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There are thousands of bounty hunters across the galaxy. Solid professionals that take jobs based on the credits the bounties afford. They follow the letter of the law so they can maximize those credits. Licensed, bonded, legal. Then there's Roak.
Joseph Laribeau was born to be a Marine in the Galactic Fleet. He was born to fight the alien enemies known as the Skrang Alliance and travel the galaxy doing his duty as a Marine Sergeant. He loved the life. But when the war ended and Joe found himself medically discharged, the best job ever was over, and he never thought he'd find his way again. Then a beautiful alien walked into his life and offered him a chance at something even greater than the Fleet, a chance to serve with the Salvage Merc Corp.
Control dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. Victor Shelby and his tribe of beautiful alien women have built a fortress to keep themselves safe, but when they encounter another tribe of survivors, Victor must leverage his dinosaur-taming abilities to negotiate either peace or violence. And violence is what Dinosaurland is all about.
The human race is about to be without a home, Earth having been turned into a toxic wasteland by decades of war and centuries of neglect. Now united and desperate to put down new roots, humanity sets off across the galaxy. But the galaxy isn't as hospitable as people would like.
Heir to one of the leading "Four Horsemen" mercenary companies, Jim Cartwright is having a bad year. Having failed his high school VOWS tests, he's just learned his mother bankrupted the family company before disappearing, robbing him of his Cavalier birthright. But the Horsemen of eras past were smart - they left a legacy of equipment Jim can use to complete the next contract and resurrect the company.
Hundreds of years after the zombie apocalypse decimates the world, human civilization has put itself back together again. Their secret weapon against the zombie hordes: the Mechs. Massive robotic battle machines. But what happens when a mech pilot dies in his mech and becomes a zombie? Hell on earth is unleashed...
There are thousands of bounty hunters across the galaxy. Solid professionals that take jobs based on the credits the bounties afford. They follow the letter of the law so they can maximize those credits. Licensed, bonded, legal. Then there's Roak.
Joseph Laribeau was born to be a Marine in the Galactic Fleet. He was born to fight the alien enemies known as the Skrang Alliance and travel the galaxy doing his duty as a Marine Sergeant. He loved the life. But when the war ended and Joe found himself medically discharged, the best job ever was over, and he never thought he'd find his way again. Then a beautiful alien walked into his life and offered him a chance at something even greater than the Fleet, a chance to serve with the Salvage Merc Corp.
Control dinosaurs. Tame women. Rule the world. Victor Shelby and his tribe of beautiful alien women have built a fortress to keep themselves safe, but when they encounter another tribe of survivors, Victor must leverage his dinosaur-taming abilities to negotiate either peace or violence. And violence is what Dinosaurland is all about.
The human race is about to be without a home, Earth having been turned into a toxic wasteland by decades of war and centuries of neglect. Now united and desperate to put down new roots, humanity sets off across the galaxy. But the galaxy isn't as hospitable as people would like.
Heir to one of the leading "Four Horsemen" mercenary companies, Jim Cartwright is having a bad year. Having failed his high school VOWS tests, he's just learned his mother bankrupted the family company before disappearing, robbing him of his Cavalier birthright. But the Horsemen of eras past were smart - they left a legacy of equipment Jim can use to complete the next contract and resurrect the company.
Hundreds of years after the zombie apocalypse decimates the world, human civilization has put itself back together again. Their secret weapon against the zombie hordes: the Mechs. Massive robotic battle machines. But what happens when a mech pilot dies in his mech and becomes a zombie? Hell on earth is unleashed...
After an opportunistic heist gone wrong, a squad of Galactic Fleet Marines set down on a remote planet hoping to repair their badly damaged ship and resupply quickly so they can be on their way to spend their new riches. Finding the supply outpost occupied by less than normal residents, the Marines are soon fighting for their lives against a deadly force unlike any they've seen on the battlefield. It'll take all their training and skills to get out alive, let alone in one piece.
In the post-apocalyptic, zombie infested wasteland, there is one beacon of safety in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains: The Stronghold. For decades, the inhabitants have fortified and defended the Stronghold from zombie hordes, building their society and culture on military precision.
Lee is a quiet and unassuming office worker who leads a life of solitude, comfort, and routine. Day in and day out, he shuts off his brain, keeps his head down, and goes about doing his job and minding his own business. That is, he does until a drunken god shows up randomly one day and whisks him off into another world, demanding that Lee serve as his pawn in a game between the gods. Now, trapped in a completely different world full of danger, magic, and creatures, Lee has to figure out how to stay alive long enough to make it back home.
Alvin woke in a room that was not his, to discover that he had died and his brain had been bargained off cheaply to pay off someone else’s debt. It did not sit well with him. It didn’t surprise him that even in death, people were still using him for their own purposes. He had never exactly been a good guy, but everyone had their breaking point, and he had found his. The bastards in charge had uploaded his mind into a virtual death game. The whole world could now pay to see him play it and probably die. Regardless, he was not about to wait for death to come for him.
After the mysterious discovery of an alien mech inside a comet, Darkstream Security has finally completed its own design. They assign Chief Gabriel Roach with the task of whittling down hundreds of bright young recruits to form a team of elite mech pilots, which he will command. Their mission: protect human colonies from the almighty Quatro. A single Quatro can take down an entire squad of traditional soldiers. But Roach is the perfect one for the job.
The most powerful starships ever constructed are gone. Thousands are dead. A fleet is in ruins. The attackers are unknown. The orders are clear: Recover the ships. Bury the bastards who stole them. Lieutenant Abigail Cage never expected to find herself in Hell. As a Highly Specialized Operational Combatant, she was one of the most respected soldiers in the military. Now she's doing hard labor on the most miserable planet in the universe. Not for long.
Victor Shelby ends each day wondering when his life is going to get better. His parents are dead, he struggles to pay rent, and his boss at the animal control shelter has him cleaning cages instead of working in the field. His dream of helping animals seems destined to end in a mop bucket. Then, Victor is abducted by aliens and deposited on a prehistoric world filled with hungry dinosaurs and beautiful alien women. He doesn’t know why he is here or what his purpose is, but he finds himself fighting for survival.
A month has passed since Victor Shelby was abducted by aliens and put on a savage dinosaur world. In that time, he has learned how to survive, tamed dinosaurs, and won the love of three beautiful alien women. But when another dinosaur attack leaves them defenseless, Victor realizes that he’ll need to push his Tame ability to the limit and build not just a camp, but a fortress. Or they will all die.
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.
With the War treaty signed, the Galactic Fleet is now on permanent stand down. But a treaty doesn't mean an end to the violence, corruption, piracy, or tyranny in the galaxy. The Galactic Fleet's solution is a crack team of Special Ops Marines: Drop Team Zero. Made up of the absolute fighting best from humans, alien races, hybrids, and even AI androids, Drop Team Zero is called on to handle the worst of the worst, missions that others would tag as pure suicide. But when Drop Team Zero arrives, the only threat of suicide is for the ones that stand in their way.
All John wanted to do was get away for his life in Kluane National Park for a weekend. Hike, camp, and chill. Instead, the world comes to an end in a series of blue boxes, animals start evolving, and monsters start spawning. Now, he has to survive the apocalypse, get back to civilization, and not lose his mind. Life in the North is book one of the System Apocalypse, a litRPG apocalypse series that combines modern day life, science fiction, and fantasy elements along with game mechanics.
Aran awakens in chains with no memory. He's conscripted into the Confederate Marines as a Tech Mage, given a spellrifle, then hurled into the war with the draconic Krox and their Void Wyrm masters. Desperate to escape, Aran struggles to master his abilities, while surviving the Krox onslaught. Fighting alongside him are a Major who will do anything to win, a Captain who will stop at nothing to see him dead, and a woman whose past is as blank as his own.
The Bloody Conflict is long over. The lands are now controlled by despots, crooked cattle barons, energy hoarders, and anyone with enough might to keep the local folks under control.
For Clay Macaulay, none of that matters as he roams the land in a war machine from a time gone by. He wants nothing to do with small desert towns or brutal dictators. He only has his sights set on a new life. Unfortunately for Clay, too many ruthless people want what he has. They want the war machine he pilots. They want the battle mech that shouldn't exist anymore.
They want his Fighting Iron.
But they will have to pry Clay's cold, dead body out of that pilot's seat before they can take it from him. And he plans on fighting them every massive mech step of the way!
A far-future mech western, Fighting Iron is a rip-roaring sci-fi adventure filled with six-shooters, plasma canons, rough and rowdy saloon brawls, showdowns, corrupt landowners, and 50-foot battle machines ready to crush everything in their path!
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This book was a science fiction and western, set in a post-apocalyptic time and centered around fighting robots. There was lots of action, great detail, and overall, a fun read. It is not for the faint of heart because some of the scenes did get a little gory .
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I've enjoyed this authors zombie series.The author is really talented at creating witty and unique characters and the world building is amazing.The author left me wanting to know more about the world and characters he created. The narration is also great.
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A futuristic western with huge robots and an even bigger story
4.5 out of 5 stars
Fighting Iron is a story about Clay and his Fighting Iron. They want it and he will do almost anything to prevent them from taking it. I wish I could explain it better than this line from the synopsis, but I cannot: "A far-future mech western, Fighting Iron is a rip-roaring sci-fi adventure filled with six-shooters, plasma canons, rough and rowdy saloon brawls, showdowns, corrupt landowners, and 50-foot battle machines ready to crush everything in their path!"
Fighting Iron was narrated by J. Scott Bennett who does a really nice job. The book sounded great, with no issues or problems at all. Bennett's voice allowed this futuristic western play out just the way I think that Bible had intended it to.
This was an interesting book. Part science fiction and part western. Fighting Iron really had a lot going on. And it was coming from all fronts. The character development was really thought out allowing each important person to have their own backstory without taking away from the narrative too much.
The action was fast-paced and made sense, and there was a lot of it. Jake Bible knows how to write intricate stories like this that have lots of action without making it feel like there is too much action.
Western's aren't really my thing, but I still found myself really enjoying this. The way that Bible writes really draws you in and keeps you there.
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I didn't know what I was getting into with this download but man, oh man, what a great listen this was!!!
I love futuristic worlds and this one does not disappoint. It's a dark and scary world but the narrator and the main character combine to keep things light and enjoyable. That's really hard to do but this book succeeds in spades.
Loved it!
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This is a really enjoyable, exciting and funny story set a dystopic Western type future. Giant robots (Mechs), quirky characters, revolutionaries, dictators and some insane characters make this story both entertaining and thrilling. The narrator does a first class job of the various accents and personalties, both his male and female voices are believable and he is able to draw you into the story and keep you captivated, creating movie like images in your mind with his voice. This story has adventure, megabot battles, ruthless villeins, romance and a good few twists. The characters all have great personalties but I especially liked Gibbons, Clay McCauley's AI Mech co-pilot, he was sarcastic and amusing. The effects the narrator used gave him a more sci-fi than Western feel which enhanced the futuristic side of the tale. I enjoyed the storyline, the characters and the narration in this futuristic Western, and I will look forward to listening to book two. I received the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion
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What made the experience of listening to Fighting Iron the most enjoyable?
The audio quality and voice work was fantastic.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I can't think of the name, but Jake's mech has an AI personality. That's my fav. Kinda like a kid with a Gatling Gun, pretty funny and cute.
Which character – as performed by J. Scott Bennett – was your favorite?
The mech AI.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
There were a couple unexpected moments that made me chuckle, absolutely.
Any additional comments?
This is definitely a great story, much alike all of Jake's stories. Stop reading my review and start listening!
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Clay and Gibbons are a couple of cowboys wandering through the Mexicali scrub desert. Like many nomads they are low on fuel and need someplace to cool their heels. Normal dudes in a western story, except Clay is the toughest mech pilot alive and Gibbons is his AI copilot. Did you like the 80s movie Robot Jox? This book is Robot Jox set in a spaghetti western, and focused on a tournament like Mortal Kombat but with giant robots!
Bible was smooth about revealing the world to the reader in chapter 2. Clay is on the hunt to gas up his mech and as he’s walking through the desert a post-apocalyptic society emerges where some technology survived, but people mostly live like they did in the cowboy days.
Three opposing forces are competing against one another in a mech battle tournament with territory, cattle, and workers at stake. Each sets their sites on Clay and the mech. Will he fight? Who will he fight for? Will he get out in one piece? I’m not telling! Read for yourself. Or listen to J Scott Bennett read it for you. That’s what I did. His distinct character voices really brought the story to life. The guy is talented!
I received a free audible copy in exchange for a review. Any review. That fact that it’s a good one is because the book is good. Which has nothing to do with how awesome I am. You’ll have to find that out for yourself @S_Shane_Thomas on Twitter.
There are a few adult themes and plenty of violence so I think you should give this book a go for yourself before giving it to the kiddies or people who dislike themes involving sex, torture, and violence.
I was driving around the southern tier of Upstate NY looking at a snow spotted landscape while listening to this great book. I grew up in the outskirts of the Phoenix Metro area and spent my free time roaming the desert, looking for trouble. It was like a trip down memory lane. Especially since I used to wake up extra early, flip on the scifi channel and watch the old anime Gigantor. It was a story about a boy and his huge fighting robot.
I know there where a lot of personal connections, but I think anyone who likes 80s sci fi classic Robot Jox, Cowboy Western movies, giant robot anime, post-apocalyptic books, or good writing should give this book a go!
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What made the experience of listening to Fighting Iron the most enjoyable?
Very well told tale that truly brings the characters to life and makes them believable and puts them in unbelievable situations
Who was your favorite character and why?
Clay, Every time he turned around thinking he was out of trouble he was in it up to he's neck again
Which character – as performed by J. Scott Bennett – was your favorite?
Clay
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Mech Mayhem
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This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom dot com
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The new west has arrived in this post-apocalyptic tale with a tour de force! Although I must admit that I don't typically read/listen to this genre, but this story slowly dragged me in to the point I found myself enthralled. The narrator did a wonderful job and I never had trouble trying to distinguish who was speaking. Each voice was well developed and consistent. The computerized voices of the MECKs speak volumes as to the level of this narrator's professionalism. The sprinkles of humor throughout the novel added some much needed relief to an otherwise tense scenario. This was a well written enjoyable story by the author and the narrator! Congratulations.
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Loved this book, the book was well written and the narrator interpretation of the characters was spot on.
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Where does Fighting Iron rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Put it this way. I'll be buying more.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The main character and Gibbins
Which character – as performed by J. Scott Bennett – was your favourite?
They were all enjoyable. Not one character made me cringe unlike in other books
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During the first few chapters there was no real mech story, however the main character was so interesting and well read that it kept me hooked anyway.
This is the first book of Jakes that I've experienced but have had many people recommend his work I can see why will definitely be partaking in more of his stuff
The lonesome life of man and robot, made difficult in this post apoliptic world. I found the read compelling upsetting my wife when I wouldn't stop listening. Love the bond between man and Ai. The story reminding me of the film '"Real steel" with a grittier end of civilisation struggle to it. The narration was none other than perfect for the story, giving true feel and atmosphere to an already good story. Very good.. Jim
This audiobook is very nicely written and narrated.
In this book, you're placed into a fully-developed and complete world with 'mechs' left over from a world war. This leaves you engaged and interested. Also, I love how the characters are written and think Clay; the main character, is written with the perfect balance of toughness and humanity.
The plot line is slightly cliche but it is written well enough.
Overall, I look forward to reading further books by Jake Bible