Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier

By: Myke Cole

Narrated by: Korey Jackson

Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

The Great Reawakening did not come quietly. Across the country and in every nation, people began to develop terrifying powers - summoning storms, raising the dead, and setting everything they touch ablaze. Overnight the rules changed...but not for everyone.

Colonel Alan Bookbinder is an army bureaucrat whose worst war wound is a paper-cut. But after he develops magical powers, he is torn from everything he knows and thrown onto the front-lines. Drafted into the Supernatural Operations Corps in a new and dangerous world, Bookbinder finds himself in command of Forward Operating Base Frontier - cut off, surrounded by monsters, and on the brink of being overrun.

Now, he must find the will to lead the people of FOB Frontier out of hell, even if the one hope of salvation lies in teaming up with the man whose own magical powers put the base in such grave danger in the first place - Oscar Britton, public enemy number one....

©2013 Myke Cole (P)2013 Recorded Books

Worth the read.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Maybe - the friend would have to be a die-hard sci-fi person.

What did you like best about this story?

Interesting story line and interesting characters

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

The performance was not awful but it wasn't great either. Separation between characters was often indistinguishable which made the story line hard to follow at times. It made it hard to identify with the characters as well. It was work to listen and stay with it. I don't really like having to work to listen.

Not great but solid

I read the first book and it left me hopeful enough to try the second book. Unfortunately for me I was never a huge fan of the first book and this book was more of the same. I didn't like the characters in these books, but I felt that the prose and the plot made up for them to some extent.
I will not be following this series in the future because the characters didn't seize me/were too dense for my taste. Hopefully the author's characterization improves somewhat in the future because his prose is very good. I wanted to like the book simply because of the writing style, but that wasn't enough to carry it for me. I finished it, but was left wanting.
If you want a book with good writing, good fights, and mostly good story and plot this might just be the book for you.

really nice book

I really enjoyed the story and the narration, very nice. thoroughly enjoyed this book. would recommend

Not blown away....As I was after the first install

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Well...Honestly can't say, it's not bad by any means but I just don't really know!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier?

As always Mr Cole do the action segments really well, so any one of those.

Which scene was your favorite?

The siege scenes!

Any additional comments?

IMHO, this installment never reached the suspence levell of the first. If that depends on that I read the first and listened to the second I can't say for sure! The narrator was so-so i.e No William Dufris!

Also I had a tough time getting engrossed in the book, not as much action and suspence.

I will state that in the second half it picks up and I got the "groove" going again!

I will still get the third book cause even though I was a bit disapointed, it's still much better than most of the other Mil Sci-Fi stuff out there.

X men meets Fellowship of the Ring

It follows up from the first book with plenty of conflict and social reference to discrimination and persecution. Any fan of the X men comics will be able to relate to the characters and the action is fast and furious leading up to a “fellowship” on a journey on “another earth”.

Writing Style Makes The Difference

Any additional comments?

It really feels like two different people wrote the story... That is, if you didn't notice the transition. While Myke Cole drastically improved the story telling in the story, you can still tell the transition. I just wish Myke Cole had the time for the first half to be re-done in the same style as the ending to this story!

Exciting and fast paced.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it's X-men meets Dresden Files.

What other book might you compare Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier to and why?

Old Mans War, both books take military fantasy or scifi and spin an amazing story.

What about Korey Jackson’s performance did you like?

Very expressive.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The climactic final battle and Bookbinder truly stepping into his leadership role.

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next books in this series.

Great magic & a good story. Easy listening...

If you could sum up Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier in three words, what would they be?

Exciting continuation....

What was one of the most memorable moments of Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier?

The description of cricket from an American perspective is really funny.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes although his range of voices is quite limited if you are used to a range of narrators. His voice is, however, very easy to listen to and makes the story go well...

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I guess it's not that kind of book - it's an exciting adventure with cool magic...not one going for the heart tugging scenes...

Any additional comments?

Can't wait for the next one!

Excellent merge of fantasy and modern day!

I am a huge fantasy nerd and the closest I have gotten to modern day reading is Jim Butcher: Dresden Files. Myke Cole created a world in which fantasy and sci Fi meld perfectly. The narrator is great once you get use to him.

Weak, watery, whiny

This book was like ordering a stew and being served a weak broth. I listened to this for two and a half hours and realized that nothing was happening. There was mention of magic, but very little going on. Lots of "why didn't I stand up to him? boo hoo, "when can I see my family again" boo hoo, boo hoo. I decided life is too short for this and there are better choices. The narrator had an annoying lisp! Really, a professional narrator with a lisp? Not for me.