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Wanderer's Escape (Wanderer's Odyssey Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Simon Goodson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,953 ratings
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The Empire will kill him for stealing this ship… but they have to catch it first!

To the Empire the Wanderer was just another booby-trapped ship to claim, and Jess was just another worthless slave to be sacrificed.

Things didn’t go to plan. Jess survived the dangers and when he sat in the pilot’s chair the ancient ship came to life for the first time in centuries.

Acting on instinct, Jess seized the chance, firing up the engines and fleeing the Imperial forces.

Now Jess and the ancient self-aware ship are on the run, their freedom and their very existence on the line.

The smart thing to do would be to run like hell and never stop, but Jess finds he can’t ignore pleas for help from those in danger. With the powerful Wanderer at his command he can truly make a difference… but at what cost?

Reviews for Wanderer’s Escape include “In the end, I was gripping the arms of my chair as I rooted for the heroes.”, “A fast-paced, can’t-put-it-down Sci-Fi.” and “One of the best books I’ve read this year.”

Tens of thousands of people have loved travelling with the Wanderer. Get Wanderer’s Escape now to find out why.

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    Wanderer's Odyssey
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    Jan. 8 2013
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Simon Goodson is the author of the highly rated 'Wanderer's Escape' science fiction novel, and the two exciting books comprising the 'Dark Soul Silenced' fantasy story. His short stories cover a variety of speculative fiction including, but not limited to, science fiction and fantasy. Several of the short stories are freely available from www.simongoodson.com, while many more are available in the collection 'Last Sunrise & Other Stories'. Simon fits in writing around a full time job as an IT Consultant and a hectic family life looking after his twelve year old son and two three year old daughters. He can be found head down over his laptop most lunchtimes and during the commute home.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AZ7YSFQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dark Soul Publishing Ltd; 2 edition (Jan. 8 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 557 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,953 ratings

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Welcome! Come in! Take a seat by the fire and let me tell you a tale of adventure, danger, ancient starships, and universe threatening evil… (Wanderer's Escape)

Or maybe you’d prefer a tale of magical powers, dark deeds and one man’s fight to do good despite the darkness within him… (Dark Soul Silenced)

Ah! You can only stay a brief while? Then I have many shorter tales to entertain and delight you, but beware… one will never be enough! (Tales from the Starflare Universe & beyond)

Oh… it’s you… you with the insatiable appetite for new stories. Well then, I have a treat for you. Visit my site SciFi-Shorts.com for a whole bunch of totally free short stories, with a new story added every two weeks.

You came here to learn about me? Well, there’s no accounting for taste I suppose. This tale is not as dramatic as the others, but perhaps you will still enjoy hearing it. I'm a father of three who's always loved to read and make up stories. My teachers recognised this skill from an early age, and gave me the lofty title of Daydreamer.

After many years I decided to get the worlds I created in my mind down onto paper... well, the computer anyway (my writing is horrendously unreadable!) and other people read and enjoyed them. So I keep on writing, people keep on reading, and our dogs keep on demanding they be fed. Really. Every ten minutes! It's a wonder they can fit through the door.

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Garret Dent
5.0 out of 5 stars your book was amazing. Plain and simple
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2015
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Lordy, I will never ever judge a book by it's cover ever again! I gotta say Simon, .... and I hope this doesn't hurt your feelings, but whoever did your cover did you a hideous misdeed. However .... your book was amazing. Plain and simple. I couldn't put it down. Literally I just had to finish it in one sitting. Let me tell you it was a bit of a long night for me. Just to give this review some scope, I've been reading Sci-fi for years - well over 40 years for sure. There have been few that stick out in my mind as being in the top 5% of everything that I've read, but your book is well within the top 1%! Don't get me wrong, there were a few typos, or grammatical errors, but so few that it didn't mar the experience for me. Hey, I really loved this book. Anyone interested in a really good read should buy it - if it isn't free (which is how I found it). I've already bought the second book in the series, and after I get done wring this review will start reading again. Good job, Simon.
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4.0 out of 5 stars a good story
Reviewed in Canada on May 10, 2020
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A very good story that shows that no matter what you think things aren't black & white, just different shades of grey. I'm looking forward to the rest of the books in the series.
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Jeremy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, clever premise
Reviewed in Canada on January 1, 2024
I enjoyed the series. It gets slow in a couple bits, but then gets a great refresh for the 3 most recent book. If you want an easy, engaging read I recommend.
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TJ
3.0 out of 5 stars Great sci Fi for young teens
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2020
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Well written. Not much sci in the sci Fi . It Iis good escapist literature and managed to hold my attention. Lots of teenage love relationship details. I image 14 year old girls would really go for it. I had the feeling one scene was borrowed from Barbarella, a movie from the 60s (Jane Fonda) with a Yoda speak alien thrown in for good measure. All that said I read through to the end. Not the worst way to spend COVID self isolation time.
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Bill
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun read
Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2021
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A fun read
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Kiki
5.0 out of 5 stars Just amazing
Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2017
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I read a lot of space related science fiction, I am really happy with this book, war, technologies and space ships, aliens, everything I wanted to read was written here. Thanks.
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heather
5.0 out of 5 stars great book.
Reviewed in Canada on May 2, 2020
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great book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Want to read more!
Reviewed in Canada on October 4, 2020
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This story captured my kids’ imagination.
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S. W.
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2021
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This is a fun book to read. Although our main protagonist, a 16 year old boy, was born a slave and grew up never knowing any life except slavery, the book doesn't linger on the horrors of slavery. Instead, it starts with hope when Jess and two other slaves enter a very special ship and are freed. This book will require you to suspend your disbelieve. Did I mention the ship, Wanderer, is a very special ship? Yep, don't try to explain it, just enjoy it. The bond between Jess and the ship is heartwarming, too, as are Jess' convictions that he wants to be one of the good guys. He may be naïve, but we can hardly expect him to be worldly considering his background. I also liked that he doesn't try to be stoic, that he shows his emotions, wears his heart on his sleeve, and isn't above accepting comfort when he needs it. These days, I confine myself almost exclusively to books written by women because I'm so tired of the macho way most male characters are written. I'm glad I gave this book a try though, and the author's other books are definitely on my "want to read" list now. I've already started the second book in the series. Thank you, Simon Goodson, for a good, fun, rollicking space romp!
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Peter J Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good plot
Reviewed in Australia on July 18, 2020
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Very good story, plot and ending.
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Livi Crazy
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well written sci-fi book, just the right balance between drama and sci-fi
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2014
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Have been reading a lot of sci-fi books recently, and this one caught my eye when it was promoted by Free Digital Reads (give them a follow on Facebook).

The concept of the story is compelling and it is interesting to consider how you would react to such a situation yourself.

The main characters are all believable, and what the story really had going for it, after just a few pages I was sucked into their individual stories and routing for them individually.

Goodson effectively adds in some good twists and turns that keep the pages turning.

I have read the following two books, which were as good, if not better, than this one, I look forward to seeing this story develop further.
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ulih
3.0 out of 5 stars too good to be true
Reviewed in Germany on August 22, 2014
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Accidentally you gain acceptance of an ancient mind-ship? Everything you can think of will come true? Sure, a few setbacks - but generally, you win? Too good to be true!
Too much to stomach in the story. Spelling and Grammar may be correct, but the story???
Second issue may be better, but I can`t recommend it.
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R. Adkins
4.0 out of 5 stars Wanderer's Escape is a "non-conforming" story that will keep you wanting to know what happens next
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022
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By "non-conforming", I mean that the reader should accept this story as "what happened" rather than "what they think should happen". Jess, the lead character, is a young man born and raised as a slave with limited education and lacking in maturity of action; he is empathetic, highly emotional, naive, and lacking experience in interpersonal associations. Nonetheless, he is likeable, intuitive, intelligent, and very honest.

The plot is really a "non-plot" in that the storyline takes the circumstances presented and reacts as needs arise. It begins with Jess and two other slaves being assigned a dangerous task and getting lucky in acquiring access to a "semi-conscious" alien spaceship with "mind-blowing" technology. Jess bonds with the ship and the adventure begins as they escape captivity. As their journey continues, they encounter additional space battles and pick up additional crew members including a beautiful, young woman named Alice whose charms Jess finds irresistible. With each dangerous encounter, Jess becomes less trusting of strangers and smarter in dealing with the next situation.

With all of the crew being former slaves for varying parts of their lives, they are quite prone to taking any action(s) necessary to free other slaves that they encounter during their journey. The fantastic capabilities of their spaceship, Wanderer, give them the technical means to accomplish their rescues and defeat the forces of the enslavers. Even though Jess has bonded with the spaceship and is in control of its operation, the entire crew functions as a "coordinating committee" in setting objectives and planning operations.

This first book of the series has a "happy ending" and sets the objective for the next book in that having resolved most all of the crew's immediate interests, they plan to address a need of the spaceship to return to its origins.

Overall, I found this to be a quite entertaining read and I suggest that to enjoy it as I did, that one just accept the characters and storyline for what they are and not what you think they should be.
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