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SC Marva Collins, Book 3
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Jeffrey Kafer
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By:
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Nathan Lowell
About this listen
It pays to take a second look.
In the Deep Dark, it's a long walk home.
The Marva Collins runs into unexpected problems a long way from port. Faced with some hard decisions and uncertain about the choices, Ishmael has to roll the dice with inadequate information.
Is he sailing too close to the edge of forever?
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A fine finish and a fresh start.....
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Another gem from Nathan.
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The first section covers the training cruise, and is consistent with the previous book. Done well, and enjoyable for the same reasons.
The second section covers a life-threatening challenge, but the challenge is overcome without much difficulty. There is a subplot that starts here, but that subplot is abandoned without much point and could have easily been edited out of the book. There is an interesting political plotline that begins here.
The last section is something of a denouement to the main Ishmael Wang plotline (so far, anyway), and feels both drawn out and perfunctory ... as if Lowell couldn't figure out how to tie off the various subplots and ended up just stopping.
This is a heartwarming conclusion to this storyline. The boy gets the girl and the girl gets the boy, and most things are right with the world. Unfortunately, the ending was not especially well written.
The book is recommended for anyone who has been following Capt. Wang's exploits, but as a standalone, it's not especially strong.
Weaker than the previous installments in this seri
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A continuation of a great story
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Space Odesy
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Excellent
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Great Listen
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A great storyline
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The Words and style of Nathen Lowell from Quarter Share to Hard Knocks and the Growth of Ismael.
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