Nether Station

De: Kevin J. Anderson

Narrado por: Scott Brick

From New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson comes Nether Station, a thrilling mix of epic science fiction and Lovecraftian horror.

Space is vast. Space is full of wonders. Space is terrifying.

In the darkest part of the solar system lies a wormhole. Nether.

Astrophysicist Cammie Skoura has joined the first research team traveling to the Nether anomaly, eager to understand the mechanics of the wormhole and to explore its possibilities as a shortcut to Alpha Centauri.

But another race of ancient beings has already been here—an impossibly long time ago—leaving remnants of their vast complexes and gigantic temples built for horrific beings beyond comprehension.

What dangers did those elder races find in the hidden corners of spacetime?

What did they unleash?

And what remains?

Now, Cammie and the crew of Nether Station must find the answers—before the darkest part of the cosmos swallows them up …

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It's alright.

The concept is cool, but for a story set in space it's decidedly light on the actual science fiction. Few details on operations, equipment, and the scientific method. This is fine for a space opera, but this story is about researchers doing research.

Despite their academic credentials, these characters act decidedly unacademic and never try to explain their leaps of logic. Perhaps the author doesn't want to waste time explaining the fictional science because they want the plot to happen faster, yet this can't be it either, as the story is often bogged down by the same exposition the reader has figured out long ago through context.

Overall though, I recommend all stories about wormholes, big dumb space objects, and elder gods, and this is no exception. Still disappointing.

Need sequel!

It was good, a lot of fun, I love anything lovrcraftian and so much of it is pretty terrible so I pounced on this book. Decent characters. Not so blindingly stupid you want to kill then off yourself. Interesting ending. Definitely set up for another book or a series. Can’t wait!

Wormhole at the edge of the solar system

Kevin J Anderson’s Nether Station explores an anomaly at the edge of our solar system that appears to be a wormhole to Alpha Centari after a probe goes missing but sends a message back to Earth at a later date as if it had been instantaneously transported to Alpha Centari. A team led by a tech billionaire goes out to investigate and that’s where the trouble begins. The majority of the crew cannot be revived from their cyrosleep pods after the senior physicist dies in the process. Science duties fall to a younger, autistic scientist. Alien lifeforms are found around elaborate structures, and a story emerges that rather than a transportation hub, this station is defensive in nature against a powerful, dangerous entity.

Anderson offers an interesting sci-fi concept piece with alien technology operating at the edge of our solar system. Character motivations are a bit underwhelming with an autistic female physicist who is clueless about the romantic inclinations of her mentor as well as the tech billionaire who seems to imagine a huge trading opportunity with the other end of the wormhole.

Narration is excellent with solid character distinction. Pacing is smooth and a tad brisk.

Idealism versus Capitalism

A fun but predictable story. A Bermuda Triangle. A motley crew of archetypes uncover its secrets soulless industrialist, corporate soldier, pure scientist, jock, flyboy. It’s hard to see this story gaining traction without adding dimension to the surviving crew. However, I’m locked in because Andersen can tell a good story, even if you’ve heard it before.

A bunch of greedy morons

Too many things didn't make sense. Everyone was greedy, stupid or both. it was llistening to a bad B movie.

Cosmic Horror

This was a super fun listen.
I’m sure there is a follow up coming. I hope soon. Mr Anderson does a great job creating another part to the Lovecraft mythos.

Loved it!

I generally don't go for science fiction but this one was a fun ride. Highly recommend

Excellent book and reading

I really enjoyed the book. It kept me captivated and it was very easy to follow. I thought the storyline was great if you like sci-fi this is the book for you.

Waiting Impatiently For The Sequel

All in all, a pretty decent, interesting story. Scott Brick, naturally, sells it well. It has a nice mix of characters and motivations. Just as I was really interested in what happens next, it ended. Although I'm not a big sci-fi reader, I'm looking forward to the sequel.

The story is really interesting

You can't go wrong with K. Anderson really. As for what the story itself was like, very Event Horizon meets The Call of Cthulhu. My main issue with this was the performance. I've been listening to Scott Brick for years and I feel like his slightly older performances like The Passage or The Edge of the World just made more sense. The pronunciation and intonation of his former works made the story being told feel less like a performance and more like a world you were apart of. Brick's newer narrations such as this or Cronin's "The Ferryman" are too grandiose. There's too little humanity, they lack a sense of shared reality. His voice has deepened over the years sure but his inflection used to feel more realistic. But the book by its self is great and I will be ordering a hardcover copy for sure!