The Photonic Effect

De: Mike Chen

Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller

“What space opera is meant to be. A brilliantly complex novel about love, loss, and war.” —K.B. Wagers

A starship captain and her crew face conspiracies and betrayals as they clash with various factions of a galactic civil war in a thrilling space adventure by New York Times bestselling author Mike Chen.

The starship Horizon’s crew spent ten years trapped across the expanse of space. Now they’re finally home—only it’s not the home they knew. The Cluster, once a peaceful coalition of planets, has fractured in the wake of civil war.

Captain Demora Kim wants nothing more than to protect her surviving crew. It’s what she owes them after years of instability and terror. But in times of war, no one is allowed neutrality.

After an attack on a mining station leaves thousands dead, Demi’s efforts become almost impossible. Every ship is needed on the frontline. Thrust deeper into a conflict she barely understands, Demi considers a bold choice—one that might keep her promises but tip the galaxy further into chaos.

“Mike Chen has done it again. The Photonic Effect is bursting with unexpected twists and wild rides, but most of all, it's full of heart.” —Annalee Newitz

“One of the strongest space operas I’ve read in recent years. A thrilling, emotionally grounded story about survival, leadership, and the true cost of command.” —Karen Osborne

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Zeller skillfully enhances this already riveting space odyssey."

Intriguing sci-fi, I hope there will be more

Great storyline and great characters. It seems fertile for more stories in the universe, so hopefully it happens

I buy each of Chen's books the day they come out

But he's really hit or miss for me. I usually really like his books or I am not wild about them. Wasn't crazy about this one. I was fully 5 hours into it before I began to take in interest in the characters and the story. I found the story confusing (usually not one of my issues) and there were so many characters that it took forever to get an idea of who they were. Much of the character development seems to come in flashbacks, which was more interesting than what was happening in the present. Lots of jargon and sciency stuff that bored me. It did, however, pick up after the first 5 hours and then I started to enjoy it as the space opera, mystery, relationship story started to come together.