23 episodes
Homesick Paul J. Joseph
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4.1 • 32 Ratings
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The mission to New Ontario, is not going as planned. The first landing ends in disaster when the American astronaut, Scott Anderson, goes down alone and dissappears. Captain Sally Buds, Ian Merryfield, Vladamir Coronov must put aside their personal differences and attempt an umarmed rescue unsure of what awaits them below.
On the surface, they find only the remnants of a civilization. Buildings are rotting and the remains of human-like bodies are scattered around what may once have been streets. But the rescue trail leads them to a Nazi-style concentration camp populated with crowds of human cattle living in squalor. The camp has no walls or barbed wire, but no one is trying to escape. In fact, the workers are smiling. There among them is Scott Anderson. To rescue him, they must face an unspeakably cruel regime with no concept of mercy.
But this turns out to be only the beginning. The Masters have discovered vital information about Earth, its technology, and location. Will the same madness that consumed New Ontario ultimately engulf Earth? Sally and Ian must risk their lives to prevent it.
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Episode 23 Bonus Material
In this final episode the author shares insights concerning the work and what some of the readers have said. This episode also contains the drawing for the manuscript raffle and the author's interview on Podioracket.com
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Episode 22 The Fold / Nebraska
Scott Anderson rejoins the crew for a much deserved selebration, but with bitter-sweet overtones. Following the conclusion of the story, we see a preview of Sally and Ian's next adventure.
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Episode 21 Ecstasy / The Pleasure Palace
With great care and great effort, Sally, Rachel, and Ian must work together to implement Rachel's plan to break Scott's conditioning. It is a gamble of life and death and if they fail, they will not get another chance.
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Episode 20 Ground Zero / Escape Clause
Vladimir experiences a fitting and creative punishment at the hands of his captain. Meanwhile, what seemed like a small detail to Sally and Rachel previously turns out to provide a vital clue to Scott's ultimate treatment.
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Episode 19 Mindquake / The Loyal and the Brave
The shadow of Vlad's act of genocide drops a dark cloud over the ship which neither Sally nor Ian can easily get past on their own. While preparing to put this event behind them, they also must face some unexpected reactions from many Earth governments.
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Episode 18 Chess Game / Fire God
As the hours count down for their departure from New Ontario, Vladimir spends some quality time with his daughter, but even she is not to know the details of his plans. But when the final hour strikes, all hell breaks loose as Jackie's prophesy is revealed.
Customer Reviews
Great story
Enjoyed listening and kept my interest throughout the book. Thanks.
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Paul j Joseph is a new favorite of mine. I will keep listening for more.
Unique storyline, but weak reading
I have to admit I almost gave up on the story with the first episode, because the narrator was reading as if it were a race to reach the end. Too fast, too monotone, no sense of pacing. Having said that, I actually enjoyed the storyline quite a lot. Although the author committed the cliche of having his “aliens” behave all too much like humans (which many authors before him have done), the awful situation that he sets the character Scott Anderson in unique, fascinating, and heartbreaking. This story haunted me long after it was over, and will be one I’ll never forget.