Genesis

[b:Genesis 36284236 Genesis (First Colony, #1) Ken Lozito https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1506077574s/36284236.jpg 57946223] starts like a straight-up military SF story, but then morphs into a story about establishing an interstellar colony. (Though military themes continue throughout the book.)The writing is a bit spotty and the characters could be better developed, but even so the story pulled me in quickly. We get new colony start-up problems, mysterious alien ruins, military training, monster attacks, and a Big Danger.Several mysteries are introduced but not satisfactorily resolved. Major spoilers: (Why did the Syndicate destroy Chronos Station? What happened to the original inhabitants of the planet? Why are the local predators so aggressive? What really happened back on Earth? What is the nature of the approaching danger?) I presume they will be dealt with in subsequent books in the series.Pretty good SF. I'll give the series at least one more book. 3+ stars.

Am listening to the audio book, and has been an enjoyable light scifi experience so far. Unfortunately something is starting to grate, it feels like every second sentence is finished with a, “Connor said”, “Deacon said” or some other character, “said”. It is jarring and annoying, I have had to stop listening, maybe it is not so obvious when reading the book, but has ruined the listening experience.