Solar Clipper universe Series by Nathan Lowell

4.35 · 319 ratings
  • Quarter Share (Solar Clipper universe #1)
    #1

    Quarter Share (Solar Clipper universe #1)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 2007

    THE GOLDEN AGE OF SAIL HAS RETURNED -- IN THE YEAR 2351 When his mother dies in a flitter crash, eighteen-year-old Ishmael Horatio Wang must find a job with the planet company or leave the system--and NerisCo isn't hiring. With credits running low, and prospects limited, he has just one hope...to enlist for two years with a deep space commercial freighter... more

  • Half Share (Solar Clipper universe #2)
    #2

    Half Share (Solar Clipper universe #2)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings · published 2007

    SIX MONTHS IN THE DEEP DARK. FOUR VERY DIFFERENT WOMEN. ONE MAN DISCOVERS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A SPACER. It's a time of change on the Lois McKendrick. Sarah Krugg joins the mess deck and Ishmael Wang moves to the environmental section. Just after getting accustomed to life aboard a solar clipper, Ishmael must learn a whole new set of skills, face his own fears and doubts, and try to balance love and loss in the depths of space. Both Ish and Sarah must learn to live by the mantra, "Trust Lois... more

  • Full Share (Solar Clipper universe #3)
    #3

    Full Share (Solar Clipper universe #3)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings · published 2008

    A Trader's Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper : Book 3The Lois McKendrick runs headlong into trouble when a routine in-system transit goes bad. Ishmael and the rest of the crew must scramble to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it in order to keep the ship alive. Learn more about the officers and crew of the Lois McKendrick as they struggle to keep their ship and discover how Ishmael finds out how wrong he's been about what it means to be a spacer in this latest Trader's Tale.

  • Double Share (Solar Clipper universe #4)
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    Double Share (Solar Clipper universe #4)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2008

    AN INEXPERIENCED OFFICER. A DYSFUNCTIONAL SHIP. LIFE IN THE DEEP DARK JUST GOT A LOT HARDER.In his first assignment as an officer, Ishmael Horatio Wang finds himself fresh out of school, wet behind the ears, and way out of his depth. Aboard the William Tinker the senior officers are derelict and abusive, the crew demoralized and undisciplined, and change unwelcomed and dangerous... more

  • Captain's Share (Solar Clipper universe #5)
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    Captain's Share (Solar Clipper universe #5)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2013

    A shuffling of cabins puts Ishmael Horatio Wang in command of the worst ship in the fleet. He learns that being Captain doesn't make you infallible and that life in the Captain's Cabin is filled with new kinds of challenge as he tries to keep the ship moving, the crew out of trouble, and turn a profit to earn his Captain's Share. In a ship where the officers outnumber the crew, how can he manage to keep everybody happy? Welcome to the SC Agamemnon.

  • Owner's Share (Solar Clipper universe #6)
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    Owner's Share (Solar Clipper universe #6)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings · published 2010

    Everything in the universe comes with a price. When Diurnia Salvage and Transport undergoes a change in management, Captain Ishmael Horatio Wang finds himself adrift in a sea of red ink, and intrigue. He dives in only to find that he is over his head in a universe where cut-throat competition takes on an all new meaning. What tragic price will Captain Wang pay for his Owner’s Share?

  • In Ashes Born (Solar Clipper universe #7)
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    In Ashes Born (Solar Clipper universe #7)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings · published 2015

    An old friend. A new course.A deadly ship with a secret cargo.Ishmael Wang returns to Port Newmar but ghosts from his past have followed him. His old shipmate, Phillip Carstairs, offers him the opportunity to track down the man who killed his lover. The catch? He must take command of the Chernyakova, a ship that still stinks of death and haunts Ishmael's nightmares. Together, Phillip and Ismael begin a journey into unknown reaches of the Deep Dark to bring back the man who killed Greta.

  • South Coast (Solar Clipper universe #8)
    #8

    South Coast (Solar Clipper universe #8)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2007

    Son of a Shaman. Otto is Richard Krugg's only son and heir to the Shaman's gift. Otto doesn't want it. He wants to be a fisherman. When company policies force unwelcome changes onto his life and threaten even the security of the village, Otto discovers that being a shaman isn't optional. Jimmy Pirano is caught between the devil and the deep green sea when new production quotas are handed down from corporate headquarters... more

  • To Fire Called (Solar Clipper universe #9)
    #9

    To Fire Called (Solar Clipper universe #9)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2017

    A dead ship returns to the Deep Dark with a live crew.Captain Ishmael Wang finally gets the Chernyakova out of the yard and embarks on a voyage into the Toe-Holds where the Confederated Planets Joint Committee on Trade has no authority. Where the law is whatever you say it is as long as you can enforce it.Where he learns that some will do anything to hide their secrets and everybody has a secret.

  • Milk Run (Solar Clipper universe #10)
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    Milk Run (Solar Clipper universe #10)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2016

    Academy graduate Natalya Regyri stood first in line for her pick of Engineering Officer jobs, until, at the graduation party, a classmate turned up dead. Now, betrayed by her friends and framed for murder, she must flee beyond the reach of the Confederation...and any semblance of civilized society. With a damaged second-hand ship and TIC interceptors dogging her step, she nets a smuggling contract that might just get her back on her feet and in control of her destiny... more

  • Suicide Run (Solar Clipper universe #11)
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    Suicide Run (Solar Clipper universe #11)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2018

    A new ship. A young crew. A dream job gone horribly wrong. When circumstances drive Zoya and Natalya to accept an offer from the most powerful organization in the Western Annex, it looks like their ship - literally - comes in. The job fails to live up to its promise and the pair soon find themselves fighting for their lives against a booby trapped ship and its unseen master. Will they unmask their enemies and survive their Suicide Run?

  • Home Run (Solar Clipper universe #12)
    #12

    Home Run (Solar Clipper universe #12)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings · published 2018

    Two women. One mission. Do what ever is necessary. In this final volume of the Smuggler's Tales, Natalya and Zoya wind up on a mission of mercy back into Toe-Hold space to find out why one of Usoko Mining company's smelters has gone dark.  They find an expanding cloud of debris, a crippled ship, and a fleet of mining barges that can't leave the system.

  • By Darkness Forged (Solar Clipper universe #13)
    #13

    By Darkness Forged (Solar Clipper universe #13)

    Nathan Lowell

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2018

    Profits. Coffee. Extortion.All in a day’s work.When Ishmael takes the Chernyakova back into Toe-Hold space, he finds a lot more than profit. A quick pass through the Telluride system reveals the answer to one question but leaves him docked without a cargo until the owner of Dark Knight Station makes him an offer he can’t refuse.

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