NO "AA" GOLD CHIP FOR KRIS LONGKNIFE !!!!!!

After all this years and space battles, after all of this Political and diplomatic intrigue!!!
We are finally ready to see what we've been waiting for?!!!!

Kris has been hiding on the bottom of the bottle for a month, when she decides it is enough! She leaves the place of her "Exile" after she learns that everything was totally screwed up at home.

Jack is assigned to "Hell Freeze Over",
Kris is wanted for crimes against humanity on 160 planets,
King Ray's Union is coming apart at the seams, while he is trying to create a new fleet,
Grandpa AL chose the wrong time to go back to politics, and to open new trade routes
and Prime Minister released a warrant for Kris longknife.

Kris is a fugitive, Nobody even want to speak about homicidal aliens, and she doesn't know who she can trust.

Everybody want to know everything and to blame her, but nobody wants to listen!!!!

NEXT BOOK IS "DEFENDER" FORMERLY CALLED "VALIANT"
Expected publication: October 29th 2013

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Exciting Action

In the last episode Kris Longknife was sent to a backwater station of Madigan’s Rainbow to command the fast patrol squadron 127 on immigration control and hunting pirates.

Kris learns that her Grandfather Al, the family business mogul, is sending out a merchant fleet to attempt to trade with the new aliens Kris discovered in the last book.

She runs away from Madigan’s Rainbow to go to Wardhaven to talk to Grandpa Al. She reunites with her bodyguard Jack and they nearly die in an attempt on Kris’ life. She is hunted by everyone, her accounts are frozen, Nelly and kids are unable to connect to the net and both military and civilian authorities are after her. Kris decides to turn herself over to the government of Musashi. There are still repeated assassination attempts on Kris. She is placed on trial. Shepherd does a great job with the trial. Kris also wants to know what happened to the planet they saved and stop Grandfather Al’s merchant fleet. Can she? The ending is a bit of a surprise and a good set up for the next episode.

The book is well written and moves at a very fast pace. Shepherd’s quirky characters make the story seem more real. We have new characters in this book to replace those who died or are missing from the last book. The humor offset some of the assassination attempts. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series. Dina Pearlman does a great job narrating this series.

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Awesome Sci-fi series

I am writing this because i think it is one of the best series books out there. Mike Shepherd always tells a good action packed story. This one has a female lead and she has some great friends that are willing to die for her and what she stands for. The narrator Dina Pearlman is also one of the best !!
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO READ THE BOOKS IN ORDER.

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Heist/Courtroom Drama This Book

Mike Shepherd likes to theme each of his novels around a certain plot type or genre: with Furious, we get a JAG military court hearing next to a simple Die Hard type of heist. This is in addition to Shepherd exploring various cultures and societies (Japan, this time). Your enjoyment of this particular book will likely depend on whether you want pew pew space battles or can enjoy the wordplay in a typical courtroom.

Story: Kris needs to get to her grandfather Al, talk with him, and stop the foolhardly plan he is hatching to trade with the hostile aliens. Unfortunately, she's still confined in "Siberia" and neatly tucked out of the way by her great grandfather, King Ray. But Kris has resourceful allies and she can be a very slippery princess. The problem is, where can she go that is safe when she is wanted in nearly every world as an "enemy of humanity?"

This was a fun read and is less about space battles and more about outsmarting opponents in various situations. Fortunately, Shepherd doesn't write her outsmarting lawyers in a court of law - that would be ridiculous. For that she has help in the form of new allies. But of course, as with every where she goes (including the Musashi Imperium), she makes friends and special allies. This book was a lot more about her allies coming to her rescue rather than her miraculously saving the day - again.

This was a brutal one for the narrator - I couldn't help but wince every time a Japanese person would mispronounce a Japanese word or name. But it is what it is and I just had to ignore the distractions since I'd rather have this narrator continue the series rather than having someone else brought in.

There is a large plot twist in the end and it will be interesting to see where it goes from here.

fast, don't put it down you might miss something

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

this is Mike Shepherd's best so far. very fast. new twists and turns.

What did you like best about this story?

The ending. What a way to lead us on. I was wanting more, just one more chapter

What does Dina Pearlman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Dina Pearlman's voice is clear and smooth. no gasping for breath.

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

laughter was all over this book.

Any additional comments?

try it. well worth the money.

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Boring! Boring! Boring!

I was really looking forward to this book. Unfortunately it just didn't deliver much in the way of a story. The narrator did a good job with some pretty boring material, but not enough to save this stinker. Hopefully the next book will be a bit more enjoyable?

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Almost a placeholder book

This is the style of SF that I grew up on. I guess that is why I have read the past 9 books, making this one a no-brainer.

In a lot of ways this is perhaps the most boring of the series. No cataclismic fight against overwhelming odds and very little fleet action (even the ground fighting/espionage, another big factor for this series, was tame). Mainly just a bunch of hiding/escaping from pursuers, a break in, more fleeing and then a courtroom drama (set in the Japanese empire, which is entertaining). And oddly enough, more romance than we have seen in almost the entire series combined.

Kris starts the story exiled, stuck on a planet far away, seperated from most of her friends (except Abbie). After yet another assaination attempt coupled with some key intel that needs to be resolved back in Wardhaven, she promptly escapes. Making things difficult for her is that her father and her grandfather have both sworn out warrants against her, and her other grandfather locks her out of her massive funds.

Overall entertaining popcorn novel. The most frustrating part of the book was the end, which so horribly teases the next book I was kind of annoyed......

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Advanced the story a little

This installment advances the story a little bit - not nearly as much as I would have liked, but it still advances it some.

If you liked the other installments in the series, you will most likely not be fully satisfied with this one, but you might not hate it altogether if you keep in mind that there will be more installments. It would probably not be your favorite; but then again, it might - one man's meat being another man's poison.

Find out what other reviewers think before you decide - it might help you make up your mind. If you haven't read the books from the beginning, I suggest you start there.

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Bridge Book

Is there anything you would change about this book?

More action, less law?

What do you think your next listen will be?

Currently listening to Inheritance.

What does Dina Pearlman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

A lot! She brings each character to life, especially Nellie the computer. Reading the book would be less enjoyable.

Was Furious worth the listening time?

Yes, and no. This book is merely a bridge between, I assume, two more active books. It resolves some things and sets up others, but doesn't have as much action as usual.

War Criminal?

Yep, Kris Longknife is in big trouble again - and her grandpa Trouble isn't helping matters any, or is it grandpa Al? Or grandpa King Ray? Or dad? With a family like hers, who needs enemies? Another great adventure that ends with a cliff hanger that had me looking forward to the next book in the series! When it comes out I may have to listen to the whole series again, just for fun! Well worth the credit.