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The Techborn
- Rift Warrior, Book 1
- By: B.V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 20
The colony on Haven-7 has gone rogue. The colonists have split into two factions: the Techborn and the Dusters. The Techborn have always ruled the planet. They control the remnants of the crashed starship that brought humanity to this new world. The Dusters… they eat Techborn dust. Now, the Techborn strength is waning. Their weapons are getting old, and radiation leaks from the aging reactors have created mutations. Some of these, like their brutish troops known as Tuskers, have proven useful—but others are abominations.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pitiful
- By Trip Williams on 11-07-24
- The Techborn
- Rift Warrior, Book 1
- By: B.V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
Capture much?
Reviewed: 11-16-24
Special Forces operative Dane Tanner. He is only special at getting captured by chapter 10 he's been beat up by aliens and captured twice.
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Adrift
- The Lost Warship, Book 1
- By: Daniel Gibbs
- Narrated by: J.S. Arquin
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
There is a time to weep and a time to mourn. For the CSV Lion of Judah, that time has not yet come. The war with the League of Sol ended in victory for the Terran Coalition. Major General David Cohen and his crew conclude their three-month goodwill cruise with one final FTL jump. But instead of returning home in a blaze of glory, the wormhole collapses and hurls them more than four million lightyears into the unknown.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm out!
- By banebadboo on 10-23-24
- Adrift
- The Lost Warship, Book 1
- By: Daniel Gibbs
- Narrated by: J.S. Arquin
I'm out!
Reviewed: 10-23-24
This story had potential but it just plain sucks, do yourself a favor and avoid this book.
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Good Boys 2: Unleashed
- Good Boys, Book 2
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 340
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 329
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Story5 out of 5 stars 329
Micah, Jess, and the ever-loyal Golden Retriever, Grover, seek refuge in the snowy seclusion of a New Hampshire farm, along with their new Kynolari friends. As winter's grip tightens, so does the Draun's hold on Earth. The signal sent by the Visionary has awakened the Draun DNA inside two hundred and fifty million humans, the number increasing every day. Nowhere is safe, and humanity is on the brink of unimaginable chaos. Forced to flee after a devastating attack on the farm, the heroes are scattered, pursuing desperate gambits across the globe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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the ride continues!
- By Bryan J Donaghy on 11-02-24
- Good Boys 2: Unleashed
- Good Boys, Book 2
- By: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Chirk!
Reviewed: 10-19-24
I loved the first book with only a few things bother me. But Chirk finally made me stop listening at chapter 44. I can't stand his character and his action don't fit the narrative that he is part of one of the most elite teams. His character also reenforces my hatred Chihuahua's!
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Conscript
- By: Scott Bartlett
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 18 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Po Abbato turns to crime in a desperate attempt to free his younger siblings from debt slavery. He's caught, and offered a choice: Spend 25 years in a digital prison while his body rots...or join the Marines.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Amazing
- By John Nunley on 09-30-24
- Conscript
- By: Scott Bartlett
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
Never disliked a character this much
Reviewed: 09-29-24
If the authors intent was to make me dislike the main character he succeeded. Halfway through chapter 5 and I'm hoping Po gets blown out an airlock. In books and real life I have always hated people the blame others for their problems and cry about their tough life. Po needs to stop his crying like a girl and be a man.
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Bearing Gifts
- The Stardock Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Sean Fenian
- Narrated by: Michael Karl Orenstein
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28
When the over-driven hyperdrive on their mobile shipyard burned out, the Chhrt'ktk't abandoned it in an inhabited system along their path, hoping it would work as a decoy to buy them more time to escape the Khreetan fleet pursuing them. They didn't anticipate how far the pre-spacefaring species they turned over their broken-down maintenance facility to would subvert their plan.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has potential maybe, but can't stand anymore 4 now
- By banebadboo on 09-04-24
- Bearing Gifts
- The Stardock Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Sean Fenian
- Narrated by: Michael Karl Orenstein
Has potential maybe, but can't stand anymore 4 now
Reviewed: 09-04-24
First contact stories are among my favorites. But after 5 chapters I can't stand listening to it for one reason, I HATE characters that appoint themselves as the only person that decides humanity fate. Alex Holder by chapter 5 basically makes himself ruler of our solar system. If I find myself with nothing to listen too I might give this another try...
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Cosmic Games: An Isekai LitRPG
- Cosmic Games, Book 1
- By: Wilbur Woods
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10
It seems Max is one of many people abducted from Earth to participate in the Cosmic Games, conducted by the Intergalactic Consortium of Civilized Beings. Humanity and three alien species have been recruited to wage war on behalf of ICCB members in a conflict over resources. The species that wins the game for their benefactors will return to their home planets, rewarded with the knowledge to guide them to peace and immortality. The other, losing species will be made extinct.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great LitRPG from a new author.
- By Christopher on 06-29-24
- Cosmic Games: An Isekai LitRPG
- Cosmic Games, Book 1
- By: Wilbur Woods
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
WOW no really...
Reviewed: 07-15-24
I love playing WOW. What I don't want to do is listen to a narration of game play and that is what this is.
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Throne World
- Undying Mercenaries, Book 21
- By: B.V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 870
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 802
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 802
The machine races demand a turn at the job, but the organics refuse to allow it. For more than a century, the Galactics have battled for supreme power. War and instability reign in place of peace, with every species spread over a hundred billion stars suffering as the Empire decays. James McGill discovers a scheme is underway. A new power is rising, determined to snatch the Throne from all the rest. Will this unite the Galactic Empire, or destroy it utterly?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Consistency is falling apart...
- By Jenny on 07-03-24
- Throne World
- Undying Mercenaries, Book 21
- By: B.V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
McGill's character NEEDS to evolve!
Reviewed: 07-12-24
I love this series however, here is the giant BUT! There is just no way in hell that ANYONE that knows McGill would believe his I'm a dumb ass routine. Sure it would work on people that didn't know him, but people that have been with him for decades now would not fall for it over and over again. I hope and want the series to continue but Larson has to evolve McGill's character.
This is the only reason I'm not rating this 5 stars.
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Lineage
- Saturn's Legacy, Book 3
- By: Joshua James
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
The destructive power of the Artifact on Enceladus is now clear, but ultimately it is Earth that is most at risk. Can anything stop what has begun? It might already be too late ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story
- By Richard Prendergast on 09-10-24
- Lineage
- Saturn's Legacy, Book 3
- By: Joshua James
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
Character growth!
Reviewed: 06-11-24
By the middle of book 3 I want to shoot Lowell, what a giant dick. I was fine with his bad attitude at first but the author apparently forgot about his character growth. Every other character in the books develop over time but not Lowell he just keeps carrying that giant chip on his shoulder the whole time and it gets REALLY old.
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The Oldest Starfighter
- By: Jamie McFarlane
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
In this gripping new military science fiction novel, the universe teeters on the brink of invasion, and the Obsidian Union scrambles to assemble a formidable force of combat pilots. Enter Gordy Harmen, once a legendary Air Force pilot whose illustrious career came to an end due to physical limitations. Desperate and with nothing to lose, Gordy is approached with a tantalizing proposition.
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1 out of 5 stars
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bad writing
- By Joe on 06-23-24
- The Oldest Starfighter
- By: Jamie McFarlane
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
Aliens need humans, but...
Reviewed: 05-14-24
I love first contact stories with the main character being military/veteran. I like the story except for the main character Gordy who is being portrayed as the typical "ugly American".
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Hunter's Rise
- Star Scrapper, Book 2
- By: J.N. Chaney, Matthew A. Goodwin
- Narrated by: Neill Thorne
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
Hank Spears has left the simple life of a scrapper behind. He now begins the investigation into Codename: Extinction. But when things go wrong from the start, Hank must find a way to save his friend by enlisting the help of some unusual allies. With every step, the Inquisition is hot on his heels and closing in on Hank. If he plans on saving the universe, he is going to have to gather a crew, get his ship up to snuff and shake the enemies off his back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great
- By Jr Stevenson on 08-18-24
- Hunter's Rise
- Star Scrapper, Book 2
- By: J.N. Chaney, Matthew A. Goodwin
- Narrated by: Neill Thorne
Worried about your job, really!
Reviewed: 03-19-24
So they believe there is a weapon that can destroy all that they now and they are currently the only ones that know about it and can possibly stop it. So Hank and Laura are sitting in a bar arguing about not following the bounty hunters code and Laura it's bad for his career.... This does not seem to fit with what is going on in the story or what you would be concerned about.
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