Off Armageddon Reef: A Novel in the Safehold Series (#1)

Written by:
David Weber
Narrated by:
Oliver Wyman

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
38
Narrator
9
Release Date
January 2007
Duration
29 hours 59 minutes
Summary
Humanity pushed its way to the stars—and encountered the Gbaba, a ruthless alien race that nearly wiped us out. Earth and her colonies are now smoldering ruins, and the few survivors have fled to distant, Earth-like Safehold, to try to rebuild. But the Gbaba can detect the emissions of an industrial civilization, so the human rulers of Safehold have taken extraordinary measures: with mind control and hidden high technology, they've built a religion in which every Safeholdian believes, a religion designed to keep Safehold society medieval forever.

800 years pass. In a hidden chamber on Safehold, an android from the far human past awakens. This android, Merlin, emerges into Safeholdian society to begin the process of provoking technological progress, which the Church of God Awaiting has worked for centuries to prevent. To conceal his formidable powers he finds a base of operations in Charis, a mid-sized kingdom with a talent for naval warfare, where he plans to make the acquaintance of King Haarahld and Crown Prince Cayleb, and maybe, just maybe, kick off a new era of invention. Which is bound to draw the attention of the Church…and, inevitably, lead to war.

It's going to be a long, long process. And David Weber's Off Armageddon Reef is going to be the can't-miss Sci-Fi epic of the decade.
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Kevin H.

First few chapters were confusing to follow, but after that the story was great, can’t wait for the next book

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Adam W.

The first few chapters of this book are mainly to set up the whole premise of the series. Pure modern science fiction, to introduce the concept of why this planet is in its current level of development and technology. And why they’ve been artificially held back. It introduces the people who will later be referred to as Archangels, it explains why they made the decisions they made, and how one of them gets labeled as the “devil”. It’s a fantastic set up to a series, and introduces a huge sci-fi concept that I’ve never encountered before. This series is fascinating. It combines sci-fi, religion, history, alternative history, culture, military technology and tactics, sea-era warfare, love stories and relationships, deep characters that really grip the story and make it their own. I recommend this book and this story to anyone. Read it, you’ll find something for you here.

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Jordon L

Very good.

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Gregory C.

Great story, great read.

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Bradley B.

fantastic adventure, more based for people who have an innate sense of what should be right in the world. Absolutely loved it.

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Larry H.

good

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Anonymous

Turned in to a story about old naval battles at sea. Very disappointing.

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Chris Lang

This was a very nice read. It was quite a different "style" of sci-fi. It keeps your attention till the very end.

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David Quincy Norris

good book it was hard to stop listening to it. i hope there is another on the way. the only let down was no real ending that is way i am waiting on the next installment

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