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Ruins of Empire
- Blood on the Stars, Book 3
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- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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War rages between the Confederation and the Union. Shattered fleets watch each other warily across a war-torn frontier. Both sides are licking their wounds, gathering strength to continue the fight.
Captain Tyler Barron and the crew of Dauntless are finally enjoying the rest they've earned while their aging battleship, Dauntless, gets the repairs and refit it desperately needs. But their respite will be short-lived. In the Badlands, deep in the haunted vastness of pre-Cataclysmic space, a new discovery threatens to upset the balance of power. Orbiting a world in a distant system is an ancient battleship, vastly larger and enormously more advanced than anything possessed by the contending powers...and the Union has already sent forces to seize it. The Confederation has no ships close enough to intervene, to get there before the enemy...none save Dauntless.
Barron and his crew must race across the Badlands, find the ancient artifact, and somehow hold it, keep the Union forces from taking it, until reinforcements arrive. They will be outnumbered and outgunned, but there can be no retreat. Not this time. Nothing less than the fate of all human-inhabited space is at stake.
If the Confederation is able to rediscover the technology of the ancients, it will be safe for generations to come, its defensive forces untouchable by its enemies. But if the Union gets there first, if it can adapt the incredible power of mankind's lost technology, it will gain the power to enslave all humanity.
This fight isn't for territory. It isn't for position or tactical advantage. It is for the future.
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read black fleet first!
- By Audun Arly Lund on 09-09-17
By: Joshua Dalzelle
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The Terran Privateer
- The Duchy of Terra, Book 1
- By: Glynn Stewart
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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Earth is conquered. Sol is lost. One ship is tasked to free them. One Captain to save them all. When an alien armada destroys the United Earth Space Force and takes control of the human homeworld, newly reinstated Captain Annette Bond must take her experimental hyperspace cruiser Tornado into exile as Terra's only interstellar privateer. She has inferior technology, crude maps, and no concept of her enemy, but the seedy underbelly of galactic society welcomes her so long as she has prizes to sell and money to spend.
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Annoying and predictable and endlessly repetitive
- By Chris H on 08-21-17
By: Glynn Stewart
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Warship
- Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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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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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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Constitution
- By: Nick Webb
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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The year is 2650. Seventy-five years ago, an alien fleet attacked Earth. Without warning. Without mercy. We were not prepared. Hundreds of millions perished. Dozens of cities burned. We nearly lost everything. Then the aliens abruptly left. We rebuilt. We armed ourselves. We swore: never again. But the aliens never came back. Until now. With overwhelming force the aliens have returned, striking deep into our territory, sending Earth into a panic.
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I'm not sure what to think about this one..
- By Chris on 09-22-15
By: Nick Webb
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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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Crusade
- Starfire, Book 1
- By: David Weber, Steve White
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Spacers call the warp point Charon's Ferry. No star ship has ever entered it and returned since a vengeful Orion task force pursued a doomed Terran colonization fleet into it in 2206. Almost a century has passed. The fiery hatreds of a quarter-century of warfare between the Terran Federation and the Zheeerlikou'valkhannaieeee, the cat-like species humans called the "Orions", have eased at least a little.
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Mediocre story. Excellent performance.
- By Tom on 04-16-17
By: David Weber, and others
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The Complete Thunder Series
- By: Dietmar Wehr
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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The Tyrell are a race that love to fight. The more difficult the fight, the better they like it. Every race they find is given the same level of technology and a specific amount of time to exploit it before the Tyrell come back looking for a fight. Humanity is warned by another alien species that the Tyrell are coming, and the race is on to build an Alliance of races strong enough to stand up against an empire whose expansion has been relentless.
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I bought because of Luke Daniels...it's an ok book
- By KAG on 04-21-18
By: Dietmar Wehr
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A.I. Destroyer
- The A.I. Series, Book 1
- By: Vaughn Heppner
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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It came from deep space. It sent the signal. Now our computers are killing us, helping the enemy drive us into extinction. But some of us refuse to die. We fight back. We learn. Jon Hawkins revives from cryogenic sleep in a drifting SLN battleship. The crew is dead and the main computer has been destroyed. Jon is a soldier, the start of the resistance, the one man with the will to beat the alien death machines that have terminated 1000 races. This is our hour as we face the ultimate evil, the galactic destroyer of life.
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Religious
- By Anonymous User on 12-18-18
By: Vaughn Heppner
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Battle Cruiser
- Lost Colonies, Book 1
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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One starship will either save Earth or destroy her. A century ago our star erupted, destroying Earth's wormhole network and closing off trade with her colonized planets. After being out of contact with the younger worlds for so many years, humanity is shocked when a huge ship appears at the edge of the solar system. Our outdated navy investigates, both curious and fearful. What they learn from the massive vessel shocks the planet.
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Disappointing, Juvenile
- By Russ on 12-27-15
By: B. V. Larson
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Rebel Fleet
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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They hunt us. They bomb our worlds for target practice. A star cluster in the constellation of Orion rotates once every 1,000 years. Those who rule there have an ancient tradition: When each cycle ends, they train their fleets by spilling the blood of lesser beings. The enemy fleets are coming again. In response, the Rebel Worlds gather their starships to face the terrifying threat, and this time humanity is asked to stand with them. The last time they considered Earth, Vikings in longboats were raiding English coastlines. Today, we're less primitive. Today, we're a target.
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Swarm series all over again
- By Kenneth on 03-18-17
By: B. V. Larson
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On Basilisk Station
- Honor Harrington, Book 1
- By: David Weber
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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Honor Harrington has been exiled to Basilisk station and given an antique ship to police the system. The vindictive superior who sent her there wants her to fail. But he made one mistake: he's made her mad....
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Thanks for the memories
- By ShySusan on 03-23-13
By: David Weber
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- Anonymous User
- 10-18-18
Great story, but...
Great story, but the reader is super monotone. Most characters sound the same....
Almost kills the series after the original reader did so well on the first book
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- Badger
- 07-12-17
Dammed good entertainment
Jay is one of my favorite authors. He never fails to deliver on a well written novel that captures the moment perfectly. Jay paints a story with words that captures the sites and smells, the angst and anxiety of peril and victory completely as if he lived it first hand!
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- RaginEagle
- 04-15-20
Great series
I love this unfolding story. I could feel the regret and pride. recommended completely and totally. now to the next one
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- Rick R
- 07-08-17
Solid Series, but Too Hollywood
Generally I like the series and the main characters. He does a good job of growing the characters and making sure we know who the important supporting characters are. However, he repeats the same grave descriptions to the point they become irritating at times and distracts from the movement of the story. Sometimes in the car I yell, "I get it! GO ON!" or "Not AGAIN, please!" I have also started seeing a Hollywood bigger explosions pattern. The main characters on the main ship keep fighting off more and more and more ships. Example, in this book the main captain and crew ends up fighting off a total of 5 ships. Everything is worse and worse and worse, oh this is paralleled in a really big battle light years away, and then SUDDENLY the protagonist pulls out that little ooomph and destroys the enemy in a single blow after being forlorn. But never say die twice too many! I get this from Hollywood, I don't need or want it in decent book, I expect growth and movement. This is not to say he totally fails, he doesn't. The books are solidly crafted and I do like the characters in the end, but editing out some "oh, dear lordy" melodrama wouldn't shorten the books too much and keep me from rolling my eyes in frustration at times in listening.
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- Grant
- 04-12-18
Best Book In The Whole Series!!!
Love this series and do even more now after finish this one. Hope you enjoy and can’t wait to listen to the next!
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- Matthew S. Hall
- 07-10-18
a great listen
I really enjoyed the book. And it added a few new twists for the next look
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- William Duff
- 03-08-22
Exceptional
Outstanding interaction between characters and riviting action scenes. This series is a must read.
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- Ignacio
- 10-11-19
Dauntless comes through !
Loved it! Kept me intrigued the whole time.Now a Story will unfold with Andie and Tyler looking forward to another great book by Jay Allan.
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- Matthew Harvey
- 11-21-19
Space Opera
Best book yet in the series. Every chapter will have you on the edge of your seat cheering Captain Baren on. I can not wait to find out what happenes next.
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- TC
- 11-07-17
slipping, maybe.....
I've been listening to the series. got hooked with Book one. Excellent "yarn" and excellent narration from Luke Daniels. Then started book 2, no Daniels, performance wasn't near as good, and considerably slower tempo. not good.
the story also started to get repetitious, with numerous, repeats on how "they were the best , " always win a one on one". To much effort mentioning ALL past happenings. and feeling that one person had for another. they were taking 3 chapters building from a start of contact, to a climatic battle...then it would END in 3 sentence. You have to be careful not to totally miss the climatic scene.
I'm hoping Book 4 gets back on track.
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