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  • Kobani

  • By: FX Holden
  • Narrated by: Gary Bennett
  • Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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Kobani

By: FX Holden
Narrated by: Gary Bennett
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Summary

Kobani is an "action-packed thrill ride", exploring what impact new military technologies will have on the men and women who serve. From the author of the Future War series, best-selling winner of Readers' Favorite 2020 Political Thriller of the year, and a Publishers' Weekly Star.

Backed by Russian airpower, Syria has begun an operation to push Turkish troops out of Northern Syria. Despite US efforts not to get dragged into the conflict, the US 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines "Lava Dogs", find their hilltop combat outpost encircled and their Kurdish allies under siege. Further west, a Syrian armored advance across the border into Turkey pivots, threatening US troops at the Turkish and NATO airbase of Incirlik. But will Syria be satisfied with reclaiming its northern border region, or is the operation just the first move in a bolder plan to regain lost territories?

Inside Kobani, Kurdish Women's Protection Unit sniper, Daryan Al-Kobani, is fighting for her people, her city, and her mother and sister, hunting a Russian sniper who shoots to grievously wound his victims, not to kill.

At Combat Outpost Myer on the top of Mishte-nur Hill, Lava Dog Gunner James Jensen is field-testing the latest in autonomous ground weapons systems, the Legged Squad Support System 'Hunter'. And finding the weapons system's AI has more than a few potentially lethal bugs.

At Incirlik Air Base, laser air defense Tactical Control Assistant, Sergeant Alessa Barruzzi, struggles to keep her battery operational against an enemy who attacks with both cyber, electronic, and unconventional weapons.

Coalition allies, pilots Karen "Bunny" O'Hare and "Meany" Papastopolous, find themselves fighting for survival in the air over Turkey when Russia decides to unleash its newest stealth fighter on the battlefield, the Su-57 "Felon", and change the rules of engagement.

And in Istanbul, cyber-warfare analysts Shimi Kahane of Israel's Unit 8200, and Carl Williams, of the US NSA, put together the pieces of an intelligence puzzle codenamed "Operation Butterfly" that could signal Russia is planning the biggest test of US strategic resolve since the Cuban Missile Crisis.

©2021 FX Holden (P)2021 FX Holden
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Well researched

Excellent story line, interesting and fascinating. I did find voice irritating and slightly AI toned? Kept checking the speed I was listening! Regardless I will buy next in series

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excellent look at possible war ahead

very good insights into a future conflict involving advanced technologies already in production. very good 👍

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Entertainingly interesting plot scenario and clean writing style

Second novel by this author that I’ve listened to in audio format.Not quite as good as Bering Strait, but good enough

In his novels, Holden creates a grand scenario, spread over various parts of the globe at various points in the future, depicts what conflict might look like in consistent, plausible and well written prose which allows the reader to willingly suspend his disbelief.

His seemingly effortless, gritty, clear, no-nonsense style is engaging and efforts to put his characters’ mindsets on display without prejudice admirable.

My only criticism would be that his characters could use a little more care and feeding, a little more internal monologue to really bring them to life.

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wrong choice of reader

the story was OK but I felt I was getting lost in some of the story as the reader tried to do different accents and female characters. to me it didn't work.

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