Great story, loved the whole series can’t wait for the next instalment bring on the next one

Can’t wait for the next instalment bring on the next one in the series, interesting and funny

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Great

As usually great story. Probably even better than Star Force in my opinion. Loved it

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Larson Does It Again!

I always look forward to a new release by B.V Larson and especially so when it's an Undying Mercenaries one. This has been my favourite series of books by Larson with his Star Force saga coming a close second. I have to say that I like writers that can produce a long series like this and keep the quality high. It seems to me that many authors in the sci-fi genre do engage in sagas that run over a number of books but I know of only a few that run to 9, 10 or more. Rather, they tend to produce mammoth works and limit them to perhaps three or four. This is fine but I think I prefer the shorter, more pacey stories such as those in this series as you get more in the long run.

There was a considerable gap between the previous in this series, Blood World and the book before. Usually Larson can crank out these quicker and I think work on his various other projects slowed him down. I felt that Blood World wasn't the best work he has done and got the feeling that it was perhaps a stop-gap story. I am very pleased to say that Dark World is a much better book and is right back up there with his best in this series.

When Larson is on form, as he is here, I find that I lose myself in the world Larson has created. James McGill is once more our hapless hero that thinks on his feet, is a ladies man and the sort of likeable rogue we'd all like to know. Larson doesn't over complicate his characters and thus never gets bogged down with unnecessary plot excursions. His stories are simple and yet compelling and his brand of sci-fi is highly accessible. One has to wonder when Hollywood has clearly run out of ideas as to why they don't mine the vast potential in these and other Larson stories rather than giving us abysmal movies that are totally forgettable.

I was hooked from the get go and my interest was maintained throughout. Larson's efficient and unpretentious prose pulls the reader right into his vivid worlds and he has the ability to come up with interesting and imaginative aliens.

It's a pleasure and a relief to see Mark Boyett narrating again and his consistency in his character voices over the series is fantastic. He is the voice of McGill and company and let this always be the case.

A couple of observations that I noted were that Adjunct Thompson was referred to by McGill early on in the book as Specialist in one scene. Other than that, the only odd thing I felt with the story as a whole was the lack of heavy weapons being used. There were hoards of small flying aliens in a couple of scenes that could've been dispatched easily with a dozen Beltchers set to wide aperture. This powerful weapon was totally lacking on the battlefield which puzzled me as so much more damage to the enemy could have been wrought with far fewer human casualties. Additionally, what ever happened to the "Dragons" or powered exo-skeletons seen used to good effect in Machine World? With more armour like that along with the heavy weapons mentioned, I think the assault on Dark World would have been far more effective. I suppose that might make the story much less interesting and so I sort of understand where the author was coming from. Still, it's a glaring issue.

All very minor observations aside, I enjoyed Dark World immensely and would thoroughly recommend this book.

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Good book

If you’re a fan of James McGill then this book won’t disappoint
Some of the reviews I read were quite negative... obviously not fans of the series
Characters and story are constant with the earlier books
I look forward to the books to come

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great voice actor. and I enjoy this series greatly

loved this book as well as the rest of the series. amazing, interesting and fun

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More please.

Really enjoyed this episode in the series, Mark is fantastic and brings the characters to life.

Thanks to all involved in the production of these audiobooks.

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Great

Very good story well read listen to it 2nd time still just as good thank you
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another good read

still a good read. some of the events are being a little stretched but it's still a good read.

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Another B.V Larson Marvel

Absolutely brilliant. Fantastic story and once again superbly narrated. Mark Boyett brings the story alive. I really really can't wait until book ten.... PLEASE PLEASE bring out another book in this series.

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5 Star's 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

loved it great story I am sad it has finished.
I am looking forward to listen to his other books I would highly recommend that you listen to the series of books there were all very good

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