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  • The Ascendant Wars: Hellfire

  • A Military Sci-fi Series
  • By: Rhett C. Bruno, M.B. Vance
  • Narrated by: Ray Porter
  • Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
  • 3.6 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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The Ascendant Wars: Hellfire

By: Rhett C. Bruno, M.B. Vance
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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Summary

When the rules of war keep changing, fight for each other...

Humanity has been banished to a distant star. Left to fight over resources rationed to them by mysterious machine-overlords known as Wardens.

Commander Rylan Holt labors against inter-colony arms trafficking when an informant gives him horrific news. The ruthless cartel boss, Lilith, has stockpiled outlawed weapons of mass destruction.

Worse, she claims to have permission from the Wardens to unleash them upon the system.

When the battleship Audacity speeds to investigate Rylan’s discovery, operations officer Scott Carrick finds himself in a trap more deadly than he could have ever imagined. His only hope of escape may lie with their most junior crewmember, a nurse named Aila Okuma, who's never seen battle.

As Rylan, Scott, and Aila struggle to survive a war where the rules keep changing, they must answer a terrible question: how do they win when it seems the Wardens intend for everyone to lose?

Don't miss the start of an explosive Military Sci-Fi series from USA Today Bestseller Rhett C. Bruno and M.B. Vance. It's perfect for fans of The Expanse, Battlestar Galactica, and Marko Kloos.

©2022 Rhett C. Bruno (P)2022 Recorded Books
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"It's the right thing to do."

With a science fiction book, if the authors are Rhett C.Bruno and M.B.Vance, a reader can be assured of a well written book with interesting characters and a gripping story. Add in the great Ray Porter as narrator, with fully differentiated voices for the protagonists, there really isn't any way this cannot be good.
And it is good, enthralling, exciting, full action and a background mystery. I followed the audio production with great pleasure, occasionally also reading the kindle book, free with kindle unlimited.
This is the first of what I hope will be a long running series. Recommended to all military SF fans

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Right up my street

Well thought out story excited for the next book in the series, i do feel the story was saved by Ray Porter, more depth in personal relations and more gore for sure would help but its a story I'm grateful to have listened to, just wished there was an extra spark somewhere .....a more eccentric character maybe?

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Excellent Start

Thoroughly enjoyed! Expanse esque ship combat and an interesting setting, Ray Porter amazing as always.

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Great narrator but poor story

Just couldn't get into this, no real direction to the story and lost interest. Narrator was great though, as usual.

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complicated...

hmmmm...sort of a mish mash...couldn't really keep up with the story as it flips from person to person which lacked depth of character...
I highly recommend...
MAJESTIC 311...

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