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Aces

By: Craig Alanson
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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Children are not supposed to rescue their parents, life is supposed to be the other way around. And rescues aren't supposed to be needed on the trip out to the new colony planet Valhalla. Slow, yes. Boring, yes. Dangerous? No, the trip is not supposed to be dangerous, never has been.

When thieves attack the transport ship to steal an ancient alien artifact, and young Kaylee and her brother, Manny, are cut off from their parents, they have to stop the thieves from getting what they want, because once the thieves have the artifact, they're not leaving any witnesses.

©2016 Craig Alanson (P)2017 Podium Publishing

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Great for kids

good book for maybe 8-15 year olds. but I still enjoyed it as an adult.

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Good, but...

Certainly a boom that is safe for kids, it there lies my reservations. It was kind of boring for an adult.

With that said I do love the Expeditionary Force! Just finished with the 12th installment and loved each book enough to where I am gonna listen to all television again.

Thanks Craig!

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Not what I was expecting

If you’re hoping for an expeditionionary force quality book, this is not going to happen. Hard to believe it’s the same author honestly. It’s a good kids book but ... well not what I was hoping for I’ll just say.

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different

a little slow to start but ended up very nicely. Stick with it and I'm sure you will enjoy.

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Great fun book

Make no mistake this is a coming of age story. I found to be of the same caliber as Heinlein’s Have Space Suit Will Travel. A very fun tale with outstanding narration. I would ver much recommend this book.

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Sci-Fi with Kids, and I Enjoyed it, a Lot

Craig Alanson is one of my favorite writers. This story is certainly different from the last series I read of his, but, absolutely, no less entertaining.
MacLeod Andrews was new to me, and I look forward to his performance in the next book in this series, as I enjoyed his work, very much.

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Slow Start then Fasten your seat belt Science Fiction At it’s BEST

Great Story I can’t wait for book2.
What DID Zap Kaylee?
What new Alien adventure to follow?

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Meh.

This seemed geared toward younger readers, maybe 6th - 8th grade. Not badly written, but definitely more juvenile than Expeditionary Force. I think I'll stick with that series.

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enjoyable listening

l have enjoyed listening to the book, where two kids made a fool out of the adults.

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Nice adventure with space pirates

Great storyline that included the kids making a solid showing in dealing with space pirates! A-hoy, matey!

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