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Failure Mode

Expeditionary Force, Book 15

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Failure Mode

By: Craig Alanson
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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When a mission ends in disaster—there is no way to achieve the objective, no way to regroup and try again, no plan B, no hope—all you can do is fall back into FAILURE MODE and try to salvage whatever you can.

...if it is even possible to save anything, or anyone.

The galaxy is doomed. Monkeys may be clever and too stubborn to give up, but Skippy The Idiot Who Got Played knows the harsh truth: this is a fight he can’t win. The odds are not only stacked against him, he was designed not to win this fight.

Maybe he can salvage some faint memory of the civilizations that inhabit the galaxy, but those beings are doomed. Doomed. Including the Merry Band of Pirates.

©2022 Craig Alanson (P)2022 Podium Audio Fantasy Fiction Humorous Military Science Fiction Space Opera Comedy Interstellar
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Pretty good ending…. But I didn’t want it to end!!!
No I need to find another asshole beer can.

Pretty good ending…. But I didn’t want it to end!!!

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Apart from ending with a Deus Ex Machina, I liked this story. Sad to see it end.

Good story

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I loved this series. I wish it this wasn’t the last book but was an awesome story!

Please don’t be the end!!

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listening to the finalè of any loved series will be an emotional roller-coaster.
Failure Mode touches on all the major themes, storylines, and characters that have made the Expeditionary Force a great series.
Listen out for the talking dog reference.

R.C. Bray Absolutely Slayed It.

Definitely a worthy read for this Monkey.

A Worthy Read for Filthy Monkeys

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Loved it like the rest of the series can’t wait for the next one RC Bray brilliant again

Awesome

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Absolutely awesome as always. I just can’t wait to see what you write after this.

It’s an Infinite improbability drive

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Hopefully we will see more from that galaxy soon may be a jarapta book slezzy Mac sleazball joe n the beercan and maybe the ?

Interesting ending or is it

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just when you think the stakes can't get higher Craig blows my mind, again! well done RC !

wow. just...wow.

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Fabulous story, hope this is not the end of the series. Would like to see the aliens from the other side of the barrier show up.

Addictive action

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What a series Mr Alanson has said this is the last one in the series. Fingers crossed there are many more Joe and Skippy adventures to come what a series. If you are reading this review and trying to figure out if you should listen/read it start from book one you have many hours of awesome story telling in front of you. Of course RC Bray could make a phone book sound exciting but with this material 6 stars..... Thank you Craig and R.C. what a team.

Is this really the last one????

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