Joesiris
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House of Suns
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,091
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 867
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 866
Six million years ago, at the very dawn of the starfaring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones: the shatterlings. Sent out into the galaxy, these shatterlings have stood aloof as they document the rise and fall of countless human empires. They meet every 200,000 years to exchange news and memories of their travels with their siblings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reynolds gets better and better
- By Nick on 01-06-10
- House of Suns
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: John Lee
We need more books set in this universe!
Reviewed: 29-04-23
This is the 3rd book in 2 weeks I’ve listened to by this author and narrator combo. John Lee is a great fit for Reynolds style of sci-fi.
They are quickly becoming one of my favorite duos, up there with Craig Alanson and RC Bray or Dennis E Taylor and Ray Porter.
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Wayward Galaxy 2
- By: Jason Anspach, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 161
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story5 out of 5 stars 143
Their foothold established, Reach and the soldiers sent to secure Amir have only begun to repair the destruction inflicted on them by hostile neighbors when a terrifying new threat emerges from the deep woods and dark jungles of Amir itself. Something so lethal and evasive, not even Brody can seem to take it down. New threats and old enemies arrive as more mysteries of this new home world are uncovered, and with them, clues to humanity’s own mysterious past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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S-s-s-sooo g-good!!
- By A Soldado on 09-11-21
- Wayward Galaxy 2
- By: Jason Anspach, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Br-Br-Brody has still got it!
Reviewed: 27-07-21
Fact:
A Ch-Chuck No-No-Norris roundhouse kick was so p-p-powerful that Br-Br-Brody uses its energy centuries la-later through qu-quantum entanglement to p-p-power his battle suit b-body.
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The Martian
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,485
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,766
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,748
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just not as dynamic as the original release.
- By C. Fletcher on 04-01-20
- The Martian
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
SciFi at its best
Reviewed: 06-06-21
Having read all of Andy’s books (well the big 3, Artemis, Project Hail Mary, and The Martian), I just got get enough.
1. Andy clear puts an enormous amount of effort into the true science parts of his books. I’m not a scientist but I am married to a Physicist and I know enough to understand the effort he puts into is writing to get things as accurate as possible while staying entertaining.
2. HWill HWheaton did a phenomenal job narrating the book. You’ll always be HWeasley to be sir, but I tip my hat to you’re audible narration skills. Ready Player One was also fantastic.
3. Andy please keep up the good work. I LOVED Project Hail Mary and can’t wait for what your mind comes out with next.
4. Cool HWhip!
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Breakaway
- Expeditionary Force, Book 12
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 19 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,575
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,391
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,387
The Merry Band of Pirates offered the bad guys a ceasefire. We won’t mess with them, if they don’t mess with us. Easy, right? No. The aliens chose to do things the hard way. So, the Pirates are racing around the galaxy to clean up the threat to Earth. The infant UN Navy has their own mission with the Alien Legion: Get humanity some allies in the fight. And the Ethics & Compliance Office might have to do something...ethical. Unless they can find a way around it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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There was a lot of not so much needed sections
- By Mohamed Alibi on 04-06-21
- Breakaway
- Expeditionary Force, Book 12
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Possibly the best yet in the series
Reviewed: 03-06-21
Loved every min of it! Could not stop listening, it probably my favorite so far!
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 25,162
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,252
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Story5 out of 5 stars 23,195
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A return to form
- By Amazon Customer on 06-05-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Another phenomenal book from Andy!
Reviewed: 06-05-21
Couldn’t put it down until I had it finished! Love the relationship between rocky and chase.
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Permanent Record
- A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,454
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,012
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,013
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013, 29-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superbly written, totally gripping.
- By Pen Name on 18-10-19
- Permanent Record
- A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
Incredibly Interesting and a must read!
Reviewed: 13-11-19
As a technologist just 1 year younger than Ed, I found this book incredibly interesting and I feel I relate to him in many ways. I think he's an incredibly brave person who has been exiled for doing the right thing, and this books allows him to give his side of the story and it is amazing.
I have recommended this book to all of my colleagues because I both enjoyed it thoroughly as well as my desire to support Ed in anyway I can. I hope he reads this and knows that there are many out there that look up to him and respect the choices he made in the interest of the greater good.
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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 5,402
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,987
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,980
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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Classic Sci-fi with a Modern Style
- By Simon on 07-06-18
- The Singularity Trap
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Dennis E. Taylor is an incredible story teller.
Reviewed: 05-03-19
I've just finished this book, after reading the Bobiverse series. I have to say, I loved them all. The stories are oozing with science fiction nerdery, so much so I found it impossible to put any of the books down.
Please keep up the amazing work Mr. Taylor.
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