When eye sight is failing with age, it is wonderful to listen to audiobooks. Love sci-fi.
@Keksdich
3 жыл бұрын
Same here 😆😁 Love Audiobooks since my eyes are not what they used to be
@divBy0
3 жыл бұрын
Same! I can hardly read your comment :-)
@gmeyer6657
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed..TBI too!
@adamfox1669
3 жыл бұрын
Every time I try to read,i fall asleep. Not with audiobooks! Thanks
@dr.ronbernard9927
3 жыл бұрын
Rage against the coming of the night or the dying of the light. We all love you, R. Kaiser
@scottjohnston582
3 жыл бұрын
Since suffering panic attacks 4 years ago I started listening to everything sci Fi audio books at night while resting. Thankfully now no longer suffering panic related issues I still listen to audiobooks. I have never posted a comment until now. This story was so captivating that I was listening to this every spare minute of my day. So detailed in description, loved it. I'm left reading comments with mixed reviews but one thing being obvious is we are all invested in the story
@grantgre
3 жыл бұрын
You should try listening to ASMR videos they’re very relaxing. There’s one lady who does it here named Rebecca A lot of them are just weird. But I especially like her candy eating videos which sounds crazy but it’s actually pretty cool.
@cliveoconnell3245
3 жыл бұрын
Seek help ASAP or start drinking earlier 🍻🍻
@billygoat1970
3 жыл бұрын
if used sparingly and responsibly, xanax is a lifesaver.
@adamfox1669
3 жыл бұрын
@@billygoat1970 hahaha
@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M
3 жыл бұрын
@@billygoat1970 This is true tho. I get prescribed 2mg clonazepam/day. Been on em since I was 18. 32 now. Psychiatrists say I'll need em for life despite me having completed all forms of therapy available in Canada.
@Kustanza2008
3 жыл бұрын
0:10 Prologue 1:32 Chapter 1: Descent 15:12 Chapter 2: Jezero Crater 29:20 Chapter 3: Colony One 47:23 Chapter 4: Exploration 1:03:51 Chapter 5: VanHoff 1:14:43 Chapter 6: HAB 1:24:38 Chapter 7: A New Sol 1:37:35 Chapter 8: Just the Feeling 1:55:23 Chapter 9: Calm 2:05:18 Chapter 10: Med Lab 2:13:16 Chapter 11: Cold… So Cold 2:37:14 Chapter 12: Nills and Gizmo 2:51:01 Chapter 13: Annis and Malbec 3:18:11 Chapter 14: Caves 3:41:44 Chapter 15: Bloods 3:52:19 Chapter 16: Walkabout 4:02:54 Chapter 17: The Analog 4:06:58 Chapter 18: No Return 4:21:26 Chapter 19: Bio-Dome 4:35:27 Chapter 20: Recalibration 4:44:27 Chapter 21: Lies 4:51:42 Chapter 22: Research Lab 5:07:10 Chapter 23: XFJ-001B 5:23:09 Chapter 24: MAV 5:36:54 Chapter 25: The Garden
@corbingarber7765
3 жыл бұрын
You are a wonderful human being and are probably very sexy
@candiceakers9957
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@pearly2131
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you this makes reading more enjoyable 👍
@harrygrimley4352
2 жыл бұрын
Title for the second book?
@lucasshaw6934
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@dogsidog0074
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Didn't realize the actual author uploaded this! Thanks!
@juliazubaida5325
3 жыл бұрын
Or a bit earlier
@huesophie299
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been sick in bed for so long and this audiobook is such a treat :) Thank you!
@TheBobbymcd
Жыл бұрын
hope you are getting well
@earlstiles6081
6 ай бұрын
I hope you feel better
@robertarnold6076
Жыл бұрын
I just finished Colony 6 Mars (as well as Gizmo's short story) and I'm immediately starting the series over again. It was THAT good!
@darthsalinas5445
Жыл бұрын
Wow they got 6 books . I didn't know. I'm behind finish the second one .
@robertarnold6076
Жыл бұрын
@@darthsalinas5445 Keep going! They're all really good!
@christianmarquez3143
2 жыл бұрын
What an exciting story! Thank you for sharing. The narrator is also perfect. Thank you 😊
@electricpine
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making these wonderful stories available Gerald Kilby and the great reading by Nicol
@frankoverman9543
3 жыл бұрын
A delightful trilogy I stuimbled upon quite by accident. I'm quite mystified by the (currently) 58 dislikes on this first book.
@katch703
3 жыл бұрын
Some people aren’t happy with to much of anything, makes me glad to be me! 😛
@timothylongmore7325
2 жыл бұрын
I've heard that people will hit dislike just so the youtube won't bombard you with sci-fi audio books or themes. It doesn't really always reflect on the quality of the author or material. Just not their cup of tea. I personally think it really well written and narated. Reminds me of Critons work. Andromeda Strain especialy.
@adamlawrence4690
3 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic- I'm hooked! So glad I stumbled upon it. Highly recommended
@adamlawrence4690
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't want it to end! Congratulations Gerald ❤🇭🇲
@jamessmith5425
3 жыл бұрын
thank you Mr, Kilby. I'm 77yo still reading SF. I'm impressed by your storytelling, It's hard to get anything done as I live in a cell black hole and I'm limited to a dsl. Great job. Looking forward to following all of the trilogy.
@rickcoona
3 жыл бұрын
The older I get, ( 60) being A lifelong voracious reader, the more I appreciate A well done audio book!
@richardwheeler6115
3 жыл бұрын
@Redfern Pitcher He is probably using the Hawking method. DSL is in reference to "dark string lensing" , combining dark matter, string theory, gravitational lensing effects. Thus the narrow bandwidth.
@AncientMysteriesAndInnovations
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardwheeler6115 or dsl as in slow satellite internet lol
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
2 жыл бұрын
Well that thread went right over my head and obviously I cant blame it on age this time lol!
@alanadams1221
Жыл бұрын
Excellent set of stories and superb narration by Nicol Zanzarella. Looking forward to starting a new series of audiobooks by Gerald M Kirby.
@sallyansah3311
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Mr Kilby. Really enjoyed part one. You chose a good reader too.
@charlesjohnson9879
3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding Science Fiction! I'd love to see a well made movie on this theme.
@gma_x4lucky91
3 жыл бұрын
I am absolutely loving this story. Looking forward to the whole series. And the narrator does a wonderful job. She certainly does take the time to create a truly visual experience in the minds eye. Next best thing to reading it myself. Which I greatly appreciate since my eyes are failing me more and more all the time with MS.
@rhondadouglas3771
7 ай бұрын
Same here. MS has played havoc with my eyes, yet audiobooks still allow me to be an avid reader. But I do miss driving.
@frankcavaciuti5947
2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed both the story and story teller. Very calming. Reminded me of the movies from long ago that kept it simple and entertaining.
@taptele
3 жыл бұрын
My husband and I zoomed through this great title. Kudos for the interesting science based biology plot (no spoilers). We had a great time going back and forth in Google and Wikipedia. Love when sci Fi is based in science 😜
@rfjohns4452
2 жыл бұрын
If you're lying down& fall asleep like I do while listening to story no problem just go back until you recall last moment.
@rouxenophobe
Жыл бұрын
Andy Weir called, he wants his story back. To be fair Gerald only copied the starting this time. 6 astronauts living in a hab, a dust storm raging, communications with Earth lost. Everything going pear shaped. At least he didn’t call their ship “The Hermes”, no, he saved that name for use in Entanglement. The rest of the story is more original than the starting and is quite entertaining, although once again the choice of “Deckard” (or Decker) as the main protagonist's name had overtones of Blade Runner, especially given the way the character is described as moving (basically like Roy Batty). Oh, and what’s the name of the cute comedy sidekick, oh yes, Gizmo. At least he didn’t spawn any monsters!
@area41tv
2 жыл бұрын
Started to listen at work, Colony One today. It's really good!
@BossFinale
Жыл бұрын
The least trained person survived the whole ordeal. I guess that's normal. Good listen, moving on to the second one Thanks so much for uploading it here
@tz6414
2 жыл бұрын
What a captivating book. Beautifully read too.
@chrisleblanc581
2 ай бұрын
Cringed every time I heard pao-olio.
@mingbritson
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb! One of the best sci-fi books I've ever read - realistic tech, engaging characters/dialogue and really nice pacing. THANKS + looking FW to the rest of the series!!!
@GeraldMKilbyAuthor
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@robg8549
3 жыл бұрын
Used to be a prodigious reader but now partially blind in one eye so it’s tiring. I greatly appreciate this series. Up there with Asimov (IMHO) with better character development. Thanks
@reeritz1280
3 жыл бұрын
Whoa...where have I been...this is a great sci fi story/book. Why hasn't John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg or George Lucas turned this into a blockbuster movie..hmmm? 10 out of 10 stars👍👌👏👏👏👏👏👏
@rouxenophobe
Жыл бұрын
Ridley Scott has, it's called The Martian /s
@zajournals
Жыл бұрын
@@rouxenophobe different story, different author
@CesarHILL
3 жыл бұрын
Great story and great reading. Thanks for sharing your creative work. Great choice of voice for the reading.
@spackerinternational6131
Жыл бұрын
Outstanding! I've finished the belt series and now I'm hooked on these. You're an incredible author. Thank you!
@erikaenander5374
Жыл бұрын
Love the “Oh by the way she’s a kickboxer” during the fight at the airlock. Just a small observation. Enjoying the book. 👍🏼
@mamabear52
3 жыл бұрын
I would read a lot more books if authors like you understand that some of us have a greater interest in the people than types of metal weaponry, how fast and long small groups can run from flesh eating zombies. It might sound trivial but I want to see survivors find a safe place. Great book, I will remember your name and seek out your writing, you nailed it. The hidden below ground cave did it for me, the gardens and most of all the fish farms
@rickcoona
3 жыл бұрын
Always keep in mind, that Swords unlike guns never run out of ammo because of the often overlooked fact that Swords are *Cutting Edge* Technology! 😉
@mamabear52
3 жыл бұрын
@@rickcoona Funny
@mamabear52
3 жыл бұрын
@Redfern Pitcher Do you feel better? kzitem.info/news/bejne/w3p60Z-DgqSfiJw
@silvertiger2801
2 жыл бұрын
Read A. E. VanVoght. It's old stuff but it's SIFI that's all about people. People in the future or societies developed on other planets or dimensions.
@mamabear52
2 жыл бұрын
@@silvertiger2801 Thank you so much, I love older sci-fi, Earth Abides is one of my all-time favorites
@ricekrispies2525
3 жыл бұрын
I've read this series in the past and am enjoying the audiobook. I just now noticed the author runs this channel. I want to say I live all of your books!
@ricekrispies2525
3 жыл бұрын
*love
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
2 жыл бұрын
This is great! Good narrator and really good story! Thanks Mr Kilby!
@stephena1196
2 жыл бұрын
I really like her voice, it's lovely.
@micheler4120
11 ай бұрын
The reading was excellent and the story was intriguing. Thanks for this!
@mikewill2667
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent story and narration.
@razicuspor7689
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a milion time...i am a semi blind and like so much to listen the story of mars and when i put to sleep to dream with mars...sory for my writing,i am from romania and i do not write exactly corect.tnks agai for you and for woanderfull narators voice 😎
@henrikibjensen3869
Жыл бұрын
A beautiful book. Much discrete humour - the weed, the final. I especially like the social critique when comparing this book to The Martian.
@TedRandomGamingChannel
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyable story and excellent voice acting. Lovely to have this available for free on youtube! Starting the next book now. :) P.S. As a stem cell scientist and biochemist myself, I'll start work on some of these ideas in the lab! JK ;P
@churchvstheworld5815
Жыл бұрын
This story is amazing I can't wait to hear the other five
@rainydaze8513
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah..classic sci Fi! Thank you ❤️ truly loving the whole package!
@tyronbei6852
3 жыл бұрын
if the book reader recorded this all in one take then that's impressive.
@llgreen1962
2 жыл бұрын
I truly enjoyed listening to this story. Thanks for sharing.💙
@JoshuaCutsya
2 жыл бұрын
This is my 3rd time listening to this and I appreciate it every time! Right before bed 🛌 😴
@GeraldMKilbyAuthor
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@jessiross84
3 жыл бұрын
Just started this. Its so good. I love the narrator.
@mcsalty8869
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Listened to this in one go while at work today, can't wait to dig into the rest. :)
@donnaturpen3604
3 жыл бұрын
Loved Gizmo. Makes me think of R2D2.
@pmg2120
6 ай бұрын
This is one if the first female narrators I’ve heard and she’s actually great.
@aletzsa
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Wonderful book. Hope to hear the next book.
@drsingingeagle
2 жыл бұрын
Well, that was certainly a breath of fresh Martian air. Thanks for uploading it! It helps keep us awake and alive while long-hauling.
@Bdady74
2 жыл бұрын
Great book, excellent narration!
@victoriaallen1635
3 жыл бұрын
Really good, engaging and hard to put down
@GFTwoodcraft
2 жыл бұрын
Great so far. Glad I found this
@IrishDragon666
3 жыл бұрын
Solid series. Hope the other books go up :)
@chrischisholm6731
3 жыл бұрын
@@GeraldMKilbyAuthor you sir are a gentleman. Also one hell of a story teller. I listen to or read 2 to 3 books a week. Very impressed. Cheers my man.
@Austrian_blood
3 жыл бұрын
Doubtful
@lovefunnyflicks
3 жыл бұрын
Hi just starting to listen to your books for my nighttime easy listening
@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M
3 жыл бұрын
Same. I love em for drifting off to sleep. But I always gotta go to the middle to catch what I missed whilst asleep :p
@roshabey
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool… thank you Gerald for the upload. This is an awesome story. I liked it very much.
@MHarvey-tp5km
Жыл бұрын
Dang this is a good story!
@sheidaji8610
4 ай бұрын
Taking care of my 11 month old naughty boy and this audiobooks makes me stay sane 😅
@jangivik1718
7 ай бұрын
Thanks again sir! This is my sixth time I’m listening to this story…
@Dan-wo4bx
Жыл бұрын
Great book . I loved ‘the martian’ and when i found this I honestly thought i’d be disappointed…. I was wrong .
@andrewlyon9292
Жыл бұрын
You can listen to this at either 1.25 or 1.5 speed 😊
@tims8326
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for uploading this. I like your writing style very much, its easy on the ear and nicely paced. My one (hopefully constructive) criticism is that you telegraph the plot progressions too much. I don't think mystery and suspense are too essential to this type of book, but there are sections where I was tempted to skip 30 minutes.
@trailerparksupervisor7046
3 жыл бұрын
The author doesn’t read these comments ma’am
@bradsknee3731
3 жыл бұрын
@@trailerparksupervisor7046 he does actually, I'm surprised as anyone
@adntina
3 жыл бұрын
I love this!!! Absolutely FANTASTIC ❤
@domtanko7160
3 жыл бұрын
Great story!! Thank you!
@ElaineOddsoxxx1
3 жыл бұрын
Brill! Thanx a lot for your hard work!
@richtaylor6039
3 жыл бұрын
A great book and a terrific series. I have the whole series on my phone in my Audible app. Good stuff indeed
@thebookfairy73
2 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this so easy to listen to just delving into the next book. Thank you so much for uploading x
@nailers99
3 жыл бұрын
This was GREAT t olisten to! Thank you to all that made it happen!!
@StinaHilmarsdottir
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I really loved the book, looking forward to starting Colony two. Helps time fly in cemo 🤪
@randysavage1
2 жыл бұрын
You should look into natural remedies to add with your treatments. My uncle refused cemo but got better anyways. Not what i wouldve done but if you do both it will increase your luck
@maddog222333
3 жыл бұрын
I really like the writing. Very descriptive and well written. Nice story amd the narrator is very good. Very good story and different idea.
@richx9035
7 ай бұрын
Coming back for a second listen. A great series.
@johncain1624
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you to the Author
@chriscoffee9070
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to upload, but this seems like the start of an episode of 'Friends' called 'The one where the incompetent crew member probably gets everyone killed by not paying attention to the basics of surviving on an alien planet'. Sorry, I gave up after chapter 2 or so, this is science fiction with the science removed, it might as well be set in a shopping mall on Earth. Either the authour has no scientific background whatsoever or is protecting the reader from it. [Spoilers below] The main character seems remarkably unsuited to the mission, spending most of the time so far either falling over, doubting herself or being unable to find a rung on a ladder. She's a huge liability on a mission to mars, she keeps dropping behind the group and falls over twice during a space walk, the second time after a storm has hit so she stands up, flails around and of course loses her bearings and 'almost panics', forcing the others to turn back and find her. There are procedures to follow in these situations for mundane earthly activities like scuba diving, I'm sure there are for walking around on an alien planet ! - folk in these positions don't almost panic because an entirely predictable thing happens, they fall back on standard procedure and training, and deal with the situation. The very next time she goes out onto the planet surface she wanders off on her own without telling any other crew where she is going and has to be told that she shouldn't lose focus and come back, quite yes, you're on an inhospitable planet in a small team who depend on each other's performance to survive, you're not having a walk in the local park !! - there would be firm procedures whereby you tell people where you're going, and what you're doing. She feels upset when the commander comments on her sub-par performance, yes, this isn't playgroup, it's a bloomin' space mission !!!! Then they go exploring, and the whole team leave the habitat, nobody is left behind to co-ordinate a rescue if something bad happens, or they can't get back into the habitat or something. There are 6 of them, if the commander is out on the planet with a team, you'd leave the second in command and somebody else behind just in case. Friends in Space.... In real life, she'd probably get everyone killed through her ineptitude and inattention to the basics but I imagine the commander will die soon and she'll overcome her lack of confidence, take control and save everybody by some method that doesn't involve explaining how anything actually works to save the reader from learning anything, and saving the authour from needing any knowledge of science. The Italian guy is passionate about coffee is he, right, yes, and on a mission to mars, there'll be room for an espresso machine will there ? - would adding a high pressure coffee brewing device be a good idea in a space habitat ? - would having potentially loose coffee grounds and dinky little coffee cups in a 1/3rd gravity situation be advisable ? - but such things are never even mentioned, just used to fill out the one dimensional Italian character.
@parichehrnasiri1375
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading. It was a nice story and a very good narration.
@loupearl706
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty Cool Story and Narration. Thanks ☺
@Deenie72
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr. Kilby for sharing your work, it is greatly appreciated! ❤
@kadiummusic
Жыл бұрын
The narrator has a nice voice and for a while it is fine but as the story develops her lack of any character definition makes it hard going and you start to zone out of the story because it's like one character is speaking all the time.
@eottoe2001
3 жыл бұрын
1:47 Let's see, right, there are dead bodies of colonists around with missing limbs. Decker has had some kind of contamination and was knocked out from it. She does an unscheduled EVA -- and Jan has the problem. (Great story telling.)
@trailerparksupervisor7046
3 жыл бұрын
The book is a load of rubbish
@queenbabylonia4594
3 жыл бұрын
Nobody checked the 1st inside door of the airlock which Jan said he was trying to bash in with a heavy tool either.
@yougotdropped9741
2 жыл бұрын
Please post The Belt series, I'd love to listen to them your books are great.
@sheidaji8610
4 ай бұрын
Characters : Jan Malbec: main character Robert : commander Annis : first officer Decker Dr paulio Lou : paulio and lou , in relationship Nils: mars colonist
@patytrico
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Love the book :)
@granttilley4414
Жыл бұрын
Indeed also when disability makes it impossible to read audio is a life line
@davidwestfall4121
2 жыл бұрын
EVA stands for extra vehicular activity, leaving the biodome is just going outside.
@mikeemmons1079
3 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes, we have already had one failed expedition, we should certainly send a guy with a genetic condition on the next one. Yup, great thinking, mate.
@totalbhaukaal9515
7 ай бұрын
This is top-notch. Amazing story
@paulbennett772
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Looking forward to Colony 2, 3, 17....
@kazutama3902
3 жыл бұрын
Love Geralf Kirby! Thank you so much for this beautiful reading
@paulbennett772
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed, & bonus points for "on root" rather than "N rowt", sadly eliminated for misquoting Shakespeare.
@darthsalinas5445
Жыл бұрын
Listen to this last year at work part two was really good. Narrator also perfect thank you for the audio.
@GeraldMKilbyAuthor
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@johngeverett
Жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this, both as a story and in the narrator's delivery.
@tonygary7611
3 жыл бұрын
Great book thx for upload
@MikeSCaley
5 ай бұрын
Loving the book. Awesome idea to put it on KZitem
@Hankyjane
Жыл бұрын
Well done. Just enough detail. Without an overload of details that do nothing for the storyline, which is what I see in some books.
@mathewdennis5827
3 жыл бұрын
Started this late last night and didn't get to sleep until 5 am
@xptolen
3 жыл бұрын
Thank u! Loved it!
@alecsw9572
3 жыл бұрын
Great story.
@williamknapp3152
3 жыл бұрын
Please upload colony 2
@supremebeing701
3 жыл бұрын
This is aver interesting and entertaining story. Thank you. I'm not keen on the narrator at all as her voice is all over the place and she sounds like she is going to start crying at times. Has a maniacal mood swing thing going on from one sentence to the next. I would rather just hear the story without the "dramatics".
@Keyboardje
3 жыл бұрын
I find it very irritating the way her voice wears off at the end of each sentence and sometimes even each word, like a dramatic whisper or sigh.
@IamCree
2 жыл бұрын
@@Keyboardje it sounds like she's doing an ad for an adult call service lmao. I can't get past it 😂
@jdc9528
3 жыл бұрын
Great listen,thanks!
@drunkinmaster2
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Hospital stay made much easier.
@Diarmuhnd
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this fun story. Be safe, have fun.
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