Deadland Drifter: Publisher's Pack

Deadland Drifter, Book 1, 2

By: Ell Leigh Clarke, J. N. Chaney

Narrated by: Scott Aiello

Contains books one and two of the Deadland Drifter series.

Deadland Drifter, book 1:

When a dental appointment goes sideways, former Union operative Jack Burner wakes to find himself drugged and imprisoned, and he's given a choice: assassinate an admiral or be killed himself.

With no other option, Jack reluctantly accepts the mission, only to find himself being trailed by a mysterious blonde woman who may or may not want him dead. As if dealing with a terrorist group wasn't enough.

With the fate of the admiral and thousands of lives hanging in the balance, Jack stands in the middle of an event that could ignite a war on the edge of the Deadlands and Union Space. Despite his exceptional abilities, training, and tenacity, even Jack has little to no chance of preventing this particular powder keg from exploding. He's going to need a miracle.

Deadland Wanderer, book 2:

A mysterious message beckons Jack to a clandestine "meet", but something is off. The code is identical to one his team used back in his Union days.

When no one shows, he and Sara find themselves drawn into an investigation to uncover who sent the message...and why.

It isn't long before they find a trafficking ring that snatches women from shelters and wipes their memories, all with the hope of selling them to the rich and powerful as "wives". But this is bigger than just a gang of criminals. There's an organization that stretches across both sides of the law with connections to elected officials at the very top.

©2020 J.N. Chaney (P)2020 Podium Audio

Space Opera adventures!

Calling this a sci fi space opera doesn't do much to describe the great adventures that take place in the book. It is sort of like a Jack Reacher espionage action story and while there are hovering shuttles and laser guns, the sci fi part is a backdrop to the main storyline, which works well in this case.

Our hero was a military investigator who was told to leave the military because he was too goo0 at this job. He becomes a drifter and drifts into some situations where he takes action to help people out and bring justice to awful acts committed by bad actors.

The story is engaging and easy to follow. The adventures are fairly mild, but very entertaining. This is a great series for casual reading.

Scott was made for this fun yet engaging story.

Book 1:
Became addicted to Scott Aeilo after reading Omega’s ‘Purifier’ series, so went searching and found another story almost as engaging, but at time of writing, free! I struggled with the start but once the mystery gets going, you end up actually caring about the characters - not just the tension. The multiple villains and plans was a brilliant touch.

I love how detailed the mental processes of detectives and spies employ solving complex crimes was, and how grounded and realistic their behaviour was - the phrase “his curiosity did *not* cause him to poke his head around”, and “how quickly things could go wrong, unlike the movies” were music to my ears.

These great characters and dialogue is all against a backdrop just detailed enough in world building to feel real, without ruining the light tone.Despite it being fun filled action, I actually didn’t see the main twist in the middle coming at all, which is unusual. That bit was great.

With Scott’s ability to make even the narration legit fun to listen to, you’ve got the perfect recipe. Whilst free at time of writing I wouldn’t hesitate to spend a credit on this, for so many hrs of entertainment. Get amongst it :)

Book 2: Not as good as the first one, cool concept for a mystery and character development/dialogue is as good as ever, but it’s generic and plods in parts.
Where I really lost interest was at the end where there’s a fight and the MC lacks the right weapon, which is absolutely absurd given the prep and stakes of the mission. But the fast paced change of scenes, POV, and the nature of the “bad guys” was riveting.

Honestly if it wasn’t for Scott’s narration, it would be a max 3 stars, but he did, and was made for this type of story, so it’s recommended for sure.

I’m really excited for book 3/4!

Good story, good characters

Good story, good characters. Totally worth a credit. Unexpected plot twists that I loved. The fact that the author delivered 2 stories that were good, was great, but now I am on the 3rd and started the 4th… still good, not “samey”.

The performance is exceptional

_Deadland Drifter: the two book series_ by J.N. Chaney receives four stars from me. I found the text to be a lot of fun and very engaging.

This was an audiobook so first the reader. Scott Aiello read this text, and he was superb. He has a deep resonant voice that matches the character well. Additionally, he used a great selection of voices for his characters. I found them all distinctive and believable. seriously, while I liked the book, I question was it the text or how the text was read that really pulled me in. For this boo, I'm going to side with the reader.

What I liked: loved the main character Jack Burner. He's careful, thoughtful, and open minded to partnering with a female. He doesn't treat her like a second class citizen while he does a man's work. They work well together, and I enjoyed that aspect of the novel a lot. I also like when he felt protective of her that he questioned this. This was realistic to me. And this followed in both books.

Recommended: yes, great fun and excellent listen.

honestly it's all could have been solved

spoilers!!!!! please for the love of God I understand you wanted to make this epic but use an explosive man. they knew he was the leader they knew this would have stopped the plot FFS just use the explosive they found you blow up the goddamn barn. no joke you could have made this a lot more fun had you just let them kill those people at the barn and then go sell the issue with me explosives or killing the general but you're making it difficult where it does not need to be