Good

Good competent writing about good competent people. Low on excitement, and that’s just fine. Character growth just a bit faster than realistic is only drawback.

Brilliant. Very sad.

Like the other book in the series, Captain's Share is very likeable and hard to put down. I loved the characters, and the futuristic view, that was not so very farfetched. If you like a book with strong characters, and a unique time period, these books are for you.

Better than the last book, but still too far from the original for me to recapture my love for the series.

All reviews say to pretend the next, and final, book doesn't exist, so I'm going to do that.

After getting a bit darker in the last book, Lowell decides to spread it a little more gray this time. It's not always "best possible outcome" with a wink and a grin, but it is pretty close. Ishmael continues to work his charm captaining a new ship, the Agamemnon. While it might be the worst ship in the fleet, it's crew isn't nearly as troubled as in Double Share. There are certainly call backs to Ishmael's earlier ships and he pays those lessons forward with good results.
I was most disappointed in Ishmael's personal storyline aboard Diurnia Station, particularly the middle visit in the book. I had a different outcome in mind and was a bit surprised at how it played out. There keeps being a hint about the identity of a person 'off-screen' and I truly expected a big reveal in the last visit to Diurnia Station just to re-anchor the story there. I'm anxious to continue on with the next book, but don't see how that character would help or hinder Ishmael after the events in this book.
I was a bit confused about some character details. It seemed like one character was revealed to be homosexual early in the story, but ends up involved in an opposite sex relationship later.
I was also slightly disappointed we didn't get another appearance of the welkies in any shape or form.
On the plus side, this book continues with very compelling characters, situations and dialog. It doesn't feel like the story should end after the next book.

I love listening to Nathan Lowell's narrations. He does excellent work.

There wasn't as much plot as I seemed to remember from previous books in the series. However, I didn't care, as I was quite taken with the characters and how they developed. I was a bit disappointed with the ending, until I found out that Owner's Share is on it's way :)

At times I find myself cynically thinking that there just aren't any real Ishmael Wongs around. Then I realize that I'm dating a man who, while not a spacer, has quite a lot in common with Captain Wong. No, that probably isn't relevant to a book review. Hopefully you'll find it in your heart to forgive me :)

The next in the long line of Lowell's Solar Clipper series is just as an enjoyable listen as all the rest, and well worth the hours I spent listening.

Our protagonist remains hyper-capable, which is perhaps a bit unbelievable, but I continue to enjoy having fictional role models I actually have a dream of emulating.

The credulity meters did spike a bit more this time, though, as our protagonist manages to fix all his personnel problems simply by treating people well. It that were truly the way the world worked, we'd see a lot more sunshine and rainbows, I think.

But again, this was well worth the listen.

4 of 5 stars.