First Line of Defense
First Line of Defense, Book 1
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $43.98
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Travis Baldree
-
Written by:
-
Benjamin Kerei
About this listen
Earth was invaded. Earth was conquered. And humanity was summarily subjugated, as 400,000,000 people were culled.
The terrifying part was this only took the Peacekeepers a second. There wasn't even a chance for us to fight back. In the blink of an eye, questions like whether or not we're alone in the universe or at the top of the food chain were answered. We were not. Not by a long shot.
Despite the mass murder, the Peacekeepers promise they're benevolent. They don't want to rule Earth. They don't want to control humanity. They just want us to stop playing around with AI and genetics.
Willing or unwilling, Morgan and the rest of humanity are now members of the Collective. And like every species in the Collective, they have to learn to play the Game.
What do you do when an AI offers you the opportunity to play the greatest tower defense game the universe has ever created? You accept, of course.
Learning the rules and finding a way to survive can come later. Morgan certainly thinks so.
When aliens are attacking your station and giant six-eyed rats are eating your robotic face, you start to have your doubts. Accidentally starting a war doesn't help, either. But what are you going to do? You're the first line of defense—and you've got a job to do.
©2023 Benjamin Kerei (P)2023 Podium AudioYou may also enjoy...
-
Death, Loot & Vampires: A LitRPG Adventure
- The Vampire Vincent, Book 1
- Written by: Benjamin Kerei
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Becoming a knockoff Dracula in tight leather pants was never part of Vincent’s plans. Neither was being summoned to another world by a cult of vampire wannabes. But both happened. Now, Vincent’s left to pick up the tattered pieces of his humanity as he tries to grow strong enough to keep his family safe. The world is filled with nightmares, and the looming threat of losing his soul stands between his goal and his reality, so it’s not like it will be too hard or anything. Hell should tremble. A good man is going to war.
-
-
First audiobook
- By Ben L on 2024-02-26
Written by: Benjamin Kerei
-
Battledeck Academy
- A LitRPG Adventure (Reborn Assassin, Book 1)
- Written by: Harmon Cooper
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Dorrie Sacks, Annie Ellicott, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On the cusp of entering the prestigious Lumina Deck-Building Magic Academy, the young mage Alistair harbors a dark secret: within him dwells Ghost. A reborn master assassin hellbent on revenge. Bound together by fate and magic, Alistair and Ghost embark on a dual journey of vengeance and discovery. As Alistair navigates the arcane halls of the academy, mastering battledeck spells and summoning skills, Ghost seeks to unravel the mysteries of his untimely demise.
-
-
overall recommend
- By Kindle Customer on 2024-10-01
Written by: Harmon Cooper
-
Beware of Chicken: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel
- Book 1
- Written by: Casualfarmer
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body. Arrogant Masters? Heavenly Tribulations? All that violence and bloodshed? Yeah, no thanks. I’m getting out of here. Farm life sounds pretty great. Tilling a field by hand is fun when you’ve got the strength of ten men—though maybe I shouldn’t have fed those Spirit Herbs to my pet rooster.
-
-
Surprisingly boring
- By Roman on 2023-08-07
Written by: Casualfarmer
-
Heretical Fishing: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself
- Heretical Fishing, Book 1
- Written by: Haylock Jobson
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 23 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When summoned to a fantastical world and granted powers by a broken System, most freshly minted protagonists would strap on their big-boy boots and get ready for their stats to start climbing. But Fischer isn't like most MCs. In fact, he doesn't want to be a hero at all. Fame? Fortune? Power? He had enough of all that in his old life. Discovering forbidden fishing techniques and petting every cute animal that comes within scritching distance? Now that's a good time.
-
-
Well, this was a surprise. Absolutely Superb.
- By TjR on 2024-04-24
Written by: Haylock Jobson
-
All the Skills: A Deck-Building LitRPG
- All the Skills, Book 1
- Written by: Honour Rae
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Arthur lives with his father, a fallen but proud former noble, in Border Village #49, along with the other good folks condemned to toil in service to the Baron. But Arthur has an edge: a stolen heart card that secretly fell into his possession, thanks to a dragon. It’s a priceless source of power for the Baron and the tyrant will kill to get it back. Invaluable, too, to a young man of spellcasting ambitions.
-
-
Great story, no cards were needed.
- By Brian McKnight on 2024-08-10
Written by: Honour Rae
-
Immortality Starts with Generosity
- A Cultivation Progression Fantasy
- Written by: Plutus
- Narrated by: J. S. Arquin
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A lost soul from Earth transmigrates into a world of cultivation and finds himself in the body of a playboy noble who is wasting his life. Except Chen Haoran doesn't have any memories, can't let anyone know he's not the same person, and is immediately involved in a conspiracy with another powerful noble family involving the downfall of a prominent young genius. Luckily, he came to this world with a power: Whatever he gives to someone as a gift he'll get it back 100 times better.
-
-
don't recommend
- By Anonymous User on 2024-05-26
Written by: Plutus
-
Death, Loot & Vampires: A LitRPG Adventure
- The Vampire Vincent, Book 1
- Written by: Benjamin Kerei
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Becoming a knockoff Dracula in tight leather pants was never part of Vincent’s plans. Neither was being summoned to another world by a cult of vampire wannabes. But both happened. Now, Vincent’s left to pick up the tattered pieces of his humanity as he tries to grow strong enough to keep his family safe. The world is filled with nightmares, and the looming threat of losing his soul stands between his goal and his reality, so it’s not like it will be too hard or anything. Hell should tremble. A good man is going to war.
-
-
First audiobook
- By Ben L on 2024-02-26
Written by: Benjamin Kerei
-
Battledeck Academy
- A LitRPG Adventure (Reborn Assassin, Book 1)
- Written by: Harmon Cooper
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Dorrie Sacks, Annie Ellicott, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
On the cusp of entering the prestigious Lumina Deck-Building Magic Academy, the young mage Alistair harbors a dark secret: within him dwells Ghost. A reborn master assassin hellbent on revenge. Bound together by fate and magic, Alistair and Ghost embark on a dual journey of vengeance and discovery. As Alistair navigates the arcane halls of the academy, mastering battledeck spells and summoning skills, Ghost seeks to unravel the mysteries of his untimely demise.
-
-
overall recommend
- By Kindle Customer on 2024-10-01
Written by: Harmon Cooper
-
Beware of Chicken: A Xianxia Cultivation Novel
- Book 1
- Written by: Casualfarmer
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A master of martial arts. A lord of spiritual power. Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck in his body. Arrogant Masters? Heavenly Tribulations? All that violence and bloodshed? Yeah, no thanks. I’m getting out of here. Farm life sounds pretty great. Tilling a field by hand is fun when you’ve got the strength of ten men—though maybe I shouldn’t have fed those Spirit Herbs to my pet rooster.
-
-
Surprisingly boring
- By Roman on 2023-08-07
Written by: Casualfarmer
-
Heretical Fishing: A Cozy Guide to Annoying the Cults, Outsmarting the Fish, and Alienating Oneself
- Heretical Fishing, Book 1
- Written by: Haylock Jobson
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 23 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When summoned to a fantastical world and granted powers by a broken System, most freshly minted protagonists would strap on their big-boy boots and get ready for their stats to start climbing. But Fischer isn't like most MCs. In fact, he doesn't want to be a hero at all. Fame? Fortune? Power? He had enough of all that in his old life. Discovering forbidden fishing techniques and petting every cute animal that comes within scritching distance? Now that's a good time.
-
-
Well, this was a surprise. Absolutely Superb.
- By TjR on 2024-04-24
Written by: Haylock Jobson
-
All the Skills: A Deck-Building LitRPG
- All the Skills, Book 1
- Written by: Honour Rae
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Arthur lives with his father, a fallen but proud former noble, in Border Village #49, along with the other good folks condemned to toil in service to the Baron. But Arthur has an edge: a stolen heart card that secretly fell into his possession, thanks to a dragon. It’s a priceless source of power for the Baron and the tyrant will kill to get it back. Invaluable, too, to a young man of spellcasting ambitions.
-
-
Great story, no cards were needed.
- By Brian McKnight on 2024-08-10
Written by: Honour Rae
-
Immortality Starts with Generosity
- A Cultivation Progression Fantasy
- Written by: Plutus
- Narrated by: J. S. Arquin
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A lost soul from Earth transmigrates into a world of cultivation and finds himself in the body of a playboy noble who is wasting his life. Except Chen Haoran doesn't have any memories, can't let anyone know he's not the same person, and is immediately involved in a conspiracy with another powerful noble family involving the downfall of a prominent young genius. Luckily, he came to this world with a power: Whatever he gives to someone as a gift he'll get it back 100 times better.
-
-
don't recommend
- By Anonymous User on 2024-05-26
Written by: Plutus
-
Corruption Wielder
- Book 1
- Written by: Aaron Shih
- Narrated by: Matt Hicks, Erin Bateman
- Length: 17 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
April 3rd, 3:46 AM. Planet Earth merges with the magical world of Arcadia, and a system gives humanity a choice: 40 years of indentured servitude, or entering a tutorial as a user to fight against the chaos incursion. Will doesn't hesitate—but the system thanks him for stepping into the fight by throwing him into an impossible tutorial. With little chance of survival, Will has a simple response: “Screw it. Might as well fight fire with fire."
-
-
Worth the listen
- By Sondra on 2024-08-11
Written by: Aaron Shih
-
Dissonance
- A LitRPG Adventure (Unbound Book 1)
- Written by: Nicoli Gonnella
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 26 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Felix's life on Earth had become a series of dead-end jobs, ruined relationships, and rotating apartments smaller than most postage stamps. By all accounts, even his own, he was a coward. Too afraid to move forward, to take risks. Yet when given the chance to choose between risking his life or walking away from a deadly encounter, he didn't hesitate. Moments before his untimely demise, Felix was snatched from earth and thrust into a magical world known only as "The Continent". Empowered by the "System", he learns that he can strengthen himself through combat and dedication.
-
-
Proof that the genre is still alive and well
- By Joel on 2022-06-29
Written by: Nicoli Gonnella
-
Unexpected Healer
- Earthen Contenders, Book 1
- Written by: Jonathan Brooks
- Narrated by: Miles Meili
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Against his will, Thaden was transported elsewhere in a big flash of light along with millions of other Humans from Earth, to a place where they would train to become Contenders in a whole new world. Unfortunately for him, something occurred during his transference into the “Training” program, and he was ejected from the whole training process and sent into the open mouth of an active volcano for bodily disposal.
-
-
A Good take on the Genre.
- By mrfatelurk on 2024-07-18
Written by: Jonathan Brooks
-
Jake's Magical Market
- Written by: J.R. Mathews
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jake is working at the neighborhood market under his apartment when the world ends. He expected nuclear war, a computer virus, or even climate change burning everyone to a crisp to bring about the downfall of civilization. But cruel and arbitrary gods from another world? Who would have guessed that? When these cruel gods shuffled Earth like a deck of cards, nothing was in the same place anymore. Monsters, dungeons, and magical items appear scattered across the globe. And suddenly, everyone has access to a new, strange magical card system that gives them magical powers.
-
-
Pulls you in right away!
- By Frederick H Wright on 2022-02-24
Written by: J.R. Mathews
-
Industrial Strength Magic
- Written by: Macronomicon
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell, Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott, and others
- Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born to a Magical Fantasy Princess and a nine-to-five Supervillain in the most superhero riddled city in the world, Perry's never felt...adequate. He's got no talent for magic, and not a scrap of superpowers to his name. When The System boots and unlocks his powers, it forces him to follow in his father's footsteps, but he'd rather take after his mother... Maybe there's a way he can do both...
-
-
invincible meets sky high
- By Elizabeth B on 2024-09-20
Written by: Macronomicon
-
Saintess Summons Skeletons: Book 1
- A Holy Necromancy LitRPG
- Written by: Mornn
- Narrated by: Hannah Schooner
- Length: 18 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
She wanted to be a Necromancer, but awakened as a Saint! Somehow her summoned heroes are all undead? How will the church react when their Saintess summons a skeleton in place of a mighty hero? Sofia isn’t too keen on finding out. In this world, Gods choose [Saints], and [Saints] summon [Heroes] from other worlds; everyone knows that. But Sofia had a thing for bones ever since she was a child; there’s only one [Class] she wants: [Necromancer]! When, by the whims of fate, she gets both classes at the same time, the system breaks.
-
-
Exactly What I Was Looking For
- By Beggerwolf on 2024-12-19
Written by: Mornn
-
Mark of the Fool
- A Progression Fantasy Epic
- Written by: J.M. Clarke
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After his parents died, Alex Roth had one desire: become a wizard. Through hard work, he was accepted into the University of Generasi, the world’s greatest academy of wizardry.... Fate, however, had another plan. On his 18th birthday, he is Marked by prophecy as one of his kingdom’s five Heroes, chosen to fight the Ravener, his land’s great enemy. But his brand is "The Fool". Worst of the marks.
-
-
Frustrating
- By Jessica on 2023-12-01
Written by: J.M. Clarke
-
Big Sneaky Barbarian: A LitRPG Novel
- Book 1
- Written by: Seth McDuffee
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 20 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gabe Skelter has a temper, which he likes to imagine has the effect of causing people to fear and respect him. On the contrary, his pudgy, underdeveloped body and negative personality make him more your standard outcast teenager. Worse still, he kinda knows what a jerkweed he actually is. Then, in the middle of a class trip, Gabe finds himself spirited away to Regaia: a world of magic, mayhem, and nerd-tastic adventure. Naturally, he’s completely ill-prepared. But in this realm, he’s a monstrous, muscular man of action.
-
-
I suspect the author was trying for humor...
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-03-26
Written by: Seth McDuffee
-
Dead Tired I
- Written by: RavensDagger
- Narrated by: Justin Thomas James, Dorrie Sacks, Tiana Camacho, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the distant past, a time of magic and swordplay, there lived Harold, the mightiest lich of all, a master of arcane sciences, and a challenger of gods. After reaching the pinnacle of his power and finding it surprisingly bland, Harold waged a cataclysmic war against the gods, aiming to shatter the very system that confined him.
-
-
Audio treat!
- By Kindle Customer on 2024-01-13
Written by: RavensDagger
-
Sylver Seeker
- A LitRPG Adventure
- Written by: Kennit Kenway
- Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown
- Length: 20 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Don't miss the start of this LitRPG adventure about a reincarnated necromancer growing in power and finding his way in a new world where the rules have changed vastly since he last "lived".
-
-
Very solid
- By Hunter on 2024-05-06
Written by: Kennit Kenway
-
Domestication
- A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure (Battle Mage Farmer, Book 1)
- Written by: Seth Ring
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A world on the precipice of the apocalypse. A secret forged in the flames of war. A chance to start over. For John Sutton, only one of those three things matters. Retired from a decade of brutal war, he wants nothing more than a quiet pastoral life while he does his best to stem the steady increase of his Doom Points before they hit 100, signaling the start of the end. He’s been given a small farm on the outskirts of the empire as thanks for his service, but no matter how far he travels, it's impossible to escape the war's devastating effects on the world.
-
-
farm Sim with filler
- By s m on 2023-08-10
Written by: Seth Ring
-
Vainqueur the Dragon
- Written by: Maxime Durand
- Narrated by: Jack Voraces
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Vainqueur Knightsbane is your average dragon: A giant, fire-breathing lizard who loves to take naps on his golden hoard, kidnap princesses for fun, and make the life of adventurers miserable. Vainqueur's only pleasure in life is to watch his treasure get bigger, one coin at a time. So when a would-be thief turned unwilling minion tells him about "classes", "levels", and "quests", Vainqueur wonders if maybe, just maybe, he should consider a career change. After all, why bother hunting monsters for free when you can get paid for it?
-
-
Fun and chill
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-12-14
Written by: Maxime Durand
What listeners say about First Line of Defense
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Jordan Roy
- 2024-04-11
A fun story with a good MC
This author has the likable main character design down to an art. The story is fun and engaging while never being bland.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- G
- 2024-02-24
Perfect
I wish there was a way to automatically purchase everything a author writes so I don’t have to constantly check if something new is out
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer
- 2023-10-29
Loved it
A little slow in the first half but what a ride for the conclusion.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!