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Interesting ride into the volcano lair...

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-16-24

This was a ride into subverting expectations and throwing twists worthy of a Bond movie, with a lot of parody and tongue-in-cheek humor. Most of it works pretty well, and some of it might have you scratching your head. Apparently, the Author had COVID while writing this and it messed with his brain a little. I can't say if that's a detriment or not because I enjoyed the book. There are some really funny scenes in here, that I think make it worth the read or listen.

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A Popcorn Novel

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-27-23

It's just a fun story. Trapped within the confines of the pandemic, it may date itself, but anyone who lived through the pandemic will understand what the author is intending. Just sit back and listen to a giant nerd tell a giant nerd story to what I can only assume is a giant nerd audience. Enjoy!

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Not as strong as Act 1, but Good.

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4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-03-22

Some of the stories in Act 2 lack the strength of Act 1 and feel to quickly and easily resolved. You can think of it as misdirections to keep stories fresh, and most of them work. The Emperor or America is an example of it working well. Overall, it's still a great read or listen.

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The End of Psychomech

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-20-22

The final installment of the Psychomech Trilogy. It ends as strangely as it ran and with odd twists and turns with a signature of Lumley's finales. I will not ruin the book, but simply point out the wink and nod to another series hidden in it's ending. If you are listening for it.

Personally, this is my favorite series, and although this isn't better than the first book, I read it and felt satisfied.

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Decent book and story.

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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 09-25-21

I like the idea of a supervillain team and how the story plays out, but often it felt too juvenile and characters too dumb. A lot of the turns are sudden and without warning, but after a while, it feels cheapened by how predictable it becomes. Overall it's still an interesting story.

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Loved the BBC Series?

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-01-21

This audio series has a star filled cast, including the late Christopher Lee, with great acting and more than enough spirit. James MacAvoy I'd a wonderful job as Richard Mayhew. I highly recommend.

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Spectacular. I don't even know how to review it.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-08-20

I don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I got chills. I'm not a fan of James McAvoy (sue me), and I thoroughly enjoyed his performance. I especially loved Kat Dennings as Death. She needs to do more voicework. I recommend this to anyone who loved the comics, loved gothic horror, or reads books, like Good Omens, or Neverwhere.

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Larry Correia's ego stroking is too embarrassing.

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1 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-23-20

Let me star out here, just to hand waive Larry's "My works are awesome, but the libs" Conspiracy Theory:
1. I love Adam Baldwin. He's literally, the only reason I gave this a try.
2. I'm a independent, so don't give me the libs vs cons arguement, because I'm neither.
3. The writing on this is trying to be clever, funny, and nostalgic all at the same time, but it's mental masturbation for Larry Correia, who literally inserts himself into the Story for no other reason than to stroke his own ego. The entire story is FAN FICTION, and embarrassing FAN FICTION at that. It never succeeds in being anything it sets out to be, unless Larry only did this to humiliate Adam Baldwin... Which it does. He tries to hard to be entertaining, but a bad story is a bad story.
In conclusion: Don't hurt your brain with this. I got this book for free and I still want my money back.

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Thee greatest sin of all is to be boring.

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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-08-19

Maybe I missed the point, since this is called "bedtime stories", but I'm listening to this at work while walking a 5k tour... So putting me to sleep is not really an option. Honestly, the humor was lame and disappointing. I was bored. Boring is the greatest sin an entertainer can be.

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The setup for book 4.

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-07-19

Narrator is excellent as always, but the story is slightly weaker than the previous two. This was to set up the series as it seems Lumley was repairing to make this and long-term series by this point. The issue with the story is that nothing was unexpected. All telegraphed without surprises. still it's enjoyable enough to not hurt the overall story and continue the series.

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