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Galactic Football League, Book 5
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Seven centuries in the future, the sport of American football has never been bigger, never been faster, never been more lethal. Trillions of fans from all over the galaxy watch six unique races battle in contests so violent that deaths are part of the stat sheet. Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has led his beloved Ionath Krakens to glory on the gridiron and become the most-recognized individual in history, but it is off the field where his world crumbles around him. Over four seasons with Ionath, he's picked up powerful enemies, one of which drove his sister into the Portath Cloud, a place from which no ship returns. Because his enemies include his team owner - a possessive crime lord who treats players like property - and the ruling government that controls the shipping lanes, Quentin and his friends must hide from the media spotlight as they search for a way to rescue his sister.
Set against the backdrop of a professional American football franchise seven centuries in the future, the Galactic Football League puts huge humans on the field with five alien races to create a game that is faster, stronger, and deadlier than anything we know today. Quarterback Quentin Barnes has grown from a racist, small-town standout into a proven leader, a uniter of peoples, and the Galaxy's most-famous athlete. Willing to do anything for his team, his Ionath Krakens have bound together through shared sacrifice, tragedy, devastating losses and thrilling victories.The GFL series melds star-spanning scifi, brutal crime fiction, and intense sports action into a smash-mouth extravaganza unlike anything you've read before.
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Swarm series all over again
- By Kenneth on 03-18-17
By: B. V. Larson
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The Event
- By: Nathan Hystad
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams lashed down and drew them into the sky. Dean was left behind, seemingly the last man on Earth. A trail of clues left by his dead wife guides Dean on a perilous journey across America and beyond to learn the truth behind the mysterious ships and save humanity from its doom.
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Did not inspire me to get the next book.
- By MD on 12-13-18
By: Nathan Hystad
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Slow Getting Up
- A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile
- By: Nate Jackson
- Narrated by: Nate Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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Nate Jackson’s Slow Getting Up is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in America - and the most damaging to its players - the National Football League. After playing college ball at a tiny Division III school, Jackson, a receiver, signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers, before moving to the Denver Broncos. For six seasons in the NFL as a Bronco, he alternated between the practice squad and the active roster, eventually winning a starting spot - a short, tenuous career emblematic of the average pro player.
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Almost unlistenable...AND I'M A DENVER DIEHARD!
- By JROD2133 on 07-02-14
By: Nate Jackson
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Contractor
- The Contractors, Book 1
- By: Andrew Ball
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
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The Earth is under siege - and no one knows about it because the invaders erase those whom they consume. A handful of men and women stand on the border between the mundane and the magical. They have a special spark of soul - not quite enough to be naturally gifted in spellcraft but greater than the average person, a tiny flame that can ignite incredible potential. They possess the ability to fight back against the Vorid: the ability to become a Contractor.
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Where. Is. The. Sequel!!!!
- By Brina on 07-21-16
By: Andrew Ball
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Steel World
- Undying Mercenaries, Book 1
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn't the only requirement for survival. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldiers....
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A 14 year old boy’s idea of a “Real Man”
- By C. Brown on 04-16-19
By: B. V. Larson
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Tin Man: A Galaxy's Edge Prequel
- By: Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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In the wilds of a jungle planet, the Legion fights in brutal combat as Republic marines fly their SLICS from one tragedy to the next. H292, a repurposed warbot, shows the heart of a hero as he wades into the battle not to destroy - but to save.
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So cool
- By Chris on 02-01-20
By: Jason Anspach, and others
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Warden
- Nova Online, Book 1
- By: Alex Knight
- Narrated by: Todd Boyce
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Imprisoned for a murder he didn't commit, Kaiden's only hope of early release is in serving as a Warden in the game-world of Nova Online. Playing as a unique class while surrounded by aliens, pirates and warring guilds, he and his squad are tasked with protecting new players and enforcing the rule of law. But Kaiden has other ideas; he is intent on proving his innocence. The keys to his freedom lie hidden in the game's seedy underbelly. And as he'll soon discover, the bloody trail that led to his arrest is more twisted than he could have ever imagined.
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Shawshank demption with colonial marines
- By LITRPG Audiobook Reviews on 09-27-18
By: Alex Knight
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Man of War
- Rebellion, Book 1
- By: M. R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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In the year 2280, an alien fleet attacked the Earth. Their weapons were unstoppable, their defenses unbreakable. Our technology was inferior, our militaries overwhelmed. Only one starship escaped before civilization fell. Earth was lost. It was never forgotten. Fifty-two years have passed. A message from home has been received. The time to fight for what is ours has come.
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Hope from Ashes
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 07-23-16
By: M. R. Forbes
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InterWorld
- By: Neil Gaiman, Michael Reaves
- Narrated by: Christopher Evan Welch
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Joey Harker isn't a hero. In fact, he's the kind of guy who gets lost in his own house. But then one day, Joey gets really lost. He walks straight out of his world and into another dimension. Joey's walk between the worlds makes him prey to two terrible forces: armies of magic and science who will do anything to harness his power to travel between dimensions.
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A good listen
- By Gurmukh on 10-31-07
By: Neil Gaiman, and others
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Football Genius
- By: Tim Green
- Narrated by: Tim Green
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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When Tory White's mom gets a job with the Atlanta Falcons, Tory demonstrates his uncanny ability to call football plays before they happen. With Troy's genius, the Falcons could be unstoppable-- if only the coaches would take him seriously!
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pretty engrossing
- By Pournima Navalkele on 01-20-24
By: Tim Green
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Forgotten
- The Forgotten Series, Book 1
- By: M.R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Sheriff Hayden Duke was born on the Pilgrim, and he expects to die on the Pilgrim, like his father, and his father before him. That's the way things are on a generation starship centuries from home. He's never questioned it. Never thought about it. And why bother? Access points to the ship's controls are sealed, the systems that guide her automated and out of reach. It isn't perfect, but he has all he needs to be content. Until a malfunction forces his engineer wife to the edge of the habitable zone to inspect the damage.
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Surprised
- By Tm on 07-28-18
By: M.R. Forbes
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Off Planet
- Aunare Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Aileen Erin
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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In an all-too-plausible future where corporate conglomerates have left the world’s governments in shambles, anyone with means has left the polluted Earth for the promise of a better life on a SpaceTech-owned colony among the stars. Maité Martinez is the daughter of an Earther Latina and a powerful Aunare man, an alien race that SpaceTech sees as a threat to their dominion. When tensions turn violent, Maité finds herself trapped on Earth and forced into hiding.
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Excellent book!
- By TheKtribe on 04-03-19
By: Aileen Erin
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Death Becomes Her
- The Kurtherian Gambit, Book 1
- By: Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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What you thought you knew about vampires and werewolves is wrong...so very, very, wrong. A thousand years of effort to keep the Unknown World hidden is unraveling and the Patriarch is tired. He needs to find someone to take over. He finds Bethany Anne.
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Vamp action at its' finest
- By BikeVON on 04-19-17
By: Michael Anderle
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- Donna Millar
- 09-27-15
Need a sixth book....
Ok Scott, I know you read these, new fan of your books here but gonna need to have another in the GFL series to tie up loose ends. Or start another, part 2, not to give too much away.... But you know....
Loving the "Alive" book too, waiting for book 2 on Audible
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- Andrew
- 03-12-15
One of my favorite series.
I am happy these are available on audible. As a fan of football and SciFi this was the perfect combination for my taste. a great mix of a coming of age store, football, creative future world, and craziness of Scott Sigler to pull it all together.
I really love following the Kraken's.
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- Karell Ste-Marie
- 02-24-15
Thanks Scott
Scott Sigler, always great books, never lets you down, always praying that he releases another book as soon as possible
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- A. Reviewer
- 04-13-18
Cannot wait for the next book in the series!
Would you consider the audio edition of The Champion to be better than the print version?
Yes, depending on the narrator I think audio books always have the opportunity to be better than the print version, especially when the author is reading his/her own work. Sigler's narration never lets me down! great voices!
What other book might you compare The Champion to and why?
This is a series, so obviously the previous books. This series though is a little unique, aliens playing football (but that is only part of the story, you don't need to be a football fan at all).
If you like hard science fiction books and reading about the interaction between different alien races, have a listen (start at the first book)
Have you listened to any of Scott Sigler’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes! I've never been disappointed by a Siglar narration, this book is no exception.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
The book is 20 hours long, so no... I did have a hard time turning it off each listen though!
Any additional comments?
Love the series, I'm a big fan of the author. Some of his work is YA focused (which is great, and my kid loves it too), but Sigler also has some great thriller books, check them out!
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- David Graham
- 12-26-18
Great Awesome Intense
If you love or just like football this is for you all day every day. if you are also a sci fi fan then you will not be able to stop listening. Epic story with epic characters, twists and surprises. Sports check. Drama check. Mystery check. Action check. Comedy check. Space ships and aliens check. But be warned if your not a football or sci fi fan you just might be after listening. The entire series only gets better after each book as well.
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- A. Wilson
- 12-15-15
Keeps getting better
A compelling story, a mix of sports, political discourse, personal realizations and laugh out loud humor even when I listened alone! Great book, can't wait for the next!
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- Thomas
- 01-04-15
Wow, What a book!
Where does The Champion rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Scott Sigler is the reason I signed up for audible. Love his work.
What other book might you compare The Champion to and why?
any of the GLF series books. And the pandemic book. They are so vivid and entertaining.
What about Scott Sigler’s performance did you like?
I like how he actually narrates the story.
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- David
- 03-12-16
Great series!
I've waited to finish the fifth and most recent installment in the GFL series to write a review and have to say, the whole series is a lot of fun. Not complicated, certainly predictable at times, but great fun. Most authors don't make great readers but Scott Sigler does a great job narrating this series. Our hero, Quinten Barnes, continues to mature and is faced with difficult choices in this book. His friends continue to be a source of strength for our young hero when faced with moral dilemmas. The story deals with much more off field issues than previously but returns to the gridiron to give us more of what made the earlier stories in this series so much fun. Definitely a different genre than the dark epic fantasy stories I typically listen to but very enjoyable nonetheless.
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- Casey
- 09-13-21
Scott Sigler is the man
I think this was my 4th run through of the series, this world just makes me happy. I do love Ray Porter’s reading of some of the other books, don’t get me wrong, but Scott knows how his characters are supposed to sound and I love someone reading their own work. Thanks a ton, Scott, for creating a world to escape to
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- Matthew
- 02-05-21
OMG
The FDO does it again! Amazing story! Keep them coming my good man! Let’s Go Krakens!
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