Against All Odds

A Military Sci-Fi Series (Grimm's War, Book 1)

By: Jeffery H. Haskell

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Wrong crew. Wrong ship. Right captain.

Idealistic navy Lieutenant Jacob Grimm just wanted to honor his mother's sacrifice in the last great war. When he's forced to return fire and destroy a squadron of ships to save his own, he thinks he's the hero....

Until they discover the ships are full of children.

Disgraced and denied promotion, Jacob's career is over. That is until the head of ONI needs a disposable officer to command a battered destroyer on the rim.

There's just one problem: Interceptor hasn't had a CO in months, and the ship is a mess. Worse, the system he's assigned to is corrupt and on the verge of all-out civil war with the Alliance.

However, no one told Jacob he was disposable.

Pirates, smugglers, and Caliphate spies complicate the situation, and one captain with an old ship can't enforce the law, let alone stop anyone.

The single greatest discovery of all time is about to change intergalactic politics forever. If Jacob doesn't find a way to succeed, then it won't just be the end of the Alliance, it will be the end of freedom for humanity.

From USA Today best-selling author Jeffery H. Haskell comes a military science-fiction epic in the tradition of Honor Harrington and Star Trek. If you love heroes and starships, you will love to stand with Commander Jacob T. Grimm against all odds. You're in the navy now!

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Not bad at all

My only complaint is the narrator at times going between voices. Other than that, I recommend it.

Sign me up for the next one.

The LT is a little too perfect and I can see that pulling me out of the story in the future. Otherwise, I am fully engrossed in this series and can't wait for a second installment.

good beginning

good background and character development for the first of the series. i look forward to following these careers and exploits.

Good military sci-fi

Good Military sci-fi. It was an easy listen with a very linear plot and no real surprises. But it was well written and engaging and avoided anything super stupid that sometimes plagues these type stories. The 'worlds' political story could use some work (Really, United Systems Alliance (USA) versus evil Space Muslims) but it is no worse than other major books that pick other 'popular' bad guys to beat up on (Evil space CEO's ring a bell?)

Political intrigue on the fringe of civilised space

I’ve gotten several space operas under my belt in the last several years. I found this tome to be intelligently crafted, true to its roots in military tradition, spacefaring adventure, and just plain FUN! - what a great adventure and rise from the ashes start to a new series … it was hard not to listen almost straight through - I’m already looking forward to the next installment! All around a real honest to goodness hidden gem and well worth a monthly credit!