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Title: Retrograde
Author: Peter Cawdron
Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs
Language: English
Release date: 09-12-17
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 52 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
The international team at the Mars Endeavour colony is prepared for every eventuality except one - what happens when disaster strikes Earth?
Mankind has long dreamed of reaching out to live on other planets, and with the establishment of the Mars Endeavour colony, that dream has become reality. The fledgling colony consists of 120 scientists, astronauts, medical staff, and engineers. Buried deep underground, they're protected from the harsh radiation that sterilizes the surface of the planet. The colony is prepared for every eventuality except one - what happens when disaster strikes Earth?
Members Reviews:
Who rescues the Martians when Earth is gone?
What did you love best about Retrograde?
Although there have been several books written about people being trapped on Mars (Andy Weir's 'The Martian' being the most obvious recently), Cawdron has taken a slightly different approach, placing a large contingent of colonists on Mars and then having an incident occur on Earth that means that they are alone as Earth is lost to them. How do they survive without their support? There is then a further story that happens on the Mars colony that creates this amazing book that you just can't stop listening to.
Cawdron has written an amazing book here, going into incredible detail about the Mars Colony, how it would have to be created so that people would actually survive, using actual research (he cities several sources including NASA), to create this story that is incredibly realistic and authentic. As you read this story, you get a real education about what will be required to live on Mars, and how the colony will work, so if you are a Sci-fi fan, this will be a really interesting read, regardless of the absolutely brilliant story that these facts are embedded in.
The story is told from one of the Colonists points of view, Liz, and how after a major incident on Earth cuts off contact from the colony, how this impacts each of the main players. There is a Chinese module, an American Module, a Russian Module and a Eurasian Module that has representatives from several countries including the UK, Japan, Spain and Australia.
This is an in-depth look at survival on Mars, a thriller as several different sub-plots unfold after the events on Earth take place and of course, an exceptional Sci-Fi story.
The best part of this story as is with most of his books, are Cawdron's Characters, who are created with such depth and intelligence, each with their own back story, allowing them to tell this amazing story that you will just be riveted to the moment you start listening.
This is Intelligent Science Fiction at its very best and some of Cawdrons very best work to date.
What other book might you compare Retrograde to and why?
The Martian by Andy Weir is the obvious comparison, but almost in a reverse kind of way.
In the Martian, he has help from Earth, they are all trying to save him, but he is totally alone, whereas in Retrograde, they have plenty of other colonists on Mars, but they are cut off from Earth, they are alone.
Which character as performed by Sarah Mollo-Christensen was your favorite?
Sarah did some really wonderful voices.
