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Title: The Edge of Infinity

Subtitle: War Eternal, Book 7

Author: M. R. Forbes

Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-18-17

Publisher: Podium Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 87 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A new beginning...

A final battle for the fate of humankind...

A future on the edge of infinity...

Colonel Mitchell "Ares" Williams has been through it all, the story of his life an eternity in the making. He's brought the starship Goliath back home in a shrewd maneuver that could turn the tide of a war that he has fought beyond forever, restoring those that were lost and giving him a second chance to change the fate of humankind.

A chance to destroy the Tetron for good.

But as Mitchell soon discovers, the more things have stayed the same, the more they've changed, and he isn't the only one who's been waiting for this time to come...

The Edge of Infinity is the seventh and final book in the science-fiction War Eternal series.

Members Reviews:

Brilliant series

Brilliant series. Captivating from start to finish. Delivered well by Jeffrey Kafer and I would recommend this to all sci fi fans.

Amazing!

A superb end to a truly awesome story enjoyed every minute, it's been a half a year long adventure through space for me and this did not disappoint.

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Title: Lifeboat

Subtitle: Earth's Last Gambit Series, Book 2

Author: Felix R. Savage

Narrator: John Lee

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-20-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

After two years aboard the Spirit of Destiny, tensions among the elite international crew are at breaking point. Despite the obvious need to stay professional and united, as they approach the mysterious alien spaceship orbiting Europa, pilot Jack Kildare is acutely aware that not all the members of the crew may wish the best for the mission. There may be a saboteur on board, and he knows of at least one spy: the astrophysicist Skyler Taft.

An attack from long-range alien weaponry cripples the Spirit of Destiny, forcing Jack to disobey orders to save the ship. Now he has to face the fact that the broken crew is the least of his worries. With the risky maneuver that saved the ship putting him dead center of the commander's crosshairs, and the crew attempting to hold together the tattered remnants of their unity to investigate the alien spaceship, Jack finds himself selected for the most dangerous mission of all: descending to Europa's surface to find out what lurks under the ice.

As the voyage of discovery unravels into a desperate battle for survival, Jack races the clock to decode the secrets behind the alien intrusion. Will he find the truth in time to save the crew?

Members Reviews:

Lifeboat for Paranoid Astronauts

All the Astronauts seemed to be suffering from some form of paranoia through the voyage, the later part of the novel gets better and it has a good finish.

a bit of a bit of a slog but worth it in the end

sagged a bit about 3/4 along but was worth it in the end padding to make enough words

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Title: Universe in Danger

Subtitle: A Lost Fleet Novel

Author: Raymond L. Weil

Narrator: Liam Owen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-16-17

Publisher: Raymond L. Weil Publications LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 97 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

From USA Today best-selling author Raymond L. Weil comes the first book in the Originator Wars series.

The Lost Fleets have settled on an Originator Dyson Sphere in preparation for their greatest test yet. A great enemy is spreading across the universe conquering galaxy after galaxy.

The few surviving Originators have asked Fleet Admiral Jeremy Strong to fight a war against their most hated enemy, the Anti-Life. If he fails to stop their advance, then the entire universe could be in danger.

Rear Admiral Kathryn Barnes sets out on a desperate quest. She must find the missing Originators who fled into deep space millions of years in the past to escape a deadly disease. If they are to have any hope of winning this intergalactic war, the missing Originators must be found.

Members Reviews:

Universe in Danger

Another great continuation of the series, it starts of a little slow but makes up for the slow start when you are 30% in the book.

excellent addition to the book series

this narrated version is an excellent addition to the book series! I highly recommend it.

Good storyline

I love the storyline, which continues on from the previous series. However, the narration, in my opinion, leaves something to be desired. Wrong emphasis in the wrong places spoilt the book for me, hence only 4 stars.

I will continue with the series, but it will not be because of the narration, which needs to up its game.

ok

very interesting story ,well narrated , can't wait for next part of the story. ggg

Poor

The story was just not gripping, it started well enough then just bombed not for me but Liam Owen is excellent.

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Title: Shadows

Subtitle: The Game Is Life, Book 5

Author: Terry Schott

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-09-17

Publisher: Podium Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 120 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Dawn belongs to a secret group of teenagers who play a cloak and dagger game on their cell phones. Her world is turned upside down when the players' actions begin to affect reality, and not in good ways.

Members Reviews:

Bait and Switch

Would you try another book from Terry Schott and/or Luke Daniels?

I'm still planning on reading the story that was previewed, twice now, at the end of the book.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Soulstone: The Skeleton King by J.A. Cipriano

Which character as performed by Luke Daniels was your favorite?

I want to say Sam but the lack of character development makes him a hard sell.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Shadows?

The subplot with the two girls and the "Red Hoodie". It served no purpose towards the story and only made the characters more foolish. Those pages could have been used to flush out the Kyle character.

The preview of the next book was better than the entirety of this one

My wife and I have greatly enjoyed the series thus far so it pains me to say this, but what the heck? The last book left off with so many interesting things going on and this one is set way before the timeframe of any of the other books, so the previous story is left hanging until the next book.

Worse, after getting to the end of this one finally, I found myself thinking "oh, ok... that's interesting I guess, but why'd we need a whole book for it?" rather than the "my mind was just blown so many times" feeling I had after the learning the truth about Tygon and who the timeless really were, etc in the previous books.

I'm sure the story in this book will be expanded on in one of the following books and it will all tie in nicely, but I didn't like the way this "interlude" was done at all unfortunately.

Of course, Luke Daniels gets his "I wish there were six stars" rating as usual!

This seems to be a stand alone story

There doesn't seem to be any tie in between this book and the rest of the series. A decent listen, following the same basic premise as the rest of the series, but not related as a story in any way.

Filler story. You wont miss a thing if skip this one.

Just as we come to accept sci-fi novels to be rivers by default, now we get filler episodes.

Luke Daniels also disappointed me as a narrator, by almost only separating characters as old ones and young ones.

A rather interesting book...

This is a rather interesting "detour" in the game is life series. Highly recommend as it gives you a very interesting and informative view into a major characters origins in the series.

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Title: Allora

Subtitle: A Silver Ships Novella

Author: Scott H. Jucha, Dog-Earned Copy, Inc. - producer

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-29-17

Publisher: Hannon Books, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 202 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Until the Confederation created Allora, it had produced SADEs (self-aware digital entities) for hundreds of years with enormous consistency and harnessed their capabilities to power the society. But this particular young SADE was disturbed by her confinement. Trapped in metal-alloy housing on the bridge of a luxury passenger liner, Allora sought to possess the same freedom enjoyed by humans, who came and went from her starship with abandon.

Allora's hope for emancipation rested on Alex Racine, the Haraken president who had freed his SADEs, and she yearned to walk the worlds a free entity, as they did. Racine had pleaded for years with the Council of Leaders to give the Confederation SADEs equal status as citizens, and it was Allora's thought to have him intercede on her behalf and bargain for her transfer to a mobile avatar so that she might live among the Harakens.

But Allora's plans were thrown into disarray when she learned that Racine would soon end his presidency. Desperate, Allora, known to her fellow SADEs as the wild child, concocts a plan to kidnap the Council Leader and his associates. She intends to hold them hostage until they acquiesce to her demands.

Little does Allora know that her actions will set the Confederation and the Harakens on a collision course. Quietly waiting and watching the drama unfold are tens of thousands of SADEs, who control Confederation starships, stations, and Houses and have a vested interest in the outcome.

Members Reviews:

Engaging

When I started reading this series, it was the silver ships that first attracted me to the story line. But soon I was hooked on the SADEs (self-aware digital entities) particularly Julian.

In this story a SADE named Allora, who is the SADE for a luxury passenger ship, wants to be free to move about in a mobile avatar like the key Haraken SADEs do. She asked the Confederation for permission, but it was denied. In desperation Allora plans to kidnap the council leader, when they board the ship, to obtain her freedom. All the SADEs in the Confederation are watching the outcome of Alloras stand-off.

The book is well written. Jucha is a great storyteller and I like his writing style. It is so easy to read. The characters are unique and extremely interesting. This particular story asks a philosophical question: What does it mean to be human?

The book is short at four and a half hours long. Grover Gardner does a great job reading the story. Gardner is an award-winning audiobook narrator.

tad short

I just wish the story had been longer. I assume it's useful plot but just wish it a tad longer :)

Scott H. Jucha NEVER disappoints.

This is worth every penny or credit. Yet another home run in one of the best written and character driven universes in the Sci-fi or for that matter any genre. As an author myself I can only aspire to create such well written, developed characters. All of his books are master classes in dialogue both spoken and implied.

Jucha just keeps delivering!

What made the experience of listening to Allora the most enjoyable?

It's hard to point at one aspect. Grover Gardner is one of my favorite narrators. And the books are well written; the story lines enticing.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Well, there's Alex . . . and Julian . . . and Miranda and . . . Zee . . . and Renee and the Swee Swee (however it is spelled) and .

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Title: Discovery

Subtitle: Proton Field, Book 1

Author: Laurence Dahners

Narrator: Mare Trevathan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-17

Publisher: Laurence Dahners

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

This is the tale of Myr Sevii, a young woman who discovers a field that suppresses static electrical effects and warps space in a fashion that attracts protons. It's a hard science fiction exploration of what might happen if you were able to pull protons into a tiny volume and - having suppressed static repulsion - crush them together. The story examines how this new discovery affects Myr and will soon affect the world around her.

Changes abound in the company Myr works for, in the people around her, and in her family. So many unexpected technological revolutions are happening at the same time that it's hard for Myr and her friends to come to grips with them.

When word of the inventions gets out, vultures gather - wanting the tech for themselves.

Some of those people will kill to get what they want....

Members Reviews:

Ell Donsaii but a bit more practical.

The story had me hooked from the beginning.

Like any good Sci-fi story the main premise has to seem plausible this does that in spades.

It was written with a starting point then carefully expanded over a timeline of years.

The narrative was excellent, I look forward to the next Audible in the series with of course Mare Trevathan being the Narrator.

Infact I have purchased both the Kindle and Audible versions of the story...

YES!!! Purchase this Audible Rendition. I would also recommend getting the Kindle too.

I've already purchased book 2. (Lifter: Proton Field #2)

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Title: Roak

Subtitle: Galactic Bounty Hunter

Author: Jake Bible

Narrator: Andrew B. Wehrlen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-17

Publisher: Jake Bible Fiction

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 261 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

There are thousands of bounty hunters across the galaxy. Solid professionals that take jobs based on the credits the bounties afford. They follow the letter of the law so they can maximize those credits.

Licensed, bonded, legal.

Then there's Roak.

Deadly, unstoppable, invisible.

No criminal or military records. No files or folders with his name on them. No cybernetic implants to track. No proof he even exists except for a reputation for getting the job done. Roak is the bounty hunter called when someone is looking for the opposite of licensed, bonded, legal.

Now someone has ignored his reputation and made a very big mistake.

Double-crossed and left to die, Roak survives and sets out to exact vengeance and get paid what he is owed.

But he's not unreasonable.

While his fee may have just gone up, the bloody, brutal revenge is on the house.

Members Reviews:

"Just pay me what you owe me"

4.5 out of 5 stars

I don't know why I can't shake this feeling. Roak reminded me of Guardians of the Galaxy, the main character had the same cocky demeanor while still getting the job done. The comparison stops at the main character, though, this was much bloodier and much more violent than that film.

Roak was a really enjoyable main character to follow around. He has his own style and does things for no-nonsense reasons. He gets the job done efficiently and as quickly as possible. He's a great bounty hunter who is self-admittedly a little broken.

The story itself was really enjoyable. The first part, the reader isn't really sure who Roak is or why he's doing the things he's doing. But after a little while, we quickly figure out who he is and what makes him tick. The cast of characters he meets along the way to getting paid range from completely insane to really enjoyable.

This was an intergalactic thrill ride with elements for a lot of different readers.

Andrew B. Wehrlen does a great job narrating this, allowing this fast-paced story to play out quickly. I really enjoyed his narration and will continue to support books narrated by him.

I was given a free copy of this book. It has not affected my review in any way.

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Ok but not great

Not a bad book but also not great.

It reads like a young adult book but with a bit much violence for kids to read.

Unstoppable!!

Well, what a ride!! I honestly didn't know what to expect going into this because I didn't read any review before listening. What I didn't expect was to devour this and absolutely adore it. It was fun, action packed and unstoppable.

Roak was such an amazing character. Truly a bad ass with a heart of gold (well a little bit anyway). He is a bounty hunter, he will do what's needed to get the job done and get paid, but when his latest assignment is over, the man who hired him refuses to pay. Of course Roak can't have that, he did the job he was given so deserves to be paid, and what follows is one heck of a long, bloody battle to "Just pay me what you owe me".

I loved Roak's character. You don't really get a sense of who he is till you are knee deep in the story. At the start he comes across as a cocky, no nonsense, deadly man, but eventually you get to see who he really is, and it just made me like him more.

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Title: Interlude: Brandon

Subtitle: The Game Is Life, Book 3

Author: Terry Schott

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-03-17

Publisher: Podium Publishing

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 292 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Brandon Strayne. Brilliant computer programmer, businessman, and world leader. Where did this mysterious man come from?

This volume details Brandon's history and rise to power. Before there was the Game, there was a boy.

This takes the story of the Game even further by viewing how it all started!

A must-listen for all fans of The Game Is Life series.

Members Reviews:

Classic in a rush writing ..

Book 1 in the series created a bunch of interesting possibilities. Book 2 ignored the story premises set up in book 1, and told of an incoherent set of circumstances that appeared to take place in the same universe, but were mostly unrelated. Book 3 is the story that lead into book 1, and seemed promising at first but went off the rails around the time things should have been tied together with the first book. If i had to do it again, i would read book 3 first, then book 1 and pretend book 2 and 4 are part of the author's other collection on titles that take place in the same universe but not the same story & then skip those because they are really not worth the time. Luke Daniels was brilliant as always.

IMPRESSED! SURPRISED AND CONFUSED

That about explains it. Thoroughly enjoyed this 3rd entry, the time just flew by. Luke is great and the story engaging (you must read the first 2). Last few chapters left me somewhat confused. Granted, I am not super bright but I get most things. Is there a chart explaining all the worlds? I cant say more anything more specifically in order not to spoil it but I did go a little crosseyed, who was where and how and why. Looking forward to more!

More More More

I'm not sure I can wait for the next book to come out, great back stories explained & it just keeps building. Enjoy

Now I'm completely hooked on the series!!!

I will be avoiding spoilers as it would completely ruin this particular series. are the reviews criticized the offer as they feel that he starts to start with fantasy elements rather than sticking to Syfy. by the time you get to the third book you'll find that a lot is revealed in the fantasy elements really are Syfy.

There's definitely a layer of depth that puts "The Game" right on par with the Matrix (before everyone got tired of the over saturation) and a definite must-read for 2017. Book 3 starts answering lots of questions but still definitely leaves you wanting for more. I can't wait until whatever is wrong with this pre-release for the next book is corrected as I'm excited to go on another listen Bender. I've gone through the first three books in the last 4 days if that gives you any idea how much I enjoyed this story.

I genuinely thank the author for entertaining me for quite some time.

Enders Game enters Game is Life!

Excellent tie in with the original story! This is the story behind everything. A marvelously, and sadly told story too!

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Title: Defiance

Subtitle: A House Divided

Author: William H. Weber

Narrator: Kevin Pierce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 12-23-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 121 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Dale Hardy thought he had seen the face of evil with Sheriff Gaines and Mayor Reid. That was before the cartel arrived and laid claim to a town still reeling from a devastating global virus. With Encendido falling increasingly in its iron grip, the cartel soon sets out to put an end to Dale and his family. To stop them, Dale will need to overcome sharp divisions at home and within the local population. More than that, he'll need to leave his fortified sanctuary in order to unite a fractured people against a ruthless enemy. But the time for mounting an effective resistance is quickly slipping away. There are rumors the cartel has called upon a bloodthirsty band of mercenaries to bring the town to its knees and complete their brutal subjugation once and for all.

Members Reviews:

A great continuation of the Defiance storyline

Sometimes you wait too long between books and you forget what the heck is going on. That didn't happen here. Either Weber wrote the first Defiance book so well that I instantly remembered it or something else was going on. As soon as I got a couple paragraphs in, I knew exactly what was going on from the old book and what to expect in this book.

A House Divided was definitely a fast-paced book. No time was spent explaining who anyone was (the first book covered that) and most of the time the group spent fighting or preparing to fight. It was the perfect book to start off my 2017 review schedule.

Weber knows what he is doing in writing this story, I can tell that it's well researched and that he enjoys the outcomes. Just like the first Defiance book, House Divided ends on a cliffhanger. Honestly, I think this entire book was built up towards that cliffhanger ending and now I can't wait to see what happens in the next one.

To William, if you read this. Please keep using Kevin Pierce. He's easily my favorite narrator (especially for Post-Apocalyptic fiction). He is the perfect voice for this story.

Overall, House Divided had a lot of twists and turns and it checked all the right checkboxes for me. I really enjoyed it.

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Was okay

Kevin Pierce does a great job bringing these characters to life but this second book in this series felt rushed. I hope the third book is better.

Great author and awesome narrator!

Can't wait for book 3. This series is great and the best part is narrator Kevin Pierce!

Good storyline but...

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would have kept the first book whole. As it is, the first book was obviously cut in half to make two 5-hour books. While the story line and performance is quite interesting and I would have certainly paid for the 3rd book simply for closure, I gave it a 3-star overall performance because of the disjointed way the books were sold. I'm sure that the reason this book didn't take off was nobody wanted to pay a full credit for half a book that is competing with better books in the 8-12 hour duration.

What did you like best about this story?

There wasn't any one thing I liked best.

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Title: Chosen of the Valkyries

Subtitle: Twilight of the Gods, Book 2

Author: Christopher G. Nuttall

Narrator: Corey Gagne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 58 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Germany, 1985.

The Reich Council has fallen and the Reich is sundered in two, but the uneasy peace will not last long. To the east, Karl Holliston - now styling himself the Fuhrer of the Greater German Reich - is planning the conquest of Berlin and the destruction of the rebels, while to the west, Germany's former satellites are planning a bid for independence and the North Atlantic Alliance is uneasily considering just what will happen to the Reich's vast arsenal of nuclear weapons.

As the civil war begins, as the Panzers begin their advance on Berlin, the rebels are forced to fight to save their revolution. Or watch helplessly as a jackboot stamps down on Germany, forever.

Members Reviews:

Another good read from Nuttall...

Continuing on the story of a world in which Hitler won the war but the Reich failed to win the peace, Nuttall gives his readers the first part of the civil war within the Reich between the SS and German moderates (that is, in comparison to the SS - many of them have positions that would revolt today's readers). Realistic in his depiction of the constraints imposed upon both sides with characters with realistic motivations, this is a set of books which cries out to be a miniseries.

Review of Chosen of the Valkyries

I like the books written by Christopher Nuttall and I like alternate history type stories. It is not hard to imagine a world where the United States did not declare war on Germany but instead just fought against the Japanese.

The Reich in the 80's would be very tough to maintain. Regardless of whether Hitler survived or Himmler took over, a society dedicated to the purest German lineage and continuing fighting to maintain that environment would eventually fall apart from the cost, both financially and emotionally of trying to keep up such a society. At least that is what one would hope. I suspect the world barely escaped a totalitarian society coming out on top during World War II. I personally think Hitler would never have left the English alone.

Gudrun is a good lead for this book. A strong female, caught up in events that she started but can no longer control. Horst helps keeps her focused on her new role, more as a symbol of the success of the revolution in Germany Prime than its leader but we suspect she feels she could be a good Chancellor.

This book mainly concerns itself with the determination of the Germany East Fuhrer, Holliston, to take back Berlin, and thus Germany Prime. It is a tale of war and loss but Christopher Nuttall handles it well. We find ourselves hoping the U.S. of this world helps Germany Prime.

In the end, this is a tale of a number of people caught up in a very nationalistic conflict, sound familiar, who do their best to carry on under very tough circumstances.

I enjoyed this book and have already bought the next book in the series.

Good read

It's almost at the "page turner" level. The characters stay in character (ie, they're Nazi's) with little relief from their grim inner attitudes (even the kids), but that has a charm all it's own.