Black Box Inc.

Book 1

Mr Bible brings us Asheville as we've not seen it before. A veritable smorgasbord of the supernatural combines with the author's special blend of snark.. It's fast paced, dramatic, often hair-raising, a really enjoyable book.

10 of 10 people found this review helpful

Supernatural Postal Dimensional Roullette A-Team

On an Earth where a paranormal event described only as "The Happening" allows for 2-way (or more) dimensional travel, beings and locations from myth, folklore, paranormal sightings, and even religious writings are explained away as actually being visitors from, or peeks into other dimensions that some ignorant human just had to go and tell everybody about. So in this new world where a monster from a horror movie could be sitting at the next table over from you in a restaurant, or a wrong step in a pothole could send you to a frozen wasteland, "normal" changes from minute to minute. This also gives the author carte blanche to call upon or make up anyone, anywhere, anywhen.

Black Box Inc. is actually a team of unlikely friends, all with their own specialties and proclivities. They essentially offer a safety deposit box, and sometimes transport service to their clients for the right price. This team that has obviously done many jobs in the past bickers like family as they try to keep their business afloat. Their language and gestures are sometimes crude and profane, and the places they visit range from the gruesomely violent to the pornographically immodest. Luckily although the audience is made aware of these details, it is never graphic enough or overly-emphasized enough to overwhelm the story as a whole.

The main character Chase Lawter from who's point of view the story is told is the classic lovable scoundrel with a heart of gold... almost. He is at the same time both lucky enough that one minute trouble slides off of him and he seems like he can think, talk or charm his way out of anything, and then unlucky enough that the next minute trouble is chewing him up and getting drool all over him. This makes the Narrator's ability to go from smooth confident leader to "why me?" in an instant perfect for the character.

There are many events in this book which come full circle. On top of that there are many times when Chase arrives at or wakes up in unfamiliar locations such that the audience must wait for further details and context to be revealed before the scene starts to make sense. Because of this the reader/listener has to pay careful attention to details as well as remember everything from where they left off when taking a break or they'll get lost and have to backtrack to get re-acquainted with important details.

Due to the dimensional open-ended-ness of the setting as well as the established but unexplored past of the Black Box Inc. team along with their future prospects there is a great deal of room for this series to grow and I'm looking forward to the next installment.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Great story

This fast paced enjoyable story is packed full of action. In a world filled multiple dimensions and every supernatural creature you can think of, Chase Lawter, a human, is the only one who can manipulate the Dim (interdimentional space.) His firm, Black Box Inc., specializes in hiding things in boxes concealed within the Dim, where only he can retrieve them. This entertaining story is literally the road trip to Hell, with a minor diversion to the fairy dimension. I loved the various characters in this story; from banshee lawyers, to zombie office managers, yeti lovers and Fae trained assassins, they all had great appeal and I enjoyed the banter between them. The humour and exciting action was evident in both the writing and the excellent narration. Bennett brought the characters to life, giving them individual voices and he did the various accents really well. The twists in the plot, unique creatures, intrigue, different realms and amusing characters kept me entertained to the very end.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

DELICIOUSLY SCARY, HILARIOUSLY STRANGE AND CREEPY!

I loved this!! LOL it's awesome, when I first started listening I was like... wth? But after a few minutes I was hooked and stayed that way throughout. It's funny and sarcastic as hell, sometimes gross, sometimes scary, sometimes I literally laughed my butt off. I mean... "Back Chase" LOL! I was dying in the car on the way home from work. It's a great story, it's a little "off the cuff" but so easy to find yourself in the thrall of it all. Great story, loved the narration, loved the characters. Would definitely recommend it, very much enjoyed it and now on #2! :)
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Amazing story!

This story is full of action. It will also scare you and make you laugh at times. I also loved the narration!

Black Box

It took me a few tries to get through this.I found it had too many characters,but underm=neath it was a good story.J. Scott Bennett was the perfect narrator.I was given this book by the narrator,author or publisher free for an honest review.

Can’t wait to hear more!!!

Story is full of action and keeps your attention from the start. Narration was enjoyable as well.

Jake bible creates yet another amazing series

Jake bible has written several amazing series that I absolutely love and recommend to all. This latest series has a great concept of a world riddled with revealed fantasy elements and government cover ups. The heroes are a group of storage specialists using the one members ability to manipulate the Dim. There are some twists and turns that will really throw you for a loop. Enjoy this great story with an amazing narrator. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.