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Valkyrie
- Expeditionary Force, Book 9
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
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Critical Mass
- Expeditionary Force, Book 10
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
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The Merry Band of Pirates are in desperate trouble after the end of their last mission, and the real danger to humanity is just getting started. Hostile aliens have discovered there is something odd going on with wormholes in the galaxy, and their investigations could lead to finding a shortcut to Earth....
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[SPOILERS AHEAD] Craig, please take a break.....
- By Dylan H. on 2020-08-29
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Armageddon
- Expeditionary Force, Book 8
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
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After the Renegade mission by the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman, the UN Expeditionary Force thought Earth was safe for hundreds of years, at least. After there was trouble on the home front and the president had to authorize a nuclear strike on an American city, UNEF decided they did need the Merry Band of Pirates again. So, the Flying Dutchman is sent out on a simple recon mission. But for the pirates, nothing is ever simple, and their mission will become Armageddon.
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NOT ALL CANADIANS TALK LIKE THAT!!
- By Anonymous User on 2019-11-28
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Brushfire
- Expeditionary Force, Book 11
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 18 mins
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Peacetime can be a rough adjustment for the battle-hardened Merry Band of Pirates.
Especially when aliens don’t get the memo that the shooting is over.
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fantastic as usual with a hiccup
- By Kevan Walter on 2020-12-19
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Renegades
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Love the series but...
- By ChrisCW on 2019-06-19
Written by: Craig Alanson
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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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Mavericks
- Expeditionary Force, Book 6
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
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The remnants of the Expeditionary Force stranded on the alien-controlled planet "Paradise" get a chance to prove themselves, in a simple off-world training mission with a ship full of teenage alien cadets. When the mission goes horribly wrong and the survival of everyone on Paradise is at risk, the Merry Band of Pirates may have to come to the rescue. Unless they get killed first....
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Good, but heavy lack of the Merry Band of Pirates
- By Scott on 2018-10-22
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Critical Mass
- Expeditionary Force, Book 10
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The Merry Band of Pirates are in desperate trouble after the end of their last mission, and the real danger to humanity is just getting started. Hostile aliens have discovered there is something odd going on with wormholes in the galaxy, and their investigations could lead to finding a shortcut to Earth....
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[SPOILERS AHEAD] Craig, please take a break.....
- By Dylan H. on 2020-08-29
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Armageddon
- Expeditionary Force, Book 8
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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After the Renegade mission by the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman, the UN Expeditionary Force thought Earth was safe for hundreds of years, at least. After there was trouble on the home front and the president had to authorize a nuclear strike on an American city, UNEF decided they did need the Merry Band of Pirates again. So, the Flying Dutchman is sent out on a simple recon mission. But for the pirates, nothing is ever simple, and their mission will become Armageddon.
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NOT ALL CANADIANS TALK LIKE THAT!!
- By Anonymous User on 2019-11-28
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Brushfire
- Expeditionary Force, Book 11
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 18 mins
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Peacetime can be a rough adjustment for the battle-hardened Merry Band of Pirates.
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fantastic as usual with a hiccup
- By Kevan Walter on 2020-12-19
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Renegades
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Love the series but...
- By ChrisCW on 2019-06-19
Written by: Craig Alanson
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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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Mavericks
- Expeditionary Force, Book 6
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 21 mins
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The remnants of the Expeditionary Force stranded on the alien-controlled planet "Paradise" get a chance to prove themselves, in a simple off-world training mission with a ship full of teenage alien cadets. When the mission goes horribly wrong and the survival of everyone on Paradise is at risk, the Merry Band of Pirates may have to come to the rescue. Unless they get killed first....
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Good, but heavy lack of the Merry Band of Pirates
- By Scott on 2018-10-22
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Zero Hour
- Expeditionary Force, Book 5
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
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United Nations Special Operations Command sent an elite expeditionary force of soldiers and pilots out on a simple recon mission, and somehow along the way they sparked an alien civil war. Now the not-at-all-merry band of pirates is in desperate trouble, again. Their stolen alien starship is falling apart, thousands of light years from home. The ancient alien AI they nicknamed Skippy is apparently dead, and even if they can by some miracle revive him, he might never be the same.
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once again a great listen
- By Kevin on 2018-02-14
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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After the latest mission of the starship Flying Dutchman, Earth is safe not just for a year, but for hundreds of years. The ship’s weary crew wonders what they will do with their lives in peacetime, but the enemy has other plans, and there is danger on the Homefront. Starring Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and everyone's favorite AI, Skippy the Magnificent, alongside a full cast. Includes plenty of pew-pew-pew, original sound composition, and maybe some singing by R.C. Bray.
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Solid Shmaybe!
- By ChrisCW on 2019-06-19
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Fallout
- Expeditionary Force, Book 13
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
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The problem with lying about having a super weapon is that the bad guys might believe they have nothing to lose by doing something stupid that both sides will regret. Or, they might just call your bluff. Either way, the Merry Band of Pirates need a plan to deal with the Fallout.
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Obscure pop/sci-fi culture references kill me
- By Anonymous User on 2021-12-12
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Black Ops
- Expeditionary Force, Book 4
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
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The elite crew of the pirate ship UNS Flying Dutchman had a simple mission: determining whether the Thuranin are sending another starship to Earth. Along the way, they became sidetracked by securing a future for the UNEF troops on the planet Paradise. When asked whether Earth was now safe, their ancient alien AI responded "Not so much"...now they have to deal with the consequences.
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Hail the adventures of Skippy the Magnificent!!!
- By Kaisersoser on 2017-11-17
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Paradise
- Expeditionary Force, Book 3
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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While the crew of the starship Flying Dutchman have been trying to assure that hostile aliens do not have access to Earth, the UN Expeditionary Force has been stranded on the planet they nicknamed "Paradise". The Flying Dutchman is headed back out on another mission, and the UN wants the ship to find out the status of the humans on Paradise. But Colonel Joe Bishop warns that they might not like what they find, and they can't do anything about it without endangering Earth.
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More repetitive than anything I’ve ever read or listened to
- By Andrew on 2019-04-15
Written by: Craig Alanson
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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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Failure Mode
- Expeditionary Force, Book 15
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
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The galaxy is doomed. Monkeys may be clever and too stubborn to give up, but Skippy The Idiot Who Got Played knows the harsh truth: this is a fight he can’t win. The odds are not only stacked against him, he was designed not to win this fight. Maybe he can salvage some faint memory of the civilizations that inhabit the galaxy, but those beings are doomed. Doomed. Including the Merry Band of Pirates.
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Obviously going to be awesome!
- By Greyson Bannerman on 2022-12-06
Written by: Craig Alanson
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SpecOps
- Expeditionary Force, Book 2
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
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Colonel Joe Bishop made a promise and he's going to keep it; taking the captured alien starship Flying Dutchman back out. He doesn't agree when the UN decides to send almost 70 elite Special Operations troops, hotshot pilots, and scientists with him; the mission is a fool's errand he doesn't expect to ever return from. At least, this time, the Earth is safe, right? Not so much.
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Repetitive and dull
- By Andrew on 2019-03-25
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Trouble on Paradise
- Expeditionary Force, Book 3.5
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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While the crew of the UN Expeditionary Force's pirate starship Flying Dutchman are enjoying a luxury vacation cruise (not!), UNEF troops are still stranded on an alien-controlled planet. Major Emily Perkins and her team are busy picking up the pieces, and it's not easy, because there is trouble on Paradise...
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Terrific
- By Dustin on 2019-01-05
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
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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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Simply great.
- By Bill on 2019-05-12
Written by: Craig Alanson
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Freefall
- Expeditionary Force Mavericks, Book 2
- Written by: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
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The Alien Legion has a new mission, and this time, they are working for the enemy. Also against the enemy. Like every operation that Emily Perkins plans, it’s complicated. But plans require good intel, and when the plan falls apart, the Mavericks are in freefall....
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Wish I could give 9 stars!
- By Christopher on 2021-04-10
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
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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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Easily one of the better books I've read..
- By jesse cornelious on 2018-10-31
Written by: Craig Alanson
Publisher's Summary
After saving the world many times, the Merry Band of Pirates have accepted the inevitable: Earth is doomed.
All they can do is try to bring a few thousand people to safety, before vicious aliens arrive to destroy humanity's home world.
No.
There is one other thing they can do: hit the enemy so hard that the aliens will regret they ever heard of humans.
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- liam
- 2020-02-10
Canadians do not say or use "EH like that.
As always amazing job RC Bray. the only problem is with the way the Canadian character uses Eh that's it
Also, the blooper reel was amazing.
16 people found this helpful
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- Thomas Sheppard
- 2020-02-16
Ending Disappointing
Great series. Great book. Lousy ending. I hate it when authors use cliffhangers to get people to build interest in the next book in a series. This one is particularly upsetting cause it leaves a major conflict and plot point up in the air. I love this series but this was so unworthy of the author. I will continue with the series but if the cliffhangers continue it will be my last.
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- Benjamin McRae
- 2020-02-13
Craig how could you!? amazing book! must listen!!
A heads up for anyone that absolutely loves this series, and hates cliff hangers: DO BUY, but wait till the next book comes out to listen. Craig Alanson leaves the book off on the craziest most nail biting
cliff hanger I have ever seen him leave us hang on T-T I WANT THE NEXT BOOK NOW!! Like, right now!
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- Doug Ross
- 2020-02-12
Five stars but screw you Mr Craig
Hmmm where oh where shall I start.
Well im now 100% positive skippy is Craigs alter ego, yup thats right!!!
Besides Craig being a jackass with a cliff hanger ending like that, well more like a Grand Canyon cliff hanger, this addition to the series is top notch, great plot progression blah blah haha.
The only thing that stopped me from becoming one of those social media trolls was the blooper real past the ending, lucky RC Bray saved ur ass Craig lol.
All joking aside this is an amazing addition to the series, if I could rate it 6 stars I would then I would promptly rate it back to 5 stars with that cliff hand ending.
Well played Craig.....
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- JCW
- 2020-02-09
Worst book of the series.
Really disappointed on multiple levels. Adds literally nothing new to the series aside from “big reveals” about Skippy’s past near the very end of the book. Another cheesy cliffhanger ending too, which is becoming a trend.
Also, why does Frey now punctuate every sentence with “eh”? Traumatic brain injury sustained between conclusion of the last book and this turd?
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- Jeff
- 2020-02-13
WHAT IN THE BLEEPITY BLEEP WAS THAT!!!!
Craig Alanson. There had better be more to this! Do not leave us hanging like that!
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- Allan Elliott
- 2020-02-11
holy shit
best book yet tho that ending. you will know when you finish it. 10 stars cause fuck yea
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- Troy
- 2020-05-11
Where did it all go wrong
I've really enjoyed this series but this feels like a drunk voicemail someone leaves their ex while they slowly devolve into a incoherent mess.
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Firstly - The biggest cliff hanger ever. WHY, if your readers are 9 books in you don't need to pull that **** to get them to invest in the next book in the series. It makes for a poor ending and messes with the tempo of the next in the series as it will likely start with the deaths of some important characters in the first chapter.
Secondly - What is happening to Joe? Did skippy develop a time machine to turn him into a 10 year old! EVERY female in this book acts like his mother scolding him and he just looks at the flooring blushing while scuffing his shoes. I was under the impressing he was the commander but he has the confidence of a field mouse and why did you turn all the female characters into angry third grade teachers. Joe is the main character, but it would have been best to just put him out of his misery. You have killed his character. He no longer has any redeeming factors. Either have him grow as a character or have other characters acknowledge him for what hes done. This books acts like its his first day on the job and everyone at best tolerates his existence while everyone as well as himself blames him for earth being in danger. Really, everyone blames Joe.
Thirdly -He turns into a blubbering mess at the mention of Adams but never does anything about his feeling because of Army Policy. Really!!? He goes from screw UNIF in one chapter to what will they think of me having feelings for a subordinate. Hes confident he will be jailed at least or possibly executed upon return but is worried about regulations regarding relationships. Sounds reasonable.
Fourth - Adams. She went from being confident to turning into a teenage girl. Skippy assured her is nothing changed due to her recovery. So what happened? Time machine strikes again. She meet someone she used to have a relationship with years ago and immediately embraces him in front of everyone. Completely out of character for someone who does not show public affection. That's more than she and Joe have done in the entire series but they love each other, sure. Either have them get together or drop it, the Rachel and Ross story is pass its expiration date.
Fifth - I could have skipped this entire book besides the last 20 minutes and missed nothing. Oh no, how will we rescue these people from the lizards. Really, you have been hunting down the top species but are now worried about a couple lizards. That does not make any sense. They go from top dogs in one chapter to toddlers with water pistols in the next.
This book should be titled "Regression" as both this MBOP abilities have regressed, as well as the characters personalities.
I wish i could forget this book and imagine my own version of book 9.
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- Bigmike130
- 2020-02-11
awesome
first of all.
DAMN YOU CRAIG ALANSON! CLIFFHANGER OF THE YEAR AND ITS ONLY FEBRUARY!!
I love this universe and I hope you continue writing amazing books.
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- Joel
- 2020-04-04
Disappointing
I have gone through the whole series, but I’m regretting these last two. I enjoy the greater story, and the impeccable narration of course. But I’m so tired of the gimmicks. I can’t do this anymore. Another cliffhanger, really? I was finally getting into the story after a clumsy start. I was really glad that the story was finally progressing...
But that lasted all of an hour at the very end. I can’t recommend this; most of the actual content is just same-same, and we’ve heard the same conversations and jokes many times already. Also, the Canadian mockery is tedious; it would be great if it was well placed, but because all of the “eh”s are in awkward places it’s just cringe-y.
Anyway I suppose if you really can’t get enough of the bishop-skippy shenanigans, this book does have some. I’m moving to a fresh series.
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- Kevin
- 2020-02-04
A chore to read. A disappointment and repetitive.
My first review was removed. I'm not sure why? It was ranked the number 1 review of the book as most helpful....
I'm pretty upset. I'm not going to lie. I download and binge the books as they are released. Pulling all nighters...
I've been patient. I've been calm. I've defended the series from justified criticism... but I'm so disappointed with this book. Half the book was nothing but filler that didn't need to be there.
The first half of the book had me fist pumping the air.
The second half made me tired, annoyed, upset, and honestly it was a chore to finish the book. I've never felt so bored and annoyed by an author's choice to create a problem that doesn't need to exist, ONLY TO THEN SHOEHORN the advertised revealing of everything. It felt unnatural. And it was as if he simply got tired of writing the filler and just wedged in the reveals.
It made me mad that the MBOP also never seem to actually show appreciation of Skippy. They are jerks to him. Yes he's a jerk at times, but look at some of the statements towards him.... I cannot recall a genuine thank you or anything. It's unnatural and a poor attempt at foreshadowing.
The ending.. I'm glad we know, but I'm certifiably mad that Craig decided to waste the second half of the book on some mission that did not need to be in the book at all. There's literally no reason for that problem to exist.
I'm so tired of the filler dragging the books out. Honestly, I'm seriously debating giving up on my second favorite book series. I'm a diehard fan and have read each book at minimum 4 times each.
The cliffhanger wasn't clever or exciting, it was annoying. We deserved better after waiting so long for answers.
I'm genuinely disappointed that after everything, our heros have yet again waste their time, nothing matters, no one respects Joe for some darn reason, and he still might not get the girl. It's been 9 books, do your thing or get off the pot with the relationships.
The repetitiveness of the story arches and the repetitiveness of the books plot points is unnecessary and filler. We get it, the earth is doomed. Okay. You told us that 7 times in the last 20 pages. We.get.it.
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- Carl Haynes
- 2020-02-06
You stupid monkeys! Why would anyone read a review for book 9
It’s book freeking 9. If you ate 8 bananas from a bunch would you think the 9th banana would be so different that you would have to consult other monkeys on the tasty deliciousness of their 9th banana. Nnoooooo stupid monkeys love bananas and when they have loved their previous 8 bananas form this bunch, said stupid monkey should already know that they will love their 9th banana. Or similarly they will love the continuing adventures of the worlds most magnificent and awesome elder AI Skippy the Magnificent and his stupid side kick Joe “stupid smelly monkey” Bishop on their newly assembled BATTLECRUISER Valkyrie
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-02-05
Talk about beating the dead horse.
I was huge fan of this book series. But it feels like I'm reading the same book over and over again. I have relationship fatigue. Sick of hearing the unnatural Way the relationships all exist. This series should have ended three books ago. I think Skippy says it best when he sums up everything blah blah blah
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-02-06
Feel sorry for RC Bray having to read this
Loved the first book. Sadly the quality have declined steadily as the series have progressed. Seems the author has run out of fresh ideas and is just rehashing old material without being able to develop the plot further. As the story gets more and more confusing, it ends in a cliffhanger. A waste of time and a waste of money. It is obvious that Alanson has decided to milk this series for all it is worth by publishing books faster and faster at the expense of ever declining quality.
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- Ryan
- 2020-02-05
Terrible book
You keep hoping the story is going to progress it doesn’t. The narrator is awesome. If it wasn’t for him I would not even bother with the story.
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- LaSwaggy
- 2020-02-09
I made it this far, but I can't take any more.
First review ever because enough is enough. I'm done.
I've been waiting for the plot to advance. And it did to an extent as they went on the offensive and the dynamic of the Universe totally changed. I really enjoyed it.
But then do something incredibly dumb based on Bishop's jealousy over an Adams non-issue (For the love of God retire the "I can't date Adams because the Army would be mad at me." trope. It's not even casual mentions this time either, Bishop vomits on and on about it and even the other characters are tired of it. Like Bishop hasn't commited Mutiny before? More insultingly, Bishop casually dismisses Army regulations in a single sentence later in the book (Chinese General).
Furthermore, Bishop has not developed as character. He's been in command for years, but still struggles to act like an adult, both in terms of maturity and intelligence (he's almost proud of his ignorance). When people tell him obvious truths his feelings get easily hurt, and then he mopes. Skippy has to lock Mario Kart until he finishes his readings. He thinks "fortuitous" is a fancy word. The list goes on and on. Would Piccard or say Jack Ryan act like this?
And then the plot goes to die. An entire section of the book should have been cut. It killed the plot momentum for a mission that made no sense. What made me the most mad about the situation is that it heavily referenced book 3.5 about the Mavericks; I didn't listen to that one as these books don't work without Skippy/Bishop dialogs. Same thing he did in book 8 with Daytona (book 7.5). I was confused about my first read of book 8 that reference Daytona. So I tried to listen to Daytona, but I couldn't finish. Just terrible. Upside however: I learned how to exchnage Audible books. These plot references feel cheap and simple quick cash grabs. I'm disappointed in the author. He has plenty of plot ideas to work with and we've proven we'll pay for strong content.
New and usual faults aside, the cliffhanger at the end is intriguing. But it's a development that didn't require 11 books to introduce.
Narration was great, but I'm still done with the series.
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- Dan Walton
- 2020-02-04
Don't stop now!
I have experienced all nine books and all I can say is please don't stop now even if you have to make up something... hehe. This author and narrator combination make these books very fun to hear. If you wrote 90 books I would listen to them all!
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- shannon Pitman
- 2020-02-05
wow hours I cant get back
I have over 100 books 1st review.. loved the books till now got the preorder. 1st time not worth it on this one. sorry 1st bad reviews
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- Michael T
- 2020-02-04
Thank you !
RC and Craig do it again
This is a series I will never tire of
The interplay is just sooo damn good
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- Johnathon Harris
- 2020-02-10
WTF Craig!!!!
i love expeditionary force, overall its a great series and when book 9 was announced i immediately preordered it and waited several months. then it was released and i dived on in expected another amazing adventure with the merry band of pirates. And for the most part, i got that.
However...... [[[Spoiler Alert]]]
Spoilers are ahead, if you dont want to know them, dont continue this review. My non spoiler complaint is the cliffhanger, i HATE them. The rest involves spoilers, you have been warned.
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Skippy got his memories back at the end of a mission, hooray right? WRONG. He has a sudden personality shift and betrays the entire crew, abandoning them to certain death by a very pissed off alien AI who has full control over both the valkryie and thr dutchman, who has beatten nagetha, putting the dutchman's reactors on critical and is using combat and maintenance bots to murder the Valkryies crew......oh and joe is alone on a dropship that has been caught by the thranin.......did i miss anything?
Craig WTF, this is NOT a good ending or cliffhanger, skippy is absent minded yes, but not to extend to get everyone killed or betray them!!!! theres no forgiving what he justvsid and many members of the team are probably going to die if not everyone....
i am so......mad righy now its not even funny. i use to love this series and recommended it to all my friends, now, i gotta tell them to hold off because of this horrible ending. that was completely unnecessary. if you wanted to shake things up craig, this was NOT the way to do it.
if their is a book 10, i dunno if i even want it or hear what happened to my favorite scifi heroes.
ill end this rant-review here with one word....
Disappointed.
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