Mr. D. Dingwall
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Imperium Descent: Volume I
- By: Christopher Hopper
- Narrated by: Christopher Hopper
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 165
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 165
For four millennia, the sixteen planets of the Imperium sector have served as a bastion of peace against the Chaosic Regions. The Imperium's legacy can be attributed to the formidable military power of the Stratus, the enforcers of the Supreme and the Senate. However, as is often the case with empires, it is the smallest cracks that threaten to shatter their foundations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Something special!
- By William Ketzeback on 11-15-22
- Imperium Descent: Volume I
- By: Christopher Hopper
- Narrated by: Christopher Hopper
A good start, sagged in the middle, did not finish
Reviewed: 01-04-23
World (or multi-world) building is very hard work. Good intention and details in the start, but faded in execution mid-way. Sorry, I could not justify the time to finish the book, and hit NEXT. The editor in me wants this to succeed with an author re-write to tighten up the plot arcs, but at the moment does not get my passing grade.
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The Weight of Command
- By: Michael Mammay
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 248
Lieutenant Kiera Markov is a scout platoon leader for a peacekeeping force on the remote planet of Tanara, where little has happened for decades, and the only mission is to keep the lithium flowing up the space elevator to feed the galaxy’s incessant demand. But when an unprecedented attack kills the entirety of the brigade’s leadership, the untested lieutenant suddenly finds herself in command.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another hit from Mammay
- By Samuel Warren on 07-15-22
- The Weight of Command
- By: Michael Mammay
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
A firm recommend - time well spent over two days
Reviewed: 07-18-22
Ok, you've read the book's fly sheet on Audible, and wondering if this is worth a go? The premise of a junior officer becoming the only officer of a planetary command unit is a probable minefield. Pleasantly surprised - not full of too much exposition, nor never-ending internal monologuing, and with the story blocks moving along nicely. A good listen, either as a stand-alone book, or the beginning of a series if that is the author's plan, However I agree with other reviews that a little more differentiation by the narrator between female characters' voices would help the listening experience if there is a follow-up book.
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Strange Company
- Strange Company, Book 1
- By: Nick Cole
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,652
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,506
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,501
Surrounded and outgunned, a group of private military contractors known as “Strange Company” find themselves on a remote planet at the edge of known space, and on the losing end of a bad contract. Orbital D-beam strikes, dropships bristling with auto-guns, missiles, and troops - even Monarch space marines in state-of-the-art advanced battle rattle - will try to prevent the company from reaching the exfil LZ and getting off-world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another excellent (audio)book from Nick Cole!
- By Garion Adkins on 03-24-21
- Strange Company
- Strange Company, Book 1
- By: Nick Cole
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
Pacing did not work for me
Reviewed: 03-28-21
I just could not finish this audio book, maybe I would have persisted as a physical read instead? Advertised as a "do whatever we have to do to get out of here" scenario, strangely it was the unrelenting drive on to do just that that was disturbed by asides, foreshadowing, reflections from the past, and other devices to beef up character development that did me in this time.
Narrator did a good job
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Starship Sakira
- Delphi in Space, Book 1
- By: Bob Blanton
- Narrated by: Jessica Gurd
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 566
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 505
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 500
What would you do if you found a spaceship? Would you call the government, would you pretend you never saw it, or would you keep it a secret? What would you do with it? Use it to gallivant around the galaxy, conquer Earth, get filthy rich, or try to improve life on Earth? Listen along and find out how Marc works to convert Earth into a spacefaring world capable of defending itself and of being united as it meets the other civilizations in the galaxy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Kid’s fantasy book
- By Adam H. on 10-26-20
- Starship Sakira
- Delphi in Space, Book 1
- By: Bob Blanton
- Narrated by: Jessica Gurd
A decent starter book for a new series.
Reviewed: 09-11-20
Not going to spoil the plot for you. For the audio edition a slight niggle that Antigua (An-tee-guh) was continually mis-pronounced, getting thru that section was getting in the way of the story for me.
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The Wayward Bard
- World of Chains, Book 1
- By: Lars M.
- Narrated by: Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Laurie Catherine Winkel
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 806
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 737
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 736
With all the pesky planning out of the way, Daniel set out to realize his ultimate dream: gaining enough money to buy a tropical island and spend his days playing the violin and RPGs. What could possibly go wrong?
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4 out of 5 stars
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A New Look
- By Austin on 10-24-18
- The Wayward Bard
- World of Chains, Book 1
- By: Lars M.
- Narrated by: Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Laurie Catherine Winkel
Good story, and excellent production values.
Reviewed: 12-02-18
Travel the Bard's path, enjoy his music. A beginners new start in Land of Chains, as he hides from choices in real life.
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Zero Hour
- Expeditionary Force, Book 5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 40,851
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 37,646
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37,470
United Nations Special Operations Command sent an elite expeditionary force of soldiers and pilots out on a simple recon mission, and somehow along the way they sparked an alien civil war. Now the not-at-all-merry band of pirates is in desperate trouble, again. Their stolen alien starship is falling apart, thousands of light years from home. The ancient alien AI they nicknamed Skippy is apparently dead, and even if they can by some miracle revive him, he might never be the same.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The middle sags with repetition
- By KM on 02-14-18
- Zero Hour
- Expeditionary Force, Book 5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
See my review on the main Amazon site
Reviewed: 03-06-18
As usual the narrator R. C. Bray is excellent.
Very sadly the story this time - Meh.
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Earth Last Sanctuary
- Universe in Flames, Book 1
- By: Christian Kallias
- Narrated by: Zachary Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 10
When the evil Obsidian Empire delivers a deathblow against the Star Alliance, fighter pilot Lieutenant Chase Athanatos leads a band of scattered survivors to the farthest reaches of the known universe, to a little planet called Earth. But Earth is in trouble. The Obsidian Empire is hot on their trail, and unless they find a way to stop them, what's left of the Alliance and the entire planet are doomed to extinction.
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3 out of 5 stars
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weak story, weak characters, good narrator
- By TheToal on 10-23-19
- Earth Last Sanctuary
- Universe in Flames, Book 1
- By: Christian Kallias
- Narrated by: Zachary Johnson
An OK mil-sf story, let down by jarring oversights
Reviewed: 11-10-17
Hmm, how to do this without spoiling the plot . . .
Story structure is quite good, characterization needs deepening, and would expect that from a future book in the series.
Story framing and scope has some lapses. The bad guys are reported to be looking to take over the universe, not the galaxy, which kind-of made me go " whattzat - huh?". From the jist of the plot jumpdrives seem to be going from system to system, not jumping the void between galaxies. It would have been nice to be given some rough direction where in the galaxy/universe different races we are introduced to are based.
My main issue with the story thoughout was when the main character visits Earth, and alternates at odd times casually tossing out Earth-English terms and phrases when elsewhere he does not understand slang or what other terms of phrase actually mean. When he uses "ace in the hole" I completely lost my trust in the plot. It would not have been too difficult to create non-Terran turns of phrase which we, as readers could understand or work out the meaning.
I think I will pass on future books in this series. Christian, book one structure is fine, but needs some polish.
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The Land: Alliances: A LitRPG Saga
- Chaos Seeds, Book 3
- By: Aleron Kong
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 24,859
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,958
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22,868
Richter and Sion are in a fight for their very lives. Their enemies are circling, and the powers they have awakened are barely under their control. Death and war are on their doorstep, but they have a simple message for the enemies of the Mist Village. "Kiss your loved ones goodbye. The Mist will claim you." A wonderful blend of humor and adventure, The Land: Alliances will transport you to the world of your dreams...and your nightmares.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Does not disappoint.
- By Kindle Customer on 07-22-17
- The Land: Alliances: A LitRPG Saga
- Chaos Seeds, Book 3
- By: Aleron Kong
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
litRPG done right
Reviewed: 08-13-17
What did you love best about The Land: Alliances: A LitRPG Saga?
As the main character levels up in different skill areas the sound effect prompts before status messages are very good. In a "normal" read-through I have listened to from other authors they are missing. Good choice for this series adapton
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,912
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,282
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,228
Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time that transports us to other worlds, around other stars. Humanity flows away from Earth, into space, and in time forgets our home world and creates a new empire, the Interdependency, whose ethos requires that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against interstellar war - and a system of control for the rulers of the empire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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THE STUPIDITIES OF COURT
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-01-17
- The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
when is the next one?
Reviewed: 03-26-17
If possible I would be pre-ordering the next in the series today. Go read and/or listen.
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The Terran Privateer
- The Duchy of Terra, Book 1
- By: Glynn Stewart
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,951
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,801
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,801
Earth is conquered. Sol is lost. One ship is tasked to free them. One Captain to save them all. When an alien armada destroys the United Earth Space Force and takes control of the human homeworld, newly reinstated Captain Annette Bond must take her experimental hyperspace cruiser Tornado into exile as Terra's only interstellar privateer. She has inferior technology, crude maps, and no concept of her enemy, but the seedy underbelly of galactic society welcomes her so long as she has prizes to sell and money to spend.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Annoying and predictable and endlessly repetitive
- By Chris H on 08-21-17
- The Terran Privateer
- The Duchy of Terra, Book 1
- By: Glynn Stewart
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
The best sf book this year
Reviewed: 11-14-16
A nice meaty SF saga, that stands alone as a single book. So many others are shorter, built to be split into a three of five part series, leaving the reader slightly disappointed at the ending of each one. Not so here.
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