Assembly's Folly

Antecedents' Legacy, Book 5

By: Daniel Schinhofen

Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau

Having survived what was thought to be a suicide mission, it was time for Zander and his crew to head back to MX Hub.

A single fist wiping three behemoths off a planet—and with only two dead pilots—was considered a legendary feat. Before he departed, Abrill did her best to warn Zander that he'd likely be summoned to the Assembly.

Zander was indeed summoned, and it was looking like he'd have to leave everyone else behind. It took Lavella interceding to buy enough time for Dreams to finish their upgrade so the whole crew could go. The trip included Lavella and Vakdreak, who also had business with the Assembly.

Assembly Hub was even larger than MX Hub, being one of the two major Hubs. Zander's tactics and actions were called into question, as well as rumors of him being a heretic to the Antecedents. Friends and foes took sides, but in the end, the Assembly voted to accept his new tactics. However, that didn't stop the opposition for long.

Zander's new friendship with a lead pilot from another Assembly ship roped them and his allies from the Assembled Fist into a plan to crush Zander and his ideas. All three ships were given a new mission: to reclaim a lost world, an impossible task that had never been accomplished before. As the small strike fleet was set to leave, Zander got the approval from the captain in charge to lead all combat decisions for the mission.

Zander knew he'd have to break the box more than he already had. A world swarmed by Entoma for years wouldn't be simple to deal with, but he had options. He made his plans to deal with what they'd likely find. His actions might see him branded as a heretic or a hero, but he didn't care. All he cared about was completing the mission with as many pilots alive as possible.

©2025 Daniel J. Schinhofen (P)2026 Podium Audio

love this series

love this series couldn’t put it down can’t wait to read the next book. Kind of wondering whether or not they ever find a way for the pilots to settle down and have kids.

Extremely enjoyable listen

This next volume of a US soldier in another universe is very rewarding. It was an excellent listen from beginning to end as several storylines got wrapped up and new ones appeared. I am not sure how close we are to the end of the series, but even if it ended here, I would be very satisfied. I do hope for more, however.

can't wait for the next book to drop

can we get a round of applause for the narrator. seriously, I've never seen the lady deliver less than a fantastic performance. I'm a fan of this gentleman's writing and I recommend this story to anybody reading this review. now that I'm at the ending of this book I am at least consoled by the fact that the sequel will be releasing I believe on February 1st in just a couple days. if only it was a dual release with audio coupled with the ebook. unfortunately it's just a book but I don't mind coming back when the audio drops. I would kind of like to see the sentient slime people have pilots who don't fight on the battlefield but utilize some sort of Battlefield mechanical suit to retrieve down equipment or do repairs just behind friendly lines kind of like a core men or Battlefield medic. who knows what the future holds for this story and our beloved cast of characters. well done to everybody who had a hand in bringing this story to us, the audiobook listeners.

0 interesting story

All right I like stories about Mecha hopefully this writer will continue the story a little bit longer I had a interesting characters and a scenario I could totally see something like this happening to somebody but a little less energetic a few more books