Endeavour
Sleeping Gods, Book 1
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Endeavour
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Narrated by:
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Michael Kramer
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By:
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Ralph Kern
About this listen
Since we first looked at the stars, there have been no signs of alien life - no one who has tried to speak to us, a mystery that a long-dead scientist called the Fermi paradox. "Where are they?"
In 2118 the first daring mission to another star, Tau Ceti - 12 light-years away - is launched. Tom Hites and Harry Cosgrove command the starship Endeavour on an epic journey to solve the Fermi paradox. From the first nearly disastrous steps on a distant world, their quest takes them further than they ever imagined. Out amid the mysterious, long-abandoned worlds and ancient relics, they discover some strange, some wonderful, and some deadly. The question they seek to answer becomes: "Where are they now?"
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A few things threw me
1. There didn't always seem to be a strategy for the plot. It felt like it jumped around a bit in ways I struggle to keep up with. I had to rewind a fair few times to get back in sync
2. An overfocus on the whole misogyny thing towards the end. Build me a strong female character and I'll get right behind her. Break the story to explain why the 1500's had misogynistic views and how bad they are and you broke my immersion. When you described combat enhanced women I was expecting and hoping the female character would take the situation in hand. Instead the male. Character sacrifices himself to save her and we get a chunk of dialogue about how men and women are the same.
That's picky I know but it ruined the immersion for me in a jarring way. I came here for sci-fi. Have her put them in their place rather than go back to the damsel I. Distress trope and then tell us it's bad.
3. By the end I got that there were multiple cultures to avoid a spoiler. But I can't work out what I missed between 1world and lots of worlds. Again feels like a plot jump that's dropped my immersion.
Rated 4 stars, I went out of my way to say why I dropped a star but if you are thinking about this story I say its well worth a purchase!
Enjoyable listen with some?? 's
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if you like science fiction then this book will fully satiate your desire for an adventure, true to science fiction, true to a better future for humanity.
not a struggle to finish, enjoyable and with a narrative and narrator both excellently chosen to compliment each other, you will continue to listen being kept interested.
try it and enjoy it.....the author needs to write a sequal or something else within this universe he's created.
A Sci Fi Epic, such a worthy read.
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Pedestrian plot
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Book 2 is an improvement (different person) but that said, the bar was set very low
Good story, however.....
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Where does Endeavour rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
in the top tenWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yesAny additional comments?
fast moving,exciting,intriguing,a little disappointed with the ending,maybe left room for a sequel?excellent
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