Unabridged Audiobook
It was a cute little tale. It didn’t ring any bells for me, but it was an easy, quick read. I do love my apocalyptica fiction and this is an interesting take on it. Something big and horrible has gone catastrophically wrong on Earth and who knows if anyone will survive. But Augustine, a world-renowned astronomer, has decided to stay at the outpost in the Arctic as he has no one to go be with for what might very well be the end of the world. It’s a really small cast of characters so the plot held few surprises for me. There’s a little bit of a mystery with the child Iris showing up at the Arctic outpost. Later, there’s a polar bear that follows Augustine on his trek. In space, there’s the tiny crew of the Aether, including Sully (who has the most contact with Augie over the radio). Without giving away anything, there were moments that were supposed to be important reveals but I had guessed where the story was going long before. So there was no suspense. The ending for me was a let down. Nothing is fully resolved. We never learn what exactly has caused this catastrophe nor what happens with our main characters. 3/5 stars. The Narration: John H. Mayer and Hillary Huber were a good match for this story. I did like Huber’s narration a bit more because she got to voice more characters, showing off her skills. The character cast was small and both narrators did them justice. The pacing was good and there were no tech issues with the recording. 5/5 stars.
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