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Killing Stroke

Backyard Starship, Book 23

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Killing Stroke

Written by: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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The stars have come to Iowa, and Earth will never be the same.

With the Nexus up and running, Van and crew become interstellar players in the fight for Earth, but their enemies aren't just from out in the black. Sensing massive profits, the scramble to exploit humanity pits Van against his own people—and Yotov, whose plans have finally come to fruition.

With political warfare, the Equal Grasp seeks to do what missiles cannot—remove Van from the picture. But he's a lot tougher than that. Icky's hammer is swinging freely, and the crew are international stars, portrayed as the heroes of a world that reaches beyond the sky, into deepest space and beyond.

With one last throw of the dice, Yotov will unleash the hidden reserve of power she's been hiding. If it works, Van will be dead. Or worse.

Because Yotov and the Equal Grasp don't just want power; they want control of life itself, and they'll stop at nothing to get it.

©2024 Variant Publications (P)2025 Podium Audio Military Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera Interstellar

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I’ve listened to all of the 23 books that are available on Audible in the Backyard Starship series. The first 12 books were really interesting, building and deepening the original characters, The story arcs were gaining momentum and delivering, as presenting new plots, new characters, new worlds and new concepts. The last 6 books feel really tired, with thin story lines, spanning only a few months each, where nothing much happens. There’s no complexity or much nuance anymore. The jokes are worn out, and It feels like the authors are on autopilot. Time to park this star ship.

A series that’s getting tired

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If been binging this book series since I first found it a year or so ago, and it has been an absolutely amazing journey so far. The way the authors tie everything together and make call backs to things that you wouldn’t imagine having consequences in earlier books; it’s just absolutely amazing!

The journey

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