Catalyst: Book 1 of the Tribari Freedom Chronicles
Good story--will most likely continue on Kindle!
I appreciated the down-to-earth story presented in Catalyst. The introductory story to Rachel Ford's Tribari Freedom Chronicles, listeners and readers are thrown into an alien world following one man as he simply wants to have a vacation. A protest quickly throws his life onto a different path, however.
I appreciated the subtle themes running throughout, all within the lens of a narrator with a particular worldview. The story does a great job of challenging the character's worldview, and through that window, critiquing a few narratives present in our own world. I always love an "anti-corporate greed" book!
Sadly, I did not enjoy the narration of the audiobook. The narrator's pacing and annunciation were difficult to listen to, and she constantly ended sentences with an upbeat which was tiresome to continually hear. I'm not usually critical of narrators, but I feel strongly about this narrator in the sense that it made it hard to listen to this story. This 1hr 15min story intrigued me, and there's a chance I'll READ the rest of the series, but I won't be listening to it on Audible.
Catalyst received four stars for its story, but I give its narration two stars.