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The Right of the Line
- Ark Royal, Book 14
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Series: Ark Royal, Book 14
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
The war is on the verge of being lost.
The alien virus has begun its offensive, punching through the human defences and sending advance elements to threaten Earth itself. HMS Invincible and her crew, having barely returned from their last mission, are thrown into a desperate mission to strengthen the inner line of defences before the virus can smash them too and destroy the human race. The stakes have never been so high. Defeat means the end of everything.
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- Peter Scully
- 17-05-2020
Whispersync doesn't work
Still not bad for Space Opera, though you need to put aside all knowledge of physics and he's getting a bit tired of this theme and wandering off into political ramblings.
The main let-down with this audible title is that the whispersyc doesn't work - I had to download it separately in audible and try to use the old fashioned sync between it and Kindle.
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- Shane
- 28-08-2019
great read
loved it wasn't expecting a few thing to happen which makes it a great story
looking forward to the next one is a great series one of my favorite writers so far
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- Anonymous User
- 14-05-2022
Excellent Sci-Fi
Excellent-SciFi. Mr. Nuttal's talent only improves with practice. Only issue is with the relatively uninteresting personal lives of the pilots who we spend, in my opinion, far too much time with. Still, the over all story makes it worth it.
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- George Andrews
- 04-11-2020
Stop shouting
l think it would have been a much better experience if the narrator was more subtle with his voice characterizations
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- Edward
- 15-04-2020
Plot vs shooting
High percentage of combat., I prefer a little more backstory and a lot more thinking and problem solving not just slugging it out.
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- David Loftin
- 17-01-2020
Great book!!!
I liked the book, the Peformance was realy good,
The any problem is the wait time between books, a year between books is too long. I would like to see more book alot fast.
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- William O. Day
- 03-09-2019
Love the storyline
I enjoyed the storyline from the beginning. It’s one of those series where you want it to end so you know how it finishes; but you also want it to keep going because the storyline is so good.
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- Eric
- 30-08-2019
Back on track with Right of the Line
This virus plot was getting a little weird but this book was great just like books 1-3.
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- Leslieellison
- 02-09-2019
the English accent was too guttural and difficult
the English accent was too guttural and difficult to understand at time sounds like the narrator was gargling with razor blades
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- timetobuy
- 05-09-2019
David weber
I have read most of his books. This is not a david weber book. It is terrible
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- Sharon Barron
- 03-10-2019
Enjoyable, but not Nuttall's best
Chris Nuttall does simple, straightforward military SciFi set in a universe where the UK is run by aristocrats and is a significant military power comparable with the USA. His writing strategy is to give Earth an alien enemy with abilities and technology that represents a challenge to humanity's current level of development. Over a series of stories, these challenges are overcome, usually by the heroic actions of a number flawed characters. Doubters are proved wrong and humanity wins out in the end. There is always a shed load of introspection and internal monologue as the protagonists grapple with their demons, lots of right-wing politics and jingoism, and a tendency to pitch the services against the much mentioned "bean counters", who are as much a threat as the aliens. In the series, we have had alien fishmen, cows, foxes and in this sub-series a virus that has a hive-mind and subjugates the will of its host bodies.
Having said all that, his characters are fairly well rounded and generally evoke sympathy, the novels are well paced and gripping, and his storylines uncomplicated and enjoyable.
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- Ho-Man Yau
- 23-08-2019
and the war continues
another nice story for this series, however the ending did surprise as they usually end the conflict by the end of the trilogy but didn't in this one. I look forward to the next book when it comes out.
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- coops
- 21-08-2019
yet another excellent book
from start to finish a great book, cant wait for another one in this series
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- Coffee & SciFi Addict
- 14-02-2021
Arc Royal XV Required
Enjoyed the Trilogy. Only complaint is that the story had no ending hence book XV or continuation trilogy is required.
Otherwise another fine space opera by Mr Nuttal.
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- tallmattuk
- 09-12-2020
Nuttall is back on form
really enjoyed this book as the last few haven't felt as strong. good human characters with personal issues and lives woven into a life and death story.
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- robert brennan
- 10-10-2019
Keep them comming
Loved this sires from the very first book.
Cant wait till next one
Soon please
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- CJSILV
- 31-08-2019
great book 😀 👍
great book 😀 Love the story and the narration I hope there will be more books.
I highly recommend listening to this book series 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟
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- darron j lea
- 13-08-2019
Fantastic
Once again christopher g nuttall has written a fantastic story, Ralph lister really makes it come alive, I love the ark royal series they just need to come out quicker
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