Legends of Orion is a novel length equivalent of the last battle seen in many war movies. As it is book seven it wastes no time from reintroducing our main heroes to racing them to where the final defence line will make its stand. From that point on it is non stop action from one view point of the battle to the next. It is a fun listen as the author does well in keeping everything in context so you never feel lost in what is going on. For action it receives full marks, but there are very few breaths from one action scene to the next so it could of had a few more or have them last a little longer. With all of the action there is very little room for character development or more nuanced plot but for the sheer scale of the conflict of ship to ship battles you don’t feel too cheated.
Overall I would rate the story 4/5 but I shaved a star off purely because I felt the ending was cut too short. The ending was where I expected to get some character based pay off after all the action and I felt it didn’t deliver. This is a personal opinion so others may not feel the same way.
Andrew Wehlern does a great job in narrating voices of the characters and the story as everything is clear and crisp. This is the second novel I have listened to his narration and it was as well done as the first.
In the end I would recommend this audiobook for those who like an action popcorn novel which is an inch deep but a fun ride all the same.
***I received a free copy of this audio book at my request from the narrator in exchange for an honest review***