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Starship Bandits, Book 1
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Phil Thron
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Two things hold our starship together.
Duct tape and hate.
In the near future space debris around Earth has made it impossible to traverse our solar system. Or it would be, if not for prisoners sentenced to clearing that debris known as Orbital Garbage Removal Experts, or O.G.R.E. for short.
Former linguistics professor Dax has made it a habit of working aboard The Junkyard with a small crew, the conspiracy theorist, tech-savvy hacker Mark and the once decorated military hero turned war criminal, Kane.
One day a job goes badly when the "debris" turns out to be an alien ship with a deceased crew and an autopilot warp drive. The alien craft jumps with The Junkyard attached only to crash land on a desolate, alien world. A world home to insects the size of cars called Underbeasts and the native alien orc-like Dal'no who have been thrown back to the Iron Age.
Join Dax, Mark, and Kane as they strike bargains with the formerly technologically advanced species, unravel the beginnings of a human written language, and find out they aren't the first humans to visit the strange planet.
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For years, pilots who merely looked like soldiers were adequate. They filled the mechs. They filled roles. They supported Spann and his genetic offshoot of pure-blooded warriors known as the Superba. Spann's dream of absolute power ends with a single, crushing blow as a new enemy strikes at the Realm, leaving no survivors—followed by a mad dash to find fighters who can stand up in the old ways, using the mechs gifted to humanity by their oldest allies. Even in the midst of war, there is hope.
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Pretty good but…
- By J. Ridpath on 11-18-24
By: J.N. Chaney, and others
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Blue Sun Armada
- Blue Sun Armada, Book 1
- By: Scott Moon
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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One man and his family of warriors love nothing better than mech battles, powered swords, and boarding actions. They're about to get their fill. Duke Uron Marlboro led his mighty house to victory in the Zezner war. The last thing he expected was for his political allies to turn on him once the planetary invasion was thwarted. With a civil war brewing between the noble houses, Uron has one option: lead a long-awaited expedition to find his people's mysterious home world.
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too weak of a story
- By Dieselpowercat on 04-23-25
By: Scott Moon
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Explorer Probe VI
- By: Michael Isaac
- Narrated by: Clifford Catt
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Explorer Probe VI, a spacecraft launched by NASA in 1972, was designed to investigate the outer bodies of Neptune and the lesser dwarf Pluto. The probe was the flagship of the Explorer series. It was programmed with the latest artificial intelligence enabling it to survive on its voyage for many years in distant, cold interstellar space. This artificial intelligence was endowed with a capacity for being almost self-aware.
By: Michael Isaac
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Accidental Conscript
- Accidental Conscript, Book 1
- By: John Walker
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Sam Levine knows what it means to struggle. After several missed opportunities, he's been forced to turn his talents to freelance work, picking up whatever dirty job he can find only to make ends meet. But there's an end in sight. An opportunity to change everything. And when a dangerous, high-profile job comes his way, he sees light at the end of the tunnel. Hope has been in rare supply, but even with the dangers inherent in his decision, he puts his life on the line for a chance to elevate his situation.
By: John Walker
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Mayor of Stonebridge
- A 4x RTS Fantasy
- By: Matt Pivots
- Narrated by: Exo Lio
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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When Alex Carter gets whisked away into an interdimensional strategy game, he quickly realizes this isn’t just a simulation—it’s survival. Plopped into Stonebridge, a rundown, rat-infested city, he’s given one goal: lead his city to victory against the three other mayors, their savage rival species, and impossible odds. There are no second chances here; the last city standing wins, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. With each battle, Alex edges closer to an ultimate prize selection that could change his life forever.
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Outstanding
- By E. F. Christo on 03-21-25
By: Matt Pivots
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First Command
- By: Michael Simon
- Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Fresh out of the Academy, Ensign Cole Jackson’s first posting to Freedom couldn’t have come at a worse time. All over the Alliance, planets and colonies are suddenly under attack by the vicious Coven Empire. Freedom and her sister ship, Hood, are ambushed by alien warships, leaving Hood drifting dead in the void. Cole is ordered to salvage parts from the powerless Hood, but when he arrives on the unpowered hulk, Freedom is called away, marooning him and a group of malcontent techs in deep space.
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Military Sci-Fi, Exploding Consoles, and a Rookie
- By Thomas Dailey on 04-09-25
By: Michael Simon
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Starship Sakira
- Delphi in Space, Book 1
- By: Bob Blanton
- Narrated by: Jessica Gurd
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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What would you do if you found a spaceship? Would you call the government, would you pretend you never saw it, or would you keep it a secret? What would you do with it? Use it to gallivant around the galaxy, conquer Earth, get filthy rich, or try to improve life on Earth? Listen along and find out how Marc works to convert Earth into a spacefaring world capable of defending itself and of being united as it meets the other civilizations in the galaxy.
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Kid’s fantasy book
- By Adam H. on 10-26-20
By: Bob Blanton
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Inception
- A Near Future Thriller
- By: Jonathan Yanez
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 49 mins
- Unabridged
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My history is unknown. My present is violent. My future may be more dangerous still. I use my unique skillset in one of the Moon’s many watering holes. Here, miners can spend their hard-earned money to forget that they’re not among the wealthy elite in the paradise colony on Mars. When a known crime boss walks in, events will begin to unfold hinting at a dark past and an even murkier future.
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Hunh?
- By Linda Luella on 11-08-19
By: Jonathan Yanez
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The Starship in the Stone
- By: M.R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Dave Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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When Thomas heard the cries for help, he didn’t hesitate to do the right thing. It was his chance for redemption. Until everything went wrong. The cave should have been deserted. The perfect place to hide. Instead, it’s crawling with soldiers and engineers working to unearth the impossible: Excalibur.
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I had to stop listening!
- By XRBrown on 04-26-25
By: M.R. Forbes
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The Severing Son
- The Sundered Nation, Book 1
- By: Vaughn Roycroft
- Narrated by: Alex Wingfield
- Length: 20 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Tales of the Bringer of Urrinan had been told for generations, but never had the prophecy felt so near to so many. Elan wasn’t sure if she even believed one man could cause the sort of upheaval that would change the world. And yet, just as the prophecy foretold, dark forces were on the rise—including the many Spali warbands raiding across the borderlands. It was in pursuit of one such warband when Elan’s host discovered the hidden compound of the Outcast.
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Great Fantasy Debut
- By josh reads on 03-26-25
By: Vaughn Roycroft
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Wolf of Withervale
- Noss Saga, Book 1
- By: Joaquín Baldwin
- Narrated by: Magnus Carlssen
- Length: 21 hrs and 53 mins
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Lago was only a child when the shapeshifter entrusted the wolf-like mask to his care—an artifact so powerful that it could come to shape the entire world of Noss. Now that he is coming of age, Lago is becoming ever more fearful of the ominous relics influence, of the empire who has scented its trail and is coming after it. Coming after him.
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A Very Deep Story
- By Anonymous User on 04-16-25
By: Joaquín Baldwin