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  • USS Washington: The Black Ship

  • USS Hamilton, Book 9
  • By: Mark Wayne McGinnis
  • Narrated by: Jimmy Moreland
  • Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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USS Washington: The Black Ship

By: Mark Wayne McGinnis
Narrated by: Jimmy Moreland
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In the dying embers of an interstellar war, newly appointed Fleet Commander Galvin Quintos stands as humanity's last hope, staring down the maw of oblivion. Entrusted with the technological marvel, Omninought-Class warship, USS Washington, Quintos embarks on a campaign to engage the merciless Grish Empire's three formidable armadas—Prowess, Torrent, and Pinnacle.

Outnumbered and outgunned, Quintos leads the battered vessels of Alpha Fleet in a desperate bid to avert Earth’s Armageddon. But in the heart of galactic conflict, Chaplain Halman Trent, a cunning predator disguised in piety, preys upon the vulnerable, especially the alluring Petty Officer Aubrey Laramie. With whispers of comfort, he exploits her inner turmoil and fuels her darkest desires. All too soon, Trent's influence expands, casting a dark shadow over the entire ship and crew.

Things go from bad to worse; in a devastating technological catastrophe, a merciless twist of fate may have doomed XO Gail Pristy to her final gasps, ruthlessly stripping away any chance she has to survive. Will Quintos find the strength to confront his deepest emotions while knowing it’s a fight that’s come too late?

Forced to split forces, it’s time to bring the fight to the enemy's doorstep, zero hour has arrived for Quintos and his crew. Orders from EUNF: Breach the impenetrable 50 Star Gun bulwarks guarding the Grish star system—a defensive gauntlet that has thwarted every allied force before them. There's no sugar-coating it; this is a suicide run that cannot be survived but may just buy precious time for Alpha Fleet light-years away.

©2024 Mark Wayne McGinnis (P)2024 Mark Wayne McGinnis
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Thin storyline, painful narration

this was by far the most disappointing book of the series, made worse by narration that didn't seem to fit the characters.

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"Order captain QWintos?"

my experience listening to this book is that it's a 5/10. a story happens, people do things and plot points come up, but I didn't feel gripped or like I was in the moment with some of the other books (book 7 with Lincoln was peak). I'm not sure why we got another different narrator considering I feel the first 1 was excellent and the 2nd was commendable, but jaring and this 3rd narrator is sadly subpar with some of the enunciation. It's of my educated opinion that the time travel plot point was scrapped when a lot of people did a outcry. I'm hoping that this book was only so meh, because the storyline or details had to be reworked so we had this one just as a band-aid to redirect the story.

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The mis pronunciation of the names of all the main characters.

It's great that they got Optimis Prime to narrate the book, but maybe rwad a couple chapters of the previous books so as to not butcher every name of the main characters.

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What Did You Do?! !!

Seriously?! This guy is HORRIBLE! you completely ruined your series! I want a refund! Do not buy this until they re-record, completely ruined these great characters with an awful imposter.

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Horrible narrator.

I have been a big fan of this series. Picking Moreland to narrate Book 9 was a huge mistake. The nano second I heard him pronounce Quintos as "Quinn-tos" I knew we were in trouble. He could not do a Mumbai accent for Doratta and forget about trying a Bostonian accent for our favorite robot. I wonder if there is a readable version so I can imagine the voices James Patrick Cronin performed. I stopped listening after chapter 3.

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wth

continuity from other books was horrible and ship tactics for Washington were infuriating. in the final battle Washington would have rolled on its axis and used port broadsides on both dreadnoughts!

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