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Ark Royal

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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"If you wish for peace, prepare for war." (Royal Navy Motto)

Seventy years ago, the interstellar supercarrier Ark Royal was the pride of the Royal Navy. But now, her weapons are outdated and her solid-state armour nothing more than a burden on her colossal hull. She floats in permanent orbit near Earth, a dumping ground for the officers and crew the Royal Navy wishes to keep out of the public eye. But when a deadly alien threat appears, the modern starships built by humanity are no match for the powerful alien weapons. Ark Royal and her mismatched crew must go on the offensive, buying time with their lives And yet, with a drunkard for a Captain, an over-ambitious first officer and a crew composed of reservists and the dregs of the service, do they have even the faintest hope of surviving....

And returning to an Earth which may no longer be there?

©2014 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2014 Audible Inc. Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera Interstellar Royalty War Royal Navy
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as an ex service man i throughly enjoyd this book in fact the entire series to date ,the use of historical names of vessels in a futureistic setting bloody brilliant ,true military jargon took me back , well done thank you

wow

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While the story is fairly standard it's cultural placement and modern traditionalism increases it's interest. Also the story provides the required adventure, intrigue and military framework to satisfy most readers.

A point to note here is that I am an English born Australian embued with the traditions and accents expressed. This may challenge some reader's but if you enjoy Patrick O'Brian or the Hornblower stories this may interest you.

I look forward to the next and future editions of this series.

Interesting and addictive.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this military space sci-fi adventure, very human and flawed characters, grear action scenes, lots of sex, politics, grounded in a universe which makes sense. Loved it!

Simple but good

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

absolutely.it is written and read excitingly

What other book might you compare Ark Royal to, and why?

the rest of the series because it follows the same path

Which character – as performed by Ralph Lister – was your favourite?

all of them.he does a great job getting the message over

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

unknown

Any additional comments?

in find it is like reading a great book that you do not want to put down as i do not want to stop listening to it

ark royal series

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this book would be great with a desent narration as he seems to have no seance of timeing or feel for the cerrictor's however i will listen to the other 2 books in series on the strength of the story alone.( please forgive the spelling it is not my strong point )

a god story destroyed by a SHOCKING narration

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