Duel in the Dark
Blood on the Stars, Book 1
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Duel in the Dark
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Narrated by:
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Luke Daniels
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By:
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Jay Allan
About this listen
A new adventure by the author of the best-selling Crimson Worlds and Far Stars series.
The Confederation has fought three wars against the forces of the totalitarian Union. Three generations of its warriors have gone off to war, held the line against the larger, more powerful enemy. Now the fourth conflict is imminent, and the Confederation's navy is on alert, positioned behind the frontier, waiting for the attack it knows is coming.
The battleship Dauntless has spent the past 10 months patrolling the border, deployed far forward of the main fleet, a forlorn hope, an advance guard positioned to give the warning of invasion. But no attack has come. Her crew is exhausted, and the aging battleship needs maintenance. With the fleet mobilized and the forward bases overloaded beyond capacity, she is sent clear across the Confederation, to a planet along the quiet and peaceful far frontier. Her crew is looking forward to a rest, and Dauntless herself is scheduled for a long-overdue maintenance session.
But the quiet frontier isn't what it seems, and when a distress call is received from one of the mining colonies on the edge of Confederation space, it falls to Captain Tyler Barron to take Dauntless forward, to find out what is happening, and to put a stop to it.
Barron and his crew have their ship - and each other - but they can expect no other help. Suspicion is strong that Union deceit is at play, that the attack is some sort of diversion intended to draw Confederation forces from the disputed border. The orders are clear. No ships will be transferred from the prospective battle line. Stopping whatever is happening on the rim is Barron's responsibility and his alone.
Barron is the grandson of the Confederation's great hero, the father of the modern navy. His family name has always carried privilege with it - and crushing responsibility. And now he must prove that he has inherited more from his famous grandfather than name and privilege. He must face the enemy and win the victory before the Confederation is caught between two enemies and destroyed.
©2016 Jay Allan Books Inc. (P)2016 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Duel in the Dark
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- nathan b.
- 03-03-2020
Whatever it takes!
whatever you do you must get through this series. you have to do whatever you can and go as far as you need to go.
read all the books, whatever it takes.
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- Jaxxa
- 06-06-2017
Captivating story right from the outset...
This brilliantly written book tells the story of 3 different races although at first it took me a while to pick up on some of the transitions between going from one race to another. That was more due to me not paying close attention as I listened to the audio book rather than any problem with the way the book is written, or I would have encountered problems later when I was paying attention and I didn't. The characters are superbly fleshed out and genuinely identifyable sorts of people we all have known. It's the mind of story that plays out so real, you can definitely imagine yourself in it. Not every beloved character survives this battle but that's all I'm saying. Stop reading reviews already and get the dang book! I assure you, you'll be glad you did!
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- john McGregor Murray Bridge south Australia
- 11-03-2020
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i have heard Luke Daniels before and like his different accents so when i started listening to call to arms i was a bit suprised but still loving the series.regards,John McGregor
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- Loxton
- 30-05-2021
Slow to start but comes home strong
I wish this were two books so I could review them separately because the first half'ish (maybe more like first third) just felt soooo meh.
I found myself hardly engaged with the opening chapters. The character development felt slow, the events felt inconsequential, and I was left thinking at that point that I'd return it for something else.
But by around halfway it started to pick up, and then all of those points that I judged, in the beginning, started filling out. Unfortunately, because I felt the beginning was underwhelming, some of the development slipped by me for not having absorbed some details at the beginning.
But by the end, I would say that overall I enjoyed it, and I will be following this series.
The narration was excellent all of the way through.
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