Stormblood

By: Jeremy Szal

Narrated by: Colin Mace

Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He's still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech. To make him a perfect soldier, Harmony injected him with the DNA of an extinct alien race, altering his body chemistry and leaving him permanently addicted to adrenaline and aggression. But although they meant to create soldiers, at the same time Harmony created a new drug market that has millions hopelessly addicted to their own body chemistry.

Vakov may have walked away from Harmony, but they still know where to find him, and his former Reaper colleagues are being murdered by someone, or something - and Vakov is appalled to learn his estranged brother is involved. Suddenly it's an investigation he can't turn down . . . but the closer he comes to the truth, the more addicted to stormtech he becomes.
And it's possible the war isn't over, after all . . .


'A high-power augmented SF adventure that will keep you reading!' - Garth Nix
' This is what 21st century Sci-Fi ought to be' - Miles Cameron, author of Artifact Space

'A serious punchy space opera espionage that never loses sight of the human cost. Szal is adept at interweaving big SF ideas and fast-paced action to craft a compelling story' - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time
©2020 Jeremy Szal (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group

amazing sci-fi

A great I’d describe as grimdark sci-fi. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys sci-fi or fantasy with dark adult themes

11yr old son & I loved this on a long drive

Highly highly recommend this book, terrific story, great vocal performance, memorable characters and some awesome tech!

I read/listen to a lot of military scifi, love it, sadly most of it isn’t suitable for a shared listening experience with my son - too many F-bombs and sex scenes - Jeremy Szal’s debut is perfect, a book of friendships and relationships, we can’t wait for the sequels

Great story

This was a real treat to listen to. Great plot and very engaging. Hope Jeremy keeps the winners coming.

Exciting debut

I loved this book. Fantastic narrator and an action packed space opera with awesome alien races unforgettable characters and just great storytelling. Well worth the credit to get this title

Compelling

A great Scyfy novel is the greatest escape we have in life. It's only more true with the rise of audible. First please ignore the awful review comparing this to Red Rising. They are only alike in that they are very well written. They both obviously took years to write, they are complex fully developed. In other words they are both great, but the fact that they both use the term reaper plenty is the only thing that's similar.

This narrator is remarkable. He is no Tim Gerard Reynolds knock off, he is fantastic in his own right, and he sounds completely unique. Apparently Bob thinks Red Rising has the monopoly on narrators who speak British English.

Comparing this to Red Rising may also be disrespecting this series which is off to a remarkable start. Everything after book 3 in Red Rising has been, let's just say stop after 3 and it's great, continue knowing the rest may ruin it for you.

This book has it all. I need to listen to it again as its been a while and the sequel is coming.

Stormblood is complicated, completely original, absolutely worth your credits. Stormblood stands on its own merits.