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    The Oncoming Storm
    The Oncoming Storm
    The Oncoming Storm
    Audiobook13 hours

    The Oncoming Storm

    Written by Christopher G. Nuttall

    Narrated by Lauren Ezzo

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    About this audiobook

    In the year 2420, war looms between the galaxy’s two most powerful empires: the tyrannical Theocracy and the protectionist Commonwealth. Caught in the middle sits the occupied outpost system Cadiz, where young officer and aristocrat Katherine “Kat” Falcone finds herself prematurely promoted at the behest of her powerful father. Against her own wishes, Kat is sent to command the Commonwealth navy’s newest warship, Lightning.

    Determined to prove she has value beyond her family name, Kat struggles to earn her crew’s respect and find her footing as the youngest captain in naval history. She soon discovers the situation on Cadiz is even worse than anyone in power anticipated. War isn’t just a possibility—it is imminent. Yet the admiral in position to bolster defenses refuses to prepare for a fight. Can Kat find a way to investigate the enemy, alert the Commonwealth, and whip an entire fleet into fighting shape before the Theocracy’s war machine destroys everything she holds dear?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 15, 2015
    ISBN9781501274343
    The Oncoming Storm
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    Christopher G. Nuttall

    Christopher G. Nuttall has been planning science-fiction books since he learned to read. Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, he studied history, which inspired him to imagine new worlds and create an alternate-history website. Those imaginings provided a solid base for storytelling and eventually led him to write novels. He’s published more than thirty novels and one novella through Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing, including the bestselling Ark Royal series. He has also published the Royal Sorceress series, the Bookworm series, A Life Less Ordinary, and Sufficiently Advanced Technology with Elsewhen Press, as well as the Schooled in Magic series through Twilight Times Books. He resides in Edinburgh with his partner, muse, and critic, Aisha. Visit his blog at www.chrishanger.wordpress.com and his website at www.chrishanger.net.

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    • 3/5
      The female protagonist made me think of that meme "was I written by a man or a woman". Kat was definitely written by a man; blonde, humble, confident, in her 20s but looks like a teenager..... there are an awful lot of strange references to pr0n throughout the book. However it's an interesting piece of space opera that could have used a better editor conversant in military terms.

      The audio version is a little strange, fading in at the start of chapters and scenes. Some questionable pronunciations: Ad-mirallity for Admiralty and I'm not sure if the pronunciation of Gibraltar as Gibb-ralter is on purpose or not. And the accents.....

      I do think I'll continue the series.

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    • 5/5
      Pretty good book. Nice mix of dialogue and action which keeps the story moving forward at a good pace. Author did a good job of making you dislike the antagonist and the action sequences have really good story telling that keeps you interested. Can’t wait to start book 2
    • 4/5
      a new space opera!Ok, I really enjoyed the beginnings of this space opera. A tad midshipman Honor Harrington meets a young Herris Serrano.I know the plot is somewhat familiar but that didn't lessen my enjoyment one iota.It's 2040 and war is on the horizon for those with eyes too see between two empires, the protectionist Commonwealth, a loosely democratic empire espousing free trade, and the Theocracy governed by religious fanatics whose main object is to convert the masses to their religious beliefs at any cost including of course mass death and destruction. (Nuttall's comments on social engineering were illuminating.)Katherine 'Kat' Falcone, daughter of a powerful industry magnate has fled the family trappings to carve out her own destiny as a naval officer. Kat suddenly finds herself in command of the navy's latest warship 'Lightning' having been leap frogged over others higher up the rung by her father's machinations. Her command is being sent to Cadiz, a nation recently annexed by the Commomwealth for its own protection from the Theocracy. Before leaving Kat's father has secretly given her data about the situation at Cadiz. What she finds is chilling. The naval battalion stationed there is in virtual stand down and not at all battle ready thanks to incompetency or the deliberation of the assigned Admiral.Kat has to lead her ship, convince her officers that she's capable of command, look for a way around the Admiral to bring the stationed battalion up to scratch, and investigate the battle readiness of the Theocracy's fleet. Of course things quickly go to 'hell in a hand basket' and Kat is faced with huge command decisions that might see her drummed out of the service--if she survives. I am certainly wanting to see how things evolve and the forthcoming challenges that face Kat and her crew.A NetGalley ARC