Firebird

An Alex Benedict Novel

By: Jack McDevitt

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck

A new Alex Benedict novel from "a master of describing otherworldly grandeur" (Denver Post).

Forty-one years ago, the renowned physicist Chris Robin vanished. Before his disappearance, his fringe-science theories about the existence of endless alternate universes had earned him both admirers and enemies. Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath discover that Robin had several interstellar yachts flown far outside the planetary system, where they too vanished. And following Robin's trail into the unknown puts Benedict and Kolpath in danger.

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Kept me Engaged All the Way Through

The performance was great as was the story. I was never sure what would happen next. One of the best Benedict novels.

More on the adventures of Chase

Another good book in series. Doing a reread so I’m fresh for village in the sky

Story very good, the reader, just above average.

Would you consider the audio edition of Firebird to be better than the print version?

To answer the above question, I would have to read the print version to answer the question. I've read 3 other Alex Bennedict Novels by Jack McDevitt (this is my first listening to one). Jennifer read the AI's portion in a stilting manner. Wrong. The AI's were programmed for conversation, and she should have read them as close to a free flowing human as possible. But that's not a reason to listen to this book. It's good.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I had no favorite character

What about Jennifer Van Dyck’s performance did you like?

She did female voices okay.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I'm not a marketing person, so I can't answer that question.

another one

really like the benedict series and this one is no different ,takes you back to the start and then forward again with every thing in between to satisfy and enthrall you about the story..

best Alex Benedict in a while

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. This has been my favorite Alex Benedict story since the earlier ones (Seeker, Polaris, etc). Devil's Eye and Echo were much less engaging, so it is great to see McDevitt back to form in this story. Really engaging, lots of ingest, and the characters are well drawn.

What other book might you compare Firebird to and why?

This one reminds me of the first Benedict book, A Talent For War