Aeon Burn

Aeon, Book 2

By: Matthew Mather

Narrated by: Ray Porter

A week ago, the supernova Aeon detonated in the skies over Antarctica. Mass migrations of humanity and animal life began northward. Secondary bursts of ionizing radiation knocked out worldwide power grids. Global temperatures spiked. Oceans rose as seawater expanded and glaciers melted. Massive storms and acid rain scour the planet.

The southern continent is literally melting under the feet of Dr. Xin Rhou as she is trapped at the South Pole, and she is perhaps the only person in the world with a full accounting of the data recorded when Aeon exploded.

Thousands of miles away in the Amazon, Max Carver struggles to stay alive while attempting to stop his old friend and brother Ben Belloc escaping from the Colony. But the only thing Max really wants is to get north of the equator and find his pregnant wife Talisha as she is about to give birth.

Talisha, meanwhile, has joined millions of Aeon refugees on the roads of America. Most cars have been rendered inoperable by the supernova burst, and all communications and power grids are down. But for Tal, on the verge of giving birth in a suddenly very unforgiving world, all of this is even less important than the revelation she has just learned....

©2023 Matthew Mather (P)2023 Recorded Books

The Amazon rainforest

Might has well called this book series the Amazon sun because how much time we spend in it. Also the story goes back and forth in Max's pov with the escape or stay premise that gets annoying when they it's done so many times, it fuels my dislike of being set in the Amazon rainforest in Max's pov for two book.

Great continuation to the story

I enjoyed the story, the character development, the dialogue. I enjoyed the science and the science fiction, the locations, and the plot. I enjoyed the narration with the way the narrator changes for each character. I enjoyed the challenge that the team faced and will have to face.

good series

sorry that Mather is no longer with us. the first book was great. second is ok, not sure who finished writing it. i will get the third just to have the triilogy.
in the second one, too much time is spent with max and his team fighting the mud monsters and talisha whining about not talking to max enough. skipped a lot of that. kind of too much personal issues between the two of them, the tech and science stuff should have been emphasized more instead.

Excellent fusion of multiple sci-fi themes

Great addition to an already intriguing series. With the supernova's damage wreaking havoc on the planet, individual plights for survival and safety drive dangerous choices. It becomes apparent that emerging, extraordinary, technologies will determine the future of humanity. I'm already excited for the next book.

Exciting with action and cool science fiction

Narration and story is excellent. The writing is solid and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.