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Hard Lessons

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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Summary

Fifty years after Steve Stuart and his friends captured an alien starship, the Solar Union is a thriving interstellar power while Earth is increasingly backward and falling into barbarism. For two youngsters from Earth, the Solar Union offers the only chance they will ever have to make something of their lives.

But humanity's involvement in Galactic affairs has not gone unnoticed. The enigmatic masters of the universe have put together a fleet to crush the upstart humans before they can threaten the precarious balance of power. Pushed to the limits, the Solar Union must fight to defend its freedom - and the existence of the human race.

©2014 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2016 Podium Publishing
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Probably batter than 1st book. Just got third. Unfortunately 4th isn't available
more characters to get to preview buttonnn

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another great nuttal audio

the narrator was good if u liked the original book this is as good and begins to take in the broader scope of the solar union and what is instore for the future

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Better than book 1

What made the experience of listening to Hard Lessons the most enjoyable?

Story line and pace.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Rather than one character, it was the mix of similar yet separate characters.

What does Christian Rummel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The narrator is excellent although I struggled a bit with the occasional either ‘Americanisms or strange pronunciations'.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

astra semper fi.

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Novel or political manifesto, not sure

Enjoyed the storey but eventually couldn't stand the constant, repetitive political diatribe. Luckily they're full chapters so easy to skip.

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Well I got 2.49 in

I managed a whole 2 minutes 49 seconds in before the right wing propaganda got too much.

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Waste of a credit

After many hours of waiting for the action to start, fast forward to the last 2 hours, listen for about 1 hr then turn off. Boring and pointless 7hrs with no relation to the overall story.
Very disappointing story and a lot of political VIEWS

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Rubbish

This book is terrible. Thinly veiled new right American propaganda masquerading as sci-fi.
Truely dire. Don't waste your pennies!

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