Boardroom / Warroom

Loved the connection of powers and the disregard for the people affected getting their opportunity, willingly or unwillingly, to restore balance

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Short, snappy, great fun.

Well paced, great narration and a credible snapshot of a near future in which giant multinationals are more powerful than governments.

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Awesome!

I like the author, starting to be one of my favorites and this book makes it even easier to say that he is indeed one of the best.
Initially i was out off by the length but it was a real supervise to find that size is not that important. (heh)
I have listened to books twice the length that did not feel that complete and did not capture my attention as much.
This is a complete story, nothing missing and i do not feel like there is anything to add.
I would love to see more in this universe.

On the story itself, i loved the difference between the 2 continents,
It reminded me of the older Sci-Fi movies but brought up to current days.

A great book and definitely recommend.

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Poor narration.

I think I would have really liked the story if the narration hadn’t spoiled it.

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Excellent futuristic war story.

Great if you're a fan of military sci-fi, suspence and plot twists. Really well done.

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Enjoyable, but nothing too surprising

An interesting world with great characters, brought to life by a very strong performance. The story is a little uninspired, but it's fun in an 80s action movie way.

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Get your kind in the right place for it

This is quite short so as others have suggested maybe best as part of a 2for1 deal. It's also quite silly and you'll not get a unique or very original tale but it is fun.

The other comments that this is reminiscent of 80s action films are on the mark. This is over the top, over blown and over earnest. The commentary preformance is the same and it fits the story well but you need to accept this as the pulp schlock story that it is

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Not bad but doesn’t really go anywhere

I appreciated the commentary on capitalism but the actual story was fairly bland. Didn’t feel invested in the characters or the world. The voice chosen for the main character was a little grating and one of the secondary characters was a Christopher Walken impression. Otherwise the performance was good.

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Has some Excellent moments

The cover art, blurb and title gives the impression Ironclads is a steam/dieselpunk adventure. However it's actually a rather hellish, dystopian near future yarn, jam-packed with well staged action and wry social comment. Despite being pretty short, the story does sag towards the end, but for the most part it's a pretty compelling listen.

One major gripe is the narration, I've heard Peter Noble before and he's excellent, but a whole novel in a fake American accent? why not just hire an American? Didn't bother me too much, but it may some. Listen to the sample first!

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Great Sci Fi Short Story

I enjoyed this one. It was well thought out and has depth, complexity and plausible plot. The story is expressed in a colloquial way which might make it seem less than it is at first glance / if listening to a sample; this is much the same as with Dogs of War. In both stories that colloquial style helps convey the character of the narrator / pratagonist / hero as well as grounding the sci-fi. If you like sci-fi or just fancy giving it a try this is worth a go.

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