Smoke Eaters

By: Sean Grigsby

Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith

When dragons rise from the earth, firefighters are humanity's last line of defense, in this wild near-future fantasy.

Firefighter Cole Brannigan is on the verge of retirement after 30 years on the job, and a decade fighting dragons. But during his final fire call, he discovers he's immune to dragon smoke. It's such a rare power that he's immediately conscripted into the elite dragon-fighting force known as the Smoke Eaters. Retirement cancelled, Brannigan is re-assigned as a lowly rookie, chafing under his superiors. So when he discovers a plot to take over the city's government, he takes matters into his own hands. With hundreds of innocent civilians in the crosshairs, it's up to Brannigan and his fellow Smoke Eaters to repel the dragon menace.

©2018 Sean Grigsby (P)2018 Recorded Books

Great fun

I'm not a super-fan of the gender stereotypes that dogged the characters, but the story is inventive in every other way, and I really enjoyed it. It is rare that I laugh out loud when reading (or listening to) a book, but this one is clever and the laughs were plentiful. The performance was top-notch, too.

Excellent story

Well written story with a nicely blended balance of fantasy and realistic moment. Very enjoyable

Outstanding Story

Interesting story from the first few lines. It built up gradually to its climatic conclusion.

Stellar vocal performance and gripping storyline!

I’ve been excited by the prospect of firefighters fighting DRAGONS ever since that word combination hit my feed, back before Grigsby had released his debut. And what a debut. The author is an absolute natural, with the casual ease Stephen King is famous for, along with some upper grade characterization along some very cool futuristic toys, indeed. The dialogue flows like water, the descriptions, while not exactly *crisp* give you a general idea of where the people are at any given moment. And humor. I really loved the humor and overall playfulness in the author’s eye even while telling a story that had some very serious parts. All threads were sewn up nicely, transitions were cool, and so I think many readers, elder teens on up might like this book. Fantasy, sci-fi, urban fantasy readers, probably even horror enthusiasts could enjoy this.
Although if anyone thins their eyes again, it’ll be far too soon. ;)

Now for the narrator, I don’t think I’ve ever heard Smith read before, but now I want to just hear him read all of my books to me. The man studied his material and makes every character (even the Korean-speaking dog) come straight to life. Honestly one of the best narrators I’ve had the pleasure of hearing yet. The action scenes are read rabbit-fast, just as they happen, while the transitional scenes can be soft and languid. I’ve always gotten far better enjoyment from a book if it is read with *feeling* and this book has ALL the feels.

Seriously. Just buy it.

Really enjoyable

The story telling and world building is great! I really enjoyed the narrator as well! That could make or break a audiobook and he really made it! Well done. Can't wait to listen to the next story in this series.