Rebellion

Star Force, Book 3

By: B. V. Larson

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

Rebellion is the turning point in the great interstellar war between all living creatures and the machines. Star Force is on the side of the machines... but for how long?

In the third book of the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs learns just what kind of war Earth is caught up in. At the mercy of the Macros, his marines fight against new alien races, big and small. They battle the innocent and the vile alike, until their situation becomes grim. Rebellion is a military science-fiction novel by best-selling author B. V. Larson.

Battle stations! Listen to another Star Force novel.

©2011 B.V. Larson (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Why not?

If you've made it this far into the series you know that this is just a fun Sci fi series and Mark Boyett does a great job at narrating the book. I look forward to more books in this series.

Larson just gets better and better with each book

Where does Rebellion rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

What started off in volume 1 as very good is now, by volume 3, established classic. Incredible. Not an easy adventure. Like John Carter, it's just one damn thing after another, but how very orginal, and yet, how very personal and real.Words don't do this third novel justice.

And Mark Boyett is a fantastic actor. His characters are played with sensitivity, humanity and the "best and brightest" intelligence. He and Larson bring to us the entire future of humanity, remarkable as it is, and yet so very much like today.

Needs an editor who understands females.

Decent story well performed but female characters are crap. Sex scenes are tacked on and seem unnatural to the story.

Creativity is an understatement

This book really stepped up the author's intelligence and creativity. Extremely enjoyable. Best book in the series so far.

The fight is not over.

The third book in the Star Force series and I can't get enough. Each book is a great standalone story, but the way they lead in to each other just leaves me wanting more.

The only sad thing is, I am about to start book four, the last one. Come on Mr Larson, don't leave me wanting. Keep them coming! Saying that without knowing how book four and the end of the series will end.

Can't say enough about the narration by Mark Boyett. I could and have listened to him for hours on end.

Keeps getting better

This ones was even better than last. The character are starting to gel as a better unit. I like the introduction of Marvin.

Rigs Pigs

What did you love best about Rebellion?

This is a great series, and Rebellion is a solid continuation to the story line and characters. Non stop action, a story that always moves forward and characters that are still being developed.This is military sci fi at its best. It you want deep meaning look elsewhere but if you want kick ass entertainment Larson is the top of the class. I liked Undying Mercenaries a little bit more but this is good stuff. I intend to finish the entire series.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Rebellion?

Any of the interactions between Riggs and Qwan are classic. Funny and revealing.

Which character – as performed by Mark Boyett – was your favorite?

Slayton, great accent.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Riggs Pigs

Any additional comments?

I typically read other books in between this series, you almost need to take a breather. Its non stop action and its awesome.

One of the best series I've come across. Get it.

I am still enjoying the series and intend to use my credits to finish it out over the next few months, which I've only done with a few series in the past (Jonathan Mayberry & multiple from Mark Tufo – you gotta check these out if you haven’t already run across them). After this series I may check out another series from B.V. Larson as I've become a fan.

As for ‘Rebellion’, I really like how the story continues to develop. They have met some interesting life forms, are attempting for develop alliances, and beginning take the initiative against the oppressing macros. Narration is also excellent.

There are already over 2000 reviews for this book so I doubt I can add much more other than my positive recommendation for this book and the series.

(P.S. if you saw my review of the stuff I didn't like from the previous book, Extinction, then there is less of it in this book. Nothing annoyed me in this one :) ).

Rebellion brings it together.

B. V. Larson's Rebellion book 3 in the Star Force Series Pulls the story line from books 1 & 2
together yet leaves you wanting more. Very good ballance of action and Sci-Fi. I plan to buy the rest of the series as they are developed. Best series I've listen to sence i've listened to Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series. Mark Boyett does an exceptional performance in this series.
Hope he stays with it..........

Riggs is slowly figuring it out

The 3rd installment of the Star Force series has Riggs coming to the realization that his "agreement" with the Macros is quite tenuous and probably should not be expected to last long. Riggs can only maintain the mercenary posture a bit longer before resorting to more aggressive actions. There's more aliens with the added feature of some space piracy thrown in. Serving with Riggs should also not be viewed as long term employment.

While book #3 is much better than #2, there are several noteworthy dings that deserve mention. The alien depictions are rather simplistic and somewhat adolescent. The Marcos while entirely mechanized are still too anthropomorphized (if I were as intelligent as the Macros, I'd stop looking like biotics and optimize a bit). The Marvin AI is a direct steal from Douglas Adams. Finally, as Riggs learns more about the origins of the Blues, everything that he guessed at in the 1st book is exactly dead on; there is nothing subtle in the evolving storyline.

The main remaining mysteries are the origins of the rings as well as how and why a species that is relegated to gas giants would even bother to build machines that end up trying to take over the universe.

One additional point of note: while this series is one continuous story arc, there is little backstory presented in subsequent installments. Lastly, the narrator's range is limited resulting in a Star Trek-like one of everybody and some recycling of character personalities.