Antimatter Blues, Edward Ashton
Antimatter Blues, Edward Ashton
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Antimatter Blues
A Mickey7 Novel

Author: Edward Ashton

Series: Mickey7 #2

Narrator: John Pirhalla, Katharine Chin

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/14/2023


Synopsis

Edward Ashton's Antimatter Blues is the thrilling follow up to Mickey7 in which an expendable heads out to explore new terrain for human habitation.

Summer has come to Niflheim. The lichens are growing, the six-winged bat-things are chirping, and much to his own surprise, Mickey Barnes is still alive—that last part thanks almost entirely to the fact that Commander Marshall believes that the colony’s creeper neighbors are holding an antimatter bomb, and that Mickey is the only one who’s keeping them from using it. Mickey’s just another colonist now. Instead of cleaning out the reactor core, he spends his time these days cleaning out the rabbit hutches. It’s not a bad life.

It’s not going to last.

It may be sunny now, but winter is coming. The antimatter that fuels the colony is running low, and Marshall wants his bomb back. If Mickey agrees to retrieve it, he’ll be giving up the only thing that’s kept his head off of the chopping block. If he refuses, he might doom the entire colony. Meanwhile, the creepers have their own worries, and they’re not going to surrender the bomb without getting something in return. Once again, Mickey finds the fate of two species resting in his hands. If something goes wrong this time, though, he won’t be coming back.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

About Edward Ashton

Edward Ashton (he/him) is the author of the novels Three Days in April, The End of Ordinary, Mickey7, Antimatter Blues, and Mal Goes to War, as well as of short stories which have appeared in venues ranging from the newsletter of an Italian sausage company to Escape Pod, Analog, and Fireside Fiction. He lives in a cabin on the shore of an inland sea, where he enjoys cancer research, teaching quantum physics to sullen graduate students, and whittling.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melany on August 11, 2022

Such a gripping read! Literally had me reading this SO fast to figure everything out. Pretty fast paced and constant action throughout. I haven't read Mickey 7, which this book refers to alot of what happened in it, but without reading it I still believe this book was AMAZING. Now I need to get Mick......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on March 18, 2023

3.5 Stars I really enjoyed Mickey7 so I was eager to pick up this follow up novel. Set after the events of the first book, I recommend reading the books in publication order to avoid spoiling yourself. Like the first, this was so fun and engaging. I often struggle with humorous books but this one wor......more

Goodreads review by Trish on March 30, 2023

This is the second book about Mickey, an expandable human. Which basically means that his consciousness / memories are transferred into a new body every time he dies. Which he did a lot in book 1 since that was his job: doing the most dangerous stuff so other human colonists didn’t have to. But Mick......more

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥ on March 12, 2025

I'm so glad I managed to finish this before I watch the movie later today, now I can go into it knowing the full story. After the way the first book ended, I knew I had to continue this, and I enjoyed it just as much as book one, maybe even more during the Speaker parts, he was definitely my favourit......more

Goodreads review by myo on January 25, 2025

loved seeing nasha and my himbo prince mickey again......more


Quotes

"Ashton’s breezy characters, especially a few alien creepers able to communicate with the humans, delight, and the grungy details of colony life are rendered as realistically as Mickey’s hunger pangs. It’s good fun with a surprisingly effective closing twist that sci-fi fans will savor.: --Publishers Weekly

"Ashton’s follow-up to his excellent Mickey7 (2022) is just as much fun as its predecessor." --Booklist