All that said, good for you David Wellington for putting yourself out there like this. I am not a writer, but I am a reader, and one cannot read or listen to authors like Peter F Hamilton or Patrick O’Brien and then feel anything other than duped when reviews rave about something so mediocre. If you are going to use a lot of words then explain interesting things about science or orbital dynamics, don’t drone on for pages about how the jump will be short and how the person feels about dying. I found there to be such an excess of words without meaning that I am wondering if the author was paid for volume rather than substance. It was embarrassing to hear breathless dialogue from supposed, trained professional astronauts and bureaucrats prattling endlessly about this love interest or that obsession.
Every character, was a caricature of something real. The story is unique and could have been interesting but for the terrible and repeated misrepresentation of solders, astronauts, scientists and business people. This is a good story and a great performance which makes it recommended for the entertainment value. I agree with an Amazon review saying it is made for the screen. It's no Rendezvous with Rama (hint!), but gems like that are rare. The overall production and quality was top notch, some of the best I've enjoyed on Audible. The interstitial elements (flashback type things) were nicely differentiated by tone and sound effects so they didn't confuse things. Her ability to switch voices was quite impressive and I always knew who was talking, male or female. This story however kept me coming back to find out what happened and I largely attribute that to the performance by the narrator. The books I truly love to read Audible doesn't produce, or I prefer to read them to lengthen my time with them.
I OFTEN lose interest in sci fi stories at about the 60% point where I realize the author is in over their head. If I'd read this book I wouldn't have had as enjoyable an experience, but listening was engaging and it moved at a good pace, was consistent, and kept my interest. The story was decent enough to serve as a framework for the audio performance. I'm writing this review to praise Megan Tusing's performance mainly.
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