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  • Expeditionary Force, Book 11
  • By: Craig Alanson
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 19 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (2,610 ratings)
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Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Summary

Peacetime can be a rough adjustment for the battle-hardened Merry Band of Pirates.  

Especially when aliens don’t get the memo that the shooting is over.

©2020 Craig Alanson (P)2020 Podium Audio

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outstanding as always

A really great voice actor can bring a book to life, ya know?

If you haven't started this series yet, start with Columbus Day, find someone to hold your beer and Trust. The. Awesomeness!

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Dull, duller then good

I won’t lie, the first two thirds were a slog. Yes we got a few Kodak moments with characters I have been invested in for a long old time and some of it was pretty funny, but it was buy and large devoid of story. I dare say this book doesn’t get properly started until the 10 hour mark. It’s like the subplots were all frontloaded and then the main plot takes place afterwards. What it creates is the most bizarrely structured book I’ve seen for a while.

Why do I, Mr Internet man get up on my soapbox and lambaste this book you ask? Because I want to tell everyone to hold out for the last third. That was very good and sets up some intriguing broad drama for next time.

This book would be better if everything was in some way a little more interwoven. Do I know how? No, this series has so much going on storywise that Craig is a victim of his own success and had a lot to clear up. Could’ve done without the initial action segments for example, but I now see they were an attempt to cover up the pacing of the rest of the book.

In a sentence, what this book lacked was a good hook and pacing.

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hmmmmmmmm......

skip(py) the first 13 HOURS....
Quite disappointing is my overall review...
I have to put it with 2 other highly anticipated but totally let down books...
HEAVENS RIVER....&
READY PLAYER 2....
At over 19 hours I fully expected there to be a bit of character finalisation but not until there was only 5 hours left!!!!
that said theres more to come and it hasn't put me off purchasing more in the forthcoming series....
R.C.BRAY is once again fantastic and deserves his Ferrari, yought and penthouse...



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One of the best

So, this was number 11 in the series - which just gets better and better. You would have thought by now that Joe would know the sound of a shovel digging a hole...but no, he just keeps on digging. Hugely enjoyable, and as usual great audio performance by the masterly Mr Bray.

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love the book series cannot wait for the won

I listen to the book while hiking and sometimes I just keep on going and going and going and I end up having to put my torch light on on because I cannot stop listening

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Meh

The author is just milking money on this series, i used to love this series but after the 7th book is just meh,

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Excellent story Like always

Book 11 in the series. This book Is different From the other Books in the series Humanity has finally Shown it's card to the universe. Can't wait For next bookSSSSSSSS

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Supreme Awesomeness

I loved this. The series gets better and better. The story and performances at fantastic. So much wit, jokes and references to other works and films, it keeps the nerd in me very happy. I will be a sad monkey when I finish the very last book.
This one was gripping and very clever. As hard as I try I rarely guess what will happen or the outcome of the next tight spot the MBoP finds themselves in.

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really good, the characters are fleshed out really

I enjoyed this very much im particularly happy with the characters being given more dimensions than previous books

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Great ,don't want it to end

How somebody, Craig Alanson could possibly keep coming up with such wonderful scenarios is beyond me. Just finished this last book in the series, hopefully it's not the last book there are many unresolved issues in the story
We need more we need more we need More

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