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Out of the Dark
- By: David Weber
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,249
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 988
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 986
Earth is conquered. The Shongairi have arrived in force, and humanity’s cities lie in radioactive ruins. In mere minutes, over half the human race has died. Master Sergeant Stephen Buchevsky, who thought he was being rotated home from his latest tour in Afghanistan, finds himself instead prowling the back country of the Balkans, dodging alien patrols and trying to organize the scattered survivors without getting killed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Collapses at the finish line
- By Barry on 10-27-10
- Out of the Dark
- By: David Weber
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
True scifi fans will hate the ending
Reviewed: 12-08-24
The very ending goes from scifi to ( spoiler alert) to vampires. I felt cheated by the ending and don't bother with the second book it just continues along that line, and yes I wasted a credit on it. listened for a half hour and just removed it from my library.
One other thing as others have stated the narrator was a bad choice, a British like accent for US characters just doesn't work. I have to admit I'm not fond of British narrators,they all sound like butlers to my ears.
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3zekiel
- By: Peter Cawdron
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
Deep within the Congo, a team of scientists prepares for the greatest event in the history of humanity, making first contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial species. Only the jungle is no place for doubts. Could first contact be our last?
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1 out of 5 stars
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avoid this book
- By Ralf Månsson on 07-19-22
- 3zekiel
- By: Peter Cawdron
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
Good scifi
Reviewed: 02-12-24
Give it a listen if you like real scifi, a rare thing these days. 15
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Mission in Time
- An incredible time-travel journey
- By: Richard Scott
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4 out of 5 stars 18
A time-travel adventure that just might make you a believer. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells was fun, as was the enjoyable A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle and Jack Finney's delightful Time and Again. If you enjoyed these books, you’ll definitely want to read Mission in Time. However, after reading Mission in Time, this might be the first time you actually find yourself believing in time travel. Imagine being sent on a time-travel mission expecting to arrive in a certain period of time and finding yourself in a very different era—a major period in the history of the United States....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story bad ending
- By Neftaly R. on 11-25-24
- Mission in Time
- An incredible time-travel journey
- By: Richard Scott
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
Worth a listen time travel
Reviewed: 02-11-24
Worth a listen if you like time travel stories. The virtual voice reader was actually quite good. I've listened to much much worse real life readers. Definitely worth a listen.
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Harbinger
- The Janus Harbinger, Book 1
- By: Olan Thorensen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 25 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 834
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 752
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 752
Humanity lurches into an uncertain future, dismissive of warning signs. Only the most naïve believe humanity will step back from the brink. Yet in a place that doesn’t exist, a riddle, a puzzle, hope, fear, danger, salvation - all come together. Zach Marjek has faced death in the far corners of the Earth and survived where others have failed. Now, he's thrust into an unimaginable situation where mercenaries, an Inuit wanderer, a murderous Yupik, a young mother, a video game designer, a retired general, a president, a Chinese marine, and mathematics prodigies must come together.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don't bother
- By SteveM on 03-08-21
- Harbinger
- The Janus Harbinger, Book 1
- By: Olan Thorensen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Top notch writing
Reviewed: 02-06-24
If you like good character development and thought provoking writing this book is for you. If you crave the modern predictable cookie SciFi so common today this book may not be for you. This book has some action but not a lot. It's a long audio book which I like and story develops a bit slowly and I was fine with how it came along. The reader was quite good. It seems like there may be a second book and I look forward to listening that one also. Overall I highly recommend this book if you like good thought provoking writing.
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Starship Freedom
- Starship Freedom, Book 1
- By: Daniel Arenson
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 877
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 823
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Story4 out of 5 stars 818
The starship Freedom was once a mighty warship. Today, she's a tourist attraction. The space wars ended long ago. The Freedom is now a flying museum; the tourists love it. The Changing of the Guard, the starfighter aerobatics, the starboard cannon salute...it's the best show in the galaxy. James King commands the starship Freedom. He hates his job. He was a real soldier once, back when the Freedom was a real warship. He never imagined himself running a tourist trap. Right after Christmas, he plans to retire. Then, on Christmas day, the aliens attack.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What a disappointment
- By James E Nunn on 06-19-21
- Starship Freedom
- Starship Freedom, Book 1
- By: Daniel Arenson
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer
Warning, book ends forces buy of next In series
Reviewed: 08-24-23
like my title I really dislike authors that play the leave you hanging making you buy the next book in the series routine. In this case I'm walking away. This book is really a young adult or younger book. Highly predictable and easily predictictable for more sophisticated listeners. That being said it wasn't really a bad book for the age group I mentioned. The narrator was OK but put a man's voice into to some female characters
which was a bit off putting.
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Greetings, Planet Earth!: A Science Fiction Comedy
- Jack Gripper Series, Book 1
- By: Steve Heiman
- Narrated by: Joe Conley Golden
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Jack Gripper loves playing pranks and eating pizza. But when he’s tasked with selecting an alien species to mentor Earth for the next 100 years, he’d better make the right call or the Earth is doomed! Can he overcome obstacles and diabolical plots to pick the right alien? And, just as important, can chocolate and pizza survive the alien encounter?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A joyful experience
- By Danielle on 08-10-21
- Greetings, Planet Earth!: A Science Fiction Comedy
- Jack Gripper Series, Book 1
- By: Steve Heiman
- Narrated by: Joe Conley Golden
Childish to say the least
Reviewed: 08-01-21
one more author I wont read. Not even that funny and the reason I bought it.
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Soulsmith
- By: Will Wight
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,734
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,978
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,967
Outside Sacred Valley, ancient ruins rise from the earth, drawing sacred artists from miles around to fight for the treasures within. Factions rise and fall as warriors bicker over rare resources, but time is limited. A powerful family from the Blackflame Empire is coming to claim the ruins, and when they arrive, no one else will have a chance at the prize. Lindon has reached Copper, taking the first step on the road to power, but the warriors of the outside world are still far beyond him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Esoteric dullness
- By Dr. T on 10-28-19
- Soulsmith
- By: Will Wight
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
gave up on 2nd book
Reviewed: 05-11-21
I am not a fantasy fan. last fantasy I read was the Hobbit In 1971 (the only decent read in the whole series, just my opionion). Gave the first book in this sreies a try, struggled threw it and gave up by the third chapter in this book. If this yout thing fine have at it.
Some reviewers say its like a video game,quite true. The reader reads quite quickly and enunciation is rather poor. I had to slow hithe narration down to .85, something I never do. There are better narrators out their.
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
- By: Tom Wolfe
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 27 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,992
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,135
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,125
Tom Wolfe's best-selling modern classic tells the story of Sherman McCoy, an elite Wall Street bond trader who has it all: wealth, power, prestige, a Park Avenue apartment, a beautiful wife, and an even more beautiful mistress - until one wrong turn sends Sherman spiraling downward into a humiliating fall from grace. A car accident in the Bronx involving Sherman, his girlfriend, and two young lower-class Black men sets a match to the incendiary racial and social tensions of 1980s New York City.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Big mistake
- By karen on 08-31-14
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- By: Tom Wolfe
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
quit after chap 18
Reviewed: 04-22-21
the only thing this book convinced me of is that I am very glad I dont live in a large metro area. The characteters are well portrayed and it reenforced my opinion. quite depressing seeing both rich and poor leading such spiritually vacant lives.
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Greasy Bend
- A Novel
- By: Kris Lackey
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 364
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 332
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 332
In a driving sleet storm, a farmer has discovered a body snagged on cottonwood roots in the Washita River. Johnston County deputy Hannah Bond realizes it's her elderly friend, Alice. Meanwhile, at the Golden Play Casino, robbers posing as armored-car guards kill a local stickball hero and friend of Chickasaw Lighthorse Police detective Bill Maytubby.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent Book!
- By ronald opper on 07-22-19
- Greasy Bend
- A Novel
- By: Kris Lackey
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
perfomance will put you to sleep
Reviewed: 04-14-21
Book had potential just couldnt get past the narrator. Just not his genre. fast forwarded to the end after going halfway thru just to post my review. deleting from my library.
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The Daybreakers
- The Sacketts, Book 6
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: David Strathairn
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,819
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,514
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,512
Tyrel Sackett was born into trouble but vowed to justice. After having to kill a man in Tennessee, he hit the trail west with his brother Orrin. Those were the years when decent men and women lived in fear of Indians, rustlers, and killers, but the Sackett brothers worked to make the West a place where people could raise their children in peace. Orrin brought law and order from Santa Fe to Montana, and his brother Tye backed him up every step of the way. Till the day the job was done, Tye Sackett was the fastest gun alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enjoyable story
- By Bruce E. Hawkins on 04-19-03
- The Daybreakers
- The Sacketts, Book 6
- By: Louis L'Amour
- Narrated by: David Strathairn
narrator ruined a classic
Reviewed: 03-25-21
narrator was so boring he managed to ruin a classic. just another narrator that is on my list to never listen to again. If you suffer from insomnia this is the book for you. actually read the book is far better. don't waste a credit on this.
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