Scourge

Territory Wars, Book 1

By: Devon C. Ford

Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

What could test a marine more than all-out war? The Scourge.

A simple distress beacon....

A mining colony in the outer reaches....

Supposedly another routine deployment for Mike Barton of the Combined States Marine Corps, but what they find on the surface is unlike anything anyone had ever encountered.

Horribly wounded in a battle with an unknown quantity, Barton only survives through a chance encounter with two special operators. As if the skirmish wasn’t enough, what comes next will be beyond his imagination.

Thrown into a joint task force with troops from the New Russian Confederacy, Barton must return to the colony, face what had be-fallen him there, and investigate what killed everyone.

The investigation will have to wait because the Scourge won’t. The fight for his life continues and his chances are slim.

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a realistic depiction of the military.

as an usmc infantry vet, nothing turns me off faster than a book than over the top with nonsense, when it comes to basic details, as if dudes in the fleet are running around at parade rest at all times screaming yes gunnery sgt! For the love of God, this book isn't that. Another great detail is how the mc acts around high speed dudes, which is awkward. funny enough that's how we act around them. because while we do know a little more about them than the average civ, that's still not much and top tier dudes are pretty awe-inspiring to us lowly grunts. but like my first point it's not written over the top. overall very well written. I'll be reading the next book.

wild ride

amazing story telling can't wait for the next book . I'd love to see this on the small screen or a video game like halo.

Pretty darn good..

This was a pretty good read about a territory war between the US and Russia in space. Some good
battles, right along with some snarky remarks between our hero Michael Barton and Aleksander Komarov, the leader of the Russians that were supposed to be at a truce with the US, to only try to kill all of the team. But, hey! The MC's were easy to remember: Michael Barton, Michael Anders, and Michael MacMillan. LOL

No romance and the F-bomb was used 153 times.

As for the narration: Hmmm! It was just alright for me. James Patrick Cronin has a good reading voice but doesn't have much emotion when he reads the story. Time and time again someone would be in battle and yell something to another and all Cronin would do is read in a normal voice. That's not good preforming to me.

Awesome

Really enjoyed this one and the humor was good but this definitely gave me some mass effect vibes also the changes of POV between the characters was great since it mainly focuses on the MC but when it changes it's to give you what's going on behind the scenes or at another part of the battlefield, can't wait for the next one!

Solid Purchase

This book is full of quality metaphors and similes and is a joy to listen to.

Good but short story

I enjoyed the story but the length is a bit short. Short is neg because this makes the audible version bit expensive and the story feels rushed.

Spare war zombies, sign me up

Great take on a sci-fi military thriller. Can’t wait to see where the series goes.

Loved it

Really enjoyed thit book, knowing that number 3 has already been written, I sure hope they release it soon.

I’m hooked!

It didn’t take long to get me sucked into this story. The author and narrator both paint a vivid picture and i immediately bought the next two books in the series. The only complaint is that I have a tough time seeing the British as the enemy. Sure, a lot of time has passed but I couldn’t see it. I can say the author does a great job of making me hate the enemy. Still I’m all in for the next book!