Audiobook Review of Henry Gallant and The Warrior by H. Peter Alesso & Rich Miller.

Henry Gallant and the Warrior (The Henry Gallant Saga, Book 3)By: H. Peter Alesso & narrated by: Rich Miller 4*
BLURB: In the 22nd century, the people of the Solar System have banded together against an alien invasion. Unfortunately, they're losing - badly.
As the only Natural remaining in the genetically engineered officer corps of the United Planet's fleet, Henry Gallant has unique mental abilities that have proven essential to the defense against the Titan invaders. Nevertheless his fellow officers lack faith in him, and worse, he has angered prominent men by speaking truth to power.
Despite this, Admiral Collingsworth has given him command of the Warrior, the most advanced stealth warship in the UP arsenal and ordered him to the alien's main base to spy, intrigue, and disrupt their war capacity.
Gallant's mission leads to risky battles and painful choices, but no choice is more personal, or intimate, than the choice to face your own death. And for Henry Gallant - a flawed young man, in a hopeless situation, against overwhelming odds - a dreadful decision looms before him.
He has only one saving grace - he is unafraid.

My Review: “I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher (can't remember which, other than it was given to me).” Well, aside from the yo-yo effect of having narrator from book #1 reading this one after a different narrator doing book 2, there really isn't a lot to say that hasn't been said in my reviews of the previous two books.
It was nice to listen to all the characters and follow them in their promotions and endeavours but there was something a little lacking. I think it's because I preferred the narrator from book #2 but at least it was still an enjoyable few hours well spent.

Reviewing Audiobook of Lieutenant Henry Gallant by H. Peter Alesso & Theo Copeland

Lieutenant Henry Gallant (The Henry Gallant Saga #2) Written by H. Peter Alesso & narrated by Theo Copeland 4*
BLURB: In an era of genetic engineering, Lieutenant Henry Gallant is the only Natural (non-genetically enhanced) officer left in the fleet. In spite of his superiors’ concerns that he is not up to the challenge, his unique mental abilities have proven essential to the defense of the United Planets in its fight against the Titan invaders. Serving on the first FTL prototype, the Intrepid, on its maiden voyage to Tau-Ceti, Gallant finds a lost human colony on the planet Elysium. Elysium’s leader, Cyrus Wolfe, has allied himself with an ancient Artificial Intelligence which had lain dormant on the planet for millennia, but is now willing to protect the colonists against the Titans. Gallant allies himself with Alaina Hepburn, the leader of the democratic opposition. With Alaina’s help, he discovers that the ancient AI has a sinister ulterior motive and he must match his exceptional mind against the complexity of machine intelligence to escape the ultimate trap and prevent the extermination of humanity.
My Review: “I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.” When I first started listening to this, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to enjoy it as much as book one. It was a different narrator from that first book so the character voices weren't quite the same. However with the story catching me up in the first ten minutes or so, it made no difference to my enjoyment after all. In fact I thought the narrator did an excellent job of bring the book to life. As for the actual story, I can only say it was more than I expected for a continuing adventure. It had everything the first book had plus a few things I wasn't expecting. I won't tell you what they were, but if you want to know I advice you to go buy the book or the audiobook. Then you can find out for yourselves I don't think you'll be disappointed. I know I wasn't.
n.b. Just looked at the rest of this series and I hope the next two come out in audio soon.

Reviewing the Audiobook Midshipman Henry Gallant by H. Peter Alesso & Rich Miller.

Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space (The Henry Gallant Saga, Book 1) written by H. Peter Alesso and narrated by Rich Miller 4*
BLURB: Follow the career of a young officer in the 22nd-century genetically engineered space navy.
As the last star fighter in squadron 111, Midshipman Henry Gallant is on his way from Jupiter to Mars. With the United Planets' fleet on the verge of annihilation, he can expect no help as he passes through the asteroid belt and threatening aliens. With so much uncertainty about the aliens' capabilities and intentions, analyzing the captured computer equipment in Gallant's possession could prove crucial. The fate of Earth could rest on the abilities of Midshipman Henry Gallant. Unfortunately, it is his abilities that have been much in doubt during his tour of duty.
In an era of genetic engineering, he is the only Natural (non-genetically enhanced) officer left in the fleet. His classmates and superior officers have all expressed their concern that he will not be up to the demands of the space service.
Only bright and attractive junior officer Kelsey Mitchel has shown any sympathy for him. Now as his navigator on the last fighter in squadron 111, her life as well as a good many others, depends on Henry Gallant.

My Review: “I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author.” This author's work struck me as a combination of two authors I really enjoy reading. One is David Weber and his Honorverse with all the information about spaceships, battles and such. The other is Robert A. Heinlein and his book Space Cadet with it's very 50's style emphasis on the young spaceman doing what's right. The Characters were well drawn and the adventures were well thought out, with Rich Miller doing a superb job of the narration.

My kind of Science Fiction!

Lieutenant Henry Gallant (The Henry Gallant Saga #2) by H. Peter Alesso
BLURB: In an era of genetic engineering, Lieutenant Henry Gallant is the only Natural (non-genetically enhanced) officer left in the fleet. In spite of his superiors’ concerns that he is not up to the challenge, his unique mental abilities have proven essential to the defense of the United Planets in its fight against the Titan invaders.
Serving on the first FTL prototype, the Intrepid, on its maiden voyage to Tau-Ceti, Gallant finds a lost human colony on the planet Elysium. Elysium’s leader, Cyrus Wolfe, has allied himself with an ancient Artificial Intelligence which had lain dormant on the planet for millennia, but is now willing to protect the colonists against the Titans.
Gallant allies himself with Alaina Hepburn, the leader of the democratic opposition. With Alaina’s help, he discovers that the ancient AI has a sinister ulterior motive and he must match his exceptional mind against the complexity of machine intelligence to escape the ultimate trap and prevent the extermination of humanity.
In Lieutenant Henry Gallant, one man pits the naked human mind against the perspicacity of machine intelligence.


My Review: This can be read as a stand alone even though it was the second book in this series. As in the first book the action is immediate and interesting. The main characters are engaging and the aliens are believable and deadly. Though in this case they are not the immediate threat that Henry has to worry about and I won't be giving away any plot lines to say that the AI is the main enemy at work here. If you like old fashioned science fiction where the science is almost secondary to a character driven action packed adventure then read this book.

Review Of Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space

Midshipman Henry Gallant in Space (The Henry Gallant Saga)by H. Peter Alesso 4*
BLURB: As the last star fighter in squadron 111, Midshipman Henry Gallant is on his way from Jupiter to Mars.
With the United Planets' fleet on the verge of annihilation, he can expect no help as he passes through the asteroid belt and threatening aliens. With so much uncertainty about the aliens’ capabilities and intentions, analyzing the captured computer equipment in Gallant’s possession could prove crucial.
The fate of Earth could rest on the abilities of Midshipman Henry Gallant. Unfortunately, it is his abilities that have been much in doubt during his tour of duty.
In an era of genetic engineering, he is the only Natural (non-genetically enhanced) officer left in the fleet. His classmates and superior officers have all expressed their concern that he will not be up to the demands of the space service.
Only bright and attractive junior officer Kelsey Mitchel has shown any sympathy for Gallant. Now as his navigator on the last fighter in squadron 111, her life as well as a good many others, depends of Henry Gallant.
My Review: I only had one complaint about this book - it was too short! Mind you that's because I loved the story, it reminded me of all the Science Fiction adventure stories I loved as a youngster and I wanted to read more about Henry Gallant and his adventures. The Characters were well drawn and the adventures were well thought out, with an easy to read style that made it enjoyable. I look forward to reading more in The Henry Gallant Saga.