Great series.

love these stories and the narration is perfect for the character of James in these.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

The hours flow past effortlessly with this series, look forward to starting the next

only 1 complaint

no free preview in this book that's the only bad thing in this book I could find not that previews are that important I'll still buy all b.v Larssons books but you have to complain about something just for the sake of it :D

great book 😀 👍

Love the story great narration I Love the book series 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 stars I highly recommend listening to this book series 👍😀

Tarnished Armor

Based on the title alone, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Armor World, the 11thbook in the Undying Mercenaries series from B. V. Larson. Having read all books to date and enjoying them for the most part, I devoured this latest instalment ...

Hmmm ....

I have been sitting on what to say for a couple of weeks now deciding how to write this review and if I were to sum up this story in a single word, it would be disappointing. To me, it feels a bit like what I call a "filler" story. A quickly written contractual obligation rather than a book written with a great story in mind and time taken to craft it into a well paced and satisfying read. That was the other word, by the way, unsatisfying. Perhaps I've been spoilt to some degree by the overall quality of the stories from Larson in this series to date. Sure, there have been one or maybe two other such "filler" books in the eleven written so far but in overall terms this series has been very good.

For me, the story seemed somewhat lacklustre and there were some inconsistencies I spotted too which lead me to believe this was not a considered effort from Larson. It felt more like he took various tried and tested components to these stories, changed a few small details and bundled them up to come up with this. I suppose this could be said of most of his books but it was done with less imagination and without some of the original elements thrown in to make the mix more interesting. Given the huge potential scope of these stories, it is rather disappointing to find that we still are seeing most of the same elements remixed here. The last really interesting new adversaries we saw: the Whir, The Cephalopods and Blood Worlders were welcome additions to the dangerous universe the Undying Mercenaries inhabit but there must be so much more and so very different new threats out there. yes, to be fair, Larson did introduce us to the massively powerful Skay in this book but I really felt their menace wasn't fully utilized and I also felt there were shades of the Borg from Star Trek reflected in this new foe.

Maybe Larson will be working on a much more dangerous story next featuring this new threat and perhaps this was indeed a sort of "filler" effort that introduced us to them but I still find the story lacking with overly simplistic solutions and responses from what should otherwise be implacable adversaries.

I want to see the sorts of stories that we saw when the cephalopods were first introduced. That was when we had exciting unknown enemies to face that lurked around every corner.

Suffice it to say that if you are someone who has read all in this series to date then sure, give this a go. However, as a stand alone story it is harder to recommend for those wanting to dip their toe into this series.

The formula continues

I have enjoyed the books, but it’s now just rinse and repeat. A new world with a last minute Solution that saves the day.

Awesome

Another classic James McGill adventure they just dont get old just like James himself, loved this one and can't wait for the next installment.

Classic McGill on full form 😀

If you like the previous books, you’ll like this one. There’s some new baddies, a dire threat to humanity and Earth, and James McGill manages to save the day despite his superiors getting in his way from time to time. I found the previous book a bit slow but this one is back on form.

Mark Boyer does an excellent job narrating this book as always.

Nothing new

no new revelations on this volume.. the performance and writing is ok. but now there is nothing original that happens.

worth the wait

Well worth the wait. similar story's similar situations but characters make it all worth while