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The Alpha Protocol

Alpha Protocol, Book 1

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The Alpha Protocol

By: Duncan M. Hamilton
Narrated by: Scott Aiello
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Naval Officer Jack Samson thought a posting to the frontier of human-inhabited space was the death blow to his career.

He couldn't have been more wrong. A routine inspection of a small merchant vessel leads to devastating loss and the discovery of strange, fascinating objects. As astonishing discoveries unfold, a mysterious and hostile ship proves that Samson has a competitor in unlocking the secrets of an ancient alien civilization and that humanity might not be alone in the galaxy after all.

©2021 Duncan M. Hamilton (P)2021 Podium Audio Fiction First Contact Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera Interstellar Space Exploration Fiction
Engaging Storyline • Captivating Series • Unexpected Twists • Entertaining Adventure • Minimal Filler • Valiant Hero
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Scott Aiello, I really enjoyed the sleaze bag voice for the proprietor of the second hand spaceport.

SyFy

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Cannot wait to see more from this author, well done and very enjoyable. Live Scott Aiello’s voice work too.

Really good story!

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The main character is Basically everything he hates. Character growth is Slow If. Any?. Good luck.

Good if you don't got nothing else to listen to.

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As these things go this wasn’t too bad. A fairly green Lieutenant gets thrust into a command of an old freighter after aliens destroy his ship for apparently no reason. His second in command mutinies but he is saved by the Marines and from there the adventure begins. Ancient artifacts, a pirate who turns to the good side, implacable aliens and new technology that the Terran Union must have all falling on acting Lt Commander Samson’s shoulders.

Some minor nits: Samson’s voice sounds much too mature (and upper crust British even though he says he grew up in a lower class neighborhood) for a fresh young Lieutenant. He repeats himself too much. He lets the mutineers off being shot but then gives them responsibility while saying he still doesn’t trust them. Scott Aiello does a workman like job so no real complaints about the narration. He’s good.

I give it 4 stars across the board and I’ll get the next one in the series.

A not bad first contact novel

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I found the story to be reasonably entertaining, but the narration nearly ruined it for me. The narrator’s narration voice was pleasant, but his character voices sounded overdone and fake, and there were way too many accents. It seemed more like a comedy sketch than a sci-fi novel.

Decent story, didn’t like the narration

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This was the first SCIFI book I have read from the author Duncan Hamilton, and I enjoyed it. The Alpha Protocol is part of a new series. It is a first contact book and a solid space opera. This is not a hard science SCIFI but fun and engaging. The writing was very good and very entertaining.

The main protagonist, LT Jack Samson is a green officer, a bit unconventional, and an undisciplined rouge. A young Lieutenant and Naval Academy graduate, the half-trained Samson gets shipped off to the frontier due to some bad circumstances unrelated to his performance, only to get thrust into a command scenario after his ship and most of his crew are destroyed.

I purchased this book on sale at Audible and I am glad I found it. A good percentage of the books I
find on sale at Audible, (and thus not returnable) are subpar. I was happy to find this read. Scott Aiello’s narration was excellent. Overall, I enjoyed this book and will read more in the series as they come out and will look at other books written by Mr. Hamilton.

Fun Space Opera

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A lot of books have disappointed me recently, but I thought I would take a chance and I was not disappointing. It’s just one book I could not stop listening to absolutely love it. Well done. I have highly recommend this work.

Thought I would take a chance

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Looking forward to Book-2 and to yet another captivating series, especially when the narrator is Scott Aiello (who was practically made for the part - as I have listened to more than one equivalent series where he always plays the valiant "bad boy" hero role).

Interesting Space Saga on a First Encounter Plot

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The focus was on the storyline and there was almost no filler content. Fast paced and it kept me wanting to listen more even when it was time to sleep.

The characters including the main protonagist was a bit two dimensional. And the it's not hard science fiction if that is your thing.

But I really liked it.

This was a good book.

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Just read it,listen whatever. filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler filler 15 words.

Great book!!

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