
Columbus Day
Expeditionary Force, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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R.C. Bray
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By:
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Craig Alanson
Nominee, Audie Awards - Audiobook of the Year, 2018
We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news.
The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits.
When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved. The UN Expeditionary Force hitched a ride on Kristang ships to fight the Ruhar, wherever our new allies thought we could be useful. So, I went from fighting with the US Army in Nigeria, to fighting in space. It was lies, all of it. We shouldn't even be fighting the Ruhar, they aren't our enemy. Our allies are.
I'd better start at the beginning.
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What made the experience of listening to Columbus Day the most enjoyable?
Great story of a young soldier from rural Maine that who's life is changed radically when aliens show up in his little home town. The story becomes a little ridiculous when he meets an super-intelligent alien AI but its well written and fun so it's easily forgiven. However, by book two, it starts to get a little redundant. Regardless, I am very much looking forward to book 3 and beyond.What other book might you compare Columbus Day to and why?
I would compare it to the TV show "Farscape" the sometimes ridiculous and some times funny sci-fi show. It even includes wormholes...Which character – as performed by R.C. Bray – was your favorite?
Sippy is my favorite character... He's an "a**hole". lolThink "Farscape" not "Star Trek"
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The protagonist in this story is a U. S. Army enlisted man name Joe. The Earth is invaded by the Ruhar. Then the Kristang come to the aid of Earth to defeat the Ruhar. The Kristang then ask for volunteers to help them fight the Ruhar in space, and Joe volunteers. He discovers Skippy the Magnificent. Skippy is a millennia-old artificial intelligence who acts like a child and is the source of endless amusement. Skippy is highly intelligent and helps Joe stay alive. The question is about the Kristang: Are they friend or foe?
The plot is okay. There is lots of action and suspense. The book is irreverent and funny. It is hard to take the book seriously. The book makes a good “escape from it all” story. Of course, in my opinion Skippy is the star character of the story.
I read this as an audiobook downloaded from Audible. The book is sixteen and a half hours long. R. C. Bray does a great job narrating the book. Bray is an actor, voice over artist and a multi-award winning audiobook narrator.
A Fun Read
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Great Surprise. Loved it!
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One of the best Sci-Fi books I've read in a long time.
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awesome
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What a cracka' of a book! Truly awesome.
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What made the experience of listening to Columbus Day the most enjoyable?
After it takes a long time making you think it is a run of the mill nothing to see here sci fi story, it takes a turn that makes it worth listening to.Who was your favorite character and why?
Skippy - no spoilersWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
After I broke through the relative boring "aliens fighting humans and humans vowing revenge" stuff, yes.Any additional comments?
It takes a while to get fun. Give it time.Starts slowwwww, gets interesting half-way through
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This is a must read!!!
One of the best I have read in a long time!!! I simply loved it!!!
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Utterly Enjoyable
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The narrator really nailed the 2 primary characters which made it so funny. I don't I would have laughed so much by reading the book.
Good story, great narration, very funny.
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