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First Conquest Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

David VanDyke (Author), Mark Boyett (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,595 ratings
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Book #1 of the Stellar Conquest series...In 2115, EarthFleet sends its best warships and bravest Marines on a one-way trip to conquer an alien star system - to win or die trying.

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  1. Listening Length
    5 hours and 24 minutes
  2. Author
    David VanDyke
  3. Narrator
    Mark Boyett
  4. Audible release date
    November 7, 2013
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Audible Studios
  7. ASIN
    B00GJ6H7IW
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 5 hours and 24 minutes
Author David VanDyke
Narrator Mark Boyett
Audible.com Release Date November 07, 2013
Publisher Audible Studios
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00GJ6H7IW
Best Sellers Rank #307,834 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#20,068 in Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#99,238 in Science Fiction (Books)

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fleet action not space opera
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2017
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Great military scifi for a rainy day. Basically an account of a space invasion from the perspective of some senior NCO infantry, the fleet admiral, and some pilots. It is an easy 2-3 hour read. It is possible to begin "mid-series" -- the author provides enough context for the reader to easily figure out any critical backstory so that nothing is really lost in the current action. Character development isn't extensive and any deeper social commentary (rulers versus conquerors, etc) is only sketched out, but that's not the point of the book. There's enough there to build a series or universe around for those readers that want to come back to some old friends or pique their curiosity about the character's futures.
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Bill Routt
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018
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This was a fun book to read. It had interesting science fiction tecn\hnology in it, and moved quickly. Basically, the whole book was one battle, and my only criticism (4 instead of 5 stars) was that the plot was a little thin because of that. But , I enjoyed it, and plan to read the sequel.
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JeffD
5.0 out of 5 stars Punching above its weight - The Star Ship Conquest takes the battle to the Meme.
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018
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Starship Conquest is first book of the Plague Wars series. Earth has been attacked by the Meme and after a massive conflict have repulsed them.

Now it is earth's turn to strike back. The star ship Conquest has been launched at relativistic speeds towards a Meme colony. On board are a million colonists in hibernation and a whole fleet of warships, smaller craft and special service soldiers. Their mission is to conquer the planet, repulse the Meme and establish their own colony. Unfortunately, guarding the planet is a massive battle star, far larger than any ever before known and earth's finest are fighting against the odds. Adding pressure is the knowledge that earth was facing a second wave and because of the limitation of light-speed communication, they won't know if earth survived for another 25 years...

This is an excellent yarn. Earthmen taking on a superior force and through ingenuity and sacrifice... Well, I won't spoil the plot, but take it from me, it is a very good read.
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Wandering_97340
3.0 out of 5 stars Action packed, but too many cliched characters
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023
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Tempo is good, story / plot is okay, but the author drops every military cliche and stereotype in the book as he's writing his story. It became tiresome.
Example: The sergeant-major who challenges everyone in formation and when she has someone respond and defeats him, she then calls out his first-line supervisor and rips off their rank? Yeah, public shaming is always an effective leadership technique in this scenario, even in the future. It seems like all questionable actions by characters in this novel are based on the exigency of the circumstances. That gets old.
The author's portrayal of his military characters did not lend more authenticity to them; he created caricatures.
He also created too many convenient "Alamo" situations for my taste, ie: Only ONE thing will save the mission, and that ONE THING keeps the story moving forward. Next chapter. Rinse. Repeat.
I don't regret reading the book, but I will not be continuing on.
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WreckEm711
4.0 out of 5 stars Great start to the series.
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018
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I got this book for free on Kindle through Bookbub!

I’ve never read any of David Vandyke’s books going into this one, had no expectations, and ended up reading this every chance I got, even if it was only a few pages at a time.

This book was really engrossing, and had me neglecting responsibilities and family to reach the finish line. The pacing was excellent, the combat depiction was excellent, it had great characters, and triumphant twists.

As soon as I finished it I purchased the next book, Desolator: Conquest, and can’t wait to continue through this series!

I highly recommend this book if you enjoy sci-fi movies or games, it read like playing through a campaign of Halo.
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Tom Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Too good for a night preceding Things To Do -
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2015
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Mr. VanDyke might not be able to write a bad book. Spacemonsters , Jules Vernish previews of the future , grisly battle scenes, love stories, heroic sagas, near future dystopia and utopian dreams partly come to reality - and in deathgrip struggles for winning - more than palatable philosophical musings of several characters - big trick to pull off for an older reader who has heard too much of that , or thought so - personal and court type intrigues, wry humor that sometimes bursts out into guffaw inducing plain funny , some puns that are so tastefully underdone as to be fresh... and you can dance to it in the windmills of your mind. All in each book , and sometimes several concurrent instances of several o' them thangs with different characters , all who have become friends. Spooky is great , though seemingly a Machiavellian(sp?) sort - Skull , he sounds like the kind of loner weirdo that reminds me of myself a little and some of my best friends in this life. Reaper , Zeke Jr.,
Reaper's hubby , The Admiral , many of these characters' personas somewhat drawn respectfully and tastefully from Star Trek folks of yore, there is no way I can talk about or type about this books and the preceding volumes without complex , compound , run -on sentences and histrionic babbling. That good. Really , that good.
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Voracious Veraciousness
5.0 out of 5 stars Another in a great string of great rides!
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015
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This was a another book in a string of wonderful books, beginning with the Plague Wars series (still being written-to) and progressing through this first of the five books of the Stellar Conquest series.

It has been a fantastic ride, each book with a new set of twists and rolls through the fabric of a plausible galaxy starting in our own times today. His characters have remained with us, a collection of dutiful, farsighted, a-political (with one fascinating and initially, highly unlikely exception), honorable men and women who break stereotypes.

As a series should be read in its entirety, I feel it's best to state all of this up-front, and I did, so readers will stick with the series. This review primarily reiterates what I've said in the other reviews.

Thanks, David, to the stupendous ride from our near future and out into the Galaxy!
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Vic
5.0 out of 5 stars Typical VanDyke!!
Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2018
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More of the excellent characters, action and storyline that VanDyke is known for. Planet sized weapons, unrelenting enemies and epic battles - in space and on the ground make this and all of his books real page turners. I'm always sorry to get to the end of a book, but eager to start the next one.
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Deepak Menon
5.0 out of 5 stars Thrills galore all the way
Reviewed in India on October 22, 2018
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Starship Conquest : (First Conquest) by David VanDyke is meant for the YA who can not sit for a moment without having something to keep their blood racing! A thrilling space war Sci Fi novel full of innovation in future warfare in Extra Terrestrial Space with human emotion and nobility thrown in exhibited by powerful protagonists - as a Sci Fi Author myself, I have no hesitation saying that this book deserves the 5 Stars I am awarding it
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ND
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2018
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i like it
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Pete Bennett
4.0 out of 5 stars The Eden lague team fghtingfor acolony in inter-stellar space
Reviewed in Australia on December 8, 2018
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The saga continues many years into the future. Well-written as usual and reminiscent of the "Crimson Wars" , but still good reading entertainment.
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Rayc
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2016
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A good read. Can be read as a stand alone novel but it'll make more sense if you've read the later books in the Eden Plague series.
I'm not a big fan of space fiction BUT I WILL be reading the rest of the series.
I'm a big fan of David's writing and I wholeheartedly recommend this as a good science fiction read, or try the Eden Plague it is even better.
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