Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the advance copy of this audiobook.

This was an enjoyable space adventure.

Ray Porter and Jonathan Maberry are an unbeatable combination when it comes to audiobooks. Turns out that the addition of author Weston Ochse doesn't change that, not even a little bit.

Alpha Wave refers to a group of superhumans, created by normal humans, to help fight the Flock, an alien race of bird-like beings. Then, unexpectedly, the Flock surrendered and the superhumans were put on ice. Fast forward 200 years, and the Flock resurges and this time, they have humanity right where they want them. A small group of rebels form a resistance and want to wake the sleepers to help in their battle. Trouble is, they don't even know for sure where the sleepers are. Will they find the sleepers? Will they succeed in waking them? And if they do, will the sleepers help? You'll have to read this to find out!

I felt that the writing here was seamless-I couldn't tell who wrote what and nor did I care. I developed empathy for these characters, though it took a bit to get to know them. This is a long audio coming in at 19 hours but I was still upset when it ended. Ray Porter brings all of these characters to life with his performance. He adds emotion, he's not just reading as some narrators do. The characters here are all well defined, because the authors took the time to fill them out. Even the space ship used by the resistance is a character. (Ray Porter's voicing of the ship, {Tin Man}, had me laughing out loud.) All of these characters grew and changed throughout, even Tin Man, and I found their arcs to be compelling.

There's lots of sci-fi action battles and world building here. The authors take their time and there's no info dumping, which I appreciated. The story is layered and a little complicated at first, but as the tale unfolds everything becomes clear. I enjoyed the opening chapters before the time jump and I don't think the story would have been as good if those portions weren't included.

I'll wind up by saying I don't even like to read action books/stories. I don't even like action movies that much. But some kind of magic happens when Ray Porter is performing. He makes the action exciting. Even where there's a bit of technical jargon about weaponry, defense systems, etc...(where I would normally get bored in a book), I find exciting and interesting when it's done by Porter, Maberry and Ochse.

So here I am, eagerly awaiting the audios of the next Joe Ledger book, the next Kagen book, and now, the next Sleeper's War book. None of these guys work fast enough for me!

Highly recommended for fans of science fiction and action tales!

*Thank you to NetGalley for the download of this audio in exchange for my honest feedback. This is it!*

I 100% adored this intensely non-stop suspenseful Far Future Science Fiction, which is (both literally and figuratively) Out of This World!!! Kudos to co-authors Jonathan Maberry and Weston Ochse; will you PLEASE make all due haste to release Book Two? Additional kudos to audio Narrator Roy Porter, who had me enticed from Page One.

If you love Military SciFi, Hard Science SciFi, TechSciFi, exploration of genetic engineering for advancing human evolution, and extraordinary World-Building, look right here! I give ALPHA WAVE 36 stars!