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Title: Victory

Author: Lester del Rey

Narrator: Frank Harrison

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-17

Publisher: Audioliterature

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

Publisher's Summary:

"Victory" (1955) is a science fiction story by Lester del Rey.

Excerpt:

It seemed Earth was a rich, and undefended planet in a warring, hating galaxy. Things can be deceptive though; children playing can be quite rough - but that ain't war, friend! From above came the sound of men singing. Captain Duke O'Neill stopped clipping his heavy black beard to listen. It had been a long time since he'd heard such a sound - longer than the time since hed last had a bath or seen a woman. It had never been the singing type of war. Yet now even the high tenor of old Teroini, who lay on a pad with neither legs nor arms, was mixed into the chorus. It could mean only one thing! As if to confirm his thoughts, Burke Thompson hobbled past the cabin, stopping just long enough to shout. "Duke, we're home! Theyve sighted Meloa!"

Artist Bio Author: Lester del Rey (1915-1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series.

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Members Reviews:

A Very Good Story

Most human beings learn at a very early age the lesson that weakness invites predation. How many times have we been reminded that "he who desires peace must prepare for war"? As children, we apply this logic to the small concerns of the schoolyard; as adults, this same logic is applied to much more important issues. Whether the truisms that force must be answered with force and that deterring attack means projecting strength are well-founded notions isn't something that most of us spend a lot of time thinking about, but it is the subject of Lester del Rey's classic novella Victory.

Victory takes place during a time in which humanity has the wealthiest. most technologically advanced civilization in a galaxy teeming with intelligent life. Although Earth has the resources to establish a powerful empire and the political clout to lead all the other humanoid races in their constant struggle against the "aliens" (i.e. races that aren't bipedal), the cradle of humanity has instead chosen to focus on trade and providing moral leadership. Of course, this vexes Earth's friends and entices its enemies who see Earth's civilization as bloated and ripe for conquest. Some humans reject the "cowardice" of Earth to participate in the humanoid crusade against the galaxy's aliens. Victory's protagonist, Captain Duke O'Neil, is just such a man.

O'nNeil detests the planet of his birth and chooses to take up the cause of a blue humanoid race locked in a life-and-death struggle with a nasty alien race. The blue people win with O'Neil's help, but with their world in ruins, the victory tastes like ashes. After doing his part to help the nice blue people, O'Neil returns to Earth, intending to sign up for service with another humanoid military. Along the way, he meets another war veteran, a man named Flannery, with a radically different perspective on galactic politics and how best to go about the business of providing security for Earth's people. Flannery fought in a different conflict, but for the same reasons as O'Neil. However, he had the good sense to realize that the blood-for-blood mentality that drove many of the galaxy's wars was a product of emotional, immature minds.

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Title: Coverup

Subtitle: The Phalanx Blood Series, Part III

Author: Bruce E. Arrington

Narrator: James Simenc

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-17

Publisher: Pipe Dream Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

My blood kills cancer.

Yep, you read that right. The big bad C-word that scares just about everyone these days. My blood kills it. Dead. Dead Kennedys' invitation to the White House dead. Disappointed George Romero dead. Doesn't matter what type of cancer. It quickly finds itself outmaneuvered, surrounded, and mercilessly crushed by an iron-red phalanx. Just a few drops of my blood - drops mind you, and miracles start happening.

I'm settled but not satisfied. I'm supposed to be the world's best hero, not detached and away from society. Well, that's gonna change starting today. Cancer victims, get ready for my phalanx blood.

Members Reviews:

Serial still going strong

I enjoyed this one thoroughly. It strikes the right balance of bringing a new listener up to speed while breaking new ground, and sets the pace for what will hopefully be a long and thoroughly satisfying ride.

The narrator has the right tone of voice to match the writing style, which I completely believe is your average excessively-intelligent snarky teenager. Having been one myself, I can really relate. In the series he starts out stuck in the monotony of school, extracurriculars, and facing a world he's expected to be part of but sees so many faults in he would really rather keep his distance. Then the world turns upside down and he learns the blood in his veins is potentially the most valuable commodity on the planet, and his wants are worth nothing.

Now our ordinary teenager has to figure out how to do the most good with his blood, retain his independence as a human being, and wage war on the pharmaceutical conglomerates hunting him like dogs.

Three installments in and you can tell this one is going places.

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Title: Dimension Cops: Ethically Sourced

Author: Persephone Rose

Narrator: Persephone Rose

Format: Unabridged

Length: 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-17

Publisher: Postal Roach Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

An under-qualified secretary, working for the Alternative Realities Police Department, embarks on a dangerous mission to save an unsuspecting universe from a catastrophe.

Members Reviews:

Well....Bahahaha

Honestly I have felt like a milking cow at some stages in my milk, LOL

Narrative was very enjoyable, I don`t think I`ve listen to anything by the narrator that I haven't enjoyed.

Different Worlds

Roxie and Jaguar are the main characters. Jaguar a secretary for police dept. who is transported into another world and is to kill Roxie, agalactic who is now taking hormones to produce milk for the Human Milk Company. They are transported thru portal to different worlds in the Universe. The character of Sabella a vampire is transported into the database. It is a comic sci-fi, quick fun listen. Narration is great. Thank you Persephone!

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Title: Kent Montana and the Really Ugly Thing from Mars

Subtitle: The Kent Montana Series, Book 1

Author: Charles L. Grant

Narrator: Josh Brogadir

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-17

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Mars vs. New Jersey!

IT is big. IT is ugly. IT has a heat ray and a bad disposition. IT is, in short, the worst thing to happen to New Jersey since the last election.

Nothing can stop IT. Not the army. Not the scientist. Not the preacher. Not even a cute little girl and her dog.

Only one man can save us all....

Kent Montana.

(originally published as written by Lionel Fenn)

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Title: Wolf's Claw

Subtitle: The Horus Heresy

Author: Chris Wraight

Narrator: Toby Longworth

Format: Original Recording

Length: 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-22-17

Publisher: Black Library

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Caught by the renegade forces of the Alpha Legion and forced to take refuge in the Alaxxes Nebula, the Space Wolves are bloodied but unbowed. The young pack leader Bjorn - now known to his warriors as 'the One-Handed' - is desperate to recover his honour in battle, but replacing lost limbs for proud legionaries is not a task worthy of the Iron Priests. If Bjorn is to fight again, then he must seek out new claws for himself and christen them in the blood of the traitors....

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Title: Perfection

Subtitle: Warhammer 40,000

Author: Nick Kyme

Narrator: Gareth Armstrong, Chris Fairbank, Jonathan Keeble, David Timson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-17

Publisher: Black Library

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

Publisher's Summary:

On a world besieged by the forces of Chaos, the Emperor's Children and the World Eaters are forced into an uneasy alliance when the bodies of the fallen start to go missing....

Members Reviews:

A perfect story about "perfect" Chaos Space Marines.

This Warhammer 40,000 story about an Emperor's Children war band of Chaos Space Marines could be called "when bad things happen to bad people". I found this story of wicked "heroes" dealing with even more wicked people and sinister circumstances quite entertaining. It is filled with the kind of pulp action that one would expect from a Warhammer 40K story and a good portion of it is taken up with intricately described battle scenes and appropriate sound effects. However, there's a little more to it than that as a murder mystery evolves during a battle that also involves a Chaos Marine war band that follows the god Khorne. Who is killing the "perfect" Chaos Marines devoted to the Chaos god Slaanesh in such a perfect manner? I don't want to put any spoilers in here, so I'll just say that I thought this was a fun story with a few entertaining twists and turns. There's not exactly a ton of character development or intricate story here, it's mostly action, but I found the characterizations and minor mystery it does contain fun and interesting. The voice acting and music are well done and enhance the story telling. Recommended for all Warhammer 40K fans, especially if you enjoy stories focusing on perfectly sinister Chaos characters.

Perfect in the way that Adam, Frankenstein's monster was perfect

**Spoilers Follow**

The one Chaos Space Marine that had previously been left for dead and badly damaged ends up being a ghoulish re-animator, but wait that is not the realm of Slaanesh!

Oh never mind! The entire story makes no sense. Why get held up with Black Library precedents!

Generally I have longer reviews, but everything you need to know has already been said.

Four Stars

Great book fast delivery

Triple A

Great deal awesome sale i enjoy it. I was very happy with my purchase and will be getting more in the future

WOW! AMAZING!

I've listened to plenty of 40k audio dramas and this has to be my new favorite. It has vivid and engaging writing and the amazing sound effects complete the experience.

The characters are very unique and are some of my (new) favorites. If you're a fan of either intense action or the chaos forces, GET THIS! I'm not even really a fan of the Emperors Children but seriously, I will buy whatever Nick Kyme puts out next. Now I'm off to see what else he's written (I listened to this 2 months ago and still love it)

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Title: The Madness Within

Subtitle: Warhammer 40,000

Author: Steve Lyons

Narrator: John Banks

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-16-17

Publisher: Black Library

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

Publisher's Summary:

Desperate and isolated, Sergeant Estabann and Brother Cordoba of the Crimson Fists Space Marines are hunting the daemon that destroyed their battle-brothers.

Members Reviews:

Perfect short story for WH40K

The publishing at the Black Library is consistently high, in the quality department, but the audio CDs have had a wider "variety in taste" than the printed works. Some have worked, some have not.

This one is excellent!

It captures the feeling of impending doom and hard choices and presents two very well developed characters with a supporting cast of interesting ones.

There are twists and turns throughout the story, and the voice acting is superb.

If you only buy one this year, this should be your choice!

the madness within

excellent audio book. just what i would expect from black library. You almost get the feeling that your there during the drama. it is done very well and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys the 40k universe.

Good

Fun to listen to while you are painting warhammer miniatures. Decent enough story and actor reading to make it entertaining.

A highly atmospheric audio drama

"You want a proper horror story set in 40k? Look no further than this gut-wrenching audio drama from Steve Lyons who definitely has a strong grip on how to combine the two together." ~ The Founding Fields

Garro: Oath of Moment, Garro: Legion of One, Raven's Flight, Fireborn and now number 5, The Madness Within. If I had to pick my top two from these five audio dramas, it would be Raven's Flight followed by The Madness Within. Why? Because it is just that good. Plain and simple.

This is my first experience with Steve's work and simply put, he is awesome. The Madness Within is an audio drama that takes the grimdark of the 40k setting and meshes it perfectly with a horror story, giving us a product that is much bigger than the sum of its parts. It has Space Marines, Daemons, dramatic tension, infighting, fear, anxiety and that crucial horror element.

Horror and 40k are something that few authors within Black Library have gone for. From what I have read, which isn't much compared to a lot of the other people who have been with the setting for far longer, only Sarah Cawkwell has gone that route and delivered admirably. I am currently reading through her Space Marine Battles novella Accursed Eternity and it a story that will definitely spook you and give you after-images of zombies and ghosts as you read it.

I have been reliably told that this is something Steve Lyons excels at with some of his previous novels for Black Library, such as Dead Man Walking. I hope to give that one a read soon and see for myself.

Well, back to this audio drama. From the start the plot hooks you right in because Steve starts off with an intense yet short action scene, introduces his characters and then launches right away into his larger narrative. To compile the plot in simple terms, it is the story of a squad of Crimson Fists who arrived on one of their chapter's recruiting worlds some three years ago to find new recruits to replenish the chapter's severely depleted ranks since the battle for their own homeworld saw the Crimson Fists nearly destroyed by a freak accident.

But its no easy task for Sergeant Estabaan's squad because they have already suffered serious setbacks. A daemon has somehow manifested in the squad's sanctuary-keep and has already killed more than half the squad.

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Title: Bloodspire

Subtitle: Warhammer 40,000

Author: C Z Dunn

Narrator: Sean Barret, Rupert Degas, Chris Fairbank

Format: Unabridged

Length: 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-15-17

Publisher: Black Library

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

Publisher's Summary:

On the world of Axonar, a squad of Blood Angels Scouts scale the dizzying heights of a mighty hive city as their battle-brothers fight far below. Their objective: to open the way for a daring aerial assault that will crack open the city and ensure victory.

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Title: Twisted

Subtitle: The Horus Heresy

Author: Guy Haley

Narrator: Gareth Armstrong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-17

Publisher: Black Library

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Since he was crippled by rebel treachery on Sixty-Three Nineteen, Maloghurst the Twisted has continued to serve Warmaster Horus as his closest aide and confidant.

His loyalty has remained constant, but the XVI Legion has changed. Rivalry and personal ambition run rife, and although Horus' authority is supreme, his equerry's is certainly not. When a daemonic plot to infest the Vengeful Spirit comes to light, Maloghurst reluctantly turns to the few allies he has left: the mysterious Davinites.

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Title: The Divine Word

Subtitle: The Horus Heresy

Author: Gav Thorpe

Narrator: Ian Brooker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-30-17

Publisher: Black Library

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Fighting alongside the Raven Guard Legion, Marcus Valerius of the Therion Cohort has long scorned those who seek to deify the Emperor. But recent events have made him doubt his cast-iron convictions, and as his forces lines up against an overwhelming enemy force, a flash of inspiration leads him to question whether or not there are greater forces at work in the universe....