Grand Theft Astro

De: Scott Meyer

Narrado por: Elizabeth Evans

From the author of the “Magic 2.0” series comes an outer space caper where it’s the thief who’s having something stolen from her - her life.

It is the distant future, and Baird is a loner, a part time spy, and a notorious alleged thief. “Notorious” for the audacity of her crimes; “alleged” because nobody has ever been able to legally prove she committed any of them.

When the hush-hush agency known as the Toolbox recruits Baird, being a clandestine operative seems like a great way to get paid to do what she already does anyway. That is, until a mission goes wrong, and Baird is infected with a deadly virus. With only seven days to live, Baird has to complete a series of daring missions, each one designed to bring her closer to a cure.

Allegedly.

Baird suspects the Toolbox might not be telling her the whole truth. She's not sure what to believe or who to trust.

And the clock is ticking.

©2021 Scott Meyer (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC.

gARgles is a brand name!!!

Those negative reviews complaining about the narrator’s supposed mispronunciation of “goggles”…seriously? The author explains the brand name “gARgles” within the first half-hour. Look, I get being distracted while listening to an audiobook and missing important details. But that’s why the Audible app has those handy little circular arrows, so you can go back and clarify something that isn’t making sense. Like, for example, if the narrator inexplicably seems to be adding an R to the word “goggles”. Guess what? It’s not so inexplicable. It’s overtly and easily explicable. SMH

Really super for a freebie!

Not a lot of LOL, but this is a clever and engaging story with nice twisty ending. Superb narration from Elizabeth Evans - beautiful voice for the narrative and great, distinctive voices for characters.

a very enjoyable scifi hiest

the book was fun. the heist was definitely exciting. And world was awesome cross Galaxy fiction.

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fun, irreverent story with likeable main character, but don't expect anything super deep. great narration

Good book.

Grand Theft Astro is a good book plain and simple. I feel like if a little more time was taken on writing it, it could have been amazing. But it is what it is. The title is a bit misleading, don’t go into the book expecting something like Grand Theft Auto the video game. It’s different in the sense that it’s a mostly clean story and there’s a lot more theft and planning involved rather than petty crime. I’d recommend it for long drives or if you’re just in the mood for something easy to listen to.

Fun listen

I really enjoyed this book, the story was interesting, enjoyable and fun and the reader did a great job.
It even seemed like there was a hint of Hitchhiker's Guide humor in it.

My only real quibble is every time Baird had an assignment briefing, no matter where she was, she would have real time conversations with her handler. As the handler was presumably on Earth and she might be on Mars or a moon or Saturn that just wouldn't work... unless her civilization had figured out FTL communications.

But aside from that, it was great, and I'd love to have a pair of Gargles myself.

love it!!!!!

Awesome action and surprising ending. the book was a lot more than expected!!!! and definitely a great narrator, love her!!!!!

Catch me if you can in Space

Amazing world building and complicated, flawed characters doing great and often despicable things.

Loved the journey but was a little let down by the abrupt and predictable conclusion.

Still the ride was a blast and I would recommend to fans of Ocean's 11 or Leverage.

I will look for more titles from the author.

Narrator did a creditable job with unique voices, accents, and inflections for the main characters.

Ending a bit predictable, but still a great story

Loved all of the very unique contraptions and storyline. Enjoyed the narrator as well. Highly recommend!

Stainless Steel Rat

Reminds me of the Stainless Steel Rat series. Though with a far less friendly spy network. Would like to see more of this world.