Directive 51 Audiobook

" Interesting premise but didn't deliver. I ended up skimming so much that it was hard to follow the story line. "

" This was almost painful to read. It was ambitious to the point of tedium, if that is possible. I don't think the author ever really got a good real definite idea of what he was writing. I suppose you say that means it was "unpredictable" or "ground-breaking", but mainly it was just weird. Maybe others will like it. I did not. "

" Lots of verisimilitude help this to feel real. However a huge lack of narrative keeps it from being anything but a below average techno thriller. "

" My full review is at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys. My review of the next book in the series, Daybreak Zero along with an interview with Barnes is also on SFOO here. "

" A little too technical for my taste in places but a good read. "

" pretty much a waste of ink but i suppose the daybreak people would be delighted. too many abbreviations. i can't shake the notion that, that seems a cheap trick to sound high tech or slick with no substance. "

" Mixed feelings about this one. Too long and tedious in places. The next one sounds better, but I think I'll wait until there are reviews on the third one, to continue this series. "

" Took about 200 pages to get started and lasted about 50 pages too long, but the 250 in the middle were pretty good. I don't know if I will have the patience to read the sequal unless I get trapped in a cabin where all the electronics have fallen prey to nanoswarm. "

" I am a sucker for disaster tale. This one was ok but not one I will keep on my bookshelf. Nor will I get the sequel. Interesting notion that someone could create nano-bots and microbes that could attack electronics, oil based fuels, and plastics. "

" too long, should have been edited better. Not enticing enough to reah the next book "

" ugh. too much jargon to be enjoyable. "

" The cover blurb said it was a "thinking man's techno-thriller". That may be overstating it, but it's still one of the more intelligent post-apocalyptic novels I've read. "

" Barnes back on top of his game. Loved it. "

" This was different than what I thought it would be. Very fast paced and kept my interested throughout. It was hard to put down. A very different take on the end of modern civilization and technology. "

" interesting concept, things fall apart, character development gets better the further into the book one gets. "

" So far (bout 1/3 through) it's great! Keeps me thinking about the book when I'm at work. Can't wait to finish...and for the second one to come out in paperback. "

" I am a sucker for disaster tale. This one was ok but not one I will keep on my bookshelf. Nor will I get the sequel. Interesting notion that someone could create nano-bots and microbes that could attack electronics, oil based fuels, and plastics. "

" Lots of verisimilitude help this to feel real. However a huge lack of narrative keeps it from being anything but a below average techno thriller. "

" pretty much a waste of ink but i suppose the daybreak people would be delighted. too many abbreviations. i can't shake the notion that, that seems a cheap trick to sound high tech or slick with no substance. "

" An interesting look at the possible political shifts/governmental changes post apocalypse. not as much action as some others but with a unique antagonist causing the downfall of society. "

" Had a rough time reading this one, but I did like it. "