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Pike's Potential (Sandy Pike series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by John Spearman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 610 ratings

Book 1 of 4: Sandy Pike series

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From the author of the Halberd series comes the first of a new, unrelated series. Alexander 'Sandy' Pike is an officer in the navy of the Planetary Alliance. Pike demonstrates his initiative, boldness and resolve as he begins to make a name for himself in the Alliance Navy.

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"An immersive military space thriller. Balancing classic political machinations with naval maneuvering and battles edging towards the speed of light, this novel may be science fiction, but it has a firm base in a reality that military fiction readers will enjoy. The unpredictable relationships, epic context, and action-heavy prose of this novel make it an entertaining and original escape. For the first book in a series, Spearman has created a sprawling world with huge narrative potential." Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★

About the Author

John Spearman is a Latin teacher and coach at a prestigious New England boarding school. The proud father of four boys, he lives with his wife (and five dogs) in coastal Maine when school is not in session.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08XYBYMVN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (March 2, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 2, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4654 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 245 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09M5B1578

Best Sellers Rank: #44,956 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #412 in Space Fleet Science Fiction eBooks
- #490 in Space Opera Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #540 in Science Fiction Adventure

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Spearman is a boarding school Latin teacher and coach, and now, published author. The proud father of four sons, he credits his wife for every good thing in his life. Winner of a 7th Grade Citizenship award, Spearman lives in Maine when school is not in session.

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bob

Pike's Potential

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2022

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Story reads like you’re sitting around a campfire being told a great epic tale by Stan Lee. As a guardians of the galaxy, star wars, and patriotic/military movie and lore fan, this tale really hit the spot. Author Spearman does a great job of helping the reader spatially visualize the battles. The writing constantly keeps us aware of whose who(relative to how it matters to the plot and character placement), whose where(setting wise), and what they’re doing in each scene so we can feel the stakes and anticipate what can or will happen next. However, I will say the key to reading this novel is keeping up! It is fast paced and rich in details. I also enjoyed that we got a lot of glimpses into the everyday affairs of many different characters which helped me visualize life as a whole of a navy officer of the future but also helped me distinguish the characters from one another because many of their actions were consistent with the traits the character possessed. For example, I loved every scene with Pru. You stand at attention like everyone else around her when her name comes across the page and you come to expect that because her Demeanor came in hot from the beginning. I loved the commanding, confident nature and presence that she possessed. This book has real star quality and I look forward to reading what happens next!

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Xanlthorpe

Not the Last

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2021

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An unusually complex storyline which seems to follow a “two steps forward, one step backward“ for each story thread in the series. As a result, there are unresolved issues at the end of this installment though less of a “hanging ending” than it could be. Decent character development and consistently stable tech help move the story forward. It will be interesting to see how the story progresses in the next book.

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Roxanne Tomich

Wow! Great read.

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024

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Loved the framework, the characters and the plot. Pike is a great leader thrown into a disaster of epic complexity. I can't wait to start book 2!

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marlen black

Good solid characters

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023

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The main character leads with skill. The protagonist are easily identified, and karma catches up to them in the end. (Good guy Bad guy)
The action is good and the humor delights.
Keep reading

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Kindle Customer

Good story, but..

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021

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Sandy is basically Honor Harrington with man parts. Always more right than anyone else, fearless, tactical genius, etc. Still worth reading though. Spear man could use a good editor as the text can be clunkuy

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Keith

Murphy is at it again

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2022

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In this book it seems like the deck is always stacked against Sandy! Some how he always makes it out of trouble, plus advances his situation. I loved the training exercises and can actually see real life applications. It’s a great space opera. However, can we just shoot the politicians?!

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Martin van den Adel

not bad, but also not as good as it could have been

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024

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I like Sandy, I also think he thinks too much. But then again better too much than not enough. What really frustrated me was not just echoes but sometimes the exact same words, sentences, alinea’s, accidents, birthday presents as in the previous series. Having said that I still liked ready about Sandy Pike. But what’s stopping me is the price tags on these books, I mean 9 - 11$ for each one is way too much. I would buy them if they were in the range of 4 - 7$. More’s the pity for John Spearman and Amazon for setting up these kinds of prices for “small” ebooks.

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2022

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Generally well written with a likeable hero and plot. I am definitely going to read the follow on stories. Well worth reading!

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