Governor

Ascent to Empire, Book 1

De: Richard Fox, David Weber

Narrado por: Jonathan Davis

Duración: 20 h y 36 m

Resumen del Editor

For more than fifty years, the Terran Republic and the Terran League have been killing one another.

The death toll has climbed ever higher, year after year, with no end in sight. But the members of the Five Hundred, the social elite of the Republic's Heart Worlds, don't care.

Rear Admiral Terrence Murphy is a Heart Worlder. His family is part of the Five Hundred. His wife is the daughter of one of the Five Hundred's wealthiest, most powerful industrialists. His sons and his daughter can easily avoid military service, and political power is his for the taking. There is no end to how high he can rise in the Republic's power structure.

All he has to do is successfully complete a risk-free military "governorship" in the backwater Fringe System of New Dublin without rocking the boat. But the people sending him to New Dublin have miscalculated because Terrence Murphy is a man who believes in honor. He believes in duty—in common decency and responsibility. He believes there are dark and dangerous secrets behind the façade of what "everyone knows."

Terrence Murphy intends to meet those responsibilities, to unearth those secrets, and he doesn't much care what the Five Hundred want. He intends to put a stop to the killing.

Terrence Murphy is coming for whoever has orchestrated fifty-six years of bloodshed and slaughter, and Hell itself is coming with him.

©2021 Words of Weber, Inc. and Richard Fox (P)2024 Podium Audio

excellent story

the characters & the plot were well developed. Great story line. Looking forward to the next book.

Another great series

Typical Weber series, grab you from the beginning and just keep ramping up the story line until you can’t put it down. I completed this first book in-less than two days. Absolutely love it.

Slow start but fun

A nice military sci-fi that starts a little slow (introducing so many characters a bit too fast) but then evens out and has a fun story. Looking forward to the next one!

Plot, Science, Maths

Great plot. Love the detail going into the discussion of space conflict. The use of speed and time is a novel and interesting approach. The political element are also well developed, and difficult to anticipate. Excited to see where it goes next.

Ready for the next one.

Kept me interested and worth the credit . Good reader too. Now I need the next one.

Fantastic world building

What a fantastic story and great world building, I cannot wait for the next one!

Weber continues to delight

only complaint? too much space battle statistics. otherwise, well crafted. Honor level characters and great plot.

Excellent character development and descriptions.

The author creates an inspiring story that makes you feel for the "fringe". The author also creates well rounded characters that you may expect in a series like this, not some wacko, crazy character but relatable and likeable characters. I also applaud the author in his avoidance of sexual content or a ridiculous amounts of foul language. I would say its PG-13 which is just fine. Too many authors are substituting good writing with curse words and bedroom action.

Could not get enough

This is one of the most intriguing novels about military space combat and politics that I have read or listened too. 

Started slow. Got interesting.onen the main characters when introduced

Started slow; lots of details I found to follow. The space was time and relative velocities. Where confusing, while trying to do other things while listening.
Once the characters were introduced, the plot started developing and I got into the characters.