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Tarnished Knight: The Lost Stars, Book 1
- The Lost Stars, Book 1
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
The New York Times best-selling author puts the Alliance fleet’s enemy in the spotlight as the people of the Syndicate Worlds attempt to rebuild their lives after Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary defeated them....
The authority of the Syndicate Worlds’ government is crumbling. Civil war and rebellion are breaking out in many star systems, despite the Syndic government’s brutal attempts to suppress disorder. Midway is one of those star systems, and leaders there must decide whether to remain loyal to the old order or fight for something new.
CEO Artur Drakon has been betrayed. The Syndic government failed to protect its citizens from both the Alliance and the alien enigmas. With a cadre of loyal soldiers under his command, Drakon launches a battle for control of the Midway Star System - assisted by an ally he’s unsure he can trust....
CEO Gwen Iceni was exiled to Midway because she wasn’t ruthless enough in the eyes of her superiors. She’s made them regret their assessment by commandeering some of the warships at Midway and attacking the remaining ships still loyal to the Syndicate empire. Iceni declares independence for the Midway Star System on behalf of the people while staying in charge as “President”. But while she controls the mobile fleet, she has no choice but to rely on 'General' Drakon’s ground forces to keep the peace planet-side....
If their coup is to succeed, Drakon and Iceni must put their differences aside to prevent the population of Midway from rising up in rebellion against them, to defend Midway against the alien threat of the enigma race - and to ferret out saboteurs determined to reestablish Syndic rule....
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Nick
- 06-11-12
The future looks bright.
Tarnished Knight is a real step forward for Campbell [Hemry] in my opinion. More than in any other of his books in the Alliance/Syndic universe, we the reader actually get some genuine depth to the main cast of characters. When there is introspection it is worth while in the majority of cases. Whilst the earlier novels made for good military Sci-fi they at times they came across like a commentary.
This might a controversial statement to fans of the series, however after reading this i think i like Gwen Iceni's character over Geary or Desjani and Rione's nowhere by comparison. I hope that Iceni continues to receive dur prominence and is treated well by the author.
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- Poppey
- 19-10-16
Easy Listening
An enjoyable, easy to listen to, series and one which I will follow.
Sometimes you just want to listen to something which is not too complicated and, more important, has good narration.
This is my first experience of Marc Vietor and I have been pleasantly surprised. I will certainly look out for this narrator again.
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- Mr. Stephen Briglin
- 30-01-15
Excellent storyline but narration poor!!
I love the Jack Campbell books and listening to the excellently narrated black jack books I was looking forward to this.
The story is great but the problem I found was that the narrator doesn't differentiate between characters well.
It was difficult to keep track of what character was talking at times and I've now reached the end of the first book not knowing the characters as well as in the first set of books.
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- Ho-Man Yau
- 25-10-17
interesting start
a good start to the story. interesting to see what the characters are thinking and doing.
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- david
- 07-09-17
bit confusing
I didn't really really enjoy this book as way to much time was spent people questioning them selves and being told everyone's thoughts and why they were thinking it.
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- Christopher Enright
- 21-07-15
A great development on the lost fleet series
Where does Tarnished Knight: The Lost Stars, Book 1 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's got to be in my top 10, I'd definitely listen again
Who was your favorite character and why?
General Drakon, come on, with a name like that he'd have to be everyone's favourite surely!
He's a good no nonsense military commander who seems to realise that he owes his continued position to the loyalty of his troops, and loyalty is a two way street. A nice believable character really
Have you listened to any of Marc Vietor’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Only the other books in this series, and he does a good job. Good pace and storytelling style
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Time never allows for that, but I did listen in a few hearty chunks
Any additional comments?
Whilst the lost fleet is a good fast paced naval drama, this series builds on that story to incorporate the additional challanges faced by a leader who can't sail off into the distance and leave their woes behind them. Makes for a great addition to the whole series of books.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- CoffeeAddict1795
- 14-11-22
Lost Stars Books 1 to 4
It is a pretty series and well worth listening to. The change of narrator from Lost Fleet series through you off slightly especially when Mr Vietor gives his Blackjack rendition but you get used to it by book 2 or 3, definitely by book 4.
Additionally the early books cover the story already covered in the Lost Fleet which initially makes the new material in books 1 and 2 seem like filler, although this is not really the case.
It sounds a terrible review which does not match the star rating given as I think as a 4 book series it works very well by the time you get to book 4.....but you do have to get to book 4 to see the big picture that Jack Campbell is trying to achieve.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Fouldsy
- 30-07-22
10 wasted hours
Complicated, dull storyline, no ending…..I need to say no more.
Find a different book.
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- Fred Jones
- 26-07-22
Another classic from a great writer
The Lost Fleet from the other side. Classic military sci-fi with great characters. It is great to see the way the characters work together despite being conditioned to mistrust each other motives. Rebellion, plots and counter plots, the struggle to keep.control.of the system when you are short of support and equipment. Jack Campbell is a Superb writer who gives his characters life and depth. Marc Vietor has a great voice for the story. Wonderful stuff and I look forward to listening to more of these.
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- betty sables
- 17-03-22
a war in space
this is a war book by any other total. it is for men and as such I found it boring and repetitious. there was no enjoyment for me.
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