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  • A Hymn Before Battle

  • Legacy of the Aldenata
  • By: John Ringo
  • Narrated by: Marc Vietor
  • Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,769 ratings)

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A Hymn Before Battle

By: John Ringo
Narrated by: Marc Vietor
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With Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the Galactic Federation offers help to the backward humans - for a price. You can protect yourself from your enemies, but God save you from your allies!
©2001 John Ringo (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

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I was sceptical...then I was finished!

Great story. Great performance. Military sci-fi adventure...is a fast listen. It took me a while to finally start listening, but I sure am glad I did...onto the sequel I go!

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Great book

Great start to a great series - strong writing and good character development. Like starship troopers only with a much broader scope.

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Good short story.

I really enjoy listening to this one I've been struggling a while to find something good. this story picks right up and grabs your interest and stays moving the whole time.

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UBER CLASSIC!! Uber Classic Military SF...

UBER CLASSIC!! Uber Classic Military SF...
The only caution to those not familiar with military anacronyms could get lost, bored, and or overwhelmed. Great Story.

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Good

This was a good story and I liked the narrator. I would have gave it 4 stars but it turned a little to much iron man flying through the air at the end.

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War Never Changes

Great book. Easy to listen to and engaging along with something extra for vets.

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A for effort, D for delivery.

More issues with pronunciation. Great Story and series though. Ringo has always been a favorite author.

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Good God Ringo Quotes Kipling.

A lot of set up details and character development. Posleen gonna pay the butcher’s bill now that ACS are up and running.

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We're not alone...

Some ETs have arrived to warn us that we've got five years to prepare to be invaded by really hungry, really dangerous aliens. This story is the start of a series that seems to get better as it goes (not that the first books aren't great!). The action is almost nonstop, and you can't help wondering how we're going to survive the roller coaster of preparation, off-world battles, and political change in the face of invasion.

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Ring a ding dingo!

Well told suspenseful classic combat sci-fi. The first in an epic series. Ringo knows his military jargon first hand. This is the juice. A+

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