Benjamin Hinnum

Don't let the other reviews scare you away

Revisado: 08-26-21

Don't let the other reviews scare you away. I almost let them. The other reviews mentions the change of narrator in such negative way that I worried it would ruin my enjoyment of the story. I am glad I bought the book in spite of this. The narration is perfectly fine and they even added some light audio drama on top. Which I felt worked well.

The story itself is even greater and manages to wrap this rollercoaster of a book series up in a way that unexpectedly explains everything in a way I didn't know I needed.

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Rounds out the setting of the book series

Revisado: 08-01-21

I have mixed feelings about book number two. The performance nagged me through the book. Usually the irritation of change of narrator in a book series fades when you get into the book. Not so much here. The narrator is actually ok, but some of the (main) voices seems to have some kind of audio filter that makes them electronic and somewhat nasal. Adding to this some of the narration had slight pauses giving the effect you often encounter in synthetic text to speech voices.
The story slowly builds up starting with a premise that is unclear and not that engaging but manages to turn this around with a clever plot and mystery that explains quite a few questions about the backstory of DZ and the characters that you didn't knew you had.

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Captivating viking scifi

Revisado: 07-18-21

I have read 10+ of Kroese"s novels and this is by far his best. As a Scandinavian with a masters in physics and minor in chemistry this saga resonates with me on a level most stories can't. My only negative comment is the multiple times I cringed when the vikings were described (condescendingly) as bronze age people. The Scandinavian bronze age ended 300 years before. But I chalk it up the Spacemen"s lack of perspective. And it does not in any way detract from the story. Of to read book two.

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Give the new narrator a chance

Revisado: 06-23-21

Listening to this book straight after book one will probably jolt you when you hear the new narrator. The first narrator did such a great job setting the tone and doing all the voices. So the switch feels very abrupt as many other reviews mentions. But after a few hours into the story the new take on the voices of recurring characters feels just as good as in the first book, albeit in different way. And I realized the new narrator is just as talented as the first.

The story is also better than the first one and much more original.

If you didn't know this audio book contains an additional short story starring some usual suspects.

Enjoy

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Strong follow up

Revisado: 04-25-19

It is some time since I read book one, but while the first book was fine I feel like this one was even better.

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It didn't engage me

Revisado: 07-03-18

This is so far the weakest book on the series. There are too much debating and not enough action and progress. The book never really made me care for the characters or the outcome of the story.

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A short and informal review

Revisado: 03-06-17

The weakest of Scott Meyer's books. It's hard to get involved and care for the many characters in the first half of the book. Though I am still happy with the time and money I spent on the book. But if you are short of either of those then I suggest that you pick another book.

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