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The Last Ship

Galaxy in Flames, Book 2

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The Last Ship

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Narrated by: Mark Boyett, Khristine Hvam
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A chilling revelation about a forgotten Earth threatens the entire galaxy....

Held captive by Dark Horse Company, Captain Axel Finn is faced with a mission to humanity’s ancestral home after all contact with the planet is lost. Learning his mother might be hiding there, Axel agrees to help his adversaries, and deploy on Vengeance, the last Steward ship. But his decision might lead to his downfall if the Wrath have already arrived on Earth.

On the treacherous Wooly planet of Dari, bounty hunter Rangnar Soki becomes the prey, finding himself the target in a deadly game of survival. His path to rejoin Axel’s crew hinges on passing a test of Dari’s most revered guardian. Meanwhile, the surviving crew of the Trash Squid faces their own struggles to repair their damaged ship and leave Dari to find Captain Finn.

At the Citadel, Sergeant Jax Brito returns from her harrowing mission on Corinnia after drilling into a construct brimming with alien embryos. This grim discovery sends shockwaves through the CANDF ranks, and reality dawns on them all: The countdown to the Wrath invasion was wrong; it has already started, and no part of the galaxy is safe.

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Adventure Military Space Exploration Space Opera Transportation Witty Funny Interstellar Solar System Rage
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New MilSF with a host of action and heroes

Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s newest Sci-fi hooks with Axel and a host of other vibrant characters taking on a grave threat to Humanity’s survival. Set in our universe far enough in the future that transhumanism has created beings like Uga, a lovable koala mechanic, as well as threats like the Wrath, a creature I’ll let Nick describe, but whom nearly destroyed humanity long ago.
Our heroes start with Axel, a captain of a space crew out to do good while hiding his secret power - which by book two is only gaining steam.
Nick has surprised me with the direction, which has been a delight because who wants to know where the story will go? Chapter after chapter started this one off like gangbusters with reveals and heavy hitting consequences.
The ending is just right for a book two, delivering an emotional impact to the action packed climax while also gaining momentum to see the grand finale.
Our audio crew nailed it once again! The dual narration from Mark Boyett and Khristine Hvam feels just right, not only with our female pov and how much I love her part of the story, but also how well both narrators execute. This series has Nick’s sharp wit, forming scenes with deep worldbuilding fashioned into life and characters we feel bleed across the cavalcade of sacrifices they must make. Our narrators’ tone, personality and energy have been a joy to experience. RC Bray is a gift to mankind, but I’m glad he didn’t do this series because Mark and Khristine fit so naturally, it’s a winner in the end.
I’d start Book 3 right now if I had it. Outstanding new series!

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Crazy good!

This is a great scifi book that is full of great characters and a funny robot! The story and writing are excellent. If you like scifi you'll love this series!

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A great stage for the last book

To be continued. A great stage is set for the last book of the trilogy. Enjoy the characters and the narrators interactions.

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simple beautiful story telling

I am so looking forward to more of this series.. great character building. the potential of Jacks and Axle's eventual love affair... and the power unleashed on the wrath... great work... 👍

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Thrilling story

Excellently written book bringing unlikely characters together perfectly, in a fantastic epic that was written for the screens. Hope to see this series on the tv one day. The writer deserves it.

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My heart is still pounding!

Book 2 of Galaxy Flames series! Book 3 is arriving soon. Excellent new series - Don't Wait! Start Now!

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Best new series!

I enjoyed this immensely.

It is refreshing to have a new series to look forward to each new book.

The characters are interesting and engaging.

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great

I loved the story and narrators. cannot wait for 3! I had one complaint but not enough to not give 5 stars and cant say why because it may spoil

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NSS DELIVERS AS USUALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!

NSS Killed it again as usual! CAN'T WAIT FOR BOOK 3 ! F@CK YEAH UGA!! GET SOME!!

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The most incredible story on audible, I have listened to yet!

I’d liked the voice characterizations and the way it switched back from the different people and events and just like the first book there was a great rhythm to the spoken word!

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