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Aeon Rising

The Apocalypse Begins (Aeon, Book 1)

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Aeon Rising

By: Matthew Mather
Narrated by: Ray Porter
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An apocalyptic supernova flashes over the South Pole. A mysterious mission sent deep into the Amazon. The story of one family’s struggle to reunite…

Max Carver, a down-on-his-luck truck driver and Army vet, joins a rescue mission into Brazil. The target is a utopian tech village, the Colony, hidden in the rainforest and run by a charismatic genius. Max’s pregnant wife, Talisha Carver, is the NSA analyst who intercepted encrypted Colony messages signaling a mysterious impending event.

Dr. Xin Rou is a Chinese researcher working at the IceCube neutrino experiment at the South Pole. On lucky days a single flash might signal the passage of a ghostly interstellar particle. Suddenly, IceCube’s entire array lights up. A million detectors at once. Which is impossible. The Antarctic sky is clear and calm—but she is already running for the door.

Because the world is about to end. But the mystery just begins...

Selected Praise & Reviews

MATTHEW MATHER

“Terrifying because so plausible.”—Washington Post bestseller Steven Konkoly

“Apocalyptic sci-fi at its most exciting.”—New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sansbury Smith

“Mather creates characters you've instantly known your whole life.”—BOING BOING editor Jason Weisberger

©2022 Matthew Mather (P)2022 Recorded Books First Contact Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Fiction Technology Thriller Polar Region Exciting
Captivating Storyline • Complex Plot • Outstanding Narration • Original Concept • Well-researched Science
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narrator was great. story was good. science a little lite. if all.power and knights and phones in the world were fried the circuits in ham radios would definitely not work.

good but needs more science research .

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I enjoyed Ray Porter’s voice as usual, but it was not his best I think.

Story was interesting but the end gave the feeling that there should be more stories to come. In addition the ending felt rushed - hours were spent on a muddy river beach and then suddenly A LOT of interesting explanations for things appeared, but without being further explored. Worth the time but the action sort of stopped a bit early.

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Exciting, but sometimes a little hard to follow because of location changes, “scientific jargon”, and time frame changes. I love listening to Ray Porter, so stayed with the book. I did like the book for the most part, except for the ending! It left me hanging! I guess there’s a second book to pick up where this left off??

Exciting

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Was pretty much ok until the Brazilian colony stuff. Clear wood? Inflated drones? Buildings part of trees? What the heck?…

Lost me

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I started my Matthew Mather reading journey with Darknet. I've been hooked ever since! He has not failed in delivering a complex and engrossing story filled with relatable characters and edge of your seat thrills. I am continuously impressed with his level of technical knowledge and attention to detail in this book. I found myself in the characters shoes, envisioning their surroundings and feeling their feelings. This is the reason that I love reading (or listening to) Mr. Mather's books.

Another engrossing tale!

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this one really requires a huge suspension of belief. I just couldn't keep going. More fantasy than sci/fi.

If you believe in Wakanda

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Love it but I had no idea that it was 1of3. I should have waited until I had all three. Too much suspense.

Great, too short

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a bit slow, fleshing out the characters. buuut I'll buy the 2nd book. so so for now.

good start

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Science was hard to follow but moved at a good pace with twists and turns.

Fast moving story

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I like everything about the story, the reader is a very good reader. Can’t wait until the next book

Great story

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