Mechanical Failure

Written by Joe Zieja

Narrated by Joe Zieja

The two hundred years' (and counting) peace is a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since . . . well, never. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler.
But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard. It doesn't seem so bad-the military was a perpetual tiki party anyway-but when Rogers returns after only a year away, something has changed. These are soldiers-actual soldiers doing actual soldier things like preparing for a war that Rogers is sure doesn't exist. Rogers vows to put a stop to all this nonsense-even if it means doing actual work.
With an experienced ear for military double-speak, Joe Zieja has created a remarkable and sarcastic adventure in Mechanical Failure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jun 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9781515976851

Joe Zieja

Joe Zieja is an author with a long history of doing things that have almost nothing to do with writing at all. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Joe dedicated over a decade of his life to wearing The Uniform, marching around in circles and shouting commands at people while in turn having commands shouted at him. It was both a great deal of fun and a great nuisance, and he wouldn’t have had it any other way. Joe’s also a commercial voiceover artist and a composer of music for video games and commercials. He’s probably interrupted your Spotify playlist at least once to encourage you to click on the banner below and isn’t the least bit upset that you ignored him.

Reviews for Mechanical Failure

[Lauren Lapinski · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Everything about this story is just awesome! The humor, the characters, and of course our dear narrator. If anyone out there is looking for a great gateway to sci-fi that doesn’t take itself to seriously, I highly recommend this book. Oh; and one more thing. Fear the Deer!

[Desiree Nobles · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved Joe's narration! Very entertaining, as expected from a voice actor.

[Jonathan Green · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

The main character is impossible to like. No redeeming qualities. Had to stop listening.

[pascale1812 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The exploits of R Wilson Rogers are ridiculous, hilarious, and entirely accessible for the reader with only a passing acquaintance with the sci-fi genre. Some jokes seemed over-used by the later chapters, but they were still surrounded by original moments which had me snorting.

I listened to this on audio, and audio-books aren't usually my thing, but I decided to give it a go since Joe himself was narrating. And, yeah, it was awesome. (For you Fire Emblem fans, it may take a few chapters to remember that, no, this is not Claude telling a bedtime story to the Golden Deer.)