
Pushing Ice
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Narrated by:
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John Lee
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2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. And they're good at it.
The Rockhopper is nearing the end of its current mission cycle, and everyone is desperate for some much-needed R & R, when startling news arrives from Saturn: Janus, one of Saturn's ice moons, has inexplicably left its natural orbit and is now heading out of the solar system at high speed. As layers of camouflage fall away, it becomes clear that Janus was never a moon in the first place. It's some kind of machine - and it is now headed toward a fuzzily glimpsed artifact 260 light-years away. The Rockhopper is the only ship anywhere near Janus, and Bella Lind is ordered to shadow it for the few vital days before it falls forever out of reach. In accepting this mission, she sets her ship and her crew on a collision course with destiny - for Janus has more surprises in store, and not all of them are welcome.
©2008 Alastair Reynolds (P)2010 TantorCritic Reviews
I feel like this book is just Alastair Reynolds flexing his muscles and I have to say it's impressive, the scope was mind bogglingly vast yet the story never gets too lost In the details. I sat for a long time thinking when it finished and I feel like I'm not ready to start another book for a little while until my mind has digested the story. It's a good book for a beginner reader of space opera, I like the way it was about one crew of one ship so It was easy for me to learn the characters and follow the story. I feel that it's been an exciting yet human story, I liked how most of the characters were professional even though everything was going to hell in a handcart, there was a lot of dignity given to us, humanity - more than we deserve I think.
Good stand alone book
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Is it a pity that it had to end
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Alastair Reynolds has an incredible imagination
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Good story, great performance
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Kazablanka
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I have rear 100s of sci Fi novels and Reynolds imagination is a standout.
the narration was perfect
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Great story, not perfect audio book.
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Excellent
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Lee, while initially not being my favourite narrator, is now very near the top of my list of narrators. His classical style of speech goes well with the voices and characters he portrays; his accents well placed and in all ways engaging and real.
Overall, a great book, a great story. Excellent for those who love sci-fi, or those who wish to invest in their first sci-fi novel.
A marvellous standalone sci-fi
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Really amazing story
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