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  • Legend Rising

  • Galactic Guardians, Book 1
  • By: Jonathan Yanez
  • Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
  • Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (268 ratings)

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Legend Rising

By: Jonathan Yanez
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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My name is Max Tyco. I will become the most powerful Guardian in the Universe. This is my story.

Max Tyco is a truck driver on the road more days than he's home. Events are about to transpire that will lead this everyday Joe on an adventure of a lifetime. Things like traveling through space, starships, alien monsters, and blasters have all been daydreams...until now.

The Rowki is a fraternity of intergalactic guardians tasked with keeping the balance between the light and the darkness. A call for help from the oldest galaxy in the universe and the central planet in that galaxy will uncover an ancient secret that could mean the end of the universe as we know it.

Chosen for the depth of his potential, Max will have to commit to the Rowki or decide to go back home and forget he ever knew the truth. But the truth is out there and more horrifying than he could ever expect.

From the author that brought you Forsaken Mercenary and Gateway to the Galaxy comes your next sci-fi adventure. Grab your beverage of choice and get ready: you won't want to press pause on this world of AI, androids, spaceships and galactic knights.

©2022 Jonathan Yanez (P)2022 Podium Audio
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Another Earth nobody chosen to hep save the univer

Max Tyco, an out of shape truck drive, becomes a dangerous warrior after training by the Rowky, a fraternity of intergalactic guardians. Max is a whinny trainee, but once in shape, he is a natural fighter, and becomes a key team member. Even then, he obsesses over his dead wife. This is a fun and enjoyable book.

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Boring

While the writing is okay and there was a a lot going on the MC is boring. He’s selected because he’s special and has so much potential but you never see it in this book. Just a boring MC that doesn’t do anything special except be willing to die for everything. Plus it’s way too short, listened in a day of lawn work.

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A truck driver's Life!

Meanwhile, at a truck stop, filling h up his 18- wheeler or rig. Max the truck driver, went in to pay and grab a bite. If anything looked edible. Then, Max's life changed, forever. He still has his big rig, out there in the stars. Leaning like Skywalker. Check this audible or book out.

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Truck driver vs aliens

An average man with a dark secret is unwittingly transported to an alien spaceship. He must decide who he is and if he wants to take up this challenge. Witty, creative, and an unlikely hero!

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Great book! Tapping buy on book 2!

The author did a great job, as usual, bringing me into his world. I can’t wait for book 2.

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The Orville Meets Starship Troopers

Galactic Guardians hits hard and fast with a tongue-in-cheek tale of a widowed truck driver (Max Tyco) who goes from defending a rest stop from a robbery attempt to being abducted by aliens into the intergalactic version of the Foreign Legion. What follows is a romp through Space Boot Camp followed by an infantryman's tale full of adventure, humor and good old fashioned bloodshed. Sometimes I can’t decide if this is a fever dream of the protagonist or if the universe really is just a bit of a half-joke. Either way, the story works surprisingly well. Bravo to Jonathan for writing something refreshingly entertaining, with plenty of tummy tickling pop culture references sprinkled in for good measure.

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Not as good as I hoped

I love science-fiction and I am willing to put up with a lot of in discrepancies in a book.
This Book was just OK enough for me to finish it. But I doubt if I’ll follow the story.

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it was ok

I liked the story mostly but not enough to for sure continue the series. Pretty decent characters and humor mixed in with adventure it just didn't pull me in to be invested. Narrator was great.

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A fun and action packed book

This is the first book from J. Yanez I’ve listened to. It was a fun book to listen to, and is a departure from the audiobooks I typically gravitate to. So not only was the storyline good, I thought the narration was also very good. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

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