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Grand Theft Astro

By: Scott Meyer
Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
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From the author of the “Magic 2.0” series comes an outer space caper where it’s the thief who’s having something stolen from her - her life.

It is the distant future, and Baird is a loner, a part time spy, and a notorious alleged thief. “Notorious” for the audacity of her crimes; “alleged” because nobody has ever been able to legally prove she committed any of them.

When the hush-hush agency known as the Toolbox recruits Baird, being a clandestine operative seems like a great way to get paid to do what she already does anyway. That is, until a mission goes wrong, and Baird is infected with a deadly virus. With only seven days to live, Baird has to complete a series of daring missions, each one designed to bring her closer to a cure.

Allegedly.

Baird suspects the Toolbox might not be telling her the whole truth. She's not sure what to believe or who to trust.

And the clock is ticking.

©2021 Scott Meyer (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Adventure Fiction Race Against Time Science Fiction Thief
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I really enjoyed this story, it was fun, sardonic and full of neat concepts. I did find it was let down by the narrator however. She retold the story as if she were reading some dour tale of Victorian woe rather than a witty and exciting novel. Other than this though it was great fun and I listened to it I over two days.

A great space romp!

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Great humour and narration. Witty dialogue got me chuckling many times. Reminded me a bit of Christopher Moore style of humour. Got a little repetitive in the middle but thankfully it changed soon after. Story was relatively simple in the end but it was fun.

Understated wit

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Quirky sci-fi and fun elements to the story, but the story jumped around heaps. I did enjoy it, but without the narrator doing an amazing job jazzing up the characters, the end fell flat.

Narrator saves the story

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it's a solid story from the amazing Scott Meyer, witty, interesting and full of characters that had their own distinct flair. His work, i always feel confident that i will have some laughs and be drawn into a world and happily distracted from the daily grind of work and life. the ending was good and made sense, but, it did make me feel a bit empty and wanting more. not a bad thing by any means but I only see this as a one shot adventure and that's what I feel we're his intentions. This is why I always feel Scott shines brightest with multiple books in a series.
with the main character from this book though, it makes sense that her story ends where it did.
still ultimately loved it but I'm also a massive fan of the author so I most likely bias. but I am a fan for a reason he is a really good storyteller.

just a really fun story

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