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A Learning Experience, Book 1

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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Earth is not alone. There is a towering civilization out in the galaxy, far greater than anything we can imagine. But we are isolated from the galaxy...until now.

When a bunch of interstellar scavengers approach Earth intending to abduct a few dozen humans and sell them into slavery in the darkest, they make the mistake of picking on Steve Stuart and his friends, ex-military veterans all. Unprepared for humans who can actually fight, unaware of the true capabilities of their stolen starships, the scavengers rapidly lose control of the ship - and their lives.

To Steve the captured starship represents a great opportunity, one to establish a new civilization away from Earth and its increasingly oppressive bureaucracy. But with the aliens plotting their revenge and human factions suspicious of the new technology, it will be far from easy to create a whole new world....

©2014 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2016 Podium Publishing Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Interstellar
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This is probably the first book I stopped listening to and want to get a refund for.
The timeline is unrealistically fast, the main character is unbelievable and hardly likable.
The science is, well non-scientific at best and rarely plausible.
The political overtones and statements were grating, and it was written from the point of view of a gun nut as opposed to a nerd.
There are gems in there, but too much bad story telling for me to keep listening.

Great narrator, poor story.

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looking forward to the next on the series. Loved how his ideas off governing a new nation.

Really enjoyed it

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Found the premise of the story to be fine but at times the book felt like a vehicle to present right wing politics. Very simple solutions to complex world problems. I found this distracting from what the story was. Enough here to get me on to the next in the series though.

Basic story is fine but lots of politics

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Really liked it
The storyline was well made to make me want to keep listening
The narator was exellent too

Intresting book

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Its a good but dry series, Shooled in magic fitts better for the writer as its more analytic.

a Series need comedy

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Pretty good story line . Kept me engaged. However the whole gun toting thing was too much for me.

Innovative story. A bit too red neck for me.

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a book about every space cowboys dream of alien technology making life better. great listen. a number of typical ideas but mostly original in ways. Although lacks details about the technology itself. Book just says "its a laser rifle" and thats it...
otherwise its great fun listening to. A big space strategy game in book form.

cliche but original

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nothing against the narration that was sweet, the story however is easily rednecks in space and not like firefly more.like swamp people

someone get this guy a science book

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My criticism about the book is the governance structure the technology that you given helps activate find a government it annoys me a little bit but it’s only a book

I enjoyed the book

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