Falling Stars

Name: Falling Stars
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Flynn
ISBN: 9781470837112

Author: Michael Flynn

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 17 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Published: 12/28/2012

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

In the early years of the twenty-first century, humans have advanced step by slow step into space. Constantly monitoring the heavens, they have discovered that certain asteroids have changed their orbitsand are on a collision course with Earth. Urgent action is required, but politics and a worldwide financial crash are getting in the way. To save humanity from disaster, two of Earths prominent families, a host of political movers and shakers, and dedicated pilots and space travelers of all stripes must band together. From the government offices and factories of Earth, to the low Earth orbit station, to manufacturing facilities on the moon, all spacefaring humanity is united in an epic effort to save the planet from certain destruction and a new Dark Ageor perhaps even the extinction of all life on Earth.

About Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn is a science fiction writer with over a dozen books to his name. He is best known for his four-book Firestar series, the critically acclaimed The Wreck of the River of Stars, and the Hugo Award–nominated Eifelheim. A mainstay of Analog SF, Michael's stories have also appeared in Asimov's, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Weird Tales, and other venues. He has won the Robert A. Heinlein Award for his work. He lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Margie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anatoly

Much better than the previous book in the series and a fine conclusion. Alas, even after this many books, the narrator, Malcolm Hillgartner, cannot pronounce any of the Russian phrases that are plentiful in this series, a shame.......more

Goodreads review by Darryl

The concluding novel is this series finally picks up the pace, though I felt like many of the characters were simply used as a means to move the story forward. I wish the focus had stayed on Marisa versus focusing on Jimmy Poole. There are many secondary characters in this series, and throughout the......more

Goodreads review by Juan

Mariesa van Huyten and her associates try to stop an asteroid from colliding with the Earth. The obstacles preventing this from happening are more political and economical than technical. There are some great moments such as the second Far Trip expedition and the resolution of the asteroid problem.......more