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Sailors Take Warning Kindle Edition

by Malcolm Torres (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
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The aircraft carrier Nimitz steams toward the equator where her crew of 5,000 women and men will hold an ancient hazing ritual, but something is wrong aboard the ship.

Bodies have turned up missing from the morgue and several jets have been sabotaged on the flight deck.

Can first-responder Kate Conrad and deckhand Terrance McDaniels figure out what's wrong before the ship crosses the Golden Line? And if they do, will their superior officers listen to them and prevent a disaster at sea?
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    May 18, 2014
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KF0W8GE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MT Press (May 18, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 18, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 959 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 340 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

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Malcolm Torres

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If you like adventure, crime, science fiction and horror set aboard ships at sea and in ports of call, then you'll like Malcolm Torres.

After serving in the Navy he went to college in Boulder, Colorado where he read novels and wrote stories. Over the years he's paid the bills by working as a cook, a teacher and a project manager.

Malcolm's writing has appeared in the Viking Monthly, the Colorado Daily and High Times. He is a scuba diver, a sailor of small boats, a mountain bike rider, a downhill skier and a golf addict. He lives in the forest outside Portland, Oregon.

Connect with Malcolm on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Blogger @seastoriesandsciencefiction.

For old time and original stories, try the Sea Stories and Science Fiction Podcast available on all podcast apps and websites.

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Jed Aureus J. Gonzales
5.0 out of 5 stars Readers Take Notice
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2014
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First of all, the content of the book is a hidden gem buried beneath a somewhat lackluster cover. The cover could be improved to draw in even more readers to this piece of literary gem. Although this isn't a genre that I usually read, I was surprisingly entertained by the whole story.

SAILORS TAKE WARNING draws you in and sneaks up on you with a delightful mix of genres that leaves your eyes without any other option but to remain glued to every page. Heading in, I didn't know what to expect but, as with every potentially amazing story, I buckled up and enjoyed the ride – and it didn't disappoint. Action from the very start, Malcolm Torres wrote the story in a way that it takes you inside of the scene. Either Torres experienced the events firsthand or he conducted a very extensive research. It takes a special breed of writer to make you feel as if you're experiencing every moment right from the page. Torres wrote the piece with guns ablazing, flexing his literary muscle while handing out very detailed narration. You come across wildly specific dimensions, terms and naval jargon that makes you question if it's from a foreign language but it never feels alienating.

The plot is reminiscent of stories of the Philadelphia Experiment – switching between a science fiction naval thriller to that of a fantastical occult mystery. Even though the blurb would lead you to believe that Kate Conrad is the protagonist, none of the characters really filled that role -- an aspect of the book which I particularly liked. The switching of perspectives between all of the people in the USS Nimitz and the lack of a main plot might be an acquired taste, but one which I believe is a creative twist for the book.

With a brisk pace, a crisp story line and strong characterization, SAILORS TAKE WARNING is a definite must-buy for readers looking for something different. This book is a good entry point into the world of Malcolm Torres' stories.
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M. Muir
4.0 out of 5 stars Never read anything like it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2018
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I read the story after it was offered for Free on Kindle and didn’t know what to expect. I do know it was 100% engaging and a real page-turner, and though the genre warped and weaved about, I found it impossible to put down.
I thought the gratuitous sex element really wasn’t necessary but the concept of the invisible ship was intriguing – as for the disappearing corpses…I was left scratching my head.
Possibly the strangest story I have ever read.
This author’s imagination must have been on steroids when he wrote it as his ideas bounced in several directions. For me the ending was a little abrupt as I wanted the story to keep going.
In all, a very well written and edited book. It certainly held my interest.
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Joe Prentis
5.0 out of 5 stars A great modern sea story!
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2014
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Sailors Take Warning

The setting of this story is the USS Nimitz, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier that is undertaking an exercise to test the capabilities of stealth technology involving a ship.
One of the things that make this novel superb is the fact that the author has a detailed knowledge of what it is like to serve on a naval ship. There are too many sea stories where the writer attempts to borrow terms from movies, which usually don’t ring true in the story. Malcolm Torres gives this book the touch of ‘been there and done that,’ which is necessary with any good story.

It is hard to classify this book into any one genre, because it has the elements of a Techno-thriller, somewhat in the tradition of Tom Clancy, as well as elements from romance novels and the supernatural. Clancy, in my experience, overworks the technology to the point where you feel as if you have attended one class too many. Torres is informative to the point where you can ‘see’ the setting; he does not go overboard with the explanation of the technology.

The book is well written, populated with real characters and is a fun read. I recommend ‘Sailors Take Warning’ to anyone who wants a change of pace from the same old same old.
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billy
2.0 out of 5 stars truly unbelievable even for a fiction
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2014
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this book was the most boring and made no sense at all.should have had more research into the topic.i skipped more pages the more I got into the book and the only good parts must have been the skipped parts.the cast of charactors were not even close to what a true navy crew would be like and yes I served 24 years in the navy and on several aircraft carriers and crossed the line"equater" on a few occasions and it is totally a piece of poor work.
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charlieb
3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of my best reads
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2018
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Had trouble getting thru this book
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Walter Rice
5.0 out of 5 stars Strange events in a compelling story
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2014
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What we have in this novel is a high-tech sea story colored with elements of paranormal horror. It's not your father's Navy. Throw in ego trips, misguided intentions and the usual human foibles, and the sailors on the Nimitz struggle to be normal and do their jobs.

Serving on an aircraft carrier at sea is already an isolated situation, but an experimental cloaking technology further cuts off the crew from the world. So when strange events pile up without good explanations, it's hard to know where to turn.

Author Malcolm Torres has blended his Navy background with a robust imagination to produce a raucous, fast-paced novel that makes classic sea stories dull by comparison. Sharply defined characters ranging from innocent to evil tell a tale that pushes limits but still manages to be credible.

It took me only a few pages to get caught up in the action, and then there was no turning back. I kept telling myself I'd never want to sail on that aircraft carrier, but I was linked to the ship as much as the crew and had to keep turning pages to see what happened next. I was not disappointed.
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Amruta Rane
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read breath-taking thriller
Reviewed in India on May 30, 2015
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I am not much of a fan of thrillers so when a friend of mine recommended this book to me, I was little apprehensive. But I must concede that all my apprehensions have been removed by SAILORS TAKE WARNING and I have kind of turned into a fan of the book and the genre too. Such superb is the narrative power of this book that it kept me engrossed in it for hours and I simply couldn't put it down. Not a single moment of dullness to be experienced when one has this book in their hand. So much of dramatic happenings in the confines of a ship! Add to that the minutely detailed informative aspect of the novel and you have a complete package for a weekend read in this unputdownable book by Malcolm Torres!
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Lea Worrall
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2014
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This is a massive book with lots of rich characters and fast paced action to keep you turning the page. The writer makes you feel that you're right in the middle of the story. The cloaking device for the boat is explained in a realistic and believable manner; i.e. the boat doesn't simply just disappear. You can tell that the author has been in the Navy and has used his wealth of naval experience to good effect; plus he explains all the naval jargon in a simplistic and easy to understand way.

This is a must read and I urge anyone who is interested in the Navy, pirates and scifi to buy this book and to look out for other titles by Malcolm Torres.
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Truth42
5.0 out of 5 stars An ocean of characters
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 26, 2014
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This book is massive in scope, obviously written by somebody who knows what they are talking about. It's also difficult to categorise, spanning as it does the genres of Sci-fi, supernatural and action thriller among others. There is whole host of characters contained within, all of them painted vividly and memorably. The sheer detail contained in this story is extraordinary.

The writing is concise and beautifully executed, leading to a great climax that really does leave you wanting more. Thankfully, a sequel is in the work – and I for one will be lapping it up. No pun intended.
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Netty
3.0 out of 5 stars But of a page turner for me.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2018
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Excellent read a bit far fetched but it could be true which is worrying! Has an abrupt ending but does not spoil the book. A free book that has me looking to buy other books by the same author.
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