Recon: A War to the Knife

De: Rick Partlow

Narrado por: Kyle McCarley

Tyler Callas is the pampered heir of a high-level Corporate Council executive, groomed from birth to take a seat beside her as a member of the ruling class of the Commonwealth society. But the bloody war with the alien Tahni has hit close to home and Tyler wants to join the military, something his powerful mother won't allow.

Desperate to escape her control, Tyler changes his identity to Randall Munroe, a product of the poverty-stricken Underground, and enlists in the Marines. There, he flourishes, becoming a member of an elite Force Recon unit and striking deep behind enemy lines. But when his platoon is assigned to take back the colony on Demeter from the Tahni, the mission falls apart, most of his comrades are killed, and Munroe is wounded, separated from his unit and left for dead on an enemy occupied world. With no other choice, he organizes the civilian colonists into a resistance movement and begins fighting against the occupation with limited supplies and no support. As the situation becomes more and more desperate, what began as a high-tech, interstellar conflict will become a war to the knife....

©2017 Rick Partlow (P)2017 Tantor

Narrator sounds like Pee-Wee Herman

Those cartoonish voices and silly accents of the narrator’s spoil the book! Story is good, but if I heard the term, GAUS RIFLE once, I heard it one thousand times. Yeesh!

Good book

Although it started a little slow, it turned out to be a great read. Another great book by this author!

Great Main Character, excellent descriptions

I loved the view of a man just trying to survive. The choices made while trying to weigh morale. The author isn’t afraid to kill off characters, and he isnt afraid to leave the ones you don’t like. Honestly great space war novel.

The military scifi I've been looking for

Great narration. Great story. I will be reading more in the series. Great work, Rick and Kyle!!

Could not handle narrator while dizzy w/nausea

I listened to a few hours, but the “pee wee Herman”-ish voice, along with his pauses after each sentence made me feel worse. Maybe it was like sea-sickness I could get over… Rick Partlow is a decent writer, but not his best. My review may not be fair? By Rick L. April 30,2024

I couldn’t continue

I really like Rick Partlow’s novels. I couldn’t continue listening to this. I found the narrator’s voice and mannerisms too annoying. He reminds me of Sheldon from Big Bang Theory. It is very rare I will quit an ebook due to a narrator.

Not a lot to make you stay

Starts off okayish but kinda just plays out nothing really made me stay... not bad not great let's try book 2

Great Story Line, bad narration

I made it through a couple of hours but...the narrator's voice was too much and I couldn't take it anymore. I see that the series is being re-narrated but, unfortunately, not offered yet. But looking forward to it when it's available.