The Answer

The Disturbance, Book 2

De: Brandon Q. Morris

Narrado por: Greg Tremblay

The spaceship Shepherd-1 is on its way to the star closest to the sun.

Halfway there, the crew succeeds in using gravitational lensing technology to take sharp pictures of the origin of the universe—and thus obtain the answer that reveals how the cosmos came into being and whether or not God had a hand in it.

But no sooner does the crew tell Earth this than the radio communication goes silent, even though the ship is apparently functional. Is it a case of sabotage—or were the three astronauts overwhelmed with the answer for which science and religion have been searching for millennia?

There is only one person who can figure it out. Former crew member Benjamin, who now lives on Earth, has his consciousness sent to Shepherd-1. Benjamin finds the spaceship empty. His friends seem to have fled. He is alone, 1.5 light years from the sun. There is no way back.

But suddenly, Benjamin realizes that he is not the only living being on board after all...

©2022 Brandon Q. Morris (P)2023 Podium Audio

A sequel that didn't need to exist

The Disturbance wasn't a great book, but it was solid, hard science fiction. The elaborate story gymnastics required to bring all the main characters together for a sequel are ridiculous. Several characters have completely changed or abandoned their previous motivations to allow this book to happen. And, apparently, there's *always* another android hidden aboard Sheppard 1.

Insult becomes injury when you listen to the end and learn this is only half a book. The story literally stops in a cliffhanger at the halfway point with nothing reaolved.

Personally, I won't be back for part 3.

I enjoyed it.

Some have said it was too short. I like it as it is. I’m not sure why, but I’m more willing to start a 10 hour book than a 20 hour one. (Although I like D F Wallace, Infinite Jest was a struggle.). I was entertained by the story and if it ends after part 3, that will be fine with me.