Caretaker, Josi Russell
Caretaker, Josi Russell
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Caretaker

Author: Josi Russell

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 10 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/26/2016

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Ethan Bryant was supposed to fall asleep on a ship leaving Earth and wake up fifty years later with his family on the planet Minea. Instead, after the ship's caretaker—the lone human in charge of monitoring the ship's vital systems—suddenly died, the ship's computer locked Ethan out of his stasis chamber and gave him the job. That was five years ago. Five years of checking to make sure everything runs smoothly on a ship Ethan knows almost nothing about.

Ethan is resigned to his fate, until the ship suddenly wakes up another passenger: a beautiful engineer who, along with Ethan, soon discovers a horrible secret—a navigation room hidden from even the ship's computer. The ship is not bound for Minea but somewhere far more dangerous.

With the ship nearing its sinister destination, Ethan soon learns that he is the only one who holds the key to saving all 4,000 passengers from a highly-advanced, hostile alien race.

About Josi Russell

Josi Russell's science fiction novels explore familiar human relationships in unfamiliar contexts. She currently teaches creative writing and fiction courses as an associate professor of English for Utah State University Eastern. She lives in the alien landscape of the high desert American Southwest with her family and a giant tortoise named Caesar. Josi is captivated by the fields of linguistics, mathematics, and medicine, by the vast unknown beyond our atmosphere, and by the whole adventure of being human.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsey on March 07, 2016

3.5/5 stars! Was provided a copy from the publisher for an honest review. Summary: As a ship is being prepared for a 53 year journey through space, people are being put in their pods. As the last man is about to be put in stasis, the caretaker dies leaving him to fill the roll. A man who has no prior e......more

Goodreads review by Ricqui on September 03, 2015

I know the old adage says not to judge a book by it's cover but this was one cover that caught my eye and my curiosity. To have a book titled "Caretaker" with such a sci-fi theme should give you a hint right off that this is no ordinary book. It follows the story of Ethan Bryant, a man who was thrus......more

Goodreads review by VJ on February 11, 2016

* I received a copy of Caretaker from Future House Publishing in exchange for an unbiased review. Imagine yourself being a caretaker. Now let’s add another level to this; imagine being a caretaker who is watching 4000 people being held in stasis. That doesn’t seem hard right? Oh—don’t forget, you’re......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on February 18, 2016

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher to review I'm technically giving "Caretaker" a 2.75. I can do that, right? (Some general/semi-spoiler-y plot points below) The premise of the book is pretty interesting - one man is designated Caretaker of all of the humans traveling to colo......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on February 04, 2023

*Contains some spoilers* This story is about Ethan Bryant who was supposed to be in stasis on a ship leaving Earth and wake up 50 years later with his family on the planet Minea. However, after the ship’s caretaker—the lone human in charge of monitoring the ship’s vital systems—had a sudden accident......more