AL:ICE Boxed Set

Books 1-4

By: Charles Lamb

Narrated by: David Drummond

AL:ICE: Captain Jacob Thomas USMC is a divorced combat veteran just trying to get his life back on track. Returning to the Marine Corps after a failed attempt at reconciliation with his estranged wife, Jake volunteers for an experiment that catapults him into a future where humanity has been stripped of 200 years of technological advancements and more than half its population. With the help of a faceless benefactor named Alice, he starts a journey to put Earth back on a path to recovery.

AL:ICE-9: With the help of the ALICE systems, Jake Thomas has successfully faced off with the hostile NeHaw three times. As he works to assemble a space fleet to address the expanding NeHaw aggression, terrestrial challenges at home continue to pile up, and the threat of a two-front war looms ahead.

AL:ICE: Resurrection: With unexplained transmissions originating in Europe, and an alien visitor with questionable motives, Jake is awash in new challenges on Earth and in space. Can the activity in Europe be a sign of troubles to come, or is it an indication of allies waiting to be discovered?

AL:ICE: Space War: Jake finds himself once again fighting a two-front war, one in space and one on the home front.

©2014 CW Lamb (P)2021 Tantor

Intrigue and romance but too much T&A

Loved the story itself, great challenges to overcome, interesting aliens and normal human struggles that are a constant in our world. Unfortunately I rolled my eyes a lot when he describes the relationships with women a bit too much of a man’s fantasy.

Even for space opera, just OK

In addition to the harem thing as others have said (which is also not believable and one-dimensional - if the writer insisted on this arc, it could have been done with a lot more emotion.), the story lacks some basic dealing with space issues. (SPOILER: how can a ship/station protect Earth from the edge of the solar system? Space stuff 101, remember what Bean figured out?).
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I mean, it's worth a credit if you have nothing else to listen to (I am waiting for a bunch of equals to come out) and there ARE some cool concepts, and when doing dishes and laundry it's fine.
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The narrator was fine - I can nitpick the way he did the women, but overall, it was fine.

perfect man gets a harem

MC is perfect. so boring, story is ok but vanilla, only 4 books deep but nothing stands out except some ppl get all the luck.

great reading

great reading great story got me reading all the way to the end great new thoughts on world restart

the story

one of the best books I listened to. good job. what is the next book after or before this story ?