Good fun

book 1 to 7 are good fun but the rest are unplayable because the timeline is broken

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Enjoyed the series

Good on the whole. Seemed a bit silly that Espa would trust her dark side to control her body for a second!

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Saint-like Esper is tested as a mercenary, a mentor and a foster-mother. What's likely to be harder: battling against zealots, corporations and crime syndicates or fighting to control her inner demons, a willful teenager and the moral high ground?

Will their character growth (and some shrinkage) be enough to keep pace with the obstacles and stakes as they get bigger too?

Blending wonderfully fresh characters with older familiar favourites J.S. Morin's stories continue to suck in readers to a thoughtful and funny universe.

These are absolutely worthwhile reads and something you'll love returning to. Thankfully the Black Ocean's a big place and the stories keep on coming.

Mercy for Hire follows Esper's adventures after leaving the Mobius. Running parallel to the Astral Prime stories both collections acknowledge (without spoiling) the adventures in the other, helping enlarge the universe you'll most likely love by now.
Listen to the Black Ocean: Mobius stories first and then keep on going.

I'm a fan. Listen and you will be too.

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Brilliantly Entertaining

The very idea of mixing Wizardry and Magic into Science Fiction didn't gel in mind at all but oh how I was wrong to even think such a thing.
This is (as far as I know), the last current book in the Black Ocean series and I've totally enjoyed every minute of all of them.
J S Morin's characters are all far from shallow or superficial. Each of them come with almost tangible personas and to me took on an almost 'real' life of their own.
I've a fair way to go in this book but I passionately hope the end leaves a big opening for more Black Ocean books.

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very good

I thought it was very good in all the different things. I look forward to more.

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definitely worth a read

loved this great characters and a great storyline couldn't put it down until it ended

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Why even review it

I'll just agree with everybody else. Following up on the Galaxy Outlaws/Mobius story, this time with Esper in the lead had good potential. A new wizard, a young not-a-dog looking to find his place in the world, and plenty of new characters to meet and old ones to revisit.

Does it deliver on the promise? It does. The story starts a bit directionless, like Galaxy Outlaws, but it all ties into a grander scheme in the end.

This story is very much like GO in its structure, but with a slightly smaller cast and a more dynamic character development plan.

If you haven't listened to the Mobius missions yet, do that first. This builds upon so much of what happened there. You can start fresh here as well but since the styles are so similar I don't see the point of skipping the first ~90 hours personally.

If you have listened to GO and enjoyed its excellent characterization and humour, definitely get this audiobook as well.

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Excellent Value

Really excellent collection of stories. One of the best value credit uses I've ever had bar the authors 2 other black ocean collections. It really is the series that just keeps on giving.

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It’s fantastic

Just Like his other books fantastically fantastic
Keeps the pace going all the way
Love it
Love it

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loved it

loved it
love the narrator
loved the stories and the characters
sad for it to finish

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