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  • Man of War

  • Rebellion, Book 1
  • By: M. R. Forbes
  • Narrated by: Jeff Hays
  • Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (154 ratings)
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Man of War

By: M. R. Forbes
Narrated by: Jeff Hays
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Summary

In the year 2280, an alien fleet attacked the Earth. Their weapons were unstoppable, their defenses unbreakable. Our technology was inferior, our militaries overwhelmed. Only one starship escaped before civilization fell.

Earth was lost. It was never forgotten.

Fifty-two years have passed. A message from home has been received. The time to fight for what is ours has come.

Welcome to the rebellion.

©2016 M. R. Forbes (P)2016 Podium Publishing

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Good book

Abit slow gets going at the end and sets up for the next can't wait to read/listen to it

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Book 1 gets better as it progresses

Where does Man of War rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I enjoyed this book, it starts off slowly and builds up and towards the end you are on the edge of your seat. The girl lieutenant is really annoying trying to force herself onto Donovan. Her words just don't sound realistic and her voice is somehow false.

What does Jeff Hays bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The reader is good, it makes a lot of difference, he reads quickly but sounds as if he is actually enjoying the story. I have listened to some books and the reader sounds so bored that it puts you off listening. This guy is good.

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Survival!

This is one of those stories that when you get to the end you head back to audible to see if you can get the second book.

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Lost cause - or humanity's hope?

What did you like most about Man of War?

The immediate opening of Man of War sets the stage for the rest of the book. It is tension filled but also beautiful, a race in space to collect a message from resistance fighters on an Earth now overun and occupied by a seemingly undefeatable a!ien race. This book is more than just a fight-it-out-in-space story or a simple war for the planet between military and the invading armies. It is thoughtfully imbued with ideas of loves and loyalties, of how far to go before all must be found too much to continue, as well as providing exciting action and good characterisations.

Have you listened to any of Jeff Hays’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I have heard one other book read by Jeff Hayes and, as in that previous story, his range of voices in dialogue is remarkable and the text is impeccably given. He is easy to listen to and carries the story in complete complement with the author's writing.

Any additional comments?

I love science fiction and read a lot, so it is refreshing to find a different approach to the 'them and us' scenario. This is the first of a new series and I will definitely be looking for the following book: there are so many possibilities opening up, i am really intrigued to see where it will take us.
My thanks to Jeff Hayes who gifted me this book without any conditions.

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Good start

A bit slow to start, but it soon picked up. The only reservation I did have was the voice of the General. Ugh!

That aside, I will look forward to Book 2.

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Fantastic!!!

Slow start but turned out to be a thrill ride, steadily building up to the climax.

Just brilliant and the performance was captivating!

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Great listening Awww

I’ve gone through almost all the MR Forbes audiobooks - I like the serial approach and he’s great at building character and scenarios. I’d almost missed this but now I’m almost done with Book 1 I think this might be my favourite! I’ve already ordered book 2&3 and I am trying not to just binge it all!

I’m a real sci-fi fan and this space opera has great characters- nothing particularly sophisticated but great pace and action- and the narration really makes it for me. Sometimes the readers can ruin a story with ridiculous voice acting but Jeff is really great and I think he gets first class tech support to add depth to the narration.
I can’t recommend this enough!

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Awesome book

I've been struggling to find a good audible book and really get back into a book for weeks, this book was engaging from the start and had me invested in the characters and their futures before I had realised it.

looking forward to the next one!

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Man of War

absolutely fantastic. new to Forbes and happy I tried him. will be straight into second part.

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excellent

Loved it, great story and well performed. Totally buy into the characters - didnt want it to end - roll on book 2.

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