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Wings of Redemption
After discovering the Baranyk’s hidden fleet, Captain Coleman and the Redemption race to warn humanity. The enemy force is larger than anything ever assembled—and they’re coming.
Callan “Coda” O’Neil uncovered the truth about his father’s past, but that’s made him a threat. Stripped of command and grounded from flight, he has his sights on one return to the cockpit and take his place in the escalating war.
Aided by the Redemption’s intelligence, the Sol Fleet prepares for a battle that will decide the fate of humanity. But they’re outnumbered and outgunned. The Fleet’s only hope is a daring plan devised by Captain Coleman and the Forgotten.
Failure will hand the enemy its most devastating weapon. Success means the end of the war.
Callan “Coda” O’Neil uncovered the truth about his father’s past, but that’s made him a threat. Stripped of command and grounded from flight, he has his sights on one return to the cockpit and take his place in the escalating war.
Aided by the Redemption’s intelligence, the Sol Fleet prepares for a battle that will decide the fate of humanity. But they’re outnumbered and outgunned. The Fleet’s only hope is a daring plan devised by Captain Coleman and the Forgotten.
Failure will hand the enemy its most devastating weapon. Success means the end of the war.
- GenresScience Fiction
406 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 26, 2023
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Craig Andrews
9 books18 followersCraig Andrews graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelors of Arts in English. Growing up on a healthy diet of fantasy and science fiction, some of his favorite childhood memories include being traumatized by the TV shows Unsolved Mysteries and The X-Files. He currently lives in a small, rural town outside of Portland, Oregon with his wife and two boys.
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November 5, 2024
By far the best of the trilogy, I'm glad I stuck it out until the end! Would 100% recommend the audiobooks too, Shamaan Casey held my interest through a LOT of stuff that might have eventually zoned me out on page.
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July 24, 2024
A Review of the Audiobook
Book version originally published in 2023.
Audiobook published in July of 2024 by My Story Productions.
Read by Shamaan Casey.
Duration: 12 hours, 7 minutes.
Unabridged.
Wings of Redemption is the final installment of the Forgotten Fleet Trilogy. This sci-fi series is about a future war between humanity and an insectoid species. The series focuses on a squadron of space carrier-based fighter pilots on the front lines.
The fact that it is focused on this relatively small group of people is the real strength of this trilogy. It doesn't get caught up in tales of political intrigue at the macro level, instead it follows these pilots on the bleeding edge of the front lines. There are successes and very tough losses. The risks are personal and also galaxy-wide. If these pilots can't help turn the tide, the war will be lost for everyone.
Each book of the trilogy has a distinct feel. The first book ( Wings of Honor ) focused on the recruitment and training of these pilots against the backdrop of an intergalactic war that humanity is losing.
The second book ( Wings of Mourning ) follows the fighter pilots as they are stationed on the newest, most advanced carrier in the fleet - the SAS Redemption. The Redemption is sent on a secret, desperate mission to probe into enemy territory in order find out why their insectoid enemies have changed tactics and are seemingly in retreat. Is it a real withdrawal, is it a trick, or is it something else entirely?
In Wings of Redemption , the SAS Redemption has found the answers to most of their questions and are desperately trying to outrace their enemies back to human territory. This book has large scale space battles between carrier ships, fighter dogfights, and hand to hand fights - but it really just does a good job of letting the individual characters shine.
The audiobook reader, Shamaan Casey, helps those individual characters stand out. During the fighter dogfight scenes his individual voice characterizations help make the story feel more like a movie that you can see in your mind. In this book, I thought he did a particularly good job with the pilot with the call sign/nickname of Squawks. Like his name implies, Squawks is kind of a loud and squeaky guy. In the first two books he was often the comic relief, but he has a tragic moment in this book and Casey conveys the emotion in this voice perfectly.
I rate this audiobook 5 stars out of 5.
Note: I was sent a copy oi this audiobook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Honestly, this is a great trilogy.
https://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2024...
Book version originally published in 2023.
Audiobook published in July of 2024 by My Story Productions.
Read by Shamaan Casey.
Duration: 12 hours, 7 minutes.
Unabridged.
Wings of Redemption is the final installment of the Forgotten Fleet Trilogy. This sci-fi series is about a future war between humanity and an insectoid species. The series focuses on a squadron of space carrier-based fighter pilots on the front lines.
The fact that it is focused on this relatively small group of people is the real strength of this trilogy. It doesn't get caught up in tales of political intrigue at the macro level, instead it follows these pilots on the bleeding edge of the front lines. There are successes and very tough losses. The risks are personal and also galaxy-wide. If these pilots can't help turn the tide, the war will be lost for everyone.
Each book of the trilogy has a distinct feel. The first book ( Wings of Honor ) focused on the recruitment and training of these pilots against the backdrop of an intergalactic war that humanity is losing.
The second book ( Wings of Mourning ) follows the fighter pilots as they are stationed on the newest, most advanced carrier in the fleet - the SAS Redemption. The Redemption is sent on a secret, desperate mission to probe into enemy territory in order find out why their insectoid enemies have changed tactics and are seemingly in retreat. Is it a real withdrawal, is it a trick, or is it something else entirely?
In Wings of Redemption , the SAS Redemption has found the answers to most of their questions and are desperately trying to outrace their enemies back to human territory. This book has large scale space battles between carrier ships, fighter dogfights, and hand to hand fights - but it really just does a good job of letting the individual characters shine.
The audiobook reader, Shamaan Casey, helps those individual characters stand out. During the fighter dogfight scenes his individual voice characterizations help make the story feel more like a movie that you can see in your mind. In this book, I thought he did a particularly good job with the pilot with the call sign/nickname of Squawks. Like his name implies, Squawks is kind of a loud and squeaky guy. In the first two books he was often the comic relief, but he has a tragic moment in this book and Casey conveys the emotion in this voice perfectly.
I rate this audiobook 5 stars out of 5.
Note: I was sent a copy oi this audiobook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Honestly, this is a great trilogy.
https://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2024...
July 24, 2024
For the third and final audiobook in this trilogy from “The Forgotten Fleet” series, “Wings of Redemption” felt grander and more intense than the previous two audiobooks. In many ways this make sense, it is the pinnacle material bringing the story arc to completion. What started as a rag-tag group of young and immature pilots now culminates with the need to save humanity from a devastatingly powerful and vastly outnumbered enemy. Has this team grown enough? Trained enough? Believed enough? For the answer to these questions, you will need to give the audiobook series a listen. I can say that for me, this was a journey and experience that kept me engrossed and entertained along the entire way. There were enough things that felt like other science fiction space battles, yet there were a few unique turns that had me wondering how things were going to play out until the end. Both Craig Andrews (the author) and Shamaan Casey (the narrator) do an exceptional job of creating an authentic story that comes to life via its narration. If not for the hard work of both these individuals, we would not be able to enjoy this wonderful series.
This story throws the listener right into the heat of action with rather little prequel details. I can say that some of the background information is presented a bits and pieces as the story is told. However, I’m one who prefers a prequel chapter as there is often a time gap when listening from one audiobook to the next in a series. From the start (if you listened to the second audiobook), major planets are at risk and the humans need to find a new weakness in their enemy’s defenses or all will be lost. Being able to detect and block the mind control beam, seeking to find the head of the hive, and being able to defend against an enemy that is nearly ten times in numbers, is a daunting observation and something that would bring fear to everyone in the same situation.
There needs to be additional training, better weapons, and the ability to leverage his father’s skill in infiltrating the hive network to learn all they can before the final battle. We see the earlier squadron of the Forgotten training up others to be the best ship pilots and/or drone pilots the fleet has ever saw. The entire story is action packed and well thought out, including its pacing. The mantra that is often repeated is that “speed is the answer to living” for pilots, and this is something that many need to learn the hard way. With this being the third audiobook, we can see that there are greater battles with heaver casualties on both sides. This brings in the emotions of sorrow and how people individually deal with death or loss. Tempers rise, friends begin to quarrel, and disunity can be the death of a team unless squashed quickly.
I enjoyed that the author gave us some periods of rest, as with most battles, fighting goes on until both parties are exhausted and need a respite. For the listener, this helped in allowing us to right ourselves before the next onslaught of fighting commenced. Also, these down times give people an uneasy feeling as there is constant wonder what the other side is up to. This is the case in this storyline as well. Here we see that both sides also need to develop new technologies to at least slow down their opponents, while always looking for the upper hand. This series still gives one the feeling of “Starship Troopers” blended with “Star Wars”, and a few other space battle movies sprinkled in. All of this is a good thing in my opinion. It was a well thought out and narrated bit of science fiction.
About the audiobook’s narration, Mr. Casey always does a professional job with his presentation, character voicing, and his clean audio recordings. All the volumes were consistent along with no noticeable audio artifacts, such as pops, clicks, swallows, etc. I find that a great narrator can consistently voice a character across multiple books and not get the voices confused. Mr. Casey is one of these narrators who I have seen hone is skills over time, and I very much enjoy this narration works. His rich and velvety voice has the ability to lull one, even in the heat of battle.
For parents and younger listeners, this audiobook in the series contained some crude humor and light use of profanity. There seemed to be a bit more in this third audiobook then the previous ones. I would say that it is still very enjoyable for teenagers and older listeners with the understanding that there is some use of vulgar language.
In summary, this was the largest and most action packed of the series. Here everything comes to a head and is resolved. The story is well written and paced, the narration is professional and without errors. The story is believable, and even a bit young adult in the early portions but grows up along the way to be enjoyed by many. It is a series that one can easily get drawn into and hope there will be some future works based on this universe.
This story throws the listener right into the heat of action with rather little prequel details. I can say that some of the background information is presented a bits and pieces as the story is told. However, I’m one who prefers a prequel chapter as there is often a time gap when listening from one audiobook to the next in a series. From the start (if you listened to the second audiobook), major planets are at risk and the humans need to find a new weakness in their enemy’s defenses or all will be lost. Being able to detect and block the mind control beam, seeking to find the head of the hive, and being able to defend against an enemy that is nearly ten times in numbers, is a daunting observation and something that would bring fear to everyone in the same situation.
There needs to be additional training, better weapons, and the ability to leverage his father’s skill in infiltrating the hive network to learn all they can before the final battle. We see the earlier squadron of the Forgotten training up others to be the best ship pilots and/or drone pilots the fleet has ever saw. The entire story is action packed and well thought out, including its pacing. The mantra that is often repeated is that “speed is the answer to living” for pilots, and this is something that many need to learn the hard way. With this being the third audiobook, we can see that there are greater battles with heaver casualties on both sides. This brings in the emotions of sorrow and how people individually deal with death or loss. Tempers rise, friends begin to quarrel, and disunity can be the death of a team unless squashed quickly.
I enjoyed that the author gave us some periods of rest, as with most battles, fighting goes on until both parties are exhausted and need a respite. For the listener, this helped in allowing us to right ourselves before the next onslaught of fighting commenced. Also, these down times give people an uneasy feeling as there is constant wonder what the other side is up to. This is the case in this storyline as well. Here we see that both sides also need to develop new technologies to at least slow down their opponents, while always looking for the upper hand. This series still gives one the feeling of “Starship Troopers” blended with “Star Wars”, and a few other space battle movies sprinkled in. All of this is a good thing in my opinion. It was a well thought out and narrated bit of science fiction.
About the audiobook’s narration, Mr. Casey always does a professional job with his presentation, character voicing, and his clean audio recordings. All the volumes were consistent along with no noticeable audio artifacts, such as pops, clicks, swallows, etc. I find that a great narrator can consistently voice a character across multiple books and not get the voices confused. Mr. Casey is one of these narrators who I have seen hone is skills over time, and I very much enjoy this narration works. His rich and velvety voice has the ability to lull one, even in the heat of battle.
For parents and younger listeners, this audiobook in the series contained some crude humor and light use of profanity. There seemed to be a bit more in this third audiobook then the previous ones. I would say that it is still very enjoyable for teenagers and older listeners with the understanding that there is some use of vulgar language.
In summary, this was the largest and most action packed of the series. Here everything comes to a head and is resolved. The story is well written and paced, the narration is professional and without errors. The story is believable, and even a bit young adult in the early portions but grows up along the way to be enjoyed by many. It is a series that one can easily get drawn into and hope there will be some future works based on this universe.
October 19, 2023
One heck of a read
Yet, another great key tapper (quill pusher) great characters and character development. Friends, protagonists and outright evil enemies. Of course ya gotta love the science of it all. Thanks and keep on pushing those keys.
Yet, another great key tapper (quill pusher) great characters and character development. Friends, protagonists and outright evil enemies. Of course ya gotta love the science of it all. Thanks and keep on pushing those keys.
November 2, 2023
A really good read.
A lot of writers don't know how to end a story. Craig Andrews isn't one of them. I think this is rhe best book of the trilogy. The story came to a good conclusion while leaving room for more action in his universe. A really good read, very engaging.
A lot of writers don't know how to end a story. Craig Andrews isn't one of them. I think this is rhe best book of the trilogy. The story came to a good conclusion while leaving room for more action in his universe. A really good read, very engaging.
December 5, 2023
I found this to be a great series
I actually want to know what the chief character, Coda, is going to do next. I congratulate Craig Andrews for job very well done. A story very well told.
I actually want to know what the chief character, Coda, is going to do next. I congratulate Craig Andrews for job very well done. A story very well told.
August 8, 2024
This was a well done conclusion and full of action. Koda goes through so much throughout the series that you Wounder if he will ever find an end to the troubles.
Narrator does a Great job with the various characters voices and the entire storyline
Narrator does a Great job with the various characters voices and the entire storyline
October 8, 2023
Opinion
This was thoroughly enjoyable. It's a fast moving space warfare book with likeable heroes. There were no distracting typos, either.
This was thoroughly enjoyable. It's a fast moving space warfare book with likeable heroes. There were no distracting typos, either.
December 5, 2023
Is this the future.
Hi these books kept my interest all the way through and more,
It put me in the frame so good.
Hi these books kept my interest all the way through and more,
It put me in the frame so good.
January 15, 2024
great series
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Wings of Redemption series. Great story line and character development. I look forward to reading other books from Mr Andrew’s.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the Wings of Redemption series. Great story line and character development. I look forward to reading other books from Mr Andrew’s.
February 7, 2024
Best series for years
It is a long time since I could not put down a book, or series of books. I even paid full kindle price for them. What more can I say?
It is a long time since I could not put down a book, or series of books. I even paid full kindle price for them. What more can I say?
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