Sunnyside

A Novel

De: Rob Dircks

Narrado por: Rob Dircks

Everyman Theo Hoover accidentally becomes Grand Oversee—humanity's supreme leader—managing the terraforming of Sunnyside, mankind's potential new home planet. But people are dying. And aliens are coming. And his brother is missing. And Kate Kingston of all people has been assigned his Chief of Staff. But chaos is only the beginning, as the fate of Sunnyside—and humanity—comes to rest in Theo's shaky hands.

With Sunnyside, Rob Dircks (#1 Audible Bestselling author of You're Going to Mars! and Where the Hell is Tesla?) tells a tale of First Contact, unlikely heroes, political twists and turns—and everyday people trying to figure out what it means to be "home."

The Black List describes it as "a distant future filled with irony, madcap characters, spaceships, a few bureaucratic conspiracies and an utterly unique voice with a pace and energy that moves at warp-speed.”

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Just a damn good time

I love this author's books. Please do yourself a favor and listen to all of them. I also usually frown on authors reading their own books, but as I've mentioned in a previous review, I wouldn't mind if Rob Dirks read all of the sci-fi books I listen to. He is a stellar narrator.

Now, onto this book, Sunnyside. On the surface, it's just a damn good time. You care about the characters and they do get themselves into some shenanigans, but it's never overly stressful. I love hard sci-fi and I love sci-fi that qualifies as high literature, but sometimes I also just like to relax and go on a fun little journey. That's what this book is. And underneath all of that, there are definitely some lessons to be learned here, as well.

OMG! I Love Rob Dricks!!

I have listened to most of Mr. Dricks books and I have to say he has become one of my favorite authors of all time! Funny, intelligent, great characters, I can’t say enough about his writing! So glad to have “You Are Going To Mars” to look forward too! Read-Recommend-Repeat! Lori B

Really good book Rob Dircks

Rob Dircks you are by far my favorite author and narrator. Your books are consistently funny and heartwarming with the best characters. I’m always looking forward to your next release.

Worth the wait!

I’ve been waiting for a new Rob Dircks book for way too long… but this story was totally worth the wait. It has everything I've come to expect from a dircks story - humor (wry, subtle, over the top, even slapstick), and lots of heart, and a great main character in Theo. He’s the classic zero to hero, taking on the challenge of leading humanity with the stumbling earnestness i have come to expect from the author. And the side characters - especially Shaggy - are priceless. The narration of them all was spot on too, and the combination of everything, story, heart, narration was extremely satisfying. Five stars all the way!

Hilarious and Totally Original

This book was so much fun. Aliens, terraforming, and a regular dude who somehow ends up in charge of everything at the worst possible time. It's weird and wacky and just a great ride all the way through. The writing is sharp, the world is nuts, and I laughed more then I expected. Definitely unlike anything I've read in a while.