Invasion

Grand System Vending, Book 3

De: Ryan Maxwell

Narrado por: Steve Campbell

The good news: Tom and his guild won the war for Dallas.

The bad news: Space pirates are still on their way—and they aren't bringing a gift basket.

After blasting vending machine monsters, fighting in a Mexican standoff, and surviving the least user-friendly apocalypse imaginable, Tom thought he'd finally get a break. Instead, he's knee-deep in problems that can't be solved with sword swings or witty sarcasm.

There's a city to rebuild, guild members to train, and a never-ending list of disasters to manage. With problems like a ghost in the Guild hall, a murder mystery unfolding in the middle of town, and someone, somehow, trying to organize a committee meeting about snack distribution, Tom must rely on his friends to help organize the Guild so they aren't destroyed from within.

Worse, the pirates haven't given up. Their ships are getting closer, their tech is terrifying, and Tom's pretty sure a vending machine just called him expendable.

With time running out and doomsday on the calendar—again—Tom and his friends must race to prepare for Earth's next unwanted DLC. Because when galactic war comes knocking, you don't get a patch. You get patch notes. On fire.

The war for Earth isn't over. It's just changing terms and conditions.

©2026 Ryan Maxwell (P)2026 Podium Audio

Fun, chaos, emotional weight, and Maria!

Invasion is more fun than a lobster boil on Independence Day. Seriously. Get in there. Tear that lobster apart and get those sweet juices all over your hands.

Expect the same cast of characters we’ve all come to know and love, plus some fantastic new additions you may fall in love with forever. Frank and Maria come to mind as standouts. Just like the previous installment, you can also expect some increased depth and backstory from some of the less developed characters like Azroc(love him), really rounding out the cast and making them feel more real than ever.

There are some absolutely massive battles in this book, and while they are truly epic, it’s some of the smaller moments that carry a lot of the weight in this book. Without giving too much away, I will advise you to keep some tissues handy. There are some deeply emotional moments in here that will take you from laughing, to ugly crying, and back to laughing again.

Steve Campbell continues his master class on audiobook narration, somehow finding even more voices to fill out the ever growing cast. Seriously, where in his body does he keep the extra three people required to make all of these characters?

Thank you to Ryan and Steve for the weird looks I got from my family while choking back tears during a car ride as I listened with my earbuds in. It wasn’t weird at all, and I don’t blame either of you.

90s actionesc

love the book!
it's got a breathtaking pace with few breaks, yet Room for character interactions and growth, a great addition to the series.

Steve continues to impress with both the breadth of voices and his ability to convey emotions are matched by very few in the genre