The Reckoning, Craig A. Falconer
The Reckoning, Craig A. Falconer
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The Reckoning

Author: Craig A. Falconer

Narrator: Scott Aiello

Unabridged: 7 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/27/2024


Synopsis

I thought I'd seen it all. Talk about your all-time wake-up calls …

Earth is teeming with alien larvae.

That reality has just crashed down on us like a ton of contaminated space rocks.

Every time I close my eyes, I still see the huge spider-like monster rising up.

I killed that one just in time, but we know that more could hatch at any moment.

Even worse … we know that if any of them reach their final form, they'll be indestructible.

Now, our only hope of saving Earth from this ticking time-bomb lies on the distant world of Eden.

The problem? We have reason to think the natives engineered this stuff.

If there was any other route forward, we'd be taking it.

We wouldn't be blazing this uncharted path to potentially hostile territory.

But with one card left to play in a game we can't afford to lose, I can't keep my mind from fixating on one unshakeable question:

Are we racing towards Earth's salvation … or on a one-way trip to oblivion?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bookishrealm on January 26, 2024

This was a solid read; however, I'm not sure it brought anything new to the table of racial injustice. CW: death of loved one, depictions/descriptions of death, racism, manipulation of murder evidence by police. 3.5 Stars The Reckoning is the latest release by Wade Hudson. While I've read Hudson befo......more

Goodreads review by Carli on November 28, 2023

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House Children’s for the advance Kindle copy of this book. It is out 1.2.24! All opinions are my own. • ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. Lamar is a budding filmmaker and is just starting to learn about his grandfather’s past when his grandfather is shot and killed by a white man after an alter......more

Goodreads review by Leila on May 02, 2024

DNF. As an educator, I am constantly looking for new books for my classroom and to suggest to students on my literature website. I especially love social justice books. This book just wasn't it. The character development was slow, and the inciting event of the grandfather's death wasn't even describ......more

Goodreads review by Mariah on October 04, 2024

I had a great, infuriating time with The Reckoning. Great because it's obviously well written, and I really appreciated the attention to detail when it came to the trajectory of a protest particularly when it comes to the all too common murder of unarmed Black people. Infuriating for obvious reasons......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on February 03, 2024

Black 12-year-old Lamar is an aspiring filmmaker living in Morton, Louisiana -- a town that is mostly still segregated, even in 2024. Lamar's grandfather was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement and a community organizer now who inspires Lamar to fight for what he believes is right. Lamar is......more