Sunward I've Climbed

Book One of The Sunlit Silence Series of World War II in the Air

By: Frank A. Mason

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

He’s tasted the thrill of war in the skies. He can’t stay grounded now.

From the award-winning author of the bestselling Journeyman Chronicles of the American Revolution comes Frank A. Mason’s gripping new WWII aviation saga that blends heart-pounding combat with unforgettable characters.

Trip Gibson thought he left the war behind in Spain. Now back at Georgia Tech, he’s trying to live a normal life of football games, women, and fast cars…but the headlines from Europe are getting harder to ignore. When the siren call of the skies pulls him in again, Trip risks everything to chase freedom, glory, and something he can’t quite name.

Trip must avoid arrest by his own government, cross the U-boat-infested waters of the North Atlantic, and navigate the politics of France as he makes his way into a foreign war that doesn’t want him... yet. Once behind the stick of the world’s most powerful fighter planes, he’ll face seasoned enemy pilots, harsh skies, and the terrifying reality of combat. And every flight could be his last.

The war is just beginning. His closest friends might not make it home. And the girl he left behind may never see him again.

Will Trip survive the crucible of aerial warfare or will he be consumed by it?

A powerful historical adventure for fans of W.E.B. Griffin, Jack Higgins, and Ken Follett’s WWII sagas.

The Sunlit Silence Series of WWII in the Air:

• Sunward I’ve Climbed
• The Shouting Wind
• The Burning Blue

Great story! Horrible performance!!!

This is an excellent story from the unusual viewpoint of an American flying for the french. It includes a good mix of technical detail and human interest.
The performance is AI generated. It sounds like a 7 year old reading individual words with no idea of what they mean. It's a farce.
I'll read the next story, but I'm not looking forward to the audio.

If AI is the future of Audible then it has NONE

Mediocre book terrible narration. The AI can't pronounce words right and there are gaps in the narration every where at least in the 1 hour was able to listen to. I marked it finished to get it out of the way of good books by GOOD REAL narrators.

Virtual voice ruins it

I was interested in this title but the virtual voice completely ruins it.
One day maybe, but not yet.

Interesting Story. AI Narrator is aweful

The story is interesting, of a well-to-do protagonist as he makes his way to England, to join the RAF, as the Germans move through Poland and into France. The computer-voice is rather irrating, though, as the phrasing is often very odd, voice inflections are frequently at odd places in sentences, and technical aviation terms are misprounced (especially for numbers and aircraft models/variants). However, the computer-voice story is free through Auudible; so, I guess that I really can't complain too much. One usually gets what one pays for...

great when the next book?

wish it was longer. when is the next book? if I write anymore I will have to charge you.

Ai narration sucks

Change the title to “how to ruin a book with Ai narration” but it’s not even a good story.