The Omega Project

De: Steve Alten

Narrado por: Michael David Axtell

On the brink of a disaster that could end all human life on Earth, tech genius Robert Eisenbraun joins a team of scientists in Antarctica on a mission to Jupiter's moon Europa to mine a rare ore that can provide for Earth's long-term energy needs. But as he and the rest of the team train under the ice shelf in preparation for the long journey, trouble erupts. Before they embark, Eisenbraun finds himself the odd man out, and is put into cold sleep against his will.

When he wakes, Eisenbraun finds the ship deserted and no longer functional. He escapes to the surface of an Earth terribly changed. The plan has gone horribly wrong, but as he adapts to a hostile environment, he realizes that there is still a way to accomplish what the mission had set out to achieve. But he also discovers that he faces a new adversary of the most unlikely sort. Now his own survival, and that of the woman whose love has sustained him in his darkest hours, depends on the defeat of a technological colossus partly of his own making.

Confronting a foe that knows him almost as well as he knows himself, Eisenbraun faces the prospect of depending on resources he has reason to believe will be available on one particular night of a full moon - a night foretold by a mysterious, unseen ally to be a pivotal moment for the fate of the planet. The game has changed, and Earth's future depends on him and him alone.

The Omega Project is yet another edge-of-your-seat thriller by best-selling author Steve Alten and is sure to leave listeners looking for more.

©2016 Steve Alten (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Weird, very disappointing "ending"

The narration is actually very good, however there are weird stops and starts from the editing throughout the entire book. This crummy editing makes for pauses where there wouldn't normally be in conversation, or longer than normal natural pauses.

The real trouble is the general messiness of the story. There are just too many storylines all jumbled up and many never get elaborated on. This could have been a series, allowing for better, cleaner story development. Instead, the story was rushed, jumpy, jarring and very wierd.

Worst of all is the ending - a real mess and let down to the reader/listener. I *think* I understand what the author was *trying* to do - a la Sopranos ending - but it fell horribly flat and was massively disappointing. :/

Intelligence required

Such a great book. Full of turns you will not expect. You will think you know what’s coming, but a surprise awaits you. You have to pay attention though as missing a crucial moment might have you hitting the rewind button.

immersive

loved it, narrator was a great match for the story. traveled along with the story waiting for the next chapter.

Entertaining while thought provoking

A dream in a dream in a dream... while in between a philosophical battle scrabbles for humanities future soul. Diverse strands of belief, technology, biology, and psychology weave to form what ??? And when does the dreamer awake? Have fun...

Decent story but heavy-handed

The overall story was good. Some very interesting post apocalyptic science fantasy, but holy hell does it get preachy.