The President's Pilot

By: Robert Gandt

Narrated by: Thomas Block

A year and a half into her first term as President of the United States, Libby Paulsen is in a world of trouble. Her controversial agenda has placed her in a doomsday clash with a right wing cabal led by an enigmatic Air Force general. The conspirators will stop at nothing - including assassination - to remove Libby Paulsen from office. When the cabal targets Air Force One, Libby's Presidency - and her life - rest in the hands of a maverick pilot named Pete Brand, a man with whom the President shares a long-smoldering secret. The President's Pilot is a high-stakes political and military thriller drawn from today's - and tomorrow's - explosive headlines.

©2014 Robert Gandt (P)2014 Robert Gandt

Gives a whole new meaning to Snakes on a Plane!

If you could sum up The President's Pilot in three words, what would they be?

Fast paced.
Creative.
Shallow.

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

I have not that I can see, but I will again. He captured the characters well, and was consistent. Some odd pronunciations and accents at times, but on balance a job well done.

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

Mrs. President, we have a problem.

Any additional comments?

This story moves very fast, and requires a great deal of suspension of disbelief. ( Truly the luckiest woman on earth! ) Technically it has good chops, a fine reader, and resolves reasonably well. I liked it somewhat more than my rating indicates, as I found some big plot holes. Technically well researched however, and a fun , if not light, listen.

Hope President's Pilot becomes a movie!

If you could sum up The President's Pilot in three words, what would they be?

Captivating, Exciting, Contemporary

What was one of the most memorable moments of The President's Pilot?

General Vance McDivott's foiled order to have Air Force One and President Paulsen vaporized.

What does Thomas Block bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Thomas Block seamlessly moves from one character to the next with precise differentiation, and adds significant enjoyment to the listening experience.

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

This movie's compelling suspense will keep you fully engaged all the way to the credits!

Any additional comments?

Hope there is another Gandt/Block Audiobook available soon!

The narrator is uneven and often times, awful.

Would you try another book from Robert Gandt and/or Thomas Block?

I would but only in book form. Some books are best read in silence.

What could Robert Gandt have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

The president comes across as the president of a PTA not of the US. No way would a male president be written as utterly boring as Libby. I could only listen for about two hours and it was just too painful.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Thomas Block?

Any number of readers. Scott Brick maybe. This narrator is ok for a stretch, then he randomly reads a line as if he is amazed by what just happened. He would be a good reader for the weird Matthew Reilly novels because everything really is over the top and requires an exclamation point after every single sentence. Some of the characters sound drunk.

Madam President

I wished the reader could have used better voicing. The female voices are terrible. Other than that very good storyline

Enjoyable, but...

Good listen, with one major complaint... when the reader announces a new chapter, one worries that he might have lost his place. The pause, or whatever, is most disconcerting.