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    Third Contact
    Third Contact
    Third Contact
    Audiobook14 hours

    Third Contact

    Written by Kenneth E. Ingle

    Narrated by Gene Engene

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    About this audiobook

    Sole survivor of a ruined civilization, Joshua Penrose finds himself trapped into the one career he wanted to avoid, space pirate. Chased by the most powerful navy in space, Penrose plays a dangerous game, until the Queen of mighty Braeden escalates the scales too high. Joshua must not only survive himself, he believes he owes a future to all the spacemen and women who threw in with him when he first took his ship.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks in Motion
    Release dateSep 23, 2013
    ISBN9781614534440
    Third Contact
    Author

    Kenneth E. Ingle

    In June 1996, Ken Ingle quit the professional world after having owned a company, served as president of another and executive VP of yet another, in order to write. The former Navy man, father of three and grandfather of six, has completed seven novels, five mystery and two science fiction.

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    • 5/5
      I truly enjoyed this book hope there will be more.

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    • 4/5
      As a long time space opera fan I found this to be an enjoyable series.

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    • 4/5
      Space opera dressed up as a pirate’s tale. Or a pirate tale disguised as space opera.

      Okay without reading previous books.

      Narration is big, broad and lively. Handling almost two dozen character voices is trickier than it sounds.
    • 5/5
      I have been reading science fiction for many decades since I was a boy. I grew up with Heinlein, Clarke, Norton and more. It has been a long time since I have found a book, or series, that I could really enjoy. The contact series is a delightful surprise. I found it to be wholly entertaining and enjoyed every minute of it. If you are a science fiction Aficionado I highly recommend that you read this series.
    • 1/5
      The writing keeps getting worse with each book. Does not understand anything of what drives a person's actions and interactions.
    • 3/5
      Very 1950s style Mr Awesome book. Distinct lack of engaging detail. It is all macro level world building. I struggled to decide who I was rooting for.