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The Greatest Host

By: Ray Jay Perreault
Narrated by: Christopher M. Allport
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A wandering alien life form seeks a compatible host to share its life. The life has lived for a long time and shared life with many life forms. Throughout the alien's life it is able to find suitable hosts for short periods of time and in other hosts life is hard and risky. Finally the alien life form travels to a planet and finds the perfect species to share its life with.

©2015 Raymond J Perreault (P)2016 Raymond J Perreault
Fiction First Contact Humorous Science Fiction Comedy
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Unique Take on Alien Symbiosis

This story was a refreshing look at the concept of symbiosis with an alien life form. Following the alien's journey to find the perfect host was fascinating and emotionally engaging. The way the alien struggles and learns through different life forms was beautifully told. Definitely a unique and captivating sci-fi!

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The Greatest Host

Not necessarily my favorite short story, but worth a listen nonetheless. Good story for as short as it is, and narrator good as well.

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Microscopic intelligences seek compatible host

The Mists are microscopic creatures that exist in a cloud, and seek suitable hosts to occupy and live with. They're benign; they live in harmony with their hosts. Unfortunately, their last planet got bombarded by meteors that rendered it uninhabitable. The Mists had to leave, and seek a new, safer planet with suitable hosts.

The Mists reach a planet that has life, the right kind of life, and is much safer from massive meteor bombardment from space. Now, can they find a good species to be their hosts?

They want an animal that's smart enough to have the brain space the Mists need for their own activities, but not so smart that the Mists will disturb the host with their detectable presence. They want a social animal, because it's much easier for both themselves and the host animals if they can spread out over a number of them while remaining relatively close--herd animals are great for that, but it's not the only possibility.

I really don't want to say any more than that. The Mists are likable, thoughtful, considerate of their hosts. It would be fun to talk to them about some of the planets they've lived on. It's a very enjoyable, gentle story, and I think you'll be charmed by the host they find.

I believe I got this audio short story free from the author. In any case, I'm reviewing it voluntarily.

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Best book

Best book I've ever listened to. Inspiring and life-changing. I will definitely be listening to it again and again and again.

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Neat short story...you'll need to listen twice!

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I'll admit it...I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. I had difficulty following this one on the first go round. Then right at the end, you get a clue. Going back and listening again, I understood it much better. Still a few fuzzy spots, but this story takes you through a microscopic analysis of familiar life forms that really didn't fall into place for me until the end. Pretty neat way to look at something you are already intimately familiar with.

Narration was pretty good as well. Nice short story!

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This short story is good.Narrated nicely by Christopher M. Allport,we are treated to an aliens point of view.They need hosts.They spread like mist.They need hosts...This audiobook was provided to me at no cost for a fair and honest review

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Great read! Highly recommend!

Fun book I like listing to how the old days were. I really enjoyed it.

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Delightful perspective..

What made the experience of listening to The Greatest Host the most enjoyable?

What made this short story wonderful was the whole time I was trying to guess what the host was.. adorable very adorable!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Greatest Host?

when the subservient host quickly wrapped up the waste... made me laugh out loud.

What about Christopher M. Allport’s performance did you like?

Big fan for Mr. Allport's narrating, he definitely brought the story alive.

Who was the most memorable character of The Greatest Host and why?

Jonathan of course!!

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I actually went back and listened to the story 4 times and each time I chuckle a little more because I picked up something I didn't the last time. I hate to spoil the story for anyone since it's only 14 minutes long. Love it!!!

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Great stories

Ray Jay Perreault doesn’t hold back details of his life! It’s amazing to live vicariously through the rock and roll lifestyle. Highly recommend this book.

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Absolute legend.

I listen to this book like once a year. Some men live the life we could only wish for and it’s probably for a good reason..

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