Review: Great fun
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
What a good read! Old starship, barely kept out of mothballs, no use to anyone, with a drunk for a captain. Turns out it's the only ship that can withstand alien weapons and so must defend humankind, whether it and its captain are up to the task or not. Captain rises to the occasion while still battling his demons, so does the "Old Lady" as Ark Royal is called by its crew. Terrific character developments (yes, multiple), lots of good sub-plots, plausible (given the physics postulated by the book) battles, mysterious aliens, great setup for a sequel.  Really enjoyed it and would recommend it.  I gobbled up the sequel too!