Rick Partlow has 15 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 6 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 31 ratings. The most-rated is Wholesale Slaughter.
Wholesale Slaughter
Summary
A king can't defeat an army of lawless pirates. But a mercenary can. Logan Conner is the son of a king, the heir to the largest of the five star-dominions, and the best mech pilot in the galaxy. His people are plagued by pirates and raiders, surrounded by enemies, and not even his father can fight them all. Logan gives up his position, his rank, even his name, and becomes Jonathan Slaughter, leader of a rough-and-ready band of mercenary mech-jocks bent on taking the battle to the enemy on their own terms. They’re Wholesale Slaughter. Kicking ass is what they do. Get book one in this thrilling and unpredictable military sci-fi adventure today!
©2019 Aethon Publishing (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Terminus Cut
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Mercenaries with a mission. Logan Conner has given up the life of a warrior prince to become Jonathan Slaughter, a mercenary captain of a rough-and-ready band of mech-jocks for hire. Already legendary throughout the Periphery, their next job brings them head to head with the Jeuta, militant aliens who seek to loot and plunder isolated human colony worlds. The fearsome Jeuta raiders will task Logan to his limits, but they’re only a sideshow to Wholesale Slaughter’s real operation objective - locating a treasure trove at the legendary Terminus Cut outpost containing enough ancient Imperial technology to give his people a fighting chance. Don’t miss book 2 in this explosive new military sci-fi series!
©2019 Aethon Books (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Primary Targets
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Old Marines never die.... They just become Space Marines. I thought the hard part of helping the Helta defeat the rampaging Tevynians would be the fighting. How wrong I was. To the Helta, we Earthers look just like the Tevynians, their mortal enemies. And convincing their government to ally with humans may be even beyond the crew of the starship James Bowie. But the clock is ticking, because the Tevynian fleet is bearing down on the Helta homeworld. If we can’t talk the Helta into accepting our help to fight them off, then Helta Prime will fall.... And Earth will be next.
©2020 Rick Partlow (P)2020 Pramantha Publishing
Return Fire
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Earth is in turmoil. The enemy is bearing down on us with every warship they have, and our only allies are in chaos. Our one hope for survival is Andy Clanton - a hack science fiction writer trying to convince some aliens that humans are worth saving. It’s an uphill battle, because to the aliens, we are the monsters. We look just like their sworn enemies, the Tevynians, who’ve sworn to wipe out both our civilizations. When everything falls apart and the fate of the galaxy is on the line, can Andy Clanton pull our fat out of the fire? He’s outnumbered, outgunned, and in way over his head. But what else is new?
©2021 Rick Partlow (P)2021 Pramantha Publishing
Direct Fire
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From street criminal to war hero. From outcast to Marine officer. The journey has been a long one, but now it’s reaching the end. Cam Alvarez leads his platoon of Drop-Troopers into the Tahni Imperium, into the final days of the war and the bloodiest battles yet. The Tahni will throw everything they have into the defense of their core worlds, and when that includes using their own civilians as shields, Lt. Cam Alvarez will have to decide whether to follow orders and fire on civilians or follow his conscience and risk his career... Rick Partlow's best-selling military sci-fi saga continues with this explosive fourth installment. Buy your copy today!
©2020 Aethon Books (P)2020 Aethon Audio
Danger Close
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All Cam Alvarez has known is war. For three years, he’s fought the marauding alien Tahni on one God-forsaken planet after another, leading a squad of armored Drop Troopers. But the war is about to change. Cam is an officer now, fresh out of OCS and taking charge of his old platoon, and things have reached a tipping point. Instead of fighting a desperate holding action against the enemy, the Commonwealth is finally ready to take back the human colonies the Tahni seized early in the war. To free the people the enemy have kept as human shields. However, victory comes at a price. Both for the hostage colonists and the Marines who fight to free them. When innocent lives are at stake, every shot fired is danger close... The drop trooper military sci-fi series continues with Danger Close. Buy your copy today!
©2020 Aethon Books (P)2020 Aethon Audio
Maelstrom Strand
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Some enemies don’t get mad. They get even. Logan Conner and Wholesale Slaughter won the day on Revelation, but the Starkad Supremacy doesn’t like failure. If they can’t beat Sparta on the battlefield, they’ll make them fold from within. It’s been over 20 years since the failed coup that killed the rightful Guardian and put Logan’s father on the throne of Sparta, but the same resentments and family rivalries still burn bright. It doesn’t take much for a dissatisfied political rival to be converted into an enemy agent. The traitors strike without warning, and in the space of a day, Logan is on the run, without his father, without his throne, without the Spartan military to back him up. The only friends he can count on are his brother, Terrin, his fiancée, Katy, and the rest of Wholesale Slaughter. If Starkad and their allies think this war is over, they don’t know Logan Conner. Narrated by the award-winning Marc Vietor.
©2019 Aethon Books (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Revelation Run
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Mission accomplished…until the enemy finds out. Logan Conner thinks his days pretending to be mercenary captain Jonathan Slaughter are behind him now that the ancient Imperial outpost of Terminus Cut has been uncovered. He’s returned to his duties while his brother, Terrin, leads a team of scientists studying the lost technology of the fallen empire. But the Starkad Supremacy knows their secrets, and they aren’t going to allow their rivals the military advantage of the Imperial technology. They’re coming for it and for Terrin. His only option is to run for his life through outlaw space stations to a backwoods colony world called Revelation. Will Logan be able to find Terrin and the invaluable information he took with him from Terminus, or will his brother find death at the end of his Revelation Run? The tale of Wholesale Slaughter continues, and you won’t expect what happens next.
©2019 Aethon Books (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
1st to Fight: Earth at War
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I retired from the USMC, and now I write about space marines. I never thought I’d actually become one. As a sci-fi author with a hit TV show, I have a few ideas about what alien invaders are supposed to look like. In my stories, they’re technologically advanced monsters, with tentacles, and no faces. Turns out I was right about the technology. And about how angry they’d be. But the way they look...that’s more terrifying than even I could have imagined. They look exactly like us. Because they are us.
©2020 Rick Partlow (P)2020 Pramantha Publishing
Redemption's Shadow
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The throne of Sparta is in Logan's grasp, but victory tastes like ashes. The Jeuta commander, Alvar, has ravaged Wholesale Slaughter’s base on Revelation and taken Katy prisoner. He's holding her hostage to force Logan, the new appointed Guardian of Sparta, to come to them. Alvar hopes his death will throw the whole Dominion into disarray and confusion, making them ripe for invasion. The Spartan Council believes Alvar is right and don’t want to allow Logan to sacrifice himself to save his wife and unborn child...and they definitely don’t want him to take Sparta’s most advanced ship, the Shakak, on the mission. Will Logan be able to sacrifice his family in service to Sparta as his father did? Or will he throw away everything he and Wholesale Slaughter have fought for to save the woman he loves? The epic conclusion to the Wholesale Slaughter Series is here. Grab your copy today!
©2019 Rick Partlow (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Kinetic Strike
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The war made him a hero. Now the Marines need him to be a leader. Cam Alvarez is a Drop-Trooper. A warrior-knight wrapped in the futuristic armor of a high-tech battlesuit, and he’s one of the best. When he’s promoted to sergeant and asked to become a leader, he faces a whole new challenge. The Marines are striking deep into enemy territory, and the casualties are mounting. Cam is torn, knowing his job is to follow orders and carry out the battle plan, even if he doesn’t agree with it. But his squad has become his family, and now he’s being asked to lead his family into battle, knowing it will mean their deaths. Can a Marine squad leader come up with a better battle plan than the high command? And will anyone listen if he does? Grab the explosive second installment of Rick Partlow's newest military sci-fi series and find out!
©2020 Aethon Books (P)2020 Aethon Audio
Contact Front
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Go to war or go to jail. For small-time street hustler Cam Alvarez, the choice is simple. He has no family, no friends, no place in the world...nothing to lose. When his latest con results in the death of a cartel hitman, Cam opts to join the Marines and leave Earth to fight a vicious alien enemy. Drafted into the Marine Drop-Troopers, Cam discovers there’s one thing he’s even better at than running street-con games, and that’s killing the enemy. Wrapped in an armored battlesuit, Cam finds purpose amidst the horror and destruction of the war, and the opportunity for a new sort of friends and family...if he can break the habits of a life spent alone, trusting no one. And, if he can survive.... Rick Partlow returns with another kickass military sci-fi epic. It's perfect for fans of Jay Allan, Jasper T. Scott, and Scott Bartlett.
©2020 Aethon Books (P)2020 Aethon Audio
Future Days Anthology: A Collection of Sci-Fi & Fantasy Adventure Short Stories
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Join the adventure through dystopian worlds, to outer planets and into a speculative future. Welcome to the Future Days Anthology. Seventeen authors imagine a future with thrilling tales, starships, unlikely heroes, and exotic aliens, all of which combine to make Future Days a must-listen sci-fi fantasy short story collection. Featuring USA today best-selling author Christopher Nuttall, Amazon best-selling sci-fi authors Rick Partlow and PP Corcoran and award-winning author RB Kelly, alongside rising stars in the sci-fi fantasy genre. The stories: "The Good Citizen", by Aline Boucher Kaplan Out of work? Need to pay the bills? Don’t worry, the government is looking for a few good people to work in the colonies. And, oh yeah, its compulsory. "Cell Effect", by Christopher Cousins Saiden has abilities. Abilities the government wants to weaponize. Only one thing stands in their way: Ret Saiden. "Greener Pastures", by Justin C. Fulton When the line between a utopian virtual world and harsh reality become blurred, the choices we make can be fatal. "Orbital Burn", by David M. Hoenig Heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Who would have thought convicted criminal Slade would be one of them? "A Winter’s Day", by Edward Ahern Ever-Young Cryogenics promise its clients a brief spell of life every decade. But what happens when your family grow old and die, but you don’t? "Colony", by Gunnar De Winter In a hierarchical society decided by birth, instructions must be followed. Unless you are a radical and want to destroy the system. "The Pink Shar-Ship Switcher", by James Worrad Jada is a businesswoman intent on climbing the corporate ladder by sealing a lucrative deal. That is, until a Being from another reality intervenes. "Custodian", by Johnny Pez Only a special kind of person volunteers to stay awake during the long voyages between the stars while the rest of the crew sleeps. But what happens when he gets lonely? "The Caller", by Lisa Timpf A job she hates on a world with too many problems. But what if she can escape to a new world and start again? Can she leave everything she knows and loves behind? "The Trickle-Down Effect", by Mark Lynch Denton, a man who would do what needed to be done to survive in the "Pit". The lowest, dirtiest, crime ridden part of a mega city forgotten by the "One Percenters" living in their luxurious towers. "Jericho", by Matthew William A new world. Ripe for colonization. Pre-prepared by nanite Seedlings for the arrival of their human designers. But what happens when the designers become your God?
©2018 Castrum Press (P)2019 Castrum Press
Judas Kiss
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The battle for Sparta has begun. Logan Brannigan has taken back his father’s name and now he and Wholesale Slaughter fight to reclaim his father’s throne. But deposing the traitor, Rhianna Hale, without bringing all of Sparta into a bloody and divisive civil war won't be easy. And while the Spartans fight among themselves, vultures circle, waiting for their chance to claim what’s left. When former allies are forced into opposing sides, who can Logan trust to have his back...and who will deliver the Judas kiss?
©2019 Aethon Books (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Home Front
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Cam Alvarez was finished with war. But war isn’t finished with him. Hausos is a peaceful farming colony. Once controlled by the Tahni, it's now settled by a collection of homeless refugees and war veterans, among them Cam and Vicky. Their life is pleasantly boring, quiet enough for demons from the war to nag at the corners of Cam’s mind on lonely nights. He fights the demons back with willpower and alcohol, determined to make this place home. But the peace doesn’t last. Serpents show up in their pastoral Eden, smugglers from the Pirate Worlds caching weapons on the farms of their neighbors, taking advantage of the colony’s isolation and lack of law enforcement. Cam is worried, but he’s a civilian, and it’s none of his business. However, the smugglers are just lackeys for the real mastermind, a former colonel in the Tahni Imperial Army, leading a group of disaffected Tahni soldiers in a quest for revenge against the humans who toppled their society. Will Cam and Vicky be drawn back into the fight against an old enemy? Will fate finally catch up with them, here on their home front? The fifth installment of the best-selling Drop Trooper military sci-fi series is here!
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