Erik Cain joined the marines to get off death row. The deal was simple; enlist to fight in space and he would be pardoned for all his crimes. In the 23rd Century, assault troops go to war wearing AI-assisted, nuclear-powered armor, but it is still men and blood that win battles. From one brutal campaign to the next, Erik and his comrades fight an increasingly desperate war over the resource rich colony worlds that have become vital to the economies of Earth's exhausted and despotic Superpowers.
Mark says:
"Fair story, annoying voice get used to it"
Antares Dawn: Antares, Book 1
UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 49 mins)
By Michael McCollum
Narrated By Gavin Hammon
Overall
(42)
Performance
(40)
Story
(40)
When the supergiant star Antares exploded in 2512, the human colony on Alta found their pathway to the stars gone, isolating them from the rest of human space for more than a century. Then one day, a powerful warship materialized in the system without warning. Alarmed by the sudden appearance of such behemoth, the commanders of the Altan Space Navy dispatched one of their most powerful ships to investigate. What ASNS Discovery finds when they finally catch the intruder is a battered hulk manned by a dead crew. That is disturbing news for the Altans....
Old n' Foolish says:
"Classic Grand Space Opera!!!"
Luna Marine: Book Two of the Heritage Trilogy
UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 57 mins)
By Ian Douglas
Narrated By Ray Chase
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(48)
Performance
(43)
Story
(44)
The revelations on Mars - a half-million year-old legacy of the vanished star-traveling Builders - have fed the flames of catastrophic war. A beleaguered United States and its Russian and Japanese allies struggle to hold their own against the indomitable forces of the enemy United Nations. The bloody conflict that has swept over the home planet now rages across the blackness of space - with the U.S. Marine Corps in the vanguard, leading the charge as always.
Bones of the Earth
UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 18 mins)
By Michael Swanwick
Narrated By Kevin Pariseau
Overall
(31)
Performance
(25)
Story
(25)
World-renowned paleontologist Richard Leyster's universe changed forever the day a stranger named Griffin walked into his office with a remarkable job offer... and an ice cooler containing the head of a freshly killed Stegosaurus. For Leyster and a select group of scientific colleagues, an impossible fantasy has come true: the ability to study dinosaurs up close, in their own era and milieu. But tampering with time and paradox can have disastrous effects on the future and the past alike.
Katherine says:
"Revels in paleontology and paradoxes"
The Martian
UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 28 mins)
By Andy Weir
Narrated By R. C. Bray
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(149)
Performance
(145)
Story
(143)
I’m pretty much f**ked. That’s my considered opinion. F**ked. Six days into what should be the greatest two months of my life, and it’s turned into a nightmare. I don’t even know who’ll read this. I guess someone will find it eventually. Maybe 100 years from now. For the record... I didn’t die on Sol 6. Certainly the rest of the crew thought I did, and I can’t blame them. Maybe there’ll be a day of national mourning for me, and my Wikipedia page will say "Mark Watney is the only human being to have died on Mars."
Brian says:
"Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped"
Legion of the Damned: Legion of the Damned, Book 1
UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 16 mins)
By William C. Dietz
Narrated By Donald Corren
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(362)
Performance
(190)
Story
(191)
In the future, the terminally ill can prolong life by surrendering their consciousness to a cybernetic life form that is then recruited into the notorious Legion of the Damned, an elite fighting unit charged with protecting humanity.
Steven says:
"Worth the price of admission"
Publisher's Summary
A genetic experiment gone wrong produces a tiny pink "worm" that matures into a beautiful woman whose superhuman powers propel her toward a unique destiny.
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