Archeologist/Scavengers, Techie, Aliens, Tennis Pro and Monster.

This was a fun urban fantasy read, or should I say rural fantasy as it takes place mostly in and around Prescott, Arizona. I always take note of the audiobooks I could listen to in the car with my husband and/or teenagers without embarrassment. This is a good one. Lots of action, great characters and smart and funny dialogue, but no bad language or sex scenes (although there are hints of possibility). I am definitely interested in reading or listening to this author's other works.

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Very very good.

Female Indiana Jones, history, mystery, 1000 sifi references, action, could not stop listening. Very good.

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Started out fine.

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

Maybe if you have more patience this book is for you. Became too difficult to finish. Stopped listening with 1 hour left.

What was most disappointing about Lindsay Buroker’s story?

It got a bit challenging for me as the plot developed. Became too much a combination of genres for me. I was afraid if I kept going there would be a dragon thrown in there. Only if there was a Star Trek episode to relate it to.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

I think she did a fair job reading the story, three main voices were distinctive enough.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I enjoyed some of the Star Trek references but I think that was a bit overdone for my personal taste in that it became a distraction rather than an enhancement. This might've impacted my review.

Any additional comments?

I am sure others will enjoy this author and perhaps I would too but not without a personal recommendation of a different series. I wrote this review mostly to prevent Audible from recommending more of this type of book for me as that is what lead me to the purchase. So it is not a critique of the author as I have not written nor published a book and I hate when people trash authors. Just think this story isn't for me.

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Finding a New Author

I am a big fan of urban fantasy, but this book pushed all my buttons. Articulate, knowledgeable, educational, with archeology, aliens and strong characters, it was just fun. Now if Ms. Buroker can just toss in a little romance it would be perfect. Cannot wait for the next one.

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Highly entertaining story!

Great adventure story, kept my interest throughout! Humorous characters and unusual plot. Enjoyed the references to Star Trek and other fantasy shows.

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Great banter

Different story line. Love the great friendship banter. I'll defiantly be getting the second book if there is one.

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Listen at 1.25x speed

I had a really hard time getting into this for the first half. It was slow going and the narrator made it even slower. Around 4 hours in I switched the speed to 1.25x and that helped a great deal but it still wasn't holding my interest that well. Around 5 or 6 hours in, the story picked up and I'd rate the last half 4 stars. I'd give the first half and the narration 3 stars, so an overall of 3.5 stars. I've listened to other things by this author and so far this is the lowest rank I've given her books. Try some of her other stuff. This is ok but the others are really good.

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Fantastic FUN,

I really love Torrent: Rust & Relics book 1. It's a great combination of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, action and adventure all rolled into one. Good characters, witty dialog make for a very enjoyable story. Nola Zandry's performance is excellent! I highly recommend it.

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Liked it a lot, also liked narrator

Great premise, decent story progression. Characters I can root for, and unanswered questions to be answered like who are the real villains in the saga. I'm hooked. I have to find out how the history angle weaves in to the story to explain all the action happening to our heroes.

Author and narrator are a good team. I want more. And I also want an Alex of my very own....to watch mow and do stuff around the house. I may be an elderly widow, but I'm not dead yet.

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Seemed kind of cheesy

Tried listening to this, but thought it was kind of silly. Archaeologist heroine with a bullwhip ala Indiana Jones? No thanks.

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