Let me first say, -3 stars for RC Bray not saying Bardarbunga. Nevermind, I’ll give the stars back and just make a compilation of all the times he says it, then loop it.

But for real, Bray and Jeffrey Kafer have fit the stories of Robinson so well, that when this book was first teased I went insane with anticipation. and it did not disappoint. their narration is the bar I set for others. They do the voices and accents perfectly, so that they are clear when different characters are speaking, and the emotion needed, but nothing over the top or worse, Enders Game 20th anniversary (sounded like Barry White reading for a preteen character. spent the first 2 hours of the story trying to find the equalizer to lower the bass.)

Robinson/Bray/Kafer is a friggin dream team.

Now for the story.
This one is a treat. Space Force was a treat for the opposite reasons this is a treat. had to turn my mind on for this one. Still haven’t been able to turn it off. I would probably call myself a Jeremy Robinson super fan. I have loved every book I’ve read by him. some inspiring, some suspenseful and full of twists, some action packed spectacles, Space Force. This is the first time I would analyze events while listening. the first time I had to really pause and think about what happened (literally pause between chapters). And although the end sorts things out (in a sense), after I finished, I spent time (still doing it) imagining the world in the story was this world, and how I would cope.

and honestly I was slightly terrified of the implications. And also sorta hopeful. Then dubious and doubtful. But then…. Simulation Theory. Fffffuuuuuuu@k. My mind keeps pulling on threads I don’t know if I was meant to or not. Could someone eventually accumulate enough processing power to tap into the code? Perhaps the architect is too intelligent. but for the full expanding universe, no being anywhere can attain that intelligence? or at least near enough, to uncover the source code? If the architect is that advanced, what connection could a mind like that ever feel to the simpler minds? How could it relate to a human with their base emotions and what has to be painfully slow brain processes? But does that mean contact With man inevitably leads to man rising to the level of the Architect? just some of the thoughts I’ve had.

Oddly enough it brings me always back to Mirrorworld. How was that not more popular? Crazy deserved better.