Last Man Standing

Earthburst, Book 1

By: Craig A. Falconer

Narrated by: Scott Aiello

Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

A pulsating sci-fi thriller from the author of the global blockbuster Not Alone—perfect for fans of Andy Weir and A.G. Riddle.

I wasn’t supposed to survive.

The station has been hit. Everyone around me is dead.

I have 11 hours of life support left and no way of contacting Earth.

I’m alone. I’m stranded. I’m desperate.

But I’m alive.

The more of the station I explore, the surer I get that this was no accident. Someone did this, and I don't think they're finished yet.

Making it home feels like an impossible task, but I'm not just fighting for my own life.

I have to protect my family—whatever it takes.

And as long as I’m breathing, this isn't over.

Because whoever did this almost pulled it off...but they made one big mistake: They left the wrong man standing....

©2022 Craig A. Falconer (P)2022 Recorded Books

Character driven, intelligently written and perfectly narrated……

Exceptional and engaging writing combined with outstanding narration makes this one of my favorite series. I’m binge listening, on Book five ‘Reason To Fear’. The characters are intelligent and likable, especially Lika, the genetically enhanced parrot (whose intelligence is only surpassed by his sweetness). MC Ray faces the terrifying reality that he’s stranded in space with only his wits, skill set and the motivation of his family’s love, to get home to them anyway he can. A highly recommended nonstop listen.

Great book

This is a great book. I’m really glad that the next book in the series is already available because I don’t want it to stop there. The narrator is amazing too.

Good on process but lacks the realism aka hard sci-fi

I would have likes the story to have more concrete physics and science. The whole station artificial gravity was tough to accept on a whim.

Tedious, unfunny, unscientific

A near future scifi with artificial gravity but no simple safety procedure on a space station.

Entertaining but derivative

Don’t get me wrong, I was extremely entertained. As at least one of the critics said, this is exactly like Andy Weir. However, it’s a lot lighter on the explaination of the problem solving. The tone of the narrator adds to this copycat (I’m about to die but being snarky about it). If you’re simply looking to be entertained (as I was when I downloaded it) it’s a good choice.

Predictable and inprobable

The story is fairly predictable, with the greatest plot twist signaled well ahead of time. Also seems to want to wrap up all little side stories, even if that means inserting improbable events. Fine for free book, but will not be buying more in this series.

Nice read, long rabbit hole of books in the series

Interesting, the series is good. It feels like the storyline takes off in a direction not expected as the series progresses. Worth a listen.

Poor narattion

The narrator has a tone that is annoying and doesn’t fit the story. This title would be better to read than listen to. That said I like science fiction audio books

Inappropriate narration

This may be a good book but I can’t make it past the first chapter because I can’t handle a perky narrator trying to tell the story of many deaths and the one survivor trying to escape mortal peril.

Outstanding

Finally an author who can think for himself without having to go to the global warming climate change narrative. Thank you for a breath of fresh air!