The Weapon

Tachyon, Book 1

By: Brandon Q. Morris

Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni

Earth Moon, Great Archive

Chronicler Tsai Yini monitors the tachyon communication system, which transmits data faster than the speed of light. When classified results from an astrobiologist's research are leaked to her, she cannot believe what she reads. The report reveals that intelligent life forms exist on a tropical planet in the Gliese system.

Their civilization is still in its infancy but revolves around an artifact of unknown origin that seems to influence their body chemistry. But there's more: the astrobiologist who uncovered this artifact has undergone a baffling evolution of his own, and he's now en route to Earth!

Yini suspects he carries a danger far greater than anyone could imagine. To stop him, she must make unimaginable decisions that could determine not only her fate but the future of the universe.

For fans of Cixin Liu, Andy Weir, and Frank Herbert, The Weapon delivers a high-stakes adventure where the line between discovery and destruction blurs.

©2024 Brandon Q. Morris (P)2024 Podium Audio

Extremely disappointing

Couldn't even finish it. Slow start which is fine, but then doesn't go anywhere. Got to just a little over the halfway point in the book before I just gave up. Part of the problem is the narrator isn't good imo. It was difficult to distinguish characters at times because the voices all sound far too similar. Not to mention his narration style is very off-putting. Reminds me of a dad trying to make every line sound dramatic at bedtime for the kids.

However, the main issue is plain old bad writing. And this ain't hard scifi. There were a couple of sex scenes that were completely gratuitous and silly. Served literally no purpose in the story and were described with more detail than just about anything else in the book. Reads like something I would have been proud of as a sophomore in high school.

I'll avoid both the author and narrator in the future