Damaged, Incorporated

De: Drew Avera

Narrado por: TJ Clark

War tore them apart. Revenge brought them together.

Decades after civil unrest destroyed nations, newly crafted governments sought to bring unity to the world. But not every nation wanted to bow to new leaders. The rich and powerful seized control of the global economies while the poor were left to die in the streets. Not until they suffered enough would the rebellious bend their knee to authority, but even then, it would be too late to stop what was coming.

Roderick Ames was a Marine and proud of it. He fought tooth and nail to serve his country, though it was a far cry from the once-great nation his father had served. Despite the hardships of perpetual war, his patriotism never wavered. Not even when a missile strike killed everyone in his squad, everyone except him.

A war-torn veteran with no future, Ames is offered the chance of a lifetime, an opportunity to return to the fight greater than he had left it. His benefactor, a billionaire tech tycoon, replaced what the war had taken from him: his arms, his legs, and his hearing. Now Ames is stronger, faster, and deadlier than ever.

But it comes with a catch.

Service to the evil shadow government controlling the world.

Will Ames betray his oath to defend freedom and democracy, or will he fight to his last breath to uphold what his country once stood for?

Damaged, Incorporated is a military science fiction novel for fans of the Halo, Ruins of the Galaxy, and The Last Reaper series.

©2022 Drew Alexander Avera (P)2022 Drew Alexander Avera

Not too bad

The narrating was really good! I could differentiate between the characters. This is not my typucal genre but I'm glad I took a chance. I enjoyed the book, the characters, the story! The only thing I was kind of confused on is the time frame. It was alluded to a few times but it would have been nice to have some sort of back story to know why the world was the way it was. Outside of that it was a decent listen.

*I received a complimentary copy from the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Cyber military story with a mostly HEA.

Story wise, Damaged, Incorporated had an interesting premise. Of course the wounded veteran to super soldier trope has been done before, but it was an entertaining story nonetheless.
I gave the narrator four stars even though his performance was so-so. There were a lot of different characters and he tried doing the various accents. It didn’t work, but this was a more difficult title because of all the different nationalities. At the beginning of the story he was very slow in his readings but got better towards the end.

Different dangers

Ames lost a lot when the missile hit his convoy. He not only lost his men he lost a leg, arm and his hearing. But a rich benefactor has offered to give most of it back, at least his leg, arm and hearing, nothing can bring back his men. Ames accepts so he can get back in the game and avenge his buddy’s. Soon he finds others like him with special abilities from the same benefactor and the truth of the gifts they have received. But what will he do know that he knows the truth?
The truth of what Ames has to decide has been a what if question that most military personnel has pondered for years and years. This was a wonderful audiobook narrated by T. J. Clark and has so much going on that once the story ends you just can’t wait for more. So, Mr. Avera please hurry and give us the next one.

Exciting Military Science Fiction

This was my first experience with Drew Avera's work, and I was entertained by it. If I could rate it at 4 1/2 stars I would as there were a couple of things that I thought were more science fantasy rather than science fiction; however, since that is not possible, I rated upwards to 5 stars. The story was exciting as it was about a soldier with cybernetic enhancements that will have to decide to remain true to his oath or not. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. TJ Clark's narration was entertaining. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review.

Excellent sci-fi military novel w/ loads of action

Damaged, Incorporated, written by Drew Avera, is an excellent sci-fi military novel with loads of action and a good plot. Follow Ames as he is given a second chance and get revenge on those that crippled him. It is fun to watch Ames develop his character as he weighs the pros of those he now works for and balances democracy at the same time. Overall a great story and I look forward to the next book or whatever Drew has for us! Audio Version: TJ Clark does an excellent job with the narration and characters, especially the MC.