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  • Mechanical Failure

  • Epic Failure, Book 1
  • By: Joe Zieja
  • Narrated by: Joe Zieja
  • Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (67 ratings)
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Mechanical Failure

By: Joe Zieja
Narrated by: Joe Zieja
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Summary

The 200 years' (and counting) peace was a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since...well, ever. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler.

But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesn't seem so bad - the military was a perpetual tiki party anyway - but when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiers - actual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesn't exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsense - even if it means doing actual work.

With an experienced ear for military doublespeak, Joe Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure in Mechanical Failure.

©2016 Joseph Zieja (P)2016 Tantor

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Fun, good pace, great narration

See my description above, that’s all the creativity I have left for Audible today. And they want a 15 word minimum FFS read my title!

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Started strong

The author does a great job narrating. Just got a bit lack lustre half way through.

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funny

great pace and story. needs to have humour tag added ^^ I could have found it sooner

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Great book

My initial dismay at discovering the author was reading it disappeared within the first minute. It's the first Audible book I have listened to at normal speed. Great job Joe Zieja! It's funny, fast paced and thoroughly enjoyable. Great narration.

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funny

The story is full of humour, nice characters, interesting AI plot. A feel good book with good narrator.

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A good laugh

I laughed out loud at work. They all stared stared at me like I was a crazy person. 10/10 would laugh again.

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Easy listen

I found this book steady going and easy to follow when travelling. Great performance by the narrator. looking forward to the next enstalment.

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Either long slow start or boring.

I did not finish the book. I got a couple of hours in and still boring. Plus the main character was unappealinf. Not a book for me.

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Awesome

It’s a fantastic story, loved every minute. Joe zieja does a great job of reading it too.

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An awesome book.

I can tell you now, best book I've listened to. Joe Zieja, thank you.

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