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Ruins of the Earth
- Ruins of the Earth, Book 1
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Series: Ruins of the Earth, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Gods and Men
- Ruins of the Earth, Book 2
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Following their successful mission to destroy the slaver ring in New York City, Wic and the members of Phantom Team pass through the Antarctic’s origin ring and find themselves deep in the heart of the Androchidan Empire. But as the scope of the alien specie’s operation becomes apparent, Phantom Team realizes they can’t standby as humanity is culled into submission. Efforts must be made to slow the enemy’s progress, if not stop it altogether.
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great
- By Karleene S on 2022-07-26
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Phantom Deadfall
- Ruins of the Earth, Book 3
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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The gods have been angered. Hell will rain down. After Wic and the Phantom’s successful operation on Karkin Four, the team learns of the enemy’s plans for a swift retaliation: an all-out assault on New York City. Together, Wic must rally the team’s resources to plan an emergency counter-assault that will push the Phantoms to their limits. With help from unexpected places, mission success seems all but assured. But when a new terrifying technology emerges, Wic must face the most challenging choice of all: sacrifice his teammates for the fate of Earth.
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Love it
- By Karleene S on 2022-07-27
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Ruins of the Galaxy
- Ruins of the Galaxy, Book 1
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
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The mission is simple. Escort an emissary to an intergalactic peace summit. Try not to get in the way. Lt. Magnus and his 79th Recon Team have certainly handled worse, after all. But when an explosion rocks the tower and sends everyone into a panic, Magnus and his asset find themselves cut off from the rest of the team. Worse still, a dying alien chieftain gives them a priceless drive of intel, marking them for death. The mission has officially changed. With enemies on all sides, Magnus must do everything in his power to protect the emissary and escape the tower.
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R.C Bray is the only good thing about this book
- By Jim Fernuik on 2020-12-28
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Match Game
- Expeditionary Force, Book 14
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 20 hrs and 20 mins
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For years, the ancient alien AI known as Skippy (the Magnificent, don’t forget that part) has been able to do one impossible thing after another. What is his secret? It’s simple: 100 percent Grade-A extreme awesomeness. And also because he had never been faced with an opponent of equal power. Until now. This time, he might need a little help from a band of filthy monkeys.
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It's magnificent.
- By Locke Steinbach on 2022-06-07
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Gateway to War
- Ruins of the Galaxy, Book 3
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Lieutenant Magnus survives the harrowing rescue of his unit only to find himself charged with treason by the very military he’s pledged his allegiance to. Now, he must attempt to escort Piper to the Luma, homeward of Worru before dark forces discover her otherworldly abilities. But once there, Magnus finds himself confronting new enemies in the place he least expects to find them. Meanwhile, Awen uncovers a new plot that threatens to upend order throughout the galaxy. She and Magnus find their way to an alien world where they must work together to build a new team from the ruins....
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Amazing book series
- By James on 2021-09-16
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Breakaway
- Expeditionary Force, Book 12
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
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The Merry Band of Pirates offered the bad guys a ceasefire. We won’t mess with them, if they don’t mess with us. Easy, right? No. The aliens chose to do things the hard way. So, the Pirates are racing around the galaxy to clean up the threat to Earth. The infant UN Navy has their own mission with the Alien Legion: Get humanity some allies in the fight. And the Ethics & Compliance Office might have to do something...ethical. Unless they can find a way around it.
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as always amazing except for that preview.
- By liam on 2021-06-03
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Gods and Men
- Ruins of the Earth, Book 2
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Following their successful mission to destroy the slaver ring in New York City, Wic and the members of Phantom Team pass through the Antarctic’s origin ring and find themselves deep in the heart of the Androchidan Empire. But as the scope of the alien specie’s operation becomes apparent, Phantom Team realizes they can’t standby as humanity is culled into submission. Efforts must be made to slow the enemy’s progress, if not stop it altogether.
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great
- By Karleene S on 2022-07-26
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Phantom Deadfall
- Ruins of the Earth, Book 3
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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The gods have been angered. Hell will rain down. After Wic and the Phantom’s successful operation on Karkin Four, the team learns of the enemy’s plans for a swift retaliation: an all-out assault on New York City. Together, Wic must rally the team’s resources to plan an emergency counter-assault that will push the Phantoms to their limits. With help from unexpected places, mission success seems all but assured. But when a new terrifying technology emerges, Wic must face the most challenging choice of all: sacrifice his teammates for the fate of Earth.
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Love it
- By Karleene S on 2022-07-27
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Ruins of the Galaxy
- Ruins of the Galaxy, Book 1
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The mission is simple. Escort an emissary to an intergalactic peace summit. Try not to get in the way. Lt. Magnus and his 79th Recon Team have certainly handled worse, after all. But when an explosion rocks the tower and sends everyone into a panic, Magnus and his asset find themselves cut off from the rest of the team. Worse still, a dying alien chieftain gives them a priceless drive of intel, marking them for death. The mission has officially changed. With enemies on all sides, Magnus must do everything in his power to protect the emissary and escape the tower.
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R.C Bray is the only good thing about this book
- By Jim Fernuik on 2020-12-28
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Match Game
- Expeditionary Force, Book 14
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 20 hrs and 20 mins
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For years, the ancient alien AI known as Skippy (the Magnificent, don’t forget that part) has been able to do one impossible thing after another. What is his secret? It’s simple: 100 percent Grade-A extreme awesomeness. And also because he had never been faced with an opponent of equal power. Until now. This time, he might need a little help from a band of filthy monkeys.
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It's magnificent.
- By Locke Steinbach on 2022-06-07
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Gateway to War
- Ruins of the Galaxy, Book 3
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Lieutenant Magnus survives the harrowing rescue of his unit only to find himself charged with treason by the very military he’s pledged his allegiance to. Now, he must attempt to escort Piper to the Luma, homeward of Worru before dark forces discover her otherworldly abilities. But once there, Magnus finds himself confronting new enemies in the place he least expects to find them. Meanwhile, Awen uncovers a new plot that threatens to upend order throughout the galaxy. She and Magnus find their way to an alien world where they must work together to build a new team from the ruins....
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Amazing book series
- By James on 2021-09-16
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Breakaway
- Expeditionary Force, Book 12
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
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The Merry Band of Pirates offered the bad guys a ceasefire. We won’t mess with them, if they don’t mess with us. Easy, right? No. The aliens chose to do things the hard way. So, the Pirates are racing around the galaxy to clean up the threat to Earth. The infant UN Navy has their own mission with the Alien Legion: Get humanity some allies in the fight. And the Ethics & Compliance Office might have to do something...ethical. Unless they can find a way around it.
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as always amazing except for that preview.
- By liam on 2021-06-03
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Galactic Breach
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- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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After Lieutenant Magnus awakes from the orbital strike that nearly killed him, he discovers that a small contingent of his Marine platoon has also survived. Hope glimmers as he devises a plan to rescue them. But when Magnus learns that his men are being held hostage by a deadly tribe, he fears the worst. Aided by volunteers from a group of elite Marauders, Magnus must attempt to cross the hostile city of Oosafar. Time is running out...and he has no choice but to undertake the most deadly urban assault of his career.
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love the dialog!
- By Jason rondeau on 2021-09-27
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Exo-Hunter
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One thousand years later. Humanity has left Earth behind and is rapidly expanding throughout the galaxy under the banner of The Union, a white supremacist government who racially ‘purified’ the human race hundreds of years in the past. Living on the fringe of this twisted Fourth Reich society, Dark Horse - the only Black man in the Union - commandeers a vessel and scours the galaxy for his missing teammates under the guise of an Exo-Hunter, seeking out exo-planets to satiate the Union’s need for colonization.
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Spotty
- By Jared R Meyer on 2021-07-08
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Wayward Galaxy
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- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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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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strong start!!
- By Blake on 2020-10-20
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Wayward Galaxy 3
- Wayward Galaxy, Book 3
- Written by: Jason Anspach, J.N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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Amir belongs to more than exotic and wild beasts. Alexa, Brody, and the growing colony will cause long-hidden RUPAC elements to rise from the darkness, culminating in a struggle to control the new world.
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Disapointed
- By Kindle Customer on 2022-04-08
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Wayward Galaxy 4
- Wayward Galaxy, Book 4
- Written by: Jason Anspach, J.N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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The Rangers and Osay colonists have won the fight for control of their corner of Amir. But as the threat of invasion from nearby RUPAC special forces loom, Reach, Alexa, and Brody seek to make newfound neighbors into allies. But friendship isn’t easy to come by, even on a planet as hostile to humans as Amir. Even inside the Ranger-protected confines of the O-C, tensions boil over as Liana works to find a way to make Ranger, Osay, and RUPAC defectors coexist and save their hostility for what lays outside the colony’s growing walls.
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Meh
- By Brian on 2022-07-06
Written by: Jason Anspach, and others
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Void Horizon
- Ruins of the Galaxy, Book 4
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Following their first victory against a rogue unit of Repub Marines, Magnus finds his newly trained gladias pinned down by a squadron of Talons. But when he discovers that their prisoners may hold critical answers to bringing down the enemy, Magnus must stop at nothing to get his team to safety and interrogate the enemy combatants.
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not for me
- By Kristian Wilson on 2022-01-20
Written by: Christopher Hopper, and others
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Legacies
- Galaxy's Edge Season 2, Book 1
- Written by: Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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With his duty to the Legion satisfied, Wraith sets out to find a lost member of his crew - the young girl Prisma. Not only does the journey bring with it more death and destruction - and loss - than he ever imagined, it revives the shadows of a forgotten past. The only way forward is to follow the footsteps of the legendary Tyrus Rechs. Meanwhile, as the galaxy struggles to steady itself following the fall of a corrupt and bloated republic, dangerous threats vie for power.
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Awesome
- By HBF on 2021-05-09
Written by: Jason Anspach, and others
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Wayward Galaxy 2
- Written by: Jason Anspach, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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Their foothold established, Reach and the soldiers sent to secure Amir have only begun to repair the destruction inflicted on them by hostile neighbors when a terrifying new threat emerges from the deep woods and dark jungles of Amir itself. Something so lethal and evasive, not even Brody can seem to take it down. New threats and old enemies arrive as more mysteries of this new home world are uncovered, and with them, clues to humanity’s own mysterious past.
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Series keeps getting better
- By Alexander Fernandes on 2021-07-31
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Black Labyrinth
- Ruins of the Galaxy, Book 5
- Written by: Christopher Hopper, J.N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Rocked by the death of a critical team member and haunted by the sudden disappearance of another, Magnus and Awen fight to rally the remaining Gladio Umbra in the wake of their raid on Worru. They’re forced to solicit support from some of the galaxy’s most unlikely sources. But when Moldark’s forces show up unexpectedly, Magnus and Awen are torn between rescuing a missing gladia and protecting the larger mission. New revelations about the Paragon surface, forcing the fledgling rebel resistance to find a way onto Moldark’s command ship, the notorious Black Labyrinth.
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Next please
- By Jason rondeau on 2022-05-20
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Torment
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- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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An electromagnetic pulse blinds the U.S. Cars crash. Planes fall. Chaos reigns. Power is restored within minutes, but it’s already too late. Russian nukes are falling. U.S. allies around the world are already wiped out. The United States will cease to exist inside of five minutes. After giving the order to launch a full-scale retaliation–dooming the planet–the president, his staff, Secret Service and those lucky enough to be visiting the White House, are whisked below ground, where they board several Earth Escape Pods. As the EEPs launch into Earth orbit, missiles descend.
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Amazing start, moves to a big WTF
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Last Contact
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The next thrilling installment in the epic military sci-fi Galaxy’s Edge series that fans are craving! Galaxy's Edge Season 2 continues as Wraith discovers crucial intel about the threat out past The Gap, beyond Galaxy's Edge. Meanwhile, Prisma undertakes and arduous journey and the legionnaires of Zombie Squad search for Masters.
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Not what they use to be
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Infinite 2
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William Chanokh is immortal...and he’s trapped on the Galahad, an interstellar starship on a never-ending journey through open space. His only companions are Capria - mortal and in cryo-sleep - and Gal, an artificial intelligence, and the love of his life, with whom he spends every waking moment in the "Great Escape". After untold years living countless lives, Gal begins acting strange. Betrayed by his digital love, his long-term memory overwritten, and enduring violent manipulation, Will painfully peels back layers of simulation, fighting to reach reality 1.0...
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Different but wild and weird
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Written by: Jeremy Robinson
Publisher's Summary
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. Patrick "Wic" Finnegan's last op as a Marine Raider before retirement sends him to the frozen Ellsworth Subglacial Highlands. The only reason he's here? He owes a favor to an old friend, but that doesn't mean he has to like it.
When Wic 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.
From the Antarctic tundra to the streets of Manhattan, Wic and his team will be pushed to their limits as they fight to hold back Earth's ultimate threat. The odds are against them. Governments are toppling. And the Earth is falling into ruin.
Join best-selling authors Christopher Hopper and J.N. Chaney on what audiences call a "nonstop, break-neck thrill ride into metaspace". For fans of District 9, Expeditionary Force, and Galaxy's Edge, this is one military sci-fi thriller you won't be able to put down, and the official beginning to the hit series Ruins of the Galaxy.
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- Reid Wallace
- 2021-10-11
Impressively bland
A lot of reviews are talking about similarities to 'Expedition Force', and I get it. This is what you would get if you rewrote Expedition force, only with the jokes replaced with masturbatory naming of every piece of military equipment under the sun. Much more military fiction for gun nuts than scifi. R.C. Bray manages to make it listenable, because the man could read the phone book, but even his wonderful voice acting and general delivery can't breath life into a cast of generic soldier stand ins (that die frequently to keep the main duder oh so ANGRY)… Couple all this with a heaping helping of terribly written political talking points and its down right painful at times. You know you are preaching like an asshole when even people that agree with you are annoyed, and your driving away the rest to de-characterize your damned characters. Stop it. Reads like video game fanfiction written by a team of 4 16 year olds that met on /pol... Might actually be just that. Save your money, check out the 'I am legion I am bob' series or whatever it was called, way better... Unless you really want to hear the exact model number of every weapon fired in a 15 hour action novel, if that gets your bits tingling, enjoy?
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- Joe
- 2021-04-23
Not very original
"For fans of District 9, Expeditionary Force, and Galaxy's Edge." That pretty much sums it up. This book is basically those three stories mashed together and not in a good way. While I like every one of the stories this one is derived from, this book also includes the worst parts of each. For example in Expeditionary Force they never really accomplish anything concrete. The same is true here.
R C Bray is a good narrator but Skippy... uh I mean "Chuck" loses his British accent one paragraph in and it's never heard from again. Don't even get me started on Veronica. BAD stereotype (bordering on racist) sums that up.
Being able to suspend your disbelief is important especially with science fiction. Would these aliens really be caught flat-footed by humans? They've been doing what they do since humans were wearing animal skins. Injuries are just a footnote and mean nothing seconds after they happen no matter how severe.
Bottom line is this is were I get off this silly train. Trained warriors whining about -5°F? What a bunch of wimps. We camp outside at -25.
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- Zach
- 2021-04-12
hesitant on all 5's
overall this is a solid listen, the story, nothing you could imagine, needs, bureaucrats, and a good old master Sgt that just offers a SHIT TONNE (metric system is the best BTW) of street cred to the protagonist. some similarities to other reads , expeditionary force for example, but with enough differences to make it unique and interesting... I really couldn't put it down
RC does a good job of hammering down John Cleese in the beginning, but looses it a bit, but his characterization and voicing of women has always impressed me.
solid book if your a member of the MBOP, I think you'll like it
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- S. Blondie
- 2021-10-06
too much like expeditionary force.
It was nice to see Bishop and Skippy back in action... Whoops, I mean WIC and Charles. I enjoyed this well enough, but the similarities between Expeditionary Force are undeniable.
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- Gerry
- 2021-05-12
My Favourite Reader
Seriously, I'd listen to RC Bray read the back of a cereal box. The story was good too of course, but he really does bring anything he reads to life.
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- Clinton Smith
- 2022-06-07
Plot starts but falls into an old rut
Liked the start, thought it was a new base for escape but then the beer can turned into a gun and Bishop grew a beard.
Again you had a start, but the snarky, jealous, brilliant and damaged beer can/gun looks like cuts from the original that got dusted off and handed to Hopper to “do something with”. Was this the editors idea?
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-04-05
feels familiar
Good writing, R.C. Bray is his usual self and spot on with the voice acting.
I liked this book, and finished it really fast, couldn't get enough.
That being said, this really feels like exfor, but Skippy is a gun and Joe is now a gunnery Sargent.
what can I say, I'm a sucker for that beer can.
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- Alexander Fernandes
- 2022-02-05
Skippy? Is that you?
Pretty cool book and premise. If I was Wick I would be liberating every gun and ship I came across. I would also be asking Skippy or chuck how to get more iridium juice to give super access to all of phantom team.
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- rick
- 2022-02-04
Who doesn't have a talking gun
I get it that the comparison to Expeditionary Force can throw you off at first. After burning through all of expeditionary force I got use to the talking gun and enjoyed this books twist on alien invasion. I enjoyed it and recomend it and I'll give the next a go. However I noticed that there are no other audio books after book 2 so hopefully so hopefully Chaney snd Hopper get that fixed.
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- Riley
- 2021-08-16
feels a lot like the expeditionary force.
feel like the expeditionary force but definitely still a great story so far! loving it!
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- Jeremy Korpi
- 2021-04-06
I really wanted to like this.
Imagine if Craig Alanson wrote expeditionary force while in middle school. Same characters, same basic plot, just not as good. if not for RC Bray, I think I would have turned it off. I will not be continuing this series.
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- MLT78
- 2021-03-30
Suspenseful military story with great characters.
This book series is part of the RUINS (Ruins of the Galaxy) book universe. This book can be read before or after you have read the other series. This series is starting off with more focus on the “military” aspect of the mil sci-fi than Ruins of the Galaxy.
It is written in a way that keeps the suspense high. It is gritty at times and has an incredibly “realistic feel” for it being sci-fi.
The characters are done very well. They are interesting, realistic, quirky, flawed, and entertaining. Each one seems unique, has depth, and we already see some character development in book one. Many sci-fi books focus on story rather than character development but this book equally places importance on both.
A fun start to a new series!
And RC Bray kills it as usual.
56 people found this helpful
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- General Tso
- 2021-04-02
Expeditionary Force, but completely on Earth
Even has Skippy the Magnificent! Um... I mean, "Sir Chuck the gun".
As always, RC Bray is amazing.
However I expect the authors either got Craig Alanson's permission or are expecting a law suit.
47 people found this helpful
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- rob stover
- 2021-04-05
Plagiarism? Or Skippy & Nagatha light.
You get a few hours into this otherwise promising story and run head first into an AI character amazingly similar to Skippy/Nagatha from another series by C. Alanson. Oops! So I am returning the book.
41 people found this helpful
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- Steve Janulin
- 2021-03-30
The bar has been raised!!!
Unlike most Sci-Fi thrillers, this one takes place right here in our own back yard. Starting at the South Pole, moving through the rural country side of eastern Pensylvania, through New Jersey, Staten Island, and into the heart of Manhattan. The author has spared no detail to make you feel as if you are right there in the middle of all the action.
With a new batch of characters, and very authentic action scenes, mixed with humor and twists and turns, this book will keep you on edge from start until finish.
Topped with the voice talents of the legendary R.C. Bray, this is one thrill ride you absolutely do not want to miss.
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- Michelle Allen
- 2021-04-04
I love RC Bray but...
Not sure he was the best choice for this book. Given the premise of this book and some of RC’s vocalizations, some Characters were too close to Expeditionary Force for my liking. It’s a fun listen but I felt it was a rip off of EF.
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- Eric
- 2021-03-31
Bray is King
Once again, RC Bray graces us with his stupendous vocal talents. Prepare yourselves, Monkeys! Another adventure is upon us, but this time it's a whole new universe. And boy, what a story. I love the ancient civilization stuff, the aliens, and the mystery of Antarctica. Can't get enough!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-04-04
Disappointed
Stereotypical characters and predictable events made this book difficult to listen to . If it wasn’t for R.C Bray’s excellent narration I would have turned it off.
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- Lanie and Alex
- 2021-05-19
Too cliche, too derivative, couldn’t finish
Listen, I like both these authors but this was just not up to par for them. This is supposed to be realistic in terms of the military characters, at least that’s how it seems to be written. I’m not former military but I can tell you that just because you were in, doesn’t mean you’re going to have access to military grade comms equipment, weapons, explosives, etc, when you retire. The protagonist is frustratingly dense in both his reluctance to accept the fact that earth is being invaded by aliens as well as being cliche in his interaction with technology. I’m just a little tired of the “I’m an old man in my thirties/forties and I don’t understand or trust all this new fangled technology that I’ve been living with and around for most of my adult life” trope. Also, there are just too many similarities to other popular contemporary military science fictions out there and borders on the cringy when the “Skippy/Bishop” plot development begins. I’m just disappointed because the meat of this story had the potential to be fun, compelling, and original but got bogged down by what one could call paying tribute and another would call intellectual theft. Sorry friends, try something else.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-03-31
A thrill ride
Chaney, Hopper, and Bray are a solid mix. I've been reading Chaney's stuff for two years and every series is a home run. This was no different. Great to finally hear Bray's treatment, and boy does he deliver the goods. I'm looking forward to the next one already. In the meantime, I plan to re-listen to Renegade Star.
8 people found this helpful