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Livesuit

The Captive's War

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Livesuit

By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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 The first novella set in the universe of James S. A. Corey's epic Captive's War series.

Humanity's war is eternal, spread across the galaxy and the ages. Humanity's best hope to end the endless slaughter is the Livesuit forces. Soldiers meld their bodies to the bleeding edge technology, becoming something more than human for the duration of a war that might never end.©2024 Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (P)2024 Recorded Books Adventure First Contact Military Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera War

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wouldn't usually choose this kind of genre, but was sold on it by the name alone. glad of it because one book and one novella in I'm 100% invested. fantatsic writing as always

100% invested in this new world

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Livesuit is a great snapshot into an aspect of The Captive's War universe that we haven't yet seen. It's a soulful and contemplative look at the front line of a technologically driven war and what the impacts might be for those involved, it's a good book. The "haven't seen yet" part is what triggers the mild disappointment, after "The Mercy of Gods" I eagerly spent a credit on Livesuit not realizing that it is a very shot interim novella rather than either a continuation of the main story arc or a separate novel introducing a new part of the arc. This was my mistake of course but I suspect I wasn't alone in this error. I look forward to finding out what happens next with the Dafyd and the workgroup.

A soulful story but slightly disappointing

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just like the expanse this writing is right and the narration is top class.

Terrifying ideas excellent narration.

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Was pleasantly surprised to see this in the list. The Memory's Legion set of books added some important context and story to The Expanse. This and I hope more to follow does the same for the Captive's War.

The linear story jumps around a lot, but that's intentional I think. Humanity has spread far and wide among the stars and is being constantly attacked by the enemy, which from humanities perspective are the Caryx et al. Solar systems are decimated and news of their demise can take years to filter through. The use of time dilation is well done to show the sheer scope of space and the effects of relativity.

The narrator was good. Not a lot of range between characters but enough to notice and overall an easy voice to follow.

Worth the listen, even if it could have been an hour longer.

Adds some nice context to the Captive's War

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I really enjoyed this. I probably preferred it to Mercy of God's which I had just finished. It stands on its own so you don't need prior knowledge of its parent book. Short,sweet with an excellent story line and engaging characters. More please

Engaging short story

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