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Jack Campbell
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Christian Rummel
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By:
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Jack Campbell
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The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a century—and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippled and stranded in enemy territory. Their only hope is a man who’s emerged from a century-long hibernation to find he has been heroically idealized beyond belief…
Captain John “Black Jack” Geary’s legendary exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic “last stand” in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns from survival hibernation and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndics.
Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is nevertheless a man who will do his duty. And he knows that bringing the stolen Syndic hypernet key safely home is the Alliance’s one chance to win the war. But to do that, Geary will have to live up to the impossibly heroic “Black Jack” legend…
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Boss loves to dive historical ships, derelict spacecraft found adrift in the blackness between the stars. Sometimes she salvages for money, but mostly she's an active historian. She wants to know about the past--to experience it firsthand. Once she's dived the ship, she'll either leave it for others to find or file a claim so that she can bring tourists to dive it as well. It's a good life for a tough loner, with more interest in artifacts than people.
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NOT Clive Cussler in Space
- By W. S. on 03-18-10
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The Unincorporated Man
- By: Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 23 hrs and 18 mins
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The Unincorporated Man is a provocative social/political/economic novel that takes place in the future, after civilization has fallen into complete economic collapse. This reborn civilization is one in which every individual is incorporated at birth and spends many years trying to attain control over his or her own life by getting a majority of his or her own shares. Life extension has made life very long indeed.
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Hmm
- By CB on 06-15-09
By: Dani Kollin, and others
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Warship
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- By: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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In the 25th century, humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity. So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy?
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Good delivery of a very mediocre story
- By John on 04-19-16
By: Joshua Dalzelle
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Battle Cruiser
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One starship will either save Earth or destroy her. A century ago our star erupted, destroying Earth's wormhole network and closing off trade with her colonized planets. After being out of contact with the younger worlds for so many years, humanity is shocked when a huge ship appears at the edge of the solar system. Our outdated navy investigates, both curious and fearful. What they learn from the massive vessel shocks the planet.
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Disappointing, Juvenile
- By Russ on 12-27-15
By: B. V. Larson
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New Frontiers
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The Phage War had been a devastating conflict for the Terran Confederacy. Even with the destruction of their terrifying, implacable foe, humanity is still reeling. Political alliances are crumbling, and their mighty fleet is in tatters. There is nothing to celebrate, even after such a complete victory. They soon learn that there are other stellar neighbors - and they've been watching the conflict with great interest. One species comes with an offer of friendship and alliance, but humanity is weary and distrustful.
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read black fleet first!
- By Audun Arly Lund on 09-09-17
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Starship Liberator
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The Hundred Worlds have withstood invasion by the relentless Hok for decades. The human worlds are strong, but the Hok have the resources of a thousand planets behind them, and their fleets attack in endless waves. The long war has transformed the Hundred Worlds into heavily fortified star systems. Their economies are geared for military output, and they raise specialized soldiers to save our species. Assault Captain Derek Straker is one such man among many.
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Super author team fails
- By Jesper on 05-03-17
By: David VanDyke, and others
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On Silver Wings
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- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
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When the Colony on Hayden's world went black, a team was sent to investigate. It was supposed to be a training mission: skip in, find out the Casimir Transmitter had gone dead, report back and wait for resupply from the Fleet. By the time the only surviving member of the team made landfall, it was spectacularly clear that this wasn't a training mission.
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Not the best, but better than many on audible
- By Desmond on 10-27-15
By: Evan Currie
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Ascension Series: Volume I
- Books 1-3
- By: Ken Lozito
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
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Contains books one, two and three of the action-packed space opera Ascension series. They’ve been watching us for hundreds of years. Now they need our help. Earth is not safe. Zack is good at finding things, but when he discovers a global conspiracy, life as he knows it is over. Kept secret for 60 years, the discovery of an alien signal forces an unlikely team to investigate a mysterious structure discovered in the furthest reaches of the solar system. Join the crew of the Athena, Earth’s most advanced spaceship on the ultimate journey beyond our wildest imagining.
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Clearly written for the Jr. High School age group
- By Ed H. on 03-11-21
By: Ken Lozito
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Starship
- Mutiny
- By: Mike Resnick
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The date is 1966 of the Galactic Era, almost three thousand years from now, and the Republic, created by the human race - but not yet dominated by it - finds itself in an all-out war. They stand against the Teroni Federation, an alliance of races that resent Man's growing military and economic power. The main battles are taking place in the Spiral Arm and toward the Core. But far out on the Rim, the Theodore Roosevelt is one of three ships charged with protecting the Phoenix Cluster.
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Good Fun
- By Lars on 04-25-08
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Starship Eternal
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- By: M. R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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Captain Mitchell "Ares" Williams is a space marine and the hero of the Battle for Liberty whose shot heard 'round the universe saved the planet from a nearly unstoppable war machine. He's handsome, charismatic, and the perfect poster boy to help the military drive enlistment. Pulled from the war and thrown into the spotlight, he's as efficient at charming the media and bedding beautiful celebrities as he was at shooting down enemy starfighters.
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Amazing Start for a New Series. Great Sci-fi.
- By Striker on 04-27-15
By: M. R. Forbes
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- Henry1
- 06-19-23
Loved it
Fast paced, engaging, well executed first novel in this series. It grabbed me from the very beginning.
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- skier23
- 04-07-24
Good
Exciting story with good battle scenes. Good narration. The story kept ia good pace with good characters
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- GAusten
- 11-22-24
Good but generic
decent story but nothing unusual. Pretty generic. I felt like I've read it all before.
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- Warren
- 11-01-23
Solid start, bit over explained
I was looking for a new series after finishing the expanse series. This was recommended on a few websites, so I gave it a try. The story is compelling, however, the author over explains some situations to the point that it might be explained to a five-year-old. I suppose for some listeners that may make sense but for those who appreciate the genre, it is a bit over simplified. That said, I am continuing the series and hoping that it is a little less over explained in the next book in the series.
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- QUAZIMODO
- 05-31-24
A Man’s book for Men
What goes around comes around never seemed a more valued sentiment. The things that we learn from mothers and fathers and from school and drill sergeants are not just things that can be packed away, or should be packed away. Genetics can only hand down so much . Our instincts need to be honed and forged . The are lessons that people need to learn and carry with them.
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- Anon
- 06-11-24
Excellent sense of inertia.
Author fumbles the introduction, with many questionable narrative decisions, but the author’s style and tone find their footing and manage to grab your attention with an impressive level of crisp technical competence.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-13-22
10/10 would recommend
Excellent book. Engaging plot, well thought out and interesting from beginning to end. Narrator is phenomenal. The entire series, as well as the subsequent series, is just as good as the first book. Details of fleet engagements and other setting mechanics are deep and immersive. One qualm I have with the series as a whole is the mechanics of the fleet conferences held almost every chapter. I just can't seem to understand how it works. If only the author dedicated a paragraph every time the conference software was used to explain how though in reality the room was quite small, the virual imaging allowed for every commanding officer in the fleet to be present, and the room would subsequently expand to display a virtual image of the conference table. I just cannot comprehend how when officers joined in on the conference, the room would enlarge and subsequently shrink as they left, their virtual images popping out of existence. This was a major issue that I hope the author will rectify in the future.
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- Alicia Lewis
- 08-07-24
I don't know what to say
At 1st I thought it was boring. missed most the beginning. then I realized there is no cursing no name calling. Just people talking.
the action was okay.
like how stories about space always seem to colorate with each other on how... ships moved through space on the time line of the upgrading. if you understand what I'm saying cause I'm not sure how to say it.
thanks for listening.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-26-24
I look forward to continuing this series. The writing detail made it easy for me to visualize the events.
Though I am a fan of Christian Rummel, at times I has difficulty differentiating between dialog and inner monolog. Not to the point that it took me out of the story, it was a very good reading.
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- Stef
- 11-30-24
Space military strategy at its best
Not completely attracted to military strategy stories, even in sci-fi, I was pleasantly surprised. A definite page turner.
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