Try free for 2 months

  • Breakaway

  • Expeditionary Force, Book 12
  • By: Craig Alanson
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (713 ratings)

1 credit a month to use on any title, yours to keep (you’ll use your first credit on this title).
Stream or download thousands of included titles.
Access to exclusive deals and discounts.
AUD $16.45/mo after 2 months. Renews automatically. Cancel anytime.
Breakaway cover art

Breakaway

By: Craig Alanson
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Try for $0.00

AUD $16.45/mo after 2 months. Renews automatically. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $66.99

Buy Now for $66.99

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

The Expeditionary Force saga continues with Breakaway, the eagerly awaited sequel to number-one Audible-ranked and New York Times best-selling Brushfire, from an epic sci-fi writer at the top of his game. Join the millions of listeners who have enjoyed R.C. Bray’s hilarious portrayal of Joe, Skippy, The Merry Band of Pirates, and so many other unforgettable characters.

The Merry Band of Pirates offered the bad guys a ceasefire. We won’t mess with them, if they don’t mess with us. Easy, right? 

No.

The aliens chose to do things the hard way. So, the Pirates are racing around the galaxy to clean up the threat to Earth. The infant UN Navy has their own mission with the Alien Legion: Get humanity some allies in the fight. And the Ethics & Compliance Office might have to do something...ethical. Unless they can find a way around it.

©2021 Craig Alanson (P)2021 Podium Audio

More from the same

What listeners say about Breakaway

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    626
  • 4 Stars
    67
  • 3 Stars
    17
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    608
  • 4 Stars
    28
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    543
  • 4 Stars
    72
  • 3 Stars
    19
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Think some content editing is required

These books are great but 12 books into the series it's starting to get a lot heavier going.

Performances are still stellar by the unmatchable RC Bray but 19 Hours?

I think there needs to be a bit more content editing to shave down some waffle.

I'm not going to quit but it's starting to get more like a chore than a delight.

Still, I'll trust the awesomeness...I guess



Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

The magic is gone

The fan boys will go on about what great read but not even the Skippy and Joe dialogue could save it. Often a problem with the series it gets bogged down in so much detail that it becomes hard work. It doesn't about help that once you get to the last hour or so you find out the majority of proceeding skippy/joe slog has OBE and was absolutely pointless. This series is is going out with a fizzle.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Get to the point....

Book was better then last, but its feeling very money grab. Theres a plot to this story. Expand on that.. not the same repetitive stuff.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

would have given 5 stars but ..

the last hour or so in the book with the whole
you
me
you
me
you
me
exchange?

please. never do that again.

otherwise I loved the book 📖

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

What a Series.....

I love this series. I normally don't favour sci-fi books, but I chose the first in the series because I love listening to R.C. Bray.

How great a decision was that? I cannot recommend this series enough to anyone that will listen to me.

Get them all right now! you won't be disappointed.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Brilliantly entrapping from start to finish.

I listened to this book from start to finish in just 2 days, simply because I couldn't stop listening to it. Breakaway is by far the best book in the Expeditionary Force series to date, and I now eagerly await the next installment of the series to be released in December. R.C. Bray's performance through the entire series has been absolutely phenomenal, and now, whenever I think of Joe Bishop, I hear his voice as Bray's. I highly, HIGHLY recommend this book, and all the other books of the ExForce series to anyone who likes a bit of comedy, drama, fantasy and sci-fi. This series hits it all.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Book 12

Good as always, always fun to listen to the exploits of the merry band of pirates

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Yeah I’m an Addict

There’s a lot of other stuff falling by the wayside but i must admit i’m still enjoying this series and the way it’s read and presented. There are so many arcs available and real world questions that come to front case in point - proxy warfare in modern times and whether it requires a non-aligned third party to challenge the entrenched cyclical stalemate of attack and retribution drive by self serving nationalistic ideologies employed by leaderships to maintain power.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic. No woke stuff in this one

This book is MUCH better than the last. Closest thing to woke is a few sentences like “no man (or woman) would ever” ect. ect so marked improvement from the last book with that Adams chapter.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Another awesome read

Skippy and Joe are such funny characters and always make me smile, great story with awesome new adventures!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.