The Extrapolated Man

By: Doug Franklin

Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir, Stefan Rudnicki

A wrecked starship. A dead man’s mind. In a desperate race across Mars, Maggie must unravel their secrets before the Tharks erase them forever.

Commander Gray of the United Colonies Space Force died when his experimental ship crashed on Mars, but a backup of his mind survived.

When Maggie discovers the wreck a century later, she becomes the target of a psychopathic rival intent on stealing the ship, and a hive of weaponized lifeforms bent on erasing the backup.

It is only after she restores Gray’s backup in the body of a battered warbot that she learns his deadly secret: his ship was capable of traveling faster than light, which makes it an incredibly valuable and terribly dangerous prize, for a starship is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction.

©2025 Doug Franklin (P)2025 Skyboat Media

Well written

The author has quite a way with words. I found this to be very descriptive and the plot was interesting. The narration was pretty good, although the different voices clashed a bit at times.

A book for true sci-fi fans

I really enjoyed this book. This book is not a “space opera”, it’s a true sci-fi book similar to the second and third book in the Ender’s Game series. Having the book narrated by Stefan Rudnicki, who also narrated Ender’s Game, is a real treat. This book requires you to pay attention, but if you do, it’s a great read.