The Worst Admiral in the Star Cluster
The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story
You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.
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The Worst Admiral in the Star Cluster
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 9
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Brad Mendoza always wanted to be an admiral, but now that he’s been promoted, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, it’s downright stressful. So when he flees his responsibilities to go chase down some slavers, he’s hoping for a nice, relaxing mission with his new wife and their ragtag crew.
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as good as always
- By Sabrina Auger-Fiset on 2026-04-12
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The Worst Admiral in the Star Cluster
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 9
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 9
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 2026-03-23
- Language: English
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Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes Omnibus, Books 1-3
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance21
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Story21
He knows it, and so does everyone else in the star nation of Prometheus. A promising naval career down the drain just because he accidentally killed 504 civilians.
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story is good
- By Kassia hanes on 2025-09-06
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Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes Omnibus, Books 1-3
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 1-3
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 2024-12-27
- Language: English
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The Worst Mercenaries in the Border Systems
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 8
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
When Brad Mendoza comes face to face with crack mercenary Billy Firebrand, his supposedly fictional boyhood hero, the results are nearly disastrous.
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Chapter 72 - read the books
- By Michael Gale on 2026-04-06
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The Worst Mercenaries in the Border Systems
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 8
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 8
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 2026-01-30
- Language: English
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The Worst Traitors in the Confederacy
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 6
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance5
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Story5
When Brad Mendoza and Jessica Lin discover a traitor among their closest friends, they’re devastated. But they’re also on a mission to rescue a duke’s little sister, so they don’t have time to deal with it right now.
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The Worst Traitors in the Confederacy
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 6
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 6
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2024-12-26
- Language: English
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The Worst Detectives in the Federation
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 5
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance8
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Story8
When a battleship and its escorts mysteriously disappear near a contested area of space, they leave no clues behind, and their own Navy is preparing for war and can’t spare the resources to find them.
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Good escapism, I enjoyed these.
- By Anonymous on 2025-10-18
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The Worst Detectives in the Federation
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 5
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 5
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 2024-07-09
- Language: English
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$32.21 or free with 30-day trial
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The Worst Rescuers in the Republic
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 4
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance12
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Story12
Being tortured isn’t fun at all…especially when it’s your ex-flame attaching the battery cables to you. For Captain Brad Mendoza, his month has gone from bad to worse, and now all anyone seems interested in is the galaxy-changing secret that’s rattling around in his brain.
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varry good
- By JJ on 2026-01-05
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The Worst Rescuers in the Republic
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 4
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 4
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2024-05-30
- Language: English
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$23.26 or free with 30-day trial
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The Worst Fugitives in the Star Nation
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 7
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance9
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Story9
Jessica Lin is missing! And Brad Mendoza has no idea where she is. But he has other problems, like the people trying to extort him into capturing a man he was probably going to kill anyway!
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Enjoy the character development
- By Amazon Customer on 2025-12-25
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The Worst Fugitives in the Star Nation
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 7
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 7
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2025-10-17
- Language: English
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The Truth
- The Four Worlds, Book 1
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Pursued by a relentless assassin, Alan and Jinny race across the galaxy in search of a secret truth that has eluded humanity for centuries. The 47 colonies have been at peace for over 700 years. But nothing is as it seems.
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vary good storry
- By JJ on 2025-12-04
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The Truth
- The Four Worlds, Book 1
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Series: The Four Worlds, Book 1
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2025-06-30
- Language: English
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$31.27 or free with 30-day trial
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The Four Worlds: Subversion
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
Earth has been warned! But when the Council Navy shows up on their doorstep, they are woefully unprepared. Jinny Ambrosa and Tyrus Tyne have reached Earth and the Four Worlds to warn them of the impending Council invasion. But they soon learn that the Council’s shadowy agents are already there!
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Great Reader
- By KT on 2026-04-04
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The Four Worlds: Subversion
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Series: The Four Worlds, Book 2
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2025-09-10
- Language: English
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$31.32 or free with 30-day trial
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Rogue Agent
- A Star Nation in Peril, Book 1
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance6
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Story6
Heather Kilgore is the deadliest assassin in the Fringe, a fearsome agent for her King and star nation.
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Very good book
- By Jennifer on 2025-05-14
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Rogue Agent
- A Star Nation in Peril, Book 1
- Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
- Series: A Star Nation in Peril, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 2024-04-02
- Language: English
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Assassin's Flight
- A Sci-Fi Assassin Thriller (A Star Nation in Peril, Book 3)
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Story2
To save her people, she will destroy everything. An exciting sci-fi assassin and heist thriller set thousands of years in the future, in a time when humanity has spread through the stars. Everyone wants Heather Kilgore dead, even those she once called friends.
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Assassin's Flight
- A Sci-Fi Assassin Thriller (A Star Nation in Peril, Book 3)
- Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
- Series: A Star Nation in Peril, Book 3
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2025-05-22
- Language: English
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The Worst Spies in the Sector
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 2
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Former Captain Brad Mendoza and former Commander Jessica Lin would be two of the most wanted people in the galaxy, except everyone thinks they're dead....
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Interesting plot.
- By Anonymous on 2025-10-10
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The Worst Spies in the Sector
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 2
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 2
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2023-12-14
- Language: English
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The Worst Ship in the Fleet
- Humor, Space Battles, and High Crimes Await!
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Brad Mendoza is an idiot. He knows it, and so does everyone else. A promising naval career down the drain just, because he accidentally killed 504 civilians....
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The Worst Ship in the Fleet
- Humor, Space Battles, and High Crimes Await!
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 2023-10-25
- Language: English
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Suicide Mission
- A Star Nation in Peril, Book 2
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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For the King’s best assassin, failure is never an option. But when the head of her Order sends her on an impossible mission, Heather Kilgore begins to question everything she knows. And she’ll have to make a choice: Start a war or fail her mission.
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Suicide Mission
- A Star Nation in Peril, Book 2
- Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly
- Series: A Star Nation in Peril, Book 2
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 2025-03-04
- Language: English
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The Kaelen Extraction
- A Billy Firebrand Adventure (The Galaxy's Worst Mercenaries, Book 1)
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Bill Lewis
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Once, they were the galaxy’s most fearsome mercenaries… A lot has changed since then. Still, a friend is a friend. So, when one of their old crewmates dies under mysterious circumstances, the infamous Billy Firebrand calls the old crew back together for one last mission.
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The Kaelen Extraction
- A Billy Firebrand Adventure (The Galaxy's Worst Mercenaries, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Bill Lewis
- Series: The Galaxy's Worst Mercenaries, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2025-11-04
- Language: English
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The Worst Pirate Hunters in the Fringe
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 3
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Hunting pirates is hard…especially when your only assets are an unarmed ship, two ex-naval officers, a makeup artist, and a couple of pistols.
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The Worst Pirate Hunters in the Fringe
- Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 3
- Narrated by: Michael Murphy, Madeleine Brolly
- Series: Dumb Luck and Dead Heroes, Book 3
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 2024-03-27
- Language: English
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Die schlechtesten Söldner in den Grenzsystemen
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden 8
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha, Ulrike Höllwarth
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Als Brad Mendoza dem Elitesöldner Billy Firebrand gegenübersteht–seinem vermeintlich fiktiven Kindheitshelden–sind die Folgen beinahe katastrophal.
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Die schlechtesten Söldner in den Grenzsystemen
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden 8
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha, Ulrike Höllwarth
- Series: Glückspilze und gefallene Helden, Book 8
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 2026-03-16
- Language: German
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Die schlechtesten Retter der Republik
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden, Buch 4
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha, Ulrike Höllwarth
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Für Kapitän Brad Mendoza ist sein Monat von schlecht zu noch schlechter geworden, und jetzt scheint sich jeder nur für das galaxisverändernde Geheimnis zu interessieren, das in seinem Kopf herumspukt. Wer Brad knackt, kann ein Imperium aufbauen, das alles andere im Randgebiet in den Schatten stellt!
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Die schlechtesten Retter der Republik
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden, Buch 4
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha, Ulrike Höllwarth
- Series: Glückspilze und gefallene Helden, Book 4
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 2025-08-25
- Language: German
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Die schlechtesten Piratenjäger am Rande
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden 3
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha, Ulrike Höllwarth
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Ein aufregendes und witziges Military-SciFi-Abenteuer und Weltraum-Krimi-Thriller mit vielen unerwarteten Wendungen.
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Die schlechtesten Piratenjäger am Rande
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden 3
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha, Ulrike Höllwarth
- Series: Glückspilze und gefallene Helden, Book 3
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 2025-07-25
- Language: German
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Die schlechtesten Spione des Sektors
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden 2
- Written by: Skyler Ramirez
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha
- Length: 4 hrs
- Unabridged
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Tot zu sein ist schrecklich...besonders wenn man pleite ist. Der ehemalige Kapitän Brad Mendoza und die ehemalige Kommandantin Jessica Lin wären zwei der meistgesuchten Personen in der Galaxis, wenn nicht alle denken würden, sie seien tot.
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Die schlechtesten Spione des Sektors
- Glückspilze und gefallene Helden 2
- Narrated by: Chris Hutha
- Series: Glückspilze und gefallene Helden, Book 2
- Length: 4 hrs
- Release date: 2025-06-04
- Language: German
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