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Hidden Federation
- Federation Trilogy, Book Three
- Narrated by: Marni Penning
- Series: Federation Trilogy, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Warning: It is essential to listen to the trilogy in the correct order – Federation; Federation & Earth; and finally Hidden Federation.
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Elsewhere on Earth, in the Federation territories, is life becoming too comfortable for the ordinary humans? Will the world be allowed to settle down to its life of luxury or will it turn the new utopia into hell as it has always done in the past?
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- Greg Law (Born59)
- 28-05-21
Thoroughly enjoyable
Hooked, from the first book to the last.
Great story and if it ever happened this is the way it would be most preferred.
Great narration by Marni Penning giving the wealth of characters a voice, even if there was the odd Irish and east end of London accents in there.
Tony Harmsworth one to follow, if you liked this then try The Visitor another great book and with Marni as the characters once again.
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- Pete Barlow
- 30-04-21
A great story that says it all
Having read the first two of this trilogy this last one wraps up what has been a brilliant story - one that picks out contemporary issues wrapped in SciFi gold. Brilliant. I cant wait to read other Harmsworth books!
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- William R. Brown
- 14-01-21
Great end to a series! Read them in order!
I really enjoyed this series. I listened to the first two books again when I picked up #3. I love the full arc of the story, and how the second and third book are more live. I like how he focused on more mundane aspects of human/alien lives.
I think Tony got the American response to such a proposal pretty spot on, especially considering how 2021 is going so far! ;)
Overall, a great series, and book.