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Valkyrie
- Expeditionary Force, Book 9
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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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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An honest review
- By Hawk on 04-02-2020
- Valkyrie
- Expeditionary Force, Book 9
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Saga was getting predictable & then WHAM!
Reviewed: 09-03-2020
I love this series but almost stopped Valkyrie because I thought it was all getting rather same-same (and I was engrossed in a new book series), but DANG! Still not the best in the series, but I now can’t wait for book 10 “Critical Mass”.
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Enchanter
- Spellmonger, Book 7
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
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Minalan the spellmonger faces the boredom of house arrest after being confined to his lands by Prince Tavard for his defiance with the Wilderlands refugees. The Alka Alon have returned to their seclusion, dealing with their own crisis, the dead god is being quiet within the Umbra, and Min’s plans toward reestablishing a functional Duchy of Alshar are progressing. Min sees his punishment as a unique opportunity to indulge in thaumaturgical research.
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keep it movin'
- By Brendan Rayner on 05-01-2021
- Enchanter
- Spellmonger, Book 7
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
Could not put this down
Reviewed: 08-12-2019
I love this series and this one is probably the best yet. It blows me away how the different volumes intertwine even this far along.
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Armageddon
- Expeditionary Force, Book 8
- 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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joe gets real
- By Anonymous User on 12-11-2019
- Armageddon
- Expeditionary Force, Book 8
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Another awesome step in the saga
Reviewed: 23-11-2019
Great next step in the saga but began to feel a little predictable.. still looking forward to the next one tho
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Warmage
- Spellmonger, Book 2
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 27 hrs and 23 mins
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After facing a hopeless siege, an implacable foe and an impossible escape, you would think that Minalan the Spellmonger would be able to rest - but the armies of the undead goblin shaman Shereul (known as the Dead God to his human victims) are rolling over the western reaches of the rustic Duchy of Alshar and is headed toward the heart of the Duchy of Castal. Thousands are fleeing for their lives as hordes of goblins pour out of Boval Vale and devastate the rugged fiefs of the Alshari Wilderlands.
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entertaining
- By Anonymous User on 17-11-2020
- Warmage
- Spellmonger, Book 2
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
Great series so far
Reviewed: 09-10-2019
I really liked the storyline however found there were so many characters that I could only get to know a few of them well. The rest of them I felt like “he’s a mage that specialises in... something” and “he’s a mercenary captain or something”. Great narrating and differentiating most characters. Looking forward to the next one.
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Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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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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Music tunes + sound effects
- By Brett D. on 24-06-2019
- Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Lisa Renee Pitts, P. J. Ochlan, Peter Berkrot, Full Cast
You had one job Mr Sound Editor Guy.. one job!
Reviewed: 16-09-2019
Don’t screw up the Expeditionary Force saga. Well that’s a little too harsh - it’s just a disappointment compared to all the previous audio books... and more of a team effort as well, not just one person’s fault. To be open and honest - I’m a big fan of this series and the biggest issue I’ve had with it to this point is that I look like a weirdo laughing out loud in public places while listening to the previous audio books. R. C. Bray was awesome as per usual, as well as Zachary Quinto and Kate Mulgrew in their limited roles, but most of the rest sounded forced and over-acted (ie all of the STARS team). If anything I feel this audio drama tried too hard. The sound, while not as bad to me as some other reviewers have posted, was pretty annoying. I didn’t get why there had to be schmultzy jazz music on almost every non-fight scene - surely just some background noise would’ve been more appropriate? The sound effects for some parts of it were so overpowering, and the fight scenes so complex, that I just had to roll with it and not fully get what I was listening to. It’s not all bad though - it was actually enjoyable to have supporting sound effects or background music to build the tension and set the scene (when used sparingly). Finally - I felt as if I got much less for my money compared to the full audio books. I felt there should’ve been more meat to it for almost 6 hours-worth. If you want to see a great example of how to do an audio drama well, go visit the Audible Alien series. It was a good experiment and pretty entertaining but I’m bummed I burned a credit on it.. now let’s never speak of it again.
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Forerunner
- AI Fleet, Book 1
- By: Isaac Hooke
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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Jain was the lieutenant commander of an elite SEAL team. He was accustomed to order and discipline, which he used to give the men under his command that particular brand of killer instinct his unit was known for.But one day that semi-comfortable, ordered life ended when he opened his eyes to find his body replaced by a starship. His mind had become its AI core. He is somewhere in deep space. Most of his systems are badly damaged. He has no memory of how he got here, or what his mission is. Evidence points to an attack by an unknown entity.
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Meh....it's not one of the greats yet...
- By Andreas on 02-07-2020
- Forerunner
- AI Fleet, Book 1
- By: Isaac Hooke
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
Bobiverse it ain’t
Reviewed: 18-06-2019
I liked the Bobiverse series by Dennis E Taylor and thought this might be a good twist on the concept, but it gets a solid “meh” instead. I felt there were a number of plot holes, and it became a tad predictable in the end. It took a while to get going but by the end I was enjoying myself enough to listen to the sample of the next book in the series. I found the narrator very robotic for most of it and hard to engage with, and many a time I had to rewind due to zoning out or falling asleep. Not sure if I’ll go for the next in the series.
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Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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It's the year 2044, and the real world has become an ugly place.
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Reindeer Flotilla Setec Astronomy
- By Nicholas Hallam on 03-09-2017
- Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
If you liked the movie you’ll love this
Reviewed: 15-01-2019
I loved the movie of Ready Player One so was hesitant to read the book least it ruin my impression of it. I’m happy that I was worried for nothing. This is my new favourite book and I’m sure I’ll read / listen to this again. Will Wheaton does a great job but I felt there were some places where he was a tad flat. Still a great narration though.