DFV Ethereal

The Terran Fleet Command Saga, Book 6

By: Tori L. Harris

Narrated by: Marc Vietor

Desperate tyrants often resort to desperate tactics...regardless of their species.

After suffering a near-catastrophic defeat by Terran Fleet Command, the Pelaran AI strain gambles on a bold, “hands-on” approach to controlling the destiny of a human world. On the pre-industrial world of Didara 4, Dryden Beck awakens alone in the depths of the Scarsdow Forest, knowing that he has murdered thousands of his own people, but with no memory of how or why.

He soon discovers that he has been forever changed; modified against his will to serve as the most powerful weapon in the arsenal of a ruthless puppet master bent on total domination. Stripped of powers he never wanted but now desperately needs, Dryden finds himself caught in the middle of a war in which both sides - those he once sought to destroy as well as his former master who forced him to do so - see him as their most dangerous and hated adversary.

To prove his allegiance, Dryden’s only choice is to flee. It is a journey that will take him across a region where opposing sides seek to destroy one another, and wielding technologies are introduced centuries before their time, supplied by a mysterious benefactor whose motivations remain unknown.

With the help of a pair of enigmatic Grey aliens, can this lone human regain control of the same deadly weapons he once used to slaughter his own people in time to save them?

©2021 Tori Harris (P)2021 Podium Audio

Do years of great sci-fi, it’s still finding new geniuses

I am not much of a fan of military sci-fi as a rule. But Tori adds dimensions that you just can’t resist. I can’t wait to see the new series with Rick continue. If you love high-tech sci-fi, but with a twist you may like his work. Hurry up Tori get some AI help and put something out fast. I need a fix

DFV spinoff.

Good standalone book with a connection to the other DFV series. I like the narrator but had to set my mind to a different story as I have heard him read the Block Company.

Good next installment

This was a good next installment, I enjoy Marc Vietor I just am not a fan of voice changes in a series…. Even if they are only tangentially related books.

I look forward to the next one.

Very different from the original TFS series

Apparently the start of a new series based on the TFS universe. Ultimately how good the series becomes will depend on how well the author is able to develop the theme in subsequent books. The TFS series was excellent and performed by Jeffrey Kater who is my favorite reader. Whether this series rises to that level is still to be determined.

really enjoyed

Narration changed in book 6 and it took a while to get used to that change. Book 6 is the only one of the series I would rate slightly lower.

Book 5 left the story unfinished and Book 6 opened a new unfinished story line. Hoping for another bit it's been more than 5 years since the last book.