Renegade

Spiral Wars, Book 1

One thousand years after Earth was destroyed in an unprovoked attack, humanity has emerged victorious from a series of terrible wars to assure its place in the galaxy. But during celebrations on humanity’s new homeworld, the legendary Captain Pantillo of the battle carrier Phoenix is court-martialed then killed, and his deputy, Lieutenant Commander Erik Debogande, the heir to humanity’s most powerful industrial family, is framed for his murder. Assisted by Phoenix’s marine commander Trace Thakur, Erik and Phoenix are forced to go on the run as they seek to unravel the conspiracy behind their captain’s demise, pursued to the death by their own fleet. What they discover about the truth behind the wars and the nature of humanity’s ancient alien allies will shake the sentient galaxy to its core.

©2015 Joel Shepherd (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Politics?

Ok, there is another review with the tittle of "politics" on top. That other review gave this book 1 star rating. This book is a 5 star easy.
If you are a reader, chances are you read treasure island. Do you remember how boring the introduction to the book was. But then, the journey for the treasure gets on its way, the story grips you and doesn't let go until the end? Ok this book does the same thing with the only difference that it grabs and takes u on a smart, well thought out thrilling, action packed adventure that last all thru the three books in this series. He author introduces the characters and their backgrounds and sets up the background for the galaxy in which they will Interact. So yes, the first third of the book will be slow, but once that rollercoaster gets to its apex, you better hang on because you are in for....
One more thing, if you like starship combat ( who doesn't right?) you will love this book. Its combat scenes are fresh and original with a different take on the combat mechanics. Do yourself a favor and read this book.

Amazing. Far more than I expected.

Given the cover art, I was expecting little more from this book than the usual space opera heavy on space battles, and character development consisting of the usual unbelievable success after success.

This book was so much more than that. The world the author builds is deep and creative, defying just the sort of stereotypes that I had resigned myself to at the outset. An involving, believable and epic political backstory, characters who draw introspective insight from their experiences, and aliens that seem all too "human."

The voice talent is top notch too. If you've listened to any of Peter F. Hamilton's books on audible, this is the same narrator.

This was all so much more than I was expecting from what had been a quick purchase to kill some time. In the end, I believe I have found a new favorite author.

Finished the first and bought the next. Excellent!

It's bee a while wince i've listened to such a rich and captivating epic Sci-fi. I was a little hesitant because I am not a huge John Lee fan although I listened to many books he narrated. I enjoy some of Peter F. Hamilton work most of which is also narrated by John Lee but the sound editing and direction is very poor. Both the narration and the sound in this book are good!
Very much enjoyed this story. It turned out to be so much more than what i expected from the synopsis.

Another exelent work from Joel Shepherd

I enjoyed both the story and performance. The story was multi-layered with a good balance between political intrigue, ground and space battles, and interesting characters. It did start out a little slow as background was established and the lead charters were being introduced. So be patient. This audio book is defiantly worth a credit.

I have very much enjoyed this authors other work the Cassandra Kresnov Series. A series that I have listened to all the way through repeatedly.

Best SO I've heard yet

not one of my usual authors, took a chance on Joel Sheppard and wasn't disappointed. sooo good and John Lee kills it.