Mars One

By: Jonathan Maberry

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Tristan has known that he and his family were going to be on the first mission to colonize Mars since he was 12 years old, and he has been training ever since. But knowing that he would be leaving for Mars with no plan to return didn't stop him from falling in love with Izzy. Now, at age 16, it's time to leave Earth, and he's forced to face what he must leave behind in exchange for an uncertain future.

When the news hits that another ship is already headed to colonize Mars, and the Neo-Luddite terrorist group begins threatening the Mars One project, the mission's purpose is called into question. Is this all worth it?

©2018 Jonathan Maberry (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

A very different Maberry - NOT HORROR

This is a sweet, sappy, adventure story spiced lightly with science. There's a little bit of violence in it but not much. I'd almost have to put in the YA category. It was good, if a bit too sappy at times. The science and the rigors of travel were over simplified a bit and overall plot a bit predictable, but it's a good story and well told.

Just don't expect this to be "Rot and Ruin" because it's definitely not that.

Where do we go from here?

To Mars of course. And as soon as possible. We need Martians to fix our problems here on Earth.

Great story and super narrator.

Easy enjoyable listen

Why the last chapter, it seemed to be poor choice of ending to an otherwise interesting story.

Great listen

The story was very creative and exciting. It kept my attention the whole time. And the performance was excellent!

Enthralling. Quality storytelling!

This voice actor truly made it so great! The story kept me engaged. The accents were amazing. Now I want to look for more from this author and from this voice actor.

great book wish it was longer!

really hope we get another book about these characters and their life on Mars!

too the moon and back

why can we not just come together and start over. Don't wait. Start now!

Loved

So we’ll written and produced. I highly recommend to Sci-fy fans of all ages.

I hope they make a sequel.

Overall, I think it was a good story. The narrator did a pretty good job too. I hope they make a sequel.

Not Your Typical Maberry

I chose this title, in part, because it was written by Jonathan Mayberry and because of the Sci-Fi genre. If you are expecting the type of action with a Joe Ledger novel - this isn’t it.

The story centers around a 16 year-old boy who has been selected with his family to colonize Mars along with approx 37 other people. The trip is one-way. He has a girlfriend and the first part of the book is about him dealing with the media circus revolving around their love and the fact that they will be split up. Mayberry leverages an interesting premise that a large portion of the trip. Is funded by a myriad of reality shows. He and his girlfriend are at the center of one such reality show. We hear about his inner turmoil at knowing he will be leaving the relationship. It gets a bit sappy.

It takes almost half the book before he actually launches to Mars. That is when the book shifts gears as he and his fellow colonists face challenges associated with breakdowns on the two ships. (I won’t go more specific for fear of spoiling the plot).

The science is, for the most part, realistic but certain aspects of the plot line are a being stretched a bit further than is believable. Not a bad book if you are a sentimentalist. The first half of the book was a struggle for me, but the rest delivered satisfaction.

MacLeod Andrews did a superb job and saved the book from my perspective. He pulled-off sounding like a 16 year old adolescent. I definitely will be listening to more of his readings.