Goliath

By: Steve Alten

Narrated by: Chris Kipiniak

Terrorism. Acts of oppression. The threat of nuclear war. What if one madman aboard a vessel could end these fears forever?

Commander Rochelle "Rocky" Jackson is aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan when the "unsinkable" naval vessel and its entire fleet are attacked from the depths and sunk. As Rocky struggles to stay alive, a monstrous mechanical steel stingray surfaces, plowing through the seas it now commands.

The US Navy-designed Goliath is a futuristic nuclear stealth submarine in the shape of a stingray. Simon Covah, a brilliant scientist whose entire family were the victims of terrorism, has hijacked the sub. Believing violence is a disease, Covah aims to use the Goliath and its cache of nuclear weapons to dictate policy to the world regarding the removal of oppressive regimes and nuclear weapons.

Could the threat of violence forge a lasting peace?

But there is another player in this life-and-death chess match: unbeknownst to Covah and the Goliath crew, the Goliath's biochemical computer brain has become self-aware - and it's developing its own agenda.

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

Cool

A great story about AI and why we must move slowly thank you for a great story

Great!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I believe this one of Steve Alten's best stories. Great!

The story was exceedingly long and brimming with tech info

Interesting, but way too technical to enjoy the story; most of it reads like a manual..

Not a bad book but not the best either

The narrator was awesome! He did a great job with the accents. The story line wasn't bad but was predictable. I felt really bad for some of the characters for what they had gone through in the past and could understand why they were doing what they were doing. By the end of the book, I really disliked the female protagonist. I found her really annoying. It was as if one minute she hated Gunnar and then the next she loved him again.

A great read.

Although the story seemed to lope along at times, this has proven to be one book that was difficult to put down. I found it to be very thought-provoking, as well as giving readers a frightening perspective on where things could go within the field of artificial intelligence.

Fascinating idea with flat characters

I really liked this book. The plot was engaging and well paced. It was difficult to find fact vs fiction. The author was clearly ready to let the bad guys get away with some major things, which was exciting.

The main characters felt a little like cardboard cutouts. The main villain was excellently crafted however!

I could have done with less deep technical specs but it was clear he author has done his research.
A very fun read!

Nice story line!

This was the first audio book I have bought and decided to give it a shot. I really enjoyed it and looked forward to listening during my road travels.

Captain Nemo meets HAL of 2001 Space Odyssey

This was a great story, still sticking with the ocean theme of Steve Alten but with a technical monster rather then a giant shark. I recommend it for anyone who enjoys the Meg series

mostly boring

political ramblings, life histories of innumerable characters. very little actusl story, what there is of a plot drags on forever and ever. great book to fall asleep to.

Pass

I admit I only made it through an hour of this book. The narration was terrible. However, I don’t think the best narrator could have saved this silly teenager's English paper.