Revolution

Omega Force, Book 9

By: Joshua Dalzelle

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's Summary

For thousands of years, the ConFed has been the most powerful force in the quadrant. It is the umbrella under which hundreds of planets and trillions of beings live in relative peace...despite the corruption and waste, it's a system that most accept as preferable to the chaos that would ensue in its absence.

Rumors have swirled around about the demise of the ConFed for as long as Jason Burke had been in space, a lone human among countless alien species. He largely ignored them...until now. For the first time since any of the members of Omega Force can remember, someone may have figured out how to destroy the ConFed without directly engaging its powerful military.

As one crewmember's past seems connected to the current trouble, Jason must decide what side of the fight he's on...let the ConFed die and plunge the quadrant into chaos, or swallow his pride and try to help an institution he despises maintain its power for the greater good.

©2017 Joshua Dalzelle (P)2017 Audible, Inc.

Brilliant Narration, Excellent Background on Lucky

Dalzelle continues to create these impressive stories, even after 8 books, the 9th was just as good, if not better.
Something is trying to destabilise the Confed, or more importantly the Confed banking system.
Whilst Omega Force has no love for the Confed, they understand that the removal of this organisation will be disastrous, as potentially bring down the Confed and see billions or trillions of lives at risk, and dozens of worlds at risk with no support from the Confed fleet.
Jason sees no option but to try and work out what is going on. This leads to a rather interesting mission, and a series of trips all over the galaxy as they hop from place to place trying to work out what has happened.
As usual, this leads to various ‘interactions’ for the crew and as the story progresses, there is a lot of fun, antics and action as they try and try and piece together what is going on.
This is what makes these books so great. The collection of misfits in the crew are unlike anything else, but at the same time, they also remind me (and others) of a lot of the brilliant shows/books from the past and present (No I'm not going to start listing them, there are too many).
However, Dalzelle has not simply copied them, he has made this his own, with his own unique galaxy backdrop, each of his own wonderful characters, and some brilliant tech to tie it all together. There is still the fantastic humour that leaves you in tears at times (there are things that Jason says to Twingo that are hilarious that don’t just leave Crusher in stitches)
One of the things that I think made this book the standout for me personally, was the start of the book, as well as several other bits where we get to learn a lot about Lucky. In this episode, we actually learn how he was created, why he is like he is, who made him, what he is, when and where he was made, and the reasons for not just his senescence, but for his conscience as well. It made this a truly fascinating listen, and Dalzelle has spent a lot of time developing this story line to make sure that it is not just exceptional, but that it honours both his listeners/readers and Lucky himself. This is what makes him such a great character writer.
There was some storyline in relation to Cage and Jason as well, as well as the Ship, which got a complete overhaul, but Lucky was the main star of this book. We also get to see a lot of other battlesynths in action this time around, which added an extra bonus to the book as well.
Overall, as I said earlier, this was a fantastic listen, and Dalzelle continues to show why he is such a brilliant author and why this is such an exceptional series. If you are a fan of the series, you must listen to this for the Lucky info, and if you haven’t, then get the first one – I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

Don't stop now!

Fabulous. Long term fans and new alike will love this. Keep writing! Big fan! Can't wait till next one and the movie they should be making on this series. :)

Overall my favorite of its genre

Any additional comments?

Neck and neck with Expeditionary Force and Bobiverse as this audiobook junkie's best ever space series, I have to give the ultimate nod here, if you consider everything - Story, character development, best mix of humor/conflict/communication/drama, narrator/ consistency. Most importantly - As soon as I begin each book, I am immediately comfortable with the crew, with each being uniquely identifiable. Each section of each book is its own unique adventure. This series doesn't suffer from the usual tendency to fill in between predictable battle sequences.

BOOM!

Dalzelle & Heitsch hit another Grand Slam! The emergence of Earth into the unknown universe was a great revelation.

Omega Force series

I’m just starting the ninth book in this series and wish it would go on forever.
This would make a great movie or several movies. All you would need is the right actor for Jason.

This one was wonderful and sad!

Wow! Whoever thought I'd cry near the end of this one. What a crybaby! LOL... I guess it's possible when you've read 9 books in the same series and one of the main characters is suddenly taken away.

This one was about an AI taking over the banking of many, many planets and Jason, Lucky, Crusher, Doc, Kage and Twingo have to find a way to stop it. Then mourn the lose of one of their team.

No romance and the F-bomb was used 1 time (why bother?)

As for the narration: Awesome! Paul Heitsch is perfect for this series.

Still Awesome!

This one wasn't my favorite but I get why it was the way it was change is never fun but it is necessary. Still I loved it none the less!

Epolog is a tease!

If the Epolog wasn't a tease to read the rest of the series, I don't know what is. Good luck E.

knew it was coming but it didn't help

I had to walk away from my work and hide in my truck to keep my tenants from seeing me cry.

Continues to be a great story!

I thoroughly enjoy this space opera story! Flawed but likeable protagonist, and surprising bad guys. The narrator is just great and does an excellent range of distinct and consistent voices. Downloading the enxt one now!

I love this Book

Such a fantastic Series. I am going straight into the next one. I really cant wait for it.

perfect as always

another perfect performance the team at Omega force with a great spin and back story to the awesome battle synth Lucky

characters just dont get old.

Another great listen. cant wait for the next one! Joshua hasnt done a bad book yet. Now i have to wait for this and the Black fleet Universe once again.

Superb

Fantastic storyline and narration. I'm looking forward to the next book. Outstandingly brilliant plot and story telling skills that makes this a must have series for every lover of sci-fi.

A rollercoaster of a plot.

Great plot. Every enjoyable. Can't wait for the next one. Don't you dare kill of Lucky.

Sad

it's very sad to see what happened to me with the omega force series where no audio book is numbered for continuity and order of stories, the same thing here is listening to the expansion wars all three books just to realize that for the first time I should listen to black flet to better understand the story and to be continuity. you've lost a client who could have bought the black flet if I had not listened to the expansion wars first to know more than 50% of what's happening in black flet, it's a pity that such a good author is not in the mood to make a continuity in the titles and not miss a client.