The Crimson Deathbringer Series Box Set (Books 1-3): An Epic Space Opera/Alien Invasion/Time Travel Adventure
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Sean Robins
- ISBN：B09Q2TKZY4
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Susan Meinhold
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Great fun， lots of action with a good dose of dramaThis is an often amusing set of books yet there is plenty of action and drama as well。 It starts with one Alien race determined to rule the galaxy by conquering planets， destroying the population and then eventually polluting the planet before moving to the next。 Another alien race attempts to stop them by convincing Earth to join the fight。 The trilogy ends with yet another alien race determined to destroy all other life in the galaxy。 The orig Great fun， lots of action with a good dose of dramaThis is an often amusing set of books yet there is plenty of action and drama as well。 It starts with one Alien race determined to rule the galaxy by conquering planets， destroying the population and then eventually polluting the planet before moving to the next。 Another alien race attempts to stop them by convincing Earth to join the fight。 The trilogy ends with yet another alien race determined to destroy all other life in the galaxy。 The original 2 alien races have now formed a truce with Earth and in spite of overwhelming odds， the final battle begins。 。。。more
Brook
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I received a free review copy of this audio book， at my request， and am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review。I appreciate the value in a box set like this， 25ish hours of books in one package。 However， I found it to be a bit of a slog to get through。 Part of this is because I was listening to the whole box set， rather than a book then break， book then break。 But the other reason is the story never really resonated with me。This is a character driven story。 The struggle of our main character i I received a free review copy of this audio book， at my request， and am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review。I appreciate the value in a box set like this， 25ish hours of books in one package。 However， I found it to be a bit of a slog to get through。 Part of this is because I was listening to the whole box set， rather than a book then break， book then break。 But the other reason is the story never really resonated with me。This is a character driven story。 The struggle of our main character is what we meant to emphasize with。 The main character is mostly likeable and he is charismatic enough to make a connection with。 The characters are one of the strengths of this story， but it also reveals some of the weaknesses。My biggest issue with the characters lie in the emotional responses of them。 They have wild emotional mood swings constantly。 One sentence will be uttered and a pleasant conversation will turn on a dime and become a fight， often physical。 For example， a brawl breaks out between Marines and Pilots。 Month later some Marines are having a friendly drink with the main character and they make a passing comment about being remorseful for their actions in the brawl， and the main character becomes angry and violent。 This is a constant theme throughout the story， and it is honestly exhausting。There is also a complete lack of self awareness with the characters。 No one considers how their actions affect anyone else， or their own responsibility in their current situation。 For example， bad guys are mad when one of their number is killed， while trying to kill the good guys。 Good guys attack the baddies and get upset when the baddies fight back。 It's bizarre， and leaves me constantly questioning the sanity of the characters。The main character， is also constantly cracking jokes and making references to current pop culture， for only the readers benefit。 It feels at times like a sitcom， with the laugh track missing。 The main character will crack a joke， none of the other characters will react， the main character doesn't react to the joke， and even the main characters internal monolog often doesn't appreciate the joke。 The joke/reference is made purely for the reader， which is fun for a while but feels unnatural and rarely makes the connection it is going for。The characters themselves are likeable and it feels like a loss when are written out， and characters are written out regularly。 Unfortunately， are constantly tossed away and often their departure doesn't feel necessary or justified。 Also some characters have a tendency to not stay dead， making their deaths meaningless and the struggles leading to their deaths pointless。 I can't help but think， in a vast universe， in such a rich world there had to be someone else who could have stepped into that role， we didn't need to bring that character back。The world itself is fairly rich， but it is not explored as well as I would have liked。 We get a taste of alien cultures， but I never really felt that I knew them。The settings are mostly earth with a little bit of alien worlds。 Again l， mostly familiar with only a taste of new， but even the new wasn't alien enough to be interesting。The combat was fairly lack luster。 The ground combat is fairly well documented， but the crux of the story is the Space combat。 Unfortunately， most of the space combat is glossed over and is not gone into in depth， which is unfortunate in a story like this。The characters are where the heart of this story lies， and it's where most of the story takes place。 The alien worlds and the battles are such a small part of this story。 I would have liked to have seen the combat expanded and less minutiae of the main characters lives。 It is important to spend time with them， and it was a joy， at times， because they are so endearing， but it can drag on a bit。The science is mostly science fantasy， as it has little to do with real physics。 Space folding， anti grav， etc。 It's all just tossed in there with little regard。 Which is fine， until the time travel part shows up。 The time travel makes 0 sense， with half consequences， etc。 The less said about it the better。The voice narration， by CJ Grey， was fairly good。 His voice takes some getting used to， but he does male voices fairly well and has passable female voices。 He had a range of different voices to differentiate the characters and has a good range。 His comedic timing was a bit off at times， but over all he does a fairly good job。All in all， this is a fine story which has too many draw back to be great。 The characters are both great and odd。 They are likeable， but have violent mood swings， charismatic but no self awareness。 The settings and aliens are all standard and are not well explored。 The voice narration is decent。With some tweaking， it could be a really good story， but as it is， it's just OK。I won't be continuing this series。 。。。more
Cmoore
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I went into this audio book without any prior knowledge of the author or narrator， but I figured that it was high time I dove into another Space Opera， and possibly a military Space Opera novel at that。。。 and boy was I surprised by what I got！ This book is so different from the same-old， same-old。。。 and I absolutely loved it！ Yes， it's a near-future dystopian novel， and yes it's a first-contact situation with Spaceships， but that's where the similarities end， with nothing else familiar， or even I went into this audio book without any prior knowledge of the author or narrator， but I figured that it was high time I dove into another Space Opera， and possibly a military Space Opera novel at that。。。 and boy was I surprised by what I got！ This book is so different from the same-old， same-old。。。 and I absolutely loved it！ Yes， it's a near-future dystopian novel， and yes it's a first-contact situation with Spaceships， but that's where the similarities end， with nothing else familiar， or even expected！I seriously loved how Sean Robins wove his dystopian world （and freedom fighters） into a Scifi political-drama。。。 and this is how our freedom fighters found themselves， inducted into not only saving the world and human race from themselves， but from alien conquerors too！The plot is so well written， so tightly woven， and so beautifully narrated， you'll find yourself glued into your headset！ The story has great characters， plenty of pop-cultural references， wit， and lots of real laugh-out-loud moments！ Plus， I found all the action that I could've ever wanted。 Crimson Deathbringer will even make you forget about getting a goodnight's sleep！ It's Perfect！So do yourself a favor and grab the audiobook because CJ Grey is raring to give a great performance and transport you into Sean Robins future world！And I can safely add that book Golden Viper and The Black Fleet gives you more fantastic pulse pounding adventures and really why buy the stories separately when can get three for one price！*see my reviews under the individual titles。。。 。。。more
Kenna McKinnon
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