The Void

Alex Hunter, Book 7

By: Greig Beck

Narrated by: Sean Mangan

Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Something has travelled for a billion years to find us - and now it has. 

In space, Commander Mitch Granger and his crew are nearing the end of their scientific mission - along with their covert satellite photography for the military. As they prepare for reentry, an unknown object emerges from the void: the name given to deep, dark space. The object proves impossible to evade. The crew have one option left - to bring the fragment aboard. 

Immediately, all contact with the shuttle is lost. NASA watches helplessly as their craft breaks orbit and heads back to Earth, where it crashes high up in the Revelation Mountains of Alaska. The space agency puts together an emergency recovery team, but the Russians also want the US military photographic data on board. 

The race is on to be the first to the crash site, nearly 10,000 feet up in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. But there is another problem. Satellite images show that something else came down in the shuttle, something moving about when no one should be alive. And that seems to be growing at an alarming rate. 

NASA needs help and protection. Send in the HAWCs. But even HAWC captain Alex Hunter, the last supersoldier of the Arcadian program, has never come up against a threat so old and from so far....

©2018 Greig Beck (P)2018 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Don't Understand all the positive reviews

The narrator, Sean Mangan, was really off his game with this one. He usually does a good job but in this book, he consistently mispronounced words, sounded out of breath making it sound like he was ending a sentence when he wasn't and at times seemed as if he was gasping for breath. The book itself was really not that great. The plot seemed to be taken from several other books/movies and just mashed together. I would say that it's a rip off of Aliens, Tremors, The Thing and other people's work. Very disappointing.

After How Many Books...

They are magazines, not clips. This and many other factual errors relegate this book and all the rest in the series to very light entertainment.
If you want something more real, Jonathan Mayberry’s Joe Ledger series delivers.

Horrible narrator!

Storyline was so so, but the narrator was terrible. At some points it sounded like he may have been drunk because it seemed like he was slurring his words. His pronunciation of certain words was annoying also. If you can put up with the narration the book is an OK listen.

Not his best

The idea behind this story was up to par with Mr. Beck's excellent style but, unlike him, the story dragged with continuous descriptions of the creatures encountered to the point of boredom ... something I thought I'd never say about one of his books!!

bought it twice

I loved the book so much I preordered it just so I can listen again on audiobook!

outstanding

I give this series 4 stars instead of five so it like the series can grow.
1) the stories in this series (for me are outstanding and fire my imagination of what if and what is)
2) the characters I enjoyed getting to know for a long time. but towards the last couple stories the insight into their characters has become somewhat lacking. as if the author does not trust us to accept where they are going or has not mapped out his plans. and as he has brought in new and older characters we should be brought up to speed. not left with cookie crumbs. the timeline should remain smooth. this area of book 7 I have the most problems with. with one exception. I think insight into the hammer appears to have become clear. unless this is all misdirection.
3- the future of this series looks both promising and exciting. can not wait.
4- one criticism. the blow by blow of each battle is a bit much almost like a word count. it is boring and time consuming. and takes time from the story. and the story is what we want.

Mispronounced words

The narrator is annoying at times, mispronouncing some words so much I almost didn’t recognize the word. I figured it out based on the context of the script. Cotton mouth and sometimes feels like he is struggling for air. I apologize but he is difficult to listen to st times. I love the author

At least they weren’t totally underground again

I’m committed to the series. I’m hoping the next books are less predictable. I like the idea of the dog and the new non/robot characters and can wait to see how they impact the stories going forward.

Good

This is a good special forces book series with a little sci-fi twist to it.

The HAWKS are becoming more and more unlikable.

They are out right cruel to the civilians except of course the sycophantic reporter. Especially Casey. Usually she is gruff but still comes off as a decent person, just boisterous. Now she is just mean. And they are very hypocritical. They are worried about one of the scientists emotions getting out of control and causing problems then Alex loses control of his anger. While ordering one of the guys to be quiet they have a conversation about lakes. One of their guys get taken and they compromise the mission to find him but the civilians get scattered and Alex just says their own their own. Then he acts like the women being taken, possibly for a fate worse then death, as an inconvenience to him and his people. The Russian bad guys were more likeble.

The story is not as good either. It doesn't flow very well. But it's the HAWKS that ruined it for me. Also he uses the word warrior way to much.

Great series and the narrator is perfect for these

Loved it, their never long enough.
once I started it I had to listen to it all.

gripping from start to finish

from the moment I started to read this book it opened up in my head like a movie. Gripping tense , from start to finish . loved it 😀

Terror

I enjoy the military sci-fi horror genre and this was an excellent addittion. Nice touch he interwove his other story with a pass by eith Arn and the Wolfen.

not my favourite...

I'm a fan, a big fan but this just didn't work for me, and i honestly don't know why, am going to listen all over again in a month or so to see if it's just me being a dick.....

Excellent story

Another excellent story which had me shouting at times especially in the tense moments. I can't wait for the next story.

Lots of action!

Never a dull moment in the story. Lots of imaginative 'monster' moments as well. The descriptions of situations were very well done.

Brilliant

Couldn’t put this one down had a few groggy mornings due to late nights not being able to turn off fantastic. Looking for the next mission.

Great read

one of the best books I've ever not read. nonstop action and excitement highly recommended! 😁