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Call to Arms

Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 2

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Call to Arms

By: Joshua Dalzelle
Narrated by: Mark Boyett
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From Joshua Dalzelle comes the follow-up to the number-one best seller Warship.

Captain Jackson Wolfe survived the initial incursion of a vicious alien species into human space...barely. He had assumed the juggernaut that had devastated three Terran systems was the herald for a full invasion, but for the last few years it has been eerily quiet along the Frontier. Jackson now struggles to convince the Confederate leadership the threat is still imminent and needs to be taken seriously. While powerful factions make backroom deals, he is desperate to find irrefutable proof that the invaders are coming, and if humanity expects to survive they must marshal their forces and make a stand before it's too late.

©2016 Joshua Dalzelle (P)2016 Podium Audio Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera

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I've just finished reading the second book in the Black Fleet trilogy, Call To Arms, which has left me wanting to get this review written as quickly as possible as I'm still in awe at just how great this second act to the trilogy was. Sometimes the middle act can be a somewhat of a filler before reaching the climax of the trilogy but in the case of this superb book that is not the situation at all. Call to Arms builds upon the first part, Warship, and continues to build nicely until leaving the reader at yet another vital juncture that makes those like me crave to have the final part. I actually feel sorry for those coming to this series early and having to wait. I am lucky to have the last book in the trilogy ready and waiting.

Joshua Dalzelle has done an absolutely superb job of not letting up in his story so far. The pace of the book as with the first, is just about perfect. There is a section where some political dealings are gone into which did slightly break the flow but once that was done with the momentum picks right up again and we are once more in full flow. I hasten to add that the aforementioned political interlude is something that in the scope of the plot had to be included in order to complete the narrative in a meaningful way. I don't like stories that are broken or slowed right down by lengthy digressions into the political wrangling that are always part of the bigger picture and some authors allow too much of the narrative to get bogged down by such distractions but Dalzelle has just about given what we needed to keep the overall story plausible and done it in a very skilful way.

Having now read two of Dalzelle's books I can see that he is a master of realistic dialogue and the book is written in many sections where we are moving through the story in real time as it were. For example, the reader is brought right onto the bridge of Jackson Wolf's ship in the thick of battle as the exchanges between him and his officers pull us right into the tension of any given situation and maintaining a furious pace that enthralled me completely. The sense of coming along for the ride was almost palpable at times which is no mean feat for a book and I think the well executed audio version of this has to be the definitive format when so ably narrated by Mark Boyett. Boyett brings life and emotion to each of the characters he renders and makes listening to this story a pleasure. As noted in my review of the first book in this trilogy, I get the feeling that Dalzelle either has a deep understanding of naval procedures and technologies or has previously had direct experience of this either in surface ships or perhaps even more likely in submarines. If he has not been a navy man in the past and thus be able to draw on personal experience then his portrayal of naval tactics and systems as used in his stories is all the more remarkable.

The chances are that if you're reading this review that you' ve likely not read the first book in this trilogy and so I urge you to get that book entitled Warship. If you have read the first then you need not fear, Call to Arms is every bit as good and better in some ways and so what are you waiting for? - Get it!

Call to Arms is superbly written and voiced by one of the top narrators on Audible and I highly recommend it.

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I've tried a fair few audio books looking for a compelling story of how humanity would stand up in space and this story will take some beating. Well narrated, very compelling story and good balance of build up and action.

Absolutely terrific

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Another good book,in this series,well read again by Mark Boyett, the go to man for this type of sci fi book.The book has a similar feel to other books I've read,but it's still a good book with the end being just right without killing the series off or extending the book with filler dialog etc,just to make the book x amount of words.Joshua Dalzelle is starting to get quite good at sci fi ,and with this series being quite good I will being getting the next book.

Well written

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I listened to all 3 books in this trilogy and really enjoyed them. Great performance as well - only the female intonations could have been better done. A definite 'go for it' if you like sci-fi!

Great listen!

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A totally different take on humanities reach for the stars and being knocked back, I can’t wait for the next book!

Great Sci Fi

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