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Formation: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series (The Ghost Squadron Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sarah Noffke (Author), Michael Anderle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 668 ratings

Book 1 of 7: The Ghost Squadron

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Kill the bad guys. Save the Galaxy. All in a hard day’s work.

After ten years of wandering the outer rim of the galaxy, Eddie Teach is a man without a purpose. He was one of the toughest pilots in the Federation, but now he’s just a regular guy, getting into bar fights and making a difference wherever he can. It’s not the same as flying a ship and saving colonies, but it’ll have to do.

That is, until General Lance Reynolds tracks Eddie down and offers him a job. There are bad people out there, plotting terrible things, killing innocent people, and destroying entire colonies.

Someone has to stop them.

Eddie, along with the genetically-enhanced combat pilot Julianna Fregin and her trusty E.I. named Pip, must recruit a diverse team of specialists, both human and alien. They’ll need to master their new Q-Ship, one of the most powerful strike ships ever constructed. And finally, they’ll have to stop a faceless enemy so powerful, it threatens to destroy the entire Federation.

All in a day’s work, right?

Experience this exciting military sci-fi saga and the latest addition to the expanded Kurtherian Gambit Universe. If you’re a fan of Mass Effect, Firefly, or Star Wars, you’ll love this riveting new space opera.

*NOTE: If cursing is a problem, then this might not be for you.

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★★★★★"Another series in the Kutherian Gambit universe thatI can't stop reading...Keep them coming." By Hammer44
★★★★★"Another great series! These just keep coming." By Kindle Customer
★★★★★"Black Ops, Sci Fi, Space Opera that sucks you infrom the very beginning!" By Twinsie Kelly
★★★★★"This is a new space opera series, and it feels rightin place in the Anderle universe." By Gilly
★★★★★"It's frickken awesome!!!!! Another fantastic spaceopera!" By Ana Q Crow
★★★★★"A welcomed addition to the Universe. Action withcharacter development." By Thorrn
★★★★★"I am excited about the Ghost Squadron series. It iswell-written and moves along at a good pace." By Bob Bullard
★★★★★"It felt like coming home." By Leo Roars

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077DGCVWP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ LMBPN Publishing; 1st edition (November 12, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2370 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 322 pages

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Sarah Noffke
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Sarah Noffke is a prolific USA Today Best-Selling Author, who writes YA and NA science fiction, fantasy, paranormal and urban fantasy. Most of her stories draw on her experiences living on the West Coast, growing up in Texas or traveling the world.
Her passion for art, culture and literature drives her to create stories that are full of whimsey, humor and philosophy. Her books appeal to readers who enjoy an escape, a bit of magic mixed with science and the unexpected--like a dragon who tells bad jokes and has a video game addiction, but fights for justice.
Noffke's books are top rated and best-sellers on Amazon. Her books are available in paperback, audio and in Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch and Italian.
To stay up to date with Sarah, please visit her website and subscribe to her newsletter: www.sarahnoffke.com
For a complete list of books by Sarah and a suggested reading order, please see: www.sarahnoffke.com/reading-guide/
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Michael Anderle
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Michael Anderle (ok, weird talking about myself in the 3rd person) (1967-Hopefully a long time from NOW) was born in Houston, Tx. A very curious child, he got into trouble - a lot. What to do with an inquisitive mind when he was grounded? Read!
Ok, done with all of that 3rd person stuff.
In the first 20 years, I mostly read Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the last 10 years I have enjoyed Urban Fantasy and Military Fiction. With this background, I've been blessed with creating The Kurtherian Gambit series, a well-selling, and fan loved, collection of stories.
The fans have propelled these stories beyond my wildest imagination and they should get all of the credit for sharing with friends, family and occasionally the random person on the street. They are fantastic!
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Kelly Marie

Black Ops, Sci Fi, Space Opera that sucks you in from the very beginning!

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017

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Black Ops, Sci Fi, Space Opera that sucks you in from the very beginning! I have not read any of the books that go along with this but if you are a lover of the fast paced, action packed, and the crazy characters that go with this type of thing then this is the book for you! Right from the beginning there is a scuffle with some of our main characters. But this is only the start. Our outcast, Eddie, used to be in the Federation but is now doing his own thing but still stands up for what he believes in. He is recruited to do some black ops type of work that involves stopping some bad guys that are doing bad things. He is paired up with Julianna and both are badass! They have been given an opportunity to recruit some diverse people to help them stop this quiet war and save some innocents. But nothing they do is going to be “normal”. Two of the recruits are of a different alien race and how they come upon them is nothing but out of the ordinary. The banter between all of them, during conflicts and when they are relaxing, is so fun! I kind of imagine these stories being a cross between Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy. There is never a dull moment with this team and I doubt there ever will be. I am looking forward to seeing what else the Ghost Squadron come up against. Must read!

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Neesie315

Blackbeard arrives!

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2018

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I don't usually read/listen to this genre of Space Opera, although I am a longtime fan of all things Star Trek. The main reason that I decided to listen to this book is that I love other books written by Sarah Noffke and J.N. Chaney.

I 'm glad that I gave this book a try because I thoroughly enjoyed it! At times, I was reminded of Star Wars, then Star Trek, then a thousand other great Sci-Fi series.

The writing was great (as usual), the descriptions of the alien lifeforms was wonderful and the action was plentiful. If you are looking for a thoroughly entertaining romp into space, give this one a listen. I loved the dialogue (can definitely see Sarah's hand in that!) with just the right amount of snarkiness to keep me engaged.

I can see that I will have to continue this series. Wildly fun, great adventure and aliens that look like octopi? Of course, I'm there! And I wondered when Edward Teach would become Blackbeard!

Chris Abernathy does an awesome job of narration and added a lot to this book. Loved it from all angles!

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Terrence Walsh

A fresh branch on the Kurtherian Gambit tree

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017

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A satisfying space adventure in the Kurtherian Gambit Universe. Nice to see some familiar characters are still doing their thing while new blood joins the noble effort.

It's interesting to think about the meaning of rank when characters may live for centuries. In that case they can't keep climbing the ladder--where would you go after 5-star general or admiral? Six stars? Sixteen? What's the point?

Thus we see Juliana Fregin is "still a Commander" after a very long time, maybe a couple hundred years. Others, too, are sort of frozen in their hierarchy. People can't simply plateau. They need some kind of growth because stagnation leads to death. It's interesting to see how the authors respect their characters with this in mind.

This was a fast and very enjoyable book to read. Copy editing was decent but had a little room for improvement. As always with books touched by Michael Anderle the question is, "When will the next book be available?" I don't know how he and his growing team do it. Awesome.

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Hidden in place!

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018

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Another one, which I had a hard time putting down! Each time I was going to stop reading for a while, a new twist and usually a new challenging bad guy would be thrown I to the story and I would read on! Good guys and bad guys mix it up with a hidden head bad guy! Lots of action and a fun dialogue! It's a fun read, leaving you with a desire to read the rest of the story!

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I liked the story overall but the implementation was not great.

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018

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Here we go again with another Kurtherian Gambit series. This book has no less than three people, including Michael Anderle himself, claiming to be co-authors. I believe this is the first time I read anything from Sarah Noffke who is the first name of the list. Well, it’s not really a bad book as such but I cannot say that I am overly impressed by this work of Sarah. I obviously do not know how much is done by Sarah and how much is done by the second author on the list, J.N. Chaney, but I am pretty sure that Michael Anderle had next to nothing to do with the actual writing.

It is a simple, pretty typical, action story about a main protagonist who is recruited into a secret organisation, trained and sent out to clobber bad guys, secretly of course. The book is set in the Kurtherian universe and a few main characters from the main story arc makes an appearance. So far so god.

However, the book feels more like a TV-show script than a book. Things are happening way too fast a lot of the time. The “training” of our protagonist is so short and superficial that it is laughable. There could have been so much more done with this. Especially in the area of the characters and their development.

The action is pretty much done in the same way, superficial, not very intelligent and, again, feels more like a TV-show script than a book. Essentially the author(s) takes a decent idea for story, runs it in a mixer with some good stuff from the Kurtherian universe books and pours it out in book form.

It is not a bad book but it is really not worth writing home about either. A few hours of half-decent entertainment. It is however exactly this kind of book that makes me worry that Anderle is diluting the Kurtherian “brand name” with mass-produced thirteen on a dozen novels where his name is on the cover but nothing more.

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JudyH

Federation era

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023

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Trouble on the frontier, interesting characters, alien species abound. Looks like another off the books mission. I like the Hatch character

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Roger Fauble

The book takes off like a jet from an aircraft carrier and builds & ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018

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My first read from the collaborative efforts of authors Sarah Noffke, J.N. Chaney & Michael Anderle. The book takes off like a jet from an aircraft carrier and builds & gets faster from there! Military space opera with well-written & well-developed characters. An exciting, enjoyable read. Narrator Chris Abernathy adds greatly to the book’s enjoyment.

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Nice

Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2017

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I found the story was pretty good I just wasn't happy with a number of what I perceive as slights to an established character. And the term Equals was thrown around a few times but was mainly only paid lip service. And she was made basically a tag along. I am hoping that book 2 corrects some of these issues.

O.L.D.

Off to a rollicking start

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2017

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The new spin-off books in the KGU: Age of Expansion are beginning to be released and so far they have all been a lot of fun. This one is no exception to that - there's action, adventure and lots of snark. And did I mention the action? Because there is plenty of that in this rollicking space (action) opera.
Well worth a look even if you haven't read the original Kurtherian Gambit stories - but you'll have a lot more fun if you give them a try as well.

Thorsten

Formation: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series (The Ghost Squadron Book 1)

Reviewed in Germany on November 15, 2017

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Sehr vielversprechender Startroman in eine neue Serie im KTG - AoEx Universum. Ein neues Team wird zusammengestellt, um die Föderation auserhalb der eigenen Grenzen bei ihrem Kampf gegen Piraten und Räuber zu unterstützen.Eddie und Julianne stellen ihr Team zusammen, um gemeinsam Angriffe auf Siedlungen der Föderation aufzuklären und zu verhindern.Die Charaktere sind interessant und die Story ist spannend. Definitiv eine Bereicherung des Age of Expansion Universum.

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girlygirl

Brilliant, brilliant reading

Reviewed in Australia on March 27, 2022

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Middle and Anderle with yet again another fantastic series starter. Amazing characters that are growing together with every mission they take on. Intriguing storyline that sucks you in until the very last word. What more could be said other than a definite must read. Now to read the next book…

Amba Jane

Plenty of action and drama🌷

Reviewed in Japan on November 14, 2017

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Nice easy read hope to see more soon. The plot had lots of twists and turns and kept me guessing. Interesting characters like all space opera the first book just gets you oriented, and each have lots of room for growth.

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