A Crazy Adventure

4.5 out of 5 stars

This was a crazy book from beginning to end.  I did read the first book in the series and it felt a bit confusing to start but then settled into a nice groove.  Helios was similar but Robinson and Ellis just bounced all over the place and didn’t include one history lesson/relic/era in this book – the hodgepodged them together to make this crazy adventure book that had the Herculean Society bouncing across the globe.

The irony is that all of the pop culture things that I would compare this book to, they included in the book.  It’s very Indiana Jones thrown into the world of Assassin’s Creed with a little Tomb Raider thrown in there.  If Robinson and Ellis aren’t gamers I’d be a little shocked. Some of the characters “origin” stories came from watching Indiana Jones as a kid.  A nice way to tie int he Jones references into Helios.

This was a little different than most Adventure books because they throw in a bit of a Sci-Fi vibe to it. There’s an over-arching story that involves space and satellites.  They included some cool autonomous equipment, too – which I enjoyed.

Jeffrey Kafer provided the voice for this one and I’m glad he did.  There’s something about when he works with Robinson that just makes it work.

Overall, I thought that Helios was an enjoyable adventure thrill-ride from beginning to end.  I flew through this one and I’m glad I picked it up.  It didn’t disappoint me and I hope if you pick it up it doesn’t disappoint you either.

Book Description:

Helios by Jeremy Robinson, Sean Ellis
Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer
Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
Series: Cerberus Group #2
Published by Breakneck Media on May 3rd 2018
Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction
Also by this author: Hunger, From Above, Herculean, Viking Tomorrow, Exile, Bloodstorm
Also in this series: Herculean
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