The wisdom to know the difference.

Daniel Gibbs has written a well developed story marred by the over intrusion of the main character's inner angst and agonizing over the rights and wrongs of killing an individual whilst being in the military command and therefore condemning thousands to their deaths. Don't get me wrong: I am in no way saying here that military leaders should be immune to distress at the taking of even a single life: they should be if there ever could be the possibility of peace or even compassion. Not do I endorse the ideas of religious belief being kept from the pages of a work of fiction. But this tale of the rise of a young man who starts his soon to be fast tracked naval career with the desire to become a rabbi, is here given to far too much introspection which is then spilled out throughout the book. Rather than being the story a young man's career in the futuristic battling by the Terran Coalition against their more powerful enemies, Fight the Good Fight becomes an apology for religion itself combined with the justification for breaking the rules of those very religions, with military battle examples slotted in.

I was fortunate in being freely gifted with a complimentary copy of the book, by the rights holder, following my request via Audiobook Boom. Thank you. Jeffery Kafer is the narrator and, as always, his performance is excellent, with good intonation and pacing. His reading definitely made the book more interesting as he maintains a lightness to the story even when the philosophising interrupts the action yet again. There will, I am sure, be further books in this series, and I personally we!come them. But unless there is something very new to add, it would be preferable now to keep constant reference to religious persuasions to a minimum and let the story fly out rather than descend to the squalid confrontation of political good guys with God on their side versus the atheistic bad commies. Far too mundane for a talented author.

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A different take on religion

If only we lived in a world where all religions were equal and not trying to kill each other.
strange choice to put all religions up against communism, but it really works.
looking forward to the next book.

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someone got religion all over my sci-fi...

An otherwise decent story that is sadly bogged down with too much religious glorification and a "we are right, because we are FREE" American centric worldview, even though there should be a big mix of planets with different styles and mores, the whole "space navy" is just pure american mirrored "navy" right down to pledging allegiance and marine shouts...
The enemy is a sort of russia-french communist opponent that is straightly lifted from an McCarthy era propaganda video, with absolutely no redeeming features and not a spark of moral ambiguity between right side and wrong....

Narration was great and helped finish an otherwise average book.

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Extremely good listen

As always book is well read by Jeffrey kafer. The storyline is well told and very gripping. I can honestly recommend this to other scyfy readers. I note from the library that there are other books in the series I do hope that audible are able to provide them to us asap.

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A great listen!

Normally I shy away from books when any form of religion is mentioned as a theme. Gave this a go and I actually really enjoyed it.

Great story, fast moving and well written.

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Thought provoking

This novel is in a universe where The philosophy differences between religious groups, capitalism and communism have become all out war that threatens the freedom of a large part of the galaxy. A flawed and unsure person must overcome their issues in order to lead their people into battle.

An outstanding take on the progression of the differences and how it might play out.

The narration was outstanding.

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“Killing shouldn’t be this easy”

Not a bad story as it goes, if you like sci-fi drama with some space battles. I found there a little too much faith and religion wedged in which didn’t always seem relevant to the story progression and a heck of a lot of cliche phrases for good measure too. :)
Really well narrated. Jeffrey is a great storyteller and has good voices and pacing.
This is my honest opinion on a free review copy.

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Well written and fun

I recieved a review copy of this book. Its well written and narrated, presenting the classic tale of a high tech democracy vs low tech autocracy fought in space. The only issue I have is that the "baddies" are a little one dimensional and the religious element is not subtle in its presentation.

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You have to listen to it

A great book loved the story great narration 5 stars I highly recommend listening to this book 👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Great Military Sci-fi novel

This is a great military sci fi novel that puts the reader into the heart of a very different future. With a very believable central character, and great supporting characters that add depth to the storyline , the author has provided the reader with a glimpse into a darker future, and the battle between good and evil that exists there. The detail that has been given to both the characters and the storyline in general on add to the readers enjoyment, and I heartily recommend this but for fans of not only nil sci-fi but sci-fi in general.

Disclaimer-I was given a free copy of this audiobook to review by the publisher, but this is an honest review of my own opinion.

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