Deep Space - Hidden Terror

Regretfully I have never before heard of this author and I ask myself why not?
The storyline was addictive,the concept stretches the imagination and the characterisation was inspired. My only criticism would be that I didn’t get anything else done for days because I had to binge listen,however I happily forgive you

I've really enjoyed the series until this one - it's not terrible but just not as good.

Just a couple of things: (SPOILER ALERT)
The change of narrator - a good reader but not the same! Not the same variation between characters.
From a fledgling romance that moved quite slowly through the previous books to BANG! Married. Kids. 20 years later! Too fast!
I like a good old alien story but the whole thing seems out of place from the previous titles.
It's a bit like a homework written quickly on the bus to school - it ticks a few boxes but just seems rushed to me.
I may bow out of the next one or wait until it's freebee or 2 for 1.

I still enjoyed it but I found myself tuning out regularly and having to rewind it to hear the bit I'd missed.
This is partly due to the first half feeling like a fairly dry news article or an extended epilogue to the previous books. It eventually gets going but a lot of it sounds like a very long marketing infomercial for stade.
The other reason I found it harder to keep my concentration is the narration. On the previous books, the narrator has done a good job of giving a unique voice to each character which really helped keep what's happening and who's talking clear. This narrator isn't as good in my opinion and gives everyone the same voice, even the aliens.
I'm on the fence now about getting the last book if it's the same narrator.

the fact this book just jumped 20 years to aliens!!! come on!!
unfortunately this book has put me off purchasing any other books in the series.

Overall I think the story was okay a bit of a curve ball from the prior books & I certainly preferred the previous narrators style and voice but overall it was ok