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Rumors of War
- Green Zone War, Book 1
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Series: Green Zone War, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Tom Thrush thinks basic officer training is tough - until he joins the frigate Kestrel and finds out what tough really means. The crew resents him. The first officer is actively hostile. As the ship hunts pirates in deep space, Tom struggles to fit in and wonders if things can get any worse. They can.
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- Stephen Baxter
- 2018-10-11
Good Story, Not Hard Science Fiction
The story is good and moves along well. The characters are well described and realistic.
However, the space combat is not realistic. Interplanetary ships take minutes to traverse several hundred kilometers. Ignores orbital mechanics. Ships only fight when within several hundred kilometers of each other. Missiles, which should be going pretty fast, are destroyed within 3 kilometers of the targets by CIWS...
The tactics are not as bad, but are not great. SPOILER, The captain leaves an intact enemy light cruiser in stable orbit around a habitable planet behind enemy lines. I would think in real war they would have destroyed this ship to keep the enemy from repairing it and sending it back into combat...
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- Shawn
- 2018-10-04
It’s good a good set up book.
This story is good not a masterpiece but the pacing is good and the characters are likable. If you want something that will keep you captivated from beginning to end this is probably not it. But it’s a good set up for what could be a great series. The first 3/4th of the book is character development. But it was done well and the banter mixed with the internal thoughts made the story good.
I think there is potential for a good series here, I will buy the next one.
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- AGreviewer
- 2018-11-29
Meh
The voice actor constantly puts emphasis on the wrong syllable. It is very distractinseparateg from the story. Also he changes accent midsentence with the different characters. The story is OK, but it doesn’t really make a lot of sense at times. Why is there a thin spine separating two halves of a warship? Why does the ship have actual windows? And the main character is annoying. I’ll probably finish the series because I have spare audible credits but meh.
11 people found this helpful
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- Darth4Less
- 2018-11-27
okay
it was okay and I would have probably picked up the second one if it weren't for the narration. one of the worst I've ever heard. I couldn't hear some lines because of the narrator's propensity to whisper. irritating beyond measure.
5 people found this helpful
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- Dennis
- 2019-02-08
Not my favorite...
In my opinion, this book started slow and had rare moments of action. I was also put off with the lead character's painful development.
I am debating on whether or not to get the next book. Maybe the author will hit his stride!
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- coop
- 2018-12-22
fun books
kind of like wagon train the old western show where they never get anywhere ..but enjoying it all the same on third book now...
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- David Hannan
- 2018-11-14
It's a Good story, but...
The concept of the story is good and for the most part it's entertaining, but a little bit too much drama queen dialog for my liking.
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- Sailfish
- 2019-09-14
Mostly backstory but very realistic
One of the more enjoyable part of this novel is the care that was taken in making the whole military indoctrination and training parts, from boot camp, to AIT, to noob half lieutenant (aka butter bar lieutenant) lack of command responsibilities, &c. The MC is also a realistic representation of a young man, forced into command of a frigate space craft on entry into war, who is overwhelmed with fear, uncertainty and doubt and the trials that end up making him a credible commander.
Also, another item I found interesting was the description of warp speed (aka slip space, slipstream space, &c.) Most SciFi explain it in terms of some, almost magical, spaceship device. Here, it was explained as entering into 7th dimensional space being the means in which they are capable to traverse the galaxy at superluminal speed. As one can imagine a wormhole allowing one to travel vast distances by traveling through folded 3D space, being able to do so via 7D space makes sense (in a nonsensical way, of course).
Jake Elwood is a good writer and Johnathan McClain makes even the tedious parts of training very listenable.
I have high hopes for Book 2.
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- Ed H.
- 2021-02-11
Great start to a very promising Space Opera!
Book 1 of a 5 book military sci-fi space Opera. Great start! Our hero is a young guy thrust into a leadership position well before he's ready. Excellent character development so far, and I'm very optimistic about this series. (Note: book 0 is only 39 minutes long and totally unnecessary, although I enjoyed it. If you do read it, I think it's better to be read after book 1, rather than before).
I got all five of these books (plus book 0) at no cost via the Plus Catalog that is part of the Audible Premium Membership!! But that has absolutely nothing to do with my review. I only point it out in the event that your membership also includes the Plus Catalog.
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- Anthony ROyal
- 2020-04-16
promising concept
I struggled through this. firstly the main character ter is... not endearing or likable and not understandable. His reactions are extreme cold (dont care) or extreme hot (murder them all). Their is no supporting characters and dont get me started on how the supposed space faring "military" which has supposedly lasted hundreds of years in space is apparently totally incompetent at being a military and at being in space.
Then the sciencey bullshit that's thrown out with the very long and odd attempt to romanticize that bs ( I'm talking about the 7th dimension travel with "spirits") at the same time made me want to fast forward. nothing made me excited to continue the story at all.
That brings me to *Spoilers* ( although not that much ). A ship has nuke detonated "near" it not a direct hit and it kills everyone on the ship. this again buys up against the supposedly being space faring for hundreds of years. You are in space surrounded by radiation... constantly. But hey power loss from EMP (which also makes me wonder how weapons development hasnt advanced at all except lasers) and a nuke that takes out an entire ship... that is also not obliterated by enemy afterward because hey might as well let an enemy crew die slowly with potential to send a message. oh wait communications also apparently has made absolutely no advancements either... the future the author paints is not very imaginative... or fun. sigh I'm sad that this makes me not want to go on with these series.
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- Donald
- 2018-11-16
good
I really enjoyed the story and I am looking forward to hearing the next one!!
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