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The fall Tekijä: R. J. Pineiro
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The fall (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2015; vuoden 2015 painos)

Tekijä: R. J. Pineiro, George Newbern (Kertoja)

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In R. J. Pineiro's The Fall, a sci-fi thriller, a man jumps from the upper-most reaches of the atmosphere and vanishes, ending up on an alternate Earth where he died five years earlier.

Jack Taylor has always been an adrenaline junkie. As a federal contractor, he does dangerous jobs for the government that fall out of the realm of the SEALS and the Marines. And this next job is right up his alley. Jack has been assigned to test an orbital jump and if it works, the United States government will have a new strategy against enemy countries.
Despite Jack's soaring career, his personal life is in shambles. He and his wife Angela are both workaholics and are on the verge of getting a divorce. But the night before his jump, Jack and Angela begin to rekindle their romance and their relationship holds promise for repair. Then comes the day of Jack's big jump. He doesn't burn up like some predictedâ??instead, he hits the speed of sound and disappears.
Jack wakes up in an alternate universe. One where he died during a mission five years earlier and where Angela is still madly in love with him. But in this world, his boss, Pete, has turned to the dark side, is working against him, and the government is now on his tail. Jack must return to his own world but the only way for him to do that is to perform another orbital jump. This time is more difficult thoughâ??no one wants to see him go.
Jack's adrenaline is contagiousâ??The Fall will keep readers on the edges of their seats, waiting to find out what crazy stunt Jack will perform next and to learn the fate of this charming, daredevil h
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This book was kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The transition from one viewpoint to the next was just perfect. The characters where not forgettable and it was amazing to see the differences between the 2 versions of different people. The ending left me wanting more but at the same time was a perfect ending to the story. Definitely going to add this author to one of my favorites after this. ( )
  Link70211 | May 27, 2020 |
4.5 stars

This was strangely enjoyable. Full of stereotypes and clichés, like a power-hungry general and typical other-universe oddities, as well as repeated explanations of what happens when one strikes the Vegas nerve or the magazine capacities of various military-issue handguns and rifles.

Overall, it was a pretty straight forward sci-fi thriller that kept pretty close to the cuff for this genre. There were a couple of shocking scenes towards the end of the book that felt out of place, like when Agent Riggs and his wife were captured, tortured and killed, which seemed completely unnecessary to the story. I mean, we already know how ruthless the general is, so this didn't add anything to his ruthlessness.

I listened to the Audible version of the book, which was very well done. The narrator was perfect for this one, especially when discussing the scientific aspects of the storyline. ( )
  ssimon2000 | May 31, 2016 |
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Fiction. Science Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:

In R. J. Pineiro's The Fall, a sci-fi thriller, a man jumps from the upper-most reaches of the atmosphere and vanishes, ending up on an alternate Earth where he died five years earlier.

Jack Taylor has always been an adrenaline junkie. As a federal contractor, he does dangerous jobs for the government that fall out of the realm of the SEALS and the Marines. And this next job is right up his alley. Jack has been assigned to test an orbital jump and if it works, the United States government will have a new strategy against enemy countries.
Despite Jack's soaring career, his personal life is in shambles. He and his wife Angela are both workaholics and are on the verge of getting a divorce. But the night before his jump, Jack and Angela begin to rekindle their romance and their relationship holds promise for repair. Then comes the day of Jack's big jump. He doesn't burn up like some predictedâ??instead, he hits the speed of sound and disappears.
Jack wakes up in an alternate universe. One where he died during a mission five years earlier and where Angela is still madly in love with him. But in this world, his boss, Pete, has turned to the dark side, is working against him, and the government is now on his tail. Jack must return to his own world but the only way for him to do that is to perform another orbital jump. This time is more difficult thoughâ??no one wants to see him go.
Jack's adrenaline is contagiousâ??The Fall will keep readers on the edges of their seats, waiting to find out what crazy stunt Jack will perform next and to learn the fate of this charming, daredevil h

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