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Dark Desires Origin, Book 1
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Nina Croft
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Investigator Sergeant Logan Farrell has never been convinced the human race deserves saving. But it looks like he’s got the job anyway.
It’s been 500 years since we fled the remnants of a dying Earth in search of a new home. Twenty-four ships, each carrying 10,000 Chosen Ones. All sleeping peacefully...until people start dying in cryo.
Malfunction or murder? Hopefully, the former - a serial killer in the fleet would be drastic for morale. But Logan is determined to find the truth. Unfortunately, he’s got a new partner - and he works best alone.
Katia Mendoza, hot-shot homicide detective, has been woken from cryo to assist with the investigation. But is she really interested in solving the case, or does she have her own agenda?
Before he can answer that question, though, they become targets themselves.
Nothing like a few near misses with death to bring a couple together, and Logan finds himself falling for the alluring detective. But he doesn’t know that Katia is hiding a secret.
It’s not only humans who fled the dying Earth.
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When Nara Barns and her tiny crew find themselves with a choice between jail or the sex-slave auction block, it’s an easy choice. Especially when they plan to escape their buyers as soon as possible, anyway. Even better, Nara’s buyer wants her for just six days, long enough to get him through his heat until women from his planet can come to his aid. Six days and then freedom? Sign her up. However, Nara’s completely unprepared for the impact Captain Cathian Vellar has on her body.
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- By whatcha.listening.to on 10-06-19
By: Laurann Dohner
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Vigilante
- By: Michael Anderle, Natalie Grey
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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When a mine owner thinks that he's above the law and continues to utilize slave labor to keep his mines running, Barnabas, a former Ranger One, must fight for justice.
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If I could I would give 10 stars..
- By Trish R. on 08-05-21
By: Michael Anderle, and others
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Opus X: Books 1-3
- By: Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 37 hrs and 36 mins
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On the fringes of human space, a murder will light a fuse and send two rebels on a planetary scale collision course. This audiobook box set contains the first three books of the Opus X sci-fi series from Michael Anderle: Obsidian Detective, Shattered Truth, and Investigating Deceit. Jia lives on Earth, where peace is a given. Erik is on society’s frontier, where authority depends on how much firepower you wield. She is from the powerful, the elite. He is with the military. Both want the truth—but is revealing it good for humanity?
By: Michael Anderle
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Rift
- By: Nathan Hystad
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone, Flynn Earl Jones, Mark Sanderlin, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
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They’ve watched us for centuries through the Rift. They’ve prepared. Invasion is inevitable. The Earth Fleet has known of the Watchers for years, unwilling to share the knowledge with humanity. Now it might be too late. Hidden away from the Fleet, one man is creating a new colony ship destined for the other side of the Rift, but he’s missing a few pieces. Three other people have varied paths to get there. Ace goes from the streets of Earth to the Fleet training facility on the moon. Flint, an ex-Fleet pilot, must decide if a job is worth his life.
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The story didn't end.
- By Amazon Customer on 06-25-20
By: Nathan Hystad
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Mimic and the Space Engineer Omnibus
- Space Shifter Chronicles, Books 1-3
- By: James David Victor
- Narrated by: Nick Tecosky
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Higgens has the best job in the galaxy. Except for the fact that he’s technically a janitor on a galactic mining vessel. When he discovers an unknown alien species, his world gets turned upside down. He will have to find unlikely allies if he is going to save his new friend and help her build a new home. The Mimic and the Space Engineer boxed set contains the first three books in the Space Shifter Chronicles. If you like fast-paced space adventures with engaging, and quirky, characters, you will love Higgens, Mimic, and their adventures in space.
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Interesting premise, but I've read better
- By Reviewer on 12-05-20
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Black Phoenix
- By: Wayne Wightman, B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Earth’s first colony ship finally reaches the target world. The excitement of planetfall is indescribable, but quickly transforms into sick disappointment when they find the atmosphere is a roiling mass of hydrochloric acid, carbon dioxide, and other deadly poisons. They fly onward, seeking better planets. They find them, but none are ideal. The search goes on for a century, then longer still. As they move farther from Earth, aliens discover the intruding ship, and they begin to investigate humanity. They find our species unacceptable.
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- By JonH on 09-20-19
By: Wayne Wightman, and others
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Living Starship 1
- The Last Symbiotes, Book 1
- By: Dante King
- Narrated by: Heather Stonewell, Wayne Kelly
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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Captain James Decker has lived a life of hunting, killing, and earning credits. To some, it hasn’t amounted to much, but to him, it’s led to him captaining the SC Fortune, a space cruiser with a competent crew that he’s grown fond of. After accepting a bounty hunting mission with a beautiful blonde woman as the mark, Decker finds himself soon without a ship and a crew. But as luck would have it, this same mission gives him back what he lost: a new ship and a new crew.
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Narration and internal monolog !!
- By CooJo on 02-16-23
By: Dante King
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Maid for an Alien Prince
- A SciFi Alien Romance (Intergalactic Exchange Program, Book 1)
- By: Roxie Ray
- Narrated by: Phoenix McKay
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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I won’t be forced into alien servitude. I’ve spent my life mucking out the houses of the rich and famous. I know what they’re really like. They think they can take whatever they want. I learned that the hard way.
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Whine, Cliche, Unrealistic, and Repeat
- By CCW on 03-10-21
By: Roxie Ray
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Found by the Alien Fire Prince
- A SciFi Alien Romance (Lost in the Stars, Book 1)
- By: Lindsey Devin
- Narrated by: Maggie Chambers
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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I left the Earth to get away from my controlling ex, and I refuse to fall into another man's arms...not even an amazingly masculine alien that awakens an uncontrollable attraction within me. Bask is the definition of alpha male and my opposite in every way. He comes from an alien species full of domineering males, and I'm not interested. I can't deny that I'm hot for him, but I'm not willing to be his submissive little female. When our ship crashes, he goes into protector mode. He thinks I'm a helpless human. I might not have the power to summon fire at my fingertips, but I'm not weak.
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Hated the female character
- By E Ivet Q on 11-16-21
By: Lindsey Devin
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Titanborn
- By: Rhett C. Bruno
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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After decades hunting wanted offworlders throughout the solar system, Corporate Bounty Hunter Malcolm Graves doesn't bother asking questions. So long as the pay is right, he's the man for the job. And he always works alone. But when a high-profile bombing on Earth has Pervenio Corp clamoring for answers, they force him to team up with a strange, cyber-augmented partner. A young man more interested in statistics than instinct. Their assignment: Track down a suspected group of extremists from Titan who will go to any length to free their moon from the grip of Earth's corporations.
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Great Mystery Sci-fi
- By Bryan on 02-08-19
By: Rhett C. Bruno
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Crownchasers
- By: Rebecca Coffindaffer
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy, even leaving behind the Kingship and her uncle, the emperor, for a life of exploring. But when her dying uncle announces a crownchase - a search for the royal seal hidden in the empire that will determine the next ruler - Alyssa is thrust into her greatest, most dangerous adventure yet.
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A Sassy Captain We've All Been Waiting For
- By Emma English on 10-07-20
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So Not a Hero
- By: S. J. Delos
- Narrated by: Angela Brazil
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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After serving two years in a federal prison, Karen Hashimoto is out on parole and eager to put her criminal past behind her. No easy task, since she's also the former supervillain known as Crushette. A chance encounter leads to an unexpected opportunity, and she is recruited as the newest member of the city's premier team of superheroes: The Good Guys.
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Graphic Suprrhero Sex
- By The Blue Canary on 05-17-16
By: S. J. Delos
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- Carol
- 09-22-21
Surprising
I really enjoyed this book, it had a little bit of everything; there was sci-fi, fantasy, romance and best of all mystery. The mystery kept me guessing right up to the point where the main characters finally began solving it. Catia and Logan were imperfect and likable. The supporting characters enriched the story. There was some erotica but not like some books that get excessive. I wasn’t too sure about Mr. Salzman‘s performance at first. I couldn’t explain why. I think it came across as though he was making announcements. But as I got further and further into the story I really began to enjoy the performance as well.
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- Tracy
- 11-24-21
Any paranormal romance.
This was a different kind of romance. It is a solid four star book. The story was mixed with humor and was entertaining. It has action to it and of course steam. I was somewhat disappointment with the narration. It was not as good as some other books that I’ve listened to. Once I got used to the narration I enjoyed it even more. It was definitely worth the credit I used to purchase the book. I would read/listen to another story from this author.
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- 🔥 Phx17 🔥
- 02-23-22
Vampire, weres and space-balls galore
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This is a mashup of several genres I love. It’s space opera told through a detective mystery and a paranormal romance. The basic idea of were-animals, vampires, Fae, and demons escaping extinction as stowaways on Earth’s ark-like vessels was pretty cool. The paranormal elements don’t really enter the field until the midway point, however, and there are only a handful of paranormals with more than a cameo appearance. Backstories, setting, science or paranormal explanations are few and far between, keeping things more on the shallow end. The mystery was also rather predictable.
I feel like this might have played better leaning further into gritty detective noir or space camp. As-is, this was closer to camp, but not nearly as, well, campy as it could have been. There are some chuckle worthy scenarios and you’ll have to roll with the character’s Star Wars and Wonder Woman references (odd that, a half millennia after leaving Earth the characters would still bandy about such pop culture references). The violence is very comic-level sanitary, described without a blood and gore obsession. There are occasional F 💣 and frequent exclamations of “balls!” I found the former largely unnecessary (does he really need to refer to “space, the final Fing frontier” or say “frankly, my darling, I don’t give a F”?) and the latter to be a fun recurring gag as the scenarios leading Logan to utter his catch-phrase get increasingly absurd. The 3-4 nooky scenes were more than fade to black but less than you’d get in a typical paranormal romance book- definitely more YA level.
Characters:
The three main characters, Logan, Katia, and Rico were engaging. I got a kick out of a centuries’ old vampire with a ruthless streak and a man-bun. I appreciate the racial diversity and representation of strong women, from MC Katia to a female captain cameo and a recurring science officer. I wish the supporting characters were better fleshed out and I wish there were more of them.
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I think I might have upped the star rating for the story with a different narrator. The narration cadence was slightly robotic and, especially in the second half, the recording was choppy, with one sentence voiced close to the mic and the next sentence sounding like it was coming from across the room.
Verdict:
Not bad for what appears to be a debut book. I appreciate the $4 for 9 hrs price tag. This was fun enough escapism that I’ll move on to book 2, which is still offered for less than a credit.
Similar books, depending which genre you skew towards:
🚀This Long Vigil (novella, harder sci-fi take on the interstellar-ark plot, currently free in Audible Plus)
🚀Bubbles in Space (Space noir starring Barb Wire)
🚀Space Team omnibus (maximum camp and a valley-girl werewolf)
🚀Hunt the Stars (better blend of space opera action, paranormal, and romance)
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- Reader & Listener
- 01-02-22
good characters, poor plot
While I liked the main characters, the plot was so full of holes as to be completely ridiculous. The heroine had been a homicide detective, but apparently didn't both using her brain to put together really obvious clues. For most of the book, the hero was too busy navel gazing to investigate. And those are only a couple of the problems. I knew who the villain was very early, just not the reason for the crimes. The book didn't get better, and science was really fantasy. Shooting bullets on a small shuttle in space? Just one example of the stupid actions that occurred. And what was the deal with the constant whiskey drinking?
The narrator was okay, but sometimes mixed up voices or didn't differentiate them well. There were a couple of places where it sounded like a few words had been inserted after the fact as the voices were suddenly different.
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