Escalation

I generally like Ryk Brown books, really enjoyed the Frontiers Saga. But this is the worst I've ever listened to, and it was mostly because of the narrator. He was very understandable, with high quality audio. But his voice inflections for the various characters were awful. Rather than the serious, sometimes grim SyFy invasion novels to which I am accustomed, this one was read with character enthusiasm of kids playing in the back yard. (I'm stopping just short of having you envision Sesame Street enthusiasm for nearly every character's dialog.) Completely distracting from the story. I'd give it 0 stars if I could. As for the book itself, I think it isn't one of Mr. Brown's best, but it is the first in a new series, so I'm granting some latitude for establishing the story baseline. I'm willing to try another in the series (as long as it is done by a different narrator).

I enjoy these books but this narrator is horrible. Thankfully it's the only book in the series that he narrates

Where is the othe narrator??? This guy is terrible!!!