main character with a flying lawnmower and made him into a sentient AI. One of the main threads running through the book is how the various characters interact and treat the sentient AI that used to be alive.The story takes us on a journey through near and far space in order to evaluate and deal with a possible/probable threat to Earth. The story was fun, interesting and moved at a good pace. It takes place over 80 years (the travel time to the far space location). The author continued to build on the plot and the characters as the book went along. There are incidents that occur during the 80 years that affect both the ship and crew. The ending of this book leads into the next, which the author is in the process of researching and developing.I found the main characters to be well written and relatable. They were interesting and their actions were usually, based on their personality, what you would expect. There were characters that I liked and some I didn’t (again, based on their personality or actions).I thought the tech the author created was good and reasonable based on what could be available in the near future.I thoroughly enjoyed the book, gave it 5 stars and I recommend it based on the above.

Henry is a human who gets taken out by a flying lawnmower. He wakes up about 100 years in the future not knowing where he is or what has happened to him. It turns out that scientists uploaded Henry's mind to a computer file—including all his emotions and memories. So when Henry is awakened, he is shocked to find out he is essentially an AI overseeing operations on a Military ship in route to our nearest neighboring star. Not everyone understands Henry. The captain thinks he is nothing more than software to be used when needed—and he rarely sees the need for Henry. After a rocky start, Henry finds himself with many of his permissions on board ship denied and basically allowed only to monitor the outside sensors. On top of all this, Henry has his own guardian AI. This program, called GARY for short, has a very narrow view of what Henry is allowed to do during the long years the crew is asleep. If Henry asks the wrong question, it can cause Gary to start a routine to wake up the captain which is the last thing Henry wants.This book is a hoot to read. Henry gets into all sorts of trouble as he tries his best to keep the crew safe and see that their ship gets to its destination without incident. There is a serious side to the story too. Aliens have taken up residence in the Kuiper belt and are building some kind of structure for want of a better term. The crew must investigate this site before they can head for the stars. As the crew heads for the Kuiper belt things do not go as planned. If memory serves, this is when Henry tries to offer unsolicited advice and is sanctioned by the captain—permissions begin to be taken away. Henry is shocked by the captain's attitude toward him but can do nothing about it but live within the guidelines the captain sets.I thoroughly enjoyed this story and am looking forward to book 2. I was surprised when Scott came out with this story as I know he has a couple of others in the works. He's really working hard to give us fans excellent SciFi to read. Thanks Scott!!!

At first glance you might think this is a copy of the Bobs universe from Dennis E Taylor.However it is a very different story and good story. Investigating an alien threat whilst trying to win the trust of his crewmates.I am looking forward to the next installment.

Tension between the crew, captain and Henry and then then they engage with the furious aliens. Everything ramps up. A fascinating story with a huge amount of emotional and tactical layers. Superb!

Interesting story. Looking forward to the next book