The Crimson Deathbringer
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Sean Robins
- ISBN：B0BSLB19NB
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Reviews
Eric Prater
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Great read！I enjoyed this book， lot's of foreshadowing before the shooting starts， don't get too attached to major characters， well written fun read！ Great read！I enjoyed this book， lot's of foreshadowing before the shooting starts， don't get too attached to major characters， well written fun read！ 。。。more
Jacqueline Evans
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An Enjoyable ReadI normally don’t read sci-fi but decided to give other genres a go， and was not disappointed。 This book is well-written， action packed with plenty of laugh out loud moments。 The characters really grew on me too。 Would definitely recommend。
Jimbo
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Full of action and adventure with a heart warming story。 An excellent book for Space Opera fans。
Sidney
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This book begins a series of space opera/military sci-fi。 The hero and antagonist are both the best of their class and pitted against each other。The narration was good。
William Zboril
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Not for meThe book tries very hard to be serious but ends up silly and disjointed。 I don't get often give up on a story but at the half way point I could not go on。 Maybe this story will be to someone else， but not for me。 Not for meThe book tries very hard to be serious but ends up silly and disjointed。 I don't get often give up on a story but at the half way point I could not go on。 Maybe this story will be to someone else， but not for me。 。。。more
Neil Plucknett
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Excellent readA thoroughly good story that doesn't pull the punches。 I recommend it to any fan of military sci-fi。 Its a familiar enough story line but this book has has some excellent twists and turns that keeps you entertained right to the end。 Excellent readA thoroughly good story that doesn't pull the punches。 I recommend it to any fan of military sci-fi。 Its a familiar enough story line but this book has has some excellent twists and turns that keeps you entertained right to the end。 。。。more
Daisy
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Captivating I enjoyed this book and look forward to seeing where this series goes。 I really liked the characters and found them funny just Jim was a little too much for me at times but overall I really liked it。
Donald Scoby
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I had a COMPLETE BALL with The Crimson Deathbringer！ All the fun and action I want with sci-fi -- with humor and movie-quotes to boot。 Can't wait to get my hands on The Golden Viper。 I had a COMPLETE BALL with The Crimson Deathbringer！ All the fun and action I want with sci-fi -- with humor and movie-quotes to boot。 Can't wait to get my hands on The Golden Viper。 。。。more
Dan Bell
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Non-stop actionLately is seems I can't really get into a Great shoot em: up。 But this story got me Reading none stop 。 Wonderful characters， great story lines， action almost non stop， even some creative true love without being trashy （yea）。 This novel is a fun read I highly recommend this series for a enjoyable reading adventure。 Non-stop actionLately is seems I can't really get into a Great shoot em: up。 But this story got me Reading none stop 。 Wonderful characters， great story lines， action almost non stop， even some creative true love without being trashy （yea）。 This novel is a fun read I highly recommend this series for a enjoyable reading adventure。 。。。more
Cheshire
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Not for meI made it to the 27% mark before I couldn’t do it anymore。 I tried to like this。 I really did。 But the reveals were too predictable， the space combat was terrible and uninspired， not to mention unbelievable， the characters were beyond stupid， and the mind control schtick was just the final straw。 The writing was okay but I just couldn’t do it。
Susan Meinhold
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One hell of a good sci-fi！I loved this book。 It is full of humour and action as well as scientific ingenuity。 It also contains drama， tragedy and despair。 Aliens are coming to conquer Earth and they plan to eventually destroy humanity as well。 A few daring and somewhat feckless human heroes with the help of two members of yet another alien race get together to stop them。
Leslie Baptiste
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Pretty good sci-fi， fast paced full of action with some laugh out loud moments。A pretty good book， fast paced fun and full of action。 I personally did not like the main character gym。 He was too Flippin for my taste and never took anything serious Lee。 I am into more straightlaced serious hard action figures then the flip and see that this one displayed。 I love the characters。 Did not particularly care for some of them being killed off。 But I guess this makes way for new characters in the second Pretty good sci-fi， fast paced full of action with some laugh out loud moments。A pretty good book， fast paced fun and full of action。 I personally did not like the main character gym。 He was too Flippin for my taste and never took anything serious Lee。 I am into more straightlaced serious hard action figures then the flip and see that this one displayed。 I love the characters。 Did not particularly care for some of them being killed off。 But I guess this makes way for new characters in the second book of the trilogy。 I will probably read the next one in the series， give it a try。 。。。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！ 。。。more
Andrea
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More than a Star Wars/Star Trek hybrid， The Crimson Deathbringer is a galactic space race for control of Earth， now under dictatorial control。 The resistance is making advances， but their number is small and rather ineffective， and the Xortaags decide to defeat and take control of Earth， with the Voice of God and their Crimson Deathbringers。 There had been such hope for Earth in 2077。 The first president of the world had been elected and the entire planet rejoiced。 Humanity had finally put its d More than a Star Wars/Star Trek hybrid， The Crimson Deathbringer is a galactic space race for control of Earth， now under dictatorial control。 The resistance is making advances， but their number is small and rather ineffective， and the Xortaags decide to defeat and take control of Earth， with the Voice of God and their Crimson Deathbringers。 There had been such hope for Earth in 2077。 The first president of the world had been elected and the entire planet rejoiced。 Humanity had finally put its destructive tendencies aside， and was ready to unleash a glorious era of peace， cooperation， advancement and economic development。 Within the year， everything imploded with the appointment of Graham Zheng， an influential American general of Chinese descent， who murdered the president and took power， declaring himself the ruler of Earth。 With humor， drama， unbearable sadness and hope， this story is an enjoyable and fascinating trip to another world called Earth！ The narration is impeccably done by C。 J。 Grey， with a dynamic voice， good range and the ability to give each character a distinct personality。 。。。more
Kristjan
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Narration: Was solid for the story。Basic Independence Day plot 。。。 massive alien invasion where the scrappy human rebels run out of bubble gum。 You got the mind control "voice of god" which dominates the human population; then you get a neural programming tool called "mickey" that creates "Mary Sue" plot commandos with a "Robo-Cop" flaw that provides some opportunity for high jinx。 Over all， it was a light and entertaining story; however， the perpetual "inside" movies （and other geekness） refere Narration: Was solid for the story。Basic Independence Day plot 。。。 massive alien invasion where the scrappy human rebels run out of bubble gum。 You got the mind control "voice of god" which dominates the human population; then you get a neural programming tool called "mickey" that creates "Mary Sue" plot commandos with a "Robo-Cop" flaw that provides some opportunity for high jinx。 Over all， it was a light and entertaining story; however， the perpetual "inside" movies （and other geekness） references and occasional soapbox gave it a lot more a a casual feel that was probably intended。 Then again， the level of belief suspension required here was pretty significant， so maybe that wasn't as bad as it seemed to me。 Unfortunately I never really connected with any of the characters。 Part of this was the pacing and somewhat mechanical nature of the plot that the humor just couldn't dig itself out of （which I think was supposed to do the heavy lifting here， but humor is hit or miss at best and it missed with me here）。 Mostly this has a potential is be a "B" movie style classic 。。。 I was given this free review copy （ARC） audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review。#TheSecretAudiobookClub #TheCrimsonDeathbringer #CJGrey 。。。more
Norma
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（ Format : Audiobook ） "Real men don't dance。" Jim Herrison， a first rate fighter pilot， had been about to propose to his girlfriend Liz Lopez， a four times award winning acrobatic flier on Christmas Eve。 It didn't happen。 Instead， the couple， with two other known terrorists， or freedom fighters， dependent on your point of view， were awaiting death by firing squad when rescued at the final moment by fun loving aliens。 With a plan。 The Akakies were technologically very advanced， even more so than （ Format : Audiobook ） "Real men don't dance。" Jim Herrison， a first rate fighter pilot， had been about to propose to his girlfriend Liz Lopez， a four times award winning acrobatic flier on Christmas Eve。 It didn't happen。 Instead， the couple， with two other known terrorists， or freedom fighters， dependent on your point of view， were awaiting death by firing squad when rescued at the final moment by fun loving aliens。 With a plan。 The Akakies were technologically very advanced， even more so than their avressive， war loving neighbours， the Xortaages。 But the Akakies were also self declared 'pussies' so looked to the humans to fight a war on their behalf， encouraged the invasion of earth。This is a rather bizarre alien invasion story， with oppressive leaders， both of human and alien variety，with a couple of laughing pranksrer， colorfully clothed AkakiesTo be continued 。。。more
john s moore
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A good readA good read that got me more and more interested as I read chapter after chapter。 I was looking for another author I could follow and find books to read and glad I tried this book。 I hope the rest are up to this standard as then I have a few more books to read。
Sean Robins
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The narrator of this audiobook is a genius！ I obviously know the book by heart， and still I can't stop listening to it over and over again。 A job very well done！ The narrator of this audiobook is a genius！ I obviously know the book by heart， and still I can't stop listening to it over and over again。 A job very well done！ 。。。more
Scott Sammons
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Well written。 Good basic alien invasion sci-fi。The usual tropes， slightly jumpy， very predictable。 The dialog is superior and action sequences are much better than average。 If I only read one book of this style I would have enjoyed it more， sadly I have read far too many。
Joe
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A good readThe heroes， and there were many， win after so many losses of fellow travelers。 Very interesting that another alien helps save earth。
Wendy
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Lots of blood， violence， death and nerd sci-fi referencesThe story builds in intensity with lots of casualties on both sides。 The human protagonists fight desperately but many don’t survive。 Mixed in with the end of the world drama is some humor， pranking， and snarky male ego。 There are lots of POV shifts， and many characters。 Like Bond girls， once the hero likes them， the favored characters don’t survive long。 The pro-human aliens are quirky; the enemy aliens are basically space-faring human ba Lots of blood， violence， death and nerd sci-fi referencesThe story builds in intensity with lots of casualties on both sides。 The human protagonists fight desperately but many don’t survive。 Mixed in with the end of the world drama is some humor， pranking， and snarky male ego。 There are lots of POV shifts， and many characters。 Like Bond girls， once the hero likes them， the favored characters don’t survive long。 The pro-human aliens are quirky; the enemy aliens are basically space-faring human barbarians with blue blood。 There’s no need for negotiations as executions are much more efficient。 Gazillions of people die through a variety of causes—telepathic brain melting， space shootouts， ground combat engagements， and assassinations。There’s some relationship building， some political layering， lots of banter， and lots of death。 Did I mention that key characters get biffed？ Yeah。 Was sort of a shock， and I had to reread to see if it was a prank。 Big sigh。 Nope。 Just lots of characters trimmed out of the story by the end。 The ones who are left are not ones I found to be very compelling， so I won’t be reading the next book。 There are lots of typos—mostly missing words。 Some spelling errors。 And lots of killing。 Yeah， so the few characters who survive are going to need medication and trauma therapy。 Reader， consider yourself warned。 。。。more
Per Gunnar
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This was a bit of a disappointment。 Maybe I should have been paying more attention to all the superlatives and references to Game of Thrones in the book blurb。 It is usually not a good sign when the author embellishes the book blurb with a bunch of nonsense like that。Anyway， the story idea was not too bad but it’s implementation was。 There’s just too many elements that I do not like in this book。For starters the writing is mostly of cheap TV-Show quality。 Sometimes a book can be a fun read anywa This was a bit of a disappointment。 Maybe I should have been paying more attention to all the superlatives and references to Game of Thrones in the book blurb。 It is usually not a good sign when the author embellishes the book blurb with a bunch of nonsense like that。Anyway， the story idea was not too bad but it’s implementation was。 There’s just too many elements that I do not like in this book。For starters the writing is mostly of cheap TV-Show quality。 Sometimes a book can be a fun read anyway but in this book it is not。 The Akakies are supposedly the galaxies “pranksters”。 Well that might have been fine if it was done with a bit of finesse but here it is just juvenile for the most part。 It is also done in all the wrong places。 Hot tip: don’t piss of the people you’re expecting to help your race survive！Then there is the unnecessary moralizing and finger pointing。 An author trying to shove his moral and social opinions down the readers throat is a star-remover for me。 The author makes a big fuss about smoking which was totally unnecessary。There is also a lot of mentions of racism but it is mostly nonsense statements and you get the feeling that the author desperately tries to cater for the woke audience。 Statements like “If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck， it’s a freaking racist。” coming out of the blue with little or no context or rationalization behind it has no place in a book targeted for even a half-intelligent audience。The book is part of a series but I think I will give the rest of the series a pass。 。。。more
Lenron Brown
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I thought this was a pretty awesome book！ Definitely loved all the pranks that were played。 Also I want one of those viper fighters。 Also I totally wish it was possible to have things that I wanted to learn upload it into my brain。
Homer J Rice
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Really badI don’t normally post reviews but I thought maybe I could save someone from this waste of time。 The plot， the characters， the pseudoscience were all just plain bad。 I couldn’t finish the whole thing， and that is saying a lot。
Ray
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Too cute by half and really quite boring。
Richard Gautier
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Good Fun ReadGood fun read， just like the title says。 Nothing earth shattering， but that's the point; this is pure entertainment without apology。 Can't wait for the next installment！！ Good Fun ReadGood fun read， just like the title says。 Nothing earth shattering， but that's the point; this is pure entertainment without apology。 Can't wait for the next installment！！ 。。。more
Nikki
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I don't usually write a review but I thought it's only fair to support a good author if you want them to write more books and become a full time author ;）Even though this is Sean's first book but he's no amateur （After all you can't judge a book by it's cover！） The story is full of surprises and it is just the right amount of everything！ It is not just alien invasion as you know it， it is a fast paced action， good humor （some of them are a laugh out loud ）， pop culture reference（if you were born I don't usually write a review but I thought it's only fair to support a good author if you want them to write more books and become a full time author ;）Even though this is Sean's first book but he's no amateur （After all you can't judge a book by it's cover！） The story is full of surprises and it is just the right amount of everything！ It is not just alien invasion as you know it， it is a fast paced action， good humor （some of them are a laugh out loud ）， pop culture reference（if you were born in the 80's you'll love it even more！） and fantastic characters （don't get too attached！）。 There was never a dull moment in this book I highly recommend。 Thank you Sean！ 。。。more
Michael
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All of the 5 star reviews must be from family and friends - this one had a lot of potential， but it was really ruined with an overabundance of on-liners， gags， movie quotes， etc。， in an unsuccessful attempt at humor that would appeal to junior high boys; it reminds me of advice I received in a high school speech class that went along the lines of don’t try to be funny if you’re not。 Take that out， along with a good editor， and this one had the potential to be really good and make me want to read All of the 5 star reviews must be from family and friends - this one had a lot of potential， but it was really ruined with an overabundance of on-liners， gags， movie quotes， etc。， in an unsuccessful attempt at humor that would appeal to junior high boys; it reminds me of advice I received in a high school speech class that went along the lines of don’t try to be funny if you’re not。 Take that out， along with a good editor， and this one had the potential to be really good and make me want to read the sequel。 As it is， I feel like I lost several hours of my life and won’t be continuing to the sequel。 If you are a science fiction fan， I would give this one a pass。 。。。more
Nicatel
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Sono MOLTO perplesso nel vedere su Goodreads tanti commenti entusiasti per questo romanzo， che a mio parere vale ben poco。 E' un romanzo quasi-autopubblicato， scritto da uno scrittore entusiasta ma alle prime armi， e si vede。 La trama è la classica invasione aliena sulla Terra， un tema così sfruttato che è difficile trovare qualcosa di nuovo e/o di interessante， e difatti qui c'è poco。 Diciamo che forse può piacere a chi non ha più di quattordici anni e non ha mai letto o visto nient'altro di fa Sono MOLTO perplesso nel vedere su Goodreads tanti commenti entusiasti per questo romanzo， che a mio parere vale ben poco。 E' un romanzo quasi-autopubblicato， scritto da uno scrittore entusiasta ma alle prime armi， e si vede。 La trama è la classica invasione aliena sulla Terra， un tema così sfruttato che è difficile trovare qualcosa di nuovo e/o di interessante， e difatti qui c'è poco。 Diciamo che forse può piacere a chi non ha più di quattordici anni e non ha mai letto o visto nient'altro di fantascienza。Il problema più grosso è che Robins ha voluto mischiare troppe cose: a volte racconta in prima persona， a volte in terza， a volte è splatter （i suoi protagonisti uccidono chiunque senza alcuna remora） e a volte è （vorrebbe） essere umoristico senza però riuscirci。 Caspita， Robins， se tu dici che gli alieni "buoni" sono noti come "i burloni della galassia" perché fanno scherzi insulsi e senza senso， allora li devi infilare in un romanzo umoristico， non devi metterli a fare scherzi tra un massacro e l'altro！ Stonano， stonano troppo。 E se mi fai morire dei personaggi principali o comprimari （e qui francamente ne muoiono in po' troppi）， non farlo all'improvviso dicendo "fu colpito alla testa da un laser"， e finita lì。Poteva essere carina l'idea di infilarci citazioni di film e telefilm nerd， ma non a sproposito e tanto per fare: se poi teniamo conto che il romanzo si svolge nel 2048， è quasi imbarazzante vedere personaggi che citano frasi di film di settant'anni prima。Naturalmente， nello slancio entusiasta del neofita， Robins non si è accontentato di un romanzo ma ne ha fatto l'immancabile trilogia: in ogni caso questo romanzo è autoconclusivo， quindi ci si può accontentare senza proseguire oltre。Una nota finale sull'edizione italiana cartacea: non ho idea di come operi questa casa editrice， ma possibile che non ci sia una persona che controlli le bozze prima della stampa？ Non parlo dei refusi di battitura， che peraltro sono pochi: parlo proprio dell'impaginazione stessa。 E' evidentissimo che questo libro è stato impaginato con il controllo dei paragrafi settato sull'inglese e non sull'italiano: ci sono CENTINAIA di parole che vanno a capo in modo sbagliato （rel-ativamente， as-colterete， indi-etro， ten-erla， el-emento， sec-ondario， squadrig-lia， e così via）。 Bastava leggerne due pagine per accorgersene。 Questo è segno di evidente sciatteria da parte della casa editrice， o di poco rispetto per il cliente。Postilla sulla nota finale della quarta di copertina: chi frequenta un po' la fantascienza sa che il termine "space opera" in italiano rimane "space opera"， e non si traduce in "opera spaziale"！ 。。。more
J。D。 Schechter
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