The Galactic Now

The Assemblies of the Living, Book 2

By: Brent Clay

Narrated by: Samuel Peery

Length: 21 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

After first contact, humanity learns that the galaxy is a place of ancient and far-reaching authorities. The Earth has not emerged as an autonomous peer into a community of sovereign worlds, but as an involuntary entrant into a galactic society whose demands are not light. John Riley, the physicist who inadvertently touched off first contact with his research into gravitation, now sees that the implications of his discoveries lead to more than technical frontiers. The galaxy, the nature of the Universe itself, is not what humanity has believed it to be.

©2023 Brent Clay (P)2024 Brent Clay

Exactly the type of sci-fi I love

A very thought provoking combination of hard-scifi, philosophy, religion and spirituality, is the exact kind of First Contact type of material I crave. What I love is that this book makes it more than just first contact with an alien civilization. It's also a type of "first contact" between humanity and the parts of ourselves that the scientifically minded may find alien. Just like relativity and quantum mechanics dont agree within a limited horizon, so to must we expand our minds to understand the big picture of the universe and our small place in it.

The Best Science Fiction Series I’ve Read or Listened To

The Galactic Now is an absolute masterpiece! I was completely captivated by the seamless blend of science fiction with believable characters and a gripping plot.

Also, the narrator's performance was beyond exceptional, breathing life into each character with such depth and authenticity.

The Galactic Now is a must-experience for any science fiction enthusiast! I am anxiously awaiting the next book!

totally unique

a unique take on first contact with a healthy dose of moral philosophy and self reflection on the human condition. this series is a must read.

The author sounds like a technical snob.

Overly inflated verbosity. The author SOUNDS like a technical SNOB.



See below's EXAMPLE that attempts to mimic B. Clay's WORDY snobbishness.


The egregious proliferation of superfluous verbosity is indeed an affliction that regrettably plagues many an intriguing subject matter, thereby detracting from its inherent fascination and rendering it burdensome and unwieldy for the hapless audience. Alas, the prodigious proliferation of unnecessarily convoluted language often serves to obfuscate rather than illuminate the subject at hand, thereby thwarting the transmission of knowledge and impeding comprehension.

It is truly lamentable that such a fascinating topic should be encumbered by the gratuitous embellishment of language, as it deprives both speaker and listener alike of the opportunity to engage with it in a manner that is both accessible and enriching. In essence, the imposition of excessive verbosity serves only to obfuscate the inherent beauty and complexity of the subject matter, relegating it to the realm of incomprehensibility and alienating potential enthusiasts.

In light of these observations, it behooves us to eschew the pernicious temptation of verbosity and instead strive for clarity and conciseness in our discourse, thereby ensuring that the inherent allure of the subject matter remains undiminished and accessible to all who seek to partake in its exploration.

SNOB, am I right?

The story quality.will be a Classic novel!! The Best ever!!

This book series goes way beyond sci-fi.. It will become one of the novel classics along with the likes of A.C.Clarcke or Asimov and CS Lewis!

Very different first contact series

I really like the first two and hope it does not take 3 years till the next book!

wow

talk about some intense science fiction, some chapters are hard to follow but upon re-listening to them it makes sense overall I got to say this has been an impressive series thus far hopefully there is more to come.

True Science Fiction!

Waited with baited breath for this sequel, and was not disappointed. Looking forward with great anticipation to the next in series.

Unique first contact series!

This series is probably my hidden gem of the last ten years, if not longer... I'm so annoyed it took three years to get book 2, because the first book is hands down one of my favourite sci-fi books ever - I've never listened to/read anything quite like it.

Book 2 was an excellent continuation to the series, however while I enjoyed the in-depth technical descriptions I think it would make the book a bit more accessible if they were edited down a bit.

Samuel Peery does an exemplary job with the narration and I can't believe he hasn't narrated more novels - I really hope he gets picked up by more authors because I'll listen to anything he narrates!!!

I can't wait for the next book and I'm crossing my fingers and toes it comes soon.

Narration was great but …

Way too much philosophy and not enough substance. Loved the first book. This 2nd book should have been 1/2 as long given what was discussed. Left more questions than answers with not much desire to see it through to the 3rd volume.