Hard Lessons

A Learning Experience, Book 2

De: Christopher G. Nuttall

Narrado por: Christian Rummel

Fifty years after Steve Stuart and his friends captured an alien starship, the Solar Union is a thriving interstellar power while Earth is increasingly backward and falling into barbarism. For two youngsters from Earth, the Solar Union offers the only chance they will ever have to make something of their lives.

But humanity's involvement in Galactic affairs has not gone unnoticed. The enigmatic masters of the universe have put together a fleet to crush the upstart humans before they can threaten the precarious balance of power. Pushed to the limits, the Solar Union must fight to defend its freedom - and the existence of the human race.

©2014 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2016 Podium Publishing

I thought this series had the potential to be his best

And I believe that is still the case. This is a great series and I cannot wait for the next book!

enjoyable listening

a interesting story, which has moved the story along. but can see that the other books of the series will continue to interest us.

Much Better than Book One!

The libertarian ranting in book one is significantly toned down in book 2, so much so that I intend to continue reading the next couple of installments to see where the stories and characters go. The plot and character development in Hard Lessons is very well done. The political stuff was more muted and the book definitely benefits from it.

Great

Great story, Great author. It is absolutely worth the purchase and read. It has adventure, humor, drama, all that you want in a book. You wont be disappointed.

Awesome series

I love the news updates at the beginning of the chapters. I can’t wait to read the the next book in the series.

Awesome new series

2nd book was better than the first. Politics surrounding similar to that of Star Ship Troopers

Good follow on book to first

I enjoyed the first book quite a bit. interesting plot with variety of individual storylines. Author did well merging them all togther.

if I had any negative issues , it might be the battles between starships. That was weak at best, but fully undertake how tough it is to be believable and not need 2000 pages to get there.

Fun listening,, the narrator did a good job with multitude of characters.

Great story, good telling of political situations.

This book is a good story about human emergence in the galaxy. The parallel story about the stupidity of earth politics is also a good parallel to actual political situation and the "age of entitlement" so pervasive in western culture.
Excellent narration too.
Waiting for the next chapter!!

Now we have Space Opera!

Second book is better than the first. We get much more personable characters that learn and grow as they go through the world. Also we finally get Space Battles with Space Marines that last for more than a paragraph. the Author has achieved Space Opera.

I also enjoyed the nods to various other authors in the genre. Maple syrup as a worthless commodity is funny (nod to Ringo), Engage! I am looking forward to the next book.

A masterful integration of today and tomorrow.

I love the depth of the characters and the insightful view of the problems we are living through in the world today and how hope can come from unity, personal responsibility, and hope.