Interesting alien story in three parts

Editing my review after the third book. Excellent main storyline. Loved every minute, twist, and turn. Worth a listen. But the three part series focuses way too much on unimportant parts like detailed action sequenses, human inner emotion, and the like.

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The book is partially slow and too focused on feelings and emotions. I would imagine this book could be more suitable for women than men. Myself i would prefer more focus on the technical aspect rather than the love story and inner thoughts of the protagonists.

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"James knows something..."

It's not solar warming but a big freeze which is killing life on earth as the ice layer encompasses the planet. And it might just have something to do with an artifact recently observed in space by the space station.
The opening chapters had this reader hooked. Told from the personal perspectives of two characters, James and Emma ( each well performed by narrators Eduardo Ballerini and Amanda Leigh Cobb ) in alternating chapters, the storyline includes simple to follow explanations of the scientific background of what is encountered throughout, as in The Martian, and would be exciting, we're it not for the interweaving of a growing love story and the somewhat strange foibles of Emma and Jack's personalities which intruded, dropping my enthusiasm from can't stop reading to sometimes counting the hours to the end.

This SF novel could have been far better if reduced in length by a couple of hours but was still a decent tale and, given that it is currently a free download in the Audible Plus programme, recommended. I'm not yet sure, however, if I will follow with the second in the series

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Easy listen sci fi with lots of turns, no twist

Loved this for a easy listen while driving long distance. 1.6x speed worked fine. The story is an interesting one as it shifted a lot but will probably not surprise you or leave you baffled. Some of the accents the actor uses are a bit blunt but it all works out to a good experience worth your time. Would recommend.

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Should have been a movie

sci-fi novels often treat readers with respect while exploring high brow concepts and ideas. This is one book that does not do that. it fails to capture the wonder lust and deep conceptual thoughts opting to be more basic with it's ideas and characters. the book is more suited for a screen play, and while I had some enjoyment with it, I did not feel respected as a reader. it's a shame as if written with more depth it could have poised and explored more ideas.

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My gosh that was dull

I made it to the end well done me ... not sure why I bothered since I was bored to my boots by chapter 20 or earlier ... never wanted a sequel less ... sooooo monotonous

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Pretty average

The male narrator is excellent, I've listened to more books narrated by him and his voice is calm and engaging. The female narrator isn't as good, every sentence sounds like a question and she isn't engaging at all. Maybe it's just the writing that's putting off the narration. I'll need to listen to more books narrated by her to know if it's down to the narrator or the writing.

The story is fine and interesting, all be it a bit drawn out. You do need to turn off your brain as a lot of it doesn't make any sense if you think about it for even a couple of seconds. The author would do with some research if the goal is to write hard sci-fi like this. Orbital mechanics come to mind as being almost child like, I couldn't help but thinking that's not how any of this stuff works. But when you suspend disbelief, the story is fine.

If this book is included, try it out and see if it's for you. If it's not and costs you a credit, I would recommend giving it a pass.

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Interesting story and concept

I didnt know what to expect but I went through this one in a flash getting quite invested in the story.
I didn’t care too much for the inner monologues of the two main characters when they discussed their feelings for each other but it did add a new nuance to the story which I over all ended up enjoying. The scientific aspects were not too deep but still tickled my “science” itch and the I quite enjoyed the story all the way through.
The performance was on point all way through too.
So it’s a 5/5 for me

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This was a real mix,

First half to 3/4 was excellent, then it dragged so much I almost stopped. Needed a firm editing. Narration was great, plot good on many levels.

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Ok

It is fine. Story is OK. Good characters but it did not get me hooked

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Utterly captivating!

This was one of those books that kept me up til early hours. Just brilliant. The narrators did an amazing job.

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