The Kasari Nexus

Rho Agenda Assimilation, Book 1

De: Richard Phillips

Narrado por: Alexander Cendese

Jennifer Smythe escapes Earth's invasion by the insidious Kasari race, hijacks an alien starship, and survives the deadly passage through a wormhole.

But escape is short-lived....

When Jennifer emerges on the new world of Scion, she is confronted by the same deadly enemy. Now the Kasari have sided with the planet's angel-like elite against the warrior underclass, but with the intent of ultimately ruling both. And when Jennifer is captured by the brutish Koranthians, her alien-enhanced abilities make her a crucial asset in battling the Kasari and their winged allies.

Back on a divided Earth, Jennifer's brother, Mark, and Jack "the Ripper" Gregory wage their own war against the Kasari. As the global government welcomes the extraterrestrials, Mark, Jack, and their rebel faction seek to use the powerful mind-altering skills gained from the Kasari's sworn enemies to repel the would-be conquerors. But faced with the might of Earth's ruling forces, has the cause already been lost?

©2016 Richard Phillips (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Seemed more like an intermediate story than Book 1

How could the performance have been better?

MacLeod Andrews nothing against Alexander Cendese I just preferred MacLeod Andrews way of performing these characters.

Any additional comments?

To really get this book you will have had to read/listened to the previous Rho novels it was good but not great.. enjoyable becaus I am already invested in this universe and want to see where it goes.

Great addition to the first three

A excellent way of picking up the story. Each character is exciting to read about. You get drawn into everyone's own story. I was a little disappointed with the narrator. I hope the next audiobook will have the previous narrator.

Must read

A great story can't wait to read the rest of the books as soon as they come out

the story progresses

I was put off by the new reader. It's not the first series to do this and it is very annoying. The reader isn't all to blame as I'm sure there was someone directing him as well that went along with the stupid accents, voices and pacing.
The story progresses but many points including the end felt rushed.
Without the progression in the story that I was looking for, I would have given it overall 3 stars.
I'm not a writer. In fact, I suck at it so I do feel bad critiquing so harshly. That said, as a "reader" you expect the same if not more from an author that has put out 6 pretty good books in the series. I'm hoping next book will be better.

Kasari Nexus

Masterful author, I really enjoyed the book. It was suspenseful every single page. I really love the way he developed the story. Thank you very much I can't wait for the next one. It was really fun to listen to and you went the extra mile on your research . Love the ripper!!

Good story terrible Narrator

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

No, the narrator destroys a perfectly good story, his inability to do multiple voices is so distracting. The other books in this series read by MacLeod Andrews were great, and then they changed narrators, What a shame

How could the performance have been better?

Have MacLeod Andrews read it. This guys voice was distracting, he couldn't adjust to play multiple roles and not even close to a female sounding voice which comprise most of the characters in this edition.

I have a huge regret...

...and my regret is that I came across this author only in this book, without looking for the previous books in the Rho Agenda universe.

That took a sizeable chunk from my fun, since there were many references and character relationships I (obviously) did not understand.

However, even considering that, I was able to follow the story decently and enjoy the time spent. I'll probably re-start the series from the actual beginning, and enjoy it as it was planned to be.

More of the same

After the Rho Agenda.
I can't say I could always suspend disbelief but I liked the good guys not the bad ones and the sticking points were pretty far away (talking to weapons and learning to Drive). The plot is complex enough and well enough detailed to fit most of the time. That said, it is built from the perspective of my world view. Listened in a day.
Waiting happily for the next volume.

I enjoyed this book a lot, happy to see

Everything coming together from the previous books, I listened to the Audible versions so the change in voice acting took some getting used to. Macleod nade jack sound like David Hayter performing in Metal gear solid while the new actor makes him sound more like Stallone, both good just took a little while to get used to after the last 6 books being performed by Macleod.

Solid story in a well thought out universe

Richard Phillips is getting better with every book he publishes. Characters in the early books had little depth and he seemed to shy away from detail to avoid inconsistencies. The Kasari Nexus is a big step up, and I found myself looking for excuses to listen. He's not in the same class as someone like Sara King with respect to character and plot depth (the gold standard for the genre IMO), but I still thoroughly enjoyed it.