Stark's War

By: Jack Campbell

Narrated by: Eric Summerer

Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

The United States of America reigns over Earth as the last surviving superpower. To build a society free of American influence, foreign countries have inhabited the moon, taking advantage of the natural resources to earn their own riches. Now, the U.S. military has been ordered to wrest control of Earth's satellite from their rivals. Sergeant Ethan Stark must train his squadron to fight in an airless atmosphere at one-sixth normal gravity against a desperate enemy. Ensuring his team's survival means choosing between which orders to obey - and which to ignore.

BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction written and read by author Jack Campbell.

Stark's War was originally published as "by John G. Hemry".

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©2000 John G. Hemry (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Some you win - some you lose

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If you are fond of war stories set in a space environment, this is a good start. In the introduction delivered by the writer, he gives his reasons for the why the writing style is what it is. So yes I will recommend it with a big caveat - it is not exactly what you expect ...

In the event of

A What To Do: In the event of Corporate corruption of the government. Comparable to gladiatorial fights, but on the moon and televised. What would you do if any government started using their military to attack x and using the video feed to make money on it by selling the feed "nearly live" on Pay Per View? And of course, who cares who x is, so long as it's making money 😕.

Entertaining 1-D Science Fiction

Any additional comments?

I found the war sequences to be entertaining and the stuff in between to be cumbersome. However, I quickly got through the audiobook and promptly ordered the next book in the series. So if you like military science fiction and can overlook some weaknesses, pick it up.

Classic ... nicely read and always love scifi mil

easy to listen to. well read at a good pace. the Stark series is awesome

Not bad for a first Novel.

Jack said this was his 1st novel having listened to many of his others sadly it shows that's a good thing for follow on novels but also meaning that this book was only mediocre at best.

Officers and those in charge were portrayed as completely unbelievably and be irreparably stupid beyond wordsWhich made it difficult to continue to listen to the book .

its his debut novel, but it's still amazing

it has more sharpnes to his wit in this book then his later more refined works. I loved it.

Great start to great series

This is a great start to a great series. The author does a great job of showing perspectives from an enlisted point of view

Enjoyable listen.

Would you consider the audio edition of Stark's War to be better than the print version?

I felt the narrator did a good job and definitely added something to the story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Stark's War?

I don't want to give any spoilers, but it was fun to watch Stark find out who he really was.

Have you listened to any of Eric Summerer’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

1st time I heard him. He did a good job, although sometimes his female voices sound a little funny. To his credit, there are very few narrators that can read opposite gender voices without it sounding at least a little off.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was a pretty good "page turner".

Any additional comments?

Stark's war was an interesting read from Jack Campbell. Having listened to the Lost Fleet series it was hard not to compare this book with that series. Jack Campbell's writing and story telling have improved since this early attempt, but this is still worth the credit, I plan on listening to the rest of the series, and hope it will continue to just get better. Lastly, I appreciated that the book was still pretty family friendly, there is only minimal foul language and the violence wasn't too gratuitous. Thanks Jack & Audible!

Natural Consequencies to Trends in the Military

Would you listen to Stark's War again? Why?

I love that Jack captured the essence of a soldier's view of the world, and how that can go wrong when officers become politicians that treat them like numbers -- losing the battlesense that you can only get with real time on the ground -- not micro-managing from afar.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Stark himself is what soldiers aspire to be.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Nookie

Good Book! Worth the time to listen to. Great story plot. A real attention getter.