Where to Start with Nick Cole
- Best entry point → Requiem for Medusa
- Start the Galaxy's Edge series → Legionnaire
- What fans keep coming back to → Galaxy's Edge, Part III
- Best narrator for Nick Cole → Chasing the Dragon
- Highest rated by listeners → Legacies (Galaxy's Edge #12)
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Legacies
Galaxy's Edge • Book 12
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.48 ABR Score (3.8K ratings)★ 4.62 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.88 Audible (2.7K)18h 10m listening time • Released 2021R.C. Bray's narration transforms this into a character-driven epic that finally delivers the emotional weight Galaxy's Edge has been building toward. Wraith's search becomes unexpectedly devastating, and Bray makes every loss land.
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Dark Victory
Galaxy's Edge • Book 13
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.47 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 4.61 Goodreads (1.0K) ★ 4.88 Audible (2.4K)11h 7m listening time • Released 2021R.C. Bray delivers the performance of the series here, turning a sprawling ensemble cast into distinct voices that make the political intrigue and character fractures feel genuinely tense.
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Galaxy's Edge, Part III
Galaxy's Edge #5-6 • Book 6
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.41 ABR Score (9.1K ratings)★ 4.53 Goodreads (301) ★ 4.83 Audible (8.8K)15h 13m listening time • Released 2018R.C. Bray's narration transforms this sprawling military sci-fi epic into something genuinely immersive—his voice work across multiple POV characters makes the chaos of galactic war feel immediate and visceral.
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Galaxy's Edge, Part IV
Galaxy's Edge #7-8 • Book 8
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.41 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)★ 4.55 Goodreads (217) ★ 4.86 Audible (8.1K)19h 48m listening time • Released 2019R.C. Bray's narration transforms this sprawling space opera into something visceral and propulsive—his voice carries the weight of total war while keeping you locked into every plot twist. If you've made it this far in the series, Part IV delivers the escalation you've been waiting for.
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Galaxy's Edge Part VI: Takeover (Galaxy's Edge Series, 6)
Galaxy's Edge • Book 11
by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole, Ray Porter
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.38 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)★ 4.49 Goodreads (110) ★ 4.89 Audible (8.2K)11h 2m listening time • Released 2019 - 6
Chasing the Dragon
Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 2
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.36 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)★ 4.48 Goodreads (934) ★ 4.76 Audible (3.1K)8h 20m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter transforms this hardboiled sci-fi bounty hunt into something genuinely tense—his dual performance of the weathered hunter and the lethal kid creates a cat-and-mouse dynamic that'll keep you locked in for all eight hours.
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Madame Guillotine
Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 3
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.35 ABR Score (3.4K ratings)★ 4.46 Goodreads (634) ★ 4.81 Audible (2.8K)11h 48m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter transforms this gritty military thriller with a narrator performance so locked into Tyrus Rechs' cold precision that you forget you're listening—you're just watching a lethal operative work.
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Requiem for Medusa
Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations • Book 1
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.33 ABR Score (5.9K ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.3K) ★ 4.69 Audible (4.6K)9h 33m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter's gravelly intensity transforms this space western into something genuinely menacing—Tyrus Rechs doesn't feel like a character, he feels like a threat you're trapped in a room with for nine hours.
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Legionnaire
Galaxy's Edge • Book 1
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 4.26 ABR Score (29.0K ratings)★ 4.11 Goodreads (8.3K) ★ 4.53 Audible (20.7K)17h 22m listening time • Released 2018R.C. Bray's gravelly command transforms this military sci-fi into something visceral and immediate—you're not just hearing a war story, you're in the squad. Gritty, relentless, and exactly what space opera should be.
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Stryker's War
Order of the Centurion • Book 3
by Josh Hayes, Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.20 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 4.38 Goodreads (635) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.6K)6h 55m listening time • Released 2019Ray Porter's narration turns this military sci-fi into a visceral experience—his voice cuts through the chaos of asymmetric warfare, making every ambush and moral compromise feel immediate and earned.
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The Wanted
Galaxy's Edge • Book 19
Narrated by Mark Boyett
★ 4.17 ABR Score (1.4K ratings)★ 4.6 Goodreads (495) ★ 4.66 Audible (875)12h 59m listening time • Released 2024 - 12
Banshee's Last Scream
Tyrus Rechs: Contracts & Terminations #0.5 • Book 3
Narrated by Ray Porter
★ 4.14 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (125) ★ 4.81 Audible (945)1h 56m listening time • Released 2021Ray Porter transforms this lean, vicious noir into pure adrenaline—his gravelly delivery makes Tyrus Rechs feel like a force of nature rather than just another bounty hunter chasing answers.
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Galactic Outlaws
Galaxy's Edge • Book 2
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 3.97 ABR Score (4.7K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (4.6K) ★ 4.61 Audible (74)10h 9m listening time • Released 2025 - 14
Turning Point
Galaxy's Edge • Book 8
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 3.90 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 4.51 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 5 Audible (2)8h 27m listening time • Released 2026 - 15
Sword of the Legion
Galaxy's Edge • Book 6
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 3.89 ABR Score (2.5K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 5 Audible (2)7h 24m listening time • Released 2026 - 17
Attack of Shadows
Galaxy's Edge • Book 4
Narrated by R.C. Bray
★ 3.80 ABR Score (2.8K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (2.8K) ★ 4 Audible (1)7h 41m listening time • Released 2026
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