• The Dragon Factory

  • The Joe Ledger Novels, Book 2
  • By: Jonathan Maberry
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8,810 ratings)

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The Dragon Factory

By: Jonathan Maberry
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Publisher's summary

Ex-Baltimore cop turned special-ops shooter Joe Ledger is back in action.

In The Dragon Factory, Ledger and his team from the Department of Military Sciences square off against two separate groups of corrupt scientists. The beautiful but twisted Jakoby Twins are creating transgenic monsters and genetically enhanced mercenaries for sale to the highest bidder. Their father, who takes evil to an entirely new level, is using cutting-edge science to complete the Nazi master-race program.

Joe must elude the NSA who are gunning for him, fight his way past rogue Spetsnaz teams, and stop these madmen before the Extinction Clock runs out. And when the bloodbath claims one of his own, Joe Ledger declares total war on those people who would burn down the world in order to reshape it in their own dark image.

Take another thrill ride with Joe Ledger.
©2010 Jonathan Maberry (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“In Stoker-winner Maberry’s wild second Joe Ledger novel, Joe and his comrades from the Department of Military Science take on enough villains and their world-threatening plots to fill half a dozen ordinary thrillers.” ( Publishers Weekly)

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Growing on me

I didn't like the series when I started listening to it. As I listened to more, I grew to like the characters and the story line.

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OMG

This series is so addictive, and tempting. I highly recommend it. It could almost be true the way it is written and read.

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Go Joe!

Great story. Ray Porter’s narration of Mayberry’s story makes this so riveting. Yeah, check your brain at the door but this is fiction at its best. Can’t wait to listen to the next one!

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why didn't I start this series sooner?

I kept passing it by.. I think it was the cover of book 1, it looks ridiculous to me so I judged and that was my fault because this series is amazing and I'm about to start the next book ! don't be like me, stop passing it by, get it from your wish list and start this series now! you won't regret it. ps. narration is wonderful, love Ray Porter's work ❤

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So good

Not many audiobooks are good enough to make me keep listening when I get out of the car, but this series does it. What's the audio version of a page-turner? Ear-turner?

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GOOD AND BAD

Echo team is back in business
This time we do not encounter anything so trivial as zombie making viruses.
This time we are getting something serious.

Despite all the drawbacks this book is as good as the first one
But for my own personal reasons it left me strange aftertaste.

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Great Fiction!

I really liked listening to this story. It was a fast paced wild story with excellent narration. Even though it is Fiction there seemed to be many historical facts inserted. I also liked the first book, Patient Zero, with the same talented narrator, Ray Porter, who makes both books an easy listen. I have also become a Jonathan Maberry and Ray Porter fan.

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Enjoyable & worth the credit, but not the best JL.

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I love Joe Ledger novels, so of course I enjoyed this book. But to be honest, it's the least interesting of the books. It felt very ... forced, I guess. Not inspired, y'know? But certainly worth my credit.

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The Joe Ledger Novels

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I like this series of novels starring smart ass super cop Joe Ledger. I'm not into detective or cop books so I can't compare it to any others so I'll just say it's like a James Bond, Jackie Chan mix action movie for your ears.

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Worth every penny

This would have been a five star trilogy for me, except I struggled not to fast forward through the preachy parts. For example, Rudy's diatribes, and some of the world humanitarian views. Other than that, the action was perfect, and the character development was adequate for the peripheral characters.
Thrilling ride.

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