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Blueshift

By: Joshua Dalzelle
Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
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If you could be the first to lay eyes upon a planet orbiting a distant star, would you go?

If it meant that when you returned home - if you returned home - everyone you knew would have been dead for centuries, would you still go?

The members of the Polaris Project knew what they were giving up when they volunteered to fly to the star named Angel-21, but the allure of being the first explorers to leave the Solar System far outweighed the risks. As it turned out, the most dangerous thing they faced wasn't the mission...it was the homecoming. Eight hundred years have passed, and Earth is nothing like they thought it would be.

As Commander Markus Brentwood scrambles to uncover the mystery of what's happened to Earth in their absence, he also must contend with an increasingly dysfunctional crew and a damaged ship that's flying on borrowed time. What should have been a joyous return home after a long, hard mission has turned into a race to see which nightmare would kill them first.

©2018 Joshua Dalzelle (P)2018 Podium Publishing

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Great idea, appalling writing. Glad he improved

ARRRGH!!! If you enjoy Sci fi apparently written by a foul mouthed sex obsessed 16 year misogynist then this one is for you. Dalzelle had a good idea.. it had potential but he cheapened this book with constant gratuitous swearing and sexual references and some of the worst blatant sexist treatment of female characters (who supposedly have multiple degrees )... I have seen in decades. How could a supposedly bright man think it was ok to write in this offensive manner? Im stunned Audible has this book on the site. Its just offensive. Between swearing its all...
."... Flirt, idiot, shes flirtatious, chick, idiot, smokin hot", idiot, dousche bag, naked, idiot.... " the characters are immature, aggressive, sarcastic ... unlikeable. Thus any attempt at humour falls flat and credibility that these folk are fit astronauts is laughable. I had to quit this book , I was sickened. ...But! But! his later books seem better .. Maybe he was given help.

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What is blueshift?

The narrator was great, but the story was a let down. The title of the book sounded interesting but had little to do with the story. It was disappointing. Was annoyed that I wasted my time listening to this audiobook.

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miserable

if you want to waste your time with miserable characters and a depressing narrative, this one's for you.

left me feeling sick

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Worth the listen

Well read and an enjoyable story line was a Nice side shift from previous series

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Narrator?

Good story. Let down a little by the narrator. Voice almost seemed computer assembled at times.

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why?....

great premise. bad execution.
so much more was possible.
the ending.... pointless.
narration - borderline robotic

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It was ok

I wasn’t very engaged. It was an ok story. It’s an ok book. I didn’t feel a strong urge to keep reading but I did get to the end.

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Human nature

A classic example of human survival behaviour in a rather interesting scenario. There are no real surprises in this adventure, even the ironic twist seemed inevitable, but I thoroughly enjoyed the tale. The story focuses on the drama of the situation but the world created was quite interesting and I would have enjoyed learning more about this version of our future.

I didn't really fall in love with any of the characters apart from Captain Marcus and it was really a tale about his experience for me, even though we get a number of perspectives. I properly despised the nasty crew members as I suspect the author intended. I was a bit disappointed when certain pairs of characters seemed to suddenly switch their outlooks, it was a little inconsistent but didn't really ruin the story at all.

This book has the distinction of being the first book I've read which places an f-bomb as the very first word, but don't let that fool you, there are some delicious passages and nice unique metaphors (or similies or analogies) in Blueshift.

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This would make for a great movie as well

A very solid story with characters that you can both love and hate. It has a nice span of events that takes you through a range of environments and varying levels of danger and action.

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intruiging

an intriguing peek into the possibilities of the human psyche, and quite a plausible tale

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