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Start the Game

Galactogon Series, Book 1

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Start the Game

By: Vasily Mahanenko
Narrated by: Bill Lord
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Twelve players set off through the online world of Galactogon, lured by the game owners' promise of an enormous payoff. The question is, who will survive to tell the tale? Which of the 12 is a potential hero - or a traitor in the making? Which of them will defend the weak, and who will become the ultimate evil overlord? A knight or a coward? Each of the 12 will have to choose his or her path. Each will keep a poker face. But if the billion-pound prize calls your name, you can't conceal your choice. And you will do everything to lay your hands on it.

©2015 V. Mahanenko; English translation copyright 2015 by Boris Smirnov (P)2017 Tantor Cyberpunk Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera
Engaging Storyline • Enjoyable Characters • Believable Protagonist • Interesting Premise • Immersive World-building
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It was different then the one about the weird shaman/dragon but somehow it reminded me off him cause of his damn stubbornness.

Now that I said that it really does a good job of making its own world of the events. Really started getting into a third in anyway worth a listen for sure.

Umm unexpected

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This book gets 5/5 from me. Narration was on point, the story was both exciting and suspenseful. Overall this was a great experience. Onwards to book 2!

Fantastic narration to an amazing story!

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I really thought there were more books in this series. come to find out this is the only one so far damn it. still a cool book glad I have it

there's only one.

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We need part 2 to this right now. if you love tech and games there is no better author than Vasily

favorite author on audible

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I have loved everything I have read/listened to by this author. I wish there was more.

I love this Author and Narrator.

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Great book awesome story only problem I have is the end this Author Just cannot end a book in a positive light

poorguy

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Absolute epic, very good tempo and use of vocabulary, it's just a pity that narrator is dragging it down with his speech manifestation.

Narrator ruins this epic with squelching, audible breathing and illogical pauses...

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I wish I listened to this book way sooner but the cover kinda kept me away but love smart characters

wish

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First off I’d like to say I enjoyed the book it was enjoyable, but what really got me was the audio. I found myself cringing to the swallowing or almost gulping and different mouth sound the reader would make and at times even smacking noises. I studied audio engineering and have recorded a little bit of vocals myself condenser mics pick up a lot of extra annoying sounds I mean everything, however it is so easy to edit this out in the mixing stage. And there are techniques the reader can do to minimize these sounds like using pop filters and pulling back your head to swallow. Honestly it drove me crazy I hate lip smacking, and gulping noises. I found it hard to get through the story.

I mostly have a problem with the mix of the vocals

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At first I was kind of bored with the story. But then I got interesting. My favorite part was when the gamer MC found out that he was gonna be a father even though here that left his house in five years. Now I want to see where the story goes will he and his love survive.

It got better

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