In space, isolation is a slow killer. Company quickens the pace
Waking up adrift in an ancient battleground, Alex is left dazed and confused with no clue how she ended up trapped aboard a failing vessel. With only a mysterious voice in her head to guide her she must act in order to survive.
Every piece of the puzzle she collects only leads to more questions about her origins and why she is trapped around a seemingly deserted star.
All she knows for sure is that she could die at any minute.
But she is not going to go down without a fight.
Follow Alex on her adventure as she upgrades her ship, forges new friendships, encounters new enemies, and does her best to balance her humanity with her growing abilities.
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What to expect: an action-packed *soft* sci-fi ship girl space opera that’s perfect for readers who love survival, military sci-fi and a sprinkling of progression / gamelit with stakes that grow with our protagonist. Also girls might end up kissing, so if that is terrifying, be warned.
Copyright © 2023 by Erios909
- A4 – Chapter 159 – Opening MovementsJun 4, 2023
- A3 Character AMAMay 31, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 158 – EpilogueMay 30, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 157 – Into the Abyss (Finale)May 29, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 156 – Into the Abyss (Part 1)May 28, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 155 – Fire and Rescue (Finale)May 27, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 154 – Fire and Rescue (Part 5)May 26, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 153 – Fire and Rescue (Part 4)May 25, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 152 – Fire and Rescue (Part 3)May 24, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 151 – Fire and Rescue (Part 2)May 23, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 150 – Fire and Rescue (Part 1)May 22, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 149 – Chilling UltimatumMay 22, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 148 – Battles Within and WithoutMay 21, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 147.2 – Not with youMay 20, 2023
- A3 – Chapter 147.1 – Not with youMay 19, 2023
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All Rights Reserved- Ongoing - Updated Jun 4, 2023
- 2015 reading
- 362 plan to read
- 42 completed
- 69 paused
- 72 dropped
Dropped the novel after A2. A3 is basically unimportant if you want to continue reading then wait for A4.
The author might need an editor. There are sentences and scenes that are basically unimportant to the story and removed. It might reduce the chapters but it can improve the quality of the story exponentially.
It makes a huge difference when you read with clean and story/plot focused novel to a cluttered and out of context chapters. Readers can't get immerse and it's like being connected to the story just to be disconnected in a few minutes. Rinse and repeat.
P.S. Academy arc are the greatest chapter waster, not worth the read and it doesn't improve the story most of the novel that use that arc.
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Very early for a Review but this is a GEM! And not a Gem in the Rough in any way! Combines multiple Real world fears of A.I. And Dungeon cores in a Break neck Sifi !
Imagine Dying as Kamikaze Pilot to stop a Super A.I. Space ship Consuming Everything! Only to Wake UP AS THE ENERMY and not yet know it! ! !&Nbsp;.
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It reads smoothly, but it has depth and hints at potentially so much more.
This story strikes a sort of balance between suspense and progress, detail and introspection, then emotion and levity which just kept me turning pages until there were no more.
As of now, the world feels much larger than the information presently available, and is intriguing right from the first few chapters. The AI artwork included also enhances the experience and provides appealing visualization for the main cast of characters. Overall, it scratches an itch for exactly this type of Shipcore subgenre I didn't know how badly I was wanting.
Suffice it to say, I read it all in one go and was left eagerly awaiting more.
That's nearly as successful and enjoyable as it gets for me.
Give it a read and see what more will come.
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As of arc 2, chapter 26. I can say this is a beautifully written story. The characters are fleshed out, there is lore behind the settings and interactions between people that show emotion. The story is an awesome, featuring lasers, death, cool space sh*t and ships that will blow you away, plus cool maps and pictures. Grammatically it is near perfect (nothing is perfect), there are no holes in the plot... so far, and the author knows hoe to captivate an audience. All in all. 5 out of 5. No s*xual content yet...I hope the author keeps that to a minimum cause it can often overshadow the plot. Minimal language and minimal gore.
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I had to write a review now just because of one thing we recently got: The homage to the Culture series (ship names for the corporate faction). It's great to see other Iain M. Banks fans out there!
As a review: I am greatly enjoying this series because it's an interesting combination of mystery, intrigue, decent spaceship mechanics (The Expanse being a clear motivator), and most importantly the ethical growth of a hybrid AI.
Plus who couldn't love a cute whimsical haiku-quoting side character.
Very curious to see where we go next - will it be adventure, exploration or empire building?
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A space adventure that really takes you on an adventure.
The characters are interesting and the secrets in the setting are slowly revealed so you don't get overloaded.
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This is a very enjoyable story. The characters are believable both human and AI and I have fallen in love with all three of the main crew. The crews interactions are probably my favorite parts of this story. The combination of emotion and serious events intertwined with comedic overtones keep me reading and loving this story.
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Very well thought out story. While there's a few points of issue, overall I'd pick Shipcore as one of the best on the site.
The premise is quite similar to Waking up as a Spaceship, the story is much closer to a space opera. Maybe an Expanse meets Star Wars. Politics brew constantly in the background, and battles are gritty. Shields and armour are mostly just for micrometeorites and point defense systems, not antimatter missiles and railgun slugs. Makes things quite tense when you realize anything and fail at any point, and you don't know if they can just deal with it, or need to sacrifice something to fix it.
If there's a failing, I think the two greatest are first, that the perspectives being divided into three in Arc 3 really bog down the pacing, and I really hope that either one of the subcores become irrelevant plot-wise, or the two perspectives merge somehow.
The second is the propensity for the author to have something happen, then explain the reasons for it afterwards. Something work fine that way, but if what needs to be explained is character motivation, I think it makes the story harder to read if you can't understand that character while they are making the decision they are, rather than try to explain it away from a reader's now biased interpretation. I believe things in early Arc 3 would have flowed much better if the reader had a better chance to understand why Thracker acted the way he did, rather than not attempt to explain until later, and have the reader think he was attempting a kidnapping for personal gain, and make his reasoning sound more like an excuse afterwards.
A much more minor, but constantly irritating issue, is the high rate of names starting with the letter A. If there was a naming scheme (like all of Alex's subcores started with an A, that would be fine), but as there doesn't seem to be one, having many important characters with the same starting letter makes them more difficult to differentiate.
Otherwise, an incredible and thrilling series. Extremely well thought out and planned with a diverse but interesting cast and riveting plot.
Keep up the good work space cow... er... core!
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I like this story. It has some good points and some bad points but is overall quite compelling.
Lets start with the parts I had trouble with: First, the beginning arc. It was a bit of a slog to get through. After several chapters of the ship about to break apart each chapter became more of the same. I was a big confused by some of the mechanics as well. Being at a la grange point means it is a point where gravity from the celestial bodies nets zero. One would think anything with enough velocity would just break free of the point and eventually get affected by gravity normally. I know it was kinda explained but I never really understood it.
Some of the characters could be developed a bit further. Abby for example has a really rough transition. She shows up and in now time at all they are taking place in a battle for survival. It would have been nice if there was some more day to day life on the new station to familiarize readers with the characters there.
Another thing that bugs me is that there are a lot of model numbers, code names, abbreviations and other alphabet soup stuff. I'm not sure what the point of this is other than making it harder to read.
The expanse-style tech is cool. Some others have mentioned the lack of starship shields which really makes this stand out in my opinion. Space battles are abrupt and devastating. This story handles that well.
The nanite powers and technology introduced is compelling too. Even if some of the characters are a bit weak the worldbuilding is top notch. &Nbsp;
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An excellent story. The characters are charmingly written and it puts time and dedication into a convincing setting. Though it cheekily inserts some litrpg aspects, they are integrated well with the story's premise. The grammar is spot on and the pacing, even during combat, is thoroughly enjoyable. Absolutely recommended.
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