The Killing Star

De: George Zebrowski, Charles Pellegrino

Narrado por: Jay Snyder

The opening chapter of an incredible adventure that includes the destruction of Earth by ten thousand relativistic bombs launched by an alien race. This science fiction thriller follows the desperate struggles of the remnants of humankind to survive in a hostile universe.

©1995 Charles Pellegrino and George Zebrowski (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Good book, but reads more like a thought experimen

The narrator was great. Overall the story was ok. It seemed more like a thought experiment than a story. I was interested in the last quarter of the book and wished the authors had gone into more detail about the alien race.

Easily Overlooked Classic

By far, this one was one of the gloomier peeks into what the universe has in store. The story melts a little into worldbuilding, but the narrative remains strong.

like a short version of the dark forest

pretty good if you like thus look at the 3 body problem series by cixin

Enjoyable Listen

Not what I was expecting, which isn’t a bad thing. Just beware that this particular man vs. alien story is less phew-phew-phew and more chin stroking musefest.

Thought provoking

So many interesting ideas. Some may seem jaded since they have been picked up by more recent SF literature/movies. A compelling listen nonetheless

Life's a B&@!%

I'm never going to get folded like that period, I can agree with both sides of the conflict although it's really funny the reason used. 🤣

Worth your time

This was an outstanding book. I really enjoyed reading it or should I say listening to it because it is “hard” science-fiction. They were a few things that I thought did not work such as flying into a star or a gas giant and being able to escape the gravitational force to get out. I thought that was difficult to believe. There are other areas that I’m sure you’ll figure out. It was really a clever novel. I was surprised at the science 27 years ago when it was written the writer must have really been on his game.

Compelling!

Wow. This book certainly asks some interesting questions. I wasn't taken by the theological parts towards the end but I still enjoyed the commentary. I'd recommend this to anyone interested in the 'Dark Forest' theory of the Universe and life.

Very good performance as well.

is there more

if you liked the three body problem then you will like this. It has a similar feel.

Author often gets distracted in sub-plots.

The underlying story is very well thought out and doesn't require huge leaps to follow.
However, the author seems to get distracted into tangents at the expense of advancing the primary plot.
Tangents range from the sunken Titanic, to Jurassic Park, Mythology without clear connection to the story.
Still a great listen, that I very much enjoyed and wish a follow up existed for.
A dark story that inspires the reader (listener) to hope beyond hope during it's unfolding.