Asteroid: Discovery Book 1
Author Bobby Akart
Narrator Christ Abernathy
Listening time: 9 Hrs. 7 Min.
I always like to preface any reviews I give with this information.
I am a 68 year old female who has been an avid reader since I was around 10 or 11 years old.
I read primarily for pleasure and knowledge. I do a great amount of personal research in areas that interest me.
Writing, Music, Art, Reading, Ancient Civilizations and History, Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Alternative Spiritual Beliefs, Conspiracy Theories, UFOs, Maps, Pretty much everything interests me.
I read everything I can get my hands on.
I have always been a seeker, and I am the kind of person who needs to have answers. So I read, research, question and learn.
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This review is for the Audiobook version of Asteroid: Discovery Book 1
This book/audiobook starts out at a nice pace and then quickly takes off and pulls the reader/listener along and all of a sudden by the end of the story line, you have not been an observer but feel you have been a character in the story yourself.
This is a book that deftly combines science fiction with what could very well be a headline in all the newspapers, and news networks, tomorrow.
I have become a person who enjoys end of the world as we know it scenarios. They make me think. They make me wonder how well I would do, or not do; compared with everyone else. They make me consider whether being a 'prepper' is something we all should be doing, rather than being entertained by the idea of doing.
Gunner Fox is a USAF Fighter pilot and Earth Scientist. He is a widower whose wife was an astronaut. He and his team are also available to do covert operations for the government on standby/call as needed basis.
The story line involves the discovery of an asteroid that is on a collision course with earth. A Near Earth Object that sort of snuck by being noticed until the time of impact is approximately 3 weeks to reach earth.
This is something I have considered for quite some time. I love cosmology and have since I was a small child. I remember finding the constellations in the night sky and being so proud of that fact when I was around 10 years of age.
This books entails what I would consider to be some of the best and worst in our modern society.
When the government gets involved in this, the first thing we see the politicians try to figure out is how they can make money off of mining this asteroid as it is hurtling it's way towards the planet.
Sadly, I believe this is a scenario that would happen in real life. Also the fact that in the book the President and other members of the government, or "public servants" want to withhold this dire information from the people.
I was in turn, quite excited by the way this book unfolded, and yet in others I was appareled at the ease at which a member of Gunner Foxes "team" member coldly kills two people.
I don't want to go in to more detail as this books is build up in stages of progression and is quite enjoyable with an amazing amount of suspense.
This is book 1 of a trilogy and I do hope to be able to listen to the others once they are available.
Author Bobby Akart is an author whose work I was not familiar with until now. His writing style is very captivating. His characters are 3 dimensional, and very human, with all the shortcomings as well as strengths that most of us have. I look forward to reading/listening to more of his body of work.
Narrator Chris Abernathy is a voice actor I had never listened to before this audiobook and I really enjoyed his voice acting. He seemed to have a much greater command of the male voices and voice ranges, than of the female voices. I am not being disparaging towards him in any way, but simply stating a fact. Once I got caught up in the story itself, I was riveted until the very end of the book.
This is the kind of story that while it is very entertaining is also the kind that may keep you awake at night pondering the likelihood and probability of this very scenario. I hope you sleep well.
As to who would enjoy this book; I believe most people from the ages of 18 and above would enjoy it strictly as a novel. It is a very well written book with a superb plot and subplots as well.
It is a book that will make you think and then wonder about how safe we really are in our little part of the universe.