Aftermath: Expeditionary Force, Book 16

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 2,865 ratings

Price: 43.66

Last update: 01-27-2025


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What happens in the wake of Failure Mode?

The Aftermath of a stunning victory—especially an unexpected, complete, and final victory—should be high-fives all around, listening to politicians give boring congratulatory speeches, and a well-deserved rest for the Merry Band of Pirates. Yes, the galaxy is still a freakin' mess, but that is nothing new, and for a change, that can be someone else's problem.

Until, you know, something really bad happens, and only the Pirates can deal with the problem... Or not.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very good sequel
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024
    Expeditionary Forse 16 was a real surprise. Volume 15 appeared to end the series, kind of all wrapped up with a nice bow.

    Then Wow! Aftermath came out, and it turns out that everything the protagonists believed was wrong. The story was well written with lots of details and the fantastic humor you only find in a very small portion of Sci-Fi. Skippy and Joe make an unbeatable team even against one impossible situatiuo after another. Lots of twists and turns.
  • JC
    5.0 out of 5 stars great book, lousy editing
    Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024
    This is the first book in the series since the first few that appears to have been proofread by someone not paying attention. Ignoring inconsistencies in the capabilities of various things that should have been caught by the author as well as anyone lending it who’s read the earlier books, this one was rife with missing words , mixed up sentences, and conversations where at some point, a bit of dialog must have been left out, because the two people talking switch, someone gets two ones in a row punctuated like it’s a change in the person talking, so it gets confusing.

    But the story was great, on par with the earlier books for sure. Great to see the merry band back in action.
  • Gomez Addams
    4.0 out of 5 stars I give a fairly solid 4.4 stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2023
    Sequel please. Soon please.
    The author has still got it. He intrigues us, entertains us, occasionally we learn a little something as one occasionally does when reading SF, he surprises us, and satisfies us.
    If you have not read prior books in the series, then you almost certainly will want to not start on this one, which is at least 16th in the series. But it is not strictly necessary to do so, and there are surely many readers who will not mind jumping in here. If you have not read prior books in the series, then immediately stop denying yourself that pleasure. Go back to the first book, 'Columbus Day'. The first third or half of the book will maybe not seem too special to you. But things will start developing unexpectedly. Fun things. Great, entertaining, space opera. (Everyone uses that term "space opera" but it seems to mean many things to many people.) If you are seriously OG Old School, then you may recall that ERB's 'A Princess of Mars' started out one way and then suddenly got a lot more fun in unexpected ways. The series continued to be like hall of fame fun for many, many more books. 'Columbus Day' is like 'A Princess of Mars' in this regard. In tone and quality, the only think I can think to compare it to is The Stainless Steel Rat books. (Again very Old School, but not OG.) What with me being a kinda old and kinda Old School reader of SF, that is the best comparison I have. Maybe other books in the last couple or three decades are worthy comparisons, but I was not doing a good job of staying current and am ignorant. Anyway, I strongly recommend this whole series and that includes this book. Unless, you know, you are an enemy of fun or something.
    I pre-ordered this book as soon as it was announced. What can I say, I luvs me some Joe and Skippy and the rest of the cast, and the way Craig Alanson writes about them. He makes it look it easy. That said, I am a fairly tough grader. (I am even tougher grading my own writing, if that is a comfort to anyone who has ever received less than five point zero stars from me. I am way harsher on my own stuff.) Maybe there were a few spots where the author would have preferred to revise and tweak here or there, but nothing too important. Either I remember one particular supporting character's voice being different than what we read in this. Maybe that is my memory, maybe he wrote it a bit differently this time around for whatever reason. (No spoilers but her name might rhyme with Agatha.)
    Maybe it is time to return to 'Columbus Day' and reread them all now. :-> Probably not. When you get old, you find there is not nearly enough time left to do the things that are important. But, it would be good quality time to reread more than sixteen books that are so pleasurable. But time is growing short, so maybe not? Maybe finish writing my own first novel, for instance. :->
  • Upiddy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Work Again!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2024
    A refreshing escape with complex action, issues, and large world/universe brain perspective. Thank you very much Craig, for another ride with the Pirates! I can't wait for the next one, Trust Your Awesomeness, Sir Craig
    !!
  • Brandon Buchanan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Continuation of the story, can't wait for more
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
    Excellent continuation of the tale of Skippy and Joe! Left me excited for more. Craig Alanson has hit us with more mirth and drama. The editing did seem a bit rushed with a few typos sneaking in, but that didn't ruin things for me at all. Volume 15 ended on a cliffhanger, and this starts the impossible task of saving the galaxy, yet again. This filthy monkey is eagerly screeching for more!
  • Old Navy Senior Chief
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun journey
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
    This entire series was very good. Lots of hard sci-fi and also comedy. The author did a great job and I recommend his books.
  • Jules
    4.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely LOVE this series!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023
    I absolutely LOVE this series! I wait and watch the release date getting closer and closer until it’s finally uploaded. Most of the time it’s a binge read because I usually can’t put it down. However, this time the release was during the holiday season and so my experience was different. Not in a bad way, just different. The storyline was excellent, as usual & the character’s performances wonderful. The one thing in this particular book that is different from all the rest in this series is the amount of errors not found through prerelease editing. I would be willing to bet there are more in this book than in all the other books put together. That is a major discrepancy, a divergent from this author’s other books. It’s just not usually like that. I can only guess that he was rushing to hit the release date, which is unfortunate, but the good news is this issue can easily be remedied with a digital update. ( uuuuh….I’m totally guessing that’s an easy process, but it may not be or it might be costly. I’m not sure.) A printed correction is a whole different affair, I’m sure. Besides that one issue, bottom line, it’s a great story, as usual. Skippy the Magnificent is back and ready to take names!
    To the author:
    My kindle is broken so I read this on my iPhone. Unfortunately, the iPhone kindle app does not have the same ability to send a correction/comment (with each encounter as you read) to authors as the actual Kindle. (Someone needs to tell them to fix that!) The only way to make corrections was in the highlights portion so that’s what I did. If you can access those comments in the highlight section then you have my permission (if needed) to access them. I hope I found them all and will save you some time and headache. If you can’t access them then I could probably send them to an email as a copy from my Notes section. Just let me know. ????

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