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Dark
Fantastically dark and mysterious this is simply brilliant. With a real graphic novel way of writing James Smythe has created a claustrophobic exlporation ... READ MORE
Had me reading long into the night.
Cormac Easton is a journalist stranded in space. His crewmates are all dead, the space-shuttle is unresponsive, and he can do nothing but wait. His predica... READ MORE
Lost, alone in the darkness of space...
Smythe creates a brilliant everyman character for us to follow through his journey to the farthest point man has ever gone in space. He has lost his crew b... READ MORE
Not what I expected...
I was quite surprised by how this book turned out. At first I thought there would be non stop action and tense scenes backed by my imaginary soundtrack fro... READ MORE
The Explorer
About a week ago I saw a student on breakfast TV being interviewed about becoming part of a one way mission into space, watching the interview reminded me ... READ MORE
Dark and tense.
About a week ago I saw a student on breakfast TV being interviewed about becoming part of a one way mission into space, watching the interview reminded me ... READ MORE
Literary sci-fi at its finest
A journalist joins the crew on a mission into space to record events on board. A very interesting exploration of time and space.
Proper science fiction
Reminiscent of the movies, Sunshine and Moon with a hint of 2001, this is an elegant, tightly-plotted sci-fi thriller with some mind-blowing twists. Brilli... READ MORE
Highly Recommended
Having found out what happened to the rest of the crew in the opening chapter, I was a little concerned how Smythe was going to irk out this story for more... READ MORE
Synopsis
A tense, claustrophobic and gripping science fiction thriller from the author of The Testimony.
When journalist Cormac Easton is selected to document the first manned mission into deep space, he dreams of securing his place in history as one of humanity’s great explorers.
But in space, nothing goes according to plan.
The crew wake from hypersleep to discover their captain dead in his allegedly fail-proof safety pod. They mourn, and Cormac sends a beautifully written eulogy back to Earth. The word from ground control is unequivocal: no matter what happens, the mission must continue.
But as the body count begins to rise, Cormac finds himself alone and spiralling towards his own inevitable death … unless he can do something to stop it.
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780007456765
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
- Weight: 190g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allan amazing read
a great book, one that kept me guessing and gasping as events unfolded on the pages. i would recomened it anyone.
Suffocating and gripping...
The Explorer is about the crew of the first ever deep space exploration, told from the point of view of Cormac, the journalist who was commissioned to docu... READ MORE
disappointing
I found thus book to be hard work to read, the story didn't feel like anything new and the characters were rather flat. The ending was anticlimactic with n... READ MORE
A good read
I enjoyed this book, reading it as a stand alone Sci-fi novel.
It is about one man's journey into space - a journey he starts with five other astronauts. T... READ MORE
An anticlimax
The book is based around the journalist Cormac Easton, tasked with reporting the mission back to earth, and his experiences throughout his time aboard. The... READ MORE
NOT FOR ME
The explorer is about a journalist called Cormac Easton, who goes into space with other astronauts, Cormac’s job upon the spaceship is to write a blog.
As ... READ MORE
A good read for not sci-fi fans
Cormac Easton is a journalist on board a spaceship. Their mission? To go further in space than anyone below. Cormac’s role is to record the daily events an... READ MORE
Suffocating and gripping...
The Explorer is about the crew of the first ever deep space exploration, told from the point of view of Cormac, the journalist who was commissioned to docu... READ MORE
Sorry, not for me.
My initial problem with this story is the voice of the narrator. We are told right at the beginning that he is a journalist, reporting to planet Earth, or ... READ MORE
Great Story
I wasn't sure what to expect with this book, however I was pleasantly surprised. The pace was fast and the central character intriguing. There was a feelin... READ MORE
A sci-fi thriller
This novel is full of suspense and kept my attention all the way though. I would recommend this novel to sci-fi fans but also those who haven’t read sci-fi... READ MORE
too confusing for me!
Not a real SF fan but this is easy to read. I can't say that I was left fully understanding what is supposed to have unravelled as the tale progressed and ... READ MORE