As We Know It

By: Raimo Strangis

Narrated by: Amanda Roethle

The Opus Starship has launched into space holding humanities finest onboard. Earth has been deemed uninhabitable and the search for a new home planet has begun. Lady Vega and the Elite have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo while Peryl (Pearl) Starlight and the Unmarked fight for change. Will humanity fall into the same patterns of self-destruction or create a new way of life, as we know it

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Good, but not great.

You cannot miss the themes and intention of this book unless you actively try. It kind of gives off a YA quality in that regard, but the protagonist is actually 21, though he feels more like 17. It was a good story, solid and entertaining, it did it's job. Wasn't particularly great, but definitely solid.

YA sci fi

The story and themes of the book were written well, I just don’t think I was the targeted audience. It’s more of a YA book but I think it’s still a fun listen and the world it builds is interesting.
The flashbacks were done really well. I just wish the “elites” were named something different, it seemed childish every time they were talked about (but again maybe that was the intention).
But overall would recommend if you’re interested in YA sci-fi

Awful Narrator

Good story, seems like they used AI to narrate. Read it on kindle unlimited and save the audible credit for something else

Softer sci-fi hits hard with human condition topic

This slow burn of a story reaches epic temperatures in its emotional strife and turmoil. Not all space-based sci-fi needs laser beams and out-of-control AI robots to create drama and tension. Sometimes it's enough to have a handful of humans with the motivation of greed and power to put the future of the entire race at stake. Amanda Roethle brings a variety of characters spanning ages and genders to life with poignant narration and voices. I especially liked the rendition of grampa. The dialogue is clearly key in the storytelling, but we also get generous helpings of environmental and minute details sprinkled throughout. [Disclosure: I received this title for free and listened at 1.85x.]

Good idea

I liked the idea/world being built by the author. And it also added interesting points. But some times there would be jumps between timelines or characters that i did not identify easily. I could have easily missed the end of the chapter and beginning of another one but it happened several times. Overall i liked the book.