Amusing, Interesting, Fun

Voices were great: you could always tell the difference between all the characters, and tell their mood. Well done.

No. It wasn't really compelling. It was personal, interesting and light. A fun read. But nothing that really pulls you in. The writing is well crafted and accessible. As a computer programmer myself I found the problem solving in the early mid chapters to be the most interesting. Popcorn sci-fi.

really like this one...got to get number 2...awesome detail and great characters...this i can see would be just how earth would act under an invasion

A bit slow at times but enjoyable. Having said that I won't be rushing out to buy the sequal.

I am a fan of Sci-Fi movies but in general do not read or listen to them but this one caught my attention so decided to give it a try. I was blown away by the whole thing. The story is so good and characters are well formed with lots of depth to them. The hero Kyle Riggs is a college professor of computer science that ends up saving the world. The save however does come with strings attached. Great sadness when he suffers loss of his children not once but twice. Mark Boyette does and absolutely wonderful job. Kyle sounds like a hero. He does not make him sound macho but like a normal guy caught up in extraordinary events which he must learn to deal with or die. The test the ship puts him through to see if he can be a commander are great. I felt every bit of his turmoil in dealing with what was being thrown at him. Other characters in the book are also very well done vocally by Mark as well as written by the author. I will definitely listen to this again and at some point will go on the the others in this Starforce series. Thank goodness they keep Mark Boyette for the whole series. I was truly impressed with this listen.

The book started off a little slow but you have to stick with it. The slow start actually adds to the story by leaving the reader slightly confused as the main characters but this does not last for long. Once the story developed I was not able to put the book down. B.V. Larson did a wonderful job of bringing in a realistic interpretation of how we as humans would have to deal with beings that are AI (artificial intelligence) based. I could see this story developing in the world of today.

I also read Jack Campbell's "Lost Fleet" series and I would say they are similar. "Swarm" is not as hard core military sci-fi as "Lost Fleet" since it seems to be a little lighter in military/battle detail but B. V. Larson's series is a wonderful addition to the genre.

At first this was not a book that I would have wanted to listen to in one sitting but once I was past the introductory chapters I did find myself finding time and ways to increase my listening time dramatically. I could not put it down.

I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

I'm considering listening to the next in the series, but I didn't find it so good that I need to do it right now. I'll wait until I finish my latest audible purchases.

I would not have made any changes. The story line is unique.

This is the only book by this author that I have listened to.

The narrator! I still am not convinced there was not more than one.

A well done sci-fi novel that takes one back to earlier times of the genre. Fast paced and riveting enough to make some very implausible situations forgivable.

The main character constantly embellished himself as a Hero. Good thing he has a super human arm to pat himself on the back.

doubt it

The General

The story is good, 'fun', Sy-Fi and has lots of potential

If I get board I'll try book two. But book one is not very good.

The story did not give you much background on the characters. The story never took off and just the overall idea was just corny!

No real excitement. I expected a lot more .... It is supposed to be sci-fi

I guess but it was just bland

Does not matter

Great book!! Plenty of action and lots of creative concepts to make you smile. I really enjoyed this book.