Spaceside

De: Michael Mammay

Narrado por: R.C. Bray

From the author of Planetside, a Best Book of 2018 (Library Journal)

A military legend is caught in the web between alien intrigue and human subterfuge…

Following his mission on Cappa, Colonel Carl Butler returns to a mixed reception. To some he is a do-or-die war hero. To the other half of the galaxy he’s a pariah. Forced into retirement, he has resettled on Talca Four where he’s now Deputy VP of Corporate Security, protecting a high-tech military company on the corporate battlefield—at least, that’s what the job description says. Really, he’s just there to impress clients and investors. It’s all relatively low risk—until he’s entrusted with new orders. A breach of a competitor’s computer network has Butler’s superiors feeling every bit as vulnerable. They need Butler to find who did it, how, and why no one’s taken credit for the ingenious attack.

As accustomed as Butler is to the reality of wargames—virtual and otherwise—this one screams something louder than a simple hack. Because no sooner does he start digging when his first contact is murdered, the death somehow kept secret from the media. As a prime suspect, he can’t shake the sensation he’s being watched…or finally succumbing to the stress of his past. Paranoid delusion or dangerous reality, Butler might be onto something much deeper than anyone imagined. But that’s where Butler thrives.

If he hasn’t signed his own death warrant.

Just as Riviting as the 1st Book

Michael Mammay is a new "always buy" author for me. "Planetside" was really good and the sequel might be better. My only problem is knowing that I will have to wait too long for book #3.

Mammay & Bray are my new gritty-scifi Go-To

WOW.

Mammay & Bray are my new go-to for gritty sci-opera!

Gritty and personal, this story carries along an authentic inner monologue that fits with the moral yet cynical perspective of someone who actually stood on the wall.

The balance of story - narrative is amazingly well done. I mean, Bray is good, more than good, but Mammay created the best vehicle to date, for Bray's voice and style.

If you like the Galaxy's Edge crew of Cole, Anspach & Bray, but don't feel like reading a story with 10,000 parts all flying in close formation (I really like the whole GE dumpster fire, so this is not meant as a dig or anything negative) then read this series. This story is more personal and easier to follow along, with everything hanging off the main character.

It is absolutely necessary to read the first book.


...I can't wait for the next story from this dynamic duo!

Another great story and performance

I loved PlanetSide. I've listened to it several times and it never gets old. That's because it's a excellent story and great narrator.
Spaceside has the same ingredients. It's a completely unthought direction for book 2. It's works perfectly.
Do yourself a favor and buy it today

Nice hybrid of Sci-Fi and Detective genres

I enjoyed this book, as I did with the first book in the series. First, the narrator is excellent. It is hard to believe there was just one reader. If someone said there was a cast of voice actors I would believe it. Second, I like the first person approach used by the author. And I think the plot line is good -- enough twists and surprises to keeps things interesting but logical enough to let the reader (me at least) believe the story. And the main character is good -- kind of like the hard-boiled detectives of the film noir genre, as suggested in other reviews.

However, like the first novel, a lot of stuff happens in the last half hour and suddenly the novel ends. And this novel ends on kind of a cliff. Personally, i dislike that style of writing., although I understand the point of trying to get readers to buy the next novel in the series. Still, I prefer a complete ending, preferably with an epilogue that ties up the loose ends.

Very well done!

What a rollercoaster definitely a bit slow at first but the climb is essential to any exciting rollercoaster very pleased with the outcome and happy to see that Mammay didn't flinch in making an exceptional return to this series.