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Title: Armageddon's Princess

Subtitle: A Lexus Toulouse Mystery

Author: Anthony Pacheco

Narrator: May Ling Su

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-26-14

Publisher: Deep Mountain Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 11 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Investigator Lexus Nancy Toulouse, ex-soldier extreme: finds her Libido Generator is on the fritz, learns her old warship wants to "get back together" (despite the fact she already has four husbands!), loses whatever war-torn sanity she had left in a crime reenactment and becomes the Princess Concubine to the mysterious Empress. Then, while trying on lingerie, someone tried to blow her up and she regenerated all the way back to a teenager. Now there will be lots of blood AND NONE OF IT HERS.

Members Reviews:

Quite A Story

What made the experience of listening to Armageddon's Princess the most enjoyable?

His ability create a very believable future world. It's very obvious the author was heavily influenced by Heinlein's later work (heavy in the confused sexuality dept.) mixed with a lot of Scalzi. If you don't mind some very explicit and at times confused sex and violence, you will probably enjoy this very much.

Any additional comments?

I'll be waiting for his next book

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Title: The Eternity Gate

Subtitle: Time Keeper Trilogy, Book 2

Author: Traci Harding

Narrator: Rupert Degas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-14

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

One step could undo everything the Timekeepers hope to accomplish....

Earth's ancient past, the future of the planet Kila, the Timekeepers universe of origin, the primordial era when the Nefilim first ruled the galaxy and a timeless universe of utter darkness, are all periods vital to advancing human consciousness. After surviving Ancient Zhou, the Timekeeper's efforts turn to rescuing the planet Kila from its ill-fated future. But a mishap in the remote mountains of Tibet before departure provides a nemesis with the perfect opportunity to launch a time-hopping vendetta against them.

There is no where in this universe to hide. The discovery of a gate thought to lead to several universes provides more than just the means to undermine their stalker; it offers the chance to remember their lives as the Grigori, who once dwelt with the fallen Elohim, in the dark universe beyond the Eternity Gate.

Members Reviews:

One of the best ever

This book is easily one of the best I have ever read.

Traci, you have really set a very high bar for the last book in the trilogy, and anything you write henceforth.

I was kept on the edge of my seat the whole way through. No let up in the action and mind bending paradoxial twists and turns.

Truly magnificent!

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Title: Return in Time

Author: Tricia Linden

Narrator: Kathleen Mary Carthy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-14

Publisher: Patricia Geiger Linden

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

What should be a relaxing vacation turns into a working time-travel adventure when Teressa Ellers, a pragmatic and gifted Relationship Coach, is swept back to 13th century Scotland by a powerful fairy. Shes been summoned to act as a matchmaker to secure an alliance between two feuding clans.

Taking the job and seeing it through to a successful ending is the only way for Teressa to return home - which shouldnt be a problem for the relationship expert. However unexpected complications develop when Rory, the chiefs youngest brother, takes a very personal interest in her and sets out to uncover if shes a mystery to unravel or a woman to be loved. Hes a handsome rogue warrior: unrelentingly charming, naturally old-fashioned, and completely unaware of her origins. Shes an independent 21st century woman: witty, practical, thoroughly -modern, and determined to return home.

Through it all, Teressa learns that even a relationship coach is not immune to conflicts of the heart.Magic took her back in time to unite a lord and his lady. Is magic strong enough to unite her with her own true love? A return in time may be the only answer.

Members Reviews:

Good Read...Bad Historical Research

I picked up this book to read while on vacation, so many discrepancies that it made me crazy so I ended up waiting to finish the book at home!

#1. Scottish "Clan" plaids. in 1292? No, those were created in the 17th Century.

#2. A "Tunic" top with a skirt? No, While there are not a lot of information on scots female attire, you will have to look around closely like the lowlands and well here is a lovely website regarding this very thing!! http://www.janetmcnaughton.ca/ekclothing.html. These ladies wore no head gear! You could think this was a fantasy faire.

#3. Women had a little more freedom in the Scottish Clans.

#4. i understand you needed to have people be a little more 'forgiving' since you placed a druid, in the 13th Century...I can not begin to argue that one.

#5. Scots people are still one to use the term "Witch" and in the 13th Century the heroine would have had more to the fires than most.

The plot was fun, I really enjoyed the whole story, if real research had been done so that the people came alive? It would have made the people more alive, that just words on a page.

Great Story Line, Wonderful Characters

I like this Author and looked forward to this book. I was not disappointed. At first I thought Duncan would be the Hero and for a few, many pages wondered why Teresa was so hot for Rory and not him. The description of the countryside was great, makes you want to run out and find the nearest Ocean.

The water, as described by the author, and in real life, has a pull on your senses which she made you feel. She, the author, made you feel what our girl saw, felt and smelled.

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Title: American Revolt

Subtitle: (The Pacification of Earth)

Author: Dean Warren

Narrator: Todd Menesses

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-06-14

Publisher: Dean Warren

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

American Revolt: By 2090 almost half of Americans are on welfare. Brilliant, talking computers have stolen most service and middle management jobs, while exploding populations in the southern hemisphere monopolize dumb factory work. And aquifers dry, world-wide, causing food shortages. A blond young "welfie" vows to remedy all this. He enters the Marines and then leads a revolution.

The author, a veteran, a retired aerospace executive who specialized in financing advanced weapons and who marketed them abroad, gives us a rousing, yet prophetic view of how that endeavor might unfold. This volume introduces an account of world-wide reform by taking us through his conquest of North America.

Members Reviews:

American Revolt

Any additional comments?

A very intriguing story set in a very bleak future that is very possible.The scene s set and allows the inevitable to happen. American population being starved to death and physically restrained The book is filled with action and fans of SciFi and futurists will enjoy this audiobook.

A bit predictable....

Set in 2090 North America, the population is divided into the Haves and the Have-nots. Tech and computers have greatly reduced the need for workers and lower management. The population has exploded. Those that are reliant on government housing and food (welfare) are called Welfies. They have little to no schooling and no training. They are not seen as contributors to society by the Achievers. This upper class has better food, better housing, schooling, and training. But things are about to change.

This tale is mostly about Benjamin Bjorn and his family, and their climb to fame and revolution. Bjorn relies heavily on the wisdom of his Uncle Will and his many connections. Through their eyes, we see how grueling life in the Welfie ghettos are and the obvious motivations for changing things. Bjorn joins the marines and life deals him harsh cards at first, forcing him into situations where he must either follow orders or follow his conscience. Hes your typical underdog hero and so his plot line is rather predictable. I still cheered for him.

Theres a few other characters like Uncle Will who have just a touch of shadiness and I found them more interesting because you had to figure out what they wanted out of any specific situation. Indeed, later on there is even some betrayal. Still, once the sides are sorted out (those that want change versus those that want to keep the status quo), things are pretty predictable.

There are a handful of ladies. A few are even in positions of power, though they dont get to make many decisions. Nearly all of them are primarily described via their looks (instead of abilities) and mostly they think and talk about how to keep their men happy. There was one really cool female character who was competent at her job and focused on it but she lasted less than a chapter. Sigh.

Lastly, I had an issue with the underlying premise of the story. The Welfies dont work and therefore, dont contribute to society. Well, whenever you get a large group of people that have no official work, many still feel compelled to create, no matter their material wealth. So, I found it a little hard to believe that they didnt have the best booze, or food, or arts & crafts, or childcare services, etc. Yet none of that culture was really described. The closest the story narrative came was to repeatedly referring to the Welfie accent.

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Title: Guardian of the Vision

Author: Irene Radford

Narrator: Rebecca Rogers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-17-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The glory of the Elizabethan Age is tarnished by the continuing religious conflict begun by Henry VIII. Griffin Kirkwood renounces his title, his lands, his love for the mysterious demon-ridden Roanna, and his magical heritage as a descendant of both King Arthur and the Merlin to become a Catholic priest in France. His twin, Donovan (his mirror image in face and form and rarely more than a thought away) shoulders the responsibilities willingly. He agrees to two arranged-marriages, one after the other, and takes on the outward appearance of whichever religion is dominant to protect all that he loves, but without magic, or the love of his life. Together and separately the twins must fight to guide Queen Elizabeth through the intricate maze of politics and religion. Their spiritual and magical journeys cross each other, oppose, and re-align as they battle internal demons and external threats.

Members Reviews:

Lyrical and exciting saga

Since the time of King Arthur, a Pendragon has always guarded England and its shores. The descendants of Merlin also try to keep the peace, but when war occurs they react quickly to end the conflict as soon as possible. In 1553, Raven is the current Pendragon and will soon name her grandson Griffin, the older twin brother of Donovan as her heir.

During a border skirmish with the Scotts, Griffin has a religious epiphany that leads him to the abandonment of his powers, his titles, and his birthright. He becomes a Catholic priest. Donovan picks up the mantle of the Pendragon, but though he understands the role he does not have the power to perform the job. Roanna, descendent of the Sorceress Nimue, has called forth a demon, but her summons fails as the demon of chaos Tryblith controls her. Only a Pendragon can stand in their way of spreading chaos throughout the world.

The third installment in the Merlin's Descendents series places a magical spin to true historic events. Irene Radford enchantingly brings to life the early Elizabethan era so that the audience will think that the author contains Merlin's genes. The battles on the mundane and mystical planes propel the story line forward, but the characters make the novel so fascinating that the good, the bad, and the ugly compel the reader into a one sitting session.

Harriet Klausner

Not as good as the others

I preferred the other books in the series more than this one...I'm not sure why, maybe because they were about women and this one was about a man.

A well-woven, intricate tale of fantasy and history

This review previously appeared at Goodreads.com.

If you love big historical fantasies, Radford's Pendragon novels are right up your alley. Radford has created a style that has echoes of the way her period characters would have thought and written, without interfering with the understanding of a modern audience.

One thing you can count on in this book is character change and growth. There is space and more for these transformations, as we see enough of the harshness of the period to let us understand the characters and some of their choices. This is not a simple good character/bad character book. Good people make mistakes and do bad things, things that would have been passed over as conventional in the time.

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Title: The Child

Author: Keith F. Goodnight

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-13-13

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Dave Harris is a scientist living aboard the Alley, a military space station where he carries out hyperfield experiments. The technology to harvest energy from hyperspace saved humanity from extinction thirty years ago, and Daves research is at the cutting edge of hyperfield technology.

Just as Daves experiments make progress, an accident engulfs the Alley in a whirlwind of chaos and mysterious forces, leading Dave to a disturbing discovery: His work has uncovered the energy behind psychic powers - something horribly dangerous for a mindless machine to be spreading amongst the humans in the Alley.

While the hours slip by, crew members are going insane at a frightening pace, and Daves mind becomes clouded by horrifying visions. As he sorts through the aftermath of the disaster, Dave realizes that it wasnt a singular event and if he cant fight the impending madness, there is one certainty: The Alley will be destroyed, along with everyone in it.

Members Reviews:

Exactly what is real and what is psychosis

Keith Goodnight's The Child is an intriguing sci-fi thriller that unfortunately ends with the unanswered questions of exactly what actually happened and what was merely imagined. The story is set several centuries in the future after some stellar cataclysm that destroyed the sun. The survivors have barely managed to eek out an existence until the discovery of "hyperfields". A hyperfield experiment on a remote outpost appears to have created havoc by activating latent psychic powers and in particular amplifying a child's abilities that is driving everyone slowly insane. The physicist studying the hyperfields must solve this riddle in order to save everyone.

The sci-fi elements are fairly basic with space flight and these hyperfields which appear to access some strange dimensions that permit energy extraction. Problems arise (as in Ghostbusters) when the field cross. Detracting from the tale is the late entry of an alien along with a supposed dark force out for total destruction. At the end, it's less clear if this has been a sci-fi story or merely a psychiatrically challenged suspense tale.

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Title: Reclamation

Author: Sarah Zettel

Narrator: Fleet Cooper

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel: With mankind spread thinly across the galaxy, two refugees must find humanitys home.

Eric Born knows his way around the universe. Hes a quick-thinking merchant blessed with natural telekinetic skill. Hes also that rarest of creatures, a human being. Humans have been scattered across the universe, powerless and oppressed, dispersed so widely that no one knows what planet they first came from. Eric survives by selling his talents to the mysterious galactic tyrants known as the Rhudolant Vitae, but has never forgotten he belongs to the human race, and the distant world, the Realm of the Nameless Powers. The Realm may be a backwater, but Eric will do anything to protect his home from the merciless and powerful Vitae.

With the help of fellow refugee Arla Rengate, Eric embarks on a journey across the stars. To save the Realm, he will have to cross the Vitae, and discover a secret that holds the key to the origins of mankind.

Editorial Reviews:

Eric Born leaves his home planet, the Realm of Nameless Powers, to work for the Rhudolent Vitae, a strict sect of humanity searching for their home planet. When he comes into contact with a Vitae prisoner from the Realm, they join forces to discover the truths behind the origins of humanity. Sarah Zettel's debut novel is large in scope and teeming with ideas surrounding the fractures that develop between people, and Fleet Cooper gives clarity to her intricate and vibrant worlds with a gripping and forceful style, keeping listeners riveted as Reclamation goes deeper into its fanciful sci-fi fantasy.

Members Reviews:

Too hard to follow

Maybe I'm stupid, but with so many characters, most with forgettable alien names, acting in independent scenes, I was lost by end of Chap. 6.

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Title: Empty Aisles and Hardened Hearts

Subtitle: A Preppers Perspective, Volume 3

Author: Ron Foster

Narrator: Phil Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-03-13

Publisher: Ronald Foster

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Book 3 of the Preppers Perspective series finds the survivors of a Nuclear EMP watching the world around them spin out of control. The grocery store shelves are empty with no resupply in sight. Societal breakdown and food riots are inevitable. The preppers have to now rely upon all their wisdom and supplies alone in order to survive possibly a few more days or meager months. Force multipliers in the form of state sponsored and radical terrorist acts, cyber warfare and the release of a militarized virulent strain of Smallpox accompany the attacks on the western world as the global economy and environment begin their death throes.

Can you prep to survive Armageddon; or is the final destiny of man already being written to conclusion?

Members Reviews:

The book cover says it all

Would you consider the audio edition of Empty Aisles and Hardened Hearts to be better than the print version?

I would say yes, the print version is a bit short for reading but the audio version is the perfect size and affordability. I like buying these smaller books for about the price of a movie ticket and a they are a perfect length for easy listening.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Empty Aisles and Hardened Hearts?

the wealth of prepper tricks and tips

Have you listened to any of Phil Williamss other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, this was a first. I enjoyed his narration though.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Not anything extreme. The book leaves you with hope as we watch the survivors struggle in a post apocalyptic world.

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Title: T.I.T.O.R.

Subtitle: In Early July of 1947, Something Crashed in Roswell, New Mexico

Author: J.M. Surra

Narrator: Chris Roman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-03-13

Publisher: Quixotry Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In early July of 1947, something crashes in Roswell, New Mexico. The military claims it's a weather balloon. Witnesses insist they've seen bodies of aliens, and the wreckage of a UFO.

Sixty-eight years pass. On September 15th, 2015, an incident involving the Roswell wreckage escalates into a massive nuclear exchange between Russia and the United States, leaving five billion dead. Another eighty-three years have passed. It's 2098, and project T.I.T.O.R. is a reality. Hop machines are created by top quantum physicists Ephraim Caine, Jeff Waldron, and Rose Rios. These complex crafts are designed to do one thing: penetrate the time barrier. Time is short. Earth; wounded, post-apocalyptic, with her dwindling resources on the verge of exhaustion, can barely support life. Project T.I.T.O.R. has a singular focus: to send hop crews back through time, and find some way to stop the nuclear exchange. To save the Earth.

After more than two hundred routine missions, one goes awry, and the hop machine and its crew tumble from the sky. Hop 206 crashes near Roswell, New Mexico, in early July of 1947. In a mind-bending twist of fate, they've inadvertently set off a series of events that, if unchecked, will culminate in a nuclear war, and the slow, agonizing death of their living planet.

They've triggered the precise scenario T.I.T.O.R. was meant to preclude. With everything stacked against them, can they succeed in changing history? Or will time prevail, blocking every effort to change it, and eliminating humanity in the process?

Members Reviews:

The mother of all abstract conspiracy stories.

Would you listen to T.I.T.O.R. again? Why?

Unlikely, but i certainly have researched John Titor since listening to this book.

If youve listened to books by J.M. Surra before, how does this one compare?

There don't appear to be any other in the Audible line up, otherwise I would.

Have you listened to any of Chris Romans other performances before? How does this one compare?

It doesn't appear that I have, but I will certainly look for his work going forward. An excellent performance.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

To be honest, it did make me research TITOR , quantum theory , etc. Not so much emotional, but an intellectual response.

Any additional comments?

I could have done without the author's somewhat self referential comments before and the after the book. However, the concept, and it's vary nuances, are fascinating, and certainly draw the listener in. I do recommend this offering for a variety of reasons.

Great sci-fi story!

Any additional comments?

Interesting story about the Rosewell crash and the creation of Area 51. Unique spin on the supposed UFO crash occurring 50 plus years ago and the government coverup. The author finds a creative way to weave the past and the future into a cohesive story. Loved the narrator's range and choice of character voices.

EXCELLENT all around!

Where does T.I.T.O.R. rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

This is such an interesting and intriguing audio book. The storyline is so great,and I honestly believe that Chris Roman is hands down THE BEST reader ever!.

What was one of the most memorable moments of T.I.T.O.R.?

The ending where the general and his troops watch the missiles coming overhead knowing they're dying.

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Title: Apocalypse with a Side of Grilled Spam

Subtitle: The Strangelets Series, Season One

Author: Michael Angel

Narrator: Jon Goffena

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-13-13

Publisher: Banty Hen Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

After spending more than 21 months on Amazon's Top-100 lists, Strangelets with a Side of Grilled Spam: Season One takes us further into the post-apocalyptic world of the original short story. This audiobook contains all four 'episodes' of the Strangelets series.

Pursued by packs of deadly 'steelies', Lieutenant MacWilliams and his Humvee crew have journeyed through an America shattered by an alien invasion. Things look grim...until MacWilliams comes across something that could turn the tide. It falls to him and his crew to get the word out across a land choked with post-apocalyptic wreckage and teeming with deadly alien monsters.

Their journey is blocked by steelie hunter-killers, vision-shrouding sand storms, and nightmare plains turned to radioactive slag by nuclear fallout. And at the end looms their final confrontation with a horde of aliens set to wipe out the human species!

Warning:This audiobook contains multiple scenes with violence and gore. It also contains a limited amount of bad language and adult situations. Some listeners may find this type of content offensive; please allow for this before purchasing.

Critic Reviews:

"A slam-bang science fiction story!" (Dean Wesley Smith, USA Today best-selling Author)

Members Reviews:

Fantastic Story, Fantastic Reader

This story is a favorite of mine. I originally read it about a year ago, revisiting it in audio was a special treat. Jon Goffena does an outstanding job with all the characters, he has a natural and warm reading voice for all the characters. Likewise audio quality was excellent.

The story is a cool take on a post-apocalypse setting, the invaders feel menacing and evil and above all alien. The principle characters are each someone I want to know more about, with strengths and weaknesses, and the supporting characters managed to be memorable despite small roles.

This is a great Sci-Fi adventure with great characters and a compelling story. I highly recommend it.

Just couldn't get into this story

I really liked the idea of this story and wanted to like it, but I just couldn't stay with it. The narrator did a good job with the characters, but I didn't like the format of the story. You could tell that this was written as several small stories stuck together. The characters were very predictable and you pretty much knew what was going to happen.

I would pass on this one.