Star Bounty: The Complete Series

A Military Sci-Fi Series

By: Rick Partlow

Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown

Length: 25 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Get the Star Bounty bundle, featuring all three books in the hit series from Rick Partlow (Drop Trooper). Full of conspiracies, black-market trade, and explosive military space-opera action.

Grant Masterson is a man with nothing left to lose.... A disgraced ex-cop, framed by a crooked politician, abandoned by his family, he’s forced into the life of a bounty hunter just to survive.

Tracking down a traitor who stole military-grade weapons to sell on the black market, Masterson finds out things aren’t as simple as the wanted poster made them seem.

Because Delia Beckett isn’t a traitor, simply a patsy, and the forces manipulating her may be the same ones responsible for Masterson’s fall from grace.

Can a beat-up bounty hunter and his robot dog find the truth chasing a fugitive in a backwater colony town? Or will their journey to Absolution be their last hunt? Find out in this science-fiction thrill ride from Rick Partlow, the best-selling author of the Drop Trooper series.

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It did what I wanted—to enjoy characters & action

I winced at the moderate to mild cussing, because Mom would walk past my room when I played it loud. She’s almost 85, so it’s about time she learns to ignore it, like people who had to work in the real world; I personally prefer to not hear it myself. Nicely done story; 3 volumes long, with fairly decent narrator. Loved Dog’s versatility.

Good

Very good. Well paced. Great foreshadowing. Narration very well done. Would recommend for fans of Craig Alanson.

Another exceptionally well written series by R.P.

First allow me to admit that I've come to think of Rick Partlow as one of the best sci-fi authors currently writing. So, this review is coming from the perspective of having listened to most of his other works and having great appreciation for them. This is top notch storytelling. It is different from his other works, but easily just as enjoyable, and may be my favorite of all his work. That's really saying something.

He also seems to either have a great producer who knows how to pick the perfect narrator, or he himself selects one with the precision to matching a narrator with the story perfectly. This series is no exception and the narrator is so good that you forget he's not part of the story when narrative perspective changes. The combination of excellent writing with smooth performance is a great experience and I want to thank them for having such dedication to their craft.

In short, listen to this. I can't imagine anyone not enjoying this greatly.

Start to finish Awesome

I enjoyed the series from beginning to end. It has a great story and awesome narrator. They didn't go into hard scifi but describe enough to keep things intelligent and fun. It does have some vulgarity and adult situations that run the gambit of normal R rated movies but does not have any explicit sex scenes (has a few but doesn't get explicit).

Fun SIFI

This was a very interesting SIFI series. I wish there was more to his story and hope that Rick might continue the story.

The old west with a sci-fi flair

I liked the action, and adventure. It kept me engaged throughout the series. There is a little bit of romance and a little bit of self reflection, but not too much. I enjoy stories that are not to gloomy, or to metaphysical and just straightforward fun.

Great narration, great author

I really enjoyed the series. I am very pleased that it came in a set.
The story unfolded in layers while introducing new, likable characters, and some very bad opponents. The MC is a by the book guy with decent morals, and he has to deal with people harshly when needed, but with some consternation. His friend Dog is a funny, crass, robot badass. He meets up with a naval intelligence officer who is very tough in her own right and both work very well together to save the human race.

What a great series to dive into!

Absolution bk1
Talk about jumping into a story. Well that's what I did with Absolution! I loved this action-driven story as Grant Masterson and his AI dog take down their first bounty.


Retribution bk2
This book was soooooooo much fun. A series of loosely tied together stories (or not too loosely.) The stories, tho they're definitely not high flutin literal works but like potato chips they're addictive as hell!
So yeah grab the boxed set. And join Grant's team as he and his dog track down their next bounty.

Revolution bk3

As Grant Masterson and dog follow the clues that would clear his name of the deeds that he's been framed in. He finds that he's actually digging himself deeper into the conspiracy that's being built against him. He finds evidence and before he gets a chance to exonerate himself from the whole affair... he finds that it's been tainted and released to the public in such a way to make everything seem so much worse.

Vindication bk4

This book starts the action where the last book left off. And things go from bad to worse, for Grant Masterson. As he ends up in the worst penitentiary in the Galaxy! But he's got one of the best teams including his AI dog backing him up.
You'll need to grab this action-driven series to find out how they take on the marshals, the navy, and the orchastrator of the conspiracy.
And through it all Garrett Michael Brown gave us a perfectly nuanced performance.

Here's a couple of quotes, found in bk1, that amused me:

"Live robot sex, as if they didn't see the oxymoron inherent in the term."

"The chain linked fence was looming right in front of us, the pedestrian gate just a centimeter too narrow for our vehicle, metal scraped and polymer ripped the engine screamed and the whole vehicle shuttered until yanked free. Delivered like a baby through the birth canal or another orifice more scatalogical analogy that came to mind."

Really great book series

Really great book series that keeps you engrossed in the book through every chapter in every book. It’s been a while since I’ve had a series that really kept me going through every single chapter every single book without fail other series. Sometimes they just drone on and lag on, but this one really kept me going. It was fun.

A Great Tale of Saving the Universe

I wasn't so sure when i ordered this complete series in one book of what I was in store for! As the chapters led into books, I Enjoyed Both the stories and the Narration! The characters are done so well you feel as you are observing the story Live. Anyone who enjoys this venue of books needs to listen to this collection!