The Belt: The Complete Trilogy

By: Gerald M. Kilby

Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen

Commander Scott McNabb and the crew of the science vessel, Hermes, are three years into a five-year-long survey of the asteroid belt when they discover a derelict spaceship in orbit around a binary asteroid. The ship contains an experimental quantum device, lost while en route to a research colony on Europa.

However, once word of the crew’s discovery gets out, they soon realize that ownership of this technology could fundamentally change the balance of power within the colonized worlds, and they now find themselves at the very nexus of a system-wide conflict.

Their fight for survival plays out across the solar system, from the mining outposts of the asteroid belt to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and from the great Martian city of Jezero to an irradiated wasteland on Earth.

This is an epic tale of humanity’s struggle for survival and meaning in a time when artificial intelligence has finally out-paced our own ability to control it.

©2018 Gerald M. Kilby (P)2019 Gerald M. Kilby

amazing story

good book. loved it was lat to work 3 days in a row cuz I couldn't stop listening at night

Boring

I’m usually a very forgiving viewer. This book was rather slow and I had to increase the speed of the narration, just so I would be able to pay attention. There’s some good components where it takes forever to get to the point I honestly gave up on the last book.

To many miracle saves

I found the story too predictable and too many miracle saves of the heroes. I was hoping for more story about how the belt supplied Earth with all the resources they needed and how this caused Earth to treat the belters like slaves. How this treatment would cause the belters to break off like Mars did.

three books, same story

"we've got the special thing"
"but the crew! and maybe she ship!"
*repeat three times*

Easy to consume and relaxing.

This trilogy was a nice and relaxing weekend read. The 3rd book was my favorite.