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Democracy's Right, Book 1
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The Empire
A tyranny stretching over thousands of worlds. The grand dreams of the founders are a joke. The Thousand Families, the rulers of the Empire, care nothing for anything save their own power. From the undercity of Earth to the new colonies at the Rim, discontent, anger, and rebellion seethe, but there is no hope of breaking the power of the Empire and freeing the trillions of enslaved humans and aliens.
The Rebel
Commander Colin Walker believed in the Empire until a treacherous superior officer betrayed him, forcing him to see the true nature of the force he served and his compliancy in terrible crimes. Now Colin has a plan: He and his followers in the Imperial Navy will seize their ships and rebel against the Thousand Families, uniting the thousands of rebel factions under his leadership. Their war will set the galaxy on fire.
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- Nick
- 08-20-22
great story
awesome story little different then most scifi right now I liked the almost epic scale of battles that took place in this one I recommend this to any avid scifi fan
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- MPITA
- 07-31-17
A new story and a good start
The plot is interesting. It may take while to warm up to Collin, the main character. The author is making a great effort at building characters - he even builds characters who get killed on the the next page lol. Bringing in the concept of the family 'House' and the Thousand Family rule gives the story an interesting slant as well. Not sure about the narrator however. In some of the battles the author puts us in the heads of the Empire's fleet leader and the Rebel fleet leader and it gets a bit confusing - I had to replay that section a couple times to tell which side's Super Dreadnaught was blown up.
The narrator doesn't excel at differentiating characters very well which contributes to the confusion.
Even so, the story is enjoyable and off to a good start.
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- C Harlow
- 07-20-17
Decent book
Love the story but I found descriptive detail lacking a little or would of got 5 stars.
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- Joseph
- 05-07-17
Hit it out of the Park again
As with a good number of his books Nuttall has woven another great tail that left me listening well into the night and eyeing my budget to see I could spare some credits for the next ones
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- 06-20-24
Empire’s corp but not
Liked the political intrigue and naval combat descriptions. The Empire should be called something different.
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- Ray
- 08-15-17
On the right track
Hope is still with us. Let the good guys win.
This one is close but could be a little more positive. After all, if I wanted negative or all is lost stories, i'd be listening to current events.
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- Andrew Preston
- 12-31-20
Great
Great story, Great author. It is absolutely worth the purchase and read. It has adventure, humor, drama, all that you want in a book. You wont be disappointed.
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- GeekCitizen
- 02-28-23
A great read
It has a great story. It makes you want to read more. The narrator, Johnny Heller, does a great job.
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- Midwestbonsai
- 09-01-17
A highly enjoyable listen that is recommended
The galaxy is tightly controlled by the thousand families, an ultra-wealthy ruling class that only cares for more power and money. The many colonized worlds represent little more than resources and additional wealth and power. If an occupied world becomes more trouble than they're worth, the ruling families will crush it with their overwhelming military might, wiping out all life if necessary.
Commander Colin Walker and a handful of military leaders have had enough, vowing to bring democracy to the galaxy. If they fail, their treason can only be met with execution. On the other hand, if they succeed, the economic system everyone depends on could devolve into chaos, driving trillions into poverty and desperation.
Democracy's Right is a political, sci-fi novel with a military action base. It is exciting and thought provoking with a taste of ancient Rome in its theme. How does a ruling class control its empire from far away with long delays in communication and travel? The heroes are likable and the bad guys are hateful, the listener has no trouble choosing sides.
There is plenty of action to satisfy most military and sci-fi fans and a political economic background to make the struggle feel realistic. The characters are believable with enough human flaws to make them relatable. Definitely worth a listen.
The story is performed by Johnny Heller. His distinctive voice is easy on the ears and creates the proper mood of the novel. The characters are easily discernible and feel appropriate to their personalities. An excellent performance from a talented voice actor.
Democracy’s Right would definitely fit in the space opera category, with book one setting the stage for a much larger universe. The book finishes neatly but will have you looking forward to book two and beyond. A highly enjoyable listen that is recommended for space and military sci-fi fans.
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- Sailfish
- 05-10-17
An interesting but often repetitive story
Christopher G. Nuttall created a cast of characters from within the Imperial space navy born from old Earth and ruled by an aristocracy class having little concern for anyone who were not born into that class. Most of the officers in the navy owed their position and advancement hope to one of the great aristocratic houses and who didn't hesitate to exploit those of lower position to aid in their advancement; only to discard them once their usefulness was over. There was ample intrigue and betrayal which ultimately led to a rebellion. While the story itself was interesting, I found myself not really caring for any of the primary protagonists, even though some of them survived harmful mistreatment and some even unspeakable atrocities. On reflection, it is hard to say why but my thought is that the author seem to tell the characters successes and travails in somewhat of a matter-of-fact way.
Even so, I did enjoy the novel and am leaning toward continuing with the next novel in the series.
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