Asher's Fall: A Military Sci-Fi Adventure

The Descending Worlds, Book 1

By: Justin S. Leslie

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A company of Space Rangers finds itself on the precipice of intergalactic war in a military SF novel perfect for fans of Starship Troopers and the Lost Fleet series.

Ben Dailey's Viper Company has one motto: Play hard and fight even harder. The crew is comprised of some of the most elite fighters in the Fleet, though occasionally overconfident and, some might say, obnoxious. So when Dailey is handed down a mysterious, high-security mission that's ostensibly a search-and-rescue for his once-upon-a-time academy rival turned brother in arms, he's convinced there's more to the job than meets the eye.

Soon, the USF Murphy is on its way to the edge of the Void—a mostly unexplored section of space on the outer reaches of the galaxy—to track down what happened to Capt. Rick Bearing and the Asher-5. But as Dailey and his crew discover more and more about the ruined ship they've been sent to investigate, they begin to realize there's something bad happening in the dark reaches of the system. Something alien. Something with potentially catastrophic implications for not just them but all of humanity . . .

Filled with heart-pounding battles, fast-paced wit, and unforgettable characters, and penned by an ex–armed forces leader, Asher's Fall is the explosive launch of a one-of-a-kind, high-octane military science-fiction series.

©2023 Justin S. Leslie (P)2023 Podium Audio

Electric teleporting space dogs?

I wasnt expecting much from this series
I was really impressed with the story and characters

not bad but missing some originality

All right, the best and breed is the talking beer can. The sentient rifle that's not bad either. so now we have another story with a lost AI who helps out all of his pals. it's only good but not amazing like Skippy. Even the sentient dog isn't original

Fans of Expeditionary Force will love this!

Just listen to the book! It’s well worth it, you won’t regret it.

Especially if you’re a fan of Skippy or Brody from Wayward Galaxy. I don’t want to spoil it, but there are two really cool/unique characters.

Space! Action! Humor! and awesome narrator!

First book in series and I already cant wait wait for the next, the 12 hours went by waay faster than i thought possible

Worldbuilding has a great pace giving you story and information as you go without feeling like huge future info dump.
Great interactions and varied characters, you'll end up laughing at inside jokes with the people telling them,.
It's hard to pick a favorite character (At least for me), I just couldn't stop listening!

if you enjoy sci-fi, space action & humor you'll definitely enjoy this book!

Luke Daniels does great work bringing the words to life.

Voice actor

It is a good start and I am ready for the next installment. Great job fellas and keep um coming!

Great action, great humor, great characters!

I started out reading this book with my eyes and admit that I had a bit of trouble getting into it. I think it was because there is so much going on, so many characters, and so much world-building. Once the audiobook came out, I decided to give it a try and I'm really glad that I did. Luke Daniels is amazing. All of the different voices he does would almost make you swear that this is being performed by multiple voice actors, not just one.

Once I got into the story there was so much that reminded me of my favorite sci-fi show ever, Star Trek. The humor between the characters and some of the things the crew goes through reminded me of certain episodes of Star Trek TOS (the original series).

I loved Sparky; he is the coolest character of all of them but Albert the AI character comes in at a close second for me. I'll be interested to see where the series goes from here.

Solid first book in the series!

Loved the mix of real military nuances along with the movie nostalgia!

Keep it up sir.

Excellent

Narrator always entertaining and enjoyable. The book was great. Look forward to the next book of the series.

A good Start!!

this is great intro to a space opera!! I hope they keep coming and stay interesting!!

great read, spaceships, and

loved this book! great story and characters really sets this book up to be my favorite book from Justin Leslie, if a bit heavy on the 90s and 80s references still an awesome book and another epic performance by the great Luke Daniels, will not disappoint!