Extermination

Space Agent Jonathan Bartell #3

by Patty Jansen

While space biologists Jonathan Bartell and Gaby Larsen attend a conference held at a base in the asteroid belt, a man approaches Jonathan in great distress.

He's been asked to take over command of a previously commercial research station, but strange things started happening: plants glowing in the dark, lights turning themselves on and off, computers misbehaving.

He discovered the cause, but Section Command issues a gag order on the issue. This is strange, because the Force is investing big in research.

Jonathan is left with many questions: who is this man, why does no one want to hear what he says, what is he doing at the conference, and what is the ultimate enemy of humanity?

A novella in the Space Agent Jonathan Bartell series, which explores biology in space and what happens when people start messing with it.

120 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 14, 2018

About the author

Author of Science Fiction and fantasy and non-fiction.


Author of the Ambassador series, the Icefire Trilogy, For Queen And Country series and the Return of the Aghyrians series.

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Reviews

[Slugpuppy3 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a simple, light story about a socially clumsy scientist, Jonathan, who must save a space station from certain death from an alien microorganism. I enjoyed the novella but was disappointed that after a big buildup Jonathan solved the problem in a few short pages. I would have liked to see him struggle a bit more.

[Dion Perry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being book three in the series I pretty much knew what to expect. Just the same, I couldn't help but be disappointed at the thinness of the plot. The book has a great setting, ok characters and a lot of potential but it is never realized. This is because the book promises to be hard SciFi but when it comes to explaining scientific explanations it skims. Similarly, rather then unveiling a hidden deapth to the characters the story fulls back on overused tropes of emotional drama.

I think the book is for people who just was a quick read between flights but if you are serious about your SciFi than give this one a miss.

[Marjorie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read with a disturbing premise. In this book Jonathan is puzzling out both a strange growth and his relationship with Gaby. Of the two, the second seems to be most challenging for him. This is a lighter read that doesn't get too concerned with the details behind the science but slowly unfurls a biological threat created and strengthened through attempts to destroy it. Good thing it was contained quickly (or was it?) because this is what nightmares are made of. Note to self, don't cut corners on decontamination jobs!

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extermination is the third book in the Space Agent Jonathan Bartell series. This can be read as a standalone though it does end in a soft cliffhanger for a future book. This series is interesting and this book is a good addition to the series. Can an unseen microorganism lead to the downfall of humanity? Can science solve the problem and stop the threat? These questions are definitely worth thinking about.

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book that I've read in the Jonathan Bartell series. The space biologist angle was really intriguing, so much so that I read this in one sitting. I liked the fact that you could read this book as a standalone, but because I enjoyed this one so much, I'll definitely be checking out the previous ones in the series.

Note: I received an ARC from the author and voluntarily chose to leave a review.

[Janis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great adventure for Jonathan and Gaby - what could go wrong at a conference on closed system recycling?! Obviously, you haven't met our intrepid space agents. Jonathan finally gets the higher ups to admit that the big bad bogey men of space can all happily fit on a microscope slide. Threats are everywhere, the solar breezes carry them ever closer to Earth. But right now they need to send the current threat down an old fashioned online rabbit hole.

[DOROTHY SILLS · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very interesting, it kept me wanting to pick up my Kindle to find out what is going to happen next. How is everyone going to survive when you are outer space.
Looking forward the reading the previous book in this series.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

The basic premise of this story is one I find very interesting, but I felt it could have been fleshed out into more of a story – I found the writing a little simplistic and I know this author is capable of so much more.