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Seabound (Seabound Chronicles Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jordan Rivet (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.2 505 ratings

Book 1 of 3: Seabound Chronicles

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Esther has lived on a cruise ship for sixteen years, ever since she fled an apocalyptic catastrophe with a handful of desperate survivors. Now she works as a ship’s mechanic and dreams of a life beyond her floating small town.

When disaster strikes the water system on Esther’s watch, she’s thrust into an adventure that will threaten the lives of everyone she loves. In danger of running out of drinking water, Esther and her friends sail for a mysterious floating metropolis called the Galaxy Flotilla. The flotilla’s residents—including their handsome and enigmatic spokesman—parade their lives of luxury before the newcomers, but they’ll want something in return for their warm welcome.

Esther doesn’t trust the elegant Galaxy inhabitants, and she may be the only one who sees the threats lurking beneath the surface. When a sudden storm reveals a new peril, Esther will risk everything to save her friends—and her ship—before the sea claims them at last.

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"The quick-paced story is fueled by an adeptly realized sense of place, a powerful undercurrent of emotional nuance, vibrant details, a cast of complex characters and no shortage of seriously suspenseful situations. Rivet is an adept raconteur who does more than makeher characters, their connection to each other and their circumstancesengaging; she makes them irresistible. Read Seabound. Read itnow. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. You won't have time for board games(or much of anything else) once you start reading this book, and you won't wantit to end." - Underground Book Reviews TOP PICK, nominated for Best Book of 2014 "The author dances around this story premise like she just performed the perfect Tango. She introduces complex, heart-warming and endearing characters that you will smile and may even cry with, while you travel a myriad of adventures and hardships. The story is very streamlined and easy to follow, yet complex in all the right ways; meaning you are almost disappointed to have to lay the book down before finding out what happens next." - R. Greenhalgh, Bubblebutt's Blab & Book Blog"Well thought out and well written. I found the characters to be likable heroes and nasty villains, just as they should be. They story has action, adventure and romance all balanced nicely. I give this book a 4 out of 4 star rating." - OnlineBookClub.org "Jordan Rivet has dreamed up a compelling world and filled it with intelligent, ruthless, and believable characters. I was beguiled by the many twists and turns the story took, and in the final moment was left wanting more. Bravo! Strong recommendation!" - Vine Voice reviewer, Amazon UK

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Check out the other novels in the post-apocalyptic Seabound Chronicles by Jordan Rivet. The series is now complete! You can also get the complete trilogy in a convenient box set. The Seabound Chronicles Seabound (Book 1)Seaswept (Book 2)Seafled (Book 3) Burnt Sea: A Seabound Prequel

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00P2L20NM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (October 30, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1494 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 ‏ : ‎ 410 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1503185532

Best Sellers Rank: #174,729 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #126 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories eBooks
- #273 in Sea Adventures Fiction (Books)
- #326 in Teen & Young Adult Survival Stories

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Jordan Rivet is an American author of YA science fiction and fantasy featuring determined heroines, vivid worlds, and daring missions. She has written twenty-four books across multiple series, and she doesn't plan to stop anytime soon.

Jordan's books include YA fantasy adventures Steel and Fire, Empire of Talents, the Fire Queen's Apprentice, and Art Mages of Lure. Her science fiction includes Wake Me After the Apocalypse, the Seabound Chronicles, and the Lost Clone series.

Originally from Arizona, Jordan lives in Hong Kong with her husband.

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Ursula

Great Dystopian Adventure

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2019

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I don't read a lot of dystopian fiction, but I do like Ms. Rivet's fantasy. This book does not disappoint! It's fast-paced, engrossing, and well written and edited. The characters are believable and endearing, and just as importantly, the world is very well conceived. This is movie-making material. From a mature reader's viewpoint, this book held my attention, and imagination, all the way through. I'm looking forward to book 2!

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Sea adventures in a post-apocalyptical world

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2016

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If you like sea adventures, consider giving "Seabound" a try. It's a well-written novel with a large cast of compelling characters. The worldbuilding is competent, and the author does a very good job at making readers experience that nice feeling that they're right there at the settings where the action takes place.

I'm a big fan of nature as an antagonist, and "Seabound" does deliver on this front. The characters have their options severely limited and impacted by the sea itself and the storms that strike form time to time. Besides, the very fact that they now have to live on drifiting ships is the direct result of a natural disaster. That said, the novel also invests in antagonistic relationships among human beings. I especially love the intense, almost suffocating tension between Esther and Judith.

And then there's also the kind of antagonism that originates from diverging views on politics and economics. No, this isn't a political novel. But a lot of the contrast between the Catalina and the Galaxy Flotilla stems from how differently their respective leaders handle and share resources with the communities under their guidance, and these differences certainly make for a thought-provoking read.

Changing subjects, I really don't like the type of male love interest that the author picked for Esther, and I can't say I'm happy with how their relationship is handled. In fact, after I realised where the story was heading, I'd find myself cringing whenever Esther shared a scene with that character. That means I spent the second half of this book cringing a lot.

Another thing I dislike about this novel is the couple of time periods the author summarises instead of describing in more detail. Without giving spoilers away, I'll just say that one of them involves the social consequences of a certain accident at the Catalina and its impact on Esther, and the other involves all that has happened elsewhere while Esther and her allies dealt with the climax of the Galaxy Flotilla issues. The former situation, if well described, could have added to the characters' depth, and the latter could have added more emotion and excitement to the story's ending.

It's only because of my dislike of Esther's love interest that I decided not to keep reading this series. Maybe I'll take a look at the prequel someday, but I do plan to skip books 2 and 3. It doesn't make sense to invest my time into novels that I know will annoy me, even if just because of something that isn't really the main plot point. However, that's strictly a matter of personal taste and choices. I still think that "Seabound" is overall a pretty good book, and I believe that for the vast majority of readers it'll be worth it to read the entire "Seabound Chronicles" series.

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Ash

GREAT!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2018

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Where has this book been hiding!! Why haven't I stumbled upon it before now? I was a little worried about getting Seabound. How much action can be taken on a boat? I was very nervous. I had no reason to be. This book is riddled with action twists and turns at every page.I love Esther. She's a well-rounded character and kick ass. David. uh, don't like him at all. Everything about this book is amazing. The Sea lingo was a little confusing at times but I followed along pretty well. There wasn't a dull moment like I was afraid of. Something interesting is always happening. I will be picking up the next installment.

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Deb Stuart

Great premise. Love the heroines spunk but sometimes less ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2015

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Great premise. Love the heroines spunk but sometimes less is more and definitely less descriptors would help here. If this had been edited tighter I would have given it five stars but it was just too much at times. Let a smile just be a smile, not a paragraph of descriptions.

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City Afloat

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2015

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Sixteen years after The Event that changed the face of our planet, we meet a group of survivors who live on an old cruise ship named the Catalina. Our heroine in this story is Esther who has lived most of her live on this ship after she and her father escaped the cloud of toxic ash that covered the world. She and her father share a former crew cabin and although the space is tight they do have a small porthole and their own lavatory. Over the years Esther has become the mechanic on the ship; her main job is keeping the desalination system operative. She is training a young girl named Cally as her apprentice. Cally doesn't seem to have a head for mechanics and this vexes Esther who is serious about her work. In fact, one might call Esther zealous as she's always got an idea on how to make things better.

As the story progresses the reader is introduced to a cast of varied characters in this microcosm of live: there is Judith the hard-nosed self-appointed captain; Esther's father Simon who is very calm and understanding, Neal who lives in the Communications Tower and spends his days contacting other vessels and is Esther's best friend; and a dozen or so unique individuals who impact Esther's life on a daily basis. When Esther literally destroys the desalination system in a bid to make it better, she forces the Catalina to seek help from the Galaxy Flotilla - a small floating city of mega cruise ships from the Galaxy Cruise Line. What follows is pure suspense as life with the Galaxy Flotilla is not as great as it seems. The underlying currents are palpable. But Captain Judith knows the Catalina can't survive without drinking water so she agrees to dock with the mega liners and attempt to trade for the parts needed for repair.

Author Rivet has done a terrific job of envisioning a future at sea. Descriptions of a once vibrant and beautiful leisure cruise ship that has become the center of the world for a thousand survivors and their descendants (yes, some children were born at sea) show how determined people can be to survive against all odds: one time lawyers can become cooks, society wives can learn to sew, etc. Nothing on the ship is wasted either. Lounge curtains become clothing and what isn't used can be traded with other ships for medicine or spare parts. The old bowling alley is converted as a desalination room and bowling shoes are issued, one pair to a person, for use. For good measure we do have a bit of romance thrown in along with plenty of tension-filled scenes and possible disasters.

As a veteran of almost fifty cruises, I found this book extremely interesting as I imagined myself and my family having to live on such a vessel for a number of years without the daily turn-down service or having a varied menu to choose from. I'm also not sure I could survive on a diet of seaweed wraps with the occasional fish meal. But in Seabound the survivors do just that. I found the story to be riveting (no pun intended) and couldn't put the book down. Thankfully, I've already started reading the second book in the series.

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Sea adventures in a post-apocalyptical world

Reviewed in Brazil on July 28, 2016

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If you like sea adventures, consider giving "Seabound" a try. It's a well-written novel with a large cast of compelling characters. The worldbuilding is competent, and the author does a very good job at making readers experience that nice feeling that they're right there at the settings where the action takes place.

I'm a big fan of nature as an antagonist, and "Seabound" does deliver on this front. The characters have their options severely limited and impacted by the sea itself and the storms that strike form time to time. Besides, the very fact that they now have to live on drifiting ships is the direct result of a natural disaster. That said, the novel also invests in antagonistic relationships among human beings. I especially love the intense, almost suffocating tension between Esther and Judith.

And then there's also the kind of antagonism that originates from diverging views on politics and economics. No, this isn't a political novel. But a lot of the contrast between the Catalina and the Galaxy Flotilla stems from how differently their respective leaders handle and share resources with the communities under their guidance, and these differences certainly make for a thought-provoking read.

Changing subjects, I really don't like the type of male love interest that the author picked for Esther, and I can't say I'm happy with how their relationship is handled. In fact, after I realised where the story was heading, I'd find myself cringing whenever Esther shared a scene with that character. That means I spent the second half of this book cringing a lot.

Another thing I dislike about this novel is the couple of time periods the author summarises instead of describing in more detail. Without giving spoilers away, I'll just say that one of them involves the social consequences of a certain accident at the Catalina and its impact on Esther, and the other involves all that has happened elsewhere while Esther and her allies dealt with the climax of the Galaxy Flotilla issues. The former situation, if well described, could have added to the characters' depth, and the latter could have added more emotion and excitement to the story's ending.

It's only because of my dislike of Esther's love interest that I decided not to keep reading this series. Maybe I'll take a look at the prequel someday, but I do plan to skip books 2 and 3. It doesn't make sense to invest my time into novels that I know will annoy me, even if just because of something that isn't really the main plot point. However, that's strictly a matter of personal taste and choices. I still think that "Seabound" is overall a pretty good book, and I believe that for the vast majority of readers it'll be worth it to read the entire "Seabound Chronicles" series.

[Review cross-posted from Amazon.com.]

Ellen Wookey

I hope you don’t get seasick easy because for the residents of the Catalina it is ...

Reviewed in Canada on December 9, 2014

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You are in for a bumpy ride. I hope you don’t get seasick easy because for the residents of the Catalina it is a new way of life after the disaster that forced them onto the cruise ship.
Our main lead is a young woman of the age of twenty-two doing all she can to make the Catalina survive through mechanics. Battling the leader of Catalina and her own determinations, Ester finds herself in a heap of water.
Seabound is a page-turner that is unputdownable. Jordan Rivet’s words are very compelling and have a way of make one feel as if it were truly happening.

Gaarge1984

Rivetting Stuff

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2015

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A super-volcano has erupted, and humanity struggles to survive. The sun is permanently obscured by the lingering cloud of ash; the fields are withered; governments collapse; cities are unable to stand up to the wrath of the storms which leave this new dystopia in thrall. Those who couldn't escape to sea on boats are presumed dead. Thus, our story takes place at sea, following a rag-tag group of survivors 10 years after the cataclysm. Theirs is a battle not only against nature, but against the greed and power of fellow humans. Jordan Rivet has dreamed up a compelling world and filled it with intelligent, ruthless, and believable characters. I was beguiled by the many twists and turns the story took, and in the final moment was left wanting more. There is, thank God, a sequel scheduled to arrive very soon (30/APR/15, I believe) so I shall be presently relieved. Bravo! Strong recommendation!

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Good story

Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2018

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I enjoyed this story & the ideas behind it. The idea of survivors of an earth changing event surviving on cruise ships was new to me & very interesting.

Dips

A right-ripping yarn

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2015

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This book had me hooked into a totally believable post-apocalyptic world, and had me racing to finish. Great female lead, excellent plot and writing that has kept me up late for 2 nights in my haste to finish it. I'm looking forward to the sequel immensely. Give this new author a try, I'm sure you'll be glad you did. You may also want to read Sedulity (Book One) Impact by David Forsyth, an equally good tale on a similar theme. I've read both and I think anyone enjoying one would also enjoy the other.

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