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Solar System #4
The Triton Disaster
Nick Abrahams still holds the official world record for the number of space launches, but he’s bored stiff with his job hosting space tours. Only when his wife leaves him, however, does he try to change his life.
He accepts a tempting offer from a Russian billionaire. In exchange for making a simple repair on Neptune’s moon Triton, he will return to Earth a multi-millionaire, enabling him to achieve his ‘impossible dream’ of buying his own California vineyard.
The fact that Nick must travel alone during the four-year roundtrip doesn’t bother him at all, as he doesn’t particularly like people anyway. Once en route he learns his new boss left out some critical details in his job description—details that could cost him his life, and humankind its existence...
Hard Science Fiction.
He accepts a tempting offer from a Russian billionaire. In exchange for making a simple repair on Neptune’s moon Triton, he will return to Earth a multi-millionaire, enabling him to achieve his ‘impossible dream’ of buying his own California vineyard.
The fact that Nick must travel alone during the four-year roundtrip doesn’t bother him at all, as he doesn’t particularly like people anyway. Once en route he learns his new boss left out some critical details in his job description—details that could cost him his life, and humankind its existence...
Hard Science Fiction.
374 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 20, 2020
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Brandon Q. Morris
135 books465 followersBrandon Q. Morris is a physicist and space specialist. He has long been concerned with space issues, both professionally and privately and while he wanted to become an astronaut, he had to stay on Earth for a variety of reasons. He is particularly fascinated by the "what if” and through his books he aims to share compelling hard science fiction stories that could actually happen, and someday may happen. Morris is the author of several best-selling science fiction novels.
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January 20, 2020
Abgebrochen (wer hätte was anderes nach meinen Updates erwartet?).
Da war so viel falsch. Ich habe meine Gedanken mal aufgeschrieben, möchte sie aber nicht ungefiltert hochladen.
Insgesamt würde ich sogar 1,5 Sterne geben, weil mir der Ansatz gut gefällt. Für mehr reicht es leider nicht.
Da war so viel falsch. Ich habe meine Gedanken mal aufgeschrieben, möchte sie aber nicht ungefiltert hochladen.
Insgesamt würde ich sogar 1,5 Sterne geben, weil mir der Ansatz gut gefällt. Für mehr reicht es leider nicht.
January 6, 2020
It’s trash, a lot of hard science words doesn’t make a book hard science. It’s interesting like filling a bathtub with water.
July 4, 2023
Am meisten gefallen mir an dieser Reihe, wie generell in diesem Universum, seine KIs. Egal ob sie sich nun Watson nennen oder wie hier Oscar, finde ich sie immer originell, pfiffig, charmant oder frech und mitunter menschlicher als die Menschen.
Auch dieses Mal fand ich die Story wieder interessant. Verleidet wurde mir die Geschichte lediglich durch den wehleidigen Protagonisten Nick. Den konnte ich mit seinem Gejammer und pessimistischen Gestöhne nur schwer ertragen.
Ohne Oscar hätte ich Nick wohl seinem Schicksal überlassen.
Auch dieses Mal fand ich die Story wieder interessant. Verleidet wurde mir die Geschichte lediglich durch den wehleidigen Protagonisten Nick. Den konnte ich mit seinem Gejammer und pessimistischen Gestöhne nur schwer ertragen.
Ohne Oscar hätte ich Nick wohl seinem Schicksal überlassen.
August 25, 2019
Uh. Musste ich nach wenigen Kapitel abbrechen. Plot nicht nachvollziehbar für mich.
July 22, 2024
Desastre em Tritão", de Brandon Q. Morris, é uma fascinante obra de ficção científica que se destaca pelo seu rigor científico e pela exploração profunda de seus personagens principais.
A história acompanha Nick, um astronauta solitário, e Oscar, seu robô companheiro, em uma missão crítica em Tritão, a maior lua de Netuno. A missão, que inicialmente parecia uma rotina de exploração, rapidamente se transforma em uma luta pela sobrevivência quando um desastre inesperado ameaça destruir tudo.
Morris constrói um ambiente de alta tensão e isolamento, explorando a relação entre humano e máquina de uma forma única e envolvente.Os personagens principais, Nick e Oscar, são desenvolvidos com profundidade e complexidade. Nick, enfrentando a vastidão do espaço e os desafios de Tritão, depende cada vez mais de Oscar, cujo comportamento e respostas vão além de simples algoritmos.
A dinâmica entre os dois explora temas como a solidão, a dependência tecnológica e a busca por companheirismo em condições extremas. Morris utiliza descrições vívidas e uma escrita precisa para criar um cenário envolvente, mantendo o leitor à beira do assento.
O finalzinho me deixou um pouquinho decepcionado, pela pressa do autor em fechar o arco da volta dele para casa, mas não deixa de ser uma leitura imperdível para fãs de ficção científica que apreciam uma narrativa bem fundamentada cientificamente, aliada a uma história emocionalmente rica e cativante.
A história acompanha Nick, um astronauta solitário, e Oscar, seu robô companheiro, em uma missão crítica em Tritão, a maior lua de Netuno. A missão, que inicialmente parecia uma rotina de exploração, rapidamente se transforma em uma luta pela sobrevivência quando um desastre inesperado ameaça destruir tudo.
Morris constrói um ambiente de alta tensão e isolamento, explorando a relação entre humano e máquina de uma forma única e envolvente.Os personagens principais, Nick e Oscar, são desenvolvidos com profundidade e complexidade. Nick, enfrentando a vastidão do espaço e os desafios de Tritão, depende cada vez mais de Oscar, cujo comportamento e respostas vão além de simples algoritmos.
A dinâmica entre os dois explora temas como a solidão, a dependência tecnológica e a busca por companheirismo em condições extremas. Morris utiliza descrições vívidas e uma escrita precisa para criar um cenário envolvente, mantendo o leitor à beira do assento.
O finalzinho me deixou um pouquinho decepcionado, pela pressa do autor em fechar o arco da volta dele para casa, mas não deixa de ser uma leitura imperdível para fãs de ficção científica que apreciam uma narrativa bem fundamentada cientificamente, aliada a uma história emocionalmente rica e cativante.
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May 28, 2020
What a thoughtful, insightful, brilliant and exciting work of near-future fiction! I love the sort of scifi that takes place in a future we can still imagine. Characters with a great role to play and problems to work through make this journey interesting and fun to read. I appreciate works that Mr Morris puts together!
November 29, 2019
Dieser Roman ist wieder angesiedelt in Brandon Q. Morris Future History, zu der die meisten seiner Romane wie die "Eismond"-Romane und die "Proxima-Trilogie" zugerechnet werden können. In diesem Roman geht es um die Laserstationen, die die exterrestrischen Mini-Sonden (siehe: "Proxima Rising") auf ihre Geschwindigkeiten beschleunigen, dieser Laser ist auf dem Neptun-Mond Triton beheimatet, offensichtlich funktioniert er nicht mehr.
Deshalb sucht der RB-Konzern in Person von Valentina Schostakowna (ihr Vater hat das Programm der interstellaren Reise der Miniraumschiffe einst initiiert) einen Astronauten, der die 4-jährige Reise zum Neptun auf sich nimmt und auf dessen Mond Triton nach dem Rechten sieht. Sie findet diese Person in Nick Abrahams, der Weltrekordhalter mit den meisten Starts ins All ist, aber der seinen Lebensunterhalt nur noch als Pilot von Weltraumtouristen frönt und der mit seinem Job unzufrieden ist. Als er nach einer weiteren Eskapade seinen Job verliert und, als wäre es noch nicht genug, seine Frau ihn am selben Tag verläßt, nimmt er den Job von Valentina an, die ihn sofort aktzeptiert, weil er genau in die Jobbeschreibung passt. Er ist der einzige Mensch an Bord der EVA, das Raumschiff, das ihn innerhalb von 2 Jahren zum Neptun bringen soll. Er hat einen Sex-Roboter als Begleiter abgelehnt, nur der Putz-Roboter Oscar hat er aktzeptiert. Nach einiger Zeit stellt er fest, dass der Roboter eine fortschrittliche KI ist, die sich im Laufe der Zeit zu seinem besten Freund mausert. Bei allerlei menschlichen und technischen Problemen an Bord ist Oscar ein verläßlicher Partner, der für Nick unverzichtbar werden soll. Oscar bestätigt auch das Gerücht, dass andere Expeditionen nach Triton, um den Fehler zu beseitigen, gescheitert sind. Nick schaltet seine Ex-Frau ein, mit deren Hilfe er mehr über die verlorenen Expeditionen erfährt, durch einen Sonnensturm verliert die EVA danach jedoch die Kommunikation zur Erde. Als sie mit einem Lander auf Triton absteigen, werden sie abgeschossen, das Landegerät wird zerstört. Nick und Oscar überleben jedoch und können sich in diversen Geräten der vorangegangenen russischen Expedition retten (Rover, Lander, etc.), jedoch stellen sie fest, dass die Besatzung tot ist und sie sich gegenseitig umgebracht haben. In einer Eishöhle finden sie ein künstliches Objekt außerirdischen Ursprungs, das sie mit ihren Mitteln nicht überwinden können. Deshalb versuchen sie ins Innere der RB-Station zu kommen, die KI läßt sie überraschenderweise hinein. Die KI der Station erklärt den beiden, dass sie ein Eindringen in das außerirdische Objekt auf jeden Fall verhindern wird, da dies für die Erde das Ende bedeuten würde. Da diese Erklärung Nick nicht befriedigt, versucht er trotzdem hineinzukommen, was ihm und Oskar schließlich gelingt. Sie finden heraus, dass die Station für Terraforming genutzt wird, die Absicht war, die Erde zu terraformen nach außerirdischem Vorbild, allerdings wurde festgestellt, dass die Erde schon von Lebenskeimen infiziert war. Weiterhin wird weiter festgestellt, dass der ganze Mond Triton zur Terraform-Einrichtung gehört, der Mond ist nicht Teil des Sonnensystems. Es wird eine Lösung gefunden, indem Triton das Sonnensystem verläßt und irgendwo anders einen Planeten nach außerirdischen Vorbild terraformt, die KI des Triton-RB-Konzerns die Laserimpulse auf die Minisatelliten abstrahlt und ihnen somit zum insterstellaren Schub verhilft, Nick und Oskar können daraufhin mit der EVA zurück zur Erde fliegen, wo Nick auf Frau und Kind trifft und Oskar, frei und alleine seine Leben auf der Erde unter Menschen verbringt, ob als Putzroboter oder als etwas anderes, das ist wohl eine andere Geschichte...
Der Roman hat mir (teilweise) gefallen, zumindest die erste Hälfte mit dem Flut zum Neptun, die Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Maschine fand ich überraschend frisch, witzig und spannend. Die Hard-Science Handlung um die Außerirdischen auf Triton dagegen etwas infantil, was einem Hard-Science Szenario nicht angemessen ist. Außerdem ahne ich, dass einige wissenschaftlich-technische Aussagen so nicht stimmen können, z.B. die andauerne Beschleunigung von 1g über ein Jahr lang oder die Beschleunigung der Minisonden durch einen Laser auf Triton etc.pp.
Immerhin zeigt Mattias Matting in seinem Essay "Die neue Biografie des Neptun" dass er etwas von der Materie versteht, er zeigt hier auch auf, warum einige Basisdaten über das Neptun-System zeigen, dass Triton eventuell ein Objekt von außerhalb des Sonnensystems ist, der von Neptun eingefangen wurde. Trotzdem ist für mich die Handlung auf Triton extrem unglaubwürdig, genauso wie die Persönlichkeiten der diversen KI's, sie sind alle (übrigenz wie alle KI's im Universum von Brandon Q. Morris; Watson etc.pp.) zu menschlich und immer den Menschen zugetan, für mich eine zu optimistische Weltsicht.
Deshalb sucht der RB-Konzern in Person von Valentina Schostakowna (ihr Vater hat das Programm der interstellaren Reise der Miniraumschiffe einst initiiert) einen Astronauten, der die 4-jährige Reise zum Neptun auf sich nimmt und auf dessen Mond Triton nach dem Rechten sieht. Sie findet diese Person in Nick Abrahams, der Weltrekordhalter mit den meisten Starts ins All ist, aber der seinen Lebensunterhalt nur noch als Pilot von Weltraumtouristen frönt und der mit seinem Job unzufrieden ist. Als er nach einer weiteren Eskapade seinen Job verliert und, als wäre es noch nicht genug, seine Frau ihn am selben Tag verläßt, nimmt er den Job von Valentina an, die ihn sofort aktzeptiert, weil er genau in die Jobbeschreibung passt. Er ist der einzige Mensch an Bord der EVA, das Raumschiff, das ihn innerhalb von 2 Jahren zum Neptun bringen soll. Er hat einen Sex-Roboter als Begleiter abgelehnt, nur der Putz-Roboter Oscar hat er aktzeptiert. Nach einiger Zeit stellt er fest, dass der Roboter eine fortschrittliche KI ist, die sich im Laufe der Zeit zu seinem besten Freund mausert. Bei allerlei menschlichen und technischen Problemen an Bord ist Oscar ein verläßlicher Partner, der für Nick unverzichtbar werden soll. Oscar bestätigt auch das Gerücht, dass andere Expeditionen nach Triton, um den Fehler zu beseitigen, gescheitert sind. Nick schaltet seine Ex-Frau ein, mit deren Hilfe er mehr über die verlorenen Expeditionen erfährt, durch einen Sonnensturm verliert die EVA danach jedoch die Kommunikation zur Erde. Als sie mit einem Lander auf Triton absteigen, werden sie abgeschossen, das Landegerät wird zerstört. Nick und Oscar überleben jedoch und können sich in diversen Geräten der vorangegangenen russischen Expedition retten (Rover, Lander, etc.), jedoch stellen sie fest, dass die Besatzung tot ist und sie sich gegenseitig umgebracht haben. In einer Eishöhle finden sie ein künstliches Objekt außerirdischen Ursprungs, das sie mit ihren Mitteln nicht überwinden können. Deshalb versuchen sie ins Innere der RB-Station zu kommen, die KI läßt sie überraschenderweise hinein. Die KI der Station erklärt den beiden, dass sie ein Eindringen in das außerirdische Objekt auf jeden Fall verhindern wird, da dies für die Erde das Ende bedeuten würde. Da diese Erklärung Nick nicht befriedigt, versucht er trotzdem hineinzukommen, was ihm und Oskar schließlich gelingt. Sie finden heraus, dass die Station für Terraforming genutzt wird, die Absicht war, die Erde zu terraformen nach außerirdischem Vorbild, allerdings wurde festgestellt, dass die Erde schon von Lebenskeimen infiziert war. Weiterhin wird weiter festgestellt, dass der ganze Mond Triton zur Terraform-Einrichtung gehört, der Mond ist nicht Teil des Sonnensystems. Es wird eine Lösung gefunden, indem Triton das Sonnensystem verläßt und irgendwo anders einen Planeten nach außerirdischen Vorbild terraformt, die KI des Triton-RB-Konzerns die Laserimpulse auf die Minisatelliten abstrahlt und ihnen somit zum insterstellaren Schub verhilft, Nick und Oskar können daraufhin mit der EVA zurück zur Erde fliegen, wo Nick auf Frau und Kind trifft und Oskar, frei und alleine seine Leben auf der Erde unter Menschen verbringt, ob als Putzroboter oder als etwas anderes, das ist wohl eine andere Geschichte...
Der Roman hat mir (teilweise) gefallen, zumindest die erste Hälfte mit dem Flut zum Neptun, die Interaktion zwischen Mensch und Maschine fand ich überraschend frisch, witzig und spannend. Die Hard-Science Handlung um die Außerirdischen auf Triton dagegen etwas infantil, was einem Hard-Science Szenario nicht angemessen ist. Außerdem ahne ich, dass einige wissenschaftlich-technische Aussagen so nicht stimmen können, z.B. die andauerne Beschleunigung von 1g über ein Jahr lang oder die Beschleunigung der Minisonden durch einen Laser auf Triton etc.pp.
Immerhin zeigt Mattias Matting in seinem Essay "Die neue Biografie des Neptun" dass er etwas von der Materie versteht, er zeigt hier auch auf, warum einige Basisdaten über das Neptun-System zeigen, dass Triton eventuell ein Objekt von außerhalb des Sonnensystems ist, der von Neptun eingefangen wurde. Trotzdem ist für mich die Handlung auf Triton extrem unglaubwürdig, genauso wie die Persönlichkeiten der diversen KI's, sie sind alle (übrigenz wie alle KI's im Universum von Brandon Q. Morris; Watson etc.pp.) zu menschlich und immer den Menschen zugetan, für mich eine zu optimistische Weltsicht.
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April 20, 2021
More soft than hard
The science is ok until it interfere with the plot then out the window.
Concerned about the AI being damaged in s solar storm he turns off everything including the shielding to transfer the AI mind to the ship. Could you make a bigger mistake?
The character an alcoholic NASA pilot (sure aren't they all ) should be dead 20 times over but invariably a miracle occurs to save him.
I have read a couple other books by this author and they are the same stumbling stupid characters that survive by going from miracle to miracle.
The science is ok until it interfere with the plot then out the window.
Concerned about the AI being damaged in s solar storm he turns off everything including the shielding to transfer the AI mind to the ship. Could you make a bigger mistake?
The character an alcoholic NASA pilot (sure aren't they all ) should be dead 20 times over but invariably a miracle occurs to save him.
I have read a couple other books by this author and they are the same stumbling stupid characters that survive by going from miracle to miracle.
February 25, 2021
Extremely disappointing
The premise of the book is ludicrous: send a burn out cosmonaut on a years mission with any training, without him nothing anything of his mission at destination or about the ship. But all is saved by the AI of his robotic vacuum cleaner? Most of the story is about how he can't handle any situation without the AI doing 80% of be work. I'll try to forget this book.
The premise of the book is ludicrous: send a burn out cosmonaut on a years mission with any training, without him nothing anything of his mission at destination or about the ship. But all is saved by the AI of his robotic vacuum cleaner? Most of the story is about how he can't handle any situation without the AI doing 80% of be work. I'll try to forget this book.
July 22, 2022
Morris writes stories interesting enough to keep me reading them, but his plots tend to have potholes.
For example:
These implausibilities are what keep me from giving it three stars. OTOH, Morris's sci-fi is indeed "hard" sci-fi, with the science and current knowledge strongly represented in the story. That's my favorite kind of sci-fi, so it's keeping me reading his books.
For example:
These implausibilities are what keep me from giving it three stars. OTOH, Morris's sci-fi is indeed "hard" sci-fi, with the science and current knowledge strongly represented in the story. That's my favorite kind of sci-fi, so it's keeping me reading his books.
July 23, 2022
A perilous journey to an icy body!
Nick is an astronaut with a re Ord number if space walks who is currently working with a space tourist company. However something goes wrong on one of his trips and he is fired. On the same day, his wife, Rosie leaves him. Nick craves solitude (though perhaps not quite to the extent he now has) and has a dream of owning a vineyard. However he needs much more money than he has.... He therefore decides to look for a job and comes across an ad from RB that is extremely well paid, solitary, and a 4-year mission of unknown destination....
The temptation of the money makes him apply for the job and he is offered the position. A round trip to Titan to reestablish contact with the AI there that will accelerate the ships described in Proxima. He has as a companion, A cleaning robot called Oscar, who may have a more intelligent AI than you'd expect...
While making the trip, they find out that they were not the first to make this trip and that Nick has a reason to return to Earth....
As you'd expect the trip is fraught with problems and unexpected events unfold as they learn why there is no response from Triton...
This is an entertaining adventure with peril, Intrigue, adventure, relationships (both human-human and human-AI), suspense and possibly an ET???!!!???
Nick is an astronaut with a re Ord number if space walks who is currently working with a space tourist company. However something goes wrong on one of his trips and he is fired. On the same day, his wife, Rosie leaves him. Nick craves solitude (though perhaps not quite to the extent he now has) and has a dream of owning a vineyard. However he needs much more money than he has.... He therefore decides to look for a job and comes across an ad from RB that is extremely well paid, solitary, and a 4-year mission of unknown destination....
The temptation of the money makes him apply for the job and he is offered the position. A round trip to Titan to reestablish contact with the AI there that will accelerate the ships described in Proxima. He has as a companion, A cleaning robot called Oscar, who may have a more intelligent AI than you'd expect...
While making the trip, they find out that they were not the first to make this trip and that Nick has a reason to return to Earth....
As you'd expect the trip is fraught with problems and unexpected events unfold as they learn why there is no response from Triton...
This is an entertaining adventure with peril, Intrigue, adventure, relationships (both human-human and human-AI), suspense and possibly an ET???!!!???
September 26, 2025
Enjoyable hard science fiction story about our solar system
This was my first Brandon Q Morris book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even though it is book 4 in a series, it stands completely on its own. I tend toward hard science fiction or techno science fiction. I would agree this is more hard science fiction because there is a lot of information about spacecraft as well as about the solar system and, in particular, Neptune. I love the solar system so I’m sure that’s why a liked this book. Also, I really enjoyed Nick and the depth of his character as he loses his job, loses his wife, gets a new crazy job and, from a one side view, rekindles his relationship with his wife. Don’t get me wrong, this is NOT a love story. It’s tense, scientific and well-paced. The last half of the book is engaging as Nick travels to Neptune, arrives at his destination and attempts to resolve the issue that has occurred. His traveling companion, Oscar, is portrayed so well that at times I forgot it is a robot, in fact, a cleaning robot. If you like solid science fiction, strong characters, a unique plot and a satisfying ending then this is a book for,you. It certainly was for me and I will be reading more from Mr. Morris.
This was my first Brandon Q Morris book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Even though it is book 4 in a series, it stands completely on its own. I tend toward hard science fiction or techno science fiction. I would agree this is more hard science fiction because there is a lot of information about spacecraft as well as about the solar system and, in particular, Neptune. I love the solar system so I’m sure that’s why a liked this book. Also, I really enjoyed Nick and the depth of his character as he loses his job, loses his wife, gets a new crazy job and, from a one side view, rekindles his relationship with his wife. Don’t get me wrong, this is NOT a love story. It’s tense, scientific and well-paced. The last half of the book is engaging as Nick travels to Neptune, arrives at his destination and attempts to resolve the issue that has occurred. His traveling companion, Oscar, is portrayed so well that at times I forgot it is a robot, in fact, a cleaning robot. If you like solid science fiction, strong characters, a unique plot and a satisfying ending then this is a book for,you. It certainly was for me and I will be reading more from Mr. Morris.
January 7, 2021
Fast read, very interesting. Lots of science... though a couple of things weren't realistic - even in sci-fi. (eg. size of the robot, the power of the AI entities, length of small battery charge, and shuttle that couldn't dock with mother ship.)
I really liked it otherwise and this author is a great read for science content. After the story there is a scientific section on the moons of various planets.
I've read some of Brandon's other books and they are great. I did find myself having to reread sections because I thought I had missed something but it is his style - he introduces topics, incidents, places, etc. before they are mentions and then the next section explains it.
Overall it was very good. I plan to read more of his stuff including the Ice Moon series and the Mars Trilogy.
I really liked it otherwise and this author is a great read for science content. After the story there is a scientific section on the moons of various planets.
I've read some of Brandon's other books and they are great. I did find myself having to reread sections because I thought I had missed something but it is his style - he introduces topics, incidents, places, etc. before they are mentions and then the next section explains it.
Overall it was very good. I plan to read more of his stuff including the Ice Moon series and the Mars Trilogy.
June 4, 2023
Always like these stories
While some are better than others they are all enjoyable. At first I thought this one might be too implausible for me, but as it turns out, there was enough science behind it to make me feel the possibility. What I also like is the realism of what it is like to be uncomfortable in a space suit and having to wear diapers and use creams. It takes some of the thrill of space exploration and makes it more real to think of the daily living activities that has to be endured. I also like the way AI is presented as having a logical basis upon which decisions are made that may look to us to be threatening, but be the logical solution. If we asked AI to clean up our polluted planet, would it get rid of humans or decrease the population levels before industrialization?
While some are better than others they are all enjoyable. At first I thought this one might be too implausible for me, but as it turns out, there was enough science behind it to make me feel the possibility. What I also like is the realism of what it is like to be uncomfortable in a space suit and having to wear diapers and use creams. It takes some of the thrill of space exploration and makes it more real to think of the daily living activities that has to be endured. I also like the way AI is presented as having a logical basis upon which decisions are made that may look to us to be threatening, but be the logical solution. If we asked AI to clean up our polluted planet, would it get rid of humans or decrease the population levels before industrialization?
June 10, 2021
Fanciful? Sure. Fun? Oh, yeah!
There is a lot to like about this adventure. I always like having one central character who tells their story from their point of view. I like fast paced adventure. I like stories that ask, "What if...?" and then build an adventure about finding out. I always like having the human element that allows me to identify with the character and action. I always like happy endings. Everyone (and everything) learned more about themselves and their purpose in this story, including at least two computer AIs, a man, and a woman. A couple of things left hanging were, who created Triton? Aliens or Russians? Where did it come from? Where did it go? Did he ever get his vineyard? Did it make him happy? Finally, what happened to Oscar?
There is a lot to like about this adventure. I always like having one central character who tells their story from their point of view. I like fast paced adventure. I like stories that ask, "What if...?" and then build an adventure about finding out. I always like having the human element that allows me to identify with the character and action. I always like happy endings. Everyone (and everything) learned more about themselves and their purpose in this story, including at least two computer AIs, a man, and a woman. A couple of things left hanging were, who created Triton? Aliens or Russians? Where did it come from? Where did it go? Did he ever get his vineyard? Did it make him happy? Finally, what happened to Oscar?
January 24, 2021
Holy Moon Beams, AI.s To the Fore!
I like Mr. Morris and his high flying imagination. In this continuation of the Ice Moons saga we once again find traces of alien intelligence out in the big black, intelligence that we don't understand and purposes that remain opaque on our level. Still a good hard science novel offers us thrills, chills, a little long distance interplanetary romance and a happy ending.
I like Mr. Morris and his high flying imagination. In this continuation of the Ice Moons saga we once again find traces of alien intelligence out in the big black, intelligence that we don't understand and purposes that remain opaque on our level. Still a good hard science novel offers us thrills, chills, a little long distance interplanetary romance and a happy ending.
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September 15, 2021Who needs aliens? I get all the data I need from humans.
I have just recently found this author, and I couldn't be happier.
I'd compare this to the Martian but I would say I enjoy Brandon's style of writing to be much more enjoyable while educational. I've learned more from reading four of his books than I had ever thought.
Truly engaging and compelling, and believable characters. While Oscar may be a little bit Marchenko, he was no comparison. I miss Marchenko.
I have just recently found this author, and I couldn't be happier.
I'd compare this to the Martian but I would say I enjoy Brandon's style of writing to be much more enjoyable while educational. I've learned more from reading four of his books than I had ever thought.
Truly engaging and compelling, and believable characters. While Oscar may be a little bit Marchenko, he was no comparison. I miss Marchenko.
August 4, 2022
Book review:
“The Triton Disaster Book 4” by Brandon Q. Morris
The conversations and banter between the utility robot (janitor!), Oscar, and Nick were so fun to read. Oscar’s AI was indeed advanced. He was even an insulting smart aleck.
To spend about four years roundtrip in a small spaceship with its concomitant technical problems was a challenge! That would be difficult for anyone!
Highly recommended!
“The Triton Disaster Book 4” by Brandon Q. Morris
The conversations and banter between the utility robot (janitor!), Oscar, and Nick were so fun to read. Oscar’s AI was indeed advanced. He was even an insulting smart aleck.
To spend about four years roundtrip in a small spaceship with its concomitant technical problems was a challenge! That would be difficult for anyone!
Highly recommended!
February 3, 2023
Nice ideas but needs better editing
While I enjoyed parts of the story the small mistakes (unacceptable in what is supposed to be hard SF) eventually caused me to loose interest. It's sloppy writing that having a better editor might have saved. Really, it may be better to think of this as pulp fiction with weak characterization and being written in a hurry to meet arbitrary deadlines.
While I enjoyed parts of the story the small mistakes (unacceptable in what is supposed to be hard SF) eventually caused me to loose interest. It's sloppy writing that having a better editor might have saved. Really, it may be better to think of this as pulp fiction with weak characterization and being written in a hurry to meet arbitrary deadlines.
June 30, 2023
Este libro me motivó a buscar fotografías de Tritón y Neptuno (de paso, aproveché para ver Urano).
En general, me gustaron las aventuras de Nick en Tritón. Y fue un gusto volver a ver a Óscar; tiene su punto esto de ir encontrando personajes que ya conozco de otros libros.
No puedo decir que haya sido mi libro favorito, pero sí me pareció una lectura estimulante.
P.D. Yo sí habría aceptado la oferta de Valentina.
En general, me gustaron las aventuras de Nick en Tritón. Y fue un gusto volver a ver a Óscar; tiene su punto esto de ir encontrando personajes que ya conozco de otros libros.
No puedo decir que haya sido mi libro favorito, pero sí me pareció una lectura estimulante.
P.D. Yo sí habría aceptado la oferta de Valentina.
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January 5, 2024
An exceptional and very imatinative space science fiction novel, which also involves elements of Artificial Intelligence development.
I greatly enjoyed reading this book. I found it very entertaining, easy to read, once I started I couldn't put it down.
The best of the Solar System serie of B. Morris novels that I have read. At the level of “The Martian” by Andy Weird. Highly recommended for all readers who love the genre. Nestor
I greatly enjoyed reading this book. I found it very entertaining, easy to read, once I started I couldn't put it down.
The best of the Solar System serie of B. Morris novels that I have read. At the level of “The Martian” by Andy Weird. Highly recommended for all readers who love the genre. Nestor
July 22, 2024
When I started reading, I was immediately drawn to the intriguing premise. The story follows Nick Abrahams, an astronaut who accepts a dangerous mission on Neptune’s moon Triton after his wife leaves him. The four-year journey alone in space turns out to be full of surprises and dangers, with critical details omitted by his boss, putting humanity at risk. The engaging writing and the challenges faced by Nick make the reading exciting and unforgettable.
June 1, 2020
More, more, MORE
Mr. Morris, MORE!
I'm fascinated by your stories and have read them all. All I ask is more please. Every story seems to end abruptly. Not because of its content,but because of its length. It's not really a complaint, but what would be wrong with 500 pages? I hate that they're over in a day or two.
Mr. Morris, MORE!
I'm fascinated by your stories and have read them all. All I ask is more please. Every story seems to end abruptly. Not because of its content,but because of its length. It's not really a complaint, but what would be wrong with 500 pages? I hate that they're over in a day or two.
June 24, 2020
I found this to be an interesting, well thought out story of an adventure going to one of the moons of Neptune. I think the science behind it was very accurate. I suspect there was a a bit of speculation in terms of the type of drive used to power a spaceship that far, but it was reasonable for the timeframe I think. Would definitely read more of his books.
July 23, 2020
Fast entertaining read
I can't give this book five stars because I would have really preferred a more fleshed out conclusion but that certainly is not enough to discourage me from recommending the book. It is well written with some good ideas to keep the reader's interest. I really did enjoy it but just wish there was more to satisfy at the end.
I can't give this book five stars because I would have really preferred a more fleshed out conclusion but that certainly is not enough to discourage me from recommending the book. It is well written with some good ideas to keep the reader's interest. I really did enjoy it but just wish there was more to satisfy at the end.
March 22, 2021
Disappointing; a Bit on the Childish Side
This is the 1st book I’ve read by this Author. I very much looked forward to his story being heavy on “Hard SciFi” - which I interpreted as good, science-based writing. But, it is not so.
Even worse — the story itself was pretty poor and not well written.
This is the 1st book I’ve read by this Author. I very much looked forward to his story being heavy on “Hard SciFi” - which I interpreted as good, science-based writing. But, it is not so.
Even worse — the story itself was pretty poor and not well written.
June 22, 2020
Great feel good read
A very different space opera ...sorta. Very good imagination in this one. Thoroughly enjoyed this nook from Morris but I have all of them but this one is very unique IMHO. Try it you'll like it!
A very different space opera ...sorta. Very good imagination in this one. Thoroughly enjoyed this nook from Morris but I have all of them but this one is very unique IMHO. Try it you'll like it!
February 10, 2021
A strange mix
Overall, an enjoyable tale. The author seems to have a strange idea on how society is going to progress. The year is 2080, and Alexa is now running the house. Robots seem to have replace people for security and sex ? And the most advanced AI is a Roomba.
Overall, an enjoyable tale. The author seems to have a strange idea on how society is going to progress. The year is 2080, and Alexa is now running the house. Robots seem to have replace people for security and sex ? And the most advanced AI is a Roomba.
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April 15, 2021Gute solide SciFi-Geschichte. Recht unterhaltsam, teilweise witzig, einige coole Ideen. Das Ende kam für mich ein SEEEHR schnell und war bisschen unbefriedigend. Alles bisschen zu convinient am Schluss. Aber ja hatte Spass beim lesen.
November 26, 2022
No está mal, aunque realmente no es una historia en la que pasen demasiadas cosas. Es una buena historia, como casi todas las de este autor, para soñar, imaginarse los paisajes y disfrutar las sensaciones que se nos transmiten.
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