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Fifty Degrees South

The Burns Series, Book 1

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Fifty Degrees South

By: M.M. Holt
Narrated by: David McCallion
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1803. The Napoleonic Wars. A Royal Navy warship is ordered to pursue an enemy frigate to the icy waters far south in the Indian Ocean. There, it must capture the enemy ship and retrieve a mysterious sea chest, contents unknown, failure not permitted.

For the determined young captain and his eager crew, this already dangerous mission turns into a battle with a mysterious vessel that appears not in the sea, but unbelievably, impossibly, in the sky above.

But nothing could prepare the crew for what lay beyond the 50th latitude of south.

Embark on an astonishing adventure in Fifty Degrees South, the action-packed, science fiction novel that listeners around the world can't turn off.

©2018 M.M. Holt (P)2022 M.M. Holt Fiction First Contact Genre Fiction Historical Science Fiction Sea Adventures Thriller & Suspense Adventure
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narator brilliant spell binding story love it from start to finish with a hell of a plot

brilliant tail fantastic story line

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I love naval stories and sci-fi so this blended perfectly! Strong story, looking forward to seeing how it developed.
Only a couple of things that dragged my rating from a 5 to a 4 overall (recognising I put 5 to the only two sub options!).
Firstly, for a full audible credit it’s quite short at 4-5 hours, so in terms of value I’d suggest this would be better value as part of a bundle (which I’ve seen done elsewhere).
The narrator has a wonderfully therapeutic voice (reminds me slightly of Ringo Starr doing Thomas the Tank engine!) and really brought the characters distinctly to life. But a couple of small mispronunciations but me more than they should - coxswain should be “cox-un” rather than “cox-wane” and I think I forecastle is “folk-sl”.
Either way, did enjoy so will find the rest of the series!

Really compelling story!

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I really enjoyed this book, very unique and a great way of telling a UFO encounter. I’m really keen to listen to the other two books in the series I hope they get released soon 

Really unique book 

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It’s a good book. But I pulled the trigger after the Constant Face Book advertising. It’s the first FB advertised I’ve bought and it’s the last.

Well narrated. And Nautical terms are accurate.

It’s also short. I have a rule not to waste a credit on a book < than 10 hours.

While interested in seeing what happens to Alex Burns. I won’t be buying the next books.

Not Master and Commander meets Stat Trek

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I enjoyed the story overall but did finish the book feeling slightly disappointed on its ending

Worth listening to

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