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Prelude to Ascension

The Assemblies of the Living, Book 1

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By: Brent Clay
Narrated by: Samuel Peery
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John Riley is a physicist who achieves his lifelong dream of unraveling the mysteries of anti-gravity, but along the way, also unwittingly discovers the secret of interstellar communication. When he and a small group of coworkers attempt to respond to an unexpected message, believing it to have originated from somewhere on Earth, they find more than they anticipate. The message is from deep space.

Once contact is made, the Remotes, as they are called, will not be dissuaded. Humanity becomes an unwilling newcomer to a staggeringly ancient galactic collective, which regards the Earth as an "emerging world" that is subject to its oversight. As humanity slips further into the grip of the enigmatic consortium, the mysteries become deeper; there is more to Earth’s history than meets the eye, and even the galaxy itself is not what it seems.

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Overall, the story was, well, ok, however, the author seems to have a need for women to be behind men or, antagonistic if they don't have a man to stand behind. I found that truly frustrating throughout the book after the only female protagonist to offer a positive contribution pre-discover and leading to the discovery, is removed from said situation through the pettiness of a male in a position of power. and the males leads sympathize with her, but don't lift a finger to support her or even, post discovery, try to bring her in. After that, EVERY female character, including her, excepting one vindictive female is in a support role or under the leadership of men.
All the weaknesses of the cast aside, the premise of the story has potential to build into something great - or plummet to yet another story of doom and gloom and subjugation of humanity, the way the story ends leaves it possible to go either way.
I'm not sure if I will continue with this series, it all depends on which way Clay leaps.
Here's hoping he gets over his hangups over strong women and lets them shine in their own rights with the next one!

The narrator was good, if not outstanding, big plus, he didn't make the female characters sound as weak as they were written, HUGE save there!

It was ok, but only ok.

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