Serengeti

Name: Serengeti
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: J. B. Rockwell
ISBN: 9781515976189

Author: J. B. Rockwell

Series: Serengeti #1

Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/26/2016

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

It was supposed to be an easy job: find the Dark Star Revolution Starships, destroy them, and go home. But a booby-trapped vessel decimates the Meridian Alliance fleet, leaving Serengeti—a Valkyrie class warship with a sentient AI brain—on her own; wrecked and abandoned in an empty expanse of space.

On the edge of total failure, Serengeti thinks only of her crew. She herds the survivors into a lifeboat, intending to sling them into space. But the escape pod sticks in her belly, locking the cryogenically frozen crew inside.

Then a scavenger ship arrives to pick Serengeti's bones clean.

Her engine's dead, her guns long silenced; Serengeti and her last two robots must find a way to fight the scavengers off and save the crew trapped inside her.

About J. B. Rockwell

J. B. Rockwell graduated from Connecticut College with dual bachelor's degrees in anthropology and environmental science and later from the University of Rhode Island with an MBA. She is the author of the fantasy series Breakshield as well as numerous short stories published in anthologies and e-zines. J.B. works for the U.S. Coast Guard managing software systems and information development projects. Born and raised in Connecticut, she currently lives in West Virginia with her husband and three cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on October 04, 2016

This is a different and interesting story. Serengeti is a Valkyrie class Warship with a sentient AI brain. The AI ships are special. Their personality depends on the kind of spaceship they are in. They have complete authority over the captain. Serengeti belongs to the Meridian Alliance fleet and they......more

Goodreads review by Michael on March 14, 2016

Fresh, poignant, unexpected. This is not a shoot ‘em up adventure. It is a story of love, sacrifice, and perseverance. I loved how it threatened my suspension of disbelief and then captured me wholly. Well done; I hope this is only act one.......more

Goodreads review by a hooded figure from your friendly neighbourhood dog park on August 23, 2016

This was supposed to be a cool book. All the right things were there! I liked Serengeti herself, and her relationship with the other ships and her captain. A srsly refreshing take on writing an AI without a hint of creepy or unhinged. I'd have read a trilogy of them just hanging out between battles.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on April 09, 2016

So not my normal genre. But OMG the feels. loved it! Full review to come. So here's the thing. I only read romance. Like, it's the peanut butter to my jelly. BUT Ms. Rockwell (who I affectionately refer to as the other peanut butter to my jelly in life) drew me into this story after I worked with her......more

Goodreads review by K.C. on February 25, 2016

I loved this one! The main character is a battle starship's AI, but while that might make you think of a militant HAL-type computer, Serengeti is anything but. She cares for her crew--human and robot--and will do anything to protect them, even if it means she might die. The story is wonderfully diffe......more