Odyssey's Edge

The Odyssey War, Book 1

De: Michael G. Thomas

Narrado por: David Winter

An action-packed cyberpunk sci-fi thriller

Hunter has seen a lifetime of war leading augmented troopers into battle on numerous worlds. He thought those days were long gone. He was wrong.

His hidden life in the urban sprawl, bright neon lights, and unending crime of the old world changes the day he's tracked down by his Colonel Nakamura, his previous commander. His old friend Kuzma is on the run and missing on Mars, a colony on the brink of civil war.

A murderous cult tightens its grip on the colony while rumours of synthetic humans led by a mysterious woman spread like wildfire. And somehow Kuzma is right in the middle of it all and surrounded by bodies on all sides. Hunter thought he'd turned his back on war, but somehow the war found him. And he's not forgotten how to fight.

"Odyssey's Edge" is a thrilling sci-fi odyssey inspired by Joseph Conrads seminal work of fiction, Heart of Darkness. If you enjoyed the dystopian world of Bladerunner, the off-world twists of Total Recall, and the brutal combat of Starship Troopers, then Odysseys Edge is the book for you. A science fiction thriller set on Mars in the grim near future where mankind looks to the stars as civilisation collapses around them.

©2023 Michael G. Thomas (P)2026 Swordworks

Trouble On Mars

I was entertained by this story. I admired the worldbuilding which was extensive. My major issue with this story was that there were so many characters and viewpoints that at times it became confusing especially since I didn't have time to familiarize myself with the characters before thrusting them into dangerous situations as the tale was almost non-stop action. I thought David Winter's narration was great as his performance included different voices for the various characters. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which reflected my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.