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Chain of Command

By: Frank Chadwick
Narrated by: Graham Rowat
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Lieutenant Sam Bitka, US Naval Reserve, is getting used to civilian life when he is called back to active duty. Tensions between Earth and the alien Varoki are on the rise, and Sam is assigned as tactical officer aboard the deep space destroyer USS Puebla. Dispatched to the distant world of K'tok to protect human colonists, he wants nothing more than to serve out his active duty time and get back to his civilian life.

But when the Varoki launch a crippling surprise attack against the Earth coalition fleet, Sam finds himself suddenly in command of the USS Puebla, a job he is far from certain he can discharge successfully. What's more, mounting evidence points to a much larger and more sinister alien plan.

Now, Sam must deal with faltering leadership in the human task force and an alien enemy who always seems one step ahead of them. Time for Sam to step up and rise to the challenge of command.

©2017 Frank Chadwick (P)2020 Tantor Adventure Fiction First Contact Military Science Fiction
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Well constructed story with strong character development. Good narration and an exciting story.
The next book is great too. Definitely worthwhile listening.

Good listening in this space opera

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got it on a punt because of the narrator had done things I liked but the story was great

really good

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Excellent story, well written, internally consistent, the physics make sense, good background, characters well developed.

Excellent story, well written and read

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Unfortunately, I found the narrator’s style hard to engage with. The characters all sounded alike, and the narration felt more like a continuous announcement than storytelling. Hopefully the book reads better in print. Glad it was a freebie on Catalog Plus — I might pick up the hard copy instead.

The narrator is detrimental to the book

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Another Horatio Hornblower style adventure that is highly reminiscent of the Seafort series by David Feintuch.
Not as compelling as the Seafort series but entertaining in its own right where an unwilling protagonist is thrust into command and makes a series of excellent decisions running counter to the standard navy way.
This book is entertaining and enjoyable. it only let's itself down by focusing a little to much on imaginary weapons tech descriptions.
Despite that the characters are nicely developed and their interactions believable.
A good listen...

Another Horatio Hornblower in Space...

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