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Vanguard

By: Christopher G. Nuttall
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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Summary

The third trilogy in the hit Ark Royal series begins now!

HMS Vanguard is the most powerful battleship ever to be commissioned by the Royal Navy, but she is not a happy ship. Her commanding officer is eccentric, rarely seen on the bridge; her former XO has deserted his post; and her first middy is resentful because he hasn't been promoted as he deserves....

But when a first contact mission goes badly wrong, HMS Vanguard and her crew are plunged into an interstellar war against a new and deadly alien threat. And if they don't make it back to friendly space in time, they will merely be the first to die in a new interstellar war.

©2016 Christopher G. Nuttall (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

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Brilliantly written plot and storyline that draws

Brilliantly written plot and storyline that draws you into their situation and story that evolves and expands as you listen. The series has been excellent and storyline is unfolding as drama and disaster strikes again as no plan survives first contact with your enemy

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Slow steam powered start but then goes Nuclear!

Best Trilogy of the 17 Arc Royal Books I have listened to so far.

I almost punctured my ear drums in the first 8hrs but thank goodness I did not. It suddenly explodes like an A Bomb, it gets better in the 2nd book of Trilogy (book 8 of series) going into meltdown and then goes off like an H Bomb in the concluding book.

An outstanding space opera. The best.

Just make sure you have no sharp objects nearby when listening to first half.

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Absolutely Amazing

what a story just absolutely brilliant, fantastic continuing story already hitting play on next book. Good job.

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Easy listens, engaging stories.

very engaging. fun. not challenging. well performed. really enjoy Listers performance. will get the next.

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great book 😀 👍

a very good book 😀 the book series is great Love the story I highly recommend listening to this book and the series 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

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this time it's not the humans fault.

another great story from a great author with some nice and interesting characters. I look forward to the next book to see what happens next.

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great

cant help but get lost in them. a really good listen! makes you look forward to the rest.

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Brilliant!!! best of the entire series so far

best work so far by the Nuttall and the performer,for the Ark Royal series.

couldn't stop listening!!!!

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A great military sci-fi novel

This is right out of the top drawer. I listened to it avidly and wanted more when it was done. Brit sci-fi fans will absolutely love this.

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Not quite as Expected

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I Liked the Story, but there were times when there was a jump in the story leaving you wondering if a chapter had been left out, a chunk of download missing. It gave me the impression that this had been hurried. Was this worth the purchase, I think only if there will be a followup Book 8 in this series.

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