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  • The Captain's Daughter

  • Arkship Trilogy Series, Book 2
  • By: Peter F. Hamilton
  • Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
  • Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (140 ratings)
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The Captain's Daughter

By: Peter F. Hamilton
Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
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Summary

From critically acclaimed New York Times best-selling author Peter F. Hamilton comes The Captain's Daughter, Book 2 in his audio original Arkship trilogy.

With the help of a command AI, the hole in the Daedalus has been fixed by Hazel and her friends. But in the process, they have antagonized the Yi, the aliens who are actually controlling the Daedalus. After a daring escape from the Yi, Hazel and her friends now must convince the people of the Daedalus villages and the village leaders that the Yi exist - and that they must fight back in order to survive. This proves tricky, as those in power don't want their authority challenged.

In order to produce proof of their dire situation, Hazel and her friends have to return to the forward section of the Daedalus to find another surviving command AI so they can find where the Yi are hiding and what their goal is. What Hazel and her friends discover is the terrible secret of the Yi, and what they have been doing on board the Daedalus for the last five hundred years.

The Captain's Daughter is a thrilling continuation of the story that unfolded in A Hole in the Sky, Peter F. Hamilton's first YA novel, that will appeal to all his legions of fans. 

©2021 Peter F. Hamilton (P)2022 Tantor

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Narrator is insufferable but story is weak too

The publishers of this audio book need to take a long hard look at who they choose to voice this kind of sci-fi story. This narrator is utterly terrible from start to finish, a real slog to listen to.

An overly posh, plummy voice that's so effected that she pronounces common English words in the most ridiculous way and it's unbearably grating. Half of the characters speak their sentences with the intonation raised at the end like it's a question. Entire conversations going on like this is downright painful.

The story is really not Hamilton's best. Normally he's excellent at setting a detailed universe with an engaging plot, but it's absent here. Perhaps if this was narrated by the one true narrator, John Lee, it would seem a lot more engaging.

Please Peter, if you're reading this, insist on having editorial discretion over who narrates your work. It really makes the most enormous difference. I will not be back for part 3 of this as it stands.

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Narration slightly annoying

The entire book seems childish. Perhaps it is anyway, but the narrator makes the rambling and unimaginative story even more so. Yours, a huge Peter f fan.

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Shockingly poor narration

Why this narrator was chosen I have no idea. Had to cringe my way through the book. The story could have been better but the narrator made it unnecessarily painful.

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Excellent story, awfully narrated

As expected, Peter H Hamilton has produced another great story.

The narration, however, makes it all sound like an Enid Blyton story. It’s stilted, sounds like a children’s story from the 1950s. The characterisation makes the protagonists sound like they are about six years old rather than the older teenagers they are. The stresses are all wrong and often change the meaning of the sentence. It generally sounds like a child who is still learning to read and doesn’t know how to read out loud properly. The accent is much too full on posh English but still has jarring Americanisms such as semi being pronounced sem-eye.

To hear how Peter F Hamilton should be narrated, listen to Great North Road or anything John Lee has done.

In summary, a great story spoiled by the narrator.

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Story is okay but

who chose that awful narrator? I'm persevering because I wanna know how it ends, but it's honestly a bit disappointing. Hamilton is one of my fav authors, and this story isn't up to his usual standards, however that could just be because of how terrible the narration is. Who pronounces Yi as 'yai', not 'yee'? Her accent is so weird and inconsistent. It's possible that I'd enjoy these books a lot more were I reading them myself, or with a different narrator

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advance notice to audible

suitable narrators for books over the last 3 months has dropped like a stone. selectors panel needs some arse kicking. I would much preferred to have read it myself

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put off by narrator

I couldn't stand the repetitive narration. Every sentence read in the same cadence and tone. Just loosen up, please!

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Excellent

I honestly think this is Hamilton's best work since the Void Trilogy. After reading the bloated Great North Road and problematic Salvation sequence, this was a breath of fresh air.

Yes, it's aimed at younger readers, but so what? Shades of Niven and Orwell in here, I thought. Really well put together and thus far quite a brilliant if horrible story.

The narrator takes some getting used to, but once you've done that it's all good. Will probably read them again when the printed versions are released.

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Fun ride

A good continuation of the first book. Enjoyed the characters and the plot, one or two bits I saw coming, but over all a fun ride. Would recommend.

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Great story

Good listen and narrated, more suitable for younger readers but still well worth it
Looking forward to the next book

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