Starbound: A Space Odyssey

  • Genre： Sci-fi
  • Author： ArthurHFSS
  • Translator：
  • Status： Ongoing

  • Rating(4.3 / 5.0) ★

As red tentacles burst from the ground, the whole planet trembled and fell into chaos.

It was the beginning....the beginning of the end.

Earth was destroyed with the attack of the mysterious creature.
The Terrene Protectorate, the defenders of the universe, were left in shambles after the attack on Earth.

Only a few people were able to flee from the planet before its complete destruction.

John Connor, an 18 years old fresh graduate Protector, was one of those lucky enough to survive and escape.

Armed only with his dubious expertise and a few tools, he will have to avoid the dangers the universe without the Terrene Protectorate can offer, repair his ship, restore the symbol of a defunct organisation and carry the burdens of the fate of the world that lies on his shoulders.

Surviving in this turbulent era won\'t be easy for our inexperienced John Connor.

With the end of the Terrene Protectorate, numerous factions that were once dormant, will rise and start to fight for power. Outlaws, fanatics, greedy corporations, and governments, the conflict of interests of those groups and factions will lead to an incredible amount of deaths.

Follow John Connor as he explores the wonders of the endless universe, and discover how harsh and unforgiving reality can be.

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Chapters will be about 1000 to 1500 words. (Except for some special chapters.)

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* YOU CAN READ THIS WITHOUT EVER PLAYING THE GAME OR KNOWING THE LORE! EVERYTHING IS EXPLAINED THROUGHOUT THE CHAPTERS, AND EVEN HAVE SOME AUXILIARY CHAPTERS WITH MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION.

I also had to change a lot about the lore of the game to fit in the format of a novel, I really mean a lot, since the game itself doesn\'t give a lot about its lore and neither have detailed storytelling, since the focus of the game was in exploration and doing whatever the player wants.

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Disclaimer:

This Novel is based on the videogame Starbound by Chuckle Fish.

The image is from the artist LemanRush; I downloaded it from the site DeviantArt.


Also, sorry about my English, it isn\'t my primary language.



Enjoy...

:D

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  1. Winfred Sam
    Winfred Sam rated it
    Have any of you ever read a book that breathes? One that jus took seemed realistic enough to take a life on its own? Because this is one of them. I am not saying this as an exaggeration. I mean it as it stands, as I find this book incredible and much more deserving of views.

    Let me preface this by saying, I did not play the original game it was ‘based’ on. I also use the word based loosely, just as this book takes a story on its own, and there was no need for any backgrounds info or experience from the original source, and I was immersed by the time I was at Ch 12-13.

    Now, the grammar is great. Indisputably so. It is a sight for sore eyes on this  side laden with bad syntax.

    As for the characters, I do love a Main who is willing to be ruthless when it counts. We all know that’s a ***** hero isn’t interestingly anymore, but I have read many originals which try to skew as far away as possible, turning our Main into a hateful massmurderer, which in my opinion is worse. This book finds an acceptable (even interesting and innovative, I think) middle ground between altruistic superman and homicidal maniac.

    For the world building, I quite honestly don’t know which is original and which has its origins in the game. So although lovely I will refrain from any comments. But what I can judge is the interactions between the characters in the world, there conversations, attitudes, relationships, and I can say that I feel submerged in a world that is not earth.

    What I do struggle with, but that is really small, is the writing style as sometimes I find the same words repeated over in a narrative passage (a personal ire taught to me since elementary school). But let us be real, it would not be a problem in the myriad of different, much worse, originals, so it won’t be one for me here either. You know what the say, when everything’s perfect, the mistakes just turn more glaring, and what would never ge an issue in mediocrity can be in great works. So I will leave my review at 5 stars. No less, no more.

    I think this may have gotten me into si-fi ^^’
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  1. Carter Evans
    Carter Evans rated it
    Que decir, me flipan estas historias y las demás críticas me convencieron, supongo que editare ésto cuando me ponga al día con el fic.
    Also, me re jugué starbound unas 5 veces, de seguro que me emocionarme con esas referencias :D
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  1. Payne Jerry
    Payne Jerry rated it
    Wild megane-ojisan spotted! It used Review! It's super effective!

    Hey, it's a sci-fi fanfic which actually got me hankering to play the game it's based on lol. That, in itself, speaks volumes about the work.

    The work you put in with introducing the overall setting and lore is worthy of applause. And the fanfic itself is engaging enough. The grammar is good. It just has some hiccups occasionally, but not enough to detract from the reading experience.

    All in all, a stellar read. Great job!
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  1. Mandy Marcellus
    Mandy Marcellus rated it
    Hi, author, I'm wondering your work is so good and you don't have enough ratings. Hey guys who read this I'm encouraging you to at least dropped a few words to our dear author it helps him motivate more by your ****** words. Fighting author
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  1. Denise Sharp
    Denise Sharp rated it
    How great is this book! I truly enjoy fanfiction and this one is really great!
    underrated book that need a lot of attention. great job author, highly recommended.
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  1. Beacher Adam
    Beacher Adam rated it
    This is a good story.  It was well written and I connected with John because the way you explained what he was doing and going through.  This is definitely a good read if your into this genre!  Keep up the good work!
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  1. Anastasia Bellamy
    Anastasia Bellamy rated it
    Simply amazing!  I am not a great fan of fanfiction novels but this one is stunningly well made. I really don't understand why this marvelous novel don't have more reviews. Come on readers! If you appreciate this work then do a review. Its only five minutes of your time and you would be encouraging the Author to continue to work hard!

    Extensive World Background descriptions and lore. Good Character Design; they feel lifelike and interesting. The story develop nicely and there is a balanced mix of action and discovery.

    The stability of updates is great and the writing quality its above the average novel.

    I totally recommend this novel to everyone who loves science fiction.
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  1. Bruno Motley
    Bruno Motley rated it
    I'm a bit stupid becoz I read the book, ranted to my friends about how good it is, but forgot to review it. *facepalm* Well u got it, this book is the perfect escape from all the usual sappy stuff u see in WN. Well not that I mind it, becoz I even read it but U know wat I mean. Thank u author-sama for writing this fanfic.
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