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Retaliation
- The Slaver Wars, Book 5
- Narrated by: Liam Owen
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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More than 100,000 copies of the Slaver Wars series were sold in 2013.
Operation First Strike is coming to an end. It has succeeded in buying the Human Federation of Worlds valuable time to prepare for the coming invasion. Now Fleet Admiral Streth needs to get his remaining warships back home to aid in the defense of the human worlds. The AIs and the Hocklyns are determined to follow the admiral and annihilate every single human in the federation. The humans are massively outnumbered, but they have a daring plan that just might save their worlds. However, the AIs have a plan of their own--one that will ensure the end of the human race if it succeeds.
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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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A Fiery Sunset
- The Omega War, Book 1
- By: Chris Kennedy, Mark Wandrey
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The plot by the Galactic Union’s Mercenary Guild against the Four Horsemen has culminated in an invasion of Earth. Faced with an overwhelming force, the human mercs had no choice. They’ve fled, leaving Sansar Enkh to go to the Mercenary Guild headquarters on Capital Planet to stand trial for humanity. On the run, Jim Cartwright and Nigel Shirazi have travelled to the Winged Hussars’ secret base of New Warsaw, in an effort to convince Alexis Cromwell to join the fight, while the other mercenaries who escaped the fall of Earth have gone to the perceived safe haven of Karma.
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had a hard time finishing
- By Connie Uriarte on 05-17-20
By: Chris Kennedy, and others
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Ascension Series: Volume I
- Books 1-3
- By: Ken Lozito
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
- Length: 21 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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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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TFS Ingenuity
- The Terran Fleet Command Saga, Book 1
- By: Tori L. Harris
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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It's the year 2277. For 50 years, Earth has received mysterious data transmissions from random locations in deep space. The streams include advanced technology, allowing humans to achieve faster-than-light travel virtually overnight. As we prepare to take our first tentative steps into interstellar space, we know almost nothing about our alien benefactors, and their motivations remain unexplained.
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Good, but Short Buildup for a Continuing Series.
- By Striker on 04-01-16
By: Tori L. Harris
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Starship Liberator
- Galactic Liberation, Book 1
- By: David VanDyke, B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Starship Eternal
- War Eternal, Book 1
- By: M. R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Ark Royal
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Seventy years ago, the interstellar supercarrier Ark Royal was the pride of the Royal Navy. But now, her weapons are outdated and her solid-state armour nothing more than a burden on her colossal hull. She floats in permanent orbit near Earth, a dumping ground for the officers and crew the Royal Navy wishes to keep out of the public eye. But when a deadly alien threat appears, the modern starships built by humanity are no match for the powerful alien weapons.
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A good solid effort at a Space Opera
- By Jim In Texas! on 08-05-14
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New Frontiers
- The Expansion Wars Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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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
By: Joshua Dalzelle
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First Conquest
- By: David VanDyke
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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Book #1 of the Stellar Conquest series... In 2115, EarthFleet sends its best warships and bravest Marines on a one-way trip to conquer an alien star system - to win or die trying.
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STELLA Book!
- By Dennis on 02-15-14
By: David VanDyke
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Swarm
- Star Force, Book 1
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 10 hrs
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Kyle Riggs is snatched by an alien spacecraft sometime after midnight. The ship is testing everyone it catches and murdering the weak. The good news is that Kyle keeps passing tests and staying alive. The bad news is the aliens who sent this ship are the nicest ones out there.
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Finally some ORIGINAL scifi action.
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-11
By: B. V. Larson
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- Jarno
- 04-28-15
Action packed, but weak character writing
The story is still interesting, though the further you go in the series, the more obvious the weak areas in the author's writing become. The characters, especially their off-duty interactions, fall flat, and you don't really come to care that deeply about any of the protagonists, because they seem so cardboard and a bit corny. The personal characteristics that the author tries to interject into the conversation to flesh out the protagonists and distinguish them from one another are few, and too focused on some particular one characteristic which then surfaces many times, with that one character.
I think the voice actor doesn't help here either - he uses the same enthusiastic cadence whether reading an intense battle description, or banal banter about, say, a particular character's liking for hamburgers. This just works to highlight the weak points in the writing.
The battle descriptions and the story line is much better, and manages to make the book, and the series, interesting enough that you want to know what happens next. But a masterpiece it is not. Be aware of that, and don't go into it expecting any literary merit, and you might enjoy it.
Another thing I have to mention is that about half way into the book, the audio quality degrades and varies noticeably. Not a serious complaint, but a complaint nonetheless.
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- Ted Wadsworth
- 11-25-15
Great story poorly executed
Would you try another book from Raymond L. Weil and/or Liam Owen?
This series is one that I hate to love. The writing is amateurish. The dialog between characters is unnatural. And the reliance on adjectives is over the top. Finally, while placing females in positions of power and authority, the author failed to give them strong voices. In almost every situation, females are portrayed as demure and event passive...not strong presence one expects from Captains and Admirals. All of this is distracting to what is a great story. I find myself suffering through the poor execution in order to find out what comes next. I salute the author for creating a wonderfully compelling story. My advice to you is to fire your editor. He/she did not do their job ensuring your writing lived up to your vision.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Unfortunately, the narrator let the story down as well. He places emphasis often in the wrong parts of a sentence or passage. His vocal range is too limited to do strong female voices effectively. In this story, there are many strong female leaders. Yet the narrator makes the sound mousey and weak. This was a very weak performance by a narrator with limited skills.
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I can't wait to buy and suffer through the next one.
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- RJ
- 04-17-17
Free the Care Bears!
Operation First Strike continues. The Human Federation, solely with AI Arial’s help, has destroyed two alien AI ships with the Devastator 3 missiles shocking the Hocklyn Empire. Never in the alien AI’s history has an AI ship been damaged much less destroyed. With the realization that the AI ships can be destroyed Operation First Strike will go forward. An enslaved alien race known as Carethians in system Careith resembling “bears” (Care Bears?) has been freed and will ally itself with the Human Federation of Worlds. Their planet will become a Forward Operating Base (FOB) and a huge benefit for the Federation. The alien AI is determined to destroy the humans once and for all. They have the Hocklyns assembling a very large fleet with updated weapons and shields to attack the Federation. Along with the Hocklyn fleet at least five AI ships will be included. The next contact may spell doom for the Human Federation.
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- Andrew D. Ayers
- 06-23-15
Well done, other authors could learn
What does Liam Owen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The voices seemed to dramatic and at times it sounded like they were recorded in a bathroom.
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Well done, other authors could learn a lot from this author. The story was without the unnessary profanity of other authors!
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- Jayon
- 03-17-15
Decent but possibly written for teens?
I like the concept and story but not very creative in the technical aspects. The same points are reiterated over and over, as if written for children.
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- Sil
- 06-19-16
Could not stop listening
Addicted to this series. The narrator Liam Owen takes this series to a higher level
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- Brian T. Swett
- 04-03-15
The space battles were nice.
Too much repetition for me. I am still enjoying the series and will continue. I felt the series went from young adult to teenager in the story writing. Hopefully this does not continue in the next books.
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- josian
- 09-10-20
Great book, horrible audio
The story is great! The audio quality ruined it for me. Horrible editing sounds like words are cropped which reminds me of when a cd skips. Audio volume fluctuates constantly. Sometimes it sounds like the microphone is muffled and sometimes like he's too close or too far, and worst of all is when it sounds like he is recording in a bathroom or a garage. Lots of subtle feedback when he speaks. Why didn't he invest in better quality microphone?? Ugh such a bummer cuz he does a great job on the characters but all the horrible audio issues distracted me. I listen with headphones so every little audio glitch is audible.
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- Christopher
- 03-09-16
it's a very good story concept.
I have listened to the other books in this series. the writing is definitely not for the adults. the performance is on a three stars level. if you have a low tolerance for repetitive writing, above-average performance then I would suggest not listening to this book, or this series. the story concept is good so it's become a love-hate relationship for me.
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