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Blood of Heroes

The Ember War Saga • Book 3

by Richard Fox

Narrated by Luke Daniels

4.24 ABR Score (5.0K ratings)
★ 4.22 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.65 Audible (3.0K)
8h 53m Released 2016 Sci-Fi

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Luke Daniels turns a suicide-mission space battle into something that hits harder than most war novels you've read.

  • Great if you want: military sci-fi with real stakes and no easy wins
  • Listening experience: relentless and tense — this one doesn't let up
  • Narration: Daniels brings commanding authority and genuine urgency throughout
  • Skip if: you haven't read the earlier Ember War books first

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About This Audiobook

Blood of Heroes is the third Ember War Saga novel, following Captain Isaac Valdar and the Breitenfeld as they disobey orders to defend a peaceful planet against the Xaros, a drone fleet that has been destroying civilization across the galaxy. Fox constructs a military SF novel around the question of what an officer owes to duty versus conscience when the orders are defensible but the human cost is not.

Luke Daniels narrates the military SF action with the kinetic intensity the genre rewards, his voice giving the space combat sequences an urgency that makes the tactical decisions feel consequential rather than abstract. The Ember War Saga's blend of military action and existential threat suits audio well, and Daniels maintains the series' momentum through the novel's compressed, mission-focused structure.