Heavens Fall, David S. Goyer
Heavens Fall, David S. Goyer
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Heaven's Fall

Author: David S. Goyer, Michael Cassutt

Narrator: Joe J. Thomas

Unabridged: 14 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/06/2013


Synopsis

Mankind’s first contact with extraterrestrial life led to an incredible revelation. Their last may lead them to extinction.

Twenty years have passed since the mysterious Near-Earth Object nicknamed Keanu appeared in the night sky and transported an assortment of humans from all over Earth into its interior. There they discovered that Keanu was an immense long-range spaceship—and they were not its only inhabitants. They joined forces with the aliens called the Architects, who had come from a distant galaxy to seek help in fighting the vicious Reivers. And they defeated them—or so they thought.

Now Keanu has reestablished contact with Earth—and discovered that the Reivers have, in fact, taken over the planet, placing most of the population under their dominion. A few scattered pockets of humanity, constantly in danger of being assimilated, have mounted a resistance.

As the Reivers prepare a devastating strike against the Architects, Rachel Stewart, who grew up in Keanu, leads a small band of human survivors in an attempt to infiltrate the massive Reiver fortress in the American West. But their only hope for victory may yet be somewhere inside the NEO.

If the men and women still in Keanu cannot find it, humanity will be finished. And the galaxy will be next.

About The Author

David S. Goyer is a screenwriter, film director, and comic book writer. His work includes Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and Man of Steel. He is the creator of the television series FlashForward and Da Vinci’s Demons.Michael Cassutt is a television producer, scriptwriter, and author. His TV work includes The Twilight Zone, Max Headroom, and Eerie, Indiana. His novels include Missing Man and Red Moon.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on September 04, 2013

I greatly enjoyed the first two books, and enjoyed this, the third. However, I can't help but note that this was, in many ways, a non-story. SPOILERS For the most part the main characters land on Earth with no coherent plan, journey to a specific location and are handed a solution to their dilemma by......more

Goodreads review by David on August 13, 2013

Entertaining final novel of the trilogy. It's a page-turner. Though I had a problem with the main character, Rachael. I liked her as a teen in the first two books, but this sequel takes place 20 years later so we have an adult, the village mayor on Keanu. She's a shrill, whining shrew filled with se......more

Goodreads review by Gail on January 14, 2019

Nice conclusion to the series. I kind of think too much focus was on the wrong characters, and the ending was a tad abrupt, but it did wrap things up. Two of the main characters from the earlier books are the main focus on this one. Rachel and Pav, the daughter and son of an American and Indian astr......more

Goodreads review by Karen on July 15, 2017

Enjoyed the series......more

Goodreads review by Daniel on February 02, 2021

Faster paced and than the previous one. Overall, another page turner. I wonder if there will be a fourth book.......more


Quotes

Praise for Heaven's Fall:

“[O]ne of the bestter sci-fi trilogies of recent years...hard sci-fi with heart, a combination that results in an impactful tale powerfully told.”—The Maine Edge

Praise for the previous novel in the series, Heaven's War:

“Fans of hard SF delighted in Heaven’s Shadow, a solid and engrossing novel in the tradition of Arthur C. Clarke and Robert A. Heinlein…Now Heaven’s War takes the story to the next level.”—George R. R. Martin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels