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Nicol Zanzarella
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Marko Kloos
About this listen
The story of rookie pilot Lt. Halley's first drop ship command. (A short story in the Terms of Enlistment universe.)
©2013 Marko Kloos (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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Sure to rank as one of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, Viper Pilot is an Air Force legend's thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfare. From 1986 to 2006, Lt. Col. Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, the elite Air Force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air combat. Weasels are the first planes sent into a war zone, flying deep behind enemy lines purposely seeking to draw fire from surface-to-air missiles and artillery. They must skillfully evade being shot down - and then return to destroy the threats, thereby making the skies safe for everyone else to follow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FINALLY A Pilot Tells it Like it is!!
- By aaron on 10-26-12
By: Dan Hampton
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The Night Stalkers
- By: Michael J. Durant, Steven Hartov, Lt. Col - Ret Robert L. Johnson
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,242
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 998
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 996
Here are thrilling, never-before-heard stories of the Army's elite aviation unit - the most daring and professional helicopter crews in the world. Special Operations pilots are notoriously reticent; they don't talk about their missions, at least not to anyone outside their small community. But now, with the publication of The Night Stalkers, Durant and Steven Hartov shed a fascinating light on these mysterious super commandos and take readers into a world they have only imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A book that does justice
- By Robert on 10-05-07
By: Michael J. Durant, and others
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Genesis: Arisen, Book 0.5
- By: Michael Stephen Fuchs
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,640
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,437
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,430
Tucked away in a high-tech Tactical Operations Center, inside an isolated safehouse in the Horn of Africa, sits Agency analyst Zack Altringham. He is Kenyan-born, Princeton-educated, badly burnt-out - and condemned by his language and cultural skills to a lifetime of fighting America's shadow counter-terror wars.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Maybe better to read this after books 1-3?
- By Tilo on 04-18-15
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19 Minutes to Live
- Helicopter Combat in Vietnam
- By: Lew Jennings
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 912
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 830
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 826
Over 12,000 helicopters were used in the Vietnam War, which is why it became known as "The Helicopter War". Almost half of the helicopters, 5,086, were lost. This memoir describes first-hand the harrowing experiences of helicopter pilots and crews in combat operations, from the far South to the DMZ, including the infamous Ashau Valley, Hamburger Hill, LZ Airborne, and others. 19 Minutes to Live illustrates the incredible courage and determination of helicopter pilots and crews supporting those heroes that carried a rucksack and a rifle in Vietnam.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not a novel about flying in Vietnam
- By Jimhusky on 09-05-18
By: Lew Jennings
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Wingman #1
- Wingman
- By: Mack Maloney
- Narrated by: Terence Aselford
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 146
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4 out of 5 stars 107
Disarmed and leaderless, the United States is united no longer! Evil Russian warlords have reduced the Capitol to a smoking pile of radioactive rubble. While the destitute citizens are frozen in a state of panic, one man steps forward to seek retribution. He is a brilliant ace fighter pilot: Hawk Hunter, a lone warrior on a mission to keep alive the indomitable spirit of a forgotten dream called "America".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- By Audiobook Addict on 02-14-11
By: Mack Maloney
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Dreamland
- Dale Brown's Dreamland, Book 1
- By: Dale Brown, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 344
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 311
Dreamland is the place where the nation's top minds come to develop artillery and aircraft that push beyond the cutting edge. And where the Air Force's top guns come to test them, on the frontlines of a new era in warfare. The fiasco of a spy's infiltration has the Pentagon looking for an excuse to close Dreamland down. To clean up the mess, and save Dreamland from the congressional chopping block, Lt. Colonel Tecumseh "Dog" Bastian is sent in.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Really boring!
- By Cheryl on 02-22-14
By: Dale Brown, and others
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Taking Fire
- The True Story of a Decorated Chopper Pilot
- By: Ron Alexander, Charles W. Sasser
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 292
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 259
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Story5 out of 5 stars 257
Nicknamed "Mini-Man" for his diminutive stature, a mere five-foot-three and 125 pounds in his flight boots, chopper pilot Ron Alexander proved to be a giant in the eyes of the men he rescued from the jungles and paddies of Vietnam. With an unswerving concern for every American soldier trapped by enemy fire, and a fearlessness that became legendary, Ron Alexander earned enough official praise to become the second most decorated helicopter pilot of the Vietnam era. Yet, for Ron, the real reward came from plucking his fellow soldiers from harm's way, giving them another chance to get home alive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Unnecessarily vulgar - returned it
- By Jess Henderson on 07-08-20
By: Ron Alexander, and others
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Guts 'N Gunships
- What It Was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam
- By: Mark Garrison
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,128
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,018
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,015
In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois University just before entering his third year. He had run out of money and had to work for a while. These were the days before the lottery and the draft soon came calling. In order to somewhat control his own future, he enlisted in the US Army's helicopter flight school program. Little did he know that this adventure would be the most profound experience of his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- By Jean on 04-25-16
By: Mark Garrison
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To the Limit
- An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam
- By: Tom A. Johnson
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 702
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 647
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Story5 out of 5 stars 643
From June 1967 to June 1968, Tom Johnson accumulated an astonishing 1,600 flying hours piloting the UH-1 "Iroquois" - better known as the "Huey" - as part of the famous First Air Cavalry Division. His battalion was one of the most decorated units of the Vietnam War, and helped redefine modern warfare. Johnson's riveting memoir takes us into key battles and rescue missions, including those for Hue and Khe Sanh. In harrowing detail, he tells of being shot down in the battle of A Shau Valley, of surviving enemy attacks during the Tet Offensive, and of a death-defying nighttime river rescue.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Huey pilot's perspective of the 67-68 Vietnam war.
- By Jim on 10-15-18
By: Tom A. Johnson
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Red Platoon
- A True Story of American Valor
- By: Clinton Romesha
- Narrated by: Will Damron, Clinton Romesha
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,331
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,060
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,052
In 2009 Clinton Romesha of Red Platoon and the rest of the Black Knight Troop were preparing to shut down Command Outpost Keating, the most remote and inaccessible in a string of bases built by the US military in Nuristan and Kunar in the hope of preventing Taliban insurgents from moving freely back and forth between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Three years after Keating's construction, the army was finally ready to concede what the men on the ground had known immediately: It was simply too isolated and too dangerous to defend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must Read for Comfortable, Non-combatant Americans
- By Rum Runner on 11-21-18
By: Clinton Romesha
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The Vietnam Air War
- From the Cockpit
- By: Colonel Dennis M. "Mike" Ridnouer
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story5 out of 5 stars 126
The Vietnam War is one of the most misunderstood military conflicts in 20th-century America. Showcasing 72 true stories told by American servicemen who fought from the skies, this unique and historically significant collection is a stunning record of the air war in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall worthy and perspective broadening
- By Clayton Cartier on 11-03-20
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Finish Forty and Home
- The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific
- By: Phil Scearce
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4 out of 5 stars 52
During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pretty Good!
- By Robert on 02-01-13
By: Phil Scearce
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Damn Lucky
- One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History
- By: Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, John Luckadoo
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 284
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 254
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Story5 out of 5 stars 252
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was a world away from John Luckadoo’s hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee. But when the Japanese attacked the American naval base on December 7, 1941, he didn’t hesitate to join the military. Trained as a pilot with the United States Air Force, Second Lieutenant Luckadoo was assigned to the 100th Bomb Group stationed in Thorpe Abbotts, England. Between June and October 1943, he flew B-17 Flying Fortresses over France and Germany on bombing runs devised to destroy the Nazi war machine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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must read
- By td godfrey on 10-06-22
By: Kevin Maurer
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Dustoff 7-3
- By: Erik Sabiston
- Narrated by: Al Peterson
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
This book is for heroes. Dustoff 7-3 tells the true story of four unlikely heroes in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, where medics are forced to descend on wires to reach the wounded and helicopter pilots must fight wind, weather, and enemy fire to pluck casualties from some of the world's most difficult combat arenas. Complete opposites thrown together, cut off, and outnumbered, Chief Warrant Officer Erik Sabiston and his flight crew answered the call in a race against time, not to take lives - but to save them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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story was great.
- By John on 09-12-15
By: Erik Sabiston
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Malta Spitfire
- The Diary of a Fighter Pilot
- By: George Beurling
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27
25,000 feet above Malta -- that is where the Spitfires intercepted the Messerschmitts, Macchis and Reggianes as they swept eastwards in their droves, screening the big Junkers with their bomb loads as they pummeled the island beneath -- the most bombed patch of ground in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story!
- By MStewart on 02-01-24
By: George Beurling
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Roberts Ridge
- A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
- By: Malcolm MacPherson
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,872
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,601
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,604
For the U.S. Navy's elite team of SEALs, the mission seemed straightforward enough: to take control of a towering, 10,240-foot mountain peak called Takur Ghar, a key post in their plan to smash Taliban al Qaeda in eastern Afghanistan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent audiobook, horrid narration
- By Aaron on 06-06-09
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Hogs in the Sand
- A Gulf War A-10 Pilot's Combat Journal
- By: Buck Wyndham
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 559
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
The mighty, iconic A-10 Warthog was first thrust into battle in Operation Desert Storm. The men who took it through walls of flak and surface-to-air missiles to help defeat the world's fourth-largest army were as untested as their airplanes, so they relied on personal determination and the amazing A-10 to accomplish their missions, despite the odds.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Weak
- By KL on 12-29-22
By: Buck Wyndham
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- Ddj
- 06-16-19
Excellent side story
I do love a well-written series! Mini installments can flesh-out characters or establish background. Audible is very upfront about the length of each book. I noticed almost every reviewer complained about the length or length vs cost. May I suggest Kindle Unlimited - read & listen for free? Audible clearly shows which books you can get a deal on with this program. (This entire series - at the time of this review) can be read & listened to free.
Now - back to the review. I was thoroughly delighted to find Marko Kloos. I listened all the full length Frontline series books and am coming back to his two short books to scrape very bit of the frosting off the plate. His writing is authentic, real, and he knows how to create an epic emotional gripping story without crossing the line into a contest with the graphic gore of a "who can make us cry the most" war novel. I found the premise refreshing as it original, and did not require a glossary, or 3/4 of the book to force the scenario into understandable/believable.
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- S. Claeys, Athens, GA
- 01-14-22
Great story Great narration
This is a short but sweet one. If you like military action and some high flying then this one is for you. Like I said, it's really short but it's also really good! It's a one-shot that needs no background knowledge. Very impressive!
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- Hosstile
- 02-06-18
Wish it were longer.
I enjoyed it quite a bit but was expecting something else entirely. I'm relatively new to the series but I think this short story is a window for expansion of more potentially longer chapters that could detail what exactly this young Ace was doing all the time she was on her own. Possibly detailing her rank ascension?
I hope it doesn't end here.
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- David D. Schneider
- 01-01-18
Read it for free . . . . Or maybe 99 cents. . . 😱
A one scene short story . . . . 😱
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5 stars is great (I rarely give this rating).
4 stars is good (given only to interesting and well-written books).
3 stars is OK (the usual listen I encounter on Audible).
2 stars is poor (and not worth the credit or the listen).
1 star is awful (and to be diss'ed and shunned and spread as thus through out the Audible Universe)!
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- 10-19-20
Brisk
Good action and to the point with the narrator on point for her voice. Loved it!
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- Keri Dowling
- 10-07-20
good story, good narration, too expensive
$6 for a 33 minute story is ridiculous! audible needs to adjust the price in this WAY down
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- G Russell
- 11-22-17
saturated and short. I want more.
Definitely gives You an understanding of why Haley is such a bad-ass. I love the description of the dropship tactics and flight I want more
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- Jeffrey S. Meyer
- 08-16-18
Good but very short
It was a good story but very short and kind of expensive for as short as it was.
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- Ttomkat
- 01-26-18
Good story, too high a price for 33 minutes
Almost $6 for a 33 minute story is way out of line . Only reason I paid that. price is. that I wanted to know everything about this series, including the info contained in the 33 minute Story.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Deborah Stein
- 10-09-18
A little detour from the main series
I like the series so far. This, to me, was a welcome little detour and a look at one of the other characters up-close and personal.
It was interesting, short and made me feel like I know this character a touch better.
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