Good Boys: The Lost Tribe

Good Boys, Book 1

De: Jeremy Robinson

Narrado por: Tom Taylorson

When alien species converge on Earth, each enlisting the help of humans, only one author has the testicular fortitude to envision the madness that ensues: Jeremy Robinson.

In the serene backdrop of New Hampshire's Franconia Notch, Micah Taylor, an ex-Army Ranger, finds solace with his loyal golden retriever, Grover. Their peaceful existence is suddenly shattered when a first date with his old friend, Jess Bender, takes an unexpected turn. Bright lights descend from the sky, leading them into the dark woods and a shocking discovery: the Kylonari, an advanced alien species with a special connection to Micah, here on a quest to find "The Lost Tribe"—a colony that vanished millennia ago.

Micah, Jess, and Grover soon find themselves in the crosshairs of the enigmatic Twilight Directorate, a covert agency hell-bent on capturing the Kylonari. As alliances are forged and galactic secrets unravel, they learn of an even graver threat: the Draun, a merciless genocidal species. They have come to Earth, have infiltrated our society, and are eager to drag humanity into the cosmos's deadliest war.

Good Boys is a whirlwind of suspense, humor, and heart written by #1 Audible and New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Robinson. Dive into an action-packed tale where loyalty, love, and the bonds of friendship are tested against the vast and violent mysteries of the universe.

©2024 Jeremy Robinson (P)2024 Podium Audio

A Howling Good Read

Non-spoiler summary: this is a funny, touching, action packed story about space aliens and dogs. Highly recommended (albeit this isn’t a kid friendly book) :)

(possible spoilers past this point, although I’ll try my best to keep them minimal)

I’ve been a fan of Jeremy Robinson since Project Nemesis, although I can’t say I’ve read all his books. I need to get on his Infinite Timeline and Chess books but I have too many books in my queue. The fact that Good Boys turned out to be a gem just puts the pressure to put more Robinson on my list :D

I enjoyed the Polarity characters. They strike me as a mix of Star Trek and Orville: funnier than a Star Trek crew but more serious than the crew from the Orville. You get their bond with each other as early as chapter 1 and we get to learn more through their dialogue and narration about their past, home life, and the customs of their home planet without there being a massive exposition dump. My only real complaint is that there is a big reveal regarding the Polarity that you kinda see coming but even that’s mitigated by the fact that there’s plenty of surprises you don’t.

The Earth characters are relatable and fun. We get a couple on their very first date that have great chemistry, a stoner, a government operative who is made to unhand the main characters (heh), and villains who seem like masterminds but are eventually revealed to be serving/trying to stop an ultimate force. They’re three-dimensional personalities and even the villains have sympathetic motives. To paraphrase my earlier statement, none of the characters are Saturday morning archetypes.

There’s also a golden retriever named Grover. Whatever’s coming to mind when you hear that, you’re (likely) correct :)

The story and lore built behind it is awesome. The structure is such that the action is split up between different characters and places, which works even if it sometimes causes revelations to pop up a few times. Not my favorite but not annoying. The connection between the Polarity, their enemies the Duran, and the creatures on Earth is pretty cool and and throws an wrench that’s both quickly worked out but also weighs on the rest of the book. Finally, something other media can take notes from, the book gives a satisfying ending while setting things up for a sequel (small spoiler: a sequel is coming about two months after this review is posted and the author specifically announced that this was part 1 of a trilogy). It pumps you up to see what the characters have to do and what happened to the world after the book’s events.

If you’ve ever read Jeremy Robinson’s books before, you can guess about the humor. From the tried and true bad language to both Polarity and humans often having no idea what the other is talking about, I laughed my butt off at many points in the book. I adored it because, unless I need to read/watch more sci-phi, I don’t often see characters making not understanding references the aliens are making so it was a nice change of pace here. It happens MANY time so some people may get annoyed but I always got chuckle from them. The king of comedy in this book is Chirk. He has the best dialogue and actions without being a one-note comedy relief, followed closely by the stoner Sean. Some of the best laughs I’ve had come from those two together. The best way I can describe Chirk is that he’s an R-rated Rocket Raccoon (if you love the Guardians of the Galaxy films, I can say with almost certainty that you will love this book).

Of course, I can’t review an audio book without talking about the narrator, Tom Taylor son. I know there’s audio book fans who hate it when narrators use different voices but I like it and Tom does it well here. All his voices fit the characters and he does female voices well. I occasionally forgot that this was a one person show. And let me perfectly clear: if any adaptation of Good Boys doesn’t have Tom Taylor son in the role of Chirk, I pray that it’s because they found someone equally great because it’s hard to think of anyone more perfect. Heck, the acknowledgments even state Jeremy picked Tom as the narrator after hearing him read as Chirk. I don’t know if he’s as funny on the page (although I have no doubt he is) but Tom Taylor son's narration doesn’t hurt.

This is a great book. This mixes mindless summer blockbuster awesomeness with the intelligence of the best literature. The stakes build up to a final showdown, none of the characters are one-note, and it mixes humor and seriousness so you’re on the edge of your seat, then fall back laughing at some of the characters’ antics or dialogue. I cannot recommend this book highly enough, either in print, book, or audio. Jeremy Robinson hit it out of the park and is definitely a good boy.

WOOF! Robinson is such a Good Boy

If you are a dog person then this is a MUST BUY!

So much fun, I can’t really write a spoiler free review ROFL! I just want to say WOOF WOOF !

I laughed (a lot), I cried (a little) and cheered aay too much LOL This was epic

Top 5

With only one exception (Torment I'm looking at you) I have enjoyed every one of Jeremy Robinson's books. But within any large body of work there are bound to be ups and downs, favorites and also rans. Good Boys has just moved into the top 5.

If you love dogs, you're bound to love this book. If you don't love dogs, your opinion is bound to change by the end of it. Funny, fast-paced, action-packed - there's something for everyone. It's even got a little romance!

And let me add that the narrator is absolutely top notch. There wasn't a single sour note. Great voices, great understanding - even his Japanese pronunciation was good!

Highly recommend, 12/10

Brilliant!

Good Boys is another example of Jeremy Robinson’s amazing literary talent, bringing together an epic tale of sci-fi, action, humour and heart. Grab your good boy (or girl) and enjoy this first book in a new trilogy that you will absolutely love

Great Boys!

Funny and heart wrenching. get it and go ahead and pre-order the next. you won't regret it.

Loved it, loved it, loved it!

I love the idea of this book. Saw my dogs in some of the characters and laughed and cried. So much fun. ❤️🐾

Funny sweet wonderful

I laughed so hard I had to pull over the car. I’ve known some of these dogs and am happy to meet them in a book.

made me very happy!

I say thank you for this book it was great even if you don't make sequel.

Talking Dogs From Space?

I thought there was no way this could be good. Yeah, I was wrong. I gave it a chance because of J-Rob’s history of great listens. Tom Taylorson did a fantastic job with the voices. The different personalities of the dogs fit their breed. You will not look at a Chihuahua the same way ever again…or bacon.

You know you love your good boy

If you are one of the lucky ones to have found your good boy (or girl), you need to read this book. If you love a great adventure story, you need to read this book. If you love a good sci-fi, you need to read this book. If you love conspiracy theory stories, you need to read this book. If you love foul-mouthed chihuahuas and stoners, you need to read this book!

Jeremy has done it again. This story will have you laughing out loud, clenching until our heroes are out of danger, and sweating out your eyes in relief and memory.