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  • Blanchland Blues

  • The John and Alvis Sessions, Book 1
  • By: Tom Dell'Aringa
  • Narrated by: Connor Brannigan
  • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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Blanchland Blues

By: Tom Dell'Aringa
Narrated by: Connor Brannigan
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He’s a disgraced Star Corps pilot with a robot partner fresh off the junk heap. She’s a runaway with no future. And they’re the good guys.

Since being dishonorably discharged from the Star Corps, pilot John MacAlister has struggled to make ends meet with less-than-legal cargo runs across the cosmos. He’s desperate to get his life back, but every time John thinks he’s found that “one last job,” some new disaster lands him back at square one.

After an ill-fated smuggling run ends with a disastrous crash landing on the moon (and an even more disastrous landing in the local lunar lockup), John is offered a choice: rot in a Galactic Union prison forever, or locate a teenage runaway named Ril and bring her back to the authorities.

It seems like an easy decision—until John actually meets Ril, and discovers the scrappy teen isn’t just a runaway; she’s the only witness to a murder. And the killer? Why, none other than the very man who got John kicked out of the Star Corps: Captain James Kedron, a ruthless, power-hungry officer who will stop at nothing to silence Ril forever.

For the first time since his dishonorable discharge, John has a purpose. Despite facing impossible odds, he vows to protect Ril and expose his former commander’s corruption no matter the cost.

The only challenge? Living long enough to actually do it.

Pick up BLANCHLAND BLUES because you love upbeat, character-driven SF with humor and drama. Suggested for fans of Firefly, Douglas Adams, or the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers.

©2022 Tom Dell'Aringa (P)2024 Tom Dell'Aringa
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BlancheLand Blues was everything I hoped for. A great story well told and well narrated.

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Awesome book!

I really enjoyed this book! I strongly recommend it! Starts out strong and finishes stronger, I look forward to more

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Fun and well developed characters.

I thought the characters were well developed. So often, characters act without any logical motivation, these fun guys were all given a true motivation for their feelings and actions. The world was fun and not just a copy paste version of generic sci fi. My only cringe was Hogan. He just felt too over the top at times. Maybe he just needs a little balancing. Thanks for a fun read.

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