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One Way
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
A murder mystery set on the frozen red wastes of Mars.
Eight astronauts. One killer. No way home.
We stand at the dawn of a new era.
Frank Kitteridge is serving life for murdering his son's drug dealer. So when he's offered a deal by Xenosystems Operations - the company that runs the prison - he takes it, even though it means swapping one life sentence for another.
There has never been a better time to be alive.
He's been selected to help build the first permanent base on Mars. Unfortunately, his crewmates are just as guilty of their crimes as he is - and he'll have to learn to trust them if they're to succeed.
The future of space travel is in safe hands.
As the convicts set to work on the frozen wastes of Mars, the accidents multiply. Until Frank begins to suspect they might not be accidents at all....
Xenosytems Operations: making dreams a reality.
There's a murderer amongst them, and everyone's a suspect.
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- Simon
- 15-04-18
It Is Apparently Rocket Science!
Seven convicts, offered a choice, life imprisonment or life on Mars. What's not to like?
S J Morden and his fictional XO Corporation blast seven lifers with special skills off to Mars to build a base with which to begin Mars exploration. Morden's bona fide rocket scientist credentials have been used to good effect and he treats us to an enjoyable sci-fi thriller.
This includes in part the problem-solving attributes of The Martian with what is in essence a good old-fashioned murder mystery set on the cold wastes of Mars. With this Mars we aren't talking the relatively gentile world of Agatha Christie though. This is a genuinely frontier land battle for survival.
Morden spends some effort backing up his premise to make it seem credible and if I were a cynic I would suspect there's some real-life experience of modern corporate culture in there.
All in all, not a bad read at all.
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- Sonja
- 29-08-18
gripping sci fi thriller
gripping and plausible story. well thought out. interesting set of characters. could not stop listening.
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- D. Oxford
- 23-07-18
A sequel would be nice
To add to to “The Martian” comparison, I would hazard Duncan Jones’ “Moon” was somewhat of an influence too - it certainly gave me that feel in my gut now and again. Anyway I loved it. Some reviewers felt the secondary characters were rather shallowly drawn but I felt they were about right for the plot and a book of this length, so I’ve no complaints there.
For me the story flew by - particularly as I had no desire to listen to any other material once I’d begun and that’s not true of many.
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- Jam
- 16-04-18
Thoroughly out of this world experience
The narrators voice is perfect for this book. The characters are carefully nurtured and specific. I enjoyed the build up to Mars and the slow burn....but not too slow a burn of life on Mars. Lovely listening o a story that removed me from Earth!
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- S. Smith
- 16-04-18
Enjoyable
Unfortunately for me I found William Hope a little too quite at times. That’s mostly due to the listening conditions I suppose. Not always using headphones. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters.
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- GK
- 05-03-23
Rather dull
A rather dull writing and delivery of an interesting premise and what could have been a great book
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- Tomasz Kasprzak
- 27-08-21
brillian scenario
good book but it was way to obvious for the reader that Brack is a killer. author could have implement at least some more uncertaintity. literally in first 40% of the book you could tell what is going on
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- Anon
- 25-02-19
Excellent Characterization & Well Crafted Tension
S.J Morden and William Hope have done a fantastic job bringing this story to life.
The drama, the emotions, the ambiance, the accents and the different strokes of breathing/reading really make you feel not only as if you are on Mars; but as if you are in the same situation of impending doom, millions of miles away on another planet that the main character is in.
One Way is an on the edge of your seat thriller that keeps giving chapter after chapter, putting you though your paces at every opportunity.
Fantastic storyline throughout keeping in line with the technical aspects and realities of everyday functions outside of Earth.
I have already pre-ordered the sequel.
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- Ascy
- 05-02-19
Too Obvious
It's really obvious early on who the killer is. Even with edits to the story, it would still be obvious. That kind of ruins the book, as you're left wondering just how dumb the main character is. He's behind you Frank... Oh dear.
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- sukie
- 23-12-18
Loved this movie sci fi and detective book in one
I want more like this great Mars action and characters you could invest in. thanks
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