Ms. Rusch delivered a good second book in this series, focusing on the characters and the detective work, even by the ex-detective Flint.

..Show More »>Some of the plot twists seem contrived, but not annoying.

Another stellar performance by Jay Snyder, as well.

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First off let me say read the books in order, don't start here. While the author does give a lot of background and set up you really do yourself a dis..Show More »service if you start here.

With that said I believe in many ways this is the best books of the series (at least through the first 5 or so). Many of the characters really hit their stride. This book in many ways is the basis for major plot events of the books to come.

While it does set the stage it never wastes your time or bores you. As with the past books there is action, and drama with tons of politics and universe building.

As has been the case all along Snyder continues with his A game and helps bring the story to life.

Overall a really enjoyable story, one well worth listening to.

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Good action, good suspense. Learned more about the alien Disti(?) and their rites. Enjoyed the interplay between protagonists.

Since the first book in the retrieval artist series (The Disappeared), I was impressed by the thoroughness of the plot line. The technical aspects of ..Show More »a moon based dome life, as well as on other planets are very well thought out. Then there are the aliens, of which the author has done well to go outside the cliche format of humanoids only, and provided serious thought to the impact of how these would behave based on her predetermined definitions. I applaud the thoroughness of the series as a whole.

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I've listened to all 6 books in the Retrieval Artist series and enjoyed them all. The characters are interesting and easy to come to care about, despi..Show More »te their flaws. The futuristic story line is interesting, but still believable. The narrator does a great job, too. I hope there will be more in this series.

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This is another exciting novel in the Retrieval Artist series, and I was definite in my 5-star rating. This novel is, however, quite different from th..Show More »e others. First, this one reads much more like a typical detective/thriller novel than a sci-fi novel. Advanced technology definitely plays a role, but I did enjoy Rusch's characterization of alien races in the other books. That is absent in this one. Of course, that this book is even more character-driven than the others can certainly not be considered a fault. But there are no aliens, and Miles does not take a single case as a Retrieval Artist; in fact the concept of the retrieval artist is almost absent from this book.

This book focuses entirely on Miles and Talia and WSX. You really need to have read Recovery Man to have any idea of what is going on in this book. I'd even recommend that you make sure you've read Paloma as well. This is almost just a continuation of the previous book. At the end of the 6th novel, it was clear that some loose ends would have to be tied up, and this novel does that-- and very well.

Jay Snyder again does a fantastic job of characterizing the voices and creating just the right mood for each scene. I started out reading these books to myself, but after I heard Snyder read one, I have only wanted the Audiobook version. His narration heightens the excitement in this already very exciting book.

My only concern is that the ending left me wondering if Rusch is planning on this being the last book in the Retrieval Artist series. I certainly hope not!

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This book was not focused on Flint, the main character from the previous novels. In fact, he is a peripheral character until the last third of the boo..Show More »k. So while this book is set in the world of the Retrieval Artist series and uses the characters we have come to know from the series, it does not have any actual work in the retrieval artist business in it. It does not deal with the "disappeareds."

That said, I still enjoyed it very much. Through the course of the series, I have come to like many of the characters and seeing them take the lead was fun. My one complaint is that I felt there was too much re-telling of previous books as if to catch up readers who had not been with the series. It just felt forced. But I still liked it. I couldn't give it an overall 5 because it does not measure up to the previous books in the series, which for me were solid 5's. But if you liked the others, you'll probably like this one-- just a little less.

If you have not read any in the series yet, DO NOT start with this one because it will give too much away!

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