Killing Titan, Greg Bear
Killing Titan, Greg Bear
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Killing Titan

Author: Greg Bear

Narrator: Jay Snyder

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 10/06/2015

Synopsis

A new planet. A new battle. Same war.

After barely surviving his last tour on Mars, Master Sergeant Michael Venn finds himself back on earth in enforced isolation. Through a dangerous series of operations he returns to Mars to further his investigation into the Drifters -- ancient artifacts suddenly reawakened on the red planet.

But another front in the war leads his team to make the difficult journey to Saturn's moon, Titan. Here, in the cauldron of war, hides new truths about the Drifters, the origin of life in our solar system and the plans of the supposedly benevolent Gurus, who have been "sponsoring" and supporting humanity in their fight against outside invaders.

Killing Titan is the second book in the epic interstellar War Dogs trilogy from master of science fiction, Greg Bear.

About Greg Bear

Greg Bear has won two Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards and is a past president to the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Trish on September 29, 2018

This is the second volume in the War Dogs series. We're still following Michael Venn (Vinnie) after his return from Mars. When last we saw him, he had been "interviewed" by a woman and then had to leave abruptly. Here, he is in a government / Guru facility, under quarantine, and getting antsy. There......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on September 28, 2018

I don't think I'll ever call this the best Space Opera mil-SF I've ever read, but it DOES have its moments. The fighting is quite a treat, in fact, as was the cool alien tech, the tea, the crystals, and all the reasons and purposes around them. On the surface, it may appear very familiar to the SF t......more

Goodreads review by Tim on March 17, 2016

Three stars? Four? Can't decide. There's a lot of futzing around on Mars as Bear sets the scene. I suppose it's necessary so Bear can (view spoiler)[gradually build up Venn's confusion and his need to get used to the voices he hears. (hide spoiler)] . FInally they're on their way to Titan, and we know that (view spoiler)[ there may be more than t (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by Sable on October 01, 2019

This book is the sequel to War Dogs. Like the The Forge of God series by Bear, the second book has a very different focus and tone from the first book in the series, and I think that might be a bit off-putting to many readers. The first book is Vietnam on Mars. This book is a scientific puzzle with s......more

Goodreads review by Sebastian on December 15, 2023

Another unnecessary novel that serves as the middle book in a trilogy. Honestly, though, people, this fixation on trilogies as a default format is becoming unhealthy. This entire book could have been skipped - it is all one dude being carted around the solar system with absolutely zero agency while......more

Quotes

"Stuffed with adrenaline-pumping action and mystifying ambiguity, Bear's series launch is a tempest of rousing SF adventure with a dash of Peckinpah."—Publishers Weekly on War Dogs

"Military sci-fi, action and adventure, and a whole lot of thought-provoking complexity."—San Diego Union-Tribune on War Dogs

"Packed with adventure and incident...and conveyed with gritty realism."—Kirkus on War Dogs

"Greg Bear's voice is a resonant, clear chord of quality binding some of the best SF of the 20th Century to the short list of science-savvy, sophisticated, top-notch speculative fiction of the 21st. More than a grace note, Hull Zero Three is a compelling allegro in the growing symphony of Greg Bear's finest work."—Dan Simmons

"Hull Zero Three is a grand adventure of scientific discovery in the tradition of "Orphans of the Sky" and "Rendezvous with Rama" -- by turns chilling and touching, it poses challenging questions about what it means to be human."—Charles Stross

"Hull Zero Three is a lean, mean, supercharged sense-of-wonder engine."—Alastair Reynolds on Hull Zero Three

"Not for those who prefer their space opera simple-minded, this beautifully written tale where nothing is as it seems will please readers with a well-developed sense of wonder."—Publisher's Weekly (starred review) on Hull Zero Three

"Greg Bear is one contemporary master of the old ways, and in Hull Zero Three he gives the generation starship theme - crystallized beautifully by Robert Heinlein in 1941's "Universe" - a vigorous makeover...."—bn.com

"The heart of the mystery is worthy of Bear in its bravura extrapolations into far-future science and moral ambiguity...a testament of faith both in human beings and in something beyond them, divine or indistinguishable from it, and it seems directed as much toward the world of today, with all its sinful affections and deceits, as it is toward the far future."—Locus on Hull Zero Three

"I loved Hull Zero Three - this book reminds me of why I fell in love with science fiction in the first place. Searing questions of humanity, a good old fashioned riddle of a plot, and excellent conceptualization make Hull Zero Three more than worth the effort."—thebooksmugglers.com

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