Last Man Standing

Earthburst, Book 1

By: Craig A. Falconer

Narrated by: Scott Aiello

A pulsating sci-fi thriller from the author of the global blockbuster Not Alone—perfect for fans of Andy Weir and A.G. Riddle.

I wasn’t supposed to survive.

The station has been hit. Everyone around me is dead.

I have 11 hours of life support left and no way of contacting Earth.

I’m alone. I’m stranded. I’m desperate.

But I’m alive.

The more of the station I explore, the surer I get that this was no accident. Someone did this, and I don't think they're finished yet.

Making it home feels like an impossible task, but I'm not just fighting for my own life.

I have to protect my family—whatever it takes.

And as long as I’m breathing, this isn't over.

Because whoever did this almost pulled it off...but they made one big mistake: They left the wrong man standing....

©2022 Craig A. Falconer (P)2022 Recorded Books

Character driven, intelligently written and perfectly narrated……

Exceptional and engaging writing combined with outstanding narration makes this one of my favorite series. I’m binge listening, on Book five ‘Reason To Fear’. The characters are intelligent and likable, especially Lika, the genetically enhanced parrot (whose intelligence is only surpassed by his sweetness). MC Ray faces the terrifying reality that he’s stranded in space with only his wits, skill set and the motivation of his family’s love, to get home to them anyway he can. A highly recommended nonstop listen.

Great book

This is a great book. I’m really glad that the next book in the series is already available because I don’t want it to stop there. The narrator is amazing too.

Good on process but lacks the realism aka hard sci-fi

I would have likes the story to have more concrete physics and science. The whole station artificial gravity was tough to accept on a whim.

Tedious, unfunny, unscientific

A near future scifi with artificial gravity but no simple safety procedure on a space station.

Entertaining but derivative

Don’t get me wrong, I was extremely entertained. As at least one of the critics said, this is exactly like Andy Weir. However, it’s a lot lighter on the explaination of the problem solving. The tone of the narrator adds to this copycat (I’m about to die but being snarky about it). If you’re simply looking to be entertained (as I was when I downloaded it) it’s a good choice.

interesting start

In the first book of this series we meet Ray. a scientist who hopes to have discovered a new a better power supply. He is on the spacestation where he thinks due to safety issues he needs to prove his work. But finds that all is not as expected. Once he has done the final test. and returns to the main body of the station, he finds all the other people dead. And he must get back to earth to prove who is responsible for the attack and the one on earth.

Wow. Great story, great performance!

I wasn’t expecting such a great story! But it was really well thought out and delivered. Bits of humor, support parrot, and a fantastic start to a series. On to the next book! Fantastic narrator performance! Like Ray Porter level! May even see what else he narrates to find more books!!

Easy to follow and excellent narration!

I likes the story line and the fact that he was not infallible or a self proclaimed hero.

Inappropriate narration

This may be a good book but I can’t make it past the first chapter because I can’t handle a perky narrator trying to tell the story of many deaths and the one survivor trying to escape mortal peril.

Outstanding

Finally an author who can think for himself without having to go to the global warming climate change narrative. Thank you for a breath of fresh air!