The Champion cover art

The Champion

Galactic Football League, Book 5

Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Champion

By: Scott Sigler
Narrated by: Scott Sigler
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £19.36

Buy Now for £19.36

About this listen

Seven centuries in the future, the sport of American football has never been bigger, never been faster, never been more lethal. Trillions of fans from all over the galaxy watch six unique races battle in contests so violent that deaths are part of the stat sheet. Star quarterback Quentin Barnes has led his beloved Ionath Krakens to glory on the gridiron and become the most-recognized individual in history, but it is off the field where his world crumbles around him. Over four seasons with Ionath, he's picked up powerful enemies, one of which drove his sister into the Portath Cloud, a place from which no ship returns. Because his enemies include his team owner - a possessive crime lord who treats players like property - and the ruling government that controls the shipping lanes, Quentin and his friends must hide from the media spotlight as they search for a way to rescue his sister.

Set against the backdrop of a professional American football franchise seven centuries in the future, the Galactic Football League puts huge humans on the field with five alien races to create a game that is faster, stronger, and deadlier than anything we know today. Quarterback Quentin Barnes has grown from a racist, small-town standout into a proven leader, a uniter of peoples, and the Galaxy's most-famous athlete. Willing to do anything for his team, his Ionath Krakens have bound together through shared sacrifice, tragedy, devastating losses and thrilling victories.The GFL series melds star-spanning scifi, brutal crime fiction, and intense sports action into a smash-mouth extravaganza unlike anything you've read before.

©2014 Empty Set Entertainment (P)2014 Empty Set Entertainment
Action & Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Sports Crime Interstellar
All stars
Most relevant

Would you listen to The Champion again? Why?

Yeah when all 7 of the books are in I plan to relisten to it all back to back

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Champion?

Too many spoilers to be fair so I can't give anything away but there was a moment with uncle johnny and the gouger where I realised that the series was not being planned book to book but from start to finish of the series.

Which character – as performed by Scott Sigler – was your favourite?

uncle Johnny ain't he everyones.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I couldn't half way I was so angry with QBs treatment of uncle johnny I stopped reading for two weeks until I got my temper back.

Any additional comments?

Its darker and the feeling of slowly growing dread is palpable, slowly you fear more for the characters you care for which is a rare thing. But if you have not go from the start and listen to the rookie first.

Scott Sigler ups the GFL ante again.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Sigler does it again. love all the GFL books. can't wait for the next one.

Another belter from Sigler

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Best instalment yet
Takes the story to a new level and is opening up a universe of possible avenues for the author to go down next

Great great great

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I am a huge fan of Sigler's work, and have read all of his other books. But I had put off reading this series for a long time as I have no interest in American football however, I bit the bullet and bought the 1st title in the series and have been hooked ever since, it is fantastically written with great characters and is a hugely engaging story, it is well narrated by Sigler as well! Highly recommended for any Sigler fans

Fantastic series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

amazing. sigler is the daddy. can't wait for the next installment. now run the plays that I call

outstanding

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

See more reviews