Rollback

De: Robert J. Sawyer

Narrado por: George Wilson

Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer writes imaginative SF novels that have earned him an enthusiastic following. Set in the near future, Rollback is "a novel to be savored by science fiction and mainstream readers alike" ( Globe and Mail).

Thirty-eight years ago, Dr. Sarah Halifax earned worldwide fame by deciphering a radio transmission from an unknown intelligence reaching out from deep space. Now 87, Sarah receives news that, at long last, a new signal has been received, and her services are desperately needed once again.

But Sarah needs to stay alive long enough to decode the message. With the aid of corporate backers, she and her husband undertake an incredibly costly medical process called a Rollback, in which decades may be added to their lives - but only if it's successful.

©2007 Robert J. Sawyer (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

Fantastic sci-fi romance

Love this author's take on science fiction and interpersonal relationships. Truly one of the best.

Canadian heroine

Refreshing that main character is a smart women scientist and that the setting is Canada. Some clever ideas, especially that Coke and Pepsi merge in the future.

Great listen

Like Moon and 2001, this is a great storyline without a lot of action. Definitely adding more from this author.

It was ok

This was ok for me. Not great, not bad, right in the middle. I'd say it was worth a listen.

A good story

It's good sci-fi. Seems to go back to that old Twilight Zone episode about getting a younger body and the wife doesn't get one. But this story revolves around health being the deciding factor. This story continues where the TZ story left off.

I didn't see that coming.

I must say this one took me by surprise. The story took quite an unexpected turn and the ending honestly did a great job at putting it all into perspective.

He's Been Better- Characters Good

I liked where the story was going, the characters and the plot...and then he rushed the ending. What I really was interested in was only a few pages in the prologue rather than what I expected to be the thrust of the novel.

And way too easy to plot guess.

Wanna no brainer for a long car trip, this is it.

Want to read good Robert J. Sawyer? Don't read this.

Interesting premise

Interesting premise, but with a bit too much detail in the ethics/morals discussions. I get that ethics/morals is a central theme, but it could have been a lot more concise.

A great story

This is the book that got me started on Robert Sawyer. Despite some of the other reviews, I have found this to be a good strong book that I have comeback to, third time reading right now. I think George Wilson does a great job performing/reading and is nicely paired to this story.

Good and very good.

This was a compelling brisk but meaningful
Journey. I enjoyed it lots and well worth a credit.