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Title	:	Owner's Share (Golden Age of the Solar Clipper #6)
Author	:	Nathan Lowell
Book Format	:	Kindle Edition
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 540 pages
Published	:	December 2010 by PodioBooks.com
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Audiobook

Owner's Share (Golden Age of the Solar Clipper #6)

Nathan Lowell

Kindle Edition | Pages: 540 pages

Rating: 4.39 | 3453 Users | 182 Reviews

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This is the sixth and last of Nathan Lowell's Trader's Tale series. What began as a Bildungsroman about a young man who finds a life of adventure and unexpected friendships among the stars now wraps up with Captain Ishmael Horatio Wong as he wrestles with starting up his own small shipping linen after a lifetime of working for other people.

The story is unexpectedly sad. Between Double Share and Captain's Share (books 4 and 5), the Trader's Tale series stopped being about a young man finding his way in the world and became the story of a middle-aged man who is going through the motions of a life gone stagnant. That feeling is amplified ten-fold in OWNER'S SHARE. Ishmael's world once seemed wide-open with possibilities; now it seems like a void with no center, no foundation, no resting place. Ishmael continues to bless and enrich the lives of the people he comes in contact with, leading them to become better versions of themselves without even realizing that he's doing it -- but this does nothing to fill the yawning chasm in his own life.

Looking back, this has been a series about that most romantic of capitalist libertarian icons, the high-seas free trader: the man with nothing to hold him back, no one to tell him where to go or what to do, free to pursue his fortune wherever his wits and luck may take him. Ishmael has reached the top of this world: captain of his own ship, master of his own destiny, responsible to and for no one but the small group of crew whom he has chosen for his companions. Events of the previous books have left him, if not actually a wealthy man, certainly with the promise of great wealth as soon as the paperwork gets sorted out. Yet, in the words of U2, Ishmael still hasn't found what he's looking for. He can't bear to sit still -- to stay in one place, put down roots and build a life -- but his endless wandering is finally revealed for what it is: running away. One wonders, in fact, if he has ever stopped running away since his mother died. It is a stinging critique of the profit-seeking, adventure-seeking gospel that these sorts of stories are built around, and it creeps up so subtly that you don't realize what Lowell has hit you with until he's done it.

Though this is the last of the Trader's Tales, Lowell has said that this will not be the end of Ishmael's story. I'm glad, because while the book is deftly written and has unexpected emotional depth, this would just be too depressing of a place to stop. I want to see how Ishmael finally finds home, whatever home turns out to be for him. He has spent most of his life in the isolation of space, touching on civilization but never really a part of it. He's done a fine job of making a living, but I'd like to see him finally make a life.

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This was just painful. If it wasn't the last book in the series I wouldn't continue. I couldn't stand to hear one more meal described. Wow, a lot like reading a menu, over and over and over again. And over and over. And then again. I think there was a story in there, in-between meals. (view spoiler)[ Ishmael has been fired from DST, his previous company. On the basis of his salvage share of the derelict ship he led the recovery boarding party on in the last book, he buys a packet ship. DST sells

This was bittersweet in a lot of ways, not just that this series is over but things that happened during this story. As a whole, this was a thoroughly enjoyable ride. I loved the idea behind it and the execution was well done. I will definitely be checking out more from this author!



Pointless kill off cheapens the entire seriesOtherwise solid but the kill-off of a major character barely a few chapters after their reintroduction to the story was cheap garbage. Worse yet, the depiction of grief thereafter was inconsistent and trite. What a lame and disappointing end to what was mostly an enjoyable series.

This series really grabbed me. The lifestyle of spacers has a very military feel and the concept of loneliness that can come from only knowing people or short time is written really well. It's hard to put into words everything I felt while reading but if you have ever moved a lot growing up or just felt you've spent a lot of life missing out on friends, or potential loved ones, I feel this series will be great for you.

[6/30/2014]This is the last of the Trader's Tales of Ishmael Horatio Wang, and it's the only one that contained real danger. Ishmael acquires a ship of his own, with a catch. He has to employ and "train" the daughter of his previous employer. But it turns out someone really wants them to fail and even die. As usual, this is a well told tale. Worthy of many re-reads. I really wish I could look forward to more books about Ishmael.

Every once in a while you read a book, and it was so good that you end up reading it over again later. But when you re-read it 4 or more times a year just because it is so great, it has to mean something. This is the start of an Epic Arch of a land rat boy to the man whom becomes a true Spacer. This is the start of a saga living out in the deep dark.WARNING: This book and the entire series may cause cravings. Notably exceptional coffee, eggs over easy, fried potatoes with onions, buttered toast