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Backyard Starship

Written by: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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Publisher's Summary

When Van Tudor returns to his childhood home, he inherits more than the family farm.

His grandfather used to tell him fantastic stories of spacemen and monsters, princesses and galactic knights. Little did Van realize, the old man's tales were more than fiction; they were real.

Hidden beneath the old barn, Van’s legacy is waiting: a starship, not of this world. With his combat AI, an android bird named Perry, Van takes his first steps into the wider galaxy. He soon finds that space is far busier and more dangerous than he could have ever conceived.

Destiny is calling. His grandfather's legacy awaits.

Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with USA Today best-selling author J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert in this galactic quest for glory.

©2021 J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert (P)2021 Podium Audio

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just can't figure it out

why authors get Kaffer to narrate their books.

the story and characters are disney-esq, with Kaffer crapping the bed and this weak story, I'm returning it

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Story great performance sub par

The narrator has a limited range of voices and it was a tough not to return this book; but, the story was strong so I stuck with it.

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Not Bad.

Ok.
Not bad at all.
There’s a good chance I’ll listen to the rest of the series.
Starts out good, near the end it gets kinda confusing for plot lines. One has to pay close attention to follow it.

After some start stop listening sessions near the end, was having a difficult time following the plot.

I’d give it a solid. “Nice”, listen but pay attention.

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Unpleasant

The book was so slow moving and just generally awful.
Author needlessly over describes everything.

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A nice change

I have been listening to a lot of fantasy and litprg and I will say this is the perfect series to get a break from those other genres you know to cleanse the pallet so to speak. This series is remarkable and I would say it is equally as good as the Galaxy's Edge Series. A very well done MC and the side characters are great, the AI characters are a nice comedic break as well, not as good as skippy and no one every is as good as skippy....ever

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I want to like it

fairly hollow but fun story really let down by the narrator. the number of interactions and conversations where everyone had the same voice, tone, inflection... and I swear a few times they were backwards. towards the end of the book things started falling into place but it shouldn't take me 12 hours to figure out who is talking.

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Ha fully entertaining ride

It’s good and has a good ending the main character was very likely I very much enjoyed it gr

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