Beyond Kuiper
The Galactic Star Alliance
by Matthew Medney, John Connelly
Narrated by Kyle Perrin, Dylan Sprouse, George C. Romero
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Pub Date Nov 10 2020 | Archive Date Jan 13 2021
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Description
Welcome to the Kuiperverse, a riveting, hard science fiction universe co-created and written by Matthew Medney (Heavy Metal Magazine CEO, NYU adjunct professor) and John Connelly (Lockheed Martin Aerospace Engineer).
Starring the vocal talents of Kyle Perrin, Dylan Sprouse, and George C. Romero.
Beyond Kuiper is brought to the audio medium as an immersive sound designed and scored audiobook. Includes 21 original tracks (written and produced by Kyle Perrin and Matthew Medney) that are available alongside the Codex as bonus chapters.
The Galactic Star Alliance has been alive and well for millions of Earth years. Hundreds of thousands of worlds and trillions of beings move across the many home worlds of the Alliance. This revelation invites many questions: How is faster-than-light speed travel possible, and could cohesive, interstellar civilizations exist without it? Is it conceivable to govern a coalition not of different countries, but of different species?
There are some who believe it is out there. Not as science-fantasy but as science.
We introduce Bernard William Hubert. World renowned astrophysicist, and lead scientist of the seminal company of exploration, Outer Limits. While on loan to CERN, a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions leaves Bernard as the sole survivor. While the scientific community and world look to him for answers, he simply states the unthinkable: "It has to be aliens." Inconceivable to the world, the Hubert family is investigated, and his family's name tarnished.
Disgraced and shunned, Bernard claws his way back into the equation with his new company C.O.R.E. as they work tirelessly to design an engine capable of interstellar travel.
Follow Bernard on his road to redemption and discovery in this ensemble cast of futurism, space travel, and the fate of our species. As for the title, from where would our judges watch us?
The Galactic Star Alliance awaits your exploration.
Advance Praise
“An exercise in serious world building and storytelling seldom undertaken on this scale, especially by first-time novelists.” (Jeff Berkwitz, Sci-Fi Magazine)
“Galaxy-spanning science fiction with both smarts and hearts...and impressive, immersive world-building.” (Ron Marz, author of Green Lantern, Silver Surfer, Witchblade)
“Science fiction often asks us to reckon with the current zeitgeist while enveloping the reader in a saga that takes us far, far away from our everyday problems. If done successfully, it’s truly fantastic. And Beyond Kuiper is truly fantastic sci-fi.” (Joe Trohman, creator of Fall Out Boy)
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9781774246139 |
| PRICE | |
| DURATION | 12 Hours |
Featured Reviews
Angel F, Reviewer
I was really excited when I first heard of Beyond Kuiper and I am really glad that I got to listen to the audiobook version. From my understanding, the book has a collection of illustrations while the audiobook comes with a soundtrack, more on that later. As excited as I was, I wasn't sure i was going to like this, to be honest. I love science fiction stories but by no means do I like hard sci-fi. I've tried in the past to read books that have great reviews and high recommendations from friends but ultimately I get lost trying to keep up with overly complicated universes. This book has been getting a lot of online attention due to it's link with Heavy Metal magazine. Is it hype or is it legit epic. Due to the online attention I decided to give it a go and I am glad I did!
I found the story to be fairly straight forward. Nothing felt overly complicated. I think the authors did a great job pacing things out and leading into information at the right time. The character building was great and I found the characters to be likable and to have depth. After each chapter, there was a sub chapter with definitions performed by one of the main characters of the chapter. As someone who isn't into hard sci-fi, this was kinda helpful but not necessary as it would end up pausing the story for a bit. Nice idea, just not sure if helped as much as it was intended.
The story was great and I really enjoyed it. I was a bit disappointed when the story ended with about a quarter of the audiobook still left when I looked down on my phone. The last quarter or so of the audiobook is the soundtrack/score of this project. Great as an idea but I would have happily traded half or so of those track in return to getting more story. The reason I say this is because I felt the story was building up only to get cut off at the end. This is the first in a 10 part story so there is more to come but to me the story felt like it ended prematurely which prevented me from giving this book 5 stars.
Beyond Kuiper's sound design really brought the story to another level. I enjoyed the soundscapes and sound effects which made scenarios and environments come to life. I think the narration was solid but could have been better with a different voice talent, maybe somebody a bit more seasoned to inject a bit more life into the performance.
Overall, I loved it! I'm a fan! I have the wallpaper on my phone to prove it. I'm looking forward to the next audiobook and the entire saga. I highly recommend Beyond Kuiper, the audiobook is fantastic and I'm sure the book is as well.
I want to thank Matthew Medney, John Connelly, Kyle Perrin, Dylan Sprouse, George C. Romero, Podium Audio and NetGalley for providing an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for my honest review.
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