BLURB: Henry Gallant thought Alaina loved him, but now she's found someone else. A tidal wave of loss and grief sweep over him, leaving him undecided about what to do next, or how to move forward.
Despite his sorrow, he goes on a dangerous mission to an invading aliens' home world in the Gliese-581 star system. There he uses a neural interface to penetrate their communication network and steals a high-ranking alien's identity. Through this artifice, he learns about their history and society and discovers a way to hinder and possibly defeat them.
A side effect of linking into the alien network - which was created for autistic savants - is that Gallant's mind is stimulated and enhanced to the point where he begins to experience superintelligence abilities.
Upon returning from his mission, there is concern that Gallant might pose a more serious threat than the aliens. While he struggles to fend off those who doubt his loyalty, he fights to win back Alaina.
My Review: I received a copy via Audiobook Boom in exchange for an honest review. I think this is my first DNFL (Did Not Finish Listening) as, beyond the fact that we played yo-yo with the narrator again, I just couldn't finish listening to it. It felt like it wasn't written by the same guy who wrote the first books. I don't want to say anything else as a lot of the ratings are in the 4 & 5 star range so it might just be that I am no longer enjoying the saga from listening to them so rapidly one after the other. I might give it a go in a few months and see if I can at least finish it to find out what the ending is.
