Imperial Deserter

Name: Imperial Deserter
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Andrew Moriarty
ISBN: 9798350852806

Author: Andrew Moriarty

Series: Decline and Fall of the Galactic Empire #1

Narrator: Christopher Grove

Unabridged: 11 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/24/2023

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Kill a man and you're a murderer. Kill a million and you're a statesman. Dirk should have killed more people.

Dirriken Friedel used his aristocratic connections to rescue his troops. He didn't plan on starting a war or killing them himself. Now he spends his days in jail, waiting for an assassin sent by his dead officers families to end his misery.

When he's broken out by off-duty marines he has a chance to start over, if he's worthy. During his ramshackle escape he collects a broken-down trading ship, a bitter former army officer, a genetically altered religious fanatic, a runaway ingenue, a sham engineer, and a murderous femme fatale. Pursed by a fanatical imperial tribune bent on bloody justice, can he keep the crew from killing each other, the ship from exploding, and himself from the bottom of a bottle. Or would it be easier just to give up?

If you like Galactic Empires, honorable enemies, and snappy dialog, this one's for you.

About Andrew Moriarty

Andrew Moriarty has been reading science fiction his whole life, and he always wondered about the stories he read. How did they ever pay the mortgage for that space ship? Why doesn't it ever need to be refueled? What would happen if it broke, but the parts were backordered for weeks? And why doesn't anybody ever have to charge sales tax? Despairing on finding the answers to these questions, he decided to write a book about how space ships would function in the real world. Ships need fuel, fuel costs money, and the accountants run everything.

He was born in Canada, and has lived in Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Germany, and Maastricht. Previously he worked as a telephone newspaper subscriptions salesman, a pizza delivery driver, wedding disc jockey, and technology trainer. Unfortunately, he also spent a great deal of time in the IT industry, designing networks and configuring routers and switches. Along the way, he picked up an ex-spy with a predilection for French Champagne, and a whippet with a murderous possessiveness for tennis balls. They live together in Brooklyn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (is anyone getting notifications) Balikov

"“I swore an oath. I serve the Empire.” “The Empire as it was, not as it is now.”" Behind the fast repartee and the goofy backstories of the main characters, Moriarty has built a world of an empire in decline. Rebellions, pirates and corruption are all around and the rule of law is fraying. This hove......more

Goodreads review by John

Imperial Deserter made me laugh out loud. Having committed crimes against the Galactic Empire, Dirk is in prison awaiting execution. Dirk, handsome, noble and slightly conceited, knows he won’t wait long, as there are powerful people who need to shut his mouth. After a madcap rescue he goes on the r......more

Goodreads review by Doug

Surprisingly good! A bit rough around the edges to start with, but it got very interesting from the middle on. I like the "crew", and also the politics are interesting. You can definitely see where this is going (given the subtitle of the series), but it's a funny and enjoyable read.......more

Goodreads review by Don

Read books 1and 2 Imperial Deserter and Imperial Smuggler. Space Opera with Space Romans. If you like lots of cheeky banter from a dysfunctional crew this books for you. Enjoyed the books enough to try the next in the series.......more