Surprisingly Brilliant

What did you like most about Columbus Day?

The mixture of humour, solid character and character development along with a solid story and great sci-fi make this book a must-listen. The best book I've bought from Audible.

What other book might you compare Columbus Day to, and why?

Fear The Sky (book 1). I bought both books on a whim and I am so glad I did; both are just brilliant and good enough to listen to again.

They are similar in that they have solid characters, good stories (though this book is much more original in that regard) and inject humour in all the right places (though again this book does it much better).

I just hope that the second installment keeps to the same formula of humour, sci-fi, great characters & character development and has just as good a storyline (unlike the other "Fear" books which were a big letdown).

What about R.C. Bray’s performance did you like?

Bray's performance was just brilliant. He has the ability to make you believe you are actually hearing different people talking when he speaks for the characters and he builds tension, excitement etc. in a way that I would probably lose if I just read the book. He acts the book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Definitely. In fact, I finished it in just 2 sittings.

Any additional comments?

I am really looking forward to the next book and just hope it can match the first. I do have to make 2 corrections however to "facts" in the book:

1. "Come home with this shield or on it" is Spartan not Roman; the story has it that a Spartan mother gave it to her son with that message as he marched off to war.

2. The moon landings were most definitely faked (no I'm not joking) - a few hours of research will lead you down that rabbit hole and anyone who can think for themselves and can judge things based on evidence rather than someone else's opinion will see for themselves that the moon landings were hoaxed for cold war political reasons.

Apart from these 2 mistakes this is by far the best book I have downloaded from Audible. I will definitely check out other books by this author.

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Patience is rewarded

This really is worth sticking with until chapter 10. The narration is spot on. I was unsure at first but am now hooked.

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I am half way through book four of the series and I feel obligated to go back and rate every book so far.
This is one of the best series that I have ever come across. I have not watched a TV series since I started listening to this first book of the series.
I really hope they make a series of movies out of this.

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A surprisingly funny story

I enjoyed the story, thinking it was the usual sci-fi, space opera but then about half way through you are introduced to skippy. Without saying who or what skippy is I can say that he is extremely funny and changes the whole feel of the story. Due to this the story is set apart from other space operas that I have read, the only character I could vaguely compare him to is Chrisjen Avasarala I The Expanse universe. Highly recommend and looking forward to book two.

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A cracking first book to a series

A very high quality sci-fi book that I enjoyed very much. Bray captures the characters very well indeed and the beer can is fabulous. Possibly a tad long in places but only possibly. Well worth a listen.

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Couldn’t put it down

Loved this book. Kept me hooked throughout. Introduced a number of quite original concepts and the depth of the story was such that I was never bored. Would highly reccomend.

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You know, it's actually pretty fun.

ia it just a collection of all the usual sci-fi alien Invasion stories? Yes. Is it never the less actually an engaging read? Absolutely. I came at it with low expectations and found myself coming back again and again for more.

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Fantastic

Most enjoyable audio book I have listened to all year. Can’t wait to listen to the rest of them.

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Skiptastic

I love rc bray, so I tried this. Great story original and funny.
I couldn't stop laughing and smiling.
Fair warning if you intend to listen in public like a bus or train.
I can't wait to listen to the whole series.
I highly recommend, amazing storyteller and narration rc bray is the best narrator there is in my opinion.
He brings the story to life, Skippy is particularly well narrated, I won't say anything else, you'll see.
I hope you enjoy this as much as me, especially if you choose the audio book.

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A great mix of sci-fi and humour

I've straight away added book 2 to my wish list, this is a solid sci-fi tale with great narration. The humor was also perfect for me, causing me to full on belly laugh enough times to cause my colleagues to give me dirty looks at work :)

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