Space Junk

A Military Sci-Fi Series (Waymaker Wars, Book 1)

De: Rachel Aukes

Narrado por: Scott Aiello

Captain Jack Hale and his crew of ragtag scavengers live by a code. They do the job, get paid, and keep their heads down.

Salvaging a distant section of the asteroid belt seemed like the perfect job. But when he and his crew stumble across a mining camp filled with dead bodies, their plans for a quick payday quickly go out the airlock. Especially when they find a scared little girl who knows the truth about the massacre.

When Captain Hale refuses to turn over the survivor to those behind the slaughter, he and his crew become outlaws. Fugitives in a system controlled by an alien AI.

The odds are against him, but Captain Hale has an ace up his sleeve, or rather, in his blood. The secret might just give him an edge to beat Sol Corps at their own game, though exposing it will draw out an old and even more dangerous enemy.

The sins of his past may just be what saves the future for all mankind.

It's Harlock: Space Pirate meets The Expanse in this pulse-pounding military sci-fi series from Rachel Aukes, the best-selling author of Black Sheep, Rebel's Run, and 100 Days in Deadland.

©2022 Rachel Aukes (P)2022 Recorded Books

Well read with good storyline. Makes you want to follow the lives of the crew.

There's a few holes in the story, but nothing to disorienting. It didn't disrupt the flow of the story.

Plot twists 2.0

Rather riveting story but characters overlook obvious weird aspects and supposed plot twists are telegraphed. Ending was less “Ah-ha” and more “Huh?” This story ended and not seeing a pickup for book 2.

Rip Roaring Fun

I really liked the characters in this book and I can't wait to see what trouble they can get up too next!

Space Junk

Good story with some interesting twists. It took a while to grab me. Part of the distraction for me was the female character voices were to accept.

Well, I finished it.

This was a decent sci-fi story. It had everything you would expect in a popcorn novel. Powerful bad guy, smirking main character, lots of supporting misfits in the crew, and a wayward kid. Without giving away spoilers, one of the main characteristics of the crew was some tech they received to give them a little something extra. But that part of the story wasn’t used much. I mean, without it, the story would have gone very differently, but I would have liked to see their “gift” more utilized. The rest of the story was mainly intrigue, chases, and a few scrapes with the bad guys. All in all, I finished it, but I’m not sure I will continue the series. I just didn’t care enough about anyone in the story. It was also rather predictable. It seem to borrow from a lot of well-known and better written novels. I think the author did nice job, but it’s style not for me. As for the narrator, I’ve listened to stories read by him before, and he usually does a great job. Ninety percent of the time he did well with the story, but the accent he used on the little girl was absolutely atrocious. This is supposed to be hundreds of years in the future and she sounded like someone from Boston in the 1930s. That distracted me every time.

Good storyline

Really helpful to escape reality for a short while. I really hate this new requirement from audible to write reviews.

Great job as always. I just love Rachel Aukes stories

Scott Aiello is outstanding performing every character so realistically that one thinks you are actually there. He is one of the best narrators today.
I have read or listened to Rachel stories for years. I’m never disappointed. I really like character /military driven style. These characters are great.

Great story!!

Creative, gripping, and suspenseful…with just the right amount of human nature sprinkled in to make it both enjoyable and believable.

Voice narration was top drawer. I appreciate, respect, and am jealous of his skill. Thank you for a job well done.

Loved it!

I love Rachel Aukes’ storytelling. I only wish more of the series we available now….i hate waiting to find out what happens next.

Great Story but

It's a great story but a bit of a mismatch with the narrator, I am Not sure exactly what the problem is but the audio is harsh, this could be a setting on the production equalizer, really need to soften the voice and balance the volume of each character. Other than that a great story.