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    Communication Failure
    System Failure
    Mechanical Failure
    Audiobook series3 titles

    Epic Failure Series

    Written by Joe Zieja

    Narrated by Joe Zieja

    3.5/5

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    About this series

    War is spreading through the galaxy-and it's becoming abundantly clear that there's an outside force at play in this explosive and hilarious new installment of the Epic Failure series.

    With the galaxy thrown into chaos by mutual breaches of the Two Hundred Years' peace, what seemed like an isolated incident on the Thelicosa/Merida border has become an epidemic. In the midst of this chaos, the Thelicosan and Meridan fleets on their respective borders have come to a sort of tense peace after the events in Book II, but now it's clear: somebody wants war. And it's not the Free Systems of the galaxy.

    No. It's a mom-and-pop convenience store gone galactic. It's the purveyors of balloons and nachos and supplies for bowling lanes. It's the company that made the droids and a large part of the technology that all of the Free Systems are using in their militaries.

    It's Snaggardirs. And they want to snag it all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJun 28, 2016
    Communication Failure
    System Failure
    Mechanical Failure

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Mechanical Failure
      Mechanical Failure

      Mechanical Failure

      Joe Zieja
      4/5 - 15 ratings
      4/5 - 15 ratings

      The two hundred years' (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since . . . well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler. But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesn't seem so bad-the military was a perpetual tiki party anyway-but when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiers-actual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesn't exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsense-even if it means doing actual work. With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Joe Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure in Mechanical Failure.

      The two hundred years' (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since . . . well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler. But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesn't seem so bad-the military was a perpetual tiki party anyway-but when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiers-actual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesn't exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsense-even if it means doing actual work. With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Joe Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure in Mechanical Failure.

    • 2

      Communication Failure
      Communication Failure

      Communication Failure

      Joe Zieja
      4/5 - 8 ratings
      4/5 - 8 ratings

      In this sequel to Mechanical Failure, Captain Rogers, despite his best attempts to do otherwise, has become the acting admiral of the 331st Meridan fleet. His first task: worrying. A lot. The rival Thelicosan fleet, under the influence of bad intelligence, a forbidden romance, and a communication officer with an eardrum injury, is about to break a two-hundred-year-old nonaggression pact. They have offered a vague, easily misinterpreted message: “We're invading.” Rogers isn't sure, but he thinks that's probably bad. War is hell, especially when you've forgotten how to fight one.

      In this sequel to Mechanical Failure, Captain Rogers, despite his best attempts to do otherwise, has become the acting admiral of the 331st Meridan fleet. His first task: worrying. A lot. The rival Thelicosan fleet, under the influence of bad intelligence, a forbidden romance, and a communication officer with an eardrum injury, is about to break a two-hundred-year-old nonaggression pact. They have offered a vague, easily misinterpreted message: “We're invading.” Rogers isn't sure, but he thinks that's probably bad. War is hell, especially when you've forgotten how to fight one.

    • 3

      System Failure
      System Failure

      System Failure

      Joe Zieja
      4/5 - 8 ratings
      4/5 - 8 ratings

      War is spreading through the galaxy-and it's becoming abundantly clear that there's an outside force at play in this explosive and hilarious new installment of the Epic Failure series. With the galaxy thrown into chaos by mutual breaches of the Two Hundred Years' peace, what seemed like an isolated incident on the Thelicosa/Merida border has become an epidemic. In the midst of this chaos, the Thelicosan and Meridan fleets on their respective borders have come to a sort of tense peace after the events in Book II, but now it's clear: somebody wants war. And it's not the Free Systems of the galaxy. No. It's a mom-and-pop convenience store gone galactic. It's the purveyors of balloons and nachos and supplies for bowling lanes. It's the company that made the droids and a large part of the technology that all of the Free Systems are using in their militaries. It's Snaggardirs. And they want to snag it all.

      War is spreading through the galaxy-and it's becoming abundantly clear that there's an outside force at play in this explosive and hilarious new installment of the Epic Failure series. With the galaxy thrown into chaos by mutual breaches of the Two Hundred Years' peace, what seemed like an isolated incident on the Thelicosa/Merida border has become an epidemic. In the midst of this chaos, the Thelicosan and Meridan fleets on their respective borders have come to a sort of tense peace after the events in Book II, but now it's clear: somebody wants war. And it's not the Free Systems of the galaxy. No. It's a mom-and-pop convenience store gone galactic. It's the purveyors of balloons and nachos and supplies for bowling lanes. It's the company that made the droids and a large part of the technology that all of the Free Systems are using in their militaries. It's Snaggardirs. And they want to snag it all.

    Author

    Joe Zieja

    Joe Zieja is an author with a long history of doing things that have almost nothing to do with writing at all. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Joe dedicated over a decade of his life to wearing The Uniform, marching around in circles and shouting commands at people while in turn having commands shouted at him. It was both a great deal of fun and a great nuisance, and he wouldn’t have had it any other way. Joe’s also a commercial voiceover artist and a composer of music for video games and commercials. He’s probably interrupted your Spotify playlist at least once to encourage you to click on the banner below and isn’t the least bit upset that you ignored him.

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