
Shadow of the Contender
Galactic Guardians, Book 3
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Jeffrey Kafer
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Jonathan Yanez
About this listen
Heroes are remembered, legends never die.
A partnership with the Sait? Over Rima's dead body. But age-old differences may have to be set aside to battle a common enemy. The Enzite Federation will stop at nothing to control the portals. While the enemy of my enemy may not be a friend they might just be a means to an end.
A new alien species will be discovered in the depths of the Ivandor oceans. They hold a clue as to where the second portal may be found. However, getting them to trust Max will require an event of gladiatorial proportions.
Never let your guard down. Betrayal is afoot; if Max and his team are going to get out alive, he'll have to dig deeper than he ever has and discover a side of himself he may not like.
Summon your sardonium weapon and jump into the third installment in the Galactic Guardians series!
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- Chris's Card
- 07-06-23
Max Tyco, the Enzittes and the Eternals
As Max, Rema, Io, Tim, Braman, and Bert are still working on taking out Nok and his alliance.
The "Black One " is strong and seems to control the Sayettes and the Enzittes. Also, it might be with the Eternals.
Max is off to find Roman near the stardust galaxy.
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- Mindjacked
- 02-17-23
Could have been a Contender
Max Tyco and crew are back and still on the hunt for more portals. Rema is hurt and out of commission for the time being. As Max enters Shroom he finds the blood wolf needs to win in a gladiator style match to earn their trust, but what else is going on at the same time, Max Tyco keep your head on a swivel and your spies alert.
These books are so much fun and Max is pretty cool. These books are full of adventure and suspense but it is the characters that keep bringing me back they are so much fun, and narrator Jeffery Kafer does such a awesome job with the audios, he just brings the books to life it is amazing.
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- EAndro
- 02-22-23
Thoroughly enjoyed it
I have listened to all 3 books and can’t wait for the next. The narration is great. I’m a huge RC Bray fan and Jeffrey Kafer did not disappoint. The writing was superb with plenty of conflict yet the good guys get to win some too.
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