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Good, but misses great.

Revisado: 04-11-21

This novel has a LOT to commend, but somehow misses the mark at being great. It is difficult to put my finger on exactly what did not work, I can argue the other side of every area where I might try to give some constructive criticism, so instead I will focus on the good. In many ways this reminded me of the best of Clancy's late-cold war works. Greaney did a good job of interweaving the stories of the various characters in this complex tale. I did enjoy the novel, it was creative, plausible, interesting, great characters, well performed. I love Greaney's writing and think he is a GREAT writer and story teller, but this work was a bit frustrating, somehow missing the mark and not living up to his other efforts.

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This has to be the stupidest... WOW I am a convert

Revisado: 11-08-20

People have been telling me to read Larry Correia for years... every time I am given this advice I look at the titles and descriptions and say no thanks. Despite this attitude I ended up with this title anyway. Sometime later looking at my library I saw this title and scratched my head: "The Adventures of Tom Stranger Interdimensional Insurance Agent"?! This has to be bad... but it is only a couple hours long and it **is** narrated by Adam Baldwin (My Body Guard, Full Metal Jacket, Independence Day, The Patriot, Firefly, Chuck...) so I gave it a shot.

Oh my goodness gracious! This book is fantastic! Hilarious, ironic, self-aware! I loved it! Narration? - Why isn't Adam Baldwin working full time narrating books?! Baldwin was great!!

I am a convert!

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Perhaps my favorite AudioBook Ever

Revisado: 10-25-20

The storytelling, writing, message and narration are al brilliant! I own more than 2,000 works of fiction through Audible and this is my favorite work! I re-listen to this book about every 18-24 months. I am a fan of a lot of Heinlein's work; but without at doubt this is his crowning achievement.

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Fun adventure

Revisado: 06-30-20

A fun novel that works by itself, but excitingly it is the first in a series! I have come to really enjoy Dennis E. Taylors writing, wit an approach to characters and storytelling. Ray Porter does a fantastic job performing!

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Wonderfully written and narrated adventure tale!

Revisado: 06-09-20

I have long known about Richard Proenneke - his building a cabin in the Alaskan wilderness and living there for 30 years, but had never read his book, nor seen any of the documentaries. I purchased this audiobook and it sat neglected for several years. When I finally listened to it this spring I was delighted to learn that the book was even better than I had ever imagined. Wonderfully written, **and** narrated, this is a wonderful tale of Proennekee's adventure of building his cabin and first 16 months (of what would become 30 year) life in the Alaskan wilds.

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Jack Carr can write and does so with authority

Revisado: 05-21-20

Jack Carr does everything right in this novel! So many novels in this genre are written by writers who really don't know the world they are writing about - even the heralded best-selling authors drive me nuts with their technical errors that cause me to stumble and ruin what would otherwise a good read. A number of other writers do get the technical details correct are often not particularly good storytellers or writers. In contrast, Jack Carr hits **all** the marks: Wonderful storytelling, great writing while getting the details correct without beating those details over the heads of those who (unlike me) don't care. I am already a Ray Porter fan, but his narration performance in this book stands out against his already strong body of work! I will be pre-ordering whatever Jack Carr puts out next!!

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Excelent

Revisado: 02-10-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

This is a good follow up to Fierce Grace, though I have to admit I liked Fierce Grace more. Both books are a worthwhile investment of time.

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Joe Pickett and Nate Romanowski!

Revisado: 02-10-20

Another well-executed adventure with Joe Pickett. I very much enjoyed Nate Romanowski's role in this story.

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Great look at the founding of US Special Forces

Revisado: 02-10-20

Very well written book about the early history of and the founding of US Special Forces.

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Best Military/War Novel(s) I have read in decades

Revisado: 02-10-20

I cannot say enough good things about these novels and the presentation by RC Bray.

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