This Day All Gods Must Die: The Gap into Ruin

The Gap Cycle, Book 5

By: Stephen R. Donaldson

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 31 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

Hailed as his greatest work ever, Stephen Donaldson's best-selling Gap series is rapidly attaining the status of a classic. Now, one of the most exhilarating space epics ever told comes to a shattering climax in a thrilling tale of high adventure, powerful emotion, and labryrinthine intrigue.

As the conflict between humankind and the Amnion aliens heads for crisis, Morn Hyland, cyborg Angus Thermopyle, and the survivors on board the crippled starship Trumpet must return from deep space to Earth. Only they can prevent the titanic struggle between UMCP director Warden Dios and Holt Fasner, the corrupt head of the UMC, from precipitating all-out war with the Amnion - and leaving humanity to pay a terrible price.

As Dios in Earth's orbit and Morn in deep space both make far-reaching decisions, the Amnion act with swift fury, and suddenly Earth stands threatened with fiery destruction.

©1996 Stephen R. Donaldson (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Incredible

This series was very hard to get through due to the brutality in the beginning books, however it pays off in the end.

The Grand Finale!

But the title is actually "This Day All Gods Die"....the word "Must" isn't in it.

Angus

This was a wild series! I almost quit after the first book because it was so brutal, but I’m so glad I stuck with it. This was epic and dramatic on such a grand scale! I am now a huge fan of Donaldson and also Scott Brick is the man! Glad to see he performs Donaldson’s other works

Finish Strong, a masterpiece of dark scifi

Firstly, come on guys... this title... "This Day all Gods Die" how bad ass is that? You know you gotta buckle up and put on your adult diapers when you read that. Look by now, many of you will have read more than a few series, and you'll know that sometimes the final installment is not always the best book in the series. This is not the case here. This is the book you have been working toward. You put in the time and this book will pay out all your wants and desires. Except maybe a date with a curvaceous redhead, you'll still have to work for that one brother. Ok ok I'll get serious. This is the strongest book in the series and it will leave nothing hanging and not leave you wanting. You want dark grit? - here you go sir. You want epic heroics? - here's a double serving on the house my good man. You want an evil bastard or two to get their come-uppings? - Try aisle six madam we are fully stocked and open 24 hours a day. My point is that Donaldson does not say, "well my characters will take the high road", no they need to get shit done. Ole Scott Brick brings every gritry feeling to life with these characters, and I promise you it is a performance that rivals any crap they have in the theaters. YOU WILL LOVE AND HATE THE CHARACTERS OF THIS BOOK AND SERIES MORE THAN ANY OTHER YOU HAVE READ. I promise yall. Angus, love him or hate him, I won't judge you, will dole out what you need. Morn has been through the shit and back; we all want to see if she ever gets any kind of happy ending. Davies, will he ever get his head on straight? Man just read the book and find out. If you make it to the end this book you will forever make want more like it. Don't worry ole UD (me) know's what you need. To conclude this is the crown jewel of Dark scifi in an amazing dark scifi series. Worth the read, but hell if you made it this far you already know that.

Remember kids if it ain't a run on sentence it ain't worth writing. Watch out for gap sickness and keep on trucking in Dark scifi.

-UD

If you like gritty nasty Sci fi

Don't read if you only like sanitized Sci fi, with that said this book being the last let up on the misery, it needed to and is the best book in series. This book was the reward for the endurance of the first 4

A truly great story

This entire series is at the very top of the pyramid of Science Fiction. It has Fabulous characters, deep moral challenges, intelligent sub-plots and a powerful read-in-between-the-lines commentary on humanity.
Scott Brick is the voice of Stephen R Donaldson… his work here as well as on the Thomas Covenant books is nothing short of astounding.
I could not recommend this more.

Donaldson is dark.

Would you listen to This Day All Gods Must Die: The Gap into Ruin again? Why?

Maybe I'd listen again, but I'd need a lot of time in between. I like Donaldson, but he's dark. The guy is twisted and sadistic. Even the Covenant series shows his propensity for exposing tortured minds to the extreme. This series is even darker and more masochistic. He really puts people through the most awful things (in stark detail).

Sometimes it's just hard to listen to all the ugliness. But I do. I somehow get through the darkness so I can eventually find the redemption at the end. You start caring about these characters. Even some of the nasty ones. Donaldson's really good at that, making you care.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Scott Brick's narration makes this whole series bearable.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely not - not only is it too long, but I need time outs to come up for air.

Solid last book

Seemless last book in the series. Character arcs and continued development all the way through the story. A few minor timeline transgressions were needed, but worked out. A must read series.

srd is the man

i read these as they were released and love them even more now. simply perfect.

Excellent Space "DRAMA"

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

More drama that tech, but very well written. The series primarily focuses on the human condition and often leaves "juicy" tech ideas virtually ignored.

What other book might you compare This Day All Gods Must Die: The Gap into Ruin to and why?

Herbert's Dune: House series

Have you listened to any of Scott Brick’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Scott Brick is always excellent; but I would compare this to his reading of Hebert's Dune: House series.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I listened to the entire book over 2½ consecutive days.