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Night is falling. The unstoppable Hegemony invasion has reached the very heart of the Confederation. Battle after desperate battle has been fought, and each time, the Confeds have been pushed back, columns of battered and blasted ship retreating from system to system. Now, they prepare to grimly defend the capital world of Megara, the very center of the Confederation. Tyler Barron prepares for what could be his final battle, a final desperate defense, one last chance to stem the tide of Hegemony conquest and subjugation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 358
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The Confederation and its allies have won their first victory, retaking their capital from the forces of the Hegemony. But the enemy is not beaten, far from it, and they are back, with an unstoppable weapon, a vast superbattleship, a deadly hybrid of imperial and Hegemony technology, called the Colossus. The great ship is enormously powerful, nearly unstoppable, and in its armored depths it hides a secret, another Hegemony weapon, one that will change the dynamic of the entire war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great series, read them all since book 1
- By TheToal on 08-01-19
By: Jay Allan
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Invasion
- Blood on the Stars, Book 9
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 415
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 381
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 381
The Hegemony has launched the invasion Tyler Barron and his Confederation comrades have feared, and all the Rim is ablaze with the fires of war and destruction. The Hegemony has brought its vast fleets, its advanced technology, and its endless legions of grim cyborg warriors to impose its system of rigid genetic hierarchy over all humanity on the Rim. The Confederation fleet is outnumbered and outmatched, but they will fight nevertheless, struggling and dying to hold back the onslaught any way they can.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Missing one Main Character
- By Jay on 09-28-19
By: Jay Allan
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The Others
- Blood on the Stars, Book 13
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 337
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 309
Admiral Tyler Barron and the Confederation navy face a new threat, darker and deadlier than any that have come before. The Confederation has just concluded its war with the Hegemony, but now that power, so long the hated enemy, is calling for help, for the Confederation to join it to face a deadly invasion, one likely to subjugate all humanity. Barron must overcome his own resentments, and the resistance of the Senate, and find a way to lead his forces into battle once more. The odds are long, but the stakes couldn’t be higher, no less than a choice between survival and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes the same isn't a bad thing.
- By DBrumms on 01-24-20
By: Jay Allan
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Black Dawn
- Blood on the Stars, Book 8
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 465
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 423
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 421
The White Fleet had been an expression of optimism, a grand expedition to explore the vast reaches of the long-dead empire. Tasked to uncover the secrets of the devastating Cataclysm and to seek and recover the advanced ancient technology that humanity had once possessed, it found something else instead. A new enemy. A vast domain, one with advanced technology, massive fleets, and a genetically-ordered society and hierarchy it intends to impose on all humanity everywhere. The Hegemony is like nothing Tyler Barron and his comrades have ever encountered - but the veteran admiral must find a way to fight the far superior enemy....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Brutal listen
- By Steve on 09-08-18
By: Jay Allan
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The Last Stand
- Blood on the Stars, Book 14
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 255
The mysterious enemy has come, and Tyler Barron and his allies prepare for the final battle, the desperate struggle to save the Rim. Barron’s spacers are ready to fight, as always, but this time they know little of the enemy, and they face technology far beyond their own. They will fight to the end if necessary, battle with their final breaths to hold back the deadly enemy. They will stand alongside their old enemies, the Hegemony, united for one massive battle, one all out effort to stop the Highborn.
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1 out of 5 stars
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overall pretty much a let down
- By D Hilton on 01-29-20
By: Jay Allan
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Nightfall
- Blood on the Stars, Book 10
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 394
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 350
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 350
Night is falling. The unstoppable Hegemony invasion has reached the very heart of the Confederation. Battle after desperate battle has been fought, and each time, the Confeds have been pushed back, columns of battered and blasted ship retreating from system to system. Now, they prepare to grimly defend the capital world of Megara, the very center of the Confederation. Tyler Barron prepares for what could be his final battle, a final desperate defense, one last chance to stem the tide of Hegemony conquest and subjugation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Too much reviewing
- By James Mallett on 02-28-19
By: Jay Allan
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The Colossus
- Blood on the Stars, Book 12
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 358
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 323
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 322
The Confederation and its allies have won their first victory, retaking their capital from the forces of the Hegemony. But the enemy is not beaten, far from it, and they are back, with an unstoppable weapon, a vast superbattleship, a deadly hybrid of imperial and Hegemony technology, called the Colossus. The great ship is enormously powerful, nearly unstoppable, and in its armored depths it hides a secret, another Hegemony weapon, one that will change the dynamic of the entire war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great series, read them all since book 1
- By TheToal on 08-01-19
By: Jay Allan
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Invasion
- Blood on the Stars, Book 9
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 415
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 381
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 381
The Hegemony has launched the invasion Tyler Barron and his Confederation comrades have feared, and all the Rim is ablaze with the fires of war and destruction. The Hegemony has brought its vast fleets, its advanced technology, and its endless legions of grim cyborg warriors to impose its system of rigid genetic hierarchy over all humanity on the Rim. The Confederation fleet is outnumbered and outmatched, but they will fight nevertheless, struggling and dying to hold back the onslaught any way they can.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Missing one Main Character
- By Jay on 09-28-19
By: Jay Allan
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The Others
- Blood on the Stars, Book 13
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 337
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 309
Admiral Tyler Barron and the Confederation navy face a new threat, darker and deadlier than any that have come before. The Confederation has just concluded its war with the Hegemony, but now that power, so long the hated enemy, is calling for help, for the Confederation to join it to face a deadly invasion, one likely to subjugate all humanity. Barron must overcome his own resentments, and the resistance of the Senate, and find a way to lead his forces into battle once more. The odds are long, but the stakes couldn’t be higher, no less than a choice between survival and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 465
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 423
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 421
The White Fleet had been an expression of optimism, a grand expedition to explore the vast reaches of the long-dead empire. Tasked to uncover the secrets of the devastating Cataclysm and to seek and recover the advanced ancient technology that humanity had once possessed, it found something else instead. A new enemy. A vast domain, one with advanced technology, massive fleets, and a genetically-ordered society and hierarchy it intends to impose on all humanity everywhere. The Hegemony is like nothing Tyler Barron and his comrades have ever encountered - but the veteran admiral must find a way to fight the far superior enemy....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Brutal listen
- By Steve on 09-08-18
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The Last Stand
- Blood on the Stars, Book 14
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 255
The mysterious enemy has come, and Tyler Barron and his allies prepare for the final battle, the desperate struggle to save the Rim. Barron’s spacers are ready to fight, as always, but this time they know little of the enemy, and they face technology far beyond their own. They will fight to the end if necessary, battle with their final breaths to hold back the deadly enemy. They will stand alongside their old enemies, the Hegemony, united for one massive battle, one all out effort to stop the Highborn.
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1 out of 5 stars
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overall pretty much a let down
- By D Hilton on 01-29-20
By: Jay Allan
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Empire's Ashes
- Blood on the Stars, Book 15
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 211
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 210
Tyler Barron is about to lead his fleet into a trap. He is sure the enemy is laying in wait, but he has no choice. After four years of unexpected calm along the front line, the Senate and the Hegemonic Council are demanding action, and the Pact’s commanding admiral has no choice but to set out on a mission to liberate the enemy-held regions of the Hegemony. While Tyler prepares for an offensive he believes can only end in disaster, Andi Lafarge is preparing to continue her quest for the mysterious weapon the doomed empire used to defeat the Highborn centuries before.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Repeats almost everything from all the other books
- By John Doe on 04-23-20
By: Jay Allan
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The White Fleet
- Blood on the Stars, Book 7
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 525
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 489
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 489
The war is over, but the struggle continues. Tyler Barron and his spacers have set out into the unknown, deep into the Badlands, seeking to discover the empire’s old tech and the secrets of its tortured history before Gaston Villieneuve and the resurgent Union can beat them to it. The White Fleet is a vast force, powerful, and crewed by the toughest veterans from the war. Barron and his people know the future of the Confederation, even its survival, depends on recovering the scientific secrets of the empire before the enemy can do the same.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Depressing
- By Larry B. on 06-17-19
By: Jay Allan
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Attack Plan Alpha
- Blood on the Stars, Book 16
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 178
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 178
A battle is coming, the greatest the Rim has seen in 10,000, a fight for freedom, for the future, for the very survival of all humanity holds dear. Tyler Barron and his comrades are ready for their greatest test, but even as they prepare to hold the line at Fortress Striker, to turn back the Highborn’s imminent attack, the enemy have opened another front, one far to the rear.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Stretch
- By Product scrutinizer on 09-23-20
By: Jay Allan
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Dauntless
- Blood on the Stars, Book 6
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 627
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 573
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 571
The pulsar...an ancient weapon of unimaginable power, one that threatens the Confederation with total destruction. The Union is preparing for the final invasion, one that cannot fail with the great artifact at the head of their fleet. The clock is ticking quickly toward midnight. There is a chance to avoid annihilation, a small one. The Confederation has its own ancient device recovered from the Badlands, a stealth generator. It is not as powerful as the pulsar, but it just may be enough.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Worst of the series
- By Alan on 04-18-18
By: Jay Allan
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Cauldron of Fire
- Blood on the Stars, Book 5
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 652
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 604
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 596
The warrior culture of the Alliance has fragmented, and comrade fights comrade, brother kills brother. The Red Alliance forces, backed by the Union and its propaganda machine, have the advantage in numbers and position, and they are pushing forward, driving relentlessly toward the final attack. The Gray Alliance forces are weaker, trapped in the great Sentinel-2 fortress where they've established their headquarters. Their enemies have the larger fleets and armies and control of the homeworld...but the Grays have Tyler Barron and Dauntless.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really like this series and will keep buying them
- By KAG on 12-21-17
By: Jay Allan
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Echoes of Glory
- Blood on the Stars, Book 4
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 720
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 658
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 658
On the worlds of the Iron Belt, the heavily industrialized sector near the Confederation's Core, massive shipyards operate around the clock, producing the great vessels that can end the war. The Union knows it cannot win the economic struggle with its wealthier, more productive enemy, and Sector Nine, its feared spy agency, is not idle. Their focus is not on the front lines, the ravaged border between the two nations, but far off, beyond the Rim, in the strange, militaristic realm known as the Alliance.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not another one!
- By suzjohnson on 02-01-19
By: Jay Allan
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Ruins of Empire
- Blood on the Stars, Book 3
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 892
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 832
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 832
Captain Tyler Barron and the crew of Dauntless are finally enjoying the rest they've earned while their aging battleship gets the repairs and refit it desperately needs. But their respite will be short-lived. In the Badlands, deep in the haunted vastness of pre-Cataclysmic space, a new discovery threatens to upset the balance of power. Orbiting a world in a distant system is an ancient battleship, vastly larger and enormously more advanced than anything possessed by the contending powers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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To many words not enough said
- By acampbell on 03-10-20
By: Jay Allan
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Call to Arms
- Blood on the Stars, Book 2
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 987
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 914
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 911
War. The word spreads throughout the Confederation...the long-expected Union invasion has come. The enemy is strong, their fleets larger and more powerful than intelligence reports had predicted. They have broken through the forward defenses, sent the Confederation's proud fleets into an ignominious retreat.
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2 out of 5 stars
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good story, Eeyore narrator.
- By Amazon Customer on 10-30-17
By: Jay Allan
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Duel in the Dark
- Blood on the Stars, Book 1
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,403
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,298
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,295
The Confederation has fought three wars against the forces of the totalitarian Union. Three generations of its warriors have gone off to war, held the line against the larger, more powerful enemy. Now the fourth conflict is imminent, and the Confederation's navy is on alert, positioned behind the frontier, waiting for the attack it knows is coming.
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1 out of 5 stars
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backwards thinking
- By Amazon Customer on 06-05-17
By: Jay Allan
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Andromeda Rising
- A Blood on the Stars Adventure
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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An industrial hell. The foulest and most decrepit slum on Parsephon. A nest of human misery, where hope is word long forgotten, and the dead are carted away every day. It is the worst pit in the Confederation’s great industrial machine known as the Iron Belt. Among the millions born into misery, poverty, and despair under the dark and smoky haze that covers the planet, Andromeda Lafarge is unique. One lost soul among billions, she is tough, relentless, determined to get out, to escape, to blaze her own trail, and to make a name for herself across the stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jay Allan Doesn’t Disappoint!
- By Loraki on 08-17-19
By: Jay Allan
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Wings of Pegasus
- A Blood on the Stars Adventure
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 82
A grim, haunted expanse of space, vast light years filled with dead, empty worlds. A dark place, the graveyard of an empire…and a frontier where vast riches can be had by those with the courage - and the luck - to survive. Andi Lafarge and the crew of Pegasus are among the elite of the strange brotherhood that ventures forth, seeking the remnants of humanity’s lost past. She and her people will face the deadliest challenges, fight constant battles, and plunge forth into the darkest corners of the lost region of space.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!!!
- By David Loftin on 01-17-20
By: Jay Allan
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Into the Darkness
- Crimson Worlds Refugees, Book 1
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 745
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 682
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Story4 out of 5 stars 683
Terrence Compton is one of Earth's greatest admirals, a warrior almost without equal. Alongside his oldest friend and brilliant colleague, Augustus Garret, he and his forces saved Earth from invasion by the robotic legions of the First Imperium's insane computer Regent. There is just one problem. The First Imperium was held back by the disruption of the sole warp gate connecting the two domains...and Compton and 300 of his ships are trapped on the wrong side, surrounded by the Regent's vast fleets and cut off from Earth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, but ...
- By A. Gordon on 02-21-16
By: Jay Allan
Publisher's Summary
Hell is unleashed
The Hegemony controls Megara, the Confederation’s capital. War has raged for five years. Millions are dead, vast fleets of ships have been destroyed. But in the stronghold where Tyler Barron and his comrades have gathered their allies and the last of their strength, a plan is being devised.
Barron and his people have fought bravely, stubbornly, relentlessly, but the Hegemony has been too strong. Now, Barron is relying on the one source of strength that remains to him.
Defiance.
He will not surrender, he will not yield. And he will not remain meekly on the defensive, waiting for the enemy to bring forward reinforcements to launch the final assault.
That leaves only one option. Attack. Take back what the enemy has captured. Bring the war to the invader, and send them reeling back into the Badlands from whence they came.
The fight will be difficult, the odds steep. But Barron is ready to take the final gamble, and as one, the thousands of spacers he leads are behind him, shouting a single rallying cry.
Back to Megara!
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- CSM49
- 05-03-20
losing is not an option
great pick-up from the last book and a good continuation right till the end of the battle
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- SwimDragon64
- 09-30-19
Great Military Space Opera
Fast paced with a lot of action, this was a great series to listen to. I look forward to any more from the series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-06-19
Great fleet action
From day one on audible I have always been a sci-fi fan and out of all the series that I've purchased I would say blood on the stars is one of my favorite. (fleet action galore) The description of space battle and the mechanics of how a fleet works under pressure in battle keeps me coming back.. The series is a good story that will keep you coming back .. Can't wait for the Nextbook in the series
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Jason S.
- 04-26-19
Great Series
I have enjoyed this entire series. It is an enjoyable military scifi. I highly recommend it.
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- tekone
- 04-11-19
I love this series
Nothing else to say, every book is great and story keeps getting better. I know we are setting up for the “others” to return and I look forward to seeing that arc.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- theodore vawter
- 04-09-19
too short
too short ; played us like junkies a a a a a a a a
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- david a. crawford
- 04-09-19
excellent series,
love this series well written and narrated can finish in one day, by Jeffrey kafer.
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Badger
- 04-05-19
Action packed start to finish
Jay is getting better and better at character development and story line focus. Itwould be easy to broaden the story but one would lose focus and he keeps focus like an overpowered primary!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Kevin
- 04-26-19
Cute good up to about age 12
Lots of tough guys solving problems by shouting louder. Probably enjoyable by children, 12 or under.
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- Poppey
- 09-29-19
Savage
Megara has fallen. Tyler Barron and his fleet have been forced to flee to repair and re-arm. The Hegemony are gradually rebuilding on Megara, but the Confeds are not beaten yet and they return with all guns blazing to retake what is rightfully theirs. How Tyler Barron continues on I do not know; I'm exhausted just listening.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- CJSILV
- 06-06-19
great book
great book Love the series I give this book 5 star's I highly recommend listening to it