Asher's Fall: A Military Sci-Fi Adventure

The Descending Worlds, Book 1

By: Justin S. Leslie

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

A company of Space Rangers finds itself on the precipice of intergalactic war in a military SF novel perfect for fans of Starship Troopers and the Lost Fleet series.

Ben Dailey's Viper Company has one motto: Play hard and fight even harder. The crew is comprised of some of the most elite fighters in the Fleet, though occasionally overconfident and, some might say, obnoxious. So when Dailey is handed down a mysterious, high-security mission that's ostensibly a search-and-rescue for his once-upon-a-time academy rival turned brother in arms, he's convinced there's more to the job than meets the eye.

Soon, the USF Murphy is on its way to the edge of the Void—a mostly unexplored section of space on the outer reaches of the galaxy—to track down what happened to Capt. Rick Bearing and the Asher-5. But as Dailey and his crew discover more and more about the ruined ship they've been sent to investigate, they begin to realize there's something bad happening in the dark reaches of the system. Something alien. Something with potentially catastrophic implications for not just them but all of humanity . . .

Filled with heart-pounding battles, fast-paced wit, and unforgettable characters, and penned by an ex–armed forces leader, Asher's Fall is the explosive launch of a one-of-a-kind, high-octane military science-fiction series.

©2023 Justin S. Leslie (P)2023 Podium Audio

Great story, mediocre performance

The story elements (like most sci-fi) are familiar. What is important is how it is put together. This is a great story. Good characters, and mostly accurate military aire!
The reader is "meh" at best. I finished the book, but I don't think I'll be purchasing subsequent books if the same reader is selected. This story seems to have overwhelmed this gentleman's talents.

Pretty Awesome

Fast paced but very smooth and loved all the characters, definitely loved the camaraderie between the characters, reminded me of my time in the service.

Space! Action! Humor! and awesome narrator!

First book in series and I already cant wait wait for the next, the 12 hours went by waay faster than i thought possible

Worldbuilding has a great pace giving you story and information as you go without feeling like huge future info dump.
Great interactions and varied characters, you'll end up laughing at inside jokes with the people telling them,.
It's hard to pick a favorite character (At least for me), I just couldn't stop listening!

if you enjoy sci-fi, space action & humor you'll definitely enjoy this book!

Luke Daniels does great work bringing the words to life.

Voice actor

It is a good start and I am ready for the next installment. Great job fellas and keep um coming!

Started ok. Got silly. Then got ridiculous. Sorry I no longer have a "return" button available.

Started ok. Got silly. Then got ridiculous. Sorry I no longer have a "return" button available.

Good story & characters- potential to be a better series

Good first book to the series, but it could be better. The characters are good, but I kept hoping for a little more - and definitely more character development. I did really enjoy the AI’s media puns and references, and the dog is fun, but not great, (see Duke, in Craig Alanson’s ‘Convergence’ series).

But as I said, it’s a good start to a series that can become great. So, I’m moving on to book 2 with high hopes.

Great action, great humor, great characters!

I started out reading this book with my eyes and admit that I had a bit of trouble getting into it. I think it was because there is so much going on, so many characters, and so much world-building. Once the audiobook came out, I decided to give it a try and I'm really glad that I did. Luke Daniels is amazing. All of the different voices he does would almost make you swear that this is being performed by multiple voice actors, not just one.

Once I got into the story there was so much that reminded me of my favorite sci-fi show ever, Star Trek. The humor between the characters and some of the things the crew goes through reminded me of certain episodes of Star Trek TOS (the original series).

I loved Sparky; he is the coolest character of all of them but Albert the AI character comes in at a close second for me. I'll be interested to see where the series goes from here.

Solid first book in the series!

Loved the mix of real military nuances along with the movie nostalgia!

Keep it up sir.

Fans of Expeditionary Force will love this!

Just listen to the book! It’s well worth it, you won’t regret it.

Especially if you’re a fan of Skippy or Brody from Wayward Galaxy. I don’t want to spoil it, but there are two really cool/unique characters.

Great story and narrator

I enjoyed how the author brought in what happened in the past throughout the story and overall world building. Top notch work from Luke Daniels as usual. Definitely getting the next book