Exigency

By: Michael Siemsen

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Nine brilliant scientists travel light-years on a one-way trip to an Earthlike planet. Their mission is to study from orbit the two species of intelligent lifeforms on the surface. The first: an isolated people embarking on civilization and building their world's first city. The second: a brutal race of massive predators, spread thick and still growing across the dominant landmass - destined to breed and eat their way to extinction within a few centuries.

After eight years of observation, disaster strikes the orbiting station, and only two crewmembers eject successfully. Drifting down through a dark, alien sky, the pair realizes their escape pod launched not toward the safety of the city but to the other side of the planet, touching down deep inside a land no human could possibly survive.

©2014 Michael Siemsen (P)2015 Podium Publishing

Fascinating story of humans having a second chance

After a catastrophe happened on their base, the crew had to evacuate and survive on a foreign planet that they have been observing. Half the planet is civilized while the other half is considered dangerous and unliveable. The crew are scattered about and find hope in each other and in one day reuniting.

think the movie would be better<br />

overall it was a good book but unfortunately I listen to audio books when driving so I feel like I missed some parts cause of distractions

same great imaginative writing

always great plot and character development from this author. Waiting for the movies come out.

Great story but hard to follow

This was the hardest story to follow that I've ever listened to. That being said the reader did an outstanding job with the different characters. Also the story itself was great, I just wish it was writren in a different way. There were such long gaps in between different characters stories that by the time it got back to that storyline I had forgotten it or confused it with another.

Enjoyed It Thoroughly

Well written and creative story, likeable characters that I could engage with. Liked the narrator very much. Would read/listen to more by this author and by this narrator.