Starship Mine

Written by Peter Cawdron

Narrated by Jeff Cummings

James Patterson is a gay accountant living in Keyes, Oklahoma—deep in the Bible Belt—the religious heartland of America. He’s also the first person to make contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence seeking to understand our world, and that makes him the most important person on the planet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Release date: Sep 12, 2017
• ISBN: 9781543622331

Peter Cawdron

PETER CAWDRON is an Australian science fiction writer and author of numerous novels. He lives in Queensland, Australia.

Reviews for Starship Mine

[Justine · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A lovely, short sci-fi story that centres on a gay couple whose sexuality isn’t a plot twist, just a part of the diversities of human beings.

[Denise Bond · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This story pleasantly surprised me. Such deep and meaningful messages written in between the lines and through James' eyes.

[Ratatoskur R · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A short take on first contact. A very low anxiety read with good lgtbq+ representation. Also had a lot to say about discrimination in general. Made me think about this personal starship of mine in a different way, too. A very well executed story in such few pages.

[Kyle · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Good story. Got preached to at the end. Could have done without that part, doesn't help the story any.

[Vladimir Alexandrovich Shnayderman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the book. It was a interesting combination of aliens mean humans dream interpretation philosophy and psychology

[JackieRichards9 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I always review books but usually don't leave a comment...but I wanted to leave a written review to off set the 6 one star reviews.... This book is great! It was the first book I listened to by Peter Cawdron, and I'm hooked now. It was short and sweet but I felt like it was so well written and I want to listen to it again! Definitely thought provoking.

[DianaCretu · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

This is the worst book ever!!! The author should be ashamed of how it is being peddled. This is not a book, nor is a novella. I felt preached at about the world's social constructs for the most part of the book.
The most imbecile first contact in the history of SF.

[tuusannuuska-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A softer take on first contact with aliens.

I've been eyeing Cawdron's books for a while now, but could never decide on what to pick up because he's so prolific. This one caught my eye on Scribd while I was searching for something quick to listen to, and I'm glad I picked it.

The story is rather short and as such, I didn't really for any deep attachments to the characters (I rarely do with short fiction) but the characters all felt very real nonetheless.

The author comments on his decision of choosing to write a main character who's gay instead of straight in the afterword, and I appreciate his intent. The only nit-picky thing for me was the main character's own insistence on referring to himself as, for instance, a gay accountant, as opposed to just an accountant.

There was also commentary on micro-aggressions on minorities as well as on societal power hierarchies based on skin color and gender. I have to admit I'm usually a little put off if an author chooses to educate their readers on social justice matters in a story that otherwise has no bearing on said topics, but I liked how Cawdron handeled it here.

The story would have benefitted from having a little more meat on it's bones, but for the amount of words that were used here, I really enjoyed it. I'll definitely pick up more books from this author in the future.

[marliese-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Interesting story, but I have no idea what this was doing in Audible Escapes. This is not a romance at all, but rather a complex idea about first contact and also touching on disability and family.

[montzaleew · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Starship MineBy: Peter CawdronNarrated by: Jeff CummingsThis is a book I thought about for days after I listened to it. I still think about it. I like books like that, books that are so good, I roll it around to savor it again and again. What if 99% of the people you know had the very exact dream you did last night. It was on the news, all across the USA, the world. All the details, the same. It was of a planet. Well, everyone had the dream but you. Then you had the dream while awake, and it did something to you, something special....This was an extraordinary story, with things in there that is awe inspiring and terrifying. Things of hope, sadness, and love. A book that made me ask, what would I do? It was just such a wonderful book, I enjoyed it tremendously. Gave me a warm feeling. I wish I had been there. The narrator was perfect for this book. He did a small child, a teen girl, and everyone in-between without me thinking that they were really not those people. I was in total suspended disbelieve and it was wonderful to her his voice tell me this wonderful story. He added a lot to it. thanks.