Venom Spear

Blades of Grass, Book 1

De: Austin Chambers

Narrado por: Sunny Patel

A massive natural disaster was all it took to drop America to her knees. Will she be ready for the coming wars?

Air Force Colonel Lou Caldwell was already in his own private hell. Living in the bottle since his son’s suicide, Lou is pressed into assignment by the nation’s leading general. His mission? Act as the joint chief’s quiet eyes and ears on the ground, assess the military’s true readiness, and find the pulse of America.

China and Russia square up for war, intent on claiming their role as the world’s foremost superpower. Mexican cartels align, emboldened by an evil and cunning horde that has claimed Seattle as its own. They begin making powerplays throughout the West. An attack in Denver kills dozens.

As if things aren’t bad enough, American infrastructure begins to fail. Rolling blackouts morph into days-long nightmares. The loss of Seattle’s tech-giants has had devastating effects on the internet. The world’s economies begin to tank. Governments become desperate. What will Lou find? Will America truly have a gun behind every blade of grass when she needs it most?

Find out in the action-packed opener to this Cascadia Fallen spin-off series!

©2022 Austin Chambers (P)2022 Austin Chambers

Great story

Great book, but the narration was so freaking bad. Whoever thought a Indian-Brit would be a good choice to voice an almost entirely American cast. Not only that, I felt like he was speed reading it with no emotion. I could hardly keep up with what he was saying. Let alone allow my mind to set the scenes. If you can power through the terrible narration the book is worth it. And, the next will have way better readers.

I think im nit picking, I like the story. my issue is the narrator doesn't pronounced the names I of the cities correctly.

I think im nit picking, I like the story. my issue is the narrator doesn't pronounced the names I of the cities correctly.

Good story, tough narrator

I really liked the story & the characters that are being developed for this series.

New narrator is coming in book 2👍

Wanted to love it...

Okay, I am not a critic at all, but the narrator made this a real struggle to listen to. The pronunciation and accent made me have to go back multiple times and re-listen to parts to try and grasp what was being said. It was frustrating to say the least. Not to mention going from saying Tucson correctly to then saying it like it is spelled. This is just one of many issues.

The story is great, solid even. But I will not be listening to anything else with this narrator. Nothing against him personally, just not my cup of tea.

Your mileage may vary.

Great book… realistic

Off the top, the narrator was a bit difficult at begins but I grew to like his narration as the book continued.

The realism in this was unnerving. May or may not happen this way but anyone who listens multiple news sources, and actual reporting regarding organized criminal activities, foreign state sponsorships of such as fentanyl and “legal” drug trade, historic as well as current geopolitical events, and international relations can identify how the story line and cascade of events is completely plausible.

I also liked the character development. It took longer to build up than many books but it is worth it. I like the way the story was told as well.