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- Expeditionary Force, Book 7
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Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,551
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,392
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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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5 out of 5 stars
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Easily one of the better books I've read..
- By jesse cornelious on 2018-10-31
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Deathtrap
- Expeditionary Force Mavericks, Book 1
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 458
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 417
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The human soldiers stranded on the planet Paradise have been recruited into an alien legion to do the dirty jobs that the high-tech species won't do. Their first mission is to kick the enemy off a backwater planet no one cares about. It's a simple assignment, except everyone has a hidden agenda, and the planet could become a deathtrap.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply great.
- By Bill on 2019-05-12
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Aftermath
- Expeditionary Force, Book 16
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 21 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The Aftermath of a stunning victory—especially an unexpected, complete, and final victory—should be high-fives all around, listening to politicians give boring congratulatory speeches, and a well-deserved rest for the Merry Band of Pirates. Yes, the galaxy is still a freakin' mess, but that is nothing new, and for a change, that can be someone else's problem. Until, you know, something really bad happens, and only the Pirates can deal with the problem... Or not.
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Convergence
- Convergence, Book 1
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 319
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My name is Kazimir Wolfe. People call me "Kaz", except they don’t. I never use my real name; it’s too dangerous, for me and for anyone I meet. I’m on the run from the law, who think I killed my aunt, and from whoever did kill her, because they want to finish the job. So, I move around a lot, working construction or whatever job I can find. It’s a lonely life. I don’t let anyone get close...people who get close to me end up dead. Why? I’m a wizard. The world’s only wizard, as far as I know.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like this book.
- By Anonymous User on 2022-09-24
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Ruins of the Earth
- Ruins of the Earth, Book 1
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
A secret buried in the Antarctic. A puzzle unsolved for thousands of years. And a Brooklyn-born master gunnery sergeant who's royally pissed that he has to babysit the researchers sent to figure it all out. But when Patrick "Wic" Finnegan finally sees what the team has uncovered, he can't believe his eyes, nor is he prepared for the violence to come. Soon, the portal opens and unleashes a storm of unbridled fury upon humanity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Impressively bland
- By Reid Wallace on 2021-10-11
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Ascendant: Book 1
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The Wizard's Council of Tarador was supposed to tell young Koren Bladewell that he is a wizard. They were supposed to tell everyone that he is not a jinx, that all the bad things that happen around him are because he can't control the power inside him, power he doesn't know about. The people of his village, even his parents, are afraid of him, afraid he is cursed. That he is a dangerous, evil jinx.
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2 out of 5 stars
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As predictable as vanilla soft serve
- By Aidan on 2021-03-10
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,551
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,392
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,390
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Easily one of the better books I've read..
- By jesse cornelious on 2018-10-31
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Deathtrap
- Expeditionary Force Mavericks, Book 1
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 458
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 417
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 417
The human soldiers stranded on the planet Paradise have been recruited into an alien legion to do the dirty jobs that the high-tech species won't do. Their first mission is to kick the enemy off a backwater planet no one cares about. It's a simple assignment, except everyone has a hidden agenda, and the planet could become a deathtrap.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply great.
- By Bill on 2019-05-12
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Aftermath
- Expeditionary Force, Book 16
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 21 hrs and 6 mins
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The Aftermath of a stunning victory—especially an unexpected, complete, and final victory—should be high-fives all around, listening to politicians give boring congratulatory speeches, and a well-deserved rest for the Merry Band of Pirates. Yes, the galaxy is still a freakin' mess, but that is nothing new, and for a change, that can be someone else's problem. Until, you know, something really bad happens, and only the Pirates can deal with the problem... Or not.
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Convergence
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- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 319
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My name is Kazimir Wolfe. People call me "Kaz", except they don’t. I never use my real name; it’s too dangerous, for me and for anyone I meet. I’m on the run from the law, who think I killed my aunt, and from whoever did kill her, because they want to finish the job. So, I move around a lot, working construction or whatever job I can find. It’s a lonely life. I don’t let anyone get close...people who get close to me end up dead. Why? I’m a wizard. The world’s only wizard, as far as I know.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like this book.
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Written by: Craig Alanson
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Ruins of the Earth
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- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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- Unabridged
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 159
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A secret buried in the Antarctic. A puzzle unsolved for thousands of years. And a Brooklyn-born master gunnery sergeant who's royally pissed that he has to babysit the researchers sent to figure it all out. But when Patrick "Wic" Finnegan finally sees what the team has uncovered, he can't believe his eyes, nor is he prepared for the violence to come. Soon, the portal opens and unleashes a storm of unbridled fury upon humanity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Impressively bland
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- Unabridged
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The Wizard's Council of Tarador was supposed to tell young Koren Bladewell that he is a wizard. They were supposed to tell everyone that he is not a jinx, that all the bad things that happen around him are because he can't control the power inside him, power he doesn't know about. The people of his village, even his parents, are afraid of him, afraid he is cursed. That he is a dangerous, evil jinx.
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2 out of 5 stars
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As predictable as vanilla soft serve
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Tin Man: A Galaxy's Edge Prequel
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In the wilds of a jungle planet, the Legion fights in brutal combat as Republic marines fly their SLICS from one tragedy to the next. H292, a repurposed warbot, shows the heart of a hero as he wades into the battle not to destroy - but to save.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't get the rest of the series!
- By C. Chaffin on 2021-01-04
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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There's a reason We Are Legion was named Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016: Its irresistibly irreverent wit! Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. The first item on his to-do list: Spending his newfound windfall. On an urge to splurge, he signs up to have his head cryogenically preserved in case of death. Then he gets himself killed crossing the street. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn't think I'd like it, but I loved it
- By Eli on 2018-01-11
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Wayward Galaxy
- Written by: Jason Anspach, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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A company of Army Rangers is sent on an interstellar colony ship to secure a foothold on a dangerous, alien planet through violence of action. Leaving behind a warring Earth flung headfirst into a conflict of mutual assured destruction, the Rangers and the accompanying crew of first colonists are guided on a 40-year journey by an unprecedented artificial intelligence. But when they emerge from the frigid embrace of cryosleep, they awake to a nightmare, finding themselves greeted by the same ruthless enemy that brought about the ruin of Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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strong start!!
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Warship
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- Unabridged
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In the 25th century, humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization, and humans have exploited the virtually limitless space and resources for hundreds of years with impunity. So complacent have they become with the overabundance that armed conflict is a thing of the past, and their machines of war are obsolete and decrepit. What would happen if they were suddenly threatened by a terrifying new enemy?
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good listen
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Outland
- Quantum Earth, Book 1
- Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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When an experiment to study quantum uncertainty goes spectacularly wrong, physics student Bill Rustad and his friends find that they have accidentally created an inter-dimensional portal. They connect to Outland - an alternate Earth with identical geology, but where humans never evolved. The group races to establish control of the portal before the government, the military, or evildoers can take it away. Then everything changes when the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts in an explosion large enough to destroy civilization and kill half the planet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Maggie Reid on 2019-05-28
Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
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Infinite
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- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The Galahad, a faster-than-light spacecraft, carries 50 scientists and engineers on a mission to prepare Kepler 452b, Earth's nearest habitable neighbor at 1400 light years away. With Earth no longer habitable and the Mars colony slowly failing, they are humanity's best hope. After 10 years in a failed cryogenic bed - body asleep, mind awake - William Chanokh's torture comes to an end as the fog clears, the hatch opens, and his friend and fellow hacker, Tom, greets him...by stabbing a screwdriver into his heart. This is the first time William dies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Excellent Excellent
- By daniel on 2018-05-14
Written by: Jeremy Robinson
Publisher's Summary
The battle-scarred star carrier Flying Dutchman is finally on her way back to Earth, after an exceptionally successful series of missions that have once again saved the world. The ship needs a serious refit, and her exhausted crew just wants a break from constant clandestine warfare against a vicious and superior enemy. Wishes come true, right? Not for the Merry Band of Pirates.
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- ChrisCW
- 2019-06-19
Love the series but...
The story has to pick up and start moving along. Alanson is building up an interesting universe but then gives us tidbits of discovery and while I’ve enjoyed every title so far it’s all staring to get long in the tooth. I’d like him to start delving more into the Elders mythos and stop the endless plots to keep saving the Earth because an alien might go visit it. I think, hopefully, this book wraps up that plot arc and our planet is finally and truly safe, and now they can go and figure out some of the mysteries of the galaxy, after the little audio play that is.
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- Justin
- 2019-04-21
Just binged the whole series. MUST HAVE MORE *taps forearm*
I, like many, grabbed this book series on RC Bray’s recommendation or simply by his name.
Don’t let that be the only reason. This writing is witty, clever, fun, deep, and somehow feels like a real world.
Gripes I have with most stories are character or logic inconsistencies. The abandoning of or betrayal of the rule-sets in a built character or world for the sake of plot. That and the forgetfulness of many writers who in a long series abandon plot lines they set up in previous books. Craig thus far has given me nothing to gripe about on that front.
For me, the slow weaving of clues into a massive story of the deep past with the Elders and the AI is very well done. Many writers tend to rush world building or abandon it altogether and the opportunity for mystery is wasted. I love the opportunity to ponder what really happened in the deep past. That’s a personal thing, as I love that in the real world too. I think I know the story he is setting us up for and I’m quite excited about it.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-07-01
getting repetitive
how many times can "asshole" be used as a part of plot development? Nuff said
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- jamaf
- 2019-08-15
Made it this far
This is a great story. Craig Alanson has got some great ideas. If I had to complain about his writing style especially in this book is sometimes he seems to go off on a tangent when describing how the character feels about something which takes a long time and doesn't add to the story. Like when you are waiting at a Dr.s office and its full and you don't feel well and everyone else seems to be getting called and you don't get called which makes you so mad that you want to scream but you can't because your sick and you just sit there waiting.. etc etc. like that. nothing to do with the story but .... other than a few occasions like that Skippy is awesomeness. I am joining the cult (um club). yay skippy.
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- Joe
- 2019-05-23
After seven books no ground has been gained.
I do love the characters in this series (most of which are absent in this one). They can't save this book from lazy writing however. The humans haven't made one single meaningful step towards securing the safety of Earth. What happens when the next ship jumps through the wormhole to the location of final battle in this story? They are going to find evidence of a battle and begin investigating what happened (parts of multiple missiles, armour shed from the battle etc.).
The cover story is going to fall flat as well. Senior species are cautious and maintain high alert when going through perfectly functioning wormholes even when safely in their sphere of influence. For some reason they suddenly decide to throw caution to the wind and send the entire force to cuddle up to a malfunctioning wormhole. A wormhole at the edge of their influence. The remaining, heavily damaged enemy ship travels all the way back to a relay station. Instead of waiting for for rescue, it continues on it's way and explodes. There's going to be a massive search for that ship.
There is no reason why they wouldn't return to investigate the Earth wormhole. It's doing things that have never happened in millennia of faithful service. When other wormholes begin exhibiting similar behaviour they should send teams to all of the wormholes acting up. The first one to malfunction would be an important part of the puzzle. Especially since it could be a cascade failure of the entire network starting at earth.
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- L. Ngo
- 2019-05-08
Great story about how they actually do it.
I really like Joe and Skippy's parts. however I felt like the story could have been better if we had more viewpoints from the maxsalts ships when they encountered the Dutchman, the pay off would have been better and it would have been a humans fuck yeah moment instead of hearing it from Joe who heard from Skippy.
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- Rossco
- 2019-04-09
What can I say? Please!
I love these books more than I like to admit. I occasionally go back and listen to them all over again. So much fun! Well done Craig! Please keep them coming!!
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- Steven Choquette
- 2023-08-21
That Loveable beer can!
I am so addicted to this story! The plot an twists just keep coming at you as you slip into the wormhole of this story not knowing what lies at the event horizon! Loved it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-05-31
Continuing to push the limits
This story still hasn’t gotten old, if only skippy and Joe could go on adventures forever
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- Jovette
- 2023-04-21
Not the best in series
Not the best, but still pretty good. My mind wondered in some of the technical descriptions, even with Mr. Bray's voice, and found I had to rewind a few times. Still I enjoyed it and looking forward to the next adventure.
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- Spankybus
- 2019-04-03
Same Problems as BSG and LOST
This series has been what I look forward to the most. Every time a new book hits, i re-listen to the series , in order, to get ready..usually to remind myself of whats happened prior. With each book, there is a slight drop-off in enjoyment as the same jokes, one-liners, and themes reiterate themselves without significant story evolution. Note that until This book, I felt the falling off was slight.
My gut feeling with Renegades is that the author never expected this series to be this successful when he set out...and not he's just padding the story with repetitive crap to wring every cent out of it that he can. Its the same feeling I had with ScyFy's Battlestar Galactica, LOST, and a dozen others shows that were overnight hits. Its like, "Holy crap, this is huge...we need more seasons"
The story is languishing. The jokes are pretty old now: "Let's go with the caring thing", "Hold my Beer", "I hate my life" I don't want to give much away, so I'll not say more...but predictable is the word...its become predictable.
We need to evolve the current characters. The story about overarching Skippy story needs to move forward faster, we need some new characters with depth in their own right. Hell, in this book, there were even fewer players...which meant we had to spend even more time with the same circular jokes and plot.
This series has been great...but please move it along, evolve the characters...More has to happen...If the next book falls off harder than this one did, I think I am done. At the very least, I won't pre-oder anymore and wait to read the reviews.
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- Gar
- 2019-04-15
I'm Out
The last two books but especially this one have been little more than ongoing side quests to the main story line. I really liked the first five books in the series but after that it just keeps dragging and dragging on ENDLESSLY..."Oh no now we have another problem to solve which is composed of 5 smaller problems and each of those has a ridiculous number of surprises that need to be solved!" and on and on. Almost nothing...again....about the main story line which is really what kept me reading this series. also Skippy is a lot less likeable now and the relationship between him and Joe a lot less fun. Suddenly the phrase "you little shithead" being repeated constantly throughout the book, seems a lot less funny and bit more disturbing. This last book was nothing more than a blatant money grab by trying to extend the story far beyond it's best before date. I count that as a slap in the face by the author towards his fans. I'll be returning this one and won't be getting any more. I'm Out.
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- BeauFLA
- 2019-03-27
Good But I Hoped For More
Book 7 is a lot better than book 6. For me however, there was too much bantering and not enough story development. Don't get me wrong I like the banter between the characters. But, when I can fast forward a few minutes and the same banter between the same characters on the same subject is still going on for several minutes afterward, its a bit much.
Just my perspective. I am sure there are a lot of Skippy fans who have a different opinion.
All in all I did enjoy the book. Just not as much as if there would have a bit more story development.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2019-04-05
Another filler book
Always better with Skippy and Joe. Unfortunately just a bunch of repeated phrases and events in a different part of the galaxy. Prepare to hear "monkey brain" 300 times and maybe 10 minutes of new information. RC was fantastic as always, though seemed to struggle with the accents slightly in this one.
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- Jeremy
- 2019-04-03
Series needs to go somewhere soon
I've enjoyed listening to these audiobooks at work. I skipped Paradise Lost as well as Book 6 as I felt they were nothing more than fillers or contractual obligations to the publisher. While I don't think this book was bad, I feel like it was rushed out just to have more sales. I know this is the goal of any author and publisher, but I would rather not be able to feel that is the case while I'm listening to the book. The series really needs to go somewhere in the next book.
I agree with other listeners that it needs to explore the Elders, more of Skippy's hidden background, as well as some interaction with some higher species.
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- Jake
- 2019-04-06
meh
Blah blah blah monkey gets into trouble, fights with beer can, wacky idea. omg we really almost died that time. repeat. love the series want to know more about the elders and the universe your creating here.
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- Mary and Stephen
- 2019-03-27
Irrational behavior and Poor Character Development
I keep buying these titles because the narration is some of the best out there. R.C. Bray is the absolute best. His ability to lose himself in the narration and convey not only different dialects, but female voices, is flat out amazing. But this is where the flattery for this title ends.
I cannot, for the life of me, understand why the Earth Governments are being painted as such cowardly imbeciles. Sure, government bureaucracy is sometimes laughably bad, but we can still understand their motivations, even if it is self-serving. But with regard to their treatment of our protagonist and his team, it's utterly baffling. When a military leader is disconnected from his command, he/she makes decisions to further the mission and protect his patrons. At every turn, Joe Bishop has made decisions that aligned with the goals of Earth and her safety. Yet each time they go home, Joe and his crew are railroaded and treated with hostility with no regard to sanity or common sense. They are chastised for making horrible decisions, yet each of those decisions had absolutely no alternative where Earth could have been safer had those decisions not been made. The author seems intent on painting the governments as evil, which is a rather unforgivable writing error. Conflict needs to be believable, and watching as the US Govt creates an adversary out of a supremely intelligent AI makes zero sense. Finding ways to work with that AI would be the most logical choice, yet the government seems content to ignore that, between Joe and Skippy, none of this would have been possible without them. It requires some serious mental gymnastics to explain why they would scuttle the only known means to save the planet.
Furthermore, the exposition continues to be mind numbingly boring and repetitive. Were it not for R.C. Bray, I'm not sure I could tolerate the "planning sessions" which are just a laundry list of in-universe rules which may or may not be broken depending on the narrative required. So much Deus-Ex Machina and MacGuffins are involved in these sessions that it's almost hilarious. "We can't do this because of X, but there is this super secret device that can accomplish this, but it's locked up on a military base/enemy star-ship/relay station." Honestly, I feel as if Alanson if just phoning it in in the last several books.
My personal opinion on this series....take some risks. Change the narrative. Expose the human race, reveal Skippy to another race, even if it's a select few. Let the people on Paradise know about the Dutchman, give them some hope, hell, rescue them. Fight for survival with everything on the table. And can we please, for the love of Skippy, start learning more about the Elders and the origins of our beloved beer can? What can't he tell us, why can't he tell us, can the human race learn the secrets of the Elders? Maybe that's how we win? We've made almost zero progress on this narrative over the course of 7.5 books. We need something more than the same rinse and repeat scenarios.
And lastly, let's get some damned character development. We have seen almost no character growth from Joe Bishop. He remains the same reluctant hero that he was in the very beginning, even with so many accomplishments under his belt. He should be extremely confident at this point. He shouldn't be taking leadership notes from his crew. At every turn he is being chided by supporting characters for not being a leader, yet his actions under pressure is leadership defined. What makes this military genius turn into a cowardly lion between victories? Joe is our protagonist, we need him to grow and succeed. As the reader, we need to have a few "hell yeah" moments every now and again. As it stands, Joe is just a doormat for everyone else's character growth.
Interestingly enough ,even after all these criticisms, I will still be a loyal fan. You can thank R.C. Bray and Skippy for my continued patronage. I would listen to Bray read from my vehicles technical manual..... And Skippy, well that is perhaps the best written character in the series, and even though much of the snark is also rinse and repeat, the combination of Bray and Skippy are just a joygasm for the ears. Anyway, on to the next book...
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- drsmith2002
- 2019-04-01
"Didn't I listen to this story 3 books ago..."
I really love this series, but this one is starting to drag. As always RC Bray is awesome, I would have given this series up a long time ago if not for him. The characters and plot are just not moving along well. The joke between Skippy and the other characters are becoming tired now. It was great in the first few books, but things just feel like they haven't progressed. I would love to explore the story of the elders more, what's the mystery with the AI's, anything but the save the world from X alien disaster caused by Joe not thinking plan Y through?? Also, Skippy is not really cute in this one, I found him way more annoying than funny...
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-03-31
so repetitive and predictable
I pretty much shipped most of the dialog because I couldn't take the repetitive bs jokes
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- Jason
- 2019-03-27
Felt weak
R.C. Bray is amazing as always.
This series has been fun to listen to till this book.
This felt like Robert Jordan during the filler parts of Wheel of Time. Amazing detail spanning hours that did not progress the plot much.
Hopefully things get better the next couple of books.
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