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  • The Forever, Books 1-2
  • By: Craig Robertson
  • Narrated by: Scott Aiello
  • Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (1,221 ratings)
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The Forever

By: Craig Robertson
Narrated by: Scott Aiello
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Summary

Contains books one and two of The Forever Series.

Jon Ryan is irreverent, cocky, funny, and walks with a swagger. He says what he means, he says what he wants to, and, in fact, he says what needs to be said.

The cocky fighter pilot turned astronaut is also Earth's only chance for survival. The planet Jupiter, thrown off orbit, will destroy Earth in less than a century. Jon volunteers for the most ambitious, desperate mission ever conceived: His consciousness must be transferred into an experimental android host, where he'll live an immortal - and lonely - life. Jon's only companion on his 50-year voyage is his ship's irritable AI.

After successfully journeying for decades and locating a suitable human resettlement, Jon begins to discover the wonders life can hold, including the power of family and, for once, true peace. But no good deed, or good man, goes unpunished.

The US president wants him dead and is willing to sacrifice his own people to eliminate Jon. An alien species has vowed a holy war to eliminate all humans, either on Earth or wherever they might run. Only Jon can protect humans from their enemies.

With the best planet for colonization ruled by an ancient, malevolent species, there may be no hope for humans in a crowded galaxy. The limits of human technology may not be sufficient. The limits of Jon's endurance may not be enough. His endless enemies may prove to be unstoppable.

Jon may have forever, but does humanity have any future at all?

©2016 Craig Robertson (P)2018 Podium Publishing

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sorry . but no...

a pale version of similar concepts and characters already out there.. not often I dont finish a book, but this was one of them.. characters were thin and uninteresting.. by the time I got to the fishy aliens I had lost interest and just found the whole thing annoying.. sorry to be so scathing but this was the third book in a row i had struggled through (different authors) and it is putting me off trying new authors...

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Scott Aiellos performance saved the day!

Overall good audio book keeps.your entertained, a few far fetched sections but the narrator helps it to keep it moving. I will purchase the second book as I'm intrigued as to what's going to happen to John and his Brood.!

Not has well written as the Bob series but still worth listening to.

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Lighthearted and entertaining.

I read several reviews beforehand and wasn't sure I'd like this one. Glad I started listening anyway because I most certainly did like it. Some reviewers complain about the light tone and the lack of embellishments, but I feel they totally missed what this book is about.

It's not trying to be a Hamilton Space Opera nor an ingenious HGTTG. It's simply a light hearted soft Sci fi adventure with a huge portion of humor and neither the author nor the main characters take themselves too seriously. That said, there's actually several moments where I found my eyes moist. Granted I'm sentimental, but don't mistake lightheartedness (that's a long word) with banality. There's an excellent adventure hidden beneath the fun, and I'll gladly purchase more books from this author.

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WE GET IT! YOU DONT LIKE TRUMP.

I very much enjoyed about half of this book, i loved johns exploration and interactions with aliens, but i liked the family life less so. and as for the evil president that part of the story RUINED this book. i do not recommend this book.

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Great book

Best story I have listened to in ages. Great narrator too. Can't wait to start the next one.

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Great space opera romp!

enjoyed this book immensely while listening at work. Easy to follow storyline with good characters. Definitely getting the next book in the series, I'm hooked 😁👍

the narration was excellent too by the very talented Scott Aiello.

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Not good I'm afraid...

Beware, the first few minutes are quite promising but it goes downhill quickly. Weak storyline.

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Purile Nonsense

Purile Nonsence... But an easy listen on a long car journey. Wouldn't recommend otherwise. Well performed

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Not a fan

Started off ok-ish, but got an hour or so in and the main character was just being an idiot and I completely lost interest. Perhaps I'm missing the point but he seems more suited to be a dim-witted antagonist than protagonist. Dennis E Taylor's Bob is a much more likeable character and therefore makes for a more compelling story.

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Not great but far from bad.

I just feel like a lot was skipped over. The narrator perfect. The characters where likable. The story could of been so much more. Parts could of been expanded and probably this one book could of turned into 3.

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