Blanchland Blues

The John and Alvis Sessions, Book 1

By: Tom Dell'Aringa

Narrated by: Connor Brannigan

John MacAlister's latest job ends the way most of them do—on fire.

Discharged from the Star Corps and scraping by on bad contracts, John's got one asset left: Alvis, a salvaged robot prototype with relentless logic, stubborn ethics, and zero patience for John's impulses.

Freedom from a lunar holding cell comes with strings: find Ril, a runaway teen carrying secrets powerful enough to topple a corporate empire.

Hand her over, walk free.

Protect her, burn every bridge he's got left.

The smart move is obvious.

John's never been smart.

A fast-paced sci-fi adventure about bad plans, moral lines, and two unlikely partners whose first mission is just the beginning.

©2022 Tom Dell'Aringa (P)2026 Tom Dell'Aringa

Space western for hire.

A rollicking good time of a story with very good performances of the characters in the novel. The chemistry between the leads is unique and bodes well for future collaborations. Definitely an enjoyable listen with a little over the top at times but very entertaining and well worth the listen. I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Top notch

BlancheLand Blues was everything I hoped for. A great story well told and well narrated.

Fun book to read

Great dialogue and engaging characters. The performance was top notch. Well worth a read. Love the banter twixt the robot and main character.

Vivid characters, hilarious banter 👍🏼👍🏼

Loved it. I actually bought the sequel in paperback because I couldn’t wait for Audible. Got some good jazz references too. Excellent!

Space Westerns! I love 'em

The story was great, and the interaction between the characters was hilarious at times. I'm looking forward to listening to more in this series.
That being said, I do have to add that the narrator has a bad habit of inhaling audibly, constantly. It sounds like a gasp, and it is constant. It's not for dramatic effect either. It doesn't matter what the words are, or what the tone is, or even if it's description or dialog.
Blah blah description description. ::gasp:: .blah, blah, description description.
or
"dialogue dialogue." ::gasp:: so and so said.
And it didn't matter if they were being angry, or snarky, or just simply talking about the weather.
It got old quick. But, the story was good.