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Reflex

By: Steven Gould
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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Davy has always been alone. He believes that he's the only person in the world who can teleport. But what if he isn't?

A mysterious group of people has taken Davy captive. They don't want to hire him, and they don't have any hope of appealing to him to help them. What they want is to own him. They want to use his abilities for their own purposes, whether Davy agrees to it or not. And so they set about brainwashing him and conditioning him. They have even found a way to keep a teleport captive.

But there's one thing that they don't know. No one knows it, not even Davy. And it might save his life....

©2004 Steven Gould (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Though Gould continues to exuberantly press the boundaries of scientific credibility, his gift for placing ordinary people in extraordinary situations against a backdrop of international concerns makes this fast-paced adventure sizzle." ( Publishers Weekly)
"This is a fun, fast-paced novel that - like Gould's other books - also has a social conscience that gives it more depth than such a story might have in lesser hands." (Charles de Lint, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction)

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Even better than the first

This book is more detailed and better than the first!!! I real like the whole series.

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Better than the first!

I liked this book a lot. The first book looked at someone that could teleport all over the world, and how that would affect their life. It also put a lot of time looking at his relationship.
This book took that framework and added in put a very good action/suspense book inside of it. really well done and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Highly suggested

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awesomeness

one of my all time favorite series but this is by far the best in the lot

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Great story. Only issue is the timeline.

I loved this story. It is a fantastic continuation of the original book, Jumper. I have purchased all four copies and I hope there will be more. My only quibble is one that I have had with several authors who write multiple books over short or long periods of time. The glaring inconsistency in the timeline. Some variation in specific years are to be expected when written over a period of years, and dates can be adjusted to reflect the current era in which the story takes place. However, when referring to characters age, that should remain consistent. For example, the beginning of this book, Reflex, establishes that ten years have passed since the end of book 1, Jumper, making Davy's age, 28 years old, and Millie's age, 31 years old, as she is three years older than he. Later in the book Millie comments that she is 33 years old, soon to be 34. This age gap is an obvious error. Other than that, great book! I look forward to more of them.

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A decent followup to Jumper with a bland narration

Reflex is a decent book in itself. Mostly what I did not enjoy about this book however was the narration, which felt largely monotone. The voice the narrator uses for each character is just a very subtle change. In this sense, it feels more like someone is just reading the book out loud as opposed to putting on a performance.

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Jump into this!

Really enjoyed Jumper, but I didn’t realize how slow it was to build until I listened to this book. This one hits the ground running and grips you from the beginning. You won’t be able to “flinch” away once this book gets ahold of you. Best in the series. I just finished the third book“impulse” which is also a good read, however this one has so far been the best in my opinion.

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Great contribution to the series.

As with all of the books in the main Jumper series I have read this one multiple times and listened to it at least three yet hadn't written a review yet. This installment by has the most action out of the books by far. The book takes a larger look at the implications and possibilities of jumping and tackles topics like imprisonment, reconditioning, and physical and psychological torture. It introduces some interesting secondary characters some of which return in later books and become a staple in the series. The narrator does a fantastic job portraying the characters. Overall it's a great contribution to one of my favorite series.

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Amazing and addictive sequel

Way better than the first one its like “watching” a movie. If you read the first one and think about continuing its a lot better- a lot of action and a simple way of writing without getting boring.
Of all the sci fi books that i read this was the best together with ender and ready player 1 even though its not in first person like the jumper book.

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loved it

Amazing series, not what I expect after seeing the movie of the 1st book. which is a good thing.

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still good

for the second book in the series I figured it may go a bit wonky. it was still very entertaining, and had some interesting bad guys, although the control through brainwashing, torture seem to be a bit forced.
with today's technology it would be far easier to control a teleporter, but it would probably still have to do with some kind of implants that could not be quickly removed.
makes me wonder if protagonist may actually develop the powers of teleportation once they were teleported enough times? will look forward to the next book.

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