Going Grey

Ringer, Book 1

By: Karen Traviss

Narrated by: Euan Morton

Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

Ian isn't crazy. Life would be a lot simpler if he was. He's eighteen, on the run, and scared - the shape-shifting delusions he's had since childhood have turned out to be real. He's the result of a dynamic mimicry project intended to help undercover agents "go grey" and blend in unnoticed. Now the biotech company wants its property back, and the only people he can trust are two private military contractors sent to find him: Rob, a former Royal Marine who's struggling to adjust to Civvy Street, and Mike, heir to a wealthy American political dynasty, who only ever wanted to be an ordinary guy. While the company hunts Ian, the two contractors try to help him harness his disturbing ability. But first Ian's got to work out what identity really means - and Mike and Rob have to decide how far they'll go to give him the chance of a normal life.

©2014 Karen Traviss (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Well defined SciFi story

I was really happy with this book. it started a little slow but this is needed for character building and a solid back story. My only complaint is with the recording itself. There needs to be a QA as there are numerous sentences which are repeated. Other than this glitch I am looking forward to Book 2

Good story, minimal action. Great characters,

Purchased the 2nd book, that says it all. Great Characters, a lttitle slow but still rewarding.

Great story, lots of action & unsuspecting twists.

Great characters & intriguing story. Well presented view of each person involved! Makes you think.

Enjoyed the story but not the performance

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I wouldn't recommend this audiobook because there were several chapters that the same lines were repeated twice! I is annoying when listening.

Would you be willing to try another book from Karen Traviss? Why or why not?

Not sure depends on the story line and if the performance is better than the last audiobook

How could the performance have been better?

Remove all of the repeated lines

Interesting story but way too long

This is an interesting story. Without the reader, I never would have finished this book. The reader did a great job with accents and made some of the characters real. Unfortunately this book needs a good editor. There is a lot of repetition and it really just plods along for too long. The denouement is very predictable, sadly not through foreshadowing but through inevitability and to some extent remains dissatisfying.

Pity about the inconsistent narration

Narrator has a great voice, but isn't consistent with character accents. It's confusing and frustrating.

Unique story, glad I bought it

At first I was disappointed that this is a book with multiple POVs, because there is always one character who's view I like best and one or more that I wish I could skip. This is one of the few books where I didn't just get used to the different views, but actually started to like them.
The story is different and keeps you interested till the very end (and even further, I hope there will be a book 2!) and the characters are well fleshed out and very likable (except for Kinnery and Weaver, but hey, they're not supposed to be).
The narrator was great also, giving every character a distinct voice and doing a good job of keeping them throughout the different POVs (even keeping the accents! All of the narration in Rob's POV was read with a British accent). Plus, I like his voice, it's a good voice to listen to, even for over 22 hours.

The only thing that bugged me was the very sloppy editing, as others have mentioned. There are several repeated lines and hickups, and that should not happen in a professional production. So yeah, minus one star for that. Still, this book was well worth the credit!

Did anyone edit this recording?

Interesting action thriller, great narration. The language, especially the slang is a bit off for the Americans, understandable with British author and reader. The biggest problem I have is the crap editing. This is full of repeated lines, not just a glitch, but a line then a slight variant, just sloppy.

I really liked the story,but the narrator was flat

I really liked the story, but the narrator was flat. And slow. I could have read the book quicker.

lost interest about 3/4 way in

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

no recommendation, too boring to finish, kept waiting for the plot to thicken and get interesting but story was predictable and SLLLOOOWWWW.

What was most disappointing about Karen Traviss’s story?

long long build up with little ot show for it maybe it got good at the end can't say as I could not sit through more slow build up

Do you think Going Grey needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I think it needs to be about 1/2 as long

Any additional comments?

as an author what was the point?