Firefly Magnificent Nine, James Lovegrove
Firefly Magnificent Nine, James Lovegrove
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Firefly: Magnificent Nine

Author: James Lovegrove

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2020

Synopsis

The second original novel from the beloved Space Western Firefly, produced with Joss Whedon as consulting editor, set between the TV series and the movie Serenity.A cosmic cry for helpCaptain Mal Reynolds is in a fix. He’d like nothing more than to find honest smuggling work that stays under the Alliance’s radar and keeps the good ship Serenity in the sky. But when an old flame of Jayne Cobb’s sends a desperate plea across the galaxy, his crew has other ideas.A cut-throat banditOn the arid, far-flung world of Thetis, the terrifying Elias Vandal is threatening to overrun the town of Coogan’s Bluff with his trigger-happy army. He wants control of the only thing standing between its people and dustbowl ruin: their water supply.The Magnificent NineWhen the crew land at the hardscrabble desert outpost, they discover two things: a savage outlaw gang who will stop at nothing to get what they want, and that Jayne’s former girlfriend, Temperance, is singlehandedly raising a teenage daughter, born less than a year after she and Jayne parted ways. A daughter by the name of Jane McCloud …

About James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove is the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin and several Sherlock Holmes novels for Titan Books, including his highly praised Cthulhu Casebooks series. He was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004. He also reviews fiction for the Financial Times.

About James Anderson Foster

James Anderson Foster is an audiobook narrator who has been nominated for three Voice Arts Awards for best audiobook narration in the categories of science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has been praised for his conversational delivery and ability to sound exactly like the voice you were imagining in your head. Born and raised on the west coast, he has lived in the Midwest for over a decade but still considers Oregon home.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wee on October 16, 2022

This book's ending made me cry, and that's all I've got to say about that.......more

Goodreads review by * A Reader Obsessed * on August 14, 2021

4 Stars For fans of Firefly I don’t think this will disappoint especially if you want some Jayne action! A past paramour calls for help, and it looks like Jayne may have to take on an additional role… as a father. Of course, this made me smile and laugh as I was so merrily entertained with the advent......more

Goodreads review by JasonA on May 24, 2021

This was better than the first novel, but still has its problems. This suffers for most of the same reasons the first novel did; you can't build any real suspense when the story takes place between the series and the movie. It doesn't matter if someone is in a fight for their lives because we alread......more

Goodreads review by C.L. on March 16, 2022

Wow! I loved this side of Jayne and I need more! The characterizations were spot on and I loved every minute of this one! When an old flame contacts Jayne in need of help, he and the crew of Serenity come to the rescue! I loved little Jane and Temperance was just the sort of badass female that I lov......more

Goodreads review by Brad on October 11, 2023

I got me a shiny orangish toque, a cunning Jayne hat (and I even wear it when I am plowing my Manitoba driveway during blizzards), so I love me a tale about the Hero of Canton. And this here The Magnificent Nine is something of a redemptive tale for our Jayne. He's crass, he's a wee bit dishonourable......more

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“What a sheer delight of a book!” The Frumious Consortium

“Charming.” SyFy

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