Powered

Mech Wars Book 1

By: Scott Bartlett

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

Humanity is tired of losing. Enter the mech.

After the mysterious discovery of an alien mech inside a comet, Darkstream Security has finally completed its own design. They assign Chief Gabriel Roach with the task of whittling down hundreds of bright young recruits to form a team of elite mech pilots, which he will command.

Their mission: protect human colonies from the almighty Quatro.

A single Quatro can take down an entire squad of traditional soldiers. Bigger than a draft horse, more muscular than a grizzly, with jaws that splinter bone. And zero fear. They almost defeated humanity before, and now they're back - in numbers we didn't know they had.

But Roach is the perfect one for the job. Almost too perfect. The Quatro took from him the only woman he ever loved, and now, he's determined to make one thing clear: It's them or him.

©2017 Scott Bartlett (P)2017 Scott Bartlett

good entry into mech warriors vs aliens saga

humankind remnants seems to be hiding in this remote star systems. dominated by a defense corporate, multiple worlds struggle with keeping up with corporation demands and survival

in the background, the occasionally hostile aliens have massed like barbarian hordes to overwhelm human defences. it's happened before but this time humans have reverse engineered alien armor tech to up their game. they will need it as the aliens are physically more dominant. did I mention they have figured out how to shoot human weapons without opposable thumbs.

meanwhile. on nearby planets human have discovered the smarter relatives of aliens who warn them of a greater threat.

lots going in. be fun to see how author resolves. first book of trilogy

Hi tech, big Mechs, great sci -fi

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Written by: Scott Bartlett
Narrated by: Mark Boyett
This is an audible book I requested and the review is voluntary.
This book had all kinds of good stuff, intrigue, government corruption, revenge on another species, people you want to hate, people you want to cheer for, people you want to slap for being naive, big powerful mech machines, confusion as to which species is really the bad guy, and so much more. An action packed, big guns, high tech, aliens, fun sci-fi with suspense and emotional drama. The only reason I didn't give it a 5 star is that it ended so quickly. I felt is was a cliff hanger. Urg....Other than that I liked this book a lot.
The narration is half the book and it was perfect. He had to do some fancy stuff. Aliens, girls, gruff old men, drunks, and more. All were done great and the narrator kept the pace of the story going perfect. He really added to the story. Wonderful job!

Truly interesting

This book was provided free of charge in expectation of an honest review.

The book was about the aftermath of a young man's life after the discovery of an alien device inside a comet. Mankind had fled to a far galaxy to flee war with aliens and the device would help them in their survival.

The progress of the young man leads him into being a mech driver and also to discoveries about the people ruling the human government and their interactions with the aliens.

The narration was superb and very enjoyable.

I expect to enjoy the remaining books of this series just as much.

What will I do with myself until the next book comes out?!

I got this book three days ago and spent every free waking moment listening to it. I could not put it down. Following one of our main characters from a his work to save his sister by developing land for colonization, to his run at piloting a mech in the attempts to save entire cities keeps you rooting for him. The twists in this story will keep you listening for more. I cannot wait to see what the next installment will bring and what alliances may be formed, if any. If you enjoy mech based novels, this exiting take will have you begging for more.

Pretty solid start to a new series.

Powered is the first book in the Mech Wars series and overall I would say it was a pretty solid book for the genre, but I dinged it a bit because there were too many stories line that never came together. I don't mind having a complex story, with several stories being told, but the problem was they never came together. I don't know, maybe the stories intersect in book two. The problem for me was the stories felt quite different, almost as if you were reading two different books that only had a few passing similarities not two connected stories. That being said, I enjoyed it enough that I am interested to know what happens next.

I enjoyed mark Boyett's narration quite a bit and I see he has done quite a few narration jobs in the sci0fi genre so I am quite certain I'll be listening to more of his work in the future.