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The Messenger, Book 1
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Dash never asked to be a mech pilot, but fate has other plans.
On the run and out of chances, he guides his ship and crew into the heart of a relic older than the galaxy itself - and find himself on the edge of an eternal war he never knew existed.
The relic is a mech, lost to history and forgotten by all who remain. Built by an ancient race to be the ultimate weapon, the machine is capable of unspeakable destruction, and its discovery could unhinge the balance of power throughout known space.
Worse still, the A.I. inside the machine speaks of an ancient evil that will soon arrive - a race whose power far exceeds anything humanity has ever witnessed.
Only the Messenger can stand against them, the A.I. tells its new pilot. Only you can do what must be done.
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Jain was the lieutenant commander of an elite SEAL team. He was accustomed to order and discipline, which he used to give the men under his command that particular brand of killer instinct his unit was known for.But one day that semi-comfortable, ordered life ended when he opened his eyes to find his body replaced by a starship. His mind had become its AI core. He is somewhere in deep space. Most of his systems are badly damaged. He has no memory of how he got here, or what his mission is. Evidence points to an attack by an unknown entity.
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The Daedalus Job
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Within the L, a tri-star system located inside the Aquilian Nebula, Jax makes a living trading and smuggling whatever goods pay the best. So far, he’s avoided being caught with anything too damning in his ship’s holds, but when he takes a job for Korinth, an infamous arms dealer, all that changes. The haul is worth 10 times his ship, and when the contents gets him embroiled in a tug of war between the major political factions of the L, Jax has to keep the criminals he works for from discovering that he’s playing both sides.
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A Crate is a crate?
- By Gil T on 07-21-20
By: M. D. Cooper
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Vigilante
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- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
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When a mine owner thinks that he's above the law and continues to utilize slave labor to keep his mines running, Barnabas, a former Ranger One, must fight for justice.
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If I could I would give 10 stars..
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- Narrated by: Ray Chase
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A thousand years ago, an alien invasion set humanity back to the Iron Age. Slowly, we recovered, colonizing the Solar System in peace. And discovered that an unknown force is stopping us from exploring any farther. But before the cause can be discovered, a slow-burning conspiracy threatens to explode into System-wide war. With enemies at home and in the darkness beyond, a team of unlikely heroes-a janitor, a mercenary, an asteroid miner, and a pirate-are the only ones who can avert a second apocalypse. This set includes the first three books of the newly-finished REBEL STARS series.
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Fun and entertaining.
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The Wrong Stars
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The shady crew of the White Raven run freight and salvage at the fringes of our solar system. They discover the wreck of a centuries-old exploration vessel floating light years away from its intended destination and revive its sole occupant, who wakes with news of First Alien Contact. When the crew break it to her that humanity has alien allies already, she reveals that these are very different extra-terrestrials and the gifts they bestowed on her could kill all humanity, or take it out to the most distant stars.
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Save yourself a credit, read something else
- By Ian Thomas Healy on 09-19-18
By: Tim Pratt
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Swarm
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Kyle Riggs is snatched by an alien spacecraft sometime after midnight. The ship is testing everyone it catches and murdering the weak. The good news is that Kyle keeps passing tests and staying alive. The bad news is the aliens who sent this ship are the nicest ones out there.
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Finally some ORIGINAL scifi action.
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The Peacemaker-enforced ceasefire brought an end to the hostilities, but not a resolution, and now it’s up to the Four Horsemen to forge a lasting peace. Alexis Cromwell, despite her pregnancy, heads off to Capital with Nigel Shirazi to obtain justice from the enigmatic Mercenary Guild Council, but when they arrive, they’re quickly embroiled in galactic politics, and find out the situation is far, far worse than they could possibly have imagined.
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wow I can't wait for the next installment!!!!!
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A derelict warship, ancient but still alive. A small team of humans fighting for all humanity. Built for a time when the races were just finding their way to the stars, finding that they could dominate others. The galactic conquests created the arms race and the ancients, the Progenitors had to protect their own. They built a ship to drive the others away.
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Great start to this series!
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By: Craig Martelle
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Ship Wrecked: Stranded on an Alien World
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A wicked snowstorm had blown in from the north and the roads were a mess. Recently split from his one-time girlfriend, there was now nothing holding Cameron Decker here in the little backwater mountain town of Larksburg Stand. Time to get back to college, back to Stanford. Seeing a guy knee-deep in slush at the side of the road, he pulled to the curb and waved him over. The guy smacked his head getting in - knocked his watch cap askew. Only then did Cameron notice - noticed that the individual couldn't possibly be human. Cameron decided to help his stranded passenger - a decision he'd soon come to regret. Along with his rust-bucket of a pickup truck, he was soon heading deep into space aboard an interstellar spacecraft. After the vessel crash-landed onto an alien world, he would now have to contend with a murderous droid and a slew of strange alien life forms.
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Exceptional book .. as always
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Columbus Day
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We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news. The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.
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WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT
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Warden
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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
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- Eric
- 01-21-20
Really good
This was a fun romp. Pure escapism that feels like the old pulp scifi of the 60s mixed with the mecha anime of the 80s. I’ve never read anything quite like it.
It does take a bit before we see the mech, but once it comes into the picture, things really take off.
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- Steve Novak
- 08-19-20
Great story line!
I'm ready for the next performance! Lots of suspense, with a character I can see as Harrison Ford!
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- Tacoma guy
- 03-06-21
I like the concept
It’s a decent book. The writing is acceptable. The story moves forward okay, but it could be a little more concise.
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- Tony
- 09-08-21
Not Great, But Entertaining Enough As It Went On
To me, this started out as a disjointed Hans Solo remake. The story wasn't interesting enough to capture my attention until other personalities started coming in to play. I'm still really invested in the main character, Dash, but the story got better as the book went on. I will listen to the second and see if it improves.
Kafer's narration was just too overdone. He did the personalities well, but his general narration was a never-ending over-inflection of suspense. He didn't make this easier to listen to. I really wavered between three and four stars, primarily due to the narration, but gave it some grace and jumped it up.
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- Shawshank
- 09-06-23
Pretty dang interesting sorry.
Initial gut comment: Dash is a dick.
But the other guys in the story seem to put up with that. Not a whole lot of mental side bar conversation right in the middle of a fight like in so many books. You ever notice that? Right in the middle of a fight, the protagonist flies into this king diatribe of this or that? I always wondered where that pause button was because I never, ever found it.
But I like the story. It’s kinda disappointing that the stories aren’t a little longer. 6 hours is kinda short. That’s like Akart style I think.
J. Kafer killed it as usual and the dude that complained he voices sound the same as a different book. Well. It’s a DIFFERENT BOOK. Dude narrates 500 books with 10 characters each so he should have 5,000 unique voices? Some dudes just gotta bitch about anything.
Anyway I think if you like mil Sci-Fi that you’ll enjoy this book and the one before it. My hesitation on book 3 isn’t if I will enjoy it, it’s just getting past that 6 hr thing. I’ll probably break down and buy it bc it’s going to get in my nerves not know how it all plays out.
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- clarence
- 01-25-20
Great start
This is a great start to a new series, can’t wait for the next book!
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- Patrick sharp
- 08-10-20
good book
this is a good book I was pleasantly surprised, if you like suave opera aliens and ancient forerunner aliens and tech you'll love it
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- FRC
- 08-01-20
Awesome Space Adventure
Best space adventure I have read, can't wait till the next book in the series.
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- Neil H
- 06-12-21
If you're looking for an audiobook, this is one.
This is not a story rooted in science. It is not an unpredictable plot that keeps you guessing. It is not a grand space opera with dashing heroes, sweeping action and insightful storytelling. It does have good character interaction, clever banter, and a great narrator.
If you don't mind a really silly plot point (really...a giant humanoid mech, in space, and built by non-humanoids?), trite and well-worn bad guy stereotypes, and either don't know the difference between damping and dampening or don't care, you might just like this one. If you've listened to Jeffrey Kafer before, you already know what he adds to every book he narrates, and is probably why you're considering this book.
It's a fun story and mostly well-paced. Nothing boring or drawn out. Give it a go.
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- scott yokum
- 08-23-21
Well written and Narrated-
Not just another space opera, interesting twists on recognizable concepts combined with Jeffrey Kater won't let you down!
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