Backyard Starship

Backyard Starship, Book 1

By: J.N. Chaney, Terry Maggert

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

When Van Tudor returns to his childhood home, he inherits more than the family farm.

His grandfather used to tell him fantastic stories of spacemen and monsters, princesses and galactic knights. Little did Van realize, the old man's tales were more than fiction; they were real.

Hidden beneath the old barn, Van’s legacy is waiting: a starship, not of this world. With his combat AI, an android bird named Perry, Van takes his first steps into the wider galaxy. He soon finds that space is far busier and more dangerous than he could have ever conceived.

Destiny is calling. His grandfather's legacy awaits.

Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with USA Today best-selling author J.N. Chaney and Terry Maggert in this galactic quest for glory.

©2021 J.N. Chaney (P)2021 Podium Audio

Okay story, but monotone narration

The story was okay, not great. What took me out of it was that the narrator hardly differentiated between the various characters and most of the time I didn’t know which character was speaking.

Reasonable for a formula series

This is another of the sci-fi series formula approach, but it’s not bad. I’m enjoying it enough that I’ll give #2 a try.

Meh... it's fine

I've never read a book that seemed like it was trying so hard to be a Netflix show. the world is pretty cool and interesting. however, or protagonist is kinda boring and surrounds himself with boring people.

it is fine. I listened to the whole thing. it isn't so much one story as several episodes in a longer story. Try the Bobiverse. you'll like it better.

The narrator is just OK. Not great, but fine.

I liked the story!

I really enjoyed the book Jn chaney and Terry maggert are great! I personally like Luke Daniels as a narrator But Jeffrey kafer did a great job. Looking forward to second book release. Also wsiting for more of my favorite series the renegade star ! Lets gooo!!

Juvenile Male Fantasy

Easy read. Not well written, and so very much a young person’s fantasy. Even the narrator, who I usually really like, sounded bored/forced after a while.

Monotonous voice.

This story gets an ok from me. I struggled so much just to stay focused on the story because the reader was SOOO boring. I am not even sure it's fair for me to leave a review on the story itself as the reader may have made the story that much worse!

the story was okay, but felt generic.

The story was okay, but the reader was terrible. He had no variety of voices, poor inflection, and basically pulled any interest I could have had in the story out of it.

Great story….

Very good story and very believable. The way it written makes it seem like it’s plausible and can actually be true.

A Little Too Much Dialogue!

I enjoyed this story, but found the dialogue a little too repetitive. It didn't kill my enjoyment of the story, just a little exasperated! I'll still look for the second story.

Surprisingly good

I hadn’t heard anything from this author but I recognized the narrator so I took a chance. I’m glad I did! It is a fantastic and interesting listen. I recommend it if you enjoy so-fi.