Fleet Champions

Titan Hoppers, Book 3

By: Rob J. Hayes

Narrated by: Michael Gallagher

Basic Evolution: Survival of the Strongest.

After surviving the Spire and opening their Second Gates, Iro and Emil are named Heroes of the Fleet, their faces on posters across every ship. But with the benefits of notoriety, comes a dangerous new responsibility.

The Raider Fleet, not content with stealing their food and murdering their people, demand ownership of the wing. To avoid an unwinnable war, the Home Fleet agree to a grand martial tournament, Hopper against Raider, and both Iro and Emil must compete.

Can they fight their way through the competition to claim the title of Fleet Champion? And why are the Black Cloaks so eager to see who wins?

A progression sci-fantasy perfect for fans of Cradle and Iron Prince.

©2024 Rob J. Hayes (P)2024 Podium Audio

Tournament

The obligatory tournament book.

The justification for the tournament is at best questionable, but the setting is used to good effect for character development for all the main characters. And we finally get a start at explanations of the origin of the situation found here.

I'm looking forward to book 4 of this series.

Plot corkscrews…

Iroh and his hop crew struggle to make the biggest leaps in power yet. Forced to comfort the raiders in a completion that corkscrews (big spiral twist). Each character begins have incredible depth as they not only struggle forward but they also struggle within to refine their path forward. They all corkscrew. And each new development brings more questions hinting at the larger explanation of the gates, the crests, the titans, everything. Iroh plot twist so wild it’s a funnel cloud that brings a storm of questions. This series reaches anime/game cut scene level peak by book three. One of my favorite so far this year. Prob gonna try to make some fanart

Very fun junk food read

Look, it's not a michelin star steak of a book. It's junk food. But really good, really fun junk food.

Tournament arc

Good book. The tournament arc was well done. The magic system is still intricate and is developing well. Can't wait to see what book 4 does with Iro's character development.

Story just keeps getting better

Great vocal performance and gripping story. Good pacing and fun characters, the world continues to expand and the lore and world building enhances the experience. Curious to see the future for Emil and can’t wait for book 4!!