Return of the Phoenix

Monster Squad, Book 1

De: Heath Stallcup

Narrado por: Jack Voorhies

Humanity has spent its time enjoying the peace that can only be had through blissful ignorance. For centuries, stories of things that go "bump" in the night have been passed down and shared. When creatures of the night proved to be real, the best of America 's military came together to form an elite band of rapid-response teams. Their mission: To face the challenge and keep the civilian populace safe from those threats and hide all evidence of their existence. But during a routine mission, when things go horribly wrong, the Monster Squad finds themselves having to rebuild from the ashes of what they once were.

This time, they face not only the monsters that threaten the peaceful lives of the citizens they are sworn to protect, but their own government, as a dark storm brews on the horizon. A storm that will threaten not just the squad and their existence, but the lives of every human on Earth.…

©2012 May December Publications LLC (P)2014 Heath Stallcup

I really like the premise of the story.

The book is good. The narrator needs to differentiate the voices a bit more though.

Awesome

excellent read , hard to put down , outstanding story line , Jack Voorhies's narration is the best

Fresh Approach

What made the experience of listening to Return of the Phoenix the most enjoyable?

Enjoyable Story-telling with an Excellent Delivery, Next stop, Big Screen!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Return of the Phoenix?

The Wit and Humor

Have you listened to any of Jack Voorhies’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, great delivery, command of the tempo.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

You won't stare in the Dark the same again!

Decent story

Would you try another book from Heath Stallcup and/or Jack Voorhies?

Yea I believe these books could have been better , it's hard to place a finger on it exactly.. Might have been the reader as I didn't exactly dislike his reading style but maybe it was his attempts at doing voices that bugged me?!? I can't exactly say but for the most part the story is interesting enough to keep you reading & waiting for the "big something" to happen.

Book1

It took about an hour to get into the story line but once it clicked I literally could not turn it off I recommend this series

Epic!

I've only just listened to the first book and I am enthralled can't wait to listen to them all!

SOG true romance tales

Yup, I really wanted to get into this story line and maybe the next book in the series would get me there, but right now I am going to pass. Stallcup is using this book to build the world of Monster Squad, person by person and all the background and barely laid the keel of the story line. I feel, too much of the book was dealing with romantic relationships. Nice fluff, but by the half way point in the book, I really felt that the book cover should have had a shirtless Fabio Lanzoni.

I just struggled to get through the book, hoping the opening action scenario's details would be revealed. I expected more on the coordinated world wide attack, but it was overshadowed by personalities and personal relationships. If you like heavy romance with your world domination monster stories, this would be the series I would point you to.

Good story

I did enjoy this story & I will download the next once it's available. It reminds me of the Monster Hunters series, which I really enjoy, also. I have one complaint which is about the sound effects in between each section. I felt it was distracting and disrupted the flow of the story & narration. I'm really hoping the next book will leave that out. Other than that, I'm looking forward to seeing where this story goes :)

Good start in the series!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Wish it were longer. It was an engaging listen.

What did you like best about this story?

Good start to the series so far. Read the rest of them and will buy the audiobooks as they come out. Suspenseful and lots of nice plot twists.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Pretty much, Exxept he needs to practice more of a French accent. His Russian one is good though.

Do you think Return of the Phoenix needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Heck yeah! It's just the first in the series and it ends at a cliffhanger, so if you were like me and listened to it while on a long road trip with no wifi around to download another book to keep your mind off all the what-will-happen-next, you'll go crazy.

Any additional comments?

Underrated author. Pretty good stuff. Not the same writing style as Larry Correia but everyone who lives a good underdog story and propaganda, give it a shot. Not to mention the action scenes and a bit of everything in there for the people who like other genres too.

Tremendous story!

I love everything about this story, which I got via Audible.com. Heath produced a great combination of sci-fi/horror/moderately romantic features. I identified with the characters and was emotional about some of their deaths. Everything about this book hooked into me. The story took sharp turns and it was a thrill ride for me. I highly recommended this book and series. Now for the obligatory: "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."