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  • Dust World

  • Undying Mercenaries, Book 2
  • By: B. V. Larson
  • Narrated by: Mark Boyett
  • Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (892 ratings)
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Dust World

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Summary

The Galactics arrived with their Battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined a vast Empire that spans the Milky Way. Our only worthwhile trade goods are our infamous mercenary legions, elite troops we sell to the highest alien bidder.

In 2122 a lost colony expedition contacts Earth, surprising our government. Colonization is against Galactic Law, and Legion Varus is dispatched to the system to handle the situation. Earth gave them sealed orders, but Earth is thirty-five lightyears away. The Legion commanders have a secret plan of their own. And then there's James McGill, who was never too good at listening to authority in the first place...

In Dust World, book two of the Undying Mercenaries Series, McGill is promoted to Specialist and sent to a frontier planet outside the Empire. Earth's status within the Empire will never be the same.

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A 15 Year Old's Approach to Romance

I get it, every female character is a gorgeous set piece to be ogled and fawned over every single time they come in to view. Gets more and more tedious to have it hamfisted in to any and all situations, I'm surprised there isn't a female squid beast for him to leer it and seduce. Keep it in your pants, would you.

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Unlikeable protagonist and story. I want a refund

The protagonist is a misogynist and traitor. Thoroughly unlikeable. I found myself by the end of the book wishing the character would just die and be replaced in the next book. The author really wrote this one all wrong. Truly was a struggle to finish this.

The narration on the other hand was excellent. That is all.

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More of the same

I enjoyed Steel World, even though it was flawed. This book was decent enough, but really it was just more of the same in a different setting with our 'hero' pulling of miracle end results by doing his own thing and getting in to trouble.

As you may guess I'm probably going to park on this one, if you were uncertain about the first book this one will leave you disappointed. There's still a chance I might try the third volume as the stories are not that bad, but not for the moment.

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A brilliant follow on from Steelworld

If you could sum up Dust World in three words, what would they be?

I wouldn't use that few words to sum up a brilliant book. Would be an insult to the author.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Without doubt McGill, although I love Veteran Harris (Mark Boyett's vocalisation of his part is brilliant, really helps you envisage the man) and Centurion Graves.

What about Mark Boyett’s performance did you like?

Oh, all of it, he really gets to the nub of the characters and portrays them brilliantly and unfalteringly, although watch for a mistake in the last few minutes of the book, but that didn't really spoil it at all. Just a bit of an easter egg :)

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me laugh, the legionnaires are treated ruthlessly, and Primus Turov is just like a middle manager would be, If it works, its my idea, if it fails, you get the blame.
In fact the whole of legion Varus could be holding the mirror up to any large corporation who don't care about their staff, but more about their assets.

Any additional comments?

You can't sum the book up in sentences! Download it, listen to it, (make Steelworld your first) - if you like science fiction, you'll love this series.

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Misogynistic author ruins any hope of a good story

Can't finish, love the idea of the story but the author can't mention a female character without emphasising her assets repeatedly and in detail. This completely detracts from the story and has no relevance to the plot. It actually detracts from the good sci fi ideas behind the novel.

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Fab book

what a series.. book 2 took me a day to complete real attention seeker of book.. couldn't not listen.., great story and fantastic performance, absolutely loved it.. highly recommended.

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60's sci-fi

It's a good book, it depends if you read "60's sci-fi" as a positive or negative thing. I loved it, it's all about the new technology and the next monsters/aliens introduced to the plot. a lot of modern sci-fi seems to be a standard who done it transfed to a space setting, which I find so boring, this is definitely not slow or stunted and like its predecessor "Steel world" is always interesting and entertaining.

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Dust World lives to its rep!

McGill at it again. I cannot fault BV Larson on any level, it’s is A for imagination, humor and all whole bang! Mark Boyett, you were born to do this. Best narrator ever! 🙌

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great book

story does not get dull or boring and most times I can't see the great plot twists coming dust world sounded boring yet it's new completely different world

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A good story in the continuing sarga

I enjoyed this book. it is the continuation of the ongoing saga and journey of legion Varis. All very Roman Legion, in fact this series so far could be called The Rise and Fall of Roman Legion. The narration is good, the story good and well worth a listen.

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