Eversion

De: Alastair Reynolds

Narrado por: Harry Myers

From the master of the space opera comes a dark, mind-bending adventure spread across time and space, where Doctor Silas Coade is tasked with keeping his crew safe as they adventure across the galaxy in search of a mysterious artifact.

In the 1800s, a sailing ship crashes off the coast of Norway. In the 1900s, a Zepellin explores an icy canyon in Antarctica. In the far future, a spaceship sets out for an alien artifact. Each excursion goes horribly wrong. And on every journey, Dr. Silas Coade is the physician, but only Silas seems to realize that these events keep repeating themselves. And it's up to him to figure out why and how. And how to stop it all from happening again.

©2022 Alastair Reynolds (P)2022 Orbit

Full of adventure, with a side of deeper meaning

I’m already a fan of Alastair Reynolds work, and this may be one of his best. The sense of adventure is palpable, with the intertwining story weaving just enough questions and answers to keep the reader wondering. When the final reveals come, they are laced with questions that make the reader think. All any good science fiction can deliver.

The narration is outstanding, with accents and personalities leaping off the “Page”

Great Story and Reader

This clever tale grabbed me right from the beginning as Alastair Reynolds stories often do. it starts as something that resembles Master & Commander as told from the doctor's view, but ends as something quite different. I don't know if I've heard the reader before but he was perfect for this mix of characters. Well done!

Great book, fantastic audio

I loved this story, I’m a lifelong Alastair Reynolds fan and this is one of his best books. Gripping, thrilling, tons of fun, it’s a real page-turner! The audio production in this is also exceptional, above and beyond even the usual fine work created for Reynolds. The performance, the quality, all stellar. Highly recommended.

Taking Identity Exploration to the Next Level

A fun tale that takes place in multiple times with same named characters and ships.

At least until we find out the real "current era" space adventure.

Then is when we learn this novel is about what almost all of Reynolds' books are about: identity. And it is a fun new look at this time honored Reynolds theme.

It was over way too soon and the narration was perfect. I will listen to this many times. Well worth the credit.

Strange story surprisingly deep

Don’t let the description fool you into thinking the story is repetitive it certainly isn’t. But it’s fascinating to compare similarities between the protagonist’s experiences and to tie them all together. The book also has some frustrating points and some real heart. I really enjoyed this read. The narrator was fantastic in his separating characters through voice and accent. And at one appropriate point I think he had a genuinely emotional reaction to the story as he read it. That part was more experience than story.

Good start, slow ending

Started very interesting, although the hook has been used many times, but got bogged down in the last quarter of the story. I also found several of the narrator's voicings to be irritating. Some narrators use a whispery, gravelly voice for characters that you'd never hear from a human, and it grates.

unusual and interesting. incredible performance

the performance is first rate. the story is unusual and enjoyable. I was surprised this was on sale.

Original and compelling. Well written.

I love the authors work and Eversion didn’t disappoint. Previous reviews compare the work to other stories and of course there are similarities but this story was so well done it stands on it own. I particularly loved the style of writing and tone matched the current time period covered in the book. The ending was very satisfying. Will read it again.

Fun and engaging

I liked the story from the get go. A complete story with a satisfying end.

Outstanding, if you don't give up!

I don't often rate my audible books but I'll make an exception here if only to encourage listeners to endure! This is my first Alastair Reynolds novel and what a ride it was. The narrator (Harry Myers) is pure genius and I was captivated by his narration more than anything else throughout. The story is a bit convoluted at the start with different personalities and, unfortunately, can be difficult to grasp especially if you're not fully invested in listening, e.g. if you're easily distracted or are multi-tasking while listening.

That said, the pieces start to fall into place somewhere towards the middle of the book and the last 3-4 hours are quite gripping. Admittedly, I toyed with the idea of giving up several times at the start but the narration kept me going. I found it tricky to appreciate the story and thought, perhaps, that too much time was spent on describing the surroundings when it should have been invested in getting the reader closer to the nexus at hand - this, after all, is a story set in the future and in space when it couldn't be further from it at the start.

I am glad that I did persevere though as the last few hours of the book made the journey worthwhile. I was spurred on by the other reviewers who also felt the same. I found myself mystified by the twists and relieved that everything made sense in the end. The emotional journey was incredible too as I felt (towards the end) very much for the main character (Dr. Silas Coade). I suspect that this was a combination of the good writing and excellent narration.

In short, for those who are struggling with the book, know that the end is worth the effort. The complexities will eventually come together and make sense. For me, I hated the start but could not get enough of the end. Perhaps that was the author's intention all along and if it was, it worked.