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Conquest and Empire
- Stellar Conquest Series Book 5
- Narrated by: Artie Sievers
- Series: Stellar Conquest, Book 5
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
After barely fending off the insectoid Scourge, Admiral Absen frantically prepares for another attack while dealing with politics and treachery from within, even as Spectre pursues his own hidden agenda. Can EarthFleet save humanity once more, and will a bold counterstrike by an elite force of AI-equipped ships buy time, or merely invite disaster?
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-08-17
Fantastic series
This is a wonderfully written and performed series. One that can be enjoyed by all. One need not be a sci-if fanatic to become engulfed in the story and performance. 5 stars actors the board.
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- Chris Z.
- 05-21-16
Interesting and great
it is great when someone truely creates worlds and actually adds onto them more and more.