First Line of Defense

First Line of Defense, Book 1

By: Benjamin Kerei

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Earth was invaded. Earth was conquered. And humanity was summarily subjugated, as 400,000,000 people were culled.

The terrifying part was this only took the Peacekeepers a second. There wasn't even a chance for us to fight back. In the blink of an eye, questions like whether or not we're alone in the universe or at the top of the food chain were answered. We were not. Not by a long shot.

Despite the mass murder, the Peacekeepers promise they're benevolent. They don't want to rule Earth. They don't want to control humanity. They just want us to stop playing around with AI and genetics.

Willing or unwilling, Morgan and the rest of humanity are now members of the Collective. And like every species in the Collective, they have to learn to play the Game.

What do you do when an AI offers you the opportunity to play the greatest tower defense game the universe has ever created? You accept, of course.

Learning the rules and finding a way to survive can come later. Morgan certainly thinks so.

When aliens are attacking your station and giant six-eyed rats are eating your robotic face, you start to have your doubts. Accidentally starting a war doesn't help, either. But what are you going to do? You're the first line of defense—and you've got a job to do.

©2023 Benjamin Kerei (P)2023 Podium Audio

Another great book!

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. Somehow the author manages to make a lot happen in a relatively short time without it feeling rushed. A great book and fun listen. I would have obviously preferred it to be about 6-10 hrs longer but still great. I hope he enjoyed writing it as much as I enjoyed listening to it because I really want a sequel haha.

Awesome book.

I loved it, my only complaint is it's too short. I could have listened another 8 hours lol. It's really not short but so much happens it feels like it .

I'm really looking forward to a sequel. Travis's narration was excellent as usual.

Fun fast paced read

Lots of quips and banter. Smart character and a fun take on tower defense.

Outstanding!

Another phenomenal book by Mr Kerei and phenomenal narration by Mr Baldree!! Seriously, these 2 can do no wrong together!

Another great book!

I get annoyed by books that make the protagonist, so overwhelmingly powerful that you can’t touch him, but in this case, this was very enjoyable

Loved It!

That is 3 series makes and 3 series I can't wait for more for. Keep up the monthly updates!

Eh not my type of LitRPG

I can’t put my finger on exactly, but this wasn’t my type of this genre. Stats and upgrades were a focused, but there were so many of them coming so fast. It’s almost like they didn’t exist at all.

Ben's back at it again

Every single book that Ben has written has came out to perfection. His great writing style, funny humor, and perfect pick for a narrarator made yet another series of his a hit. I've only finished half of this book to know I need to buy his 2nd book in the series. This story is full of humor, leveling, and a great story line. I highly recommend anyone new to his books to give all his others a try.

Benjamin Kerei take your bow! I'd love 2nds please

I loved, loved, loved First Line of Defense! It had lots of pop-cultural references... and I think at least half of 'em were Star Trek. It also had one of my favorite tropes an AI named Tee who was a complete smart ass from the get go. The system/game was great too. Travis Baldree was again fantastic, and bravo Benjamin Kerei take your bow!
So what are you waiting for get the book and enjoy!

I love quotes that make me laugh, here's a few:

"The president called Daniel’s parents and principal the following morning, but only on the condition Tee never contacted her directly again. Tee begrudgingly accepted the deal. By lunch time, he’d started nagging the vice-president instead."

“Also, make Pluto large enough to be a planet again."

“Awesome! I’m going to get ice cream, don’t blow anything up while I’m gone.”

“My name isn’t Nick.” “Are you sure? Because I’m pretty sure you’re Santa Claus since every time I see you, it's Christmas.”

He can't keep getting away with this!

Frankly, when I read the synapses it just didn't interest me. Then I saw the author's name, and I sighed because I knew it didn't matter what this author wrote. I knew I was gonna love it.

I was not surprised to find I finished this story in less then a day.

He's just so good at writing a well paced story with consistently engaging and witty banter with characters that are interesting, unique, and well...characters.

I do have to add the narrator is excellent and a personal favorite of mine. Great speaking cadence with an excellent range of young to old, male to female.

I've said it before, but I could listen to 2 people talk about paint drying for 8 hours if it was written by this guy, and my mind hasn't changed with this excellent story.