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The Empire's Corps

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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Summary

You should never speak truth to power…

The Galactic Empire is dying and chaos and anarchy are breaking out everywhere. After a disastrous mission against terrorists on Earth itself, Captain Edward Stalker of the Terran Marine Corps makes the mistake of speaking truth to power, telling one of the most powerful men in the Empire a few home truths. As a result, Captain Stalker and his men are unceremoniously exiled to Avalon, a world right on the Rim of the Empire. It should have been an easy posting...

Well, apart from the bandits infesting the countryside, an insurgency that threatens to topple the Empire's loose control over Avalon, and a corrupt civil government more interested in what it can extort from the population than fighting a war. The Marines rapidly find themselves caught up in a whirlwind of political and economic chaos, fighting to preserve Avalon before the competing factions tear the world apart. They're Marines; if anyone can do it, they can.

The battle to save the Empire starts here.

©2012 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2014 Podium Publishing

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Predictable but still enjoyable book. Well read.

I'll admit it, I liked the Ark Royal series. I liked the way it was read, I liked the way it took the view the US weren't the only major powers in space, and I liked the way it ran.

Now we have a new series by Christopher G Nuttell. At first it seems to be in the same universe, just further along in time, but soon you realise that is not the case. He's essentially borrowed the universe from the other series but with a few changes.

The plot is basic, it's obvious, but it works well. It is paced well and while you can guess what's going to happen, that does not reflect badly on it. The characters work, not totally believable, but not over the top either, it's more pulp sci fi.

The only thing to be aware of is that Nuttell does not understand army ranks, as he continues his mistake from the Ark Royal series by having a corporal as senior to a sergeant. AT first this can confuse the listener, but you get used to it.

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cheese! good guys are utterly good can do no wrong

if you're someone that likes lost fleet, or the koban series you'll enjoy it. be carful if you don't like the word rape was every bad chap is a rapist and you'll be told over and over again

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Good premise but patronising

Good concept but author lost direction half way through and did not give his reader any credit for thinking at all.

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The most boring book I have ever ploughed through,

If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

No one, it really is boring

What will your next listen be?

I was going to buy book 2 and 3 in this trilogy but I can't face them. Next book, not decided yet

What three words best describe Jeffrey Kafer’s voice?

It is ok

What character would you cut from The Empire's Corps?

All of them

Any additional comments?

Waste of money

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Perfect perfectionism

The Marines are perfect. Everybody else aren't. The author certainly isn't, as at one point sergeants aren't easy to shuffle between units, and later they are easy. The same for the enlisted. You'll find it in an early chapter.

After enjoying an uneventful trip to Avalon the Marine's captain and a lover ranked officer starts dissing the transport they arrived on. Quite jarring. At this point I returned the book.

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Not for me, thanks

If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more?

A techno addict might like this book

Would you ever listen to anything by Christopher G. Nuttall again?

Doubtful

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Rather boring to be honest. he didn't have a lot to draw from.

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

There was far too much information that wasn't necessary at the time. The story line was lost amongst paragraphs of technobabble and unnecessary historical info that could have been gradually released through the novel whilst keeping the story line alive and interesting.

Any additional comments?

Sorry, won't be buying any more from this author.

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Nice listen same about the ending

I liked the build up to the story line however it felt like the writer was just wanting to finish the book. The ending is rushed and could have been a lot more detail

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Very good but...

Very good performance by the narrator. The story is basically 5 star but slips up slightly in some places at least in my opinion so it's more like a 4.9 stars. Good audiobook looking forward to listening to the next one.

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Cannon good future-SF

What made the experience of listening to The Empire's Corps the most enjoyable?

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Who was your favorite character and why?

good charaters

What about Jeffrey Kafer’s performance did you like?

good story good story

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

good good story good story

Any additional comments?

good story good story

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Great Sci-fi

Would you consider the audio edition of The Empire's Corps to be better than the print version?

Narration was excellent. Gave a different dimension to the story

Would you recommend The Empire's Corps to your friends? Why or why not?

Yes, its not literature but an intriguing story set in a future that appears all too true. Very gung ho.

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

no

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It encouraged me to return to sci-fi as a great storytelling genre.

Any additional comments?

This is great book in the genre of rip roaring adventure with bad guys, good guys and some misunderstood guys. The good guys are tough but fair. The bad guys are despicable and deserve their fate. The misunderstoods will see the light in the end.

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