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Space Opera Adventure (Star Defenders, Book 1)
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Narrated by:
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Brenda Scott Wlazlo
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By:
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Pamela Stewart
About this listen
Conscripted and forced to fight for her life.
Seventeen-year-old Vega Volante was almost done with her mandatory service to the Axis government. Everyone had told her it would be easy - in and out.
Then, the hostile aliens invaded.
Now, she slaves away training and retooling a mining ship for war as part of the Star Defenders. All Vega wants is to get home to her family. So, when a chance at officers training opens up, she jumps at the opportunity for more freedom. But there are only five slots, and Vega must use all her planet-born skill to fight for her place.
As if that wasn't enough, the ship's condition continues to worsen. "Accidents" may not be accidents. The lines between friends and enemies blur, and Vega realizes there's a lot more at stake than her chance at freedom.
Fans of Aurora Rising, Ender's Game, and Brandon Sanderson's Skyward will devour this story of adventure, mystery, and friendship.
©2019 Pamela Stewart (P)2020 Pamela StewartListeners also enjoyed...
The characters are intriguing and the story holds you waiting for the menace you know to be out there in space to attack.
Action filled space adventure
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Full of action
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The narrator was so, so good. I loved Vega's voice, and how different all the other voices were (Amalie, Dax, Ethan, the Commander, the Captain...). She nailed all the nuances, especially Vega's anger-fueled moments, but also the moments of doubt, longing, fear, excitement, and joy. Seriously, she took the reading/listening experience to a whole new level. Oh, and her making the "technology sounds", like whoosh or pings made me smile every time. :)
Overall, a great story and listening experience that I'd recommend to fans of the genre as well as the author. Also props to the author for tying off a story and not leaving it in a cliffhanger. However, due to content, I probably won't be continuing this series. ~ 3.5 stars
Content:
Language: a lot: d**n, s**t, bu**, ba**s, etc.
Sex: none (there isn't even kissing), but even though it's frowned upon that opposite-sex crewmen stay the night together in one of their cabins, all (female?) military are in "some kind of birth control."
Drugs: not per se, but the "nebula experience" is described as something with similar effects. Characters engage in it while drinking.
Other: MC thought at seeing her roommate dressed up is "I'm sure I'm hetero, but seeing her made me doubt it for a second."
The flying chapters felt so real!
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Not quite the appeal of Webers Harrington ,but i feel a pattern coming out. Narration by Wlazlo suited this story well and she does a great job with this helping to bring this up to the 4.5 stars overall.
I would check out the characters/ stories again as it has piqued my interest.
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Space Adventure Worthy Reading
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