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Drake's Drum

Ark Royal, Book 17

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Drake's Drum

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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Humanity is on the ropes. Despite military victories, the sheer grinding power of the alien virus is taking its toll. The space navies are pushed to the limit, the colony worlds are fighting a desperate war against the infected, the economy is on the brink of utter collapse and Earth herself has come under attack. But there is one ray of hope. If a small force can penetrate to the heart of the alien empire and tear it apart, it might just win humanity enough time to save itself and win the war once and for all.

Captain Thomas Hammond of HMS Lion and Captain Mitch Campbell of HMS Unicorn were never friends, even before a very personal betrayal ripped them apart and turned them into enemies. But now, pitted against an overwhelming foe, they must work together to save the human race...or their ships and crews will merely be the first of many to die.

©2021 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2021 Audible, Inc. Military Science Fiction Fiction War

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I like that the virus seemed almost self aware. I could relate alot to the bullied guy. I liked the action. Was

It was not what I expected.

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I just finished listening to Drakes Drum a second time. Like all 17 books they are just a lot of fun, so many extra details you connect with the second listening. Looking forward to next books! I listen at 1.2 speed! Jim

A very fun series‼️

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This was worst Nuttal book I have listened to. First half was a cheap romance novel that could have been condensed to give the second half 'conflicts' relevance. Second half while better still not good.

reads like cheap romance novel!

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The Ark Royal series, has long since been a favored SciFi series of mine. However, the last few iterations is a real slog to get through. A trend that started to a lessor degree with the Invincible trilogy.

Invincible, Lion, and Fighting for the Crown, are all plagued with the same problem. Scenes, story arcs, characters, are stuck in loops. Everything just keeps happening over and over again. Describing the same scene, with its same “conflict”, as it has been described countless times before. I’m starting to think copy and paste is being used to write these last books.

It has become completely predictable. You know what will happen in the chapter just by the prompt of the first paragraph. Which means you have to sit through a “clever” build up to a reveal - the audience already knew was coming 20 minutes/pages before.

As it is I can no longer recommend the series to new readers or listeners. I can only recommend as far as Fear God and Dreadnought. But also I feel compelled to finish the series just to see how it ends after the commitment I’ve invested in the series.

Just please… stop with the cheesy romance novel garbage. Nobody cares and it brings nothing to the story.

The Lion and Unicorn Trilogy

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