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    Smoke Eaters
    Smoke Eaters
    Smoke Eaters
    Audiobook9 hours

    Smoke Eaters

    Written by Sean Grigsby

    Narrated by T. Ryder Smith

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    About this audiobook

    When dragons rise from the earth, firefighters are humanity's last line of defense, in this wild near-future fantasy. Firefighter Cole Brannigan is on the verge of retirement after 30 years on the job, and a decade fighting dragons. But during his final fire call, he discovers he's immune to dragon smoke. It's such a rare power that he's immediately conscripted into the elite dragon-fighting force known as the Smoke Eaters. Retirement cancelled, Brannigan is re-assigned as a lowly rookie, chafing under his superiors. So when he discovers a plot to take over the city's government, he takes matters into his own hands. With hundreds of innocent civilians in the crosshairs, it's up to Brannigan and his fellow Smoke Eaters to repel the dragon menace.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMar 6, 2018
    ISBN9781501997693
    Smoke Eaters
    Author

    Sean Grigsby

    SEAN GRIGSBY is a professional firefighter in central Arkansas, where he writes about lasers, aliens, and guitar battles with the Devil when he’s not fighting dragons. He hosts the Cosmic Dragon podcast.

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    • 3/5
      I’m not sure why I picked this one up — it’s a little too cowboy firefighter grrr manly for me to fall in love with it, but on the whole it’s a solid post apocalyptic dragon disaster read. Liked the main character, most of the time, and appreciated that his heart is in a great place.
    • 5/5
      So what would happen if dragons -- fire breathing dragons -- became real? No other magic, just dragons. How would we cope? Firefighting would take on a whole new risk level. Cole Brannigan is about to retire, but his plans get derailed when he survives dragon smoke. He is the perfect person to take on the task of combining fire fighting with dragon fighting. Like his firefighting brothers too.
    • 5/5
      What an outstanding debut! Couldn't put it down.
    • 4/5
      Firefighters vs. Dragons - that's what this book is all about. One hundred years or so in the future, dragons are awakened after tectonic shifts all over the world and are causing catastrophic fires everywhere. Enter the smoke eaters, humans who can breathe smoke, who use advanced weaponry to kill the dragons and allow the regular firefighters to come in and deal with the fires. It's goofy as hell, but still a fun read.
    • 4/5
      When I was three, we had a house fire. I was tucked in my bed in a tiny upstairs bedroom. A fireman rescued me, and when he set me in my mother's arms, I told her "he carried me out, just like Superman." I knew a good hero when I saw one. When I was offered the chance to read an ARC of Smoke Eaters, even though I wasn't sure if this was my kind of book, I said sure, because Firefighters vs Dragons? Heck yeah.This was a good romp in a future world, where not only has the United States devolved into city states, but a plague of dragons is pretty much boiling up from the center of the earth, hellbent on feeding, mating, and consequently ravaging everything in their path. Cole Brannigan, a firefighter for 30 years, is just about to fight his last fire, when he finds out he one of the few people who are immune to dragon smoke. He is recruited into a group called the Smoke Eaters, an elite cadre of people who can withstand the smoke, and fight the creatures destroying the civilization above ground. Things get dicey as the dragons get stronger, and political intrigue, in the form of a dastardly plot to take over the city, is discovered. Brannigan and his cohorts spring into action to fight the baddies, be they scaled or human. It's a pretty entertaining story. Oh, did I mention there are also wraiths? And robots? And some kick-ass battles?Aside from my early firefighter interaction, my knowledge and appreciation of these men and women grew when my own son, also age three, developed a major fire truck (and firefighters, by extension) fascination. From that experience, and the inside views a hero-struck boy was given by very kind firemen* the details Sean Grigsby used in the novel all ring true, thanks to his firsthand experience as a firefighter.It's my understanding that this may develop into a series. If so, I think it could be something fun to follow. I'd like to see a little tightening in the descriptions and rules of the world as it unfolds (but, I do like the cicada theory) and the interactions between the former US and Canada or other countries. The strengths of the book lie in the realism of the characters and of their work in fighting fire. One can extrapolate that the techniques applied to fighting dragons also rings true, but personally, I hope we never find out. But it settles one thing. I do want a robot dog.I received my copy from the author's agent, for which I am most grateful.*There were no women that we met as firefighters in the early 1990's, though there are many now.