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The Last Steward

Galaxy in Flames, Book 1

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The Last Steward

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
Narrated by: Mark Boyett, Khristine Hvam
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From the embers of a galaxy in flames, destiny calls upon an unknown guardian.

Captain Axel Finn has spent his life running salvage missions with an alien crew and their war bot. This motley group has found refuge on his ship from their own tumultuous pasts. But little do any of them know, beneath his gentle demeanor, their steadfast captain is far from the peace following, adventure seeking giant of a man they all love. His pacifist ethos meant to safeguard them has edged them to the brink of financial ruin and drawn dangerous enemies.

Forced into a risky salvage operation, the crew uncovers an alien relic not of this galaxy.

Expecting treasure to pay their debts, they instead find an artifact of the Wrath, an extraterrestrial species that once decimated entire worlds. To decipher the true nature of their discovery, Axel seeks Rangnar Soki, a deadly bounty hunter famous for his pursuit of the Stewards—legendary warriors who stood against the Wrath in bygone days. But as the mystery of this artifact deepens, and hunters close in, an old enemy threatens to set the galaxy ablaze.

Axel must choose: accept his legacy and unleash the monster within or watch everything he loves burn.

Kick off a thrilling quest of adventure with NYT and USA Today best-selling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith in this new science-fiction saga. Listeners who enjoy galactic combat, snarky droids, ancient aliens, lost starships, and underdogs facing daunting odds, this story is for you!

©2023 Nicholas Sansbury Smith (P)2024 Audible, Inc. Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Interstellar Thought-Provoking Suspenseful
About the Performer-Nicholas Sansbury Smith

About the Creator

Nicholas Sansbury Smith is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 30 novels with two million copies sold. He is best known for his dystopian sci-fi Hell Divers series, set to be a major motion picture under Arad Productions. Before his writing career, Nicholas served at Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a background that inspired many of his story concepts. A two-time Ironman triathlete, he enjoys running, biking, and hiking. He also loves traveling, especially to his cabin in Northern Minnesota where he weaves his tales. He lives in Iowa with his wonderful wife and their beautiful daughter.

Mark Boyett
Khristine Hvam
About the Performer-Mark Boyett

About the Performer

Mark Boyett has narrated 250 titles and counting in just about every genre, garnering an Audie Award for In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors by Doug Stanton, and an Earphones Award for 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami. He’s the voice of multiple hit audiobook series, including Star Force and Undying Mercenaries by B.V. Larson, The Black Fleet Trilogy by Joshua Dalzelle, and The Ixan Prophecies by Scott Bartlett.

About Performer-Khristine Hvam

About the Performer

Khristine Hvam is an award-winning audiobook narrator, producer, director, and voice-over artist. You will hear her in TV/radio commercials, video games, animated series, and most notably in more than 400 audiobook titles. Khristine has been honored with four Audio Publishers Association Audie Awards. AudioFile Magazine has awarded her eight of its Earphones Awards for her performances. Khristine is a proud member of SAG/AFTRA.

Engaging Characters • Action-packed Plot • Stellar Performances • Intriguing Worldbuilding • Compelling Storyline

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Great background details of the story mixed in with the present action going on and plenty of action. Characters are awesome to imagine. It definitely paints vivid pictures of every scene going on while listening.

Awesome images painted in my mind

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Basic vocabulary, characters and environments have little depth, and the story was basic and predictable.

Eh

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Absolutely loved Galaxy in Flames, The Last Stewart. I think it will be a new favorite. Up there with Hell Divers & Trackers. The characters are very likable, even Rangnar and at the end Rex Jessup. Of course Axel & crew are favorites. Can’t wait to see what develops between Axel & Jax. Fantastic job creating this story Nick., you are the ultimate story teller. Mark Boyett and Khristine Hyam do awesome narrating.

Nick delivers again

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absolutely loved this book the cast is kinda bloated at first but it doesn't take long for it to even out and you really start to grow with them that by the end you love all of them. I can't help but get the renegade star by jn Chaney vibes but with NSS visceral style of writing and I love it it's the best of both worlds. can't wait for the second one I'm definitely hooked!

WHAT A RIDE

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This is good SciFi/Fantasy! It takes a little bit to get into but it ends great and I’m looking forward to the next book.
The narrator combo worked out well.

Great book!

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