Yaddith Times

Captain's Share by Nathan Lowell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Unlike many of my fellow reviewers of this audiobook, I did not find Captain's Share as compelling as most of the previous adventures. I'm not sure why, either. The plot seemed to move more slowly, or at least with more interruptions, than in most of the other books, & I sometimes felt as though I was reading management tips for newly fledged commercial captains!

As ever, though, I did find myself caring deeply about the characters -- sad when Ishmael's marriage finally falls apart, nervous while the Agamemnon takes a terrible risk getting its first cargo delivered on time, triumphant when the crew finally comes together as a family -- and concerned about the small details of their lives. It was also good to see Ishmael making some mistakes while assuming his first command, though I wouldn't have expected anything less of the author.

The immersive nature of this series is still working for me, and I've already downloaded the first few chapters of the final volume to my iPod. So long as treadmills and household chores exist, there will be a place in my audio-reading life for books this consistently involving.



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The January 2012 issue of Mike Davis's Lovecraft eZine is up now, available free for all interested Lovecraftians.   This looks like a particularly intriguing issue, with a brand new art section.  Check out the TOC:

Tark Left Santiago
by Joseph S. Pulver, SR

The Spaces Between Space
by Brett J. Talley

Eliza
by Joshua Reynolds

White Noise
by Michael Matheson

The Vessels
by Nancy O. Greene

Art Section (NEW!)
Dan Hunt and Charles Schneider


For those of you who prefer to consume your eldritch items on Kindle or Nook, there's a handy edition for each device available for only 99 cents.  Several stories are also being offered in free downloadable audio  -- there's no getting away from the cosmic horror now.

But why would you want to?