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  • The Meridian Ascent

  • Rho Agenda Assimilation, Book 3
  • By: Richard Phillips
  • Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
  • Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (788 ratings)

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The Meridian Ascent

By: Richard Phillips
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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Publisher's summary

In their battle to save Earth from becoming another conquest of the alien Kasari Collective, Mark and Heather Smythe have struck crucial blows against the enemy. But their best efforts have still failed to derail the completion of the wormhole gateway that would give the insidious extraterrestrial invaders access to the planet - and doom humankind as helpless slaves of the Kasari hive mind.

The Smythes and their intrepid allies - including the mentally altered humans, The Enhanced - stand ready to beat back the Kasari onslaught once and for all. Not by mortal combat, but with scientific cunning. Still, the success of their plan depends on a daring stealth mission into the heart of the aliens' nerve center on Earth. And multiple threats lie in wait - including the ruthless Kasari commander, a brutal double agent with a deadly vendetta to settle, and the alien entity Khal Teth, who wears a human face but is ready to strike with monstrous force.

In this stunning conclusion to the Rho Agenda Assimilation by the bestselling author of The Second Ship, the small but fierce band of altered humans and Earth's resistance fighters face their greatest opportunity to stop the Kasari. But with the remnants of humanity and a battered Earth caught in the cross fire, can they secure a victory without sacrificing everything they're trying to protect?

©2017 Richard Phillips (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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What a great series.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Wonderful adventure, great story, great characters.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

You could make a little guess at how the story would go but the ending was a surprise!

What about MacLeod Andrews’s performance did you like?

Instead of only voicing the characters for what they said each section that was about that characters was done in their voice, it really helped keep track as the story does jump around alot.

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

Yep. Keep me up too late a few times. To be honest I did not want it to end so I stopped listening to it for too long.

Any additional comments?

The only books that really did not hold me where the Ripper back story books, I guess it was the scifi missing not sure, you can skip those and no real loss, we all know Jack is a bad A$$.

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Great Book to end a Great Series

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, great series to read

What did you like best about this story?

As an engineer I like to read a lot of sci-fi to exercise my imagination. This book does not disappoint. Lots of far out there ideas and technology that I really enjoyed.

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

YES absolutely

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Another perfect book

I thorally enjoyed every second of the narratiors ability to make the experience more enjoyable.

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Great series

I enjoyed all six of the books. thanks for the many hours of entertainment!

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great storyline.

Great storyline to end the trilogy. The war on earth goes badly,but only because each side pulls dirty tricks.

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Love the Series

I love this entire series - I bought the second ship on sale and have never looked back. Well written and excellent narration!

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Awesome Series!

Awesome series and great Narrator! Great set of characters, especially Jack and Janet. Well done, highly recommended!

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Fantastic!

I have read and re-read each of the preceding books because I love the story. It's the same old telling of normal people who are given extraordinary power, but with an honesty and truth that sets it apart. It is wonderful to see these folks become the best, and sometimes worst, they can be and how their indomitable will prevails in the end. the story telling masterfully weaves together a story with so many moving parts that it seems they must crash, but inevitably work together synergistically. loved it, thank you!

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Please don't be over.

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I'm just sad it's over. Or is it? Hope there's more in the future now that it branched off into so many interesting story lines.

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great story

it ended a bit scary but all tougher the series was a great experience

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