StarFire

Vince Lombard, Book 1

By: Mike Lee

Narrated by: Jason Brenizer

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Captain Vince Lombard, G-Marine company commander, is tasked with tracking down a stray ship. The Alliance Military Ship StarFire has gone silent, and previous attempts to locate her have resulted in the loss of more ships. After two previous wars with xenospecies humanity bumped into while expanding into space, no one knows what might be the cause of StarFire's missing in action status. And internal politics between Fleet command and the Galactic Marine Corps might mean that, unless something is done, humanity may get the news it's at war with yet another new race about the time they show up to attack one of the human systems in the sector.

A prequel to the book Fey, this story is a novelization of the story Vince related to Blondie in the previous book, which many readers requested. I'm happy to accomodate my readers by providing this novel-length version of that story.

©2012 Mike Lee (P)2014 Mike Lee

Wow! Hard to put it down

The story is outstanding and well read. It's the first time I can remember being thankful that my morning commute was delayed by an hour, so I could continue listening to the story.

Great book!

Great military sci if book, performance was 5 stars. Can't wait for the next book.

Good but dwells on things a bit

Would you consider the audio edition of StarFire to be better than the print version?

The story is good and i want to know what happens an i will listen to the next one. but it may get pushed back for more favorable authors. I prefer a fast paced book, i am not a hardcore read me the serial number sci fi fan. i like it fast pace action pact hero driven book. but the story will make me keep coming back, because the hero here gets in a spot and i really want to know what happens and i like him. if he wouldn't tell me so much about marine procedure and why and don't of everything he does. oh and he repeats some of the same things to.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Solid Narrator, i could identify each character by his voice. he lead questions to questions and statements to statements i was never confused ny the meaning.

I was surprised

I was thinking it was a simple space sci-fi but I didn't think it involve court hearings in it. Good story and a little surprising twist.

pleasantly surprising book

This book was a lot better than I expected. And the narration was pretty good, too. I bought this book as 'filler' until I could find something else to listen to. I was expecting more of a second rate sci-fi, with card board characters, and a predictable outcome. Instead, I got a well thought out narrative, solidly built characters that you could care about, and a fun listen. Not only is it a good military sci-fi, it is reminiscent of 'a few good men' courtroom drama!

Really liked the Sci Fi CAG style book

Really liked the Sci Fi CAG style book.
Like it when the hero comes out good but in line with reality. Will be reading more from this author!

Great story; mediocre narration

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

Exciting space JAG!

What did you like best about this story?

The author used the structure of the main character re-telling the story to good effect, always urging you to read more to find out what happened. This amped up the sense of mystery and generated genuine interest.

What three words best describe Jason Brenizer’s performance?

Monotone. Even. Clear.

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

Occasional laugh.

Any additional comments?

Great story, lackluster narration.

One of the Best Books I've Listened to on Audible

This was a great listen and I would highly recommend to anyone that likes military scifi, JAG or general scifi/mystery type books. It is probably in my top 5 of books from Audible (out of about 75 listened to so far). I liked the way the author approached the topics and kept it VERY interesting from the very beginning. Some of his thoughts and strategies on military action in space were also quite novel, not to mention thought provoking. Only disappointment is that the 2nd book in the series is not available at the time of this review.

Wonderful space adventure

Wonderful story had a hard time putting it down. Wonderful writer just discovered Mike Lee recently really like his works. Jason Brenizer is very good too very enjoyable to listen to.

Second and Third time through this

I re- listening to this book and will be also listening to FEY again as well. This author really knows how to tell a good story. You won't be disappointed if this type of material is your thing!