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They Shall Not Pass

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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Despite the escape from Meridian - and a strike at the heart of Wolfbane - enemy forces are still advancing on all fronts. The Commonwealth, worn down by a year of hard fighting, is reaching the end of its tether while Admiral Singh, having secured control of Wolfbane, is searching for the breaking point that will shatter the Commonwealth once and for all. Time is needed, time to bring new weapons and tactics into service, but time is the one thing the Commonwealth doesn't have.

Now, with enemy forces closing on the industrialized world of Corinthian - Admiral Singh's former base of operations - Colonel Stalker decides to make a stand. The Commonwealth will meet its enemies on the ground and destroy them...or die trying. They will not pass as long as a single marine remains alive.

But how much of Corinthian and the Commonwealth will survive the nightmare to come?

©2016 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2016 Podium Publishing

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A Land Battle

I have enjoyed this series since book one, and here we are already at book twelve. I think is the best series by Nuttall; he has three or four series ongoing.

The war between the Commonwealth and Wolfbane has been going on longer than either side had anticipated. Both side are having equipment and personnel problems. Admiral Singh is now the governor as well as military leader of Wolfbane.

Colonel Stalker, Commander of the Commonwealth’s military, tells his officers the Commonwealth will fall in the next two years due to lack of equipment, combat spaceships and the falling apart of the Commonwealth’s worlds. He has designed a desperate battle plan in a win or lose situation. He plans a land battle on the industrialized world of Corinthian. Admiral Singh was once in Command of Corinthian so Stalker anticipates she will take risks to retake Corinthian. Stalker will command this battle himself, and, my favorite character, General Yannie will command Division One.

The book is well written. Nuttall does an excellent job in writing battle scenes. His description brings the battle to life including all the carnage of battles. The pace is fairly fast and the action is non-stop. Nuttall continues to develop the key characters. Nuttall’s battle tactics and strategies left something to be desired. Oh well, I am an armchair strategist.

Jeffrey Kafer does an excellent job in narrating the series. I am pleased that the same narrator has done the entire series.

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It was good to see Nuttall get back to his great story telling

The book was well rounded and tie seamlessly into the previous story lines without too much repetitiveness. His character development continues with a greater understanding of several surrounding individuals that was reminiscent of his earlier books.

The best of the last four. Enjoy

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This is Stocker's war the way we like it!

After several volumes where Ed Stocker plays a secondary role, this book has him back in command and running the offense against the evil Admiral Singh. Although he is in the Command Center, and not leading the actual fighting, he is there on scene, and involved! They are setting a trap for Singh at Corinthian hoping to put an end to the tyranny of Singh as well as Wolfbane. Jasmine is here also, with Mandy and Mindy playing important roles.

Ever since Blake died, and Col Stocker (I still hear it that way, even though I believe it is supposed to be Stalker) took on more administrative duties than he ever had as Sergeant, the remaining 80 or so Marines have not felt as tightly-knit as they did in the first few books. There is an attempt in this book to bring some of that back, but it falls flat. Seriously, they need to accept the fall of the Empire and Earth, and go ahead and build a new Slaughter House on Avalon, or somewhere else, so they can quit lamenting its loss, and can start training new real Marines.

There is lots of military action, lots of death, lots of horror on the ground, but just a little in space, and there are enemies to hate and some to sympathize with. There is a little impressive tech, but mostly just battle descriptions. There is very little of the moralizing found in other volumes condemning education, politics, and society, so it proceeds smoothly from scene to scene. However, it is not always easy to keep the people straight since they have at least 3 names: first, last, and rank. It is hard to tell if the people in any given scene are the good guys or the bad guys unless one of the people named above is in it.

Jeffrey Kafer continues to narrate the series, and I have the same disgruntlements with his reading as in every book. His voice is good and tough for the genre, but although there is some distinction between men's and women's voices, they still all sound the same. In this book especially, I found many times where his reading would have been greatly improved with emphasis placed differently. Nevertheless, other listeners love him and find no fault.

I have enjoyed this series so far, except for Reality Check, and look forward to the next several books, since the war is far from over.

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Standout in the series

What a great listen. This and "To The Shores" have to be the standouts in an outstanding series.

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Best of the series

I am deep into the series, and while some characters feel
Like old friends; I greatly appreciate the injection of new characters and their “Struggles”!
Seeing the battle field from side is something that is tragically lost in genre. When you can relate to the loss of both sides, you can finally appreciate the true cost of war, even fictionally.

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Great story telling.

I'm binging this series because I can't get enough. The story is an excellent hero's tale. Semper Fi!

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Can't get enough

I can't get enough of this series! If you like military Sci-fi check it out

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Great book, Great Series

I have truly enjoy this series every since read the first book. Keep up the great work Christopher.

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Once more into the fray

The Commonwealth Expeditionary Force is ready to take on Wolf Bane in a slugfest that will either destroy the Commonwealth or bring them one step closer to victory. Admiral Sing will give them a fight every Marine dreams of.

This installment was Nuttall at his best. The action is high paced and once it starts, you don’t want it to end. The characters are well developed and the story is told from both sides, showing the human toll taken by the individual soldiers and their commanders striving for a fast and easy victory. Wolf Bane has the numbers and equipment, the Commonwealth is dug in and ready to fight for their freedom. Let the meat grinder begin.

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They shall not pass

I like the book a very 👍 one . I hope the next one
Is as good

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