The Exodus Towers: The Dire Earth Cycle: Two Audiobook (Free)
- Simon Vance
- Random House (Audio)
- 2013-08-27
Summary:
The Exodus Towers features all of the high-octane action and richly imagined characters of The Darwin Elevator-but the stakes haven’t been higher.
The sudden appearance of another space elevator in Brazil just deepens the mystery about the aliens who offered it: the Builders. Scavenger crew captain Skyler Luiken and brilliant scientist Dr. Tania Sharma possess produced a colony around the brand new Elevator’s base, utilizing mobile towers to protect humans through the Contractors’ plague. But they about The Exodus Towers: The Dire Globe Routine: Two are quickly under attack from a roving band of plague-immune military. Cut off from your colony, Skyler must wage a one-man war against the brand new threat as well as murderous subhumans and thugs from Darwin-all while trying to resolve the puzzle of the Contractors’ master strategy . before it’s too late going back vestiges of mankind.
Praise for The Darwin Elevator
“A hell of a great book.”-James S. A. Corey, New York Times bestselling writer of Abaddon’s Gate
“[Jason M.] Hough’s first novel combines the rapid-fire actions and memorable people associated with Joss Whedon’s short-lived Firefly TV series with the accessibility and technological acumen of [James S. A.] Corey’s ‘Expanse’ series.”-Library Journal (starred review)
“The very best component about alien tales is their secret, and Jason Hough realizes that like no various other. Full of persuasive characters and thick with pressure, The Darwin Elevator delivers both despair and hope along with a gigantic dose of wonder. It’s an excellent debut, and Hough can take my cash whenever he writes anything from now on.”-Kevin Hearne, NY Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles
“Newcomer Hough shows a talent for imaginative plotting and realistic dialogue, and the quick pacing and cliffhanger ending will keep readers enthralled and eagerly awaiting another installment.”-Web publishers Weekly
“Jason M. Hough will a great job with this huge story. The world of Darwin and the Elevator is definitely deliciously complex and satisfying. Skyler, Tania, and all the other heroes are delightfully attracted and fun to spend time with. . . . The story unfolds with just the right stability of high experience, espionage, laughter, and psychological truth. . . . As soon as you finish, you’ll wish more.”-Analog
“A debut novel unlike some other . . . That is something particular. Something iconic. The Darwin Elevator is full of majesty and wonder, mystery and mayhem, colorful individuals and insidious strategies.”-SF Signal
“Fun, action-packed and enjoyable . . . a sure contender for technology fiction debut of the year!”-Pat’s Illusion Hotlist
“Claustrophobic, intense, and satisfying . . . I couldn’t put this book down. The Darwin Elevator depicts a terrifying world, suspends it from a delicate thread, and forces you to learn with held breath as you anticipate the inevitable fall.”-Hugh Howey, New York Times bestselling author of Wool
“Hough writes with amazing energy and gritty realism. His puts his individuals through hell, mixing a convincing storyline with heart-stopping action and occasions of natural terror as the globe will go crazy in the darkness of unfathomable alien motives.”-Sara Creasy, writer of the Philip K. Dick Award-nominated Track of Scarabaeus