Into the Stars: Rise of the Republic, Book 1

I normally don't read sci-fi books. It usually starts out with a guy finding a Saucer in his back yard and him and his dog goes to space. It's pretty boring.Well NOT THIS SERIES!!! I really enjoyed this series so far. The author does a fantastic job of Getting you to know the characters and he draws you into the story. I also liked the progression of the story.If you're looking for a good series to start I think you will really enjoy this one. I'm going to give this series Two Thumbs Up!!

Throughly enjoyed reading this science fiction book about exploring space and fighting aliens, I can’t wait to start book 2. Well worth the read.

I picked up James Rosone's, "Into the Stars" and after (7) Books on the Series, I'm Eagerly awaiting the final 8th and final book in the Series. After I read this 1st book, I wanted more and I quickly ordered the 2nd book. I think his writing is clear and to the point. He makes you believe in his character's. The plot is very rich with a lot of excitement. I'm not really into reading "trilogy" books. I loose interest quickly after the 1st book in other book series. But the Rise of the Republic series keep's you wanting for more. Mr. Rosone does steal a bit from Star Trek,& Battle Star Galactica. A lot of using the same words, terminology and some pieces of the plot. But what I like about this series is that Rosone keeps changing the course of the plot and in doing so, keeps your interests so you really want to order the next book. His writing made me feel that I'm reading an historical account which already happened but hasn't. It doesn't make you feel you're reading pure science fiction.I would really like to see this series turn into a Netflix or HBO Series. With the right studio and actors it would probably be another noteworthy and memorable series to the likes, like Star Trek , Battle Star Galactical or Star Wars, etc. if they keep to the original story which is in the books.Highly Recommend the "Rise of the Republic" Series by James Rosone.

The prose could been a bit more sophisticated, nevertheless, it was good entertainment. I will continue to the next book in the series.

This was a fun read with an interesting plot. I like how some names were incorporated into the story. It's also a fast read. I will definitely be checking out the next book in the series.

What James Rosone and Miranda Watson build for their readers is an immersive world that draws you in. I know a lot of readers like their books like they like their movies. Get to the point! What I love about Rosone and Watson is they take the time to build a world you care about. The layers to the story grow page after page. This first offering in the Rise of the Republic series has done just that. I got the book the day it came out, and as I was reading it I became a part of that world. It started slow, which I don't mind, but as the pace picked up my mind began to read it as the FTL drive in the book. I was flying through it so fast that I had to stop and reread several chapters.The fact that it is a near future story was excellent, as the characters weren't unlike us in 2020. The technology in the book is familiar without being to far fetched, they have done some good research into what is now possible and what theoretically be possible in the coming decades. Once mankind steps out into the void and lands on Mars our ships will be better suited for the next stage. Were we were hampered by govt's and national space agencies we are starting to see things like SpaceX make technological leaps light years ahead because men like Musk just did it. The technology in this first book is evolutionarily believable. It doesn't go down the rabbit hole like Trekor Star Wars does, they've taken the BSG approach by showing us tech explaining it in a way that is easy to digest for the diehard sci-fi fan and the novice alike. They do it in a way that gives us background, then very quickly catches the reader up. And we find ourselves in this new world with an enemy that can tear us apart, whose tech seems to be better than our but we are now known to them and we are a part of a much larger star system, and there are things in it that aren't necessarily our friends.I'm invested in the world the authors have built, now I want more! Thank you! I'm looking forward to what comes next! When is audible coming? This took me longer to read as my eyes aren't what they used to be. Bravo Zulu!

I really wanted to like this book. The premise seemed interesting: humans making their first interstellar trip encounter an alien race. I generally love first contact novels. I also wanted to like the book for the author's sake, as he seems like a nice guy, intelligent, and has done his duty to his country. Unfortunately, I just can't fully recommend this book, except perhaps for readers under 20.I hope that as this author moves forward, the areas of his writing that are strong (command of military tactics and interesting technology) will continue and that the areas that are weaker (character portrayal and development) will get stronger. In particular, I hope that he will make the aliens encountered more than the cardboard villains they are in the first book---in the best first encounter books, the aliens are complex and have something for the reader to explore, rather than just being targets for a shooting war. I do hope that the author continues to develop because there is some promise here.

Was looking for new series to get into and this one did not disappoint. Great series that I could not stop reading.

Très bon livre. Je vais acheter la suite

Well, let’s start with the good things.I liked the environment and story. I can see how things are and how humanity would progress the way it did and the good and bad of our species.The bad. I am so fed up with detail issues, and some important, and the American exceptionalism that it is, at times, just too much.—- Spoiler alert. I will be talking about specific things from the story —-The GEU emerged as the most powerful entity after WW3. But all the war was apparently between the Asian alliance (and I wonder how the Japanese got in bed with the Chinese...) and the “Republic”. And yet... it is the republic that has the manufacturing capability, the drive and reach the others won’t. Is that because of... magic? Or basic principles of scale and economy don’t work because... well, all the world knows that Americans are just so much better?... can I roll eyes now?The UK joined with the Republic and it was good because The German rolled over the rest of the EU and with Russia... apparently the sole nuclear capable nation in the EU (the French) would just roll over like they did in the past? All Americans (specially the war writers know that! It is just common sense right?). Just wondering when was the first time the writer even been to Europe... roll eyes again?The treaty between the powers was supposed to tie the nations of this world to the Alpha Centauri project and then others could be individually claimed (yes, that was written right at the beginning). Yet the amazing and most accomplished Republicans couldn’t go with the rest of the herd and claim with a small ship the new discovery of Rhea for the Republic under the “rules of engagement”.... strange. Is it now I can roll my eyes?Nations preparing for war, having been at war and the former enemy didn’t have drop pods like the Republic? No warships of the mass of the Republic despite being a much larger political, economic and militar entity? Definitely now I should be able to roll my eyes? C’mon... the “Europeans and Asians” cannot be definitively so thick can they? Roll eyes...?... yes?...Etc... We, the rest of the world, know that we should bow to every single American and thank them for their god like capability to steer the planet. But this is sci-fi. Can the rest of the world not do one thing well at least? But I will bow down to the godlike knowledge of my betters across the pond (roll eyes for sure). Probably might buy the second to see if this silly stuff continues before deciding if I even bother reading more. It is distracting to bask and look into the magnificent American exceptionalism the writer spouts here. At least the others are not portrayed as blood thirsty foreigners or completely incompetent (besides not having a navy and being bigger and producing a lot less, etc...). I should be grateful, oh mighty American! (And a little bit of English... oh wait, I am included, sort of... forgive me for my shortsightedness...).

This was recommended by Amazon and seems to have a good average review rating and I'm looking for more sci-fi authors to read. As I read it, I suddenly wondered if I had by accident started reading one of the older novels I sometimes buy, maybe frm the 1930s or 1940s, so i checked the date of publication - no it's recent! The content is banal and the delivery over-detailed - it's like a contemporary novel saying "he pressed the knob on the top of the handbrake lever to release it and gradually lowered it as he let out the clutch.." when describing a car journey - when sci-fi was new, the author might be excused such tosh but not now. The story itself is pretty run-of-the-mill. I've read 33% and that's my lot!