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Going Grey
An all-original near-future military thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author!
Who do you think you are? Ian Dunlap doesn’t know. When he looks in the mirror, he’s never sure if he’ll see a stranger. After years of isolation, thinking he’s crazy, he discovers he’s the product of an illegal fringe experiment in biotechnology that enables him to alter his appearance at will. And the only people he can trust to help him find out who and what he is are two former soldiers trying to make their way in the high-stakes world of private security. He’s got a unique and disturbing skill: they can help him to harness it—and maybe even learn to accept it. Set ten years from today, these three unlikely allies search for identity and loyalty in an uncertain world.
Who do you think you are? Ian Dunlap doesn’t know. When he looks in the mirror, he’s never sure if he’ll see a stranger. After years of isolation, thinking he’s crazy, he discovers he’s the product of an illegal fringe experiment in biotechnology that enables him to alter his appearance at will. And the only people he can trust to help him find out who and what he is are two former soldiers trying to make their way in the high-stakes world of private security. He’s got a unique and disturbing skill: they can help him to harness it—and maybe even learn to accept it. Set ten years from today, these three unlikely allies search for identity and loyalty in an uncertain world.
568 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 9, 2014
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Karen Traviss
131 books1,557 followers#1 New York Times best-selling novelist, scriptwriter and comics author Karen Traviss has received critical acclaim for her award-nominated Wess'har series, and her work on Halo, Gears of War, Batman, G.I. Joe, and other major franchises has earned her a broad range of fans. She's best known for military science fiction, but GOING GREY and BLACK RUN, the first books in her new techno-thriller series RINGER, are set in the real world of today. A former defence correspondent and TV and newspaper journalist, she lives in Wiltshire, England. She's currently working on SACRIFICIAL RED, the third book in the Ringer series, and HERE WE STAND, book three in the NOMAD series.
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May 28, 2015
Ok, if you are a fan of Military Sci-Fi, or any Military subgenre, stop what you're doing and go get this book right now. We'll wait.
For those that are fans of other genre, you should get this book too, but you can wait until the weekend if you like.
Ok, everybody back?
This is really a well written and entertaining book. I'm not into techno-thrillers much, but do have a real love for Military Sci-Fi. Her Republic Commando series is one of my favorite, and the reason I picked up this book.
For me, the best part of this book is the interaction with two of the main, but not title, characters, Mike and Rob. Mike is a ex-Guard (National Guard, but I did not catch what state, and I'm assuming Army) and Rob is Royal Marine (as in England). For me, the relationship between the two is worth the price of the book alone.
Another thing I really love about these two, and later the character who is the subject of the book, is they are not reluctant heroes. For way too long, many popular stories have centered around the "I can't go off and save the world I have to work the farm" types, or the bad boy who is forced into a life of good works. Frankly I found it refreshing to have characters that say, I want to do good things in the world and make a difference. These are the people I met while in the service, and I like people like that. And Karen Traviss does an outstanding job of making them interesting.
There is some harsh language in the book. I believe she uses it to keep the characters real, but honestly I've heard a lot worse in my time in the military and since. The thing that did distract me a little, was the use of the English (British?) spelling of words in the context of the American characters. It helped a lot when the focus was on Rob, his son, or another English character, but a few times words like colour and favour were used in context with one of the American characters. It did not detract from the book, but was like a speed bump as I speed through the section.
This series has become one of my automatic buys.
For those that are fans of other genre, you should get this book too, but you can wait until the weekend if you like.
Ok, everybody back?
This is really a well written and entertaining book. I'm not into techno-thrillers much, but do have a real love for Military Sci-Fi. Her Republic Commando series is one of my favorite, and the reason I picked up this book.
For me, the best part of this book is the interaction with two of the main, but not title, characters, Mike and Rob. Mike is a ex-Guard (National Guard, but I did not catch what state, and I'm assuming Army) and Rob is Royal Marine (as in England). For me, the relationship between the two is worth the price of the book alone.
Another thing I really love about these two, and later the character who is the subject of the book, is they are not reluctant heroes. For way too long, many popular stories have centered around the "I can't go off and save the world I have to work the farm" types, or the bad boy who is forced into a life of good works. Frankly I found it refreshing to have characters that say, I want to do good things in the world and make a difference. These are the people I met while in the service, and I like people like that. And Karen Traviss does an outstanding job of making them interesting.
There is some harsh language in the book. I believe she uses it to keep the characters real, but honestly I've heard a lot worse in my time in the military and since. The thing that did distract me a little, was the use of the English (British?) spelling of words in the context of the American characters. It helped a lot when the focus was on Rob, his son, or another English character, but a few times words like colour and favour were used in context with one of the American characters. It did not detract from the book, but was like a speed bump as I speed through the section.
This series has become one of my automatic buys.
August 13, 2016
Read again.
I became a fan of this author after reading City of Pearl. And cannot wait for the next book in the series.
I became a fan of this author after reading City of Pearl. And cannot wait for the next book in the series.
January 6, 2015
This is a tough one for me to review. I always like the family and ethical themes Traviss explores in her novels, and Going Grey is very much a spiritual successor to her Halo and Star Wars franchise books in what it tackles. But there's also a fetishization of the military and related lifestyles at the book's core that makes me uncomfortable. The two main protagonists and everyone they know are also way too perfect and Good in every way.
Side note: the audiobook has a number of annoying editing issues. The narrator often repeats lines with different inflections for some reason. Did they forget to crop out the bad ones somehow?
Side note: the audiobook has a number of annoying editing issues. The narrator often repeats lines with different inflections for some reason. Did they forget to crop out the bad ones somehow?
July 8, 2014
Another great book by the amazing Karen Traviss. This is an original property (as opposed to a licensed property like her "Halo", "Gears of War", and "Star Wars" books).
This book is a lovely blend of current events - with overseas conflicts and the shift from military to civilian contractors - and the type of science fiction that's more like science almost-fact.
Since this is a new book at this point, I don't want to say more. If you're a fan of "day after tomorrow" type of sci-fi, do yourself a favor and grab this one immediately.
This book is a lovely blend of current events - with overseas conflicts and the shift from military to civilian contractors - and the type of science fiction that's more like science almost-fact.
Since this is a new book at this point, I don't want to say more. If you're a fan of "day after tomorrow" type of sci-fi, do yourself a favor and grab this one immediately.
March 30, 2019
Nice one
Traviss again brings us a thrilling sci - mil story where caring for the characters enhances the excitement of the military story
Traviss again brings us a thrilling sci - mil story where caring for the characters enhances the excitement of the military story
August 3, 2020
From the blurb, I thought that "Going Grey" was going to be a science fiction military thriller: fast plot, high body count, on-but-not-over the edge of credibility. What I got was something quite different and much, much better.
"Going Grey" is about military men, illegal science and a conspiracy that spans decades but it is not, primarily, a thriller.
It's an exploration of what, to me, is an alien world where men with the skills to kill seek to serve; where family roles, especially brotherhood and fatherhood drive people's lives; where belonging is as important as living; where you are either US, THEM or a bystander.
"Going Grey" takes the time to build characters and the relationship between them rather than shortcutting through pop culture references and movie tropes.
Karen Traviss spends chapters showing how two very different men, Rob - Brit, working class, Sergeant in the Royal Marines and Mike -American, hyper-rich, security contractor, form a bond that can only be described as brotherhood.
I've never met a hyper-rich American but my father was in the Royal Navy and I found Rob to be a very believable portrayal of a Royal Marine. Karen Traviss captures the way he speaks, his sense of humour, the way he interacts with the men and women around him, the movies he references, the shops he goes to in a deeply authentic way. I felt as if I'd met Rob before.
Mike is more alien to me but equally believable: earnest, privileged but with a strong streak of noblesse oblige, patriotic in what seems to me a very American way, and strongly focussed on family.
Normally, I find military men impenetrable. Their world is so far away from mine that I can't begin to understand why and how they do what they do. This booked changed that. Karen Traviss got me inside these men's heads and helped me to see the world the way they do: being "situationally aware", assessing threats, taking people down, a restless need for action held in check by strong discipline and personal ethics.
Add to this a young man with special abilities, raised in isolation with no male role models except those he saw in the movies about sacrifice and honour that were fed to him and there is a reach opportunity to explore what it means to be a man, to desire to belong, to need to act.
Karen Traviss doesn't cut corners with her other characters either. Dru, the forty-something, divorced with a teenager daughter, HR manager responsible for drawing up the lists of who to fire in an upcoming merger is very clearly drawn and develops into someone interesting and real by the end of the book.
There is thriller-type plot here. There are also some intense military scenes and a huge amount of weaponry, but the book remains low-key, closer to real life than to a 110 minute movie.
I found the result deeply satisfying. I got to know and understand these people. I also got to see a thriller plot unfold and resolve in a way that kept my interest through out.
I hope there is a sequel. I know I will be reading more Karen Traviss.
The audiobook version of "Going Grey" is a pleasure to listen to. Euan Morton is the narrator. He is incredibly good at getting the Brit and American accents right and at giving each character a distinctive voice. He is even more impressive narrating this than he was with "The Aeronaut's Windlass".
"Going Grey" is about military men, illegal science and a conspiracy that spans decades but it is not, primarily, a thriller.
It's an exploration of what, to me, is an alien world where men with the skills to kill seek to serve; where family roles, especially brotherhood and fatherhood drive people's lives; where belonging is as important as living; where you are either US, THEM or a bystander.
"Going Grey" takes the time to build characters and the relationship between them rather than shortcutting through pop culture references and movie tropes.
Karen Traviss spends chapters showing how two very different men, Rob - Brit, working class, Sergeant in the Royal Marines and Mike -American, hyper-rich, security contractor, form a bond that can only be described as brotherhood.
I've never met a hyper-rich American but my father was in the Royal Navy and I found Rob to be a very believable portrayal of a Royal Marine. Karen Traviss captures the way he speaks, his sense of humour, the way he interacts with the men and women around him, the movies he references, the shops he goes to in a deeply authentic way. I felt as if I'd met Rob before.
Mike is more alien to me but equally believable: earnest, privileged but with a strong streak of noblesse oblige, patriotic in what seems to me a very American way, and strongly focussed on family.
Normally, I find military men impenetrable. Their world is so far away from mine that I can't begin to understand why and how they do what they do. This booked changed that. Karen Traviss got me inside these men's heads and helped me to see the world the way they do: being "situationally aware", assessing threats, taking people down, a restless need for action held in check by strong discipline and personal ethics.
Add to this a young man with special abilities, raised in isolation with no male role models except those he saw in the movies about sacrifice and honour that were fed to him and there is a reach opportunity to explore what it means to be a man, to desire to belong, to need to act.
Karen Traviss doesn't cut corners with her other characters either. Dru, the forty-something, divorced with a teenager daughter, HR manager responsible for drawing up the lists of who to fire in an upcoming merger is very clearly drawn and develops into someone interesting and real by the end of the book.
There is thriller-type plot here. There are also some intense military scenes and a huge amount of weaponry, but the book remains low-key, closer to real life than to a 110 minute movie.
I found the result deeply satisfying. I got to know and understand these people. I also got to see a thriller plot unfold and resolve in a way that kept my interest through out.
I hope there is a sequel. I know I will be reading more Karen Traviss.
The audiobook version of "Going Grey" is a pleasure to listen to. Euan Morton is the narrator. He is incredibly good at getting the Brit and American accents right and at giving each character a distinctive voice. He is even more impressive narrating this than he was with "The Aeronaut's Windlass".
July 21, 2016
Going Grey isn't the book I expected it to be. I knew going in that it was near-future science fiction and after the first couple chapters, it seemed clear to belong as much in the military fiction/techno-thriller category as in science fiction. However, the truth is that it's more of a story about family than it is about science or military themes.
Don't get me wrong: Ms. Traviss shows as much interest in the ethics of science and the military as she has in the best of her other works. Also, the story certainly hinges on the science and the resolution depends upon the military competence of the protagonists. However, those are the defining traits of the characters, rather than the story.
If this were techno-thriller in the vein of Reamde, one would expect an action-packed climax. In terms of violence, this book peaks early in order to establish the characters. When violence happens later in the book, it is brief and somewhat anti-climatic. However, I think that's because that's not actually the climax.
If it were a more brainy near-future work of science-fiction like Pattern Recognition, one would expect a dramatic expository reveal in the climax. This book is more straight-forward: it establishes the science up-front and avoids making discovery a theme.
Instead, this book centers itself on the main characters' learning to relate to each other and, in one case, learning to define himself. The real climax of this book is emotional, rather than physical or intellectual. Looked at in that context, it's a good, but not great, book with a satisfying journey and conclusion.
The one nit I have to pick on this book is that some of the American characters occasionally think in British-isms. It doesn't happen too often, but in one case it happened early enough to make me question the nationality of the character. It really is a minor issue in a fine book.
Don't get me wrong: Ms. Traviss shows as much interest in the ethics of science and the military as she has in the best of her other works. Also, the story certainly hinges on the science and the resolution depends upon the military competence of the protagonists. However, those are the defining traits of the characters, rather than the story.
If this were techno-thriller in the vein of Reamde, one would expect an action-packed climax. In terms of violence, this book peaks early in order to establish the characters. When violence happens later in the book, it is brief and somewhat anti-climatic. However, I think that's because that's not actually the climax.
If it were a more brainy near-future work of science-fiction like Pattern Recognition, one would expect a dramatic expository reveal in the climax. This book is more straight-forward: it establishes the science up-front and avoids making discovery a theme.
Instead, this book centers itself on the main characters' learning to relate to each other and, in one case, learning to define himself. The real climax of this book is emotional, rather than physical or intellectual. Looked at in that context, it's a good, but not great, book with a satisfying journey and conclusion.
The one nit I have to pick on this book is that some of the American characters occasionally think in British-isms. It doesn't happen too often, but in one case it happened early enough to make me question the nationality of the character. It really is a minor issue in a fine book.
December 3, 2014
Very good idea and overall has the elements of possibly developing into a good story but let down by repetition, inconsistencies in character behaviors and illogical actions of characters made for story/plot reasons rather than character motivation. Began well with 2 well defined characters (Mike and Rob; really loved the beginning scenes), seriously let done by the chacterisation of the pivotal figure, Drew and the confused duplication between 3rd party narration and internal thoughts. I got the feeling that the author had recently attended a writers' workshop and worked her way through a checklist. Despite this aid, the story seems a bit lacking while every now and then, a great attention grabbing scene pops into existence showing just how good a story it could be.
September 4, 2014
This was almost superb, but the strange first-person asides coupled with the extreme good nature of everyone (everybody good is very good) grated some. An interesting idea, and it'd be intriguing to see where it goes.
January 5, 2023
2.0-3.0
I tried reading "Going Grey" when it first came out and I was much more of a Karen Traviss fan but I only made it a third of the way in before moving on to more engaging books. My interest in Traviss' works as a whole began to slip around this time because the repetitive and preachy nature of her books started to become clearer to me. She always espouses how soldiers/warriors are the ideal sort of person that everyone should aspire to be, civilians are ungrateful plebeians that are ignorant of reality except the ones that know + support soldiers/warriors, and scientists/academics are arrogant and monstrous scum except those that are Traviss' POV characters (in which case they are annoyingly self-loathing and regret-filled losers no other character likes or will ever like). The same is true with Going Grey, the only difference is that Traviss is not grafting her worldviews onto an established franchise like Star Wars or Halo, it's instead her own original work so she can preach and create her own lore without rubbing the fans of other IPs the wrong way.
Fast forward to 2023 and I decided to give Going Grey another shot. Admittedly it did hold my attention a bit better this time around. The book raises some good points about our modern world of 24/7 surveillance and how hard it is to maintain privacy in it. It also presents an interesting moral dilemma that comes from trying to give human embryos shapeshifting abilities but then deciding to let one embryo keep growing and forcing the resulting boy to live a life in hiding lest he gets captured and experimented on. Likewise, Traviss' familiar focus on surrogate/adopted families could resonate at times as the shapeshifter finds a new one shortly after his grandmother dies.
That said, I will say that these themes and the moral dilemmas that Traviss' pursues in her books work better in more fantastical settings like A Galaxy Far Far Away. It's not as engaging here in the contemporary USA setting with scenes set in boardrooms, malls and politician's mansions. As a result, the weaknesses I mentioned are in full force but without fights with giant aliens to break up the monotony of manly men pontificating about their moral superiority. I don't need thrilling action sequences every other page but it might have improved Going Grey because it was pretty dull otherwise. There's a gunfight and a "kidnapping" in the first 100 pages but then several hundred will go by with nothing happening but a repetitive series of conversations about ethics and surveillance and the uber-rich mercenary and his family being perfect surrogate parents to the shapeshifter. Only until the last 100 pages does something exciting happen and the book starts to pick up again. But at that point the damage had been done and my interest in the book never really grew again.
"Going Grey" isn't horrible and I can respect Karen Traviss for building her own sandbox to play act her own debates and rants about how the world should act and how it does act if there was a shapeshifting teen running around (or not because he spends most of the book hiding away in a big fancy house). But I think my earlier feelings about the book, and maybe her body of work as a whole, still stand and I find myself drifting further away from an author whose works initially captivated me as a teen.
I tried reading "Going Grey" when it first came out and I was much more of a Karen Traviss fan but I only made it a third of the way in before moving on to more engaging books. My interest in Traviss' works as a whole began to slip around this time because the repetitive and preachy nature of her books started to become clearer to me. She always espouses how soldiers/warriors are the ideal sort of person that everyone should aspire to be, civilians are ungrateful plebeians that are ignorant of reality except the ones that know + support soldiers/warriors, and scientists/academics are arrogant and monstrous scum except those that are Traviss' POV characters (in which case they are annoyingly self-loathing and regret-filled losers no other character likes or will ever like). The same is true with Going Grey, the only difference is that Traviss is not grafting her worldviews onto an established franchise like Star Wars or Halo, it's instead her own original work so she can preach and create her own lore without rubbing the fans of other IPs the wrong way.
Fast forward to 2023 and I decided to give Going Grey another shot. Admittedly it did hold my attention a bit better this time around. The book raises some good points about our modern world of 24/7 surveillance and how hard it is to maintain privacy in it. It also presents an interesting moral dilemma that comes from trying to give human embryos shapeshifting abilities but then deciding to let one embryo keep growing and forcing the resulting boy to live a life in hiding lest he gets captured and experimented on. Likewise, Traviss' familiar focus on surrogate/adopted families could resonate at times as the shapeshifter finds a new one shortly after his grandmother dies.
That said, I will say that these themes and the moral dilemmas that Traviss' pursues in her books work better in more fantastical settings like A Galaxy Far Far Away. It's not as engaging here in the contemporary USA setting with scenes set in boardrooms, malls and politician's mansions. As a result, the weaknesses I mentioned are in full force but without fights with giant aliens to break up the monotony of manly men pontificating about their moral superiority. I don't need thrilling action sequences every other page but it might have improved Going Grey because it was pretty dull otherwise. There's a gunfight and a "kidnapping" in the first 100 pages but then several hundred will go by with nothing happening but a repetitive series of conversations about ethics and surveillance and the uber-rich mercenary and his family being perfect surrogate parents to the shapeshifter. Only until the last 100 pages does something exciting happen and the book starts to pick up again. But at that point the damage had been done and my interest in the book never really grew again.
"Going Grey" isn't horrible and I can respect Karen Traviss for building her own sandbox to play act her own debates and rants about how the world should act and how it does act if there was a shapeshifting teen running around (or not because he spends most of the book hiding away in a big fancy house). But I think my earlier feelings about the book, and maybe her body of work as a whole, still stand and I find myself drifting further away from an author whose works initially captivated me as a teen.
November 3, 2020
Spot On Brilliant
I love this book and have now read it twice. It’s the story of a young man who believes himself to be mentally ill because his face seems to constantly change. He is raised separated from the world and it is not until that separation disappears that he realizes pretty much all of what he believes is not true. It’s a great story of searching for truth and the exploration of ethics in genetic engineering. The storyline is interwoven with joy, heartache, compassion, hope, and unconditional love.
The author, Karen Traviss, has this gift of allowing the reader to tap into the core of each character...both protagonist as well as antagonist. She has a way of painting a picture in the mind’s eye which allows one to truly feel they are there for each moment of the story.
The second volume is even better than the first, taking and expanding the initial themes. I fell in love with the young protagonist and his new family...each one having their own story. The third book is due out soon and I can not wait to read it. Kudos to Ms. Traviss for a job well done.
I love this book and have now read it twice. It’s the story of a young man who believes himself to be mentally ill because his face seems to constantly change. He is raised separated from the world and it is not until that separation disappears that he realizes pretty much all of what he believes is not true. It’s a great story of searching for truth and the exploration of ethics in genetic engineering. The storyline is interwoven with joy, heartache, compassion, hope, and unconditional love.
The author, Karen Traviss, has this gift of allowing the reader to tap into the core of each character...both protagonist as well as antagonist. She has a way of painting a picture in the mind’s eye which allows one to truly feel they are there for each moment of the story.
The second volume is even better than the first, taking and expanding the initial themes. I fell in love with the young protagonist and his new family...each one having their own story. The third book is due out soon and I can not wait to read it. Kudos to Ms. Traviss for a job well done.
October 14, 2017
This is a near future techno-thriller featuring illegal science, military contractors, family values and ethics.
When Ian Dunlap’s gran dies suddenly and unexpectedly the teen is faced with a problem. Ian is either going nuts or he has a talent that will make him the target of huge corporations, and he doesn’t know enough about the world or himself to make a plan. Luckily the first people to find him are a pair of military contractors, Mike and Rob, with resources, connections in high places, and a conscience.
Mike and Rob, though coming from opposite sides of the Atlantic and opposite branches of the magic money tree, are buddies in the way that has been forged by military comradeship. Ms Traviss has always been able to get under the skin of the common (and uncommon) soldier. Though the pacing of Going Grey is measured, it never loses interest, and I leaped straight from this to the sequel, Black Run.
When Ian Dunlap’s gran dies suddenly and unexpectedly the teen is faced with a problem. Ian is either going nuts or he has a talent that will make him the target of huge corporations, and he doesn’t know enough about the world or himself to make a plan. Luckily the first people to find him are a pair of military contractors, Mike and Rob, with resources, connections in high places, and a conscience.
Mike and Rob, though coming from opposite sides of the Atlantic and opposite branches of the magic money tree, are buddies in the way that has been forged by military comradeship. Ms Traviss has always been able to get under the skin of the common (and uncommon) soldier. Though the pacing of Going Grey is measured, it never loses interest, and I leaped straight from this to the sequel, Black Run.
October 2, 2019
I decided to get this novel because I'm a fan of the author's Halo books. I'm very glad that the narrator for the audiobook was the same as the Halo books. I quite like the narrator he's very good actor. I will say though that the story started off kind of slow and honestly not much really happens during the whole beginning of the book and even in the middle it's not much going on. Kind of like a finding yourself book for a while. But close to the end things start actually getting more interesting and kind of action like. I wouldn't say this book is bad because it's not it is quite interesting and I did enjoy the characters Rob was my favorite. However, it is kind of boring for a while. Nevertheless, it did get interesting after a while and I definitely look forward to reading the next book. I just took some while to get into it at first.
March 24, 2019
Pros: I loved the entire story!!! It was fascinating and the hours flew by way too fast! Ian is wonderful and watching him progress into the normal world touched my heart. The stories of Mike and Rob were also wonderful.
Con: Swearing and the F word.
Con: Swearing and the F word.
November 4, 2019
True KT
It is difficult to classify this story as science fiction as it feels more like a contemporary coming of age story. While not my preferred genre, KT’s writing is so tightly woven one tends to live her stories. There is no way I am not going to read the second segment.
It is difficult to classify this story as science fiction as it feels more like a contemporary coming of age story. While not my preferred genre, KT’s writing is so tightly woven one tends to live her stories. There is no way I am not going to read the second segment.
March 1, 2019
Karen Traviss again does a entertaining job of portraying a small group of military members interacting. However, I preferred theses styles of story more when the setting wasn't modern day America.
September 21, 2022
While waiting for the third Nomad book, I thought I'd look back through Traviss' works. Here I landed and I'm so glad I did. So, so, so good.
January 18, 2024
Excellent
June 18, 2025
One extra star because the last half hour of the audiobook was really really good, but I had to drag myself through the first 5 (or 6?). The story just isn't for me.
January 16, 2026
Absolutely love this book. I have been a fan of Traviss for many years, and this has immediately become one of my very favourites of her works.
July 23, 2016
This was a good futuristic science fiction, action packed story filled with intrigue.
The author did a really good job showing the world that she created as well as developing well rounded characters.
The friendship between Robert and Mike, the supporting characters, only enhanced the story line and then they finally find Ian, the main lead.
After years of thinking that he was crazy, he finds out that he was apart of some special "project".
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the second book.
I liked Euan Morton as the narrator, he did really well.
Note:
"This audiobook was provided by the author at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."
March 6, 2015
I got through the Britishism (driving licence?) by mentally cataloging the book as the UK version of a book set at least partially in America. I had to quit, however, when an American character demonstrated unbelievable ignorance about what this country considers public information and how it is accessed.
The characters were well-drawn and mostly believable, and the story was somewhat compelling. If you like the Jack Reacher/Joe Ledger genre and can believe 7 improbable things before breakfast this is a good yarn.
The characters were well-drawn and mostly believable, and the story was somewhat compelling. If you like the Jack Reacher/Joe Ledger genre and can believe 7 improbable things before breakfast this is a good yarn.
May 4, 2015
A high tech thriller, but so much more. Traviss has such a good handle on her characters, ranging from marines, to single Mom's, to teenagers, they all feel very real and like people you want to sit down with and have a chat.
It's a very insightful book on social issues. Modern families, living in a surveillance heavy society, military service, Traviss has interesting things to say about all these.
Highly recommended. I can't wait for the next book.
It's a very insightful book on social issues. Modern families, living in a surveillance heavy society, military service, Traviss has interesting things to say about all these.
Highly recommended. I can't wait for the next book.
February 2, 2017
I don't have any experience with Karen Traviss's other work on licensed property such as Halo and Gears of War, but if it is anything like this, I think I ought to check it out. I thought the pacing of Going Grey was slow at times, but her characters are compelling and the central premise was interesting. I look forward to the next book.
August 10, 2014
More like three and half. Very good - there was a point where I felt it was slightly dragging but then it really picked up speed and it was practically impossible to put down. Look forward to the next installment
December 29, 2015
First half of this book was pretty bland. Second half is a lot better. Mike and his family are just too good to be believable. I was irritated by this fact almost all through the book, but in the end I just kind of liked it anyway.
August 12, 2015
I immediately wanted to pick up Book 2 after finishing Book 1. Well earned payoff at the end, and some unexpected turns along the way (that totally made sense, but still surprised me).
June 1, 2015
Good book, too long (how many people can mull over the same issues ... again, and again!)
May 14, 2015
An interesting take on the modern day military thriller/speculative fiction. Not science fiction per say, but an interesting read just the same..
October 1, 2015
I wish this book stay as one book. 4.5 stars at least
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