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The Lost Regiment, Book 3

By: William R. Forstchen

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Stranded on a distant world ruled by alien creatures, Union Colonel Andrew Keane and his regiment must rely on a brute force when a human traitor among them gives the aliens the secret to air power.

©1992 William R. Forstchen (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

good, but not a stand alone book

as a sequel, this book does well. I recommend starting with rally cry in order to understand the nuances.

Keeps you interested

It’s a good sci-fi series. I stay interested in what will happen next and find it hard to stop listening.

great story and narrator

I love this series and the narrator does an excellent job with his tone and narration of the book.

It was the worst of times...

Picking up from where we left off in the last book, the Merki seem to have learned their bloody lessons well and have stepped up their game against the transplanted Americans and their allies. As a result, while our heroes have managed to hold out against everything the alien hordes have thrown against them so far, this is where things start to take a turn for the worst. Still, the humans aren't the only ones having a bad time, as there seems to be a bit of a power struggle going on between high ranking members of the horde. Once more, the story continues on the right track to entertain and keep the audience invested. That said, there's one gripe I have with this book. In the previous entry, we're introduced to descendants of transplanted pirates who teamed up with the American naval traitor and were subsequently coerced into aiding the Merki cause. However, this book claims that in the aftermath of the last book the pirates just slipped away from their alien masters, and then we never see them again for the rest of the series. In my mind, its kinda wasted potential. In spite of that, this book still holds up.

Mesmerizing

If you have been following along with Colonel Keene since Rally Cry, you will be well rewarded with this 3rd book. I am very happy with the narrator, as he does yet again, stay in character(s) throughout the story. So little to complain about with this fantasy genre of military sci-fi. I look forward to seeing how Keene and the Russ move forward following the finale. To be continued....