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Blanchland Blues
The John and Alvis Sessions · Book 1 · 2022
Audiobook available · 12 hr 18 min
Discharged Star Corps pilot John MacAlister scrapes by on poor contracts with Alvis, a robot he salvaged. A chance to escape a lunar jail comes with a job: return a runaway named Ril. John chooses to protect her instead, making himself a target.
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What makes it funny?
John keeps acting on impulse while Alvis supplies the logic, ethical objections and limited patience. Their partnership gives John’s questionable decisions a persistent critic who travels with him.
The comedy at work
The comic pressure comes from incompatible habits: John leaps into trouble, and Alvis reasons through what his partner would rather rush past. A rescue mission becomes another test of how this pair can function together.
Try this if…
For readers who enjoy a space adventure carried by an uneasy human-and-robot partnership. The pilot’s bad judgment and the robot’s blunt reasoning give the pursuit a recurring source of friction.
Good to know
This begins The John and Alvis Sessions. John’s attempt to redeem himself and protect a vulnerable runaway gives the adventure an emotional purpose alongside the humor.
A few distinguishing details
- A disgraced pilot and a salvaged robot
- A prisoner who chooses to protect the runaway he was hired to return
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Sources & further reading
- Apple Books lists Blanchland Blues: The John and Alvis Sessions, Book 1 (Unabridged) by Tom Dell'Aringa, narrated by Connor Brannigan, length 12:18.
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