Captain Coloma of the Clarke is on tenterhooks awaiting the results of the review board, after she did major, irreparable damage to her ship by placing it in the path of a missile intended for the aliens Ambassador Abumwe had been sent to negotiate with. In the meantime, she and her crew have been given a really simple, boring task: ferry around dignitaries from Earth, in an aging vessel the Colonial Union is planning to sell them.Simple and straightforward, until Harry Wilson figures out that these dignitaries aren't from Earth, at least not recently, and her chief engineer discovers a little surprise hidden in the ship's skip drive.Another good episode. Recommended.Again, I bought this from Audible. Five books in I'm not so sure about this series - it's certainly that rather than a serialised book, with the mini-synopses taking up a bit too much space in the rather short chapters for my liking. If it does get released in single volume form I suspect there will be some serious editing (See Charlie Stross's Lobsters for an example of that done well).The chapters are all, so far, under half the length of the first and all wrap up a bit neatly, with loose ends being swept under the carpet or being explained away in a future, unfulfilling paragraph. It has the feel of an Honor Harrington novel but significantly thinner - while Weber really needs an editor from time to time this has gone a little bit too thin...
What do You think about Tales From The Clarke (2013)?
I'm really liking where the story is going. The serial format really adds to the suspense.
—giselle_anderson
When you can mix Cards vs. Cubs into a Sci-Fi story, you got a winning combination.
—Cirena
Another enjoyable chapter from Scalzi, will soon be reading the next
—haelybug
Another Human Division episode, excellent and laugh-out-loud.
—ynob1224
