Reflex

By: Steven Gould

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews

Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

Davy has always been alone. He believes that he's the only person in the world who can teleport. But what if he isn't?

A mysterious group of people has taken Davy captive. They don't want to hire him, and they don't have any hope of appealing to him to help them. What they want is to own him. They want to use his abilities for their own purposes, whether Davy agrees to it or not. And so they set about brainwashing him and conditioning him. They have even found a way to keep a teleport captive.

But there's one thing that they don't know. No one knows it, not even Davy. And it might save his life....

©2004 Steven Gould (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Though Gould continues to exuberantly press the boundaries of scientific credibility, his gift for placing ordinary people in extraordinary situations against a backdrop of international concerns makes this fast-paced adventure sizzle." ( Publishers Weekly)

"This is a fun, fast-paced novel that - like Gould's other books - also has a social conscience that gives it more depth than such a story might have in lesser hands." (Charles de Lint, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction)

Plenty entertaining, and interesting idea.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I'd recommend it to anyone of my friends who enjoys smooth story telling with a fandom for modern science fiction

Would you recommend Reflex to your friends? Why or why not?

It's a great read for anyone who is a fan of modern science fiction and psychological references, so I would absolutely suggest it to at least a few of my friends who are fans of the genre.

What about Macleod Andrews’s performance did you like?

Very smooth story telling with some very emotionally effective speaking. He also did a very good job at defining each different character with his speech which is always very good.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

"A jump into action and adventure."

Better Than the First

Would you listen to Reflex again? Why?

No, but only because it's a book filled with suspense and once you know what's going to happen, I imagine it loses a lot of its appeal.

Any additional comments?

I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. MacLeod Andrews does a great job whenever he's the narrator and the story held my interest much more than the first book. The characters were well defined and I really liked the "good guys" and really hated the "bad guys". Well done all around!

love it

love this book... moving on to number 3. Great Narration!! got started because of the movies

Thoroughly enjoyable follow-up!

I really enjoyed this book and the evolution of Davy and his world. Without going into spoiler details, I feel that If you enjoyed Jumper, I believe you'll enjoy Reflex as well!

Narration by Steven Gould is excellent as well. I was not disappointed by the story or narration and definitely recommend this book!

still good

for the second book in the series I figured it may go a bit wonky. it was still very entertaining, and had some interesting bad guys, although the control through brainwashing, torture seem to be a bit forced.
with today's technology it would be far easier to control a teleporter, but it would probably still have to do with some kind of implants that could not be quickly removed.
makes me wonder if protagonist may actually develop the powers of teleportation once they were teleported enough times? will look forward to the next book.

Great, Read a second time, some years later

The writing is quite good. I often have to cringe with much science fiction; this has only a few moments, predictably, mostly when a good guy/gal makes a quip when they are scared badword-less. And it is a thrilling adventure. Bonus points for a meal flavored with Corsican maquis.

So fun...

Really well done. Written in a way to set it apart from the first in the series. Just downloaded #3

Amazing and addictive sequel

Way better than the first one its like “watching” a movie. If you read the first one and think about continuing its a lot better- a lot of action and a simple way of writing without getting boring.
Of all the sci fi books that i read this was the best together with ender and ready player 1 even though its not in first person like the jumper book.

Great story, easy to listen to.

Where does Reflex rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I have a hard time finding books I like, and this one was great. It was easy to follow, had an interesting and different story line. This is near the top of my list. I wanted to be Millie.

What other book might you compare Reflex to and why?

Not sure, this is a mystery with a sci-fi element story.

Which character – as performed by Macleod Andrews – was your favorite?

I liked Sojourner Johnson the best. She was an outsider who was watching the action and reacted like I might have. I loved Millie and what she did, but wasn't thrilled with the sound of her voice, I know it's hard for a man to sound like a woman, but she sounded older than she was in the story.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Ok, I laughed and cried a bit, it was good. I kept listening to it, I wanted to know how it would end. Spent most of a Friday and Saturday listening so I could find out how it ends.

Any additional comments?

Again, great story, fun to listen to.

Better than the first!

I liked this book a lot. The first book looked at someone that could teleport all over the world, and how that would affect their life. It also put a lot of time looking at his relationship.
This book took that framework and added in put a very good action/suspense book inside of it. really well done and I'm looking forward to the next one.

Highly suggested