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The Human Factor

By: Joshua Dalzelle
Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
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Captain Jason Burke is a man apart, and not just because he's the only of his kind for thousands of light-years in any direction. The changes to his body and to his genetic code have made him faster, stronger, more able to survive in his dangerous occupation...but they've also ensured that he'll never truly fit in with others of his species. He always assumed he would live and die with his crew and never lay eyes on another human again. He was wrong.

The mercenary captain learns through back-channel information that Earth may be in danger and, worse, that he may have been a contributing factor. He now faces the choice of ignoring the problem and allowing his own species to fight their own battles or returning to help and risk making the situation worse. Can he just sit idly by while his species faces such a dire threat?

©2016 Joshua Dalzelle (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

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Great series

Another winner for the Omega team! Performance couldn't be better, the story jumps to life in the hands of this skillful performer.

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Excellent! As always!

Except for Enders Game, I've never listened to more than 5 books in a series before getting bored of the characters and story line. I just bought book 9 and am anxious to start it!
Great series!

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Loved it.

I have wished a book like this would be written in this series since the first book. It is a believable and interesting introduction of primitive human beings into the well fleshed out universe Joshua Dalzelle has compiled and written. Paul Heitsch's performance was wonderful once again, he truly embodies the main characters and secondary characters in an excellent fashion. I had a lot of fun reading this book and it serves as a beginning point for a number of new likely conflicts in the future, I am excited to read. Joshua is not a perfect author and his books are not masterpieces, however he does consistently write enjoyable books with very lovable characters. His books are fun escapes with usually happy endings and limited complex emotions or plotlines. Appreciate them for what they are and you will enjoy them.

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The Omega Force series is awesome!

I really enjoyed the series and while the last book felt a little like the end of the story, but, there is also several other threads the story can use to be continued. I would love to learn more about the little surprise at the end and can see this series potentially carrying on for quite a while longer! Recommended If you like space and science fiction.

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Very entertaining

Would you listen to The Human Factor again? Why?

Moved the story right long from the other books.Good narration. Great series. Hope they get the next book soon.

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Soon!!!!

the next part better be out soon bombshell ending can't wait for the next chapter Omega Force is a great series.

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Easy to listen to.

Not hard to keep listening. keeps my interest and works well with the previous books.

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I'm going to miss these guys

What did you love best about The Human Factor?

What I loved best was getting to spend time with the characters I've come to love in this series. Jason, Twingo, Cage, Lucky, Doc, and Crusher.

What other book might you compare The Human Factor to and why?

Maybe the Ember War Saga another story with well developed characters and a great story line.

Have you listened to any of Paul Heitsch’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Heitsch has done a masterful job on this series. Each character has a well developed unique voice. His performance helps you learn their personality.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I've laughed out lot countless time throughout this entire series. The crew relationships are so believable, their interactions so real, you can't help but laugh at some of there smart-ass comments towards each other.

Any additional comments?

I am really going to miss these guys. The worst part of any series is when it ends. This series ending might make me shed a tear.

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Love it love it love it

This series of books has been the most pleasant surprise I really did not expect it to be as addicting as it has been just can't get enough of it.

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stellar

by far one of my favorites in the series they keep getting better and better

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