Action.history,mystery,adventure you have it all.

This is a good book with well constructed characters and a very interesting story. The Narrator is a Pro and helps to keep the listeners interest. Without giving details the story carries relevance to anyone who has any knowledge of recent history. This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

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A Quest to Find a Missing Piece of History

Christopher Cartwright creates a modern day Indiana Jones called Sam Reilly. Reilly is the son of a wealthy man. A marine biologist by trade, he is wealthy in his own right. A clue leads Sam to search for a lost Zeppelin that fled Germany in 1939 and disappeared. The passengers were Jewish German citizens fleeing for their lives from the Nazis. On board were a wealthy couple with all their gold and jewels, and a man with a secret. He had created a deadly virus that could kill about 80% of the population. Hitler wanted this virus very badly, but the scientist could not let him have it. Sam's search collides with a group searching for the virus. Along the way, he meets a beautiful woman named Aliana. Little does he know that their meeting was not by chance. She was sent by her father to stop Sam at all costs, but finds herself falling for Sam, and Sam for her. Together they find the ship and discover it's secret. Now they are in a rush to stop the rivals from getting their hands on the deadly virus. Cartwright's writing is good and the characters are well developed. I can't say much good about the narrator, David Gilmore. Gilmore has the delivery of an old time radio announcer or narrator of those government "educational films" seen in schools in the 50s and 60s. He has a limited range of voices, so many characters sound the same, or even start with one voice, only to have a different voice later, because he is using the original voice for someone else. He also has a tendency to make the lines sound like Father Knows Best, with a "Fine, everything's just fine" delivery even in dire situations. Ignore Gilmore and pay attention to the writing and you can enjoy this series. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

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"You got it"

Would you consider the audio edition of The Last Airship to be better than the print version?

N/A - have not read the print edition

What other book might you compare The Last Airship to and why?

This book has the generic action hero of a rich white man saving the day, so it's not all that different from say, Tom Clancy or Clive Cussler. You've got your hero, your girl, your best friend, against a Middle-Eastern warlord controlling German forces that are arrayed against the American hero, Sam Reilly.

What aspect of David Gilmore’s performance would you have changed?

Gilmore did not have strong voicing, most of the characters sounded the same. Only the character with a thick German accent stood out as a unique voice. The review's title has a phrase you will hear very often, almost always with the same inflections despite being supposedly said by different characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not particularly, because this book seemed to force cliffhangers at the end of chapters, by throwing a twist into a situation that just moments ago had survived another twist. I listened to this in 3 sittings the first time through, which felt more natural than when I marathoned this book in one sitting on the second 'listen-through'.

Any additional comments?

"I was given this free review copy audiobook through Audiobook Boom, at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

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Good Story a little convuluted

Well thought out story that tries to do too much. Is it a WWII historical fiction? A spy thriller? A maritime adventure? A rock climbing cliff hanger? IMO it was doing too much throughout so that the listener gets lost. Good performance by David Gilmore although I wish there was more variety in the female voices. I was provided this book free in exchange for an honest review.

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Problems

Kudos on the concept of the story. Delivery was a bit of a problem. Though not glaring errors there are a number of mistakes in regard to the military that hit a nerve with me. No member of the U.S. Navy will accept being referred to as soldiers, they are seamen. Members of the SEAL teams are operators. And there is no way some one who is a marine chopper pilot can go to BUDS. The narrator needs work. The German accent of some characters sound oddly Irish. Still not a bad plot and concept, it just needs to be fine tuned.

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The Last Airship

I found this to be well written and really interesting.A thriler in many ways.I can't wait to see when the second one comes or came out! David Gilmore was the perfect narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

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Lots of suspence

Fast paced, crime/conspiracy thriller, I quickly found myself caught up in the story and couldn't press stop. This book has a James Bond sort of feel to it, lots of guns, some explosions, high stakes, a beautiful girl, and a rich suave guy. There's lots of intrigue and a few good plot twists, the writing is really well done, the good guys are likable, the bad guys are complicated, there are complicated motivations and this makes the story believable. I'll be adding the other books in this series to my 'to-be-read' pile/list, I want to know what Sam and his friends get up to next. The narration is excellent, great character voices and the delivery helped enhance the tension in the book. I received a free copy of this book from the author and/or narrator and/or publisher and I voluntarily wrote this honest review. If you found this review helpful would you please take a moment to click yes below.

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I liked it

The beginning was Amazing! Loved the incorporation of history into it and made it more exiting to think about what if this really happened... Then came introducing the main character. That is where i got a little bored. Ok, things were a bit exciting with a storm and all that but in a lot of ways it was almost too much detail maybe, not really sure, that lost my attention for a little bit. I had trouble following the changes between different characters and where the story was headed because people i thought were actually together were not. Once it got past the storm though it was easier to follow for me and it turned into a really great book. I think that this would make a really awesome movie or tv show just because the details given in the story were hard to follow sometimes because i couldn't picture what was being talked about, where a tv or movie they would just show it to you and i would be like "oh, that!!" Overall worthy read/listen. "I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

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Mystery, Intrigue, and Action

Wow! What a book. I loved all of the twists and turns this book had and how it mixed historical elements. Reminiscent of an action movie. I loved the details in this story, the imagery is incredible and I could envision so much. Sam Reilly is truly an incredible character who has the ability to be in the right place at the right time. He is extraordinary in his devotion to serve his country. The spy element that was woven into the book was outstanding. There is so much more to this book than what I can describe. This book is part of a series and a standalone listen. David Gilmore did an awesome performance with his various voices for the numerous characters. Christopher Cartwright wrote a gripping book with some endearing characters. I loved the character of Sam Reilly and will definitely listen to more books by this author. The ending of this particular book was outstanding.

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Awesome Entertainment

I was given this free review copy audio-book at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This review is for the audio copy of The Last Airship - Sam Reilly, Book 1 by Christopher Cartwright and narrated by David Gilmore. I had listened to Book 10 of the Sam Reilly novels first. I really liked it so when I was offered this book to listen to for a review, I jumped at the chance. There was no disappointment in doing so. It is a great story off to a great start. David Gilmore is the voice of Sam Reilly. He does a great job at different voices and makes the stories come alive in my mind. I am going to listen to the entire series. It is that entertaining to me.