Jason Cordova has 9 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 6 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 12 ratings. The most-rated is A Fistful of Credits: Stories from the Four Horsemen Universe.
A Fistful of Credits: Stories from the Four Horsemen Universe
Summary
Fourteen outstanding authors. Fourteen extraordinary stories. One best-selling universe. It's the 22nd Century. The galaxy has opened up to humanity as a hyperactive beehive of stargates and new technologies, and we suddenly find ourselves in a vast playground of different races, environments, and cultures. There's just one catch: we are pretty much at the bottom of the food chain. Enter the Four Horsemen universe, where only a willingness to fight and die for money separates Humans from the majority of the other races. Enter a galaxy not only of mercenaries, but also of Peacemakers, bounty hunters, and even a strung out junkie in the way of a hired assassin. Edited by best-selling authors and universe creators Mark Wandrey and Chris Kennedy, A Fistful of Credits includes all-new stories in the Four Horsemen universe by a variety of best-selling authors - and some you may not have heard of...yet. The 14 authors take on various aspects of the universe, giving you additional insight into a galaxy that isn't at war...but definitely isn't at peace. There's only one thing for sure - anything's possible for a fistful of credits!
©2017 Christopher J Kennedy (P)2017 Christopher J Kennedy
Daughter of the Pride
Summary
The lioness prowls where only darkness reigns. Months after the fall of Liberia, Lieutenant Sunshine of the Kakata Korps Mercenary Company finds herself adrift in the galaxy. Her last remaining mission, which she has sworn to complete, is to find a member of the Peacemaker Guild and pass along a message from the dead. There’s just one problem - nobody can find the message hidden inside the old, broken-down CASPer in which she escaped the final battle. As more time passes, the dead she chooses to honor are tossed into the dustbin of forgotten history. Footnotes and nothing more, the so-called “Lions of Liberia” will only be remembered for their apparent betrayal of Earth, not for their brave sacrifice in an effort to save their people and their homeland. Sunshine will not let their deaths be in vain, and she swears to complete her mission. It is her only goal in life...until a cry for help in the dark is heard that changes everything. And the galaxy will soon learn why a pride of lions is more dangerous than the solitary one.
©2020 Jason Cordova (P)2021 Podium Audio
Sons of the Lion
Summary
Dragon Award Finalist for Best Military Science Fiction Novel When you take the Emperor's gold, you become the Emperor's man. For Colonel Mulbah Luo and the Kakata Korps, their initial contracts with the Mercenary Guild had them defending Earth. Honest work, they were led to believe, keeping the citizens of Earth safe from alien pacification in their own way. As the occupation continues, however, their eyes are opened to the fact that the hand gripping their throat is slowly tightening. After an outside attempt to throw western Africa into unending civil war, the Kakata Korps must choose sides. Will they honor their oaths and fight their own people at the cost of their very souls? Or will the call of freedom - freedom from the Merc Guild - sway even the most hardened of souls? The war for Earth rages on. The souls of a people hangs in the balance.
©2019 Jason Cordova (P)2020 Podium Publishing
Gunboat Diplomacy
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Before Hr'ent Golramm became a legendary Enforcer for the Peacemaker Guild, he was a mere candidate. Granted, he was a particularly unusual candidate - only six Oogar had ever successfully graduated from the Peacemaker Academy on Ocono, and Hr'ent would be the seventh. Every candidate must pass a commissioning mission in order to graduate, though, and Hr'ent's is unsolvable. The Pushtal of Vorrhurna were once one of the Mercenary Guild's 37 races. After a series of disastrous contracts, the tiger-like aliens lost their status as mercenaries, and the MinSha seized their home world for defaulting on their debt. Eighty years later, the seven Great Clans are but a shadow of their former selves and have resorted to piracy to survive. For his commissioning mission, Hr'ent and a small team of bounty hunters must find a way to put a stop to their predations. No one in the Union has figured out how to herd cats to this point, but Hr'ent is a particularly unusual Peacemaker candidate, who isn't afraid to resort to a bit of gunboat diplomacy to get the Pushtal to listen to what he says, once and for all.
©2020 Jason Cordova and Jamie Ibson (P)2020 Tantor
The Good, the Bad, and the Merc
Summary
Even more authors and stories. Still the same best-selling universe. It's the 22nd century. Humanity has taken its first steps into the galaxy, and we've found ourselves in a vast playground of alien races, environments, and cultures. As the newest players on the universal stage, though, our position is readily apparent - we're at the bottom of the food chain. Welcome back to the Four Horsemen universe, where only a willingness to fight and die for money separates humans from the majority of the other races. While some of the stories inside deal with mercenaries, others introduce listeners to the other guilds, organizations, and races that make up the landscape of the Four Horsemen universe, as well as providing additional insight into the characters of the mainline novels. What's it like to be a medic on the beach or to learn how to kill from a mother not your own? Come find out! Edited by best-selling authors and universe creators Mark Wandrey and Chris Kennedy, this audiobook includes 16 all-new stories in the Four Horsemen universe by a variety of best-selling authors - and some you may not have heard of...yet. In a galaxy this big, you'll find that some of the races are good and others are bad, but only the best are mercs!
©2017 Chris Kennedy (P)2019 Chris Kennedy
Wraithkin
Summary
How far would a man go to protect those he loved? For Gabriel Espinoza, the answer was simple: to the ends of the universe. When a failed genetic test ruins his life, Gabriel and his fiancée prepare to run to a world where the laws aren't as strict. There they could remain, in peace, for the remainder of their days, their love unspoiled by the strict regime which controls the Dominion of Man. But Fate is a cruel, fickle mistress. Torn from the only woman he had ever loved, Gabriel is prepared to burn the galaxy to get her back. How far would a man go to protect the empire he was sworn to uphold? For Andrew Espinoza, the answer was a bit more complicated. Torn between family loyalty and his duty to his country, Andrew must infiltrate a rich and powerful clan to determine if they are plotting against the Dominion of Man, but while undercover he discovers something far darker and more dangerous is lurking in the shadows, and he is the only man who can stop it. But Fate is a cruel, fickle mistress. How far will Andrew go to ensure the success of his mission? One brother must save himself; the other must save the universe. But can either survive long enough to achieve their goal?
©2016 Jason Cordova (P)2017 Jason Cordova
Darkling
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Soldier. Spy. Statesman. Gabriel Espinoza is dead, yet living in a world where he never sees those he loves and cares about. Every day of his existence is one of fear; however, this fear keeps his edge sharpened and his senses honed while he continues to fight for his Emperor. Fear can be a useful tool in the proper hands... Andrew Espinoza is both dead and alive, caught in a juxtaposition of identities that not even he can truly understand. He embraced his fear long before, and it has made him a loyal servant to the Dominion of Man. It also is his driving force, as he knows it is a double-edged sword that can either hurt him or save him... Kevin Espinoza is alive and well, doing what he can to bring about true equal rights throughout the Dominion as his world's Representative in Parliament. He knows history and can attest to the notion that fear can drive mankind to shape great nations, or destroy them all... Fear is a wondrous tool, for it can drive a man to many acts of bravery - and defiance.
©2018 Jason Cordova (P)2019 Jason Cordova
We Dare
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Fifteen outstanding authors. Fifteen stories of augmented humanity! All I need is an edge! As long as humans have competed with each other (for food, profit, and love), people have looked for ways to get an edge on the competition - how to be better, faster, and smarter than the opposition. With better science and technology, many things are now possible, and there will be many more in the future! Gene splicing will augment your abilities. Implants will make you smarter. Cybernetic systems will make you stronger. Edited by Jamie Ibson and Chris Kennedy, We Dare is a collection of 15 all-new stories that explores the use of augmented humanity in the near future. From getting a new personality loaded with the skills you need for a mission to nanobots that keep you from being killed to creating an indestructible tank, anything is possible! But just because we can augment humanity doesn’t necessarily mean we should, and there are cautionary tales inside, as well. Along with the “good” that might be possible, there is also the potential for augmentation to be used for more...nefarious...ends. Will augmentation make better criminals? What happens when someone with implants has their mind taken over? One thing is certain, though. People will dare to augment themselves to get an edge. Our authors dared to write these stories of augmented humanity. Will you now dare to listen to them? Inside, you’ll find: Preface by Chris Kennedy "Kade" by Christopher Woods "Taming the Beast" by Kevin Steverson "Tank" by J.F. Holmes "Cradle and All" by Quincy J. Allen "Do or Die" by Jamie Ibson "Yellow in the Night" by Philip Wohlrab "The Chaos of Well-Seeming Forms" by Rob Howell "Forty Acres and a Mule" by Luke R. J. Maynard "Imperfect Mind" by Jason Cordova "Bag Man" by Jack Clemons "Come Up Screaming" by Kevin Ikenberry "Angel" by Robert E. Hampson "To Dust" by Marisa Wolf "Now You See Me" by Kacey Ezell "Now You Don’t" by Josh Hayes The full list of authors include: Chris Kennedy, Jamie Ibson, Christopher Woods, Kevin Steverson, J.F. Holmes, Quincy J. Allen, Philip Wohlrab, Rob Howell, Luke R. J. Maynard, Jason Cordova, Jack Clemons, Kevin Ikenberry, Robert E. Hampson, Marisa Wolf, Kacey Ezell, and Josh Hayes.
©2019 Chris Kennedy (P)2020 Chris Kennedy
Deathlords
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Gabriel Espinoza’s loyalty had never been called into question, yet a dagger had been slid into his family’s back by outsiders. Gabriel has had his revenge, but it came at such a cost that it might be more than the Dominion can pay. He believes he has nothing left to fight for, save a child he cannot claim as his own. Christine Dai is a wanted woman. While she doesn’t understand why she is being hunted by the agency she had once called her second family, she knows she has two children to protect - the child growing within her and the terrifying niece of the man she loved. Andrew Espinoza knows where his loyalties lie. However, two distinct aspects battle for his mind and soul. "Above All Else, Family Remains" was the single tenet of the Espinoza family. Yet if he wants to truly save the Dominion of Man, he will have to be something more than a spy - and someone else entirely. Betrayal is the only truth which remains for them. A bitter truth, yet it is better than a lie.
©2018, 2019, 2020 Jason Cordova (P)2020 Jason Cordova