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Title: After Atlas

Subtitle: Planetfall, Book 2

Author: Emma Newman

Narrator: Andrew Kingston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-28-17

Publisher: Orion

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Acclaimed author Emma Newman returns to the captivating universe she created in Planetfall with a stunning science fiction mystery where one man's murder is much more than it seems....

Gov-corp detective Carlos Moreno was only a baby when Atlas left Earth to seek truth among the stars. But in that moment, the course of Carlos' entire life changed. Atlas is what took his mother away, what made his father lose hope, and what led Alejandro Casales, leader of the religious cult known as the Circle, to his door. And now, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Atlas' departure, it's got something to do with why Casales was found dead in his hotel room - and why Carlos is the man in charge of the investigation.

To figure out who killed one of the most powerful men on Earth, Carlos is supposed to put aside his personal history. But the deeper he delves into the case, the more he realises that escaping the past is not so easy. There's more to Casales' death than meets the eye, and something much more sinister to the legacy of Atlas than anyone realises....

Read by Andrew Kingston.

Members Reviews:

Very nicely done!

I haven't read Planetfall and it didn't matter; in fact this novel may be the best advertisement to go back and read the original. At first, I felt a bit lost as there were references to the original story. That feeling did not last as the mystery at the heart of the story took over. Even more impressive, the information shared in this novel about the original story doesn't seem to have compromised any of the secrets of the original.

The detective solving the mystery brought to life A fully realized dystopian earth. The IT of the future, 3-D printing run amok as most food comes from printers; the Star Trek replicator never seemed as alien as these devices, and a scary new version of indentured servitude all fit together perfectly and provide a complete background to a great detective story.

I have just added Planetfall to my Kindle and look forward to enjoying the original story by a most accomplished author.

Great futuristic sci-fi murder mystery, but also so much more

Really 4.5 stars.

After Atlas is a sort of sequel to Planetfall, though set back on Earth some years after the Atlas left on its mission. It's basically a futuristic sci-fi murder mystery and a pretty damn good one with colorful characters, conspiracy theories, and bureaucratic obstructions.

Some distance into the future when governments and corporations have become one thing, people eat 3-D printed food, and most everyone is chipped in a technology driven world, Carl must solve a murder case that takes place in a retro, turn of the century hotel that caters to rich people, where doors still unlock with good ol' fashion keys, the food is real, and actual humans still do the housekeeping. That mix of old and new is a fun way to navigate through a murder mystery.

Oooooh, but there is so much more going on than meets the eye. The world has become a dire place for most people, with natural resources scarce, populations of people in extreme poverty, and the class wars as bad as they have ever been.

I won't say much more than that for fear of spoiling the fun. If you read Planetfall, this is a continuation of that story, though it's really a trip backwards to tell the story of the people still left on Earth. There will absolutely must be another book in the series, which is great.