Soyuz

The Final Flight

By: Harry A. Milman

Narrated by: R.C. Bray

When a disgruntled astronaut decides to get revenge, all hell breaks loose! By the time the final flight of the Russian space capsule, Soyuz, docks at the international space station, Derek Johnson - the oldest astronaut to fly in space - is sick with a severe case of food poisoning that does not respond to antibiotics, and he soon dies. Recruited to assist NASA’s medical team, Dr. Bob Kramer, a forensic toxicologist and expert witness, concludes that the cause of Johnson’s death is a mutated form of bacteria that is not normally found in nature.

In Soyuz: The Final Flight - a captivating, pause-resisting, science fiction thriller - space exploration, mental illness, and forensic toxicology collide at the intersection of good and evil as Kramer unravels the source of a mysterious incident and suspicious deaths aboard the space station.

The book is a finalist for best science fiction novel in the 2018 Book Talk Radio Club Awards and for best second novel in the 2018 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

©2017 Harry A. Milman (P)2019 Harry A. Milman

What a change or pace!

This book was a pleasant surprise. This is a thriller that is set in the present time that I really enjoyed. Loved the the last few chapters made you sit on the edge or your seat. Would highly recommend this to everybody!

RC Bray kept it alive

warning! Slight spoiler alert!

First off, I love listening to RC Bray and his innate ability to differentiate between each and every character he personifies. You can tell just by hearing his vocal range and accent when reading, just who it is he’s dialoguing. Amazing job yet again.
The story however of this book just seemed tiring and uninteresting a good majority of the time. People dying and the plot to find out who is doing all the killing is ok but the end just sunk it for me. Personally I think more dialogue from the culprit and somehow a manner in which to throw it off of them is better than just not including him/her in most of the story. Also, the end labeling them as a psychological title rather than just a clever and maniacal extremist would have, to me, made a much better story

Remind me to never go to space

First and foremost I got this book for 1 reason R.C. Bray. If R.C. narrates a book it has to be good....and this one did not disappoint. R.C. does a fantastic job bringing the characters to alive for the listeners. Soyuz was very well written and had me guessing what would happen next. I will definitely look for other books by Harry A. Milman. If they are narrated by R.C. then they could already be in my library!!

Original setup unique

I really liked the idea of the story. Unfortunately it could've used some more polishing to make the story as intriguing as setup. Too many frills that could've been ditched. Those definitely made the listening a struggle from time to time. R.C. Bray saves a lot in this one.

Short, sweet, too the point and features RCB!

As the title of this review indicates, RCBray is yet again the hero ( but not the only one ) of this contemporary scifi drama. Sharply written, with some fascinating plot diversions/surprises, it is clearly well researched and delivered as only RC Bray can do.

Some of the plot devices do meander and are a bit of a stretch, but on balance with is a very solid ( if not short and compressed ) offering that I highly recommend.