This series is both a stand alone and part of a series. If you haven’t read The Kurtherian Gambit Series, I enjoyed it, but it’s not required to understand and enjoy this story. I can’t recommend the author or the narrator highly enough. This was a fun, fast paced ride across the universe. I will a warning, if you don’t like gratuitous, funny swearing, this books not for you. But if you like fast paced action, good versus evil, Listen to this.