HOME WORLD; Undying Mercenaries Book 6, by B. V. Larson

Narrated by Mark Boyett

     James McGill—Altruistic Opportunist

The release of a new Undying Mercenaries book is a much anticipate event. For this sixth book I felt the need to go back and listen to all the previous books in the series first.  Revisiting the early exploits of James McGill was a most enjoyable activity.  I listened to 75 hours of James McGill blundering his way around the galaxy, getting promoted for his impulsive actions and saving humanities bacon over and over again. This series of books is a whole lot of fun and is a fine modern example of military Space Opera. James McGill is a fascinating character to follow through many misadventures. His use, and abuse, of Galactic technology is the stuff of Science Fiction legend. The basic scenario of the series is that mankind has been allowed to exist in the civilization of the Galactics only because of our warlike tendencies. Legion Varis employs this human trait to great advantage and B. V. Larson deftly works this scenario into an exciting plot that keeps my interest across six books.

Mark Boyett has elevated his stock in my estimation with his work on Undying Mercenaries. I consider him to be among the foremost audiobook narrators. His natural deep voice has tremendous range. He can voice the female characters with delicate nuance in his tone and inflection.