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Rawlins' Redemption

Mercenary Navy, Book 1

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Rawlins' Redemption

By: John J. Spearman
Narrated by: Joel Richards
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The Union is gone. Interstellar travel is no longer safe. Enter ex-Union Navy Officer Cliff Rawlins.

More than four years after being wrongfully stripped of his rank and decorations in a court-martial stacked against him, ex-Union Navy Officer Cliff Rawlins suddenly finds himself a free man.

The galaxy to which he returns, however, is changing.

The Union of Free Planets is on the verge of dissolving. Many of the shadowy political players working behind the scenes to end the Union are the same people who sent Cliff away. Yet, in the coming political upheaval, Cliff glimpses an opportunity.

For centuries, people have relied upon the Union Navy to act as the policeman of the shipping lanes. With the end of the Union will come the end of the navy. Interstellar commerce is about to become fraught with danger.

Cliff has a way to use his expertise to provide secure transport across interstellar space. A mercenary navy to defend settled space and get rich doing it. After all, he deserves it for what he went through.

But there are enemies old and new who want him to fail. And this time, they want him dead . . .

©2024 John J Spearman (P)2025 Tantor Media Science Fiction Military Interstellar Space Exploration
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Loved the 'Admiral', loved the script, was hoping there would be book two, just as I finished it appeared and I bought it. Enjoyed it

Loved the naval officer turned prisoner turned Admiral!

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the narration gets better as you go. but I listened to the whole thing at a 1.4 times speed.
the narrator starts out almost monotone. but by the end there's more distinct voices and actual emotion.
the story is pretty solid. no big surprises. all relations are implied, with no details.

mediocre narration. Good story

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Much of the book read like it was written by AI. The narration was good. The story was fine but not very interesting. It got better toward the end of the book as the world building aspect of the story started to hit its stride. I am going to give the second book a go when it's on sale. Over all, this was a good book but a forgettable listen.

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Hated the performance it was slow and unemotional. There was no up or down in his reading and I fell asleep several times

The dreadfully slow pace of the narration and uninspired performance. The story had real potential.

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