Landing Party
A Dinosaur Thriller
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Narrated by:
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Jeffrey S. Fellin
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By:
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Rick Chesler
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When a new island forms in the South Pacific after a volcanic eruption, nearby nations quarrel over who owns the fresh land. One of the countries sends an advance scouting party to plant flags and lay claim to the nascent isle, but none of that party returns. The sponsoring nation is accused of deception. Political rivals assert that members of the landing party are still on the island, building a military installation in secret.
In response, a United Nations expedition is assembled to land a second, neutral outfit comprised of scientists and humanitarian aid workers. This team is well-equipped and ready to report back to the UN in-situ about the fate of the first party. But once on the island, they discover that along with hot magma, something else has been dredged up from deep within the Earth...something alive.
©2016 Rick Chesler (P)2016 Rick CheslerFirstly, the story isn't fleshed out at all. Lots of areas that could be explained and more depth added but instead are brushed away with unanswered questions left.
Secondly, the characters aren't treated as they should be. There is no investment in them. There is no urgency in any critical moments and their lives are treated fleetingly. You just aren't bothered if one lives or dies and this is the same with both the writer and narrator. They don't seem to care either
Lastly, the narrator is dull and doesn't bring any gravitas to the narration. There are background noises during the audio book that takes away from it. The attempts at accents are so poor that at times you just can't tell who is who and who is speaking.
Sadly this is a poor audiobook and through the writing and narrator's efforts, I'll be avoiding both from no on.
Poor on so many levels.
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