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Dark Horse

Class 5 Series, Book 1

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Dark Horse

By: Michelle Diener
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
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Some secrets carry the weight of the world.

Rose McKenzie may be far from Earth with no way back, but she's made a powerful ally—a fellow prisoner with whom she's formed a strong bond. Sazo's an artificial intelligence. He's saved her from captivity and torture, but he's also put her in the middle of a conflict, leaving Rose with her loyalties divided.

Captain Dav Jallan doesn't know why he and his crew have stumbled across an almost legendary Class 5 battleship, but he's not going to complain. The only problem is, all its crew are dead—all except for one strange, new alien being.

She calls herself Rose. She seems small and harmless, but less and less about her story is adding up, and Dav has a bad feeling his crew, and maybe even the four planets, are in jeopardy. The Class 5's owners, the Tecran, look set to start a war to get it back and Dav suspects Rose isn't the only alien being who survived what happened on the Class 5. And whatever else is out there is playing its own games.

In this race for the truth, he's going to have to go against his leaders and trust the dark horse.

Winner of a SFR Galaxy Award 2016 and the Prism Award 2016 for Best Futuristic.

©2016 Michelle Diener (P)2016 Podium Audio Romance Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction
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This was a free book on Audible - thank you Audible - I’m liking this feature!
Woman abducted by aliens makes friends with previously trapped AI
Meets more ( and handsome ) aliens - but cliché
But it’s ok ..bit different and I got used to the narrator who I liked
I have downloaded the second ( also free) book then we’ll see if I like the series enough ti purchase the next

Surprisingly enjoyable

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I loved the story and the excellent narration. It was such a change from the usual Sci-fi. Very well written and look forward to many more.

Great story

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I’ve read the book several times, I love the story and listening to it made it even better. Highly recommended!

Amazing

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It drew me in right from the beginning and kept me gripped to the end. A great story, full of action and intrigue. The development of AI is a very topical and controversial issue at present I enjoyed the way the author reflected that in the story. Great characters and excellent narration.

A gripping listen!

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I enjoyed the way the author set this up and slowly revealed each layer. Rose was a worthy protagonist. So good.

Great protagonist and plot

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