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Morgan Hallett
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By:
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John Birmingham
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With a ruthless sect of humanity intent on wiping out their species, five intrepid heroes must think like their enemies in this epic sci-fi adventure for fans of The Expanse and Battlestar Galactica.
The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of “species purists” intent on destroying any human with genetic or cybernetic enhancements. Fashioning themselves as the one true “Human Republic,” the Sturm cut a bloody swath across the stars, killing billions before finally being defeated and driven into the far reaches of Dark Space. Centuries of peace bred complacency. Everyone believed the Sturm had died out in the Dark. They were wrong.
The enemy has returned and, with a brutal and decisive attack, knocks out almost all of humanity’s defenses. Now on the brink of annihilation, humankind’s only hope is a few brave souls who survived the initial attack: Commander Lucinda Hardy, thrust into uncertain command of the Royal Armadalen Navy’s only surviving warship. Booker3, a soldier of Earth, sentenced to die for treason, whose time on death row is cut short when the Sturm attack his prison compound. Princess Alessia, a young royal of the Montanblanc Corporation, forced to flee when her home planet is overrun and her entire family executed. Sephina L’trel, the leader of an outlaw band who must call on all of her criminal skills to resist the invasion. And, finally, Admiral Frazer McLennan, the infamous hero of the first war with the Sturm hundreds of years ago, who hopes to rout his old foes once and for all- or die trying.
These five flawed, reluctant heroes must band together to prevail against a relentless enemy and near-impossible odds. For if they fail, the future itself is doomed.
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Mars and the Moon have been colonized, piracy runs rampant in the asteroid belts, and a thriving society grows in the depths of space. Humanity prepares to embark upon its greatest journey - the colonization of Alpha Centauri. Then, everything changes. A deep space reconnaissance probe discovers a new Earth-like planet 12 light-years from Earth’s sun. The probe also finds something unusual, something unnerving. A new mission is created, a space fleet is formed, and humanity embarks on unravelling the greatest mystery of all - the origins of life itself.
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Came for Jonathan Davis, stayed for the story
- By chapmaan on 04-07-21
By: James Rosone
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Parallax
- A Space Opera Adventure (Redshift Runners, Book 1)
- By: Tony Peak
- Narrated by: John Skelley
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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There is fortune to be made across the stars. If it doesn't kill him first. When Deadeye, a hotshot space jockey, is captured by pirates, he decides to join the motley group called the Redshift Runners. Maybe they can help him get rich. These Runners aren’t typical interstellar bandits, however. They risk their lives delivering food and supplies to starving colonies in the outer rim.
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nice to see a real person reading the story
- By Damien on 05-23-25
By: Tony Peak
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Forgotten
- The Forgotten Series, Book 1
- By: M.R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Weapons of Choice
- Axis of Time, Book 1
- By: John Birmingham
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 20 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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History is rewritten in an instant as the future smashes into the past, and high-tech hardware goes head to head with World War Two technology. In the chaos that ensues, thousands are killed, but the maelstrom has only just begun. The veterans of Pearl Harbor have never seen a helicopter, or a cruise missile - let alone nanotechnology, ceramic bullets, and F22 Raptor stealth jetfighters. Allied and Axis forces are then caught in a desperate struggle to gain the upper hand.
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The story line is a political stretch
- By Bruce on 04-18-15
By: John Birmingham
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Space Junk
- A Military Sci-Fi Series (Waymaker Wars, Book 1)
- By: Rachel Aukes
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Captain Jack Hale and his crew of ragtag scavengers live by a code. They do the job, get paid, and keep their heads down. Salvaging a distant section of the asteroid belt seemed like the perfect job. But when he and his crew stumble across a mining camp filled with dead bodies, their plans for a quick payday quickly go out the airlock. Especially when they find a scared little girl who knows the truth about the massacre.
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Boyo, this is good!
- By Lonnie-The GreatNorthernTroll-Moore on 05-05-22
By: Rachel Aukes
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Eve of War
- A military Science Fiction book - complete series
- By: R.L. Giddings, Richard Giddings, Christine Giddings
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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They told him he was finished! That he’d never again command a starship. Because, while he’d been languishing as a POW, things had moved on. Now, the key word was diplomacy. So, when a new threat appears from the depths of space…everything changes. And suddenly, Faulkner’s unique skill set is very much in demand. R.L Giddings’ Silver Fleet series is a masterclass of action and suspense, sure to please Military Sci-Fi readers everywhere. A must read if you love Old Man’s War and Jack Campbell’s Lost Fleet series. Grab your copy of Eve of War and read the book that launched a ...
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Bad science, go back to school.
- By Michael B. on 03-27-25
By: R.L. Giddings, and others
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Yesterday’s Spacemage
- Spacemage Chronicle Series, Book 1
- By: Timothy Ellis
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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All Thorn wanted was to be a Battle Mage. He had the talent, and his whole future was before him. On the day of Choosing, he finds things don't always go as planned. Suddenly Thorn's life is thrown into fast forward, and he finds himself in a world not of his own choosing. In a world of spaceships and blasters, instead of horses and swords, Thorn needs to adapt and survive, make new allies, and rediscover that although nothing is familiar, he's still a Mage, and pirates and slavers beware.
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Solid 3 part story, end bit of a let down
- By LITRPG Audiobook Reviews on 11-19-18
By: Timothy Ellis
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Invasion
- Forgotten Vengeance, Book 1
- By: M.R. Forbes
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Two hundred years ago, aliens invaded Earth. A violent war followed. The enemy won. Some of us escaped, most of us didn’t. On Proxima they flourished - the invasion forgotten. On Earth we floundered - the horror began. Their world is advanced, peaceful, and secure. Our world is broken, savage, and overrun. A new invasion is coming. A hunger that has swallowed half the universe. They don’t care which planet we live on. They want to end us all. But where there is life, there is hope. And where there is hope, there are heroes. This time, vengeance will be ours.
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false information
- By Kindle Customer on 09-22-20
By: M.R. Forbes
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Chain of Command
- By: Frank Chadwick
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
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Lieutenant Sam Bitka, US Naval Reserve, is getting used to civilian life when he is called back to active duty. Tensions between Earth and the alien Varoki are on the rise, and Sam is assigned as tactical officer aboard the deep space destroyer USS Puebla. Dispatched to the distant world of K'tok to protect human colonists, he wants nothing more than to serve out his active duty time and get back to his civilian life. But when the Varoki launch a crippling surprise attack against the Earth coalition fleet, Sam finds himself suddenly in command of the USS Puebla.
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Not well written and terrible narration
- By Deanne Morgan on 02-03-20
By: Frank Chadwick
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Without Warning
- By: John Birmingham
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
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On the eve of the U.S. invasion of Baghdad, as the world waits for war, a miles-high energy wave cordons a vast area from southern Canada to northern Mexico. In a moment, 99 percent of the U.S. population has been wiped from the face of the earth.
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Language in book is a bit over the top.
- By John R. Dritenbas on 07-07-10
By: John Birmingham
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Ruins of the Galaxy
- Ruins of the Galaxy, Book 1
- By: J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
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The mission is simple. Escort an emissary to an intergalactic peace summit. Try not to get in the way. Lt. Magnus and his 79th Recon Team have certainly handled worse, after all. But when an explosion rocks the tower and sends everyone into a panic, Magnus and his asset find themselves cut off from the rest of the team. Worse still, a dying alien chieftain gives them a priceless drive of intel, marking them for death. The mission has officially changed. With enemies on all sides, Magnus must do everything in his power to protect the emissary and escape the tower.
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Galaxys Edge much?! Decent knock off though....
- By Malcolm on 05-05-20
By: J. N. Chaney
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Mission One
- Titan Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Samuel Best
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
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Jeff Dolan always wanted to be an astronaut. After helping a private space company build a ship that can travel to Saturn's largest moon in five months, he gets his chance. Shortly after launch, a devastating malfunction forces Jeff and the crew to make a choice: continue to Titan or go back home. As the truth about their mission unravels, one thing is clear: Someone on Earth knew about the system flaw and covered it up. Yet surviving the journey isn't the crew's only concern. Even if they make it to Titan, they will face another problem: Something is already there.
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Less than the sum of its parts
- By roptics on 05-22-22
By: Samuel Best
Just finished reading this, loved it.. nice one JB!
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More!!!
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As for the “performance:” the narration was well-paced and the voicings competent. My only complaint (and I don’t know if this should be directed at the narrator or the producer), is that a number of words were consistently mispronounced, words for which there are not disputed pronunciations. Sloppy and distracting.
Summary: a fun “read”/listen. It’s major flaw is underutilization/developers,ent of its characters and institutions. Presumably,there are sequels intended in which more detail will be added, but there was little reason to withhold them in his book and they would have been the strongest aspect of it had they been included.
Comoetetive and fun Space Opera
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Loved the Narrator, she definitely elevated the material.
Love the narrator, story was good popcorn fare
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Great sci-fi adventure book
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A little loose in the story line
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A full tale
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There are 6 different characters you follow, and the first 6 chapters are dedicated to introducing each character. After that, all hell breaks loose. And from that point on for about 50% of the book, it's constant action.
Now, when said hell breaks loose, it may cause some confusion for the reader (or at least it did for me). That's because there is no lead up, it happens almost instantly (damn near mid-sentence). Things start out normal, people going about their day, then suddenly gunfire, explosions, people trying to eat each other. It comes out of nowhere and almost makes you feel like you accidentally skipped a page or something. But it's okay, just roll with it. My thought is that this was intentional in order to give the reader the same sense of surprise and confusion as the characters.
But I do want to take a moment to mention, what I feel, is probably the books only downfall. It's that there are a lot of sci-fi words and acronyms that get thrown at you with no explanation as to what they mean. It often seems like your just expected to know, or you're left to figure it out through context. While the context does help, it felt like a sci-fi version of English slang: these aren’t real words, this isn’t a real sentence... but I know what you mean.
And finally, not only does this book have tons of action, it's also hilarious 🤣. McLennan's banter with his AI partner Hero (favorite character), Seph's "screw it" attitude, and Booker's struggle of trying to find a new body; when there's no action, there's comedy. There's one part in particular, when the action subsides and the all protagonists finally meet each other for the first time, it's a laugh-out-loud collision of personality types.
I can't wait for the sequel. 😬
A barrage of action & comedy 💥🤣
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Great sci fi in the tradition of the expanse and altered carbon
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the narrator did pronounce a few military terms incorrectly but that is easily forgivable and does not happen often enough to really impact the story.
Great!
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