Broken Worlds

The Alorian Wars, Book 1

By: Drew Avera

Narrated by: Rebecca Sternberg

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

From Drew Avera, author of The Dead Planet Series, comes an all-new space opera adventure!

The Greshian Empire has reached across the Alorian Galaxy, using its naval might to bring its enemies to their knees. Dead planets float in their wake as the empire fights to assert themselves as the supreme race. Ensign Brendle Quinn has spent five years loyally serving the Greshian Empire in their relentless quest to dominate the Alorian Galaxy. But as his ship decimates planet after planet, he finds his sympathies swinging towards their defeated enemies.

Sergeant Anki Paro, a Luthian Marine, has been anxiously awaiting the call to deploy. As the last line of defense against the crushing Greshian forces, she hopes the time has finally come where her world can stand against tyranny and protect the rest of the worlds in her sector of the Alorian Galaxy. As her path towards war draws near, Anki begins to notice a shift in balance as her society prepares itself for imminent destruction. Questions of misplaced loyalties lead her to wonder if the world she is trying to save has any real intentions of surviving. As Brendle and Anki's worlds collide, they find themselves in an unlikely alliance to try to stop the full might of the Greshian Empire before there's nothing left to fight for.

The Alorian Wars is a military science fiction series for fans of The Expanse, Star Trek, and Old Man's War. If you want a fast-paced space opera adventure then look no further, The Alorian Wars is here!

©2016 Drew Alexander Avera (P)2017 Drew Alexander Avera

An enjoyable, 4 1/2 star space opera

Broken Worlds: The Alorian Wars Space Opera Series: Book 1, my fifth read/listen from author Drew Avera. Enjoyable space opera science fiction. I was given an Audible copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review." The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. The book was well-written & flowed smoothly & quickly. I look forward to reading more from this author and in this series, in fact, Deadly Refuge: The Alorian Wars Space Opera Series: Book 2 is next on my TBR list The book was well-narrated by Rebecca Sternberg. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

Great Military Science Fiction Story

I was entertained by this story. It did start off slow, as it was bogged down by some of the world building details, but once the two main characters meet, there was plenty of action. The characters were complicated and fun. I'm looking forward to more books in this series. Rebecca Sternberg's narration was fine, but at times I didn't think her tone of voice reflected the ambiance of the story. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review.

Surprisingly good book

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book as a previous one from this author to me was rather so-so. I was pleasantly surprised however. The story line was entertaining with quite a few twist and turns (although some were a bit of a stretch - hence th loss of one star) but overall very good. The ending was not expected but satisfying.

The narration was excellent. You could identify different characters often just by the voice even though it was the same narrator giving the story good flow.

I definitely recommend this audiobook.

A grand adventure on the high seas of space

Right from the beginning of the book, I was reminded of the high seas adventures books that I used to read with sailors sailing the seven seas, pirates and deserted islands. This book gave me the same feeling except the setting was in space. I love that feeling and it makes it easy to get lost in a book like this. it is a great start of a new series that I definitely want to keep reading to find out what happens to the characters. You become very invested and what is going to take place next.

An engaging fast-paced space opera adventure!

Drew Avera writes an engaging fast-paced space opera adventure and I loved it! Broken Worlds, part of the Alorian Wars series, is a great start with lots of action, great characters, and battles you cant forget. I cannot wait to listen to book 2.
Audio Version: Rebecca Sternberg isnt the strongest narrator, maybe this isnt her genre, but overall she did good enough for me to enjoy the story and did not distract from the overall epic adventure.

wonderful

Drew is a great writer. I am glad the four characters were able to get along despite the difference between their worlds

Slow Start and a Quick End …

This is a short “Enemy Mine” Space Adventure story. On the Dark side you have the evil Greshian Empire that brooks no defiance from inferior races on pain of completely destroying your home worlds (not actually the best strategy, but who can figure out the alien mind). While experiencing a twinge of conscience, a young Greshian officer is betrayed by an ambitious fellow officer and exiled on an abandoned planetoid after a ridiculous kangaroo court in from of his commanding officer. Soon thereafter, a Luthian transport breaks apart over that same place, introducing the enemy pilot as an obvious future love interest. The remainder of the story centers around the two of them trying to get off the rock without alerting the lurking Greshian patrol main plot point). Along the way they meet two more refugees of the Greshian genocidal policies whose only purpose in the story is to bring the ship to our intrepid heroes … so, while it IS a very short story that takes a long time to actually DO anything, it does actually resolve the plot; so technically not a cliffhanger, but nothing really major accomplished either.

The narration was subpar, though not horrible … the cadence and enunciation just didn’t feel natural to me; although I did get somewhat use to it by the end. Additionally the narrator struggled with voicing male characters making it hard for me to differentiate the speakers.

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Very entertaining

When Anki, a Luthian Marine, and Brindle, a Greshian Ensign, worlds collide things in their worlds become very confusing from what they have grown up being told.  But can they change things and   will they save their people?
This is a wonderful military science fiction book/audio.  This is a highly entertaining book, I had the audio version with voice actor Rebecca Sternberg, who does a awesome job bringing this world alive for the listener and making you feel as though you are there and part of the crew family.  I really enjoyed this as a audio and can not wait for more.

Interesting sci-fi story with good narration.

Would you be willing to try another book from Drew Avera? Why or why not?

Yes, I'm interested to see how the Alorian wars continues.

Was Broken Worlds worth the listening time?

Yes, but I found my attention wandering a few times on the technical stuff.

Any additional comments?

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sci-fi and in particular space/alien sci-fi. I voluntarily reviewed this audiobook after receiving an advanced listeners copy.

Draws you in

I really enjoyed this book. The narration was excellent. Great military Sci-fi. I would have preferred alternating male and female narrators where appropriate though. The reaction between the characters is realistic. Thoroughly enjoyable.