Review: Bud by the Grace of God by by S.E. Sasaki, read by Marc Leclerc
Bud by the Grace of God is the second book in the award-winning medical science fiction thriller series The Grace Lord about a deadly virus on a medical space station, which is written by family physician, author, visual artist, and self-proclaimed, accident-prone, walking calamity S.E. Sasaki.
I am a huge fan of Babylon 5, and Star Trek, especially Deep Space Nine, so you can imagine that I was intrigued by the idea of a medical thriller set on a futuristic space station.
The action of Bud by the Grace of God is set on Conglomerate’s Premier Medical Space Station, the Nelson Mandela, and follows the hardworking, dedicated, and diligent Dr. Grace Lord as she tries to stop the station from being completely destroyed.
Things aren’t good for our good doctor because one of her closest friends was shot and she has been kidnapped by a conniving colleague. Sharon draws from her lifelong experience as a physician and taps her vivid imagination in order to create one of the most enjoyable sci-fi books that I experienced this year. The writing is excellent, funny, sharp, and entertaining.
The story is thrilling and the action moves fast, never getting boring. A homicidal ghost, a genocidal general, and a terrifying plant alien are just of few of the unforgettable characters that we will get to meet during this excellent space adventure.
The audiobook version of this extremely captivating science-fiction novel is performed by theater actor, voiceover artist, and audiobook narrator Marc Leclerc. Marc reads in a pleasant voice, he expertly handles voices and accents, regardless of whether he brings to life male, female, alien, or robot characters, his performance is top-notch and very enjoyable.
Usually, it is customary for an audiobook that has a female lead to be narrated by a woman, but have no worries, Marc Leclerc handles everything expertly and with talent enough so that you don’t feel the need for anything to be different. Although Bud by the Grace of God is the second book in a series, it feels like a standalone and can be experienced as such without any problem.
Of course, now that I discovered such a talented storyteller, I will go back and check out her first audiobook, and hopefully, we will get more of them in the future. If you like science-fiction series like Star Trek, Babylon 5, and The Orville, you’ll love Bud by the Grace of God!
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