Accidental Astronaut

Accidental Astronaut, Book 1

By: J.N. Chaney, Rick Partlow

Narrated by: Scott Aiello

The world needed a hero. Instead, they got Jack.

Dr. Erik Manheim needed a warrior. A Navy SEAL. Someone who could help him confront the threat he uncovered in ancient ruins—evidence that a rogue planet brings devastation every time it passes Earth.

Instead, he got Jack Schafer, a hungover bush pilot in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Now, Jack is swept into a mission he was never meant to survive—one that stretches from the Alaskan wilderness to the stars beyond. Humanity's future hangs in the balance… and its best hope may be a reluctant pilot who wasn't supposed to be here at all.

Accidental Astronaut is a gripping, fast-paced blend of survival thriller and epic science fiction—perfect for fans of Andy Weir, Michael Crichton, and James Rollins.

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A good story

Well performed and a good story to listen to. I give 4/5 fir this.

Flash Gordon by any other name

Even the nic name for the pilot is “Flash” Lion men forest prince a famous Ph.D and a powerful woman fun romp but it is a Flash Gordon Redux

Good New story...

I Love this writing.. Great story. Definitely can not wait for the next book(s) in this series.

It’s Flaah Gordon.

Flash, Aaaaaaaaah! He’ll save every one of us.

story is entertaining enough. and it has good narration.

snow machine

the writers actually lived in Alaska or are the best researchers ever, even people from Anchorage often mistakingly call a snowmachine a snow mobile. for those who do not know, a snow mobile is artwork of snowflakes hanging from strings typically over a babies crib. a snowmachine is a tracked vehicle. the machine that makes snow is a snowmaker.