Space Academy Dropouts

Space Academy, Book 1

De: C.T. Phipps, Michael Suttkus

Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer

"Boldly going because they're completely lost."

The newly renamed Vance Turbo has sabotaged his own career at Space Fleet Academy due to a desire to atone for a training accident. Unfortunately, his actions result in him getting press-ganged into an expendable crew of misfits recruited by a legendary starship captain. Their mission? To recover a collection of lost sun-destroying missiles that could restart a galactic war. Unfortunately, Vance is smart enough to know something is wrong with this picture. After all, no sane person would recruit this crew to save the universe.

Space Academy is an all-new series from the hilarious duo of C.T. Phipps (Supervillainy Saga, Agent G) and Michael Suttkus (I Was a Teenage Weredeer, Lucifer's Star) that lampoons the space opera as well as military science fiction genres.

©2022 C.T. Phipps and Michael Suttkus (P)2022 Podium Audio

Hilarious sci-fi that delivers

What do you get when you take a group of unqualified underdogs fresh out of the Space Fleet Academy? You get a fun book that is snarky and inspiring. This book reminded me of the police academy movies but in space. Even the main character's name, Vance Turbo, made me laugh. The snarky AI, Trish, was one of my favorite characters. I particularly enjoyed the Star Trek, Starship Troopers, and James (or Jennifer) Bond movie references. Of course, there are many other pop culture references along the way. Overall, this is a light comedy space adventure that is a fun and quick read. If you are looking for a science fiction story that doesn't take itself seriously and has a lot of good laughs along the way. The narrator does a great job with the voices too. I highly recommended it!

I've found a kindred spirit(s)

After I started listening to this, I quickly realized this was my kind of scifi! I laughed out loud several times - loved the "Easter Eggs" referencing cherished scifi programs of our past.

If you love scifi - I definitely recommend Space Academy Dropouts!

Pop space opera

If you’re a fan of fun banter and pop culture reference of other space operas, this will be up your alley

I like the space aspect

I liked this book because it was set in space also it has been my life long dream to travel in space

Fun, entertaining, adventurous!

Space Academy Dropouts
by C.T. Phipps, Michael Suttkus

Now these two authors write such great books that it's hard to explain what really makes them stand out. I love all their books but this one was the best one so far in my opinion.

The dropouts from the Space Academy are "recruited" (or die), by a Space hero for a secret mission. Our snarky but loveable dropout we follow is Vance. Phipps has a way of creating characters that really make you remember them, even the side characters. Each character in here is so unique and enjoyable or totally different/creative in personality or species it's a total brain treat! Even the small primate General, that is the enemy, is kind of endearing in a weird way. He thinks he is right! The ship's computer that decides to possess a sexbot to get new input. She is strange but funny!

But characters are not the only thing this book and these authors use to make great books! The dialogue makes the story flow and kept me giggling! Lots of references to movies and books. Snark but not too snarky. Unpredictable and a pure joy to read! The dialogue really brings the characters to life!

Lots of action, twists, humor, but we do lose a few characters along the way... it's deadly out in space! It's also interesting to get a grasp of the story's history, bad guys, god like characters, and more. Really expands the world building which is also done so well! All while I read, smile, and thoroughly enjoyed myself! Can't wait for book two!
Terrific narration!

A good fun start to a new series!

Good fun characters with some interesting backstory. Great narrator in Jeffrey Kafer as always. Alien species could have been fleshed out a little more for my taste. They were a little one note and vague. Very enjoyable listen. Would recommend.

Not just a dropout

The book was enjoyable. Jeffery Kafer, as usual, did a great job narrating. The book starts off with the main character getting himself kicked out of the space academy, then negotiates his way in to just dropping out. The first scene gives a hint as to what his personality is all about. There is quite a bit of sarcastic comedy throughout the book, which really made it enjoyable. The book was expertly crafted as lighthearted, and serious at the same time.

Funny as hell

if your looking for a good story and a good laugh this is it . Author's must have been smoking some good stuff and drunk as hell when they wrote it.lol

Your Mission Vance...

Vince Turbo has a heart of gold with a nice side of snark. He is thrown into a position way above his training & comfort zone and is the first one to tell anyone that.

Meet the crew. A decorated war hero, his former girlfriend, a mischievous AI, and a wide variety of humans and aliens of all types, shapes, colors, sizes, and attitudes. This ragtag group of misfits are tasked to complete an impossible assignment with death most likely being the outcome. Let the humor, action, plot twists, drama, eye rolling, destruction and mayhem begin.

C.T. Phipps and Michael Suttkus are at it again and back to space they go. Space Academy Dropouts is a wonderful first edition to their newest series. Plot driven with sarcasm in all the right places. Jeffry Kafer's narrative performance is again magnificent. He really knows how to capture the personality of each character.

Can't wait until their next adventure.. and look it magically appeared in my Audible library... squee...

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It was different then what I usually read. It was a little confusing with the voices in his e.