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Space Academy Dropouts

Space Academy, Book 1

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Space Academy Dropouts

By: C.T. Phipps, Michael Suttkus
Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
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About this listen

"Boldly going because they're completely lost."

The newly renamed Vance Turbo has sabotaged his own career at Space Fleet Academy due to a desire to atone for a training accident. Unfortunately, his actions result in him getting press-ganged into an expendable crew of misfits recruited by a legendary starship captain. Their mission? To recover a collection of lost sun-destroying missiles that could restart a galactic war. Unfortunately, Vance is smart enough to know something is wrong with this picture. After all, no sane person would recruit this crew to save the universe.

Space Academy is an all-new series from the hilarious duo of C.T. Phipps (Supervillainy Saga, Agent G) and Michael Suttkus (I Was a Teenage Weredeer, Lucifer's Star) that lampoons the space opera as well as military science fiction genres.

©2022 C.T. Phipps and Michael Suttkus (P)2022 Podium Audio Adventure Humorous Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Funny Witty Comedy

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humour is hard to do in books but this series nails it. Likeable characters, simple but engaging plot, and fantastically performed

A great start to a consistently excellent series

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Thoroughly enjoyable listen, fantastic narrator as always with Jeffery, he's fantastic at bringing that edge of dark humour with lashings of sarcasm to life and doesn't miss a beat with his timing.
The story is great with something for everyone I am looking forward to the next instalment and am now off to grab it if it's out.

So funny with unexpected view points

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What a great listen. Jeffery Kafer brings it to life in is usual, excellent way. I really enjoy the writing style of CT Phipps and this new book is no exception (with Michael Suttkus who's also written some other great collaborations with CTPhipps)
I really like that this book doesn't take itself too seriously and openly pokes fun at the SF genre and stereotypes. There have been some proper laugh out loud moments in this book which is not good when you're sat on the train on your own! It's very binge-worthy and I really hope that like the other series CT Phipps has written and Jeffery Kafer narrated, like the Supervillainy Saga, there are more instalments to come.

A great combination of author and narrator

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I love Charles’ brand of fast-paced humour and snark and I love all of the Supervilliany series but I actually think this is my favourite novel of his so far and I can’t wait to get a hold of more!
Jeffrey as usual is a perfect fit for these books with great pacing and character voices.
Just great all round!

“Sorry, I have a really good explanation. I just have to think of it”

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it was a good story and laugh out loud stories also Jeffrey Kafer is such a brilliant narrator

very funny

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