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The Board is Set for More.

Revisado: 01-28-22

I really enjoyed this book, burning through it in just a few days. Titan straddles genres blending realistic science fiction and a political thriller in a very believable way. The characters are all exceptionally human--real believable people struggling to make it a world facing extreme versions of themes that are very recognizable in the real world today. There are no true heroes or villains here, just believable characters chasing what they believe is the best course of action. Even though the hero/main character is a tech billionaire, he comes off as a real person chasing a dream, and even though the forces working against him are portrayed as clearly being in the wrong, often chasing political motivations, they come off just as real and believable. The narration is excellent and engaging, and the narrator does a solid job of bringing the personalities of many different characters to life. My only criticism of this book (giving the story itself 4 instead of 5 stars) is some parts of the story got a little "teach-y". The character Jian who appears in the second half of the book explains a lot the economic details in explanations that could have been illustrated through action or circumstance in other ways or parts of the story. The book though engaging is a 13 hour set-up for what comes next, It doesn't exactly end with a cliffhanger leaving the listener dying to know what happens next, but rather sets the stage for Act II of this saga by putting all the pieces in place. I hope Robert Kroese can keep it up with the next book and possible beyond. I look forward to learning what happens next.

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Unmet potential

Revisado: 10-27-21

This book started off with a tremendous amount of potential, and there were many more moments throughout the book captured the same promise. Unfortunately, despite clearly being a capable writer the author left so many these moments unexplored or fell flat in the attempt to do so. The blurb suggests that Grover’s murder is part of a cover-up, and that the book focuses on the family’s attempt to solve the mystery. While there is some of that in the book, the focus of the novel shifts around with only a passing focus on an investigation that seems to conveniently take care of itself. The parts of the story in space have just as much promise, but also fall short of the mark. There are some really great passages, but those are islands in sea of details that do little or nothing to drive the story forward or develop the characters. MacBride is clearly a talented writer; I wish he had taken more time to develop the plot with greater clarity. This story could have been so much more than it is.

The narration was solid throughout—I enjoyed the use of different narrators to represent different elements of the story, and all three narrators seemed to bring their best to the sections of the story they were performing. I think the male narrator (Jonathan) suffered the most from reading the author’s research but succeeded in bringing life to one of the main characters-Troy-at all the different stages of his life from boyhood to his time as an old man. He also captures the bitterness of one of the astronauts in his elder years particularly well. The second narrator—who I think was Deanna Anthony—did a great job with the audio journals of one of the astronauts. This was a small part of the book, but it really stood out as a big shift in the story. The narrator at the end of the book, who I think is Anna Caputo, did a good job as well—she has a very memorable voice and ended the book on a powerful, dramatic note. There was one chapter or section in the audiobook where all three narrators read together. This was an interesting Q&A section that must read like letters or emails between the characters in the paper book. All three narrators did a great job with the character voices, and I think this chapter captures a lot of the unfulfilled potential in the book.

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Along for the ride

Revisado: 05-14-21 El oyente recibió este título gratis

Listening to this book is like going on a cross-country African adventure with Dan, his special forces teammates, and their local guide Santu. This was not your every day assassin story and proves that getting there is half the fun. This was a great listen with many fun characters good and evil, unexpected turns, and great finish. In the end this story is more about the things that happen while trying to accomplish the mission than it is the mission itself.

I was given a promotional copy of this audiobook in exchange for a fair and honest review.

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