The Icarus Twin

By: Timothy Zahn

Narrated by: Marc Thompson

Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

A NEW NOVEL IN THE ICARUS SERIES FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THE ADMIRAL THRAWN STAR WARS NOVELS TIMOTHY ZAHN

For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they quietly work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye.

Roarke and Selene are searching one such possibility when they find that someone appears to be stalking them. They evade their pursuers and return to find that a man named Easton Dent has been searching the Spiral’s databases for the names Gregory Roarke and Icarus.

Roarke reluctantly agrees to meet with him. But that first contact is cut short, and hours later Roarke is arrested and accused of Dent’s murder.

More importantly to Roarke’s Icarus Group overseers, that brief meeting also confirms that Dent was in recent contact with a portal.

But the alien Patth are also searching for such portals, and they are also on the trail. It’s now a race . . . and the Patth have resources and ruthlessness far beyond anything Roarke and Selene can match.

©2023 Timothy Zahn (P)2024 Random House Audio

Another Great Story in the Spiral

More please! Another great journey through the ever expanding Spiral. Well written and acted. The twists and turns keep you listening. I can’t wait for the next journey.

Great book, Worth the listen. Narrator too quiet.

Great book. Good plot. Classic Zahn. And as usual Marc Thompson’s voices are top notch. But whoever is mixing his audio really needs to balance out the dynamic range and make the recording louder. I’m a father of 5 kids and rarely get to listen to audiobooks in perfect silence. Thompson’s low voices are too soft to be heard properly even on full volume if you have any background noise. And the parts where the characters shout hurt your ears if you have the volume cranked up to hear the soft parts. I had to rewind countless times to catch critical dialog.

Amazing entry into Icarus series

Another great adventure into the Icarus series by Timothy zahn. Loved the story, returning characters and new locations

Fun but big shifts in volume

Some quiet bit you will need a quiet place to hear,or a volume adjustment.

Exciting adventure and detective style story.

Again, Zahn delivers a solid story that kept me entertained. But Marc Thompsons voice acting makes it come alive. I was enthralled from start till end.

Even more twists and turns

if you were a fan of the previous two Icarus novels you'll love this one. Marc Thompson is wonderful as always

Clever ending queues up the next story

Thoroughly enjoying the interplay between mobsters, aliens and humans with the Icarus team. Highly complex storyline which keeps my interest and simple storytelling style that makes it easy to listen to.

Silly voices

The ridiculous, over the top voices & accents drive me crazy. Especially when they are entirely inappropriate to a character.

Excellent story, poor production.

Another excellent installation to the series. Zahn does not disappoint, and with the combination of his writing and Marc Thompson’s narration, there’s little to no suspension of disbelief this could have a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. A rose by any other name, as they say…

Here’s my only complaint: some parts of the vocals are so low I can barely hear them. I don’t think I’ve said “Alexa, rewind 15 seconds” in the combination of all the books in my library. Some parts are fine and then a few lines here or there areas though he’s whispering. Lots of volume fluctuation.

mediocre

I took a punt and got the first two books of the icarus series. While I struggled with the narration of the first book, Marc did a better job with this one. I still had sections where I struggled to listen to the over dramatic delivery but overall a better job.

In terms of the book. I am not really a fan of books in which the main character is a moron. You could square the main characters IQ and still not break into double digits. I understand authors occasionally having characters making questionable decisions so they find themselves in a difficult situation and thus maybe enhance the plot. Unfortunately, many decisions made were ludicrous and the resulting plot absurd.
I hate not finishing a story but I am unlikely to continue with this series.