Ray Nelson

Well... that took a uh... a turn.

Revisado: 02-21-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

In a Nutshell: Author must've been in a rush or something, this was probably the worst book in the series.

Long version: Book 4... it uh, it was "okay" - Although it kind of wrapped things up and wasn't a total cliff hanger, it felt incredible rushed and poorly executed. There were many plot holes, and inconsistences. Don't get me wrong, it was a good read up until roughly Chapter 17 or so... then it went from an awesome book (4/5) to a book that felt like it was trying to be over about 5 chapters ago and is just sloppily wrapping things up. (2/5)

Action's good if you ignore the facts laid out by the previous chapters and books, the story's alright, and it past the time I guess. - Narrator did a good job with the voices.

All in all if you had to rank the books:

#1 Book 3 (5/5)
#2 Book 1 (4/5)
#3 Book 2 (4/5)
Book 4 made me almost feel guilty to write a review. (2/5) and I went from wanting more books and perhaps even a movie to gritting my teeth and finishing the series... What happen?

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3rd time's the charm.

Revisado: 02-21-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

In a nutshell: Book 3... Wow. Definitely the best in the of the series, great action, story, humor, emotional context, just... all of it. 5/5

Long version: Book 3 in my opinion is probably the best in the series due to it having lots of action, different view points from the different races, both the action and the plot develop at the same pace and in some points of the book it's a whirlwind of emotion, action, and all hell breaking loose! The humor is an absolute treat and the narrator brings all of the different alien races to life with different accents and voices, you really get a feel for the actual difference between them and even they have their own lives, thoughts and emotions that are both seen in this book and in the voices.

- The E4 mafia transcends into alien races as well was the cherry on top. - Grade A humor that made me laugh out loud so loud my wife looked at me like I was crazy (Listened to the book via a headset) - and then there's the conflict between the alliance and the GIMFA and it's starting to take a turn, and not for the better! (They're learning and getting smarter)
both civilian humor and military humor are in this book, as well as jam packed full of action and awesome story, to the point where you feel like you're actually a part of it!

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Turmoil in the first half, but then awesome!

Revisado: 02-21-24

Book 2 - Takes place 50 years after the first book and we (humans) are a second class citizen in a galactic alliance with our guardians - Although they're not allowed to be armed for reasons unknown, we make due! - The start of the book was alright but has too much melodrama and self pity in the main character until later on in when they finally decide to stop beating around the bush and agrees to be the pilot they were always meant to be, then the book ramps up and gets real good!

Decent story and a good pace of action and plot development, I would've preferred the story have less whining from the main character, but that is a personal take.

Story wise - not as good as book 1, but still an awesome read
Action wise - If you have a vivid imagination, it's a lot like if the movie "Pacific Rim" happen on another planet and we had alien allies.

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Decent read

Revisado: 02-21-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

The book overall is a decent read; It's a bit shocking to see our main forces get shrugged off, and the aliens seem to absolutely seem to have this in the bag. - but at times the book's a little bland and drags on a bit, some characters/story arcs seem to just vanish and get forgotten for the rest of the book and some get tied off. All in all though it was a good read. It's always awesome to see the spirit of adversity in the face of overwhelming odds. - and even though we lost Earth, humans never gave up and in true human fashion they fought to the last man!

The "Goodbye" at the end as Tom looked into the sky seeing them escape sent shivers down my spine, truly a heartfelt "We lost the battle, but not the war" feel.

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It's a slow burn, but totally worth it

Revisado: 01-11-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Not a bad read, the intergalactic politics in place kept the coalition's hands tied and the story developed fairly slowly in the first half of the book - but you could see the character development and world building being set into motion. - The half way point the story is set and the action is starting to build, passions are fiery and things are starting to make a turn for the worse. then by the last quarter of the book it was like I was strapped into a rocket and flying towards the ultimate build up to the start of the next Coalition and Thess'In War and and... the book was over. - Curse you cliff hangers, now I HAVE to read the second book!

(4/5 stars, good story, but a bit too much cheesy romance for my taste. - Over all a damn good read though and being from the South I can appreciate Alcar's voice actor for giving him that Southern Gentleman's voice.)

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