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Species Seventeen

Humanity's Leap, Book 1

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Species Seventeen

By: C.S. Garrand
Narrated by: Patricia Santomasso
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Humankind has always dreamed of reaching into the stars. What if, when we finally did, we found that it wasn't the first time we'd been there?

Galactic Planetary Resources was all about earnings-per-share. That's what shareholders demand, after all. But this is no longer about profit, even if the board believes we still need to focus on the ROI for the Audacious mission.

The artifact we found on Vesta changed everything. Sure, we were able to patent the new technologies we managed to reverse engineer, and make a hefty sum. But we could never have anticipated where these discoveries would eventually lead. The board of directors still wants to see what we come back with, but those of us on the ship know that there's something far more significant than Hegemony credits out here. And we have to do it right by humanity.

Now, if we could just get the government to see it that way, and get them and their psychotic AI off our back.

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An engaging story that leaves you wanting more. Very well performed at a pace that makes it hard to stop listening. looking forward to the next installments!

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Told from the viewpoint of a corporate developed AI, spanning tens of years, Species Seventeen starts with the discovery of an alien spaceship in our Solar System. The characters are your standard SciFi fare, with a plot largely driven by Deus ex machina events, however it’s an enjoyable listen and one I’d recommend to anyone who wants some classic space adventure. I did slightly resent the sympathetic treatment of the uncontrolled greed of the capitalist corporation Galactic Planetary Resources, who really weren’t the good guys in this story, but I could mostly put this aside for the sake of the plot.

An enjoyable, fast paced Sci-Fi book in the vein of The Expanse and classic spacefaring fiction.

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