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First Line of Defense 2

First Line of Defense, Book 2

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First Line of Defense 2

By: Benjamin Kerei
Narrated by: Travis Baldree, Gary Furlong
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Morgan Mars is doing everything he can to protect humanity from alien invasion.

But even his new organization, The First Line of Defence, isn’t enough to save what’s already lost. Sectors are collapsing like dominoes as the aftermath of the 20th Cycle invasion leaves everyone trapped in the falling Sectors. No one knows what to do. No one, that is, except Nicholas Thistlebush. He has a plan to save Sector 6. The only question is, what will it cost him?

©2024 Benjamin Kerei (P)2024 Podium Audio
Adventure First Contact Humorous Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Space Opera
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Philosophical Depth • Emotional Storytelling • Great Narration • Engaging Worldbuilding • Family Dynamics
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While a departure from book 1, it is a great, fun alternative perspective of the Great Game.

Question on existence, done in a fun Sci/fi way.

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I think this is as a great book two in this series and I cannot wait for another. I enjoy the rejuvenating story in this one

Great book two

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Seen they did duel narration. I normally hate these but they did a good job on their character. The part I hated was which ever narrator’s chapter they did all character. Took me almost an entire chapter before I realized they didn’t introduce d a new character just due to this. I’m sure this was done to another Travis scheduling issue issue but the author can only do what he can do. While Travis is in my top 3 favorite narrator his lack of schedule management makes me say just drop him completely. Rant over

The good - the writing/story is awesome as usual. He is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors.

A+ story

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It's not very similar to the other books by Benjamin Kerei. It doesn't even feel like it's in the same universe as the first book and only has brief appearances by Morgan. I can see how this might have been a chance for the author to play with different concepts, including some psychological trauma, but it really didn't fit well with the first book.

There were some interesting developments, but since they were with Morgan and weren't the focus, they feel brushed over.

Not what I expected

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While this is labeled as a sequel it's more like a parallel book taking place in the same universe as the first book with cameos from Morgan. Initially it felt like i'd been tricked, but after the first chapter i became just as addicted to it as the first book and unable to stop listening until the end. This author has quickly become my favorite, maybe because Rothfuss hasn't written anything in a decade, because he tackles unusual subjects with very grounded and realistic perspectives and this book is no different. As with many of his characters, this is an exploration of someone's self-awareness only taken to an extreme degree after an early in-game class boost of the main character. He is a man with flaws who is tackling those flaws using some weird methods.

This author has me excited for his next books in a way that i haven't been in years. He's grounded and without a lot of fluff. It feels like every 'scene' has a purpose and i'm not wasting time, unlike so many other books who write like they're being paid by the letter or are aimless. I recommend any book he's written, partially because the others are voice acted by Travis Baldtree who is amazing and seems to be in perfect sync with Kerei's style. Cannot rate this book series high enough.

Isaac Asimov of Isekai

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I was really upset when the pov changed, thankfully it isn't permanent and it switches between both. The main character from the last one is in about 20% of the book witch kinda sucks but the new character's story is very interesting and I found myself looking forward to his part of the story just as much as the original mc. I hope the author keeps up with this series because I'm liking where it's going and what I've read so far.

Glad I stayed

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Story was entertaining but I hated Nicholas. The worst kind of person. A selfish coward he does however grow as a character at the end of the book.

Wished Simple Mike killed Nicholas

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It was very jarring to see a new character pop up, gain a bunch of power, and become the book's main character. Overall, it was still a good book, but it was just very jarring. I understand the need to give humanity a foothold in the galaxy that the author is making. I wish the book focused more on Morgan Mars, but I do like Nicholas Thistlebush. From my subjective point of view, it was kind of an Ex Machina. From the point of view of the first book, with humans losing sectors left and right, it seems that there was no challenge with the new character being introduced.
Again, it is still a good book.

I like the aspect of humanity in the book.

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this was good it scared me when I didn't hear the mc but I'm happy with all of the story and it got better and better

the narrators were great

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I really enjoyed this. It was interesting, surprising, and added a second main character that I actually cared about. I look forward to the third book in the series.

Another great story by this author

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