The Caledonian Gambit, Dan Moren
The Caledonian Gambit, Dan Moren
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The Caledonian Gambit
A Novel

Author: Dan Moren

Narrator: Rob Grgach

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/20/2017

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

The galaxy is mired in a cold war between two superpowers, the Illyrican Empire and the Commonwealth. Thrust between this struggle are Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth's preeminent spy, and Kyle Rankin, a lowly soldier happily scrubbing toilets on Sabaea, a remote and isolated planet. However, nothing is as it seems.

Kyle Rankin is a lie. His real name is Eli Brody, and he fled his home world of Caledonia years ago. Simon Kovalic knows Caledonia is a lit fuse hurtling towards detonation. The past Brody so desperately tried to abandon can grant him access to people and places that are off limits even to a professional spy like Kovalic.

Kovalic needs Eli Brody to come home and face his past. With Brody suddenly cast in a play he never auditioned for, he and Kovalic will quickly realize it's everything they don't know that will tip the scales of galactic peace. Sounds like a desperate plan, sure, but what gambit isn't?

The Caledonian Gambit is a throwback to the classic sci-fi adventures of spies and off-world politics, but filled to the brim with modern sensibilities.

About Dan Moren

Dan Moren is the author of the Galactic Cold War series of sci-fi espionage thrillers. A former senior editor for Macworld, he's now a freelance journalist covering all avenues of the tech world. He's also a frequent podcaster, hosting Clockwise and The Rebound, and contributing regularly to The Incomparable and Total Party Kill.


Reviews

"“You know what?” Brody said, his voice stressed to the breaking point. “I’m sick and tired of feeling like a pawn in some intergalactic game of chess. Ever since I left Sabaea, everybody wants to tell me a different story. Help this guy, don’t help that one, we need your help, nobody will get hurt,......more

Goodreads review by Emily on February 28, 2018

This isn't bad for a first book from an author. However, one of the top rated reviews here compares Caledonian Gambit to the Vorkosigan series, and I can assure you that it doesn't really compare to that in anyway (other than being a sci-fi book). The humor, characters and plot don't even come close......more

Goodreads review by Dirk on November 19, 2023

I quite enjoyed this. A novel of intrigue, taking place in a futuristic setting. It's important to note that, despite there being some action sequences and despite the bigger backdrop of war, this doesn't read like a typical Military Science Fiction or even Space Opera novel. It reads like an adventur......more

Goodreads review by Lara on August 05, 2017

Once again, despite all the rave reviews for this "sci-fi" novel, I'm walking away. To me, this reads like the most typically mediocre spy thriller in the world, just in space...like, every single bit of dialogue feels like the expected thing to say, and the characters all feel like total cardboard.......more

Goodreads review by Jordan on July 10, 2017

Moren sets up a truly compelling world in his first novel. It feels like a cross between a Lois McMaster Bujold story and something out of Rainbow Six. Funny, smart, and I couldn't put it down by the end. The book was a pleasure to read and I'm looking forward to the next one. Highly recommended.......more