First of the Order

Star Blade, Book 2

By: J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

The Order of the Star Blade has one member, and that must change.

Jake Fox wrestles free of Sotalorian politics to return home and learn what really happened to Earth. The only people he trusts are rebels, outcasts, and a starship that should have been scrapped decades ago. The sentient weapon he captured from his defeated rival is a dangerous burden, and the viceroy seems to have turned against him.

All is not well for the only Star Blade.

He uses the last of his influence to secure pardons for his friends, which are quickly rescinded by the Emperor's political machine, forcing them to run.

Escaping the galactic dragnet is the easy part. During the dangerous voyage to Earth, Jake and his crew discover the resurgence of Earth's monstrous enemies and that his Star Blade has secrets. The Srack want something his sentient blade knows is hidden on Jake's homeworld, and it will change him and the weapon forever.

Some choices are permanent. Can they make the right one?

At the end of the day, the galaxy needs the Order of the Star Blade to fight for truth, and for that to happen, Jake Fox must master an upgraded and overpowered weapon, defeat the enemies of Earth, and find recruits.

Saving the galaxy is easy.

Right?

Dive into First of the Order, book two of the Star Blade series, an electrifying sci-fi adventure from bestselling authors J. N. Chaney and Scott Moon, and discover if one man can reshape the fate of the stars.

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most original sci-fi series I have ever listened to

there is no other series similar to this one. I love these books more than any others. the only comment I have is towards the voice artist. he tends to read all the voices exactly the same as his. it is difficult to even tell the difference between women and men much less between men. the voices are all the same. he needs to work on that and develop more voices

Clever story

Clever story with interesting characters and plot. The narration was excellent. I appreciate that the dialogue was not vulgar which seems to creep into many stories these days.

A perilous return home reveals devastation

The series continues to be enthralling. Jake, the MC, returns to Earth to find the planet ravaged and humanity barely holding on. This trip also unravels some of the mystery as to why Earth became a point of interest, especially in regards to reinvigorating the order of the star blade.

Outstanding Story

This storyline is so good. I’m not getting anything else done but listening to this audiobook. The reason it got a four star overall from me is that it’s frustrating to pay what we have to pay for an audiobook and have it be so short.
I wish these guys would deliver longer than six and a half hours to a book! I understand it makes greater profit for the authors, but it makes it harder for people on Social Security to enjoy. I find most audiobooks are 10 to 12 hours long. So this frustrates me greatly.

Pretty good…

A lot of this book didn’t interest me as much as other books but it fits the genre well. I look forward to the next book.