Amazing book. Well read.

I loved this book, great story and well read. Occasionally hard to follow but amazing!

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Weird but Good!!!

Prepare to have your ideas about A.I. challenged. This wonderful story is bleak in places but still leaves you with a glow & positive perspective of what human/A.I. interaction could be.
Nathan Fillion is a delight. I really enjoyed the sometimes choppy mechanical delivery when pulled me closer to believing the nature of OC.
Great job everyone who was involved! I really enjoyed this listen. Thanks xxx

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Strong overall, but a little confusing.

An excellent performance from Nathan Fillion in a story that had me constantly wondering what was going to happen next. There are a few shock moments, and generally, the plot is quite strong.

Admittedly, I found some of the universe/AI talk very difficult to follow, and some conversations between them I end up losing who is speaking at what time. I did find the final moments slightly underwhelming, but equally, it has left the story somewhat open for your own conclusions/thoughts or a hefty sequel.

Overall, I would say I found the beginning-mid section quite strong, but it fell off slightly as it came to a close. Despite this, it is certainly worth a listen.

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Hard SciFi but accessible for those not of the genre

Very smart in its approach and it’s story. The world building is clever and the ride is worth it. Small band of salvagers on the raggedy edge. Wonderful performance from Captain Reynolds

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A refreshing, at times comical, survival story.

Other than the sultry tones of Nathan Fillion, I wasn't sure what to expect from this story. The blurb suggests a comedy on par with Red Dwarf and Hitchikers Guide, and I guess there are elements, but it surprised me with something much deeper. It's philosophy. It's sometimes poetry. It's often funny but, it is not a comedy.

Nathan Fillion clearly loves this story and he demonstrates flawless understanding of authorial intent in his narration. Compelling and entertaining, comical and thoughtful, this story was such a break from the norm.

At only one point did I feel the story stagnated but it was brief. The narration is interdispersed with occasional complex poetry so, be prepared but don't fixate on understanding the prose, it isn't essential to the story. Enjoy it or let it flow over you, there's action and drama aplenty!

Plot: Following the trials and triumphs of a mismatched, underfunded crew on what appears to be a simple salvage op, the crew and their sentient, once-human AI, called an overseer, stumble on something that has much wider consequences, for them, the company and humanity as a species.
The sarcastic and esoteric AI must try his best to keep the crew alive while they work together (occasionally) to make sense of the situation and make the best of what grim existence can be had out here amongst the alien flora and baffling fauna.

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Stunning

An outstanding story. Exciting, engaging and beautifully crafted, as I’ve come to expect from Wijeratne. Excellent narration.

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Well worth your time

The narration is spot on, Nathan Fillion delivers a great performance and gives real life to the world. The story is a little rushed towards the end though the world building is very good. I hope to see more stories from this universe, doubly so if delivered by the same narrator

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Great narrator, mediocre story

Nathan Fillion did a great job, however the story owas a bit disjointed and the poetry was in particular very obnoxious and broke the tempo. Also the very few twists and crucial developments in the story we're not that significant or unexpected to make you go wow

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Fun story, narration can be a challenge.

The story was great, an enjoyable yarn interspersed by poetry of varying quality. Fillion's narration was challenging at time, with unusual pacing. It was conversational internal monologue, but I found I needed to turn it up and concentrate a little harder to make our what he was saying.

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A Rimworld story narrated by Nathan Fillion!

The author is upfront and honest about his influences, and since listening to thi, I've seen him comment on the rimworld subbredit a few times. The story is like a mashup of lots of fun sci-fi influences around a story built around the emergent gameplay of something like Rimworld, and its ended up being a quite a fun lil listen!

It obviously takes some skill to add onto a story and make it cohesive, and he has done quite well with it. A few parts were a bit awkward to follow, when certain characters start using last names for instance, but overall it was fairly easy to follow and was just a fun time. Could tell the parts inspired by Rimworld, with the tantrums and characters failing at tasks they weren't trained in, and those little nods were always fun.

I hope he gets another story created in the same world, with similar vibes, I'd be up for listening to a lot of these. Especially if he gets another fun narrator for one. Ray Porter (of Bobiverse acclaim) would make quite a fun story teller for this, since he is brilliant are playing AI intelligences.

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