Second Earth, M-104 by Michael Miller Narrator: George Taylor
Published by Self-published on 09-15-16
Genres: Science-Fiction, Technothriller
Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
Format: Audiobook
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Dr. Bruce Thompson leads a deep space mission into Messier-104 to defend the planet against ruthless aliens bent on destroying Earth. The action is nonstop revealing leapfrog technology on the horizon.
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I had great expectations about this one. It sounded interesting and the average rating on Goodreads was good… I just realized later that it only has one rating.
It took me great effort to get through this book, and the fact of trying to finish it was more like a chore than anything. The premises were incredibly interesting, but Miller failed at executing it. I would categorize the book more as a technothriller than just sci-fi. There is zero character development, which I consider necessary even if we are dealing with a thriller. There were a lot of technical details mostly about physics, which I normally enjoy, but here it just read like a non-fiction book, with none of the appealing of a novel.
I couldn’t connect to any of the characters nor simply recognize them. I didn’t care for them or for any of the events in the book, which really upset me. I did finish the book, out of curiosity and respect, but I can firmly say that nothing of it has stayed with me.
George Taylor’s narration was okay. His character’s interpretations and voices sounded great, although some of the FX for a couple of voices were a bit too much. The narration parts, especially at the beginning of the book were really monotone, but I blame this more on how the book is written: with very long sentences that seem to go nowhere. There was something that I especially disliked: Taylor’s introduced music at the beginning and end of all chapters, overlapping the narration, which I found terribly distracting and unnecessary.
Sadly I just can’t recommend this book, unless you enjoy technothrillers and you don’t mind having very flat characters.
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My name is Elena. Since I was a little child I loved science fiction and fantasy, and I can’t resist a good novel. In 2015, while wait I started to listen to audiobooks and I discovered the pleasure in being able to read while doing my daily tasks, so there’s always an audiobook playing on my phone. If you see me with my Bluetooth headphones on, please be gentle, I get easily startled.
I live with my boyfriend, which I met during my six-year stay in Belgium, four cockatiels, eight lovebirds, and a hamster in Madrid, Spain; and I like to spend my free time knitting and sewing while listening to audiobooks.
