One Way

De: S. J. Morden

Narrado por: William Hope

Stranded on Mars with seven other convicts, one man must fight for survival on a planet where everyone's a killer in this edge-of-your-seat science fiction thriller for fans of The Martian.

Former architect Frank Kittridge is serving life for murdering his son's drug dealer, so when he's offered a deal by the corporation that owns the prison - he takes it. He's been selected to help build the first permanent base on Mars. Unfortunately, his crewmates are just as guilty of their crimes as he is.

As the convicts set to work on the frozen wastes of Mars, the accidents multiply. Until Frank begins to suspect they might not be accidents at all...Dr. S. J. Morden trained as a rocket scientist before becoming the author of razor-sharp, award-winning science fiction.

Perfect for fans of Andy Weir's The Martian and Richard Morgan, One Way takes off like a rocket, pulling us along on a terrifying, epic ride with only one way out.

©2018 S. J. Morden (P)2018 Hachette Audio

overall good, but a little alow

I enjoyed the story line and narrator was decent. I was hooked, but it just felt slow, especially the beginning third of the book. I'm jumping right into the 2nd book because I need to know the outcome. The pace, even listening at 1.2, kept me from giving 5 stars.

The story kept me wanting so much more

After every chapter the was always the urge to listen to One more no matter what time it was

good book, but unsatisfying ending

overall this was a great book. the storyline was unique and plausible, and I really like the fact that there was so much scientifically correct information in it. however, the ending was rather abrupt and unsatisfying. I also think there was much more opportunity to embellish the reasoning behind the decisions the company XO made.

Excellent Pacing, Great Plot

Title says it all. The story draws you in quick and gets you more and more invested.

It was okay

Lots of going round and round. Not a very good narrator not sure why people think he’s so good.

Implausible fun

Using convicts on Mars as expendable labor is not too much different from using slaves in the Americas, but the harsh reality is that the extreme environment makes it cheaper and better to use trained and willing labor. Once you get past the initial conceit, this story does a good job of describing the trip to Mars and the events there. The characters are given unique voices and are well written. The soulless corporations willing to hurt and kill others for profit are sadly believable. We’ll see if the future holds the exploitation of space or its exploration. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Good but little surprise

Early on the ending was easy to see. Nice concept; but add a twist or two would be nice. I will try the next book.

A slow but steady burn

Like the title said it was a slow burn. Not so slow that I found myself looking for something else to occupy my time. The characters felt real enough to add to the story, yet some might have been a bit over the top. I would say that even if you weren't following along closely you could tell rather quickly who was the killer was, so some of the tension felt forced. I don't regret my purchase. I will be getting the next book because I hate a incomplete story.

Derivative perhaps, but still outstanding!

If you are a fan of Martian exploration stories ( and gosh, there is no shortage of those, nor are they all good ) this series is for you! Sure, you could argue it is somewhat derivative of The Martian ( etc.) even to the extent that they make sly reference to the story itself, but why not?! Some things are just good and deserve to be respected. This story crackles along with just enough space opera and strangeness to keep the listener engaged. The principal, "Frank" is very well drawn, consistent, and keeps the listener interested and engaged in his journey.
The other characters are nearly as compelling and drive the story arc along equally well.
A brilliant performance by William Hope, who is developing into one of the leading Audible performers in my books.
The series comes highly recommended.

Great performance but an unrealistic premise

I was recommended this from audible likely because I enjoyed The Martian and other hard Sci-fi novels but this is not like them. This book is really just “Cool Hand Luke” set on Mars. The premise of the novel is that this multi billion dollar project to build a permanent facility on Mars is trusted to be built by convicts with 0 experience and supervised by an average prison correctional Officer: this is just down right underwhelming.