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Deathtrap

Expeditionary Force Mavericks, Book 1

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Deathtrap

By: Craig Alanson
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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The human soldiers stranded on the planet Paradise have been recruited into an alien legion to do the dirty jobs that the high-tech species won't do. Their first mission is to kick the enemy off a backwater planet no one cares about. It's a simple assignment, except everyone has a hidden agenda, and the planet could become a deathtrap.

©2019 Craig Alanson (P)2019 Blue Heron Audio Adventure Military Science Fiction Fiction Solar System

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More please! fast paced, flowed really well edge of your seat stuff with some of the best placed comedy l have read in a while( yes Skippy your still funny). Roll on Home front. p.s R.C. Bray is amazing as usual.

Skippy who!

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I wasn’t sure about the ‘Mavericks’ spin off but it works to expand the universe with somewhat of a more grown up view than that offered my Joe and Skippys adventures.

Like all the books so far in the ExForce series from Craig Alanson the characters and story keep you listening and craving the next one.

They are good enough to overlook the minor issues a good editor would have picked up like repeatedly using same phrases are part of the same sentence or repeating the same information a few paragraphs apart. Could probably trim an hour off listening time on each book by fixing some of these.

Characters & Story override lack professional editor

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the plot has improved much better than the Skippy books, is more adult and less like a Disney plot.

better plot

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Oh this book is an absolute gem my major most memorable moment is “you picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel” been singing it all day. I’m so excited to see what Perkins is planning in book 2. This book lifted my spirits and bless you Craig -this is a beautiful universe you are creating and I pray there’s more books in you yet!

Love the new series

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I absolutely loved this book.
Made me laugh. Made me punch my fist in the Air. It had everything.
I HIGHLY recommend anyone to start reading or listen to this series. AMAZING!!

Amazing Book

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