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The Luna Missile Crisis
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
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The Luna Missile Crisis
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Publisher's Summary
Audible number-one best sellers Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle return with a relentless sci-fi adventure that asks: What if?
The year is 1961. The Cold War is in full swing and the space race is on. Russia aims to send humanity to space. But what if space comes to humanity instead? Yuri Gagarin’s epic flight into space is disrupted when an alien Mothership jumps into orbit, causing a cosmic car crash that defies all odds.
Everything changes. The US and USSR must quickly put aside their differences. In exchange for the Earth’s help in the rebuilding of their Mothership, the mysterious aliens, the Vulbathi, offer promises of technology beyond humanity's wildest dreams. All the while, the world asks whether the Vulbathi are saviors or conquerors.
When an alien tech counterfeiter's mistake sets off a chain reaction, the fragile peace is threatened. Connor McCoy didn't mean to upset Earth's new intergalactic neighbors. He only wanted to make some cash.
Now, Connor is the only person who can stop the doomsday clock from striking midnight. That is if his estranged brother, an agent in the new Department of Alien Relations, doesn't stop him first.
If you're a fan of District 9, The Expanse, Destiny's Crucible, or Andy Weir's Artemis, you'll love this alternate history romp across Earth and space, post alien contact.
Critic Reviews
“Aliens, agents and espionage abound in this Cold War-era alternate history adventure. This is classic SF in the golden-age tradition. A wild ride!” (Dennis E. Taylor, number-one best-selling author of We Are Legion (We Are Bob))
"An alternate world that captivates the imagination and brings the reader on a thrilling adventure that will leave the devotees of classic science fiction eager for more." (Jason Anspach, best-selling author of the Galaxy's Edge Series)
“A unique, unexpected take on a sci-fi adventure. Pure fun that that had me racing through the pages!” (Nicholas Sansbury Smith, New York Times best-selling author of the Hell Divers series)
“An inventive and entertaining alternate history science fiction book set in a Cold War that became damn hot and very wild.” (Steven Campbell, author of the Hard Luck Hank series)
"A fun and fast read. I can't wait to see what happens next!" (Olan Thorensen, author of the Destiny’s Crucible series)
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- Keith Dorrell
- 23-01-2024
great alternate universe story
I liked the brotherly and aliens interaction .Excellent narration cant wait to hear a possible follow up next !!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Motherpacker
- 22-03-2020
A solid storyline executed with frustrating inconsistency.
Set in the early 1960s, The Luna Missile Crisis has some great plot twists and solid writing, but overall misses the mark.
Connor and Kyle McCoy are estranged identical twins, who have never seen eye-to-eye about anything. One day, Connor’s shady dealings in fake alien tech set off a chain of events bordering on ludicrous, involving mistaken identify, the Cold War, lost/found love, and a nine-legged octopus.
There were many opportunities missed to flesh out the personalities of the brothers who sometimes became characatures . In particular I feel Connor’s misdeeds were glorified over Kyle’s consistent and rational behaviour. The was sympathy exhibited towards Connor by the writers that was at times completely unwarranted.
The mafia-inspired subplot was an unnecessary distraction and could have easily been removed, with the relevant plot devices it provides written into the main story.
Ray Porter does an excellent job with the voices. I would like him to work on the female voices in his characterizations, they always sound so insipid. Red was by far the best female character he has voiced in any book to date.
Overall, not bad, but not great.
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