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Backyard Starship

Backyard Starship, Book 1

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Backyard Starship

By: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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When Van Tudor returns to his childhood home, he inherits more than the family farm.

His grandfather used to tell him fantastic stories of spacemen and monsters, princesses and galactic knights. Little did Van realize, the old man's tales were more than fiction; they were real.

Hidden beneath the old barn, Van’s legacy is waiting: a starship, not of this world. With his combat AI, an android bird named Perry, Van takes his first steps into the wider galaxy. He soon finds that space is far busier and more dangerous than he could have ever conceived.

Destiny is calling. His grandfather's legacy awaits.

Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with USA Today best-selling author J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert in this galactic quest for glory.

©2021 J.N. Chaney (P)2021 Podium Audio
Adventure Fiction Military Science Fiction Interstellar

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A great book to get lost in

Great story, and fantastic idea by the author and narrator.

After expeditionary force series this is a great other option for sci-fi

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Not at all what I was expecting, much better!

Another great book by the authors. Fans of sci-fi and the likes of Old Man's war, Galaxy Outlaws and Wayward Galaxy will enjoy.

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Gets better

A little slow to get going but gets better. Overall great pulp SciFi which is what I unashamedly love.

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LOVED this!

From the beginning to the end I was captivated by this book - I can't wait to listen to all the others

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This whole series is top sf

I've listened to this entire expeditionary force series twice and it's a great ride. Even better through the second time.. Trust the awsumness...

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Backyard starship

The most fun scifi ever. Excellent future tech presented in an everyday manner with financial overlays

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a wild ride

great story. excellent character development. narrator is easy to understand. looking forward to the second instalment.

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Good story

Appeals to my science fiction space fun likes. Bit like the “beer can” and just as enjoyable

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great entertainment

I loved it. was great to listen to on my long car trips. can't wait to listen to further adventures of this crew of " law keepers".

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An incredible series, a must listen for any SciFi genre fan.

This series has taken what I thought I knew about the genre and made it so much more the better. All of the characters, love them or hate them, are so vivid with depth and individuality. The worlds are familiar and yet feel so vastly alien. The roller-coaster of laughs, adventure, story building and tragedy all add up to a series that you can't stop listening to once you've started. 11 books in so far, can't wait to see where this all finishes up. Jeffrey Kafer is the perfect voice for this series, I owe so much of my love for this to him and his performances

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