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First Life

The River Saga, Book 1

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First Life

By: Nathan Hystad
Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
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A dangerous expedition. Extraterrestrial alliances. Unpredictable enemies.

Colton Beck has six months to live. He works for the Angor near Los Angeles, aware that any day could be his last.

The Angor arrived 20 years ago, resolved to help mankind survive, but not everyone believes their motives are honorable.

When the Angor offer humanity a colony world, Colton is determined to see another planet before his final breath. He’s been diagnosed with Xeno, a rare disorder that surfaced with the Angor’s arrival, but he won’t let this stop him.

With the help of his old friend Indie Hart, now the single most powerful human on Earth, he joins the Expedition to Dicore. They access the River, an alien technology that allows nearly instantaneous travel between worlds, and their universe is quickly expanded. What they find on Dicore is far from idyllic, and Colton struggles to navigate their new existence while coping with his impending death.

First Life is a gripping science fiction adventure tale from the best-selling author of The Event, Lost Contact, and Final Days.

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About the Creator - Nathan Hystad

About the Creator

Nathan Hystad is the bestselling author of Below Us, Lost Contact, The Other Place, The Event, and many others. He often merges his love of thrillers and mysteries into his science fiction, while using dynamic characters to tell the story. He lives in Alberta, Canada, with his wife and two cocker spaniels. When he’s not reading a book, writing a book, or dreaming about books, you’ll find him swinging a golf club.
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Great storyline, moves along at a good pace, just enough delving into the past to give perspective, really looking forward to the next book

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I'm hooked to this series!! The narration was great and easy to listen to.

loved it!! recommended

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I really enjoyed listening to this book. It consistently kept giving me pieces of the story and didn't get boring or monotonous.

The narrator's voice was clear and didn't drone in my ears. They made it easy to listen to.

Captured My Attention

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I have been looking for something different to listen to for a while & decided to try this one. I was a bit put off by the narrator’s tone at first but soon found myself getting into the story once I got used to the narrating. Really enjoyed the mystery in this one - had a hard time switching off in the later part of the book! Very much looking forward to the next book!

Not what I expected

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Very intertaining. light on science which is great as some stories get lost in the explenation of the science. story does leave you guessing which is fantastic. Highly recommend this story. excellently narrated!

excellent story, i listened non stop !

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