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Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising: Book I by Timothy Zahn

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400744 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400744] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising: Book I Series: #1 of Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy Author: Timothy Zahn Narrator: Marc Thompson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 5 minutes Release date: September 1, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.31 of Total 217 Ratings of Narrator: 4.65 of Total 37 Genres: Space Opera Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover Thrawn’s origins within the Chiss Ascendancy in the first book in an epic new Star Wars trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn. Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled within its swirling chaos is the Ascendancy, home to the enigmatic Chiss and the Nine Ruling Families that lead them. The peace of the Ascendancy, a beacon of calm and stability, is shattered after a daring attack on the Chiss capital that leaves no trace of the enemy. Baffled, the Ascendancy dispatches one of its brightest young military officers to root out the unseen assailants. A recruit born of no title, but adopted into the powerful family of the Mitth and given the name Thrawn. With the might of the Expansionary Fleet at his back, and the aid of his comrade Admiral Ar’alani, answers begin to fall into place. But as Thrawn’s first command probes deeper into the vast stretch of space his people call the Chaos, he realizes that the mission he has been given is not what it seems.  And the threat to the Ascendancy is only just beginning.

The First Sister: The First Sister trilogy by Linden A. Lewis

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386404 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386404] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First Sister: The First Sister trilogy Series: #1 of The First Sister Trilogy Author: Linden A. Lewis Narrator: Neo Cihi, Gary Tiedemann, Emily Woo Zeller Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: August 4, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Space Opera Publisher's Summary: Combining the social commentary of The Handmaid’s Tale with the white-knuckled thrills of Red Rising, this epic space opera filled with “lush prose” (Publishers Weekly) follows a comfort woman as she claims her agency, a soldier questioning his allegiances, and a non-binary hero out to save the solar system. First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is forced to stay on her ship with no friends, no power, and a new captain—Saito Ren—whom she knows nothing about. She is commanded to spy on Captain Ren by the Sisterhood, but soon discovers that working for the war effort is much harder when you’re falling in love. Lito val Lucius climbed his way out of the slums to become an elite soldier of Venus but was defeated in combat by none other than Saito Ren, resulting in the disappearance of his partner, Hiro. When Lito learns that Hiro is both alive and a traitor to the cause, he now has a shot at redemption: track down and kill his former partner. But when he discovers recordings that Hiro secretly made, Lito’s own allegiances are put to the test. Ultimately, he must decide between following orders and following his heart. With “a layered, action-filled plot and diverse characters” (Library Journal), The First Sister explores the power of technology, colonization, race, and gender and is perfect for fans of James S.A. Corey, Chuck Wendig, and Jay Posey.

The Worst of All Possible Worlds by Alex White

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405209 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/405209] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Worst of All Possible Worlds Series: #3 of The Salvagers Author: Alex White Narrator: Charlotte Blacklock Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 30 minutes Release date: July 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.91 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Space Opera Publisher's Summary: The rag-tag crew of the Capricious hunts down rogue AI, ancient colony ships, and the biggest treasure in the universe in this pulse-pounding space adventure for fans of Firefly and The Expanse. The crew of the Capricious seems to leave a trail of devastation wherever they go. But with powerful enemies in pursuit and family and friends under attack planetside, there's no time to worry about all that. Ensnared by the legend of Origin, humanity's birthplace, and a long-dead form of magic, the Capricious takes off on a journey to find the first colony ship . . . and power that could bring down gods. Read the incredible space-fantasy series that V. E. Schwab calls 'A total blast!' The SalvagersA Big Ship at the Edge of the UniverseA Bad Deal for the Whole GalaxyThe Worst of All Possible Worlds

Alien Secrets by Ian Douglas

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398342 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/398342] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alien Secrets Series: #1 of Solar Warden Author: Ian Douglas Narrator: Nick Sullivan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 9, 2020 Genres: Space Opera Publisher's Summary: The explosive opening of a new military SF adventure from the author of the Legacy Trilogy and the Star Carrier series. THE TRUTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE In the final days of World War II, the Allies ransacked Berlin, but they failed to capture one of the most vital members of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle: SS Obergruppenfuhrer Hans Kammler helped to engineer Auschwitz, but he was also a liaison with silent partners whose technological wonders nearly helped the Nazis win the war – the alien species the Germans called the Eidechse. More than seven decades later, U.S. Navy SEAL Mark Hunter has witnessed the impossible, an unidentified flying object destroying a North Korean compound used to develop weapons of mass destruction. Hunter is recruited by a government agency that has harboured a secret alliance with extraterrestrials since 1947. Selected to lead an elite force of soldiers, he will travel across the stars to help humanity stake its claim among greater intelligent life in the universe. But the aliens who have infiltrated Earth and guided war-mongering nations since the twentieth century have their own agendas…

Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron: Shadow Fall by Alexander Freed

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400743 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/400743] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron: Shadow Fall Series: #2 of Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron Author: Alexander Freed Narrator: Carol Monda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 47 minutes Release date: June 23, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: Space Opera Publisher's Summary: Alphabet Squadron’s hunt for the deadliest TIE fighters in the galaxy continues in this Star Wars adventure! News of the New Republic’s victory still reverberates through the galaxy. In its wake, the capital ships of the newly legitimized galactic government journey to the farthest stars, seeking out and crushing the remnants of imperial tyranny. But some old ghosts are harder to banish than others. And none are more dangerous than Shadow Wing. Yrica Quell’s ragtag Alphabet Squadron still leads the search for Shadow Wing, but they’re no closer to their goal—and the pressure to find their quarry before it’s too late has begun to shake them apart. Determined to finish the fight once and for all, Quell works with New Republic Intelligence’s contentious Caern Adan and the legendary General Hera Syndulla to prepare the riskiest gambit of her starfighting career—a trap for Shadow Wing that could finish the chase once and for all. But in the darkness, their enemy has evolved. Soran Keize, last of the Imperial aces, has stepped into the power vacuum at the head of Shadow Wing, reinvigorating the faltering unit in their hour of need. Once adrift in the aftershocks of the war, Keize has found meaning again, leading the lost soldiers of his unit through to safety. The only thing standing in his way? The most mismatched squadron in the New Republic Navy, led by his former mentee: the traitor Yrica Quell.