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Columbus Day

Expeditionary Force, Book 1

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Columbus Day

By: Craig Alanson
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Nominee, Audie Awards - Audiobook of the Year, 2018

We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news.

The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits.

When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved. The UN Expeditionary Force hitched a ride on Kristang ships to fight the Ruhar, wherever our new allies thought we could be useful. So, I went from fighting with the US Army in Nigeria, to fighting in space. It was lies, all of it. We shouldn't even be fighting the Ruhar, they aren't our enemy. Our allies are.

I'd better start at the beginning.

©2016 Craig Alanson (P)2016 Podium Audio Adventure Fantasy Fiction Military science Science Fiction Funny Transportation Witty Star Wars War Comedy Military Interstellar Space Jokes Artificial Intelligence Space Military

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I am half way through book four of the series and I feel obligated to go back and rate every book so far.
This is one of the best series that I have ever come across. I have not watched a TV series since I started listening to this first book of the series.
I really hope they make a series of movies out of this.

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This really is worth sticking with until chapter 10. The narration is spot on. I was unsure at first but am now hooked.

Patience is rewarded

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I enjoyed the story, thinking it was the usual sci-fi, space opera but then about half way through you are introduced to skippy. Without saying who or what skippy is I can say that he is extremely funny and changes the whole feel of the story. Due to this the story is set apart from other space operas that I have read, the only character I could vaguely compare him to is Chrisjen Avasarala I The Expanse universe. Highly recommend and looking forward to book two.

A surprisingly funny story

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A very high quality sci-fi book that I enjoyed very much. Bray captures the characters very well indeed and the beer can is fabulous. Possibly a tad long in places but only possibly. Well worth a listen.

A cracking first book to a series

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Loved this book. Kept me hooked throughout. Introduced a number of quite original concepts and the depth of the story was such that I was never bored. Would highly reccomend.

Couldn’t put it down

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ia it just a collection of all the usual sci-fi alien Invasion stories? Yes. Is it never the less actually an engaging read? Absolutely. I came at it with low expectations and found myself coming back again and again for more.

You know, it's actually pretty fun.

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Most enjoyable audio book I have listened to all year. Can’t wait to listen to the rest of them.

Fantastic

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I love rc bray, so I tried this. Great story original and funny.
I couldn't stop laughing and smiling.
Fair warning if you intend to listen in public like a bus or train.
I can't wait to listen to the whole series.
I highly recommend, amazing storyteller and narration rc bray is the best narrator there is in my opinion.
He brings the story to life, Skippy is particularly well narrated, I won't say anything else, you'll see.
I hope you enjoy this as much as me, especially if you choose the audio book.

Skiptastic

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I've straight away added book 2 to my wish list, this is a solid sci-fi tale with great narration. The humor was also perfect for me, causing me to full on belly laugh enough times to cause my colleagues to give me dirty looks at work :)

A great mix of sci-fi and humour

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I took a gamble on this one, there are so many sci-fi epic/space opera choices on Audible, but I’m so glad I found this.

It starts as a standard but enjoyable’ grunts in space’ story with humorous elements. However half way through that completely changes (if you know you know).

R C Bray’s narration is amazing. He brings every character to life with their own recognisable voice, but none more so than the magnificent addition later in the story.

I have immediately started Spec Ops after finishing this one.

Fantastic narration, great story.

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