Cold Planet

A Gateway Universe Story

By: Brian Dorsey

Narrated by: Meghan Kelly

The never-ending clandestine war between the Xen Empire and the Terillian Confederation continues and the Dark Zone is littered with the bodies of Guardsmen, Rangers, and those caught in between.

It is into this wasteland that a unit of the Humani Elite Guard set out on a recon mission to investigate a planet they suspect contains an illegal Terillian base. The mission quickly falls apart and Lieutenant Emily Martin is thrust into command when her base ship, Draxius, is destroyed and her commander is severely injured.

Stranded on an inhospitable planet with enemies all around them, Martin and her men find themselves outmatched and outgunned in a desperate gamble for survival. Lieutenant Emily Martin didn't become the only female officer ever in the Elite Guard because she thought it would be easy, but this mission could easily prove to be her last.

©2016 Christopher Brian Dorsey (P)2017 Christopher Brian Dorsey

I loved It!

From start to finish, this book had me hooked. The militaristic background of the entire production was spot on. Meghan played Martin perfectly, and her other characters were easy to distinguish by her inflections. I wish it hadn't ended!

Great sci-fi listen

Really enjoyed this book. The story has action from the start and a very strong female lead in the form of Emily. The narrator did an amazing job, different voices for each character and plenty of emotion. Highly recommend giving this one a listen and will be checking out other books in this series. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

Slow to start but engaging story

The first few chapters were a little slow to get through, but the story picked up speed and was overall engaging. The ending seemed a little abrupt, but as it’s part of a series the desire to jump to the next story would satisfy many readers.

Cold Planet review

An interesting science fiction story with interesting characters and unique writing. Worth the time in listening to.

Military scince-fiction with a strong main female

The Xen Empire and the Terillian Confederation have been at war for ages. Emily Martin, from the Xen Empire, gets stranded in a cold planet where it is suspected that there is an illegal Terillian base. Things will go belly up very soon, and Emily will have to demonstrante her worth in a men’s world.

This story starts quite slowly but as soon as it picks up speed, there is a lot of action. Something I find with military science-fiction is that we are up against many characters but few of them are fully portrayed. This makes it a bit hard for me to get into the story. Once they land on the planet things start moving faster and we have fewer characters but more recognizable.

Emily is a strong woman with many things to demonstrate, and her colleagues don’t make it easy for her. I really enjoyed the story but would have skipped the romantic part.

Meghan Kelly did a really good job with her narration and the different voices for all the characters. I just did not feel very comfortable for the voice used for the narration and Emily, but it is just a personal preference.

I would recommend this book to anyone into military science-fiction.

I received a copy of this book in audio format from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.