• Iron Dragoons

  • Terran Armor Corps, Book 1
  • By: Richard Fox
  • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
  • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,782 ratings)

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Iron Dragoons

By: Richard Fox
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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Publisher's summary

Winner of the 2017 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

I am Armor. I am fury. I will not fail.

Soldiers of the Terran Armor Corps wage war across the stars. Wired into mechanized battle suits, they fight the terrifying battles which must be won, no matter the cost. Their deeds are legend, their reputation feared by the enemies of Earth and her allies, but how the Corps forges young men and women into mighty warriors is shrouded by mystery.

Roland Shaw lost his parents to war, he volunteers for the Armor Corps to honor their memory and discover just how far he can push himself. To succeed, he must find the iron in his heart and prove himself worthy to the Corps. For the Armor, there is no substitute for victory and to fail is to die.

Iron Dragoons is an action-packed military sci-fi novel, the first of a new series by the author of The Ember War Saga.

©2017 Richard Fox (P)2017 Podium Publishing

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Absolutely hands-down favorite

Richard Fox is amazing. After listening to the Ember Wars I tried several other sci-fi stories. I was disappointed over and over, I then listened to some of my favorites (so I thought) from the past few years, they were also disappointing. He is just a freaking great author. An abundance of adventure, the right amount of humor and outstanding character development.
Luc Daniels nails it. As far as this type of sci-fi space adventure, they have set the bar.

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Excellent ground forces sci fi tale

While not the most complex read, this novel kept my attention with its decent but not overwhelming detail of the various combat technologies used in its universe, as well as the very well fleshed out history of how humanity survived two alien invasions. The addition of the Iron Legion's religion was also a pleasure to read.

The only weak point for me in the story was how naive the main character is about combat,the military, and the history and culture of Earth's alien foes and friends. It took me some suspension of belief to ignore how a rather whiney and very unprepared young man somehow makes it through the training to join a kick-ass branch of cybernetic Marines. The lieutenants that train him and his care are certainly fleshed out to be very professional, but the main character really didn't come across as having the "right stuff"; only a very lucky chance encounter at the very beginning of the tale and a small religious "miracle" involving water dripping off a revered statue made the character stand out as being really exceptional in any way. He needed more of an edge, in my opinion.

Other than what I felt was a little weak characterization on the main character, the story was a very good read.

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Old war vet recommends

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Made this old war vet cheer.. and I won't deny it jerked a few tears. Author gets it. Can recommend as outstanding.

This book has some really cool tech, but that's just the surface layer. Underneath, it effectively breaches subjects that are difficult to convey; the warrior spirit, faith, and honor. I ended my watch decades ago but the essence of Shaw's transformation was familiar to me. It speaks to these old ears, and would speak to ancient and distant future warriors alike. Sierra Hotel, Mr. Fox. You've reminded me I have iron.

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Give it a chapter or two

I nearly shut this book off and asked for a refund in the beginning. Seemed to be long on description rather than story and lacked a hook to drag me into the story. Eventually, it hit its stride and settled into a jaunty pace that while long on descriptives brought in enough character and plot that I began enjoying it. If it means anything, I am going now to get

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Armor plus Luke D

equals great. I'm probably in the minority of people entering the armor world without having listened to the Ember War series which I'm now going to do ... after the next Terran Armor Corps book. Luke Daniels is amazing as ever.

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Good Average story

I enjoyed this book. It was entertaining but a few parts dragged. I’d say if you are looking for a good new iorn man type suit then give this a listen.

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I am ARMOR!

Slow start but finished strong!
can't wait for the next book...
Narrator was excellent as well!
Be sure to read The Ember War series first!

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Great Start to this Follow-on Series

This series follows the Ember War series which I have not read (but now plan to depending on how the rest of this goes).

The writing is well done, dialog is believable and character development is deep and satisfying. There is a good amount of technical detail to keep me interest and thinking while not getting into babble or fall into the near magic classification.

I scope of this particular book is confined to the recruitment and training of the main character and the author does a good job keeping the action going (even if you know how it'll end). I look forward to the next book and hope it expands it's reach while keeping it as personable as this one.

The narrator is great and really brings the characters to life.

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I hate submitting a poor review but...

...I do not appreciate having an entire book dedicated to the recruitment, training and early careers of Armor. We get it, not interesting - not interesting for people who are not familiar with the larger story line and definitely a waste of time for those who are. For those of us who are fans of Fox, Daniels and this whole larger story line, we expect more of a story per book than this. Super disappointing. I hope it gets better in the next one.

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Not the EMBER WAR

It was ok & better than many, but my wife summed it up best by saying it was more like a chapter in a book that a book. To short, character focus was narrow to me...The Ember war was a great series for the most part...depth, twists & entertaining as heck. This series has left me wanting so far...

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