Integration

The Tantalus Series

By: M.A. Abraham

Narrated by: Brian Callanan

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

As the inhabitants of Tantalus work together to create a new home, the Arc Royal travels closer to the planet. No one is surprised to find out that the man that they call the Witch Hunter is on board and in command, although not visibly so. He doesn't wait very long to make his presence known.

The Tantalarians continue to do what they can to help their new neighbors including guarding those in need from danger. While this happens, new friendships develop, old ones strengthen, and the two species begin to form more meaningful bonds. That doesn't stop those who will not accept change to cause trouble for the others. The Witch Hunter is in the background adding to the animosity and the confusion.

Lieutenant Nobel greets her sister, but her sister's eyes are glued on Synric, not her son, as Julia thinks they should be. Synric is not very pleased with the sudden attention, but his actions speak louder than words. She doesn't know that he has been ordered to befriend her sister, and it makes her wonder, is the man she is falling in love with what she believes, or is she making a mistake by trusting him?

©2014 Mary Ann Abraham (P)2018 Mary Ann Abraham

Not what I expected.

I thought this would be full of romance but the author does not concentrate on it a lot but that is a good thing. She really pays attention to the plot and weaves in the romance. I thought it is an interesting story. I have to say that I have not read book one and I think it would be a good idea if you do read it because I found it confusing when the author talked about certain things, I believe I would understand it more if I had read it. Even if I understood the book I will still read book one. I usually don't do this because the author usually explains what happens in previous books quite well but the author got me intrigued, I want to know more about the species and the background information.
The characters I liked except for the main characters sister. I absolutely hated her and as the book progressed and we get to know her more my opinion of her did not change. I especially did not like what she did because she has a husband who loves her, which for the life of me I do not know why. I also did not like him for being weak when it came to his wife. There were times that I felt like slapping him for standing there doing nothing.
Except for this I thought the book is great.
There is no profanity, it does have some violence and it does have one sex scene, which I thought the book did not need, I was surprised when I heard it only because the way the author wrote the book it did not feel like there was going to be a sex scene, it felt like it was forced into the book.

Enjoying the series

I enjoyed this installment of the series with voyagers from Earth who have settled on the previously unknown planet of Tantalus.
The passengers of the Noah’s Ark are settling in to their new home on Tantalus and learning how to get along with their new neighbors, the winged native Tantalarians.
The situation with the Witch Hunters heats up with the arrival of their sister ship, the Ark Royal, and the head of the evil group who is determined to remain hidden.
Were these voyagers truly supposed to land on Mars, or was there a hidden agenda all along?
With the integration of the two societies, more mixed couples are pairing up, to the consternation of the hate-mongers.
Callanan does a good job of narration. You know you’ve got a good narrator/story combo when you forget about the narrator - they become background.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Great Sci-fi Story.

A wonderful ride through the Galaxy courtesy of a very capable Narrator and a Writer that has delivered an interesting story
with a good variety of characters.



This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Great Book!

Another great book by this author. The narrator done a great job telling the story. I’m looking forward to listening to more books by this author.

Ooooo it's getting good!!

I received this book in exchange for an honest review.

The one thing that I love about this series is the fact that there is no time jump. As soon as First Contact ended it picked up right as everyone was preparing for the Arc Royal to make its way to Tantalus. There are a couple of Revelations that occur within this story and also I know things are exposed in the story. This book gives a little more insight about Tantalus and what has transpired to the Tantalurians and how life goes on the planet.

There were moments where I hated Julia's, the heroine, sister. She just seemed like the biggest hoebag known to man and her husband just took it like it was normal. We do realize that it is normal within their relationship however her husband is not really happy about the situation but he knows that is the only way that she will be happy by allowing her to have an open relationship. If that is what she wants to do in life then so be it.

Synric is someone that we kind of know about but not really. Unlike the other Tantalurians he is not as open and out there as the others. Since he had somewhat of a disturbing background I can understand his hesitation to interact with the humans. Like I said before there are a couple things I was not expecting and how he ended up coming back with something that I've definitely was not expecting at all. It just seemed a bit weird but I totally get how something like that can happen.

In this book we realize who is is the Lead Witch Hunter and how he plays a part in the next book. They're also are a lot of Interspecies couples that are exposed and we get a glimpse of how everyone starts to feel about that. This book is a good setup for Hunter's Challenge. This book lets you know that the confrontation gets very heated in the next book and I'm super stoked to figure out how everyone deals with the Lead Witch Hunter.

As always Brian Callanan is Simply Fabulous and he will be one of my one click narrator's. There's just something about his voice that draws me in and makes me believe everything that he is narrating.

What secrets are still to be uncovered?

This is the second book I’ve read/listened to by this author and I can’t wait to listen to another. I’ve previously listened to First Contact, and I’m really enjoying this series. Aliens that are helpful and more humane than the humans, yet with their own faults as well, is refreshing. The Arc Royal finally reaches Tantalus. The “witch hunt” continues, as does the search to expose those intolerant people responsible for the murdered telepaths. We gain insight into the background of the peoples on each ship and learn not everyone had a clear agenda when they left earth. The Witch Hunter himself becomes more in the forefront. The Tantalarians attempt to maintain control of the safety of all their people and the newcomers, and help to integrate the humans with their new world. The humans however are not making their efforts easy.

This is the fourth book I’ve listened to by this narrator and I would listen to another. He is great at bringing the stories to life. His female voices are well done. I like his cadence and he brings the right amount of emotion to the story.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence. The is the occasional swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.

This is a wonderful story!!!

I don’t always like these types of fantasy stories.. but this one grabbed my attention and held it throughout the entire listen!! I can’t wait to listen to the rest!

Tantalus - book 2

A great continuation to "First Contact", book one in the series, the adventures of the humans who arrived on the first spaceship, being derailed from their destination, and their integration with the Tantalarians. A gripping story where romance is blooming, but so is the danger that comes with the arrival of another Earth spaceship on Tantalus. The few surprising revelations in this book make me want the next story even more. I can't wait.
It was great reading it, but listening to Mr. Callanan telling the story added another layer making it so much more. His voices are matching the characters so well, their emotions portrayed so real, I could not help get lost in the story. I hope he narrates the next story too.

love it

Just the absolute best story. Everything I like to listen about and more. Such a great story I will listen again and again. A keeper!!

Space Opera

To me this is a soap opera set in space. Overall this is a good story, but for me there were too many characters and changes to follow. Just when I thought I was understanding what was going on it changed to another scene. Be prepared for continuing stories, sorta like Friday on TV.
The narrator did a excellent job. My only complaint was in Synric's voice, to me the voice did not match his description and character. The others were great.
This is my opinion only, and should be taken in consideration with others as a whole.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I made this review voluntarily. Thank you for the opportunity.