Storm World

Undying Mercenaries, Book 10

By: B. V. Larson

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

James McGill is sent to the Core Worlds!

In an unprecedented first, Earth sends a message to Mogwa Prime. Unfortunately, the messenger is not met with enthusiasm. Misunderstandings soon threaten all of Humanity. Forced to prove Earth can serve the Empire better than any rival, McGill does his best.

Eager to prove our worth to the Galactics, the frontier war between Rigel and Earth is expanded to Storm World. Circled by six moons, the planet is ravaged by wild storms and tides. Battles are fought in raging hurricanes, and death stalks the soldiers on both sides.

McGill grimly fights and dies in the mud until the job gets done, but will it be enough to satisfy the angry Mogwa?

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A bit more of the same... but still fantastic

As repetitive as these books are, Mr. Larson still finds a way to keep me hooked. This book in particular *does* throw a few new interesting ingredients into the mix - a naked McGill writing a book for a Mogwa isn't something you see everyday. Still, McGill actually seems to be showing a bit of maturity and growth, as unlikely as that sounds.

The series has a few ways it can go from here, and I personally hope to see some forward movement.

Mark Boyett is exceptional as always.

James McGill!

I listen to a lot of audio books, many good, some great, a few meh. It's actually embarrassing how much I listen. It's to the point where I wish Audible would remove the stats on lifetime listening totals. Anyway...No matter what though, I have come to love the adventures of James McGill above all others. When a new book becomes available for pre-order I am thrilled. I would spend my last $10 on a new "World" story. James McGill - the REAL Most Interesting Man in the World (still pretend of course).

Boyett's narration of McGill is the hook

I will admit that this series is a guilty pleasure. I constantly think I will stop reading because thematically it contains such a womanizing braggart, but Boyett's portrayal of McGill as an opportunistic but likeable knave. I am hooked and will sneak the next book into my library like all the other installments.

My favorite series and narrator combo!

Good times were had and no one I cared about got perma death. I really enjoyed the whole book B. V. Larson brought us and cast of characters and voices Mark Boyett brought to life. High quality for sure.

fantastic series with excellent story line

Larson couples great stories with the characters .Hope he continues writing more of these novels

Storm world

A very 👍 book i hope the next book is as good . I and look forward to read it .

Good story, production and editing seemed rushed

If you like McGill and his antics, this delivers. He has matured over the course of 10 books, sometimes more thoughtful but still prone to barely provoked outbursts of violence. Maybe like Claver the deaths are getting to him? It would be nice to have some of the other characters develop past their rote behaviors (like Carlos, Floramel,, Harris) but it's also comforting in a way.

My problem was with the book's editing and worse, the audio production. There were a LOT of places where it was clear that words or entire sentences had been re-recorded and edited in to the existing audio. I can't think of any other book in the series that had more than maybe one or two overdubs; this one seemed to have a dozen or more, and they were quite distracting.

Editing wise, it felt like passages of the book had been written out of order as McGill re-explained events and historical context for the 2nd or third time. In some cases it was mere paragraphs or a single chapter later. I expect this at the beginning of the books, not throughout.

I really hope that Armor World (book 11) does not exhibit these flaws, otherwise I may conclude it's turned into a simple cash grab.

great book, but too many bad redubs

Great book as usual. Boyette's performance was good, but there were far too many disjoined redubs breaking up the flow.

Another James McGill Story to Enjoy

I enjoyed the start of a more serious relationship of James and Galena, the ongoing war stories are getting even better.

bad narration great story

the narration edits are incredibly noticeable and and annoying. This is by far the worst narration of the entire series. Other than that great book great series.