Stinger

Can You Face Your Ultimate Fear?

By: Tom Dell'Aringa

Narrated by: Steve Ogden

Length: 1 hr and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

As his warship comes under attack by a devastating alien horror, a drug-addicted recruit stumbles upon a secret super soldier compound. In his hand is the one hope to save the ship. But to do it, he’ll have to face his crippling fear of the alien Sasori that lies on the other side of the hatch.

It all began when as a new recruit, Jimi saw “the footage”.

Chaotic visuals of the horrific alien Sasori injected into Sol United fleet ships as killing machines in the war with the Andromedans. The creatures destroyed crew and ship alike and were impervious to conventional weaponry. Seeing the scorpion-like alien in action awakes a primal fear he can't control. Night terrors follow, disturbing squad mates already on edge from the stress of war. Jimi is an outcast in his own unit.

In desperation, he turns to the illegal drug hoosh and finds himself AWOL, hidden in the belly of the ship.

Crippled by his own terror and addiction, Jimi is unknowingly on the next ship targeted for insertion. His greatest fear of coming face-to-face with the alien horror is about to be realized.

©2020 Tom Dell'Aringa (P)2020 Tom Dell'Aringa

A man falls, but stands tall once again

A fantastic short story! Jimmy falls as far as he can, but eventually finds his way back, regains his honor, and saves everyone!

Short & Sweet

Excellent mix of styles. Not too scary but enough to make it fun. No spoilers but you will be a little bit surprised.

A great quick listen

I'm always on the lookout for great quick reads and listens. Tom Dell'Aringa's little story was just that. It's quick paced, primal, and full of suspense, I found myself sucked into its world. It feels lived in, with plenty of opportunity to grow, but not lacking for its purpose.

Steve Ogden's narration is fantastic as well!

If you're looking for something you can dive into and enjoy in one sitting, I highly recommend checking this one out.

Good book !

Though very short it was very enjoyable. I wish I could a longer version or the next book. Well worth the read or in this case the audio listen

Short, Sweet, and to the Point

A short story about a struggling addict with a deep fear of aliens who overcomes his fear with one last chance to redeem himself to his peers. Even though the audiobook was just over one hour the main character had significant character growth. I hope that the author plans to write a prequel on how Jimi became addicted and/or how humans came to be space explorers.

Disclaimer - I received this book for free in exchange for an unbiased review.

Bazinga

This was a fun short story. Space, military service, and drug addiction all add up to an interesting adventure. The narration was good.

Disclaimer: My enjoyment of the narrator is based on my listening speed. I only leave 5 stars for books I've listened to or will listen to multiple times. I'll update my review if I listen again. If you like this review please consider giving it a Helpful Vote below.

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Drug filled waking

Not a very original novel but it's was a good listen to pass an hour. Do it did not make for the problems like why add the music to audio it felt weird and the part near the end where he made it seem like his drug addiction was all secret plan to beat the aliens made narrative seem fake then on in final part of the novel.