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It's finally over!

Revisado: 12-14-22

Was totally worried this was going to be like Dragon Ball Z where Skippy just keeps leveling up and basically has the same fight over and over at implied greater levels of difficulty. But it's finally over and I can move on to some other audio book series.

If not for RC Bray's performance I probably would have given up on this series 7 books ago. This series dragged on way too long to the point where the outcome of the books was more or less completely predictable. But once you're in you're hooked until the end.

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Great story, but Wil Wheaton?

Revisado: 04-10-22

I pretty much love everything John Scalzi writes, but Wil Wheaton's portrayal of the characters always seems to come off overly whiny and sarcastic.

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Anticlimactic

Revisado: 04-02-22

Phil Thron is great as usual, but the story just didn't do it. Without giving away spoilers it just seems like whenever Zed gets into a complicated situation and it's going to get really interesting the author just gives up and throws in a quick Deus Ex Machina and wraps it up.

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Will it ever end?

Revisado: 12-18-21

Loved this series when it started, but now it's just getting dragged out way too long. I can barely even remember half the plot points being referenced anymore, the story is getting way over complicated, and there are non sequitors or places where Mr. Alanson seems to have forgotten what he was writing or just needed some fill material. I keep listening just because I keep hoping that this book will finally be the conclusion and keep getting disappointed, if not for RC Bray I'd have given up on this series 5 books ago.

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Starts Strong but Weak Ending

Revisado: 08-01-21

Started out with a very Hitchhikers vibe. Was really looking forward to this, and the narrator really got into it, I was almost looking forward to the sequel and exploring the wider galaxy until the ending basically made it apparent that the next book would just be a rehash of the same plot.

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Great story, but beware if you drink Scotch.

Revisado: 04-20-21

It's a great story and I wish I'd listened to this before seeing the TV series. The only problem I had with it is that the author doesn't seem to know anything about Scotch. It can't be called Scotch if it's not made in Scotland and any real Scotch drinker would be mortified by the idea of doing shots of expensive Scotch. If you can ignore the absolutely ludicrous blunder of having "Belter Scotch" it's a good listen.

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Too Much Detail

Revisado: 06-16-20

Have enjoyed a lot of this series, RC Bray is a fantastic narrator, but this book has way too much detail, not enough dialogue, and is just too hard to get through. ExForce is a lot of fun but this one just isn't very good.

In a scene describing combat and landing troops on the planet, what should take seconds in real life takes an unbearably long time as the author describes the technical details of launching ships and alien military protocols and tactics. The suspense is lost on overly long descriptions and it's hard to stay interested when the dialogue between characters is so brief.

The early ExForce books I couldn't stop listening to, but this one I just had to call it about 1/4 of the way in because the story just couldn't make me care if the main characters live or die.

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Why?

Revisado: 10-15-19

Decent story, but awful production. Can we just go back to having RC Bray perform solo?

Most of the voices (meaning everyone not RC Bray) were done half-hearted or half-assed. Even Zachary Quinto's performance sounded like he phoned it in. On top of that the whole thing was overloaded with poorly chosen music and bad sound effects. Not just bad effects but poorly timed or unnecessary ones and way too many repetitive sounds that just made the half-assed acting more annoying.

I almost didn't finish it but I kind of had to in getting ready for Armageddon.

Why Audible? Why?

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Somehow the Books Keep Getting Better

Revisado: 07-19-19

Not quite sure how he does it, but Barry Hutchinson keeps putting out fun books. I keep expecting the next book in this series to be the one where I get tired of Cal Carver's misadventures or when it finally gets old but the jokes keep me laughing and the plot twists remain surprising. Add on top of that Phil Thron's narration with all the fantastic voices and somehow, against all logic, this series is actually getting better the longer it goes.

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My Kids Loved It

Revisado: 04-21-19

This is a total classic and my kids loved it. The only challenge was stopping to get them to go to bed because none of us wanted to stop!

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