Point Break

The Guardian Covenant, Book 3

De: Chris Kennedy

Narrado por: James R Cheatham

A warrior without a war!

Lieutenant Paul Anderson is a Guardian driver, able to pilot the massive, thirty-meter-tall mecha “Point Break” from his cockpit high above the ground. There are only two problems—the Alliance won’t let him arm the giant mecha, and even if he could, he’s a long way from where any of the fighting is occurring. When Paul learns his mother’s been killed on Lewa, he wants to get some payback… but he can’t.

Captain GrabaLar, a Deoor, is a lot closer to the war. The CO of the 27th Missile Battalion’s Alpha Company, he’s called back to the fighting when the humans pull out of Trook Seven to defend Lewa. Unfortunately, his position is exposed, and he’s likely to be overrun when the Gimfa show up, which he’s sure they will. He’d like nothing more than to leave the fighting to the Guardians… but there aren’t any to be had.

When the Gimfa—giant aliens bigger than a Guardian mecha—arrive on Trook Seven, though, Paul’s faced with an almost unwinnable fight, and he learns to appreciate the saying, “Be careful what you ask for.” For GrabaLar, he never asked for any of it… but he’s going to get it just the same. With the battle for Lewa hanging in the balance, will Trook Seven fall, too?

©2024 Chris Kennedy (P)2024 Chris Kennedy

3rd time's the charm.

In a nutshell: Book 3... Wow. Definitely the best in the of the series, great action, story, humor, emotional context, just... all of it. 5/5

Long version: Book 3 in my opinion is probably the best in the series due to it having lots of action, different view points from the different races, both the action and the plot develop at the same pace and in some points of the book it's a whirlwind of emotion, action, and all hell breaking loose! The humor is an absolute treat and the narrator brings all of the different alien races to life with different accents and voices, you really get a feel for the actual difference between them and even they have their own lives, thoughts and emotions that are both seen in this book and in the voices.

- The E4 mafia transcends into alien races as well was the cherry on top. - Grade A humor that made me laugh out loud so loud my wife looked at me like I was crazy (Listened to the book via a headset) - and then there's the conflict between the alliance and the GIMFA and it's starting to take a turn, and not for the better! (They're learning and getting smarter)
both civilian humor and military humor are in this book, as well as jam packed full of action and awesome story, to the point where you feel like you're actually a part of it!