G. Ellis
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HMS Nightingale
- Alexis Carew, Book 4
- By: J.A. Sutherland
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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For Lieutenant Alexis Carew, it should be the perfect assignment - a command of her own and a chance to return to her home star system. What she finds is a surly crew, the dregs of every frigate and ship of the line to pass through on the way to the war's front, a first officer who thinks the command should have been his, and colonial worlds where they believe a girl's place is somewhere very different than command of a Queen's starship.
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great story!
- By John K. on 02-02-17
- HMS Nightingale
- Alexis Carew, Book 4
- By: J.A. Sutherland
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett
Master & Commander meets Honor Harrington
Reviewed: 02-17-25
A new series that fills a niche for strong female lead without profanity but plenty of swashbuckling adventure. Imagine Honor in the sailing ships of the Napoleonic wars but with technology and faster-than-light.
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Rookie Privateer
- Privateer Tales, Book 1
- By: Jamie McFarlane
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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When you are old enough to finally become an Earth Mars citizen, everything should be perfect. Right? Not for Liam Hoffen. He's stuck on a mining asteroid called Colony 40, helping his father work a claim that is never going to pay out. His best friend, Nick James is set for life in James' Rental business and Liam just discovered that the girl he's known forever thinks he's pretty great and now she's leaving for the Mars Naval Academy.
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Very Solid Storyline well performed
- By KittJ on 08-03-16
- Rookie Privateer
- Privateer Tales, Book 1
- By: Jamie McFarlane
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
Different plot line, swashbuckling tale of flawed and relateable characters.
Reviewed: 09-27-24
it was a pleasure to have a story without a constant stream of f-bombs or graphic sex. One that I can wholeheartedly recommend to others without fear of embarrassment.
The characters have their flaws, they make mistakes, and are easily relateable. The narration is superb with distinct and consistent voices, including the females. The plot line is a growth from hardscrabble blue-collar youth to enterprising and adventurous young men and women.
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The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- By: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
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This is the way the world ends...for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the Earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.
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The Nay-Sayers are Wrong.
- By Steve Groves on 02-10-20
- The Fifth Season
- The Broken Earth, Book 1
- By: N. K. Jemisin
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Original concept told by awkward flashbacks
Reviewed: 09-12-24
Sequences were not apparent in audio version. I presume they were better delineated or titled in the print version.
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Purgatory's Shore
- Artillerymen, Book 1
- By: Taylor Anderson
- Narrated by: PJ Ochlan
- Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
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On their way to fight in the Mexican-American War, a group of American soldiers are swept away to a strange and deadly alternate Earth in this thrilling new adventure set in the world of the New York Times best-selling Destroyermen series.
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I was stunned
- By lucas on 10-02-21
- Purgatory's Shore
- Artillerymen, Book 1
- By: Taylor Anderson
- Narrated by: PJ Ochlan
Good story, but over-fluffed
Reviewed: 07-29-23
A different take on the dimensional storm transporting soldiers into the past or different worlds. It has the feel of a good 12 hour story that the editor insisted the author expand to 22 hours.
The narrator is superb, equally handling genders, ages, and multiple accents remarkably well.
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Quarter Share
- Trader's Tales, Book 1
- By: Nathan Lowell
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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In a universe run by corporations, where profit matters more than life, how can an orphan with no skills, no money, and no prospects survive? When Ishmael Wang's mother dies in a senseless accident, he's given a choice: leave the planet on his own, or the company will remove him. To avoid deportation Ishmael finds work as a mess deck attendant on an interstellar freighter.
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Excellent Narration / Fantastic Book!!!
- By bluestatereader on 01-23-17
- Quarter Share
- Trader's Tales, Book 1
- By: Nathan Lowell
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
Excellent! A story the whole family can enjoy.
Reviewed: 05-25-23
Original concept. Well paced enough to hold your interest without getting bogged down in technical minutiae. A lack of profanity or descriptive sexual activities meant that we could all listen to the story together on a road trip without having to keep one finger poised over the pause icon. Enough technology to build the atmosphere. An excellent read.
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Challenger's Hope
- The Seafort Saga, Book 2
- By: David Feintuch
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
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The silent hell of deep space holds certain death for the unwary. It is the task of the UN Navy to defend the starways, no matter the danger. An alien attack and an admiral's betrayal leave a wounded Commander Seafort stranded aboard a doomed ship.
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Best one in the series
- By Ryan on 08-12-15
- Challenger's Hope
- The Seafort Saga, Book 2
- By: David Feintuch
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
Caine Mutiny meets space navy
Reviewed: 05-01-23
I read the second of this series in hope that the protagonist would mature and learn to lead through team-building and encouragement of his crew. Nope, he is still the same petty tyrannical immature jerk that he was in the first novel. I will not bother reading further, even though the oremise is original, and the writing excellent.
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We Few
- Prince Roger Series, Book 4
- By: David Weber, John Ringo
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
- Length: 16 hrs
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Prince Roger is coming home, but home isn't what it was when he left. Traitors have murdered his brother and sister, his nieces and nephews. His mother, the empress, is still alive but in the hands of Roger's own biological father, who controls her through drugs and physical and psychological torture. A new heir to the throne has been conceived, and once the child is born his mother will no longer be necessary to the traitors' plans.
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...Can I have some more?
- By Gray Family on 01-17-09
- We Few
- Prince Roger Series, Book 4
- By: David Weber, John Ringo
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle de Cuir
Expected ending with Twists along the way
Reviewed: 04-10-23
A good, although well anticipated wrap to the Prince Roger series. Still worth the read. I recommend you keep a scorecard of the admirals, ship captains, and ship names to keep up with the battle at the end. (Oops, did I give something away?)
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March to the Stars
- Prince Roger Series, Book 3
- By: David Weber, John Ringo
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
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This third edition to the Prince Roger Series takes the Bronze Barbarians across the Eastern Ocean of Marduk, facing giant sea monsters, pirates, and the barbarian nations that dwell on the other side. Their destination is a spaceport held by humans of questionable loyalties. As Roger comes nearer to making his way home, he learns that his attempted assassination was part of a larger plot. Not all is as it seems on Earth or on Marduk.
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FINALLY, The Whole Series
- By L. on 11-20-06
- March to the Stars
- Prince Roger Series, Book 3
- By: David Weber, John Ringo
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
Complete slaughter miraculously avoided
Reviewed: 03-30-23
Narrator great. Good plot twists. Original and plausible take on alien race, society, and religion.
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Death's Bright Day
- RCN Series, Book 11
- By: David Drake
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Captain Daniel Leary thinks that his marriage will allow him to slip into the quiet role of a naval officer in peacetime. His friend, the spy and cybrarian Adele Mundy, is content to be collating data in her library. But high officials of both superpowers are involved! Those who want Daniel and Adele to become involved in the Tarbell Stars claim that only they can prevent a war between the Republic of Cinnabar and its great rival, the Alliance of Free Stars.
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A consistent author! What a concept.
- By Linda Luella on 11-05-16
- Death's Bright Day
- RCN Series, Book 11
- By: David Drake
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
Defines "formulaic"
Reviewed: 08-14-22
If I read "Upon my honor as a [insert family name and estate here] one more time, I will abandon this series. Wait, I just did. Goodbye.
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Highfire
- A Novel
- By: Eoin Colfer
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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In the days of yore, he flew the skies and scorched angry mobs - now he hides from swamp tour boats and rises only with the greatest reluctance from his La-Z-Boy recliner. Laying low in the bayou, this once-magnificent fire breather has been reduced to lighting Marlboros with nose sparks, swilling Absolut in a Flashdance T-shirt, and binging Netflix in a fishing shack. For centuries, he struck fear in hearts far and wide as Wyvern, Lord Highfire of the Highfire Eyrie - now he goes by Vern.
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Fun
- By Alex Sumner on 02-28-20
- Highfire
- A Novel
- By: Eoin Colfer
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
Hiassen with lots more profanity
Reviewed: 08-07-22
Written in a style reminiscent of Carl Hiassen, but with lots and lots more profanity. It could have been a very good novel with an original premise - dragon living in the Louisiana bayou - good humor, lots of plot twists, and flawed characters. Unfortunately, the author filled the story with unnecessary profanity. Kind of like finding large chunks of bone in your breakfast sausage. Does nothing to add to the flavor, and detracts from the enjoyment.
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