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Hyperion
- By: Dan Simmons
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor, Allyson Johnson, Kevin Pariseau, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,830
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,118
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,158
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it. In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Shrike Awaits. Enter The Time Tombs...
- By Michael on 10-13-12
- Hyperion
- By: Dan Simmons
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor, Allyson Johnson, Kevin Pariseau, Jay Snyder, Victor Bevine
The WORST book of over a 100 I've heard
Reviewed: 05-15-22
It's a one-trick pony and sadness from beginning to end. I can't believe I made it through. Do not waste a mthrfkg penny on this.
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Counterstrike
- Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,404
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,747
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,716
Captain Jackson Wolfe never thought he'd see the end of the Phage War in his lifetime. The enemy was too powerful, too numerous, and utterly determined to exterminate humanity. But the appearance of a new ally in the fight has changed all of that. For the first time since the original incursion, Wolfe thinks that maybe there's a chance to stop their implacable enemy before they have the chance to wipe out any more human planets.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Awesome series!
- By Corey on 07-11-16
- Counterstrike
- Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
flawless. struck the right note time after time
Reviewed: 02-12-22
I first listened to the next series in the history of this world, and it constantly referenced this trilogy so created a pent-up demand in me to understand the genesis of all that. Character development behavior is superb. The narrative stayed right on mission, never going off into stupid attempts at humor or any but the briefest references to romance. It's a lot of the same characters in both trilogies and one comes to like these well-drawn people. Also just the right amount of exposition. I especially liked The Jackson Wolfe, The male lead, was not an idiot that the author could exploit for the "okay enough of the details" faux charm. I like them very well educated.
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Recursion
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom, Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,926
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,901
At first, it looks like a disease. An epidemic that spreads through no known means, driving its victims mad with memories of a life they never lived. But the force that’s sweeping the world is no pathogen. It’s just the first shock wave, unleashed by a stunning discovery - and what’s in jeopardy is not our minds but the very fabric of time itself. In New York City, Detective Barry Sutton is closing in on the truth - and in a remote laboratory, neuroscientist Helena Smith is unaware that she alone holds the key to this mystery...and the tools for fighting back.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed Feelings
- By Breezybealle on 06-12-19
- Recursion
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom, Abby Craden
ADD DIALOGUE TO THE LAST SCENE, PLEASE!!!!
Reviewed: 12-27-21
If you are used to military space opera future kind of stuff don't let this earthbound title put you off. I am that kind of person and was not sure this would work but it's got all the elements needed to create a world that easily met and surpassed my expectations.
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Dark New World, Book 1
- An EMP Survival Story
- By: J.J. Holden, Henry Gene Foster
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,201
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,102
Three people from different walks of life each experience the end of America. Cassy is a 33-year-old prepper and single mother, away on business. Ethan is a hacker and conspiracy nut living underground. Frank is a family man out camping with friends and family. When a devastating EMP attack in the middle of the night destroys America's infrastructure, they are propelled on an unforgettable journey across an ocean of chaos to reach safety...Safety from an unknown invader and from once-fellow Americans now hungry and desperate.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better Than Expected
- By Neva P. on 02-16-17
- Dark New World, Book 1
- An EMP Survival Story
- By: J.J. Holden, Henry Gene Foster
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
This is a ripoff. The book should be combined.
Reviewed: 11-25-21
The book was fine. I resent the fact that unlike other series where books can run up to 14 hours this money grubber breaks it all down into short books when two at least should be combined. That would be in step with Amazon's approach that has been successful.
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The Silver Ships
- The Silver Ships, Book 1
- By: S. H. Jucha
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,563
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,371
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,370
An explorer tug captain, Alex Racine detects a damaged alien craft drifting into the system. Recognizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make first contact, Alex pulls off a daring maneuver to latch on to the derelict. Alex discovers the ship was attacked by an unknown craft, the first of its kind ever encountered. The mysterious silver ship's attack was both instant and deadly.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Preachy political utopia and arrogant protagonist
- By D. MacNair on 03-19-19
- The Silver Ships
- The Silver Ships, Book 1
- By: S. H. Jucha
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
great. I want the next one
Reviewed: 07-22-21
Not too much human emotional stuff and mostly focused on science and military and technology. And, no characters that had a stupid sense of humor. in fact there wasn't much of an attempt at that which often ruins this genre.
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The Kill Chain
- Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
- By: Christian Brose
- Narrated by: Christian Brose
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,625
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,244
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,235
When we think about the future of war, the military and Washington and most everyone gets it backwards. We think in terms of buying single military systems, such as fighter jets or aircraft carriers. And when we think about modernizing those systems, we think about buying better versions of the same things. But what really matters is not the single system but "the battle network"—the collection of sensors and shooters that enables a military to find an enemy system, target it, and attack it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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important message but repetitive
- By Tomas Singliar on 06-06-20
- The Kill Chain
- Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
- By: Christian Brose
- Narrated by: Christian Brose
Don't read The Kill Chain, at your peril. Really.
Reviewed: 07-10-21
This could well be the most important book in print at the moment. That's not hyperbole. Every stakeholder in the kill chain, from politicians to bureaucrats to silicon Valley, et al, needs to reorient themselves around the imperatives here. We are at THE most critical inflection point in human history. Again, not hyperbole. This is existential, as if an asteroid were about to hit the planet.
You can't imagine how far behind we are in our military thinking and how cemented in place are our systems and silos and idiots that will lead to our doom and domination by the winners.
The author speaks of a world of Defense Without Dominance, the unfortunate state of affairs we have recently slipped into. For the last 30 years we have felt invincible, projecting power where needed, almost cavalierly. That is now a virus in our mindset. It is simply a different world and by the *month* it changes for the worse, materially.
The author is uniquely positioned, informed, and experienced to speak with absolute authority to this issue. He is a prophet and we simply must start by listening.
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T-Minus AI
- Humanity's Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power
- By: Michael Kanaan
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 146
In T-Minus AI: Humanity's Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power, author Michael Kanaan explains the realities of AI from a human-oriented perspective that's easy to comprehend. A recognized national expert and the U.S. Air Force's first Chairperson for Artificial Intelligence, Kanaan weaves a compelling new view on our history of innovation and technology to masterfully explain what each of us should know about modern computing, AI, and machine learning.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Trivial Book Regarding AI
- By AstroMan on 10-30-20
- T-Minus AI
- Humanity's Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power
- By: Michael Kanaan
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
Good, but mostly for the layman.
Reviewed: 07-05-21
it was DEFCON 1-compelling and the author is extraordinarily well-qualified to make the dire predictions he does. He says we are truly at an inflection point in human history, bringing in lots of interesting information to bolster that claim.
After awhile, I started listening to it at almost 1.5 x because I'm familiar with the technology and its implications, but it was still argued so formidably and in such an entertaining way, I had to listen 'til the end.
Thank God or Whatever that artificial general intelligence seems a ways off, giving us a small window of opportunity to mitigate the risks, the very existential risks from what is immediately emerging globally.
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Driving the Deep
- The Finder Chronicles, Book 2
- By: Suzanne Palmer
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 501
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 453
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Story5 out of 5 stars 452
As a professional finder, Fergus Ferguson is hired to locate missing objects and steal them back. But it is rarely so simple, especially after his latest job in Cernee. He’s been recovering from that experience in the company of friends, the Shipmakers of Pluto, experts at crafting top-of-the-line AI spaceships. The Shipmakers have convinced Fergus to finally deal with unfinished business he’s been avoiding for half his life: Earth. Fergus hasn’t been back to his homeworld since he was 15, when he stole his cousin’s motorcycle and ran away.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fergus never Farts
- By Jaren Havell on 01-12-21
- Driving the Deep
- The Finder Chronicles, Book 2
- By: Suzanne Palmer
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
worth it ... going for book 3... talented writer!
Reviewed: 06-26-21
so many fully drawn characters. very likable and very hatable. plot pulled me forward. unpredictable
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Armor
- By: John Steakley
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,873
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,015
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,014
The planet is called Banshee. The air is unbreathable, the water poisonous. It is the home of the most implacable enemies that humanity, in all its interstellar expansion, has ever encountered. Felix is a scout in A-team Two. Highly competent, he is the sole survivor of mission after mission. Yet he is a man consumed by fear and hatred.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An intense and unusual work, wonderfully performed
- By George Dean on 03-19-13
- Armor
- By: John Steakley
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
no wonder it's free
Reviewed: 02-01-21
I dropped off at 2/3 of the way into it because I just couldn't take it anymore. this author really needs to go get schooled by some other authors. there's just a bunch of things they could make this better.
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The Singularity Trap
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32,779
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30,147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30,072
Dennis E. Taylor, author of the best-selling Bobiverse trilogy, explores a whole different, darker world in this sci-fi stand-alone. Determined to give his wife and children a better life back home, Ivan Pritchard ventures to the edge of known space to join the crew of the Mad Astra as an asteroid miner. He's prepared for hard work and loneliness—but not the unthinkable. After coming into contact with a mysterious alien substance, Pritchard finds an unwelcome entity sharing his mind, and a disturbing physical transformation taking place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent.
- By Amy Scott on 06-13-18
- The Singularity Trap
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
worth it
Reviewed: 01-21-21
enough science. tolerable humor. couldn't guess plot points.
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