The Flight of the Aphrodite, S J Morden
The Flight of the Aphrodite, S J Morden
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The Flight of the Aphrodite

Author: S J Morden

Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Unabridged: 11 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 03/17/2022

Synopsis

A thrilling standalone science fiction space adventure from Philip K. Dick award-winning author S.J. Morden

Strange radio signals are coming from Jupiter's largest moons.

A natural phenomenon, or something else?

Commander Mariucci and his hand-picked research team know they will have to muster all of their expertise, creativity and teamwork to survive the very harshest of conditions in orbit around the king of planets. But when they intercept a peculiar radio transmission, they have to investigate. Nothing should work in these impossible conditions, so what is sending the signal . . . and why?

With a degrading ship and crew at breaking point, there's every chance they will tear themselves apart before they ever find the answer to the ultimate question - are we alone in the universe?

And more importantly - what do we do if we aren't?

About S J Morden

Dr S. J. Morden has won the Philip K. Dick Award and been a judge on the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He is a bona fide rocket scientist with degrees in Geology and Planetary Geophysics. ONE WAY is the perfect fusion of his incredible breadth of knowledge and ability to write award-winning, razor-sharp science fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

Blah blah, spoilers. The Flight of the Aphrodite tried to tell two stories at once, and was less for the trying. The first story thread, a crew descending into madness and death in the midst of extreme pressure, was in the vein of Event Horizon. The other thread was a classic alien BDO. I wish there......more

Goodreads review by Darrel

Set in the not-so-distant future, The Flight of the Aphrodite by S J Morden tells the story of a crew aboard the eponymous spacecraft on a mission to investigate Jupiter space. But when they intercept a strange transmission, they’re compelled to investigate. The mystery unfolds as the crew grapple w......more

Goodreads review by Sebastian

So, there I was, convinced I would never find another writer of hard(ish) SF as bleak as Peter Watts, when along comes S. J. Morden with a massive kick in the old family jewels. This is 2001 meets Dark Star in Jovian orbit, but without the need for a confused AI, just a bunch of confused humans in a......more

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