Lost Contact

The Bridge Sequence, Book 1

De: Nathan Hystad

Narrado por: Ray Porter

Rex Walker always wanted to be like his father: a daring, adventurous man, traveling the world in pursuit of mysterious relics. Now Rex is the same age his father was when he disappeared without a trace.

While teaching anthropology at a Boston college, Rex attempts to bury the past, until he discovers a hidden clue he can’t ignore.

With the help of his sidekick Marcus, a former student turned protégé, he teams up with an alien-obsessed billionaire, and they search for the fabled Bridge.

As an unidentified object nears Pluto, speculation surges. Some hail it as the homecoming of a distant alien race, and this cult is unwavering in its efforts to usher our world into a new era.

Will Rex solve the puzzle before it’s too late? Find out in Lost Contact, the first installment of The Bridge Sequence by Nathan Hystad, the best-selling author of The Event.

©2021 Nathan Hystad (P)2020 Audible, Inc.

Good, but too fast

The book introduces new pivotal characters on seemingly every other page. The critical plot pieces the teams search for are also found so quickly, that the potential adventure is completely lost.

The story is great. I just think the author tried to fit in too much into this book.

Finding the Bridge to Alien Worlds

This is a story that just doesn't quit. All Science Fiction, it' a little bit mystery, a little bit archaeological adventure, a bit family drama and a healthy dose of family drama all wrapped up in one of the best all-round stories I've read in awhile.
Hystad always delivers a good tale, and this one is brought to life very convincingly by Ray Porter.
This is a series, so there are plenty of threads left hanging for the next book, but it's not "cliffhanger". The who, what and where are quite satisfactorily wrapped up by the end.
All in all, this was a good one, and I'm looking forward to finding out where the series goes next.

Good book, but not a stand-alone

The only thing that stopped me from giving this book 5 stars is that it left much to be resolved in upcoming books. I guess for this kind of a series it ended at a good stopping point. My preference for book series are books which can also work as stand-alone books. That said, the writing, character development, action packed storyline, and narration were excellent. I would enjoy seeing this as a TV series done by one of the better stations.

Good listen

A good listen from my favorite ear worm. Ignore all of the negative reviews. If you go into this expecting a hard Science novel you WILL be disappointed.

Go into this expecting a novel style 80's mystery movie and you will come out happy.

I will be getting the second and third books.

Only Act 1 - not a full story.

Overall I really enjoyed the story but am really mad that there isn’t an ending.

This was listed as book 1 which to me means a complete story and book 2 would feature some of the same cast of characters but it would be another complete story.

No so for this book as it is only Act 1. Do not purchase this book unless you intend on purchasing all of the books in the series.

Not bad but somewhat predictable

The premise of the book is original, as far as I know. However, the action and "cliffhanger" moments soon became predictable. It's not a bad story but, of course, in order to get to the end, we have to buy several books. Ray Porter has always been one of my favorite narrators but he overacted a lot in this story.

Nonstop rush

If you like Indiana Jones, or the Da Vinci Code, mixed with a dash of the X files you're going to love this one. I'm hooked. This is the first time I've ever read a Hystad novel all the way through, and he has become a favorite author for me now, possibly of the year with this series. I hate it took this long to slow down and enjoy his work. Great narration from Ray Porter as always, and he lends such a vibe and atmosphere to this book, you get sucked in from the first prologue on. I can't wait to get the next one. A great can't put down read. Happy reading, enjoy!!

Disappointed to discover that the conclusion of this story is in the next book

Indiana jones style sci-fi. Good narration, decent story that was entertaining enough until the book abruptly ends and directs you to buy the next one to hear the rest of the story. Story would have been worth 1 credit to me, but not two. Disappointed to have wasted a credit on half of a story.

Not bad, but nothing amazing

A decent story, well told, but it didn’t draw me in. Not really a page turner, but an ok listen.

Sort of like Indinan Jones.....

I liked this story overall. It was a bit slow but ended on an interesting note. I am curious as to what will happen next. I hope there are aliens!