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The Empire's Corps

The Empire's Corps, Book 1

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The Empire's Corps

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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You should never speak truth to power…

The Galactic Empire is dying and chaos and anarchy are breaking out everywhere. After a disastrous mission against terrorists on Earth itself, Captain Edward Stalker of the Terran Marine Corps makes the mistake of speaking truth to power, telling one of the most powerful men in the Empire a few home truths. As a result, Captain Stalker and his men are unceremoniously exiled to Avalon, a world right on the Rim of the Empire. It should have been an easy posting....

Well, apart from the bandits infesting the countryside, an insurgency that threatens to topple the Empire's loose control over Avalon, and a corrupt civil government more interested in what it can extort from the population than fighting a war. The Marines rapidly find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of political and economic chaos, fighting to preserve Avalon before the competing factions tear the world apart. They're Marines; if anyone can do it, they can.

The battle to save the Empire starts here.

©2014 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2014 Podium Audio
Fantasy Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera Space Emotionally Gripping War
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Engaging Storyline • Compelling Plot • Well-developed Characters • Detailed World-building • Intriguing Premise
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this is some good honest sci-fi. its the future. there are spaceships, a future war. it's just great sci-fi. listen to it.

I sure love sci-fi

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This was an ok story. Didn't grab me enough to chase onto the next in the series though. Might go for another someday.

Ok Storyline.

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What did you love best about The Empire's Corps?

I think the story was very well thought out and just fun to listen to

What did you like best about this story?

The characters are well developed for the most part. Though the author does tend to repeat himself a little to often for my taste.

What about Jeffrey Kafer’s performance did you like?

He did a fine job. Characters were well developed and easy to listen to.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, finished it in about 2.5 days.

Any additional comments?

This is a good book. It is not a great master piece by any stretch of the imagination but it is really fun to listen to. I think it is either just below or on the same level as David Webber's Honor Harrington Series. I think weber is a slightly better writer but not by a large degree.

Also while I liked the Ark Royal books I think these ones (at least through the end of book 2) are heads and shoulders over Ark Royal so far as the writing and plot go.

this book was fun

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A good blending of Marine Corps tradition and science fiction. A fun romp through a spacefaring future.

Bleeding old and new.

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Well written and well performed, I'm not sure if I'll finish the series tho as it seems quite lengthy.

excellent

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Military scfi, a genre that I love, and there are lots of books in this series . . . so I really wanted this to be good. The first book - The Empire Corp - was okay but not great. However, I went ahead and bought and listened to the second book in the series, in the fervent hope that it would get better. Sadly, the second book was weaker than the first. Neither of them were very exciting, and through the first two books, there were no characters who really grabbed me. So that's it for me . . . I'm giving up on the series.

I also need to comment on the narrator, Jeffrey Kafer. He may have been part of my problem with the books. He has a tendency to end each sentence on a down note, draining the tension and excitement out of each sentence. It seemed to make the story a little more boring.

Ehhh. Okay, but never grabbed me

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I think it's one of the best Sci fi books I've read it's good at all points of views and gives you a unique sense of emergent. the reason is that alot feels based on real events and real reactions on those events.

great

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This is book one in a new series. Nuttall is a fairly new author; I read his first books, the Ark Royal trilogy. I see he has now started a series. I enjoyed his trilogy so decided to give the series a try. The Galactic Empire is dying and chaos and anarchy are breaking out everywhere. Our protagonist Captain Edward Stalker spoke the truth to those in power. As a result he and his men are exiled to Avalon, a world right on the rim of the Empire. Avalon is about to collapse from a corrupt government and insurgents, bandits roam freely in the county side. Stalker and his Marines are soon caught up in a whirlwind of events.

The Empire starts off with a good description of the enormity of the Empire including intricacies of the political scene which seems enormous. Nuttall creates not only an interesting world but an entire universe full of planet inhabited by humans. With hundreds of planetary cultures I can only imagine where the series will go. The book is fast paced, lots of action, suspense and military dialog. There is more character building because it is the first book of a new series. The book is about Marines so there is less Naval space action in this story.

I understand that Nuttall was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland but he is currently living in Borneo with his wife Aisha. This is the first time I have encountered a book narrated by Jeffrey Kafer. He did a good job narrating the book. I will look forward to listening to him narrate other books. If you enjoy military Sci-Fi you will enjoy this book.

Captivating

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Yay it's freakin awesome, could not put it down. I Almost got my phone taken away for listening to this in class

If you like star force or ark royal, you'll dig it

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I've read some of nuttall's other books, but this series really portrays a group of characters that are well rounded and funny. Great sci fi.

I Want Book 2

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