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To Challenge Heaven

By: David Weber, Chris Kennedy
Narrated by: Martyn Swain
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In a universe teeming with predators, humanity needs friends. And fast.

We've come a long way in the forty years since the Shongairi attacked Earth, killed half its people, and then were driven away by an alliance of humans with the other sentient bipeds who inhabit our planet.

We took the technology they left behind, and rapidly built ourselves into a starfaring civilization. Because we haven't got a moment to lose. Because it's clear that there are even more powerful, more hostile aliens out there, and Earth needs allies.

But it also transpires that the Shongairi expedition that nearly destroyed our home planet ... wasn't an official one. That, indeed, its commander may have been acting as an unwitting cats-paw for the Founders, the ancient alliance of very old, very evil aliens who run the Hegemony that dominates our galaxy, and who hold the Shongairi, as they hold most non-Founder species, in not-so-benign contempt.

Indeed, it may turn out to be possible to turn the Shongairi into our allies against the Hegemony. There's just the small matter of the Shongairi honor code, which makes bushido look like a child's game. We might be able to make them our friends -- if we can crush their planetary defenses in the greatest battle we, or they, have ever seen.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

©2024 David Weber (P)2024 Macmillan Audio
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The change of accents of the characters with the new narrator was very odd. Overall a great listen as the previous books.

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Well I thought it was going to be a trilogy

Looks like this is going to turn into a great series, as I'd thought it might be (just) a trilogy. Lot of hate towards the second book narrator, I can only assume (hope) they will be committing hari-kari when they hear the new narrator (a completely different style). I'd re-listened to the first two book, to refresh my memory, and was a little jarred by the accents used by this narrator, but soon got over it, and it did not distract from the story. I'm enjoying the series, no quick finish to tidy everything up, and a grown up mentality towards dealing with the humans new enemies. I'm really glad this is turning out to be something David develops,

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Heavy on tech low on storyline

Too Heavy on tech low on storyline.
Books 1 and 2 had a strong story line and good narrator.
This one is good at bedtime

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