Steel World
Undying Mercenaries, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Mark Boyett
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By:
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B. V. Larson
About this listen
In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn't the only requirement for survival. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldiers…someone had to do their dirty work for them, their fighting and dying.
I, James McGill, was born in 2099 on the fringe of the galaxy. When Hegemony Financial denied my loan applications, I was kicked out of the university and I turned to the stars. My first campaign involved the invasion of a mineral-rich planet called Cancri-9, better known as Steel World. The attack didn't go well, and now Earth has entered a grim struggle for survival. Humanity's mercenary legions go to war in Steel World, best-selling author B. V. Larson's latest science fiction novel.
©2013 B. V. Larson (P)2013 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Steel World
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- Anonymous User
- 25-04-2023
Absolutely Worth a listen
I am glad i took the chance on a new series. Definitely going to finish the series now.
An excellent and enjoyable story
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- Anonymous User
- 14-06-2024
It’s too good
Good news! There’s 19 more here :) invest and enjoy all well worth it. Peace & joy
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2023
Great story!!!
this is awesome. took a chance at a new book. going to read the series
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- thefinn
- 28-09-2019
An excellent listen...
My first impression was to skip this particular series. I am not really a big fan of "military sci-fi" and prefer a good old fashioned space opera instead - where the scene changes from place to place and various characters.
I was also put off by the book titles, which seem to have very little imagination put into them.
I am glad I found it now, as the story and writing are excellent. I am looking forward to the next book.
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- Aaron Godfrey
- 06-10-2015
Starship Troopers... I mean Steel World
Take half a bowl of Starship Troopers, mix in some dinosaur, a pinch of galactic imperialism and throw in an infinite revival machine for some added crunch and violence and you have Steel World.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-01-2019
great
loved it first sci fi audio book. downloaded on holiday and finished it in a 3 or 4 days
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- Scott
- 04-03-2018
Battle Novel with a great story
This book manages to set up interesting scenarios and slowly introduces a number of important topics to set the narrative. I really enjoyed exploring this side but the battles scenes were also fairly intense and the way the story is told gives a very clear picture of what's going on. I am looking forward to the next few books. Would absolutely recommend.
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- Nigel McDonald
- 24-01-2020
definitely a good start
the comparisons to starship troopers are deserved and while I don't think it is as deep in military understanding it serves a story which differs enough from similar military sci-fi to keep me hanging on every chapter. It's not a copy but rather a talented writer taking inspiration from the right places and producing a story that holds up well against any in the genre.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-03-2018
gripping story great hero
I don't always appreciate the way Mark Boyett characterises women's voices but other than that his laconic tone makes for easy listening. really good story by BV Larson that made me think of starship troopers. interesting play on concepts like Empire, and death.
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- Malcolm
- 10-08-2015
A great read
The concepts and story line in this book had me in from the get go. This is one of the first books from Audible after The Martian that I could not wait to fire up and listen to each day. Can not wait for the next story in the series.
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