No Worse Enemy

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Where does No Worse Enemy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a sound space adventure. Very enjoyable.

What did you like best about this story?

Development of a good second book in the series. Builds upon the earlier work.

Which character – as performed by Jeffrey Kafer – was your favorite?

Jasmine.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

From military assignment to interstellar vision.

Any additional comments?

This book does not suffer from the shortcomings of many space adventures: too many characters, too much detail, too little plot. Congratulations on a good solid space adventure.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Here's hoping the third book is better.

This was a struggle to finish. I understood the need for Mandy 's story but it was painfully slow and boring. I wanted more of the Marines story and didn't get it which is odd for this book and it title. Also, the author seems to be fixated on rape. Taking about it, describing it, alluding to it.... It gets hard to listen to.

5 of 6 people found this review helpful

Engaging

This is book two in the Empire Corp Series. Colonel Edward Stalker and his marines are left to fend for themselves as the Empire withdraws from the rim. After managing to obtain order on Avalon in the first episode, the people of Avalon and the Marines hope for the future is in peril when a mysterious pirate organization attempts to take over Avalon.

The book is divided into two plots, one between the Marines and the pirates and the other plot about the kidnapped people by the pirates. The story does focus on one kidnapped victim and her attempts to survive and escape from the pirates.

The writing is good; the characters are well done as is the action. There is lots of action, suspense and the story moves at a fast pace. The book has a good ending that leaves enough questions to provide for the next episode. Nuttall has an easy to read writing style. The book kept my attention and was enjoyable to read. Jeffrey Kafer narrated the story.

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

No Depth

The characters literally have no depth. Oh, they have cursory personalities, but the level of those personalities could have been developed on a character sheet in D&D. Don't forget that my character knows everything your character knows and a little: "gee, that spaceship is hundreds of kilometers away, but I the non-space war specialist postulate that there is sabotage AND a mutiny happening aboard that ship!" Low and behold, though we already knew this, it was occurring in just the right fashion to ensure no casualties whatsoever.

Worst. Writer. Ever. I slogged through just to see how he was going to punch the next plot hole in the face.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Should have stopped at 1

The first book showed promise. This book add little to the story. The constant repetition of the angst felt by every single character at every moment was exhausting an not in a good way. You opinion may be different. This book was ok just not great for me.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

good story

I enjoy books from the author, this is good one. initially I intensely disliked the narrators performance. Didn't like voice and it seemed like he was just reading book, no emotion no attempt to bring book to life. toward end of book he got better, but still dislike him.

I bought book 2 and 3 on Kindle and will skip this series on audiobook.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Noble Soldiers, Realistic Marines.

Any additional comments?

I like the series so far, puts u in the mind set of what it is like to be a marine in the future.
These marines are what we hope they all are like. If u like to expand ur horizon on things, these books will make u second guess any negative feelings towards the military. The way the Author details things out opens ur eyes even for the stuff happening right now.They are human, mortal, and have to make hard decisions to protect those they are charged with. As the books go on, the commentary explains why certain decisions are being made or have been made. Yes this is in the future, but the situations are modern. Enjoy the book, I think u'll finish having a new insight on what our modern soldiers have to deal with.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Moves the story along nicely

What made the experience of listening to No Worse Enemy the most enjoyable?

It is a good follow up on the 1st, begins the move from a single planet to a sector.

What other book might you compare No Worse Enemy to and why?

Lost Fleet: Although the Lost Fleet and Beyond the Frontier series are better military novels.

Any additional comments?

There are a lot of comments on the authors repetitive references to rape. I felt it did not interfere with the story. He did use references to it, but it really isn't intrusive. He seems to use it as a means to show the degradation of the pirates, and from there he shows how that degradation leads to there demise.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

great book, good series

I love this series, and this second book has been as good as the first, looking forward to see where they go from here.

3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Great listen good balance of action and story deve

I have only listened to three on Christopher's book.
He will definitely be one of my favorites.
No Worse Enemy held my attention throughout the up and downs of the action scenes

1 of 1 people found this review helpful