The Greatest Host

By: Ray Jay Perreault

Narrated by: Christopher M. Allport

Length: 14 mins

Publisher's summary

A wandering alien life form seeks a compatible host to share its life. The life has lived for a long time and shared life with many life forms. Throughout the alien's life it is able to find suitable hosts for short periods of time and in other hosts life is hard and risky. Finally the alien life form travels to a planet and finds the perfect species to share its life with.

©2015 Raymond J Perreault (P)2016 Raymond J Perreault

A fun, charming ending!

In this short and amusing story, Ilrod and his fellow organisms (known as the Mists) have had to abruptly leave their planet where they shared a symbiotic relationship with their hosts for many years. Now, alas, the planet is destroyed and many of the Mists have been lost. It takes many, many years, but they eventually reach another habitable planet and begin their search for a new host species.

This was a cute story that gave me several chuckles. The Mists made me think vaguely of jellyfish in that each Mist is made up of individual molecules that cooperate together to make one functioning being. The Mists look like just how their name implies and they search for symbiotic relationships with other animals.

I enjoyed the last few minutes as Ilrod and his fellow Mists discover a new species to play host to them. The descriptions from Ilrod’s point of view were amusing and I quickly guessed what kind of animal they had come upon. Once again, the author has provided quality entertainment.

I received a free copy of this audiobook from the author.

Narration: Christopher M. Allport did a great job with this short story. As the voice of Ilrod, he was excellent at portraying the Mist’s emotions, first at the loss of the planet and fellow Mists, and later at the wonder of discovering such a compatible host.

Delightful perspective..

What made the experience of listening to The Greatest Host the most enjoyable?

What made this short story wonderful was the whole time I was trying to guess what the host was.. adorable very adorable!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Greatest Host?

when the subservient host quickly wrapped up the waste... made me laugh out loud.

What about Christopher M. Allport’s performance did you like?

Big fan for Mr. Allport's narrating, he definitely brought the story alive.

Who was the most memorable character of The Greatest Host and why?

Jonathan of course!!

Any additional comments?

I actually went back and listened to the story 4 times and each time I chuckle a little more because I picked up something I didn't the last time. I hate to spoil the story for anyone since it's only 14 minutes long. Love it!!!

*I received a free copy of this audio book for an honest review.*

Okay

BOOK REVIEW.....
A very short sci-fi story of an alien life form called the Mists that travels around searching for life forms to inhabit. I think it could make a good full length book if built upon.

AUDIO REVIEW......
The narrator did a fairly good job narrating the story. However he sounded more like a teacher giving a lecture rather then someone telling a story. He could have used more feeling put into it.

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."
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Way too short

I thought this story was too short to cover the topic presented. Good idea but needed a longer story. I hope he can expand this idea into a good novel or at least a novella.
Did not like the generic presentation of the story. Ray has used this style in other stories with the same results. The reveal at the end was anti climatic and made for an abrupt ending.

I received this audio book from the author and have left this unbiased review

Short, fun sci-fi book

My rating: 4 stars
Audiobook narrator Christopher M. Allport rating: 4 stars

This was another fun short story by Ray Jay Perreault. It had a similar feel to Progeny in that the reader is purposely kept in the dark but completely revealed in a somewhat-comedic way at the end. This lightened the tone and made the book more enjoyable.

It seems that there are not a lot of suitable planets to live on according to this book. All of the ‘hosts’ of the different planets in which the mists travel to end up in some cataclysmic turmoil!

Some people agree that this would be a great novel if it were elongated into an extended edition. I felt that it was the appropriate length (with plenty of Science) and did great with the short length of this book.

The narrator did a good job of reading this book. I look forward to future books from Ray Jay Perreault.

I received a free copy of this audio book for an honest review.

Interesting short story

This is a great short story. The story is very interesting with some humor and highly recommend.

The Greatest Host

Not necessarily my favorite short story, but worth a listen nonetheless. Good story for as short as it is, and narrator good as well.

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Microscopic intelligences seek compatible host

The Mists are microscopic creatures that exist in a cloud, and seek suitable hosts to occupy and live with. They're benign; they live in harmony with their hosts. Unfortunately, their last planet got bombarded by meteors that rendered it uninhabitable. The Mists had to leave, and seek a new, safer planet with suitable hosts.

The Mists reach a planet that has life, the right kind of life, and is much safer from massive meteor bombardment from space. Now, can they find a good species to be their hosts?

They want an animal that's smart enough to have the brain space the Mists need for their own activities, but not so smart that the Mists will disturb the host with their detectable presence. They want a social animal, because it's much easier for both themselves and the host animals if they can spread out over a number of them while remaining relatively close--herd animals are great for that, but it's not the only possibility.

I really don't want to say any more than that. The Mists are likable, thoughtful, considerate of their hosts. It would be fun to talk to them about some of the planets they've lived on. It's a very enjoyable, gentle story, and I think you'll be charmed by the host they find.

I believe I got this audio short story free from the author. In any case, I'm reviewing it voluntarily.

Neat short story...you'll need to listen twice!

Any additional comments?

I'll admit it...I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed. I had difficulty following this one on the first go round. Then right at the end, you get a clue. Going back and listening again, I understood it much better. Still a few fuzzy spots, but this story takes you through a microscopic analysis of familiar life forms that really didn't fall into place for me until the end. Pretty neat way to look at something you are already intimately familiar with.

Narration was pretty good as well. Nice short story!

I received a free copy of this audio book for an honest review.

The Greatest Host

This short story is good.Narrated nicely by Christopher M. Allport,we are treated to an aliens point of view.They need hosts.They spread like mist.They need hosts...This audiobook was provided to me at no cost for a fair and honest review