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The Forever
- The Forever, Books 1-2
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Contains books one and two of The Forever Series.
Jon Ryan is irreverent, cocky, funny, and walks with a swagger. He says what he means, he says what he wants to, and, in fact, he says what needs to be said.
The cocky fighter pilot turned astronaut is also Earth's only chance for survival. The planet Jupiter, thrown off orbit, will destroy Earth in less than a century. Jon volunteers for the most ambitious, desperate mission ever conceived: His consciousness must be transferred into an experimental android host, where he'll live an immortal - and lonely - life. Jon's only companion on his 50-year voyage is his ship's irritable AI.
After successfully journeying for decades and locating a suitable human resettlement, Jon begins to discover the wonders life can hold, including the power of family and, for once, true peace. But no good deed, or good man, goes unpunished.
The US president wants him dead and is willing to sacrifice his own people to eliminate Jon. An alien species has vowed a holy war to eliminate all humans, either on Earth or wherever they might run. Only Jon can protect humans from their enemies.
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- John
- 09-03-2019
solid story, but a bit predictable
loving the story and humor.
the story gets let's down by obvious events which the main characters miss the point. even though they are supposed to be highly intelligent.
but a solid story which I am enjoying.
and read really well!
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- AT
- 26-04-2019
Extremely well done
Extremely well done and performed. I found the story a little dark or morbid at times. I wanted a little more humour & tongue in cheek.
Not to my taste but many others would greatly enjoy this!
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- Tony
- 09-08-2022
Humorous and entertaining
If you’re looking for light hearted humour, this is for you. Narration was brilliant but the storyline left me wanting. Good listen but I like my sci-fi a bit more serious and action packed.
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- Shawn
- 09-12-2022
Throughly entertaining!
I was not sure about this to begin with however after listening for 30 minutes I was hooked. A good mix of tech, humour and story reminiscent of Bobbieverse, with a more relatable feeling. Thoroughly enjoyed the first two instalments, off to start the 3rd right now.
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- Paul
- 26-11-2018
It’s so bad! But strangely good.
The story is like a mix between Space-Top Gun and Futurama. Like a B grade sci fi that you can’t stop watching.
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- Warren
- 24-09-2018
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Too many returns of Marshall. Why wouldn't they have deleted all copies of him before they leftthe ship.
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- ian
- 26-04-2022
Fantastic sci-fi
I’ve listen to a number of this series and I must say going back to the beginning where it all started just brings everything full circle.
absolutely brilliant writer highly recommend to anyone who wants a good sci-fi
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- Richard Brookman
- 04-11-2023
Just a Mary-Sue character
I'm not an American but you can tell it was written by a Democrat, having a same-sex relationship female president named "Clinton", or having a dig at Trump,A newly created "matriarchal society(which I am sure it will succeed). But the story is very average without all this. The main character never suffers any real danger and somehow if he "is" in danger there is always something to "save" him.The big baddie seems to keep coming back with the moron did not think once maybe I should make SURE he doesn't come back. I was going to give the story 3 stars but upon reflection, it is 2. Very average, nothing memorable but it's ok for background sound. It is a shame because it does have good premises, it needed real challenges and not some thingymajig to save the "hero", it needed societies that weren't all xenophobic
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- Anonymous User
- 13-04-2019
Amazing story and top notch narrator
My favorite books are the ones which don't spend an entire page describing what a room looks like and just focuses on the story at hand, this is one of those books. Every part of this story was exciting and fun. Can't wait to start the next in the series!
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- Rick
- 25-01-2020
Fun low tech sci fi
I've read a few android/cyborg books now, and enjoy the genre. This was a little different - funny, irreverent, more like 50s pulp sci fi with modern day humour. The science is iffy and secondary to the story. The protagonist Captain John Ryan is likeable for the most part, but a bit dim. I'm not a fan when the reader can figure out what is going on and the hero cannot, I find it frustrating, and this happens in lots of situations. It IS part of his character though - most people around him are smarter than he is. The narrator does a great job of the voices and telling the story.
It was a lot of fun and I'm glad I listened to it. I didn't like it enough to continue the series beyond the first book though. As far as android/cyborg stories goes I preferred the Bobiverse series, the Murderbot Diaries, and the Imperial Radch series to this. Perhaps just a choice of style.
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