Swarm

Star Force, Book 1

By: B. V. Larson

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

Length: 10 hrs

Publisher's summary

Earth arms marines with alien technology and builds its first battle fleet! Kyle Riggs is snatched by an alien spacecraft sometime after midnight. The ship is testing everyone it catches and murdering the weak. The good news is that Kyle keeps passing tests and staying alive. The bad news is the aliens who sent this ship are the nicest ones out there.

A novel of military science fiction by best-selling author B. V. Larson, Swarm is the story of Earth's annexation by an alien empire. Long considered a primitive people on a backwater planet, humanity finds itself in the middle of a war - and faced with extinction.

Battle stations! Listen to another Star Force novel.

©2010 B.V. Larson (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Characters

Actual effort put into the different characters voice, not all Ben Stein monotone sounding.
All hail Riggs Pigs!

You have to get through the first few chapters

What made the experience of listening to Swarm the most enjoyable?

The unfolding of characters, and the surprises you discover

What did you like best about this story?

It had a good character development, believable and understandable character reactions and choices.

What does Mark Boyett bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Just a great presentation

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book is a little more emotional then the others, you feel sad & angry with the characters.

Any additional comments?

This book is more a development and intro to the whole series. Its wonderful on its own, but its Just the beginning. One of my favorite series.

Non stop action pack sci-fi

Have you listened to any of Mark Boyett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Found Mark Boyett's narration of Swarm very engaging right from the start. Mark is very talented, his narration of troy rising by John Ringo was excellent but very very different from Swarm.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book has strong themes only suitable for hard core sci-fi military fan. I loved the beginning of the book, could not stop listening.

WOW!!!

this is a great fun read

part 1 kept me interested all the way through, i never got bored, that has never happened before in any audio book i've listened to, first 5 minutes and the story is already in full force

part 2 is still good but falls off a little and returns back to normalcy

This series is great. It got me hooked

If you could sum up Swarm in three words, what would they be?

Well thought out

Who was your favorite character and why?

Kyle Riggs

What does Mark Boyett bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is value added. Once I heard this book, I began to look for other things he has performed. He voice database is remarkable. He voice is soothing. My wife will listen to his voice when we go on trips without complaint.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

It was a good run .

Way better than I expected.

This book is pretty original in a lot of its ideas. It is also of good length, and I felt that the narrator did a good job. Add to that the four subsequent novels in the series that are available, and it is well worth your credit. If you can snatch it up before the $4.95 sale ends, you should.

Pros: Well written Military Sci-Fi with a pretty original twist.

Cons: Sometimes the protagonist seemed wildly immune to any form of grief, but honestly I'm reaching for something to say here.

Summary: Totally worth my credit. I'm eager to read the next book in the series.

Story took a while to come together

I purchased this book mostly because of the narrator Mark Boyett and he did a great job. The story itself took a while to get me in but the narrator did a great job of keeping it going. Its a bit of fun and light listening and I look forward to where the story can go. The author has opened up a lot of possibilities. I thought it was longer than I expected with a few chapters after the big battles to work into the next book.

A new spin on War of the Worlds.

This was very inventive, a modern classic. It deserves a place beside Heinlein, Clarke, and Niven.

Can't wait for #2 downloading now

This kept me going from the first minute, always something slightly unexpected. Worth the time to enjoy!!

Unique plot and a great start to a series.

I was first drawn to this book because it had received a high rating from other listeners. The plot sounded interesting but I still didn't know what to really expect. My experience is that this book lived up to the high rating that it had received.

The action began immediately. For a first book in a series it covers a lot of ground quickly. But at no point did I feel that we weren't getting the whole story.

Part of what I liked about this book is that it's a Sci-fi with human and alien interaction type book but the main characters actions and decisions are similar to how I think I would react given their circumstances.

I will definitely continue listening to this series and can't wait to see where B.V. Larsen takes it.