• Rookie Privateer

  • Privateer Tales, Book 1
  • By: Jamie McFarlane
  • Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
  • Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,635 ratings)

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Rookie Privateer

By: Jamie McFarlane
Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
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Publisher's summary

When you are old enough to finally become an Earth Mars citizen, everything should be perfect. Right? Not for Liam Hoffen. He's stuck on a mining asteroid called Colony 40, helping his father work a claim that is never going to pay out. His best friend, Nick James is set for life in James' Rental business and Liam just discovered that the girl he's known forever thinks he's pretty great and now she's leaving for the Mars Naval Academy.

Liam dreams of sailing the stars. Whenever he gets the chance, he jets into space and floats, wishing to be free of the asteroid that has claimed him. What he doesn't realize is that fate is about to change everything.

Sometimes you have to lose parts of yourself to gain the stars, and Liam discovers that while it isn't easy to literally lose parts of yourself to the pirates who attacked your home, gaining the stars is worth everything.

He and Nick are about to find out what the real world has to offer and they end up meeting exciting people along the way.

©2014, 2015 James A. Greenwood (P)2016 James A. Greenwood

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great listen

one of the best books I have listened to in a while. the characters have depth and grow through out the book.

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Gpod

I liked that the back gound of each character was really detailed. Nice ending to story

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Slow at first

Then it kicked into gear very fast…the narrator and the writing combined so brilliantly!

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Great book I enjoyed

Like the story the flow looking forward to the second book TThe reader is one of my favorites

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Yes it hooks you.

I was talking to the author on fb because his ad popped up.... well I took the 3 people who said it was great advice and got the first book. I had a very hard time turning it off when I got home from work, I even listened after I got the kids to bed. simple put the characters feel like me and my friends doing stupid stuff that works. buy it and try it.

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Fun and clever

It had Just enough detail but not too much.
Look forward to listening the next. The reader is great for the story.

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loved it.

I hope more get released on audible soon. I will be checking daily for more.

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Good read, though no heavy lifting

Enjoyed this book. rather like Saturday Matinee style. not a deep thinking book, but pleasant to read.

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Wonderful

The perfect space story for someone who wants a bit more science with their thrill.

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McFarlane Doesn't Disappoint

I was hesitant to get this at first, since I had only listened to the junkyard series. I was not disappointed though! McFarlane strikes just the right balance of technical details and hypotheticals world you can really imagine living in, which makes it easy to be transported there. Michael Naramore's reading is great as always.

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