Rats, Bats and Vats, Eric Flint
Rats, Bats and Vats, Eric Flint
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Rats, Bats and Vats

Author: Eric Flint, Dave Freer

Narrator: James Fouhey

Unabridged: 11 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/03/2020

Synopsis

Chip Connolly was a conscripted grunt in trouble. Here he was, stuck behind enemy lines with a bunch of cyber-uplifted rats and bats. Rats with human speech, but with rat values. Rats that knew what was worth fighting for: sex, food, and strong drink. True, they were holed up on a ruined wine-farm with enough brandy to swim in. Trouble was, there wasn't much food. And with shrew-metabolism the rats had to eat. He was next on the menu. The bats were no help: they were crazy revolutionaries planning to throw off the yoke of human enslavement with high explosive. As if that wasn't bad enough, there was the girl they'd rescued. Rich. Beautiful. With a passionate crush on her heroic rescuer. She came with added extras: a screwball Alien tutor, and a cyber-uplifted pet galagoa tiny little lemur-like-critter with a big mouth and delusions about being the worlds greatest lover.

So: he'd volunteered for a suicide mission. Of course things only got worse. The whole crew decided to come along. Seven rats, five bats, a galago, two humans, a sea-urchin-like alien and an elderly vineyard tractor without brakes . . . against several million inimical aliens. He was going to die. Mind you, not dying could be even more terrible. That girl might get him.

Contains mature themes.

About Eric Flint

Eric Flint was a bestselling American author and editor celebrated for his influential contributions to science fiction and alternate history. He is best known as the creator of the Ring of Fire series, which begins with 1632, a landmark novel that reimagines a modern American town transported to seventeenth-century Europe. The series became a cornerstone of the genre, praised for its blend of rigorous historical detail, political realism, and expansive world-building.

Flint's writing frequently explored themes of social change, technology, and collective action, often emphasizing how ordinary people shape history under extraordinary circumstances. In addition to his novels, he was a longtime editor at Baen Books, where he championed innovative storytelling and supported emerging voices in speculative fiction. His collaborative projects and open-universe approach helped redefine how shared-world series could evolve.

Known for his clear, energetic prose and idea-driven narratives, Eric Flint's work translates especially well to audiobook format, where the scope and momentum of his stories shine. His legacy endures through a vast body of work that continues to engage listeners who enjoy intellectually stimulating, history-rich speculative fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lezlie The Nerdy Narrative

THIS BOOK WAS SO MUCH FUN!!! Huge thank you to my friend Star for recommending this title to read because it was nothing but sheer delight the whole time I listened to it. I did purchase the audiobook from Audible and narrator James Fouhey was so good with his voices, accents, and one liner deliverie......more

Goodreads review by Charles

Great, zany, military scify Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Rats, Bats and Vats ("Rats, Bats and Vats Series" Book 1) (Kindle Edition) This author knows the inept bureaucratic military corrupt political mind and all variations thereof. Also, the rich and powerful, the poor and powe......more

Goodreads review by David Harriss

Grimly Hilarious The world is at war, and humanity is losing, badly. One group of fairly ordinary troops gets trapped behind enemy lines, and fight to survive. Add a kidnapped heiress and her escorts to the proletariat crew. The result is one of the finest action comedies in fiction. Recommend for ever......more

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