Orbs III

By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's summary

At the end of the world, who do you save?

There's sabotage from within and a strange virus is infecting the last human survivors of an alien invasion in Nicholas Sansbury Smith's smart and exciting third book in the best-selling Orbs series.

With the alien armies growing stronger, Sophie's biosphere decides to join forces with the team from NTC's submarine. Using data from a surviving satellite, they discover strange alien poles at each of the world's seven highest summits: alien technology that the survivors believe may hold the key to shutting down the alien ships once and for all.

But before the two teams can launch an offensive, the biosphere must deal with sabotage from within and a strange nanotechnology that has infected several of the survivors. As tensions rise, Sophie and team must decide whether their new discovery is worth abandoning the biosphere. The more the team learns, the more they realize that Earth may be beyond saving and that salvation may require leaving the planet forever.

A splendid mix of horror, suspense, and science fiction, Orbs III upends the classic alien invasion story into an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride.

©2018 Nicholas Sansbury Smith (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Great addition to an amazing series!

I have to say right here and now that I was thrilled Nicholas Sansbury Smith decided to write a fourth book, the fact that Anthony J Melchiorri is co-writing it is just icing on that cake of awesomeness. Cause let me tell you... I needed a fourth book.

Back to this book... I love the fact that this book ended as it did, I just need it to not be the final ending. Too many questions that I need answered. This has been a dark twisted tale that led me places where I KNEW what was coming next and... wait a minute, that DIDN’T happen. How did that not happen? I absolutely loved that even as I wanted to yell at the author. I sat there going ‘no. That did NOT wasn’t how that was supposed to go!’ However that was exactly how it went. Every time. Love this book and the series just keep getting better.

Mankind's Last Stand!

In Orbs 3 mankind fights the alien monsters on the land, in the air and on and under the sea. Our military is dedicated and honorable with Captain Noble leading the struggle. Our scientists continue to come up with creative inventions to help in the fight and our children show humanity's heart and hope as they face the absolute terror of the spiders relentless pursuit of Earth's remaining survivors.

This is a grim struggle but I could not put the book down or stop listening. The author and narrator make me feel the emotions and travel this journey with the characters. When I finished this book I could not wait for Orbs 4 because I could see the promised hope for the future and I wanted to see where the creative Nicholas Sansbury Smith will take his readers.

Let there be more

I really love this book series. I hope that Nick Smith will continue to write it. The characters are lovable and detestable. The aliens are terrifying and sinister. You have hope built and tore down. This book is a really hard one to put down. I highly recommend it! Pinchot brings an amazing depth to the book that I did not have before listening to it.

This ship flies so humanity survives

Josh here

Man, this series just keeps getting better. The spiders/organics are definitely wreaking havoc and the Earth/humanity are suffering because of it. I continue to be drawn to the team, and even more-so Alexia, as I've watched each of them grow over the three books thus far (and as I move on to book four). As I've stated in other reviews, I am a huge fan of AI and I love witnessing how each author interprets/develops an AI character. Alexia is growing and it makes me wonder about the technicals of her neural net. Likewise, what an interesting take on how the organics are able to impact the crew members (nano-bots, anyone?)

Nick continues to draw me in to his multiverse and I am very excited to see what he/Tony Melchiorri have in store for book four. My hope is that the team on Earth isn't led into a Mark Watney style adventure for the crew on the NTC Sunspot. But alas, I digress, go read this series if you haven't already started. If you are reading reviews for all entries in the series before deciding, hurry up and start already. You won't regret it.

Great sequel

This is one heck of an action packed book. I'm really glad Bronson Pinchot re-narrated the series as I've stated in other reviews. He really brought the story to life and it was good to have one narrator for all four books. If you enjoy post apoc fiction Nicholas Sansbury Smith and Bronson Pinchot are a great team!

Amazing story, amazing narration!

Wow. So far this series is amazing. I was gripped from the first paragraph of Orbs 1 and couldn't stop listening. Kept me gripped while at work. This story has tension, relief, happiness, sorrow, anger, disbelief (as in 'omg, how can they ever survive this?), hope, crushing blows, and so on. NSS hits all the emotional aspects which make a story great. Each character is real. They act and react exactly how we all would in a situation like that. Hopefully we never need to find out!

Bronson did such a stellar job voicing everyone. Many times male narrators can't pull off a believable female voice (and vice versa), but I gotta give Bronson props; he did real well for the women in the stories. Even the AI's were delivered in a way that truly sounded like it was actual ai speaking. He gave each ai their own voice which was perfect imo.

A few times I stepped back and put myself in the aliens' shoes (after all, WE are aliens to other beings on other planets and galaxies) and if my world was losing its water, I'd want to keep my species alive as desperately as possible. I wouldn't suck ANY planet dry, though. I'd draw the line there. Take 10% of the water (which isn't a lot based from earths supply) and leave, then do the same elsewhere. No more and no less than 10% of the entire worlds water supply). I'd DEFINITELY not suck it all out of the beings who live there either. I'd never ever want to fully eradicate any species because I'd put myself in their shoes as well. It's never right to take 100% of someone else's thing just because you run out or lose it all. Don't 100% destroy anything just to gain. Let everyone thrive. It's not hard to do.

Get this series. You absolutely won't regret it.

Amazing series!

This is an amazing series! Nicholas Sansbury Smith just never disappoints.

I especially love his characters. He has such an inate ability to create charaters with whom you can connect. His work is high-octane, always filled with action and a great plot to boot!

Addicting series

Redemption is the third book in the Orbs series. Dr Sophie Winston continues to be the main character. Many other strong characters have come and and gone. Nothing will deter Sophie from saving the human race.

Action packed page turner like its predecessors, Orbs 1 & Orbs 2. This is an evolving story that keeps pushing forward fast. That’s why it’s so addicting. The aliens taking over earth are beyond anything anyone understands. Until this new plan Redemption is hatched. Redemption is the plan to save earth. You will have to read it to see how that goes.

When I can’t read these I listen to the Audibles. Sometimes life just gets in the way. The narrator does an amazing job giving this book life. I will never forget the way the narrator adds the necessary sound effects which are vividly described in these books.

I liked the first two books better

I still plan to continue the series, but I really have to say I prefer the first two books over the third book

Good Ending

Good conclusion to the series with a twist for the Bio team. The ending isn't fully satisfying, but of course the author can't always tell the true fate of their characters. Great narrating by Bronson Pinchot and kept me intetested in listening.