The Aviator Omnibus

The Aviator and The Warfighter (The Aviator: Stories of Future Wars Series, Books 1 and 2)

By: Craig DiLouie

Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown

In The Aviator, Navy fighter pilot Jack Knapp reports to the aircraft carrier Independence for his first deployment in the Pacific. As a “nugget”, he must learn the ropes and gain acceptance among the tight-knit tribe of the squadron called the Gargoyles. Soon, war erupts, and everything he learned will be tested in high-speed aerial combat in the Philippine Sea and over Taiwan.

In The Warfighter, Jack returns to Independence, which is now bound for war games in South Korea. Once aboard, he must contend with a tough new commander and a failed romance. When a series of mishaps and miscalculations results in the outbreak of war in the Koreas, he finds himself back in combat with even greater stakes involving nuclear weapons.

The Aviator series is the tale of an ordinary man doing an extraordinary job in sometimes impossible circumstances. It’s about survival, combat, the stories we tell about war, and the debt that people in the military owe each other and those they lose. Gritty and realistic, the Aviator series takes you onto an aircraft carrier and into the cockpit of an F/A-18 Super Hornet in incredible battles with the existence of nations and the global order at stake.

©2021 Craig DiLouie (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

Quick pace

I liked it but did not love it.
This was my third, after Armor and Crash Dive series. I missed the dialogues frim those series, which were mostly replaced by monologues from the main character.
Still fast paced, insight into military tactics and mindset, but not as endearing as the WWII series.

Good story and easy to follow

Enjoyed the story - good narration, good story line for both military and personal lives, good balance of action and non

Great story pro/con of War

This was a refreshing story and interesting perspective with reference to the actors. As a Navy Pilot, I enjoyed its authenticity.

Good casual read

Book was a lot of fun. Written as a pseudo memoir. Doesn't do a ton of explaining of procedure and equipment but it isn't written to need a lot either

Excellent book for fictional war

Great for understanding war even though this is a fictional book. Helped me understand war much better.