Koban: Rise of the Kobani

Koban, Volume 3

By: Stephen W. Bennett

Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer

The Kobani use captured Krall ships to return to Human Space. They seek expert training for their genetically modified fighters, modern weapons and new medical technology. There's a possible block to this help in the form of death penalty laws of the Planetary Union, prohibiting gene modifications of humans. A holdover from the Gene War, which nearly extinguished humanity. A perilous descent through a war-torn planet's space defenses is a first step. A Krall ship and its heavily armed crew have to be destroyed on the ground, while a watching hostile Special Ops force decides if the Kobani should be trusted, or killed as Krall collaborators. Fighting their way between a rock and a hard place, they prove they are a match for the Krall. Exploration at home reveals startling alien neighbors, and a habitable world next door. A remarkable genetic discovery there will forever alter the Kobani. Winning allies, Captain Mirikami forges a bold and dangerous plan, to strike deep into the heart of Krall territory. A place the enemy is confident that puny "animals" can't reach, let alone attack. Simultaneous Kobani raids damage Krall war manufacturing, buying time for humanity. However, the Krall have a deadly ancient weapon that none expected. Retaliatory escalation of the war has been triggered, and if it doesn't go as the Krall plan, entire planets and their populations could be shattered. Read Book 1 (Koban), and Book 2 (Koban: The Mark of Koban). Book 4 (Koban: Shattered Worlds) is coming soon.

©2013 Stephen W Bennett (P)2014 Stephen W Bennett

No sagging here!

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Excellent continuation of the series, this installment introduces us to another planet in the Koban system that the Kobani (Humans) dub Haven. They discover two of the slave races left behind by the Krall called the Prada and the Torkey. Advances to the Kobani genome and technology proceed at the steady and explainable pace, and the story is well told.
Escalation of raids on Krall supply worlds and augmenting SpecOps in Human space struggles are rampant in this book. Also, the preliminary dealing with Rimmers and Hub Humans and dancing around the proscriptions of genetic tech begin to get traction here. Where in series a normal sag in the story line occurs, this one surprises by not doing that. I’m giving it four out of five stars.

Better without the effects

I liked the first book even though the added sound effects made it sound like one of those kids books that plays sounds when you push certain buttons. This book was great. The narrator did a good job and it was very fluid. Like it better without effects

Great series & fun to listen to

I have listened to and read many books over the years (well over 1000) and this series is one of the most interesting and fun of the group. Stephen W. Bennett does an awesome job of fueling the imagination, he keeps the story upbeat and exciting. My only issue with the series is that book 4, 5, & 6 are not out yet.

great third book..

this series is surprisingly fun to listen too.

I recommend them highly.

one thing to note.

Awesome book

It was great.!!!! This book is a great book and I would recommended it to everyone I knew. So cool

Amazing and entertaining

If you could sum up Koban: Rise of the Kobani in three words, what would they be?

This book brings all the hinted at lore together in a interesting story with you on the edge but enough pacing to allow you to calm down and enjoying the battles instead of having un-ending suspenseful battles. The character development is great with many perspectives giving context to why a action has meaning. The end of this book does put everything into perspective that makes you think of how one's actions can be your own downfall.

Great story arc and the most entertaining book this year.

The series keeps getting better

My enjoyment of this series grows as I read each book. The narration was excellent.

love it all but need the next book

please audible feed the beast and publish the next book. I love this entire book series. humans uniting and doing everything they can to stay alive and stop an overwhelming alien army. What's not to love.

FANTASTIC

This is the third audible book, not counting the one with the short stories, that I have listened to. Yup, it's fantastic!! I love the narrator, and the story line is spellbinding. I do so look forward to Audible having the fourth book's audio version and only ask that they keep the same narrator. If you love science fiction, you can't go wrong getting this series. Enjoy! Oh yes, Amazon does have the fourth book so if you can't wait for the audio version, get it.

Great Book!

Love the story, sometimes difficult to separate characters due to limit of voices available by single narrator. Really good story worth listening to!