Valhalla Station (A Space Opera Noir Technothriller)
The SynCorp Saga: Empire Earth, Book 1
By: Chris Pourteau, David Bruns
Series: SynCorp Saga Series, Book 4, The SynCorp Saga: Empire Earth, Book 1
By: Chris Pourteau,David Bruns
An Entertaining Race Against Time!
Ranger's Oath
Fall of Radiance, Book 1
By: Blake Arthur Peel
Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
Magic has protected Tarsynium for a thousand years, shielding its people from a world ravaged by bloodthirsty demons. When a young ranger's apprentice named Owyn Lund discovers that the Arc of Radiance has been breached, he tries to warn anybody who will listen. But legends aren't supposed to be real. When a village is mysteriously destroyed, rangers, mages, and rebels all point the finger, blaming each other for the demons' brutality. However, Zara Dennel, a mage's ward, has heard Owyn's tale - and she's inclined to believe him.
Generic fantasy with dull characters
By David Munch on 14-02-21
The Silver Dead
A Dark Post-Apocalyptic Thriller
By: Steven Savile
When Temple wakes up in a filthy hotel, he doesn't remember a thing. Not how he got here. Not even his name. Temple just happened to be the first word he read on the bible sitting on the dusty nightstand. When he discovers that he and all those around him are caught in the apocalyptic hellscape of a collapsing metropolis, he must carefully weigh the balance between charity and self-sacrifice as he sets out into this strange new world. Grasping at a chance for purpose, he befriends young Nina.
Fantastic, creepy, perfectly narrated
By Readers Together on 30-07-20
Masada's Gate
A Space Opera Noir Technothriller (The SynCorp Saga: Empire Earth, Book 2)
SynCorp's leaders are on the run, and the Soldiers of the Solar Revolution are hot on their trail. A desperate Ruben Qinlao hides the injured Tony Taulke in the moon's rundown barrio of Darkside. When the SSR attacks Callisto, Kwazi Jabari is pressed into service as the face of a revolution he soon begins to question. Orbiting Titan, Masada Station holds the Company's treasure trove of tech secrets, and Cassandra Kisaan pulls out all the stops to secure ultimate victory by stealing them. Only Stacks Fischer, corporate enforcer, stands in her way.
Not the greatest of sequels.
By Alan Green on 11-08-20
Spirits of the Earth, Book 1
By: Milo James Fowler
The world isn't how they left it. When the bunker airlocks release them after 20 years in hibernation, the survivors find a silent, barren world outside. But they are not alone. There is a presence here, alive in the dust - spirits of the earth, benevolent and malicious as they interact with the human remnant. Milton is haunted by a violent past he's unable to escape, despite the superhuman speed the spirits give him. Not interested in bearing the next generation, Daiyna is determined to destroy the flesh-eating mutants lurking in the dark, pierced by her night-vision.
By Aidy on 24-03-20
Assassination Protocol
Cerberus, Book 1
By: Andy Peloquin
Armed with cutting-edge weapons and an AI-run cybernetic suit that controls his paralyzed legs, he is the fist in the shadows, the dagger to the heart of the Nyzarian Empire's enemies. Then he found Bex on his doorstep.... A junkie, high on the drug he'd fought for years to avoid, and a former elite soldier like him. So he takes her in to help her get clean - Silverguards never leave their own behind. If only he'd known his actions would put him in the crosshairs of the most powerful cartel in New Avalon.
One in the Gut
A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG (Headshot, Book 1)
By: Matthew Siege
Headshot has just gone live and the whole world's playing the new Artificial Reality blockbuster. Unfortunately, unless you can buy your way onto the Survivor's side, you can only participate as a Zombie. Each week, the forces gather to tear each other down to the bone...until, at week's end, the Apocalypse is reset. Ryan's played the Beta for months, but now that his favorite game has launched, he finds it consuming his life - even as he struggles to decipher whether or not there's actually a way to succeed if you're not willing to Pay to Win.
Excellent LitRPG Zombie Gamelit
A LitRPG Adventure (The Blood Crown, Book 1)
By: Damian Boyle
Shipwrecked by fate. Hunted by moonlight. Hardened by battle. Paul is an Aberrant, one of few able to enter a fantasy game world called Valheim. Kidnapped to a secret lab, he is forced into a government program that sends Aberrants to Valheim against their will. Most die within a day, but some have survived for months.Mira, a famous gamer who recently went missing, is one such survivor. Finding her is Paul's best shot at staying alive. But all his plans are dashed when he finds himself washed up on a tropical beach in the middle of the Wild.
Leaves you wanting more
A LitRPG/Gamelit Series (Feyland, Book 1)
By: Anthea Sharp
Feyland is the most immersive sim-game ever designed, and Jennet Carter is the first to play the prototype. But she doesn't suspect the virtual world is close enough to touch - or that she'll be battling for her life against the Dark Queen of the faeries. Tam Linn is the perfect hero - in-game. Too bad the rest of his life is seriously flawed. The last thing he needs is rich-girl Jennet prying into his secrets, insisting he's the only one who can help her.
By Christopher morgan on 26-03-20
Space Lore I
By: Chris Dietzel
Near the border between two kingdoms, a vessel full of innocent passengers is destroyed. While the extent of the impending retaliation is unknown, its inevitability is not. Galactic war is approaching. In a seedy bar in a distant corner of the solar system, a knight clad entirely in green armor puts forth a grisly challenge. The only person to accept the knight's game is a woman who spends her time drinking and thieving. These two acts, occurring in different parts of the galaxy, both lead to the same spot: The planet that will soon fall under attack.
Gets better as you read through it
Ford Swaps Zombies for Aliens!
A Science Fiction Mystery Novel
By: David Tallerman
It's 1916, in the heart of World War I. The eve of the Battle of the Somme. During a perilous night mission in No Man's Land, Lieutenant Rafael Forrester witnesses a peculiar light followed by a vast explosion. Wounded and delirious, Forrester finds himself shipped home to England, to the country house hospital of Sherston, where he learns he may face a court-martial for the deaths of the men under his command. Yet in the strange environs of Sherston, where any act of rebellion seems impossible, Forrester soon comes to fear for more than his freedom.
A quiet thoughtful book
By Richard C on 25-06-20
Drop Trooper Books 1-4
A Military Sci-Fi Box Set
By: Rick Partlow
Go to war or go to jail. For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple.... He has no family, no friends, no place in the world...nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hit man, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy. Drafted into the Marine Drop-Troopers, Cam discovers there's one thing he's even better at than running street-con games, and that's killing the enemy.
"The only easy day was yesterday. The only good time was last time"
Salvation's Dawn: An Epic Fantasy Saga
Eve of Redemption Book 1
For Karian Vanador, though, being resurrected comes with a price. Not only is she in a different time and place, but the world has changed in her absence, and she must face the dark demons of her past once again. Partnered with allies who would've been her enemies in her past life, she must adapt to this new world and lead these young heroes to fulfill their potential - to stop a civil war being stoked by demonic influences. If they fail, Citaria may fall to a war that dwarfs the Apocalypse.
Sins of the Fathers: The Complete Trilogy
An Epic Fantasy Box Set
By: Matthew P. Gilbert
Long ago, powerful sorcerers stole the power of a god. Only the courage and sacrifice of great heroes stopped them from conquering the known world. They thought it was over. But the god who was robbed so long ago remained. He swore that long after the heroes were dead, when his power returned, he would have his vengeance on all of humanity. Now, the time of his prophecy is at hand. A band of elite desert warriors crosses the sea, hoping faith and courage will be enough to turn aside the coming apocalypse. Their leader, Prelate Yazid Valerian, seeks the mythical city of sorcerers.
By Dean on 10-03-20
A Space Opera Adventure (Flight of the Javelin, Book 1)
By: Rachel Aukes
Fifteen years into a 20-year voyage, war veteran Captain Throttle Reyne is looking forward to taking a break from dealing with malfunctions, glitches, and the hassles of monitoring 1,000 colonists in cryo-sleep. But when her colony ship breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Throttle and her crew must leave the colonists behind to search for help. They find a ship that's not only missing a crew...it's clearly not from their star system.
Fast Paced Space Opera
By Chrissy's Book Shelf on 29-01-21
Two in the Head
Headshot Online, Book 2
Ryan's week of digital mayhem succeeded in he and Sasha bringing Headshot to its knees, crippling the game, and ruining the highly anticipated launch. But Deep Dive is now aware of his interference and will stop at nothing to end his involvement once and for all. They've sent in super soldiers with rule-breaking privileges, and Ryan's locked in the post-apocalyptic world until they extract him by force. Ensnared in the game's code, his only hope is that he's now attached to Sasha's new Headshot character.
Echoes of War: Books 1-3
An Epic Military Science Fiction Box Set
By: Daniel Gibbs
The Terran Coalition faces repeated and brutal attacks from the repressive League of Sol. To defend his home planet, David trades his dream of becoming a rabbi for a battlefront in the far reaches of space. When particle beams fly, his courage under fire brings quick promotion. But in the lulls between battles when he must confront his soul, David finds a different enemy: the ghosts of those killed under his command. Yet in war, it's kill or be killed - and the enemy shows no mercy.
Quite a diffrent take on Sci-Fi Military books
The Expanse meets The Godfather in this space opera/sci-fi noir thriller about corporate greed, rebellion, and mankind's survival among the stars.
Revolution threatens a longstanding peace....
Thirty years after the Syndicate Corporation saved Earth from climate-change extinction, SynCorp's Five Factions rule the solar system with an iron fist wrapped in a velvet glove. Food, entertainment, safety, security - SynCorp provides it all. In return, the Company requires complete loyalty and obedience to corporate law.
The Soldiers of the Solar Revolution claim life under SynCorp is slavery cloaked in comfort. They launch their rebellion, targeting the pillars of corporate production: Sabotaging refineries on Mars, shattering Callisto's orbital ring. Meanwhile, brutal pirates siphon off Company resources in the Belt, and hackers tap into citizens' implants, addicting them to fantasies shaped from their own dreams.
Besieged on all sides, SynCorp's Five Factions are in retreat. The rebels aim to destroy the Company to free mankind. But does mankind really want to be freed?
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What listeners say about Valhalla Station (A Space Opera Noir Technothriller)
The story just didn't grip me and the characters were quite frankly uninteresting. I kept waiting for something dramatic to happen, but this story seemed more soap opera then space opera. Shame. The narrator did a good job and the audiobook is well produced, but to call this a Technothriller is a real stretch.
Opens with a bang!
Good story - it opens with a bang; quite literally, the first thing that happens is an explosion. Plot and counter-plot, good guys and bad guys (and you're never totally sure who is which) and long enough to be a good read whilst not being so long that it's overcooked. I enjoyed it and I have Book 2 in my library to read later.
mark pemberton
An excellent start to a series
Loved it, looking forward to the rest, enough action to keep it moving with suspense and character development to keep the interest and keep the story line moving.
Never let truth get in the way of justice.
An exceptionally good first book in the new SynCorp Saga which promises to become even better. Told from various perspectives including one in the first person - that of Stacks Fisher, previously met in the superb Optional Retirement P!an -the reader is introduced to the unexpected breaking of the Syncorps supremacy, and the five leaders who, between them, ruled the solar wor!ds. Great story telling, well written, with cafefu!my characterized protagonists, the book also has a fine narrator in Branson Pinchet. His pleasant sounding voice is well modulated, adapts freely to give individual and distinctive voicing to the numerous characters and is constantly drawing in the reader for more. His is an excellent melding of voice and text, well perfkrmed.
This is one of those few books for which I would like to award a bonus star for excellence and I personally am awaiting the next in the series with great anticipation.
Recommended most highly to all who enjoy S.F. and space adventure.
A Gurney
Took a while to get going
This one was a bit of a mixed bag, probably due to the nature of its dual authorship, making it hard to get into at first.
It switches back and forth between "the little people" at the bottom of the pile, with a lot of character to each character, and boardroom chatter between the people at the top of the pile, which is very flat, somewhat clichéd, and cold to begin with. It made it hard to get into the story, with a lot of corporate intrigue at the start, but it does eventually warm up once they get into more personal interactions as the story develops, alongside the stories of the victims of this society.
I will probably complete the series at some point in the future, though I do have an extensive backlog of "unread" audiobooks to get through!
Jennifer Deeley
The story is original and I'm really keen to see where it goes, at the end of the book it has left me wanting more.
worth it in the end
slow start but well worth the patience left me wanting more Fisher particularly reminds me of Miller from the expanse
It took me a bit to get into. good narration. overall a good read /listen
Slow boiler
It took me a little while to get into this book, the first hour was a little too slow for me with scene setting etc. But once I got past that it turned out to be a good book.
A gritty noir sci-fi
I recieved a review copy of this book. The world depicted is gritty in its realism. The characters are interesting and story gripping. A very good and interesting book with a well chosen narrator.
One note is that there is an editing issue in one of the early chapters, but the issue is minor and doesn't take away from the story.
Willis Burns
Stacks Fisher does it again
I picked this book up because I listened to Optional Retirement Plan and heard that the main character from that book is in this one. I think I actually like Pinchot's version of Stacks better than Bray's. I know... sue me. The rest of the book is wonderful too and I can't wait for the second installment.
Carl Haynes
Stacks is back? or is he
if you liked Optional Retirement Plan the main character is back in a pre-sequel with a greatly expanded cast and multiple viewpoint characters.
the expanding world of the five factions is a great bit of world-building and I am looking forward to the next one
even though the narrator has been changed in this book Bronson Pinchot delivers a good performance that contributes to the story
In the end highly recomended
Excellent SciFi Adventure, I need book 2 now!
Valhalla Station is an entertaining SciFi adventure with enough intrigue to keep me listening almost non-stop. The authors created an interesting and fleshed out universe, where corporate CEOs basically control entire planets. The cast of characters is great as well, with plenty of flawed heroes, antiheroes, and just straight-up bad guys. The narration in this book is amazing. The narrator does a great job with all of the accents, and even he even does women's voices well. I especially liked the voice he gave to Stacks Fischer. Overall, this was an excellent listen and I can't wait for book two.
This audiobook was provided by the publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.
Enjoyed the story although it could be hard to follow at times because of the many characters involved and the reader had to remember who was who.
Valhalla Station keeps you wanting more
The characters are believable and interesting. The story flows and is hard to stop listening to. There are more twists and turns than a bag of pretzels. I can't wait for the next book. Read the book or listen to the audiobook version. You won't be disappointed!!!
Eliseface23
An incredible start!
Valhalla Station is a great start to a fascinating new series. The story from multiple characters comes together at the end nicely. Action, heartbreak, and real characters that act like real people in extraordinary situations. And Stacks Fischer is the best! An antihero you hate to love but do anyway.
Pretty Good Book
I really listened to this because I enjoy Bronson Pinchot's narration in other books.
The story starts off a little slow but picks up and brings all the various plot lines together nicely.
I really wanted to like this, but is was predictable and not all that entertaining.
Awesome drama
I cannot wait to see what happens next !!
The characters are deep and well developed the story should be a tv show.
An interesting solar system
There are a lot of characters, most of who own planets, which is an interesting concept. I liked the narration too.
I was given this audiobook for free and have voluntarily left this review.