Dead Six

By: Larry Correia, Mike Kupari

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Michael Valentine, veteran and former member of an elite private military company, has been recruited by the government to conduct a secret counter-terror operation in the Persian Gulf nation of Zubara. The unit is called Dead Six. Their mission is to take the fight to the enemy and not get caught. Lorenzo, assassin and thief extraordinaire, is being blackmailed by the world's most vicious crime lord. His team has to infiltrate the Zubaran terrorist network and pull off an impossible heist or his family will die. When Dead Six compromises his objective, Lorenzo has a new job: Find and kill Valentine. As allegiances are betrayed and the nation descends into a bloody civil war, Lorenzo and Valentine must face off. Two men. Two missions. Only one will win.

©2011 Larry Correia, Mike Kupari (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Great story and Bronson Pinchot is my new favorite

Larry Correia writes a great action adventure guy story. This is no exception. The characters have depth and the story is exciting. On top of that Bronson Pinchot is becoming my new favorite reader. He creates awesome characters with his voice and the range is outstanding.

Bronson Pinchot makes the story!!!!

I saw this book and figured what the heck, I love stories like this and I figured give it a shot. Wow was I surprised and very happy. I enjoyed the story and the writing was great but the kicker in this was the reader(Narrator) Bronson is outstanding in that he makes the story come alive. There are a few narrator's out there that I will buy a book just because they are reading them. Bronson Pinchot is one of the top 3 on my list. Larry and Mike have a great series here and i hope they keep it going I am looking forward to the next book. Don't lose Bronson!!!!

Action packed

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No; too much action and not enough plot. I'm surprised this book isn't a movie--it's right up the alley of most movies today.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

It took a little while for me to catch on that it's 2 people talking in first person in unrelated situations.

Do you think Dead Six needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

No, but we ordered the sequel at the same time as this book. This one is the better of the 2.

Not bad, but far too long

By the middle of this book, I was hoping for the end. By the end however, I was hoping it would last a bit longer. That, I think, illustrates the biggest issue with this book: it's long and meandering.

We follow 2 groups (really, just the "leaders" of those groups) until we find their stories are sloppily intertwined. The lead-up to this "joining" is filled with backstory, sidestory and everything in between. I suppose this is a danger when you have 2 authors collaborating on a work, but it just didn't flow here.

Many inconsequential events are written in elaborate detail and should have been edited out. It's almost as if the authors were competing to write the best individual tales instead of collaborating on one great story.Once all this is out of the way however, the book does indeed pick up. Once things come together and the real action starts, I was left wanting more.

Branson Pinchot was great at narrating the Grimnoir chronicles -- his voice fit the characters perfectly. Here though, I think it was a bit strained and too many of the characters sounded similar.

While this book does tease (and seems to have) a sequel, I'm too exhausted from the first outing to pursue it. I'll stick to what I've already gotten and be happy with that.

Incredible book and narrated perfectly

Bronson Pinchot narrated this book beautifully as if it were at play. The book is a great listen. Highly recommended hard to tear away from. The overall story is amazing and has you feeling emotions on every spectrum. Looking forward to the second and third book of the series.

Not just for military book lovers, cool story!

I have listened to all 3 books in the trilogy at this point. It's really well done, very enjoyable. I quite enjoyed the fact that there is a bit of a supernatural twist before you get to the end very Larry! I actually wish they had taken that just a little bit further. The character development and the relationships between characters are very well done also, however, one of the characters experiences a loss early on that upset me so badly I almost quit listening. Glad I didn't, but could've done without such a shock. Apologies if you consider that a spoiler, I'm trying to be vague while still warning those who may be especially sensitive to that type of content. The narrator, Bronson Pinchot, is a very accomplished TV & voice actor. He has a seeexy voice! I'm in love with the Valentine character! I recommend this, and all other Larry Correia series'. Monster Hunter International is very fun, looking forward to book 7 & Son of the Black Sword book 2! Also enjoyed Grimnoir! Keep it up Larry!

The narrator needs a tweak

I have absolutely LOVED Larry Correia's Monster Hunter series & the narrator for that series is very impressive. This book is very well written, though, it was a little challenging to follow the 2 separate storylines prior to them converging. I suspect this is largely due to it being in an audio book format rather than the alternative. The story is great, Larry really gets guns (something that drives gun guys crazy when other authors screw it up). He also gets tactics in an at least believable way (no crazy stunts or whatever that couldn't really happen). My only real beef is with the narrator, which is sad because his voice is great to listen to. It's just his pauses are often very wierd, some of his voices are just a wierd choice (like Carl the Portuguese guy), & while he does great in many parts, his description of actions scenes is almost painful & really diminishes the feel of the scene. Instead of giving a play by play kind of description, it is like he is speaking with molasses in his mouth. Just super slow & too methodical with wierd pauses that do not flow with the content. I think this may have been a director issue because his reading voice is great but the WAY he does it is bizarre & very distracting.

Excellent book from a pair of excellent authors.

loved it. Great book, can't wait to get the next one......sheesh how many more words to you need.

A Must Read!

Would you listen to Dead Six again? Why?

I finished the Grimmoir Chronicles, and felt darn, I'm really going to miss reading Larry Correia. This book surpassed my expectations, and Bronson Pinchot is absolutely awesome!

What did you like best about this story?

Tight story line, great characters, loved how the authors wove the two protagonists together.

What about Bronson Pinchot’s performance did you like?

Pinchot is so good, great voices, accents, he "fleshes" out each character, and brings them to life.

Way over the top and repetitive

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really. While the book starts out as a real action thriller with excellent dialogue it devolves into stereotype behavior that keeps repeating the action over and over again.

Would you recommend Dead Six to your friends? Why or why not?

No.

Any additional comments?

Finished it but would have preferred a different ending.