Asteria

The Last Hope for Humankind

By: David Collins

Narrated by: Cassandra Arnold

With the Earth on the brink of complete annihilation, Carla joins a group of engineers and builder-robots in a race to complete the lunar colony of Asteria. Unwittingly, she unveils a dark secret that threatens not only to cause yet more civil unrest and test the morals of society back on Earth, but also threatens the continuation of the human species itself. Set in the year 2069 where the world is ravaged by wars, famine, and disease, and ruled by a psychopathic tyrant, can a small group of engineers and scientists pull the Earth back from the brink to ensure the continuation of the human race?

Bonus content:

• Alternative ending
• A first look at my upcoming book: Dragon Planet

©2019 David Collins (P)2021 David Collins

Highly Enjoyable!

I highly enjoyed listening to David Collins’ new audiobook release, ASTERIA. The action is non-stop, the characters are interesting and realistic, even Jerry, the AI enhanced builder-bot. The story is exciting, though disturbing, due to the many similar elements that are currently playing out on Earth today.

I am not a fan of alternate endings and think the original ending was best and any other ending distracting and unnecessary< but that is my own personal opinion.

Astral

A refreshing, easy to follow storyline that grabs you and has you cheering for, laughing at and feeling like you know the characters.

Great short book

It’s a great short book or story on a possible future of the end of the earth. I enjoyed the premise and the mystery of the NASA astronauts.

The Lunar Colony of Asteria

Set in 2069, the earth is on the brink of complete annihilation. So, engineers and builder robots rush to create the lunar colony of Asteria. A dark secret is discovered and it threatens the existence of the human race.
Actually written in 2019, I couldn’t help but compare the author a bit to American author Ray Bradbury in how he foretells future happenings in his imagination.
I enjoyed this short novella and also the narrator’s foreword. She nailed the description of the story and relayed it well in the telling.

Space colonization and political corruption

When the Earth becomes uninhabitable, the Lunar colony of Asteria is touted as humankind’s last hope. As it turns out, however, only those rich enough to save themselves can manage to relocate there, and it appears that Earth’s most abundant export is political corruption.

It’s short, but it sets the stage for a larger story and gives a taste of things to come. I want to know what happens next!

I loved that an alternative ending was included! That was a nice treat.