Interesting story, mediocre narration

One of the most interesting stories I've listened to, but not written especially well. The more physical aspects of the relationship can get a little cringy at times. Especially considering it's all in the main character's head. The narration is monotone and pacing/tempo is off. It's distracting to figure out who is saying what, as all the male voices are the same. The female voice is almost a parody of a voice.

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Great story.

I really enjoyed this book, now for the next one, hope I emit as much.

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Very enjoyable non post modern book

If you are sick of pompus dull modern sci-fi books with tepid asexual wimp men , woman that are bearly recognisable as women, read this book , the story is very interesting too , first contact , a well meaning non psychical alien inhabits the protagonist mind , she manifests to the human as woman , only he can see her , and slowly learns how to be human, the story is mainly about ramifications of this , since it empowers the protagonist, so is interesting to various factions , also there's multiple other alien races , a military faction , smugglers , politics intrigue, and a ruthless unpleasant person mind alien who takes over people and turns them into slaves , and is hunting the protagonist, it's an easy read , not fancy , but not dumbed down either , the narration is good

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I'm starting to think people don't trust me.

Sethran is a loner: spy, agent, assassin? Perhaps all three. His home is the little ship, Dutchman. And he's well connected - his boss is one of the ten Commonwealth leaders. Waking from a subspace jump he finds he is somewhere other than where he expected to be, every instrument on his ship flashing warnings. And a voice in his head telling him to sleep. No way he was going to do that, except he does, for the next five hours.
Everybody knows that there is nothing in subspace, except a voice in his head tells him he is wrong, a real voice, not his own, one of a non organic sentient species which had found him 'in between' when he went by. The creature rapidly learns languages and takes on a form visible to Sethran which only he can see, a disconcertingly beautiful woman who decides to call herself Koe, and she asks Sethran for held: others of her kind had been abducted, including the one who binds them all together, without whom their race would end. She's in his head - what else can Seth do but agree?
So begins a race around the galaxy which will uncover power plots, put Seth into frequent danger and the associated frequent fights, and a strange romance with that someone in his head.

The story is action filled after the initial section, the first contact with the entity. The world which they inhabit is only lightly drawn but the characters are interesting, from pirates to telepaths and, of course, those sub space brings themselves. Will Damron, the narrator, brings it all alive with multiple voices for the various protagonists whilst, in between, the text is read clearly, with good intonation and a warmly pleasant to hear voice. A nice performance.

Not having read any other of Chris Reher's books set in this universe, there were times this reader felt some confusion, but it was only slight. Overall, the storyline was g9od, the concept intriguing (if a little worrying) and the two main protagonists well drawn and empathetic. I will certainly be looking out for further books in this series - this particular volume is a stand alone but with an ending which encourages the reader to read on - and I can happily recommended it to any science fiction fan.

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Great story

Great story ,with a good pace action romance and a easy listen definitely adding to my favourite list

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Just felt silly

Will Damron performed this book quite well.

The story just felt like a YA work and silly at that. A mysterious sub-space being attaches itself to a trader's ship and he doesn't really act surprised. But it takes the shape of a beautiful, blonde woman although it is unfamiliar with humans. Maybe it read his rather thick mind.

Cue space stereotypes and blaster exchanges. Yawn. Just like a nineteen eighties boys story. Oh and not great characters or dialogue

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Not my cuppa

Fun concept and narration was good but clumsy and shallow at best. The story quickly grew into a wierd autoerotic nightmare of entierly predictable clichés. TBH I fell asleep at the ending. Maybe there is a conclusion that makes it worth the 9 hrs. But I am not compelled to find out.

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