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Title: The Prince of Lies

Subtitle: Night's Masque Series, Book 3

Author: Anne Lyle

Narrator: James Langton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-30-13

Publisher: Angry Robot on Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Elizabethan spy Mal Catlyn has everything he ever wanted - his twin brother Sandy restored to health, his family estate reclaimed and a son to inherit it - and while his work is far from over, Mal still has a slim chance of eliminating his enemies whilst they are at their weakest. With Sandy's help, Mal learns to harness his own magic in the fight against the guisers, but it may be too late to save England. Schemes set in motion decades ago are at last coming to fruition, and the barrier between the dreamlands and the waking world is wearing thin

Members Reviews:

Not bad. but that's about it.

Not a bad story, but certainly the weakest of the trilogy. a little convoluted near the middle and end. just nit as compelling as the previous books.

New narrator

It was a bit disappointing (initially) that the same narrator wasn't used, but I quickly became accustomed to him. He did a fine job.

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Title: Polar City Blues

Author: Katharine Kerr

Narrator: James Patrick Cronin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-22-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In Polar City - the capital of Hagar, one of the planets in the forlorn Star Republic - a human-dominated entity is caught in the power politics between the enormous Interstellar Confederation and the Coreward Alliance. The leaders of these entities keep their alien eyes on the Republic in the hopes of one day adding its territory to theirs. When an alien member of the Confederation is found murdered in Hagar's public square, the situation turns dangerous fast. To solve the case, Police Chief Al Bates must depend on an unlikely ally, cashiered Navy officer Bobbie Lacey, the only sapient on planet who knows what goes on in the ghettos and underworlds of Polar City.

Editorial Reviews:

James Patrick Cronin gives a straightforward performance of the science fiction novel Polar City Blues by Katharine Kerr. His clear voice is well suited to the descriptive prose. Polar City, which has a seedy underbelly, is the capital of a planet called Hagar. Humans and aliens coexist, but there are politics at play between the Interstellar Confederation and the Coreward Alliance. The conflict ramps up when a Confederation alien is found dead in a public place. Enter police chief Al Bates, who must race to solve the case with the help of navy officer Bobbie Lacey.

Members Reviews:

Gritty detective tale with aliens

Polar City Blues by Katherine Kerr is an ambitious attempt to render the traditional "film noir" detective tale in a sci-fi format. Basically, the planet where the actions takes place lies at the juncture of Earth limits alongside two alien races. Earth is clearly the weakest of the group and the frontier / inner city environs is coupled with an understaffed and under-resourced Earth infrastructure. The murder of a diplomatically tied alien launches the tale and the local police chief (Bates) along with a street wise ex-military lady (Lacey) gradually piece together the clues while trying to prevent galactic warfare.

The sci-fi elements are limited to aliens along with flying cars, extra-terrestrial bacteria, and certain individuals with psionic abilities. There's a bit of romance and unrequited love thrown in for good measure. Sadly, Bates who manages to deftly handle alien interactions and eventually saves the day, receives minimal attention throughout the story resulting in a lack of character identification. The attempt to parallel the characters and situations to a traditional earth-side tales is overdone and the baseball fascination seems a bit too much.

The narration is passable, but the various voices lack clear definition.

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Title: Colony Z

Subtitle: The Complete Collection

Author: Luke Shephard

Narrator: Scifi Publishing, Liam Owen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-18-13

Publisher: Our Pack Press

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 17 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

When the Undead have taken over America, one group of survivors find safety by escaping to a remote, unsettled island. There they work to rebuild society, while trying to survive whatever it is that is after them. Alone and isolated, their relative peace and safety is shattered when a group of Others shows up on their island and their leaders must make life-altering choices in the blink of an eye. This is only the beginning. This is their story.

The Albion Tribe: Vol. 2

The Albion Tribe. A ragtag group of survivors. Traveling from camp to camp, trying to find somewhere safe to stay. All the while, battling whatever type of creatures are still out there. Danger lurks behind every tree and every building. Keeping everyone alive is not always a guarantee

First Days: Vol. 3

Before they became the Albion Tribe, they were just normal people. Sons and daughters, Moms and Dads, families young and old. Living their lives, blissfully unaware of the shocking events that would soon shake them all. But now the threat is hereFollow each of them as they struggle to adapt to this new world, and all of the dangers that lurk around every corner

Beginning and End: Vol. 4

Back to the very beginning. Before the Albion Tribe. Before the Zero Hour. Back when everything in the world was right. Until there wasan incident. One little thing that changes the course of human history. One thing that may lead to The End

Find out what started it all, and how the remaining survivors will try to move forward to a better life, in the breathtaking final chapter of Colony Z!

The complete collection of the Colony Z series! Follow their journey from beginning to end. Get started today!

Members Reviews:

Great thriler!

Would you consider the audio edition of Colony Z to be better than the print version?

Great find! Amazing narration and performance! Not your typical zombie story, the action is there, but the build up and back story is amazing!

What other book might you compare Colony Z to and why?

Perhaps World War Z.

What about Scifi Publishing and Liam Owen s performance did you like?

Wow, you can feel the tension, this guy is so good!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yeah, its one of those stories you don't want to end.

Any additional comments?

If you love thrillers and suspense, you will love this one!

Not your typical zombie story

Would you listen to Colony Z again? Why?

Yes, I thought the narration and the story were excellent. Great build up and pace.

What did you like best about this story?

The ending was excllent

Have you listened to any of Scifi Publishing and Liam Owen s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, Liam is great, really enjoyed him in Forging Zero

Didn't get far.

I had to stop this in the 3rd chapter. I'm not a fan of the writing style. The characters came off as overly whiney and the dialog wasn't even close to feeling natural.

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Title: Third Contact

Subtitle: Contact Series, Book 3

Author: Kenneth E. Ingle

Narrator: Gene Engene

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-16-13

Publisher: Books In Motion

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Sole survivor of a ruined civilization, Joshua Penrose finds himself trapped into the one career he wanted to avoid, space pirate. Chased by the most powerful navy in space, Penrose plays a dangerous game, until the Queen of mighty Braeden escalates the scales too high. Joshua must not only survive himself, he believes he owes a future to all the spacemen and women who threw in with him when he first took his ship.

Members Reviews:

Disappointment

I was right, darn it! This volume really bogged down. Time and again, just as I'd get interested in one of the main characters, he would disappear. They blended into each other so much that I was constantly having to back up a few pages to remember who was on stage now. As to the ending (spoiler alert!), the author seemed to be saying, "Oh heck,this is boring even to me. I quit."

Just to be fair, I'll wait maybe as long as a week and look through it again. If the disappointment is my own fault, I'll change this review.

Interesting book

Nice book;needs a little more family depth,and action. I can be able to do it all in all of the

good yarn

Good yarn be interested in how the story continues got to check when next part of the yarn is available

You will enjoy them all

If you haven't read any of Ken's books, you really need to do it. You will enjoy them all. This is the 3rd one that I read and enjoyed them all.

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Title: A Preppers Perspective

Author: Ron Foster

Narrator: Phil Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-11-13

Publisher: Ronald Foster

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

This audiobook combines the four stories of the series and tells a tale about 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:

Nuclear EMP Catasrophe

Would you consider the audio edition of A Preppers Perspective to be better than the print version?

I think so, I have no problem with Ron`s editing but I heard some people do. The audio version has no mistakes and I enjoy a good narrated story. Having read the book and then listening to it gave me to great experiences.

What did you like best about this story?

Its realism, its not some lame shootum up like so many of the other prepper fiction or survivalist author genre. It also has lots of survival tips and tricks.

Which scene was your favorite?

I liked the shelter building, neat concept and resourceful

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I actually listened to the individual stories first because I like the bite size pieces. The smaller stories are more fun for me but since my brother likes long books I added this one to my library

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Title: Mask of the Other

Author: Greg Stolze

Narrator: Trevor Dutton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-30-13

Publisher: Greg Stolze

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In 1974, something came out of the sea during the invasion of Cyprus, killing Greeks and Turks indiscriminately until it was bombed into dormancy and entombed.

In 1988 a rock band disappeared while filming on an abandoned island-town off the coast of Japan.

In 1991, a squad of US infantry was attacked in Iraq by a bulletproof, invisible entity.

Mask of the Other connects these disparate events, as a group of soldiers plunders the remnants of Saddam's occult weapons program and attempts to engage with creatures of an inhuman mythos...as equals.

It does not go well for them.

Members Reviews:

Very creepy Lovecraftian story

A very intriguing Lovecraftian thriller from an author of the Delta Green books. It is very good, though the narrator is only mediocre.

Interesting story too bad about the narrator

I bought this book because I really enjoy Greg Stolze's work and the premise had me interested. It took less than an hour for the narrator to drive me out of my gourd. He sounds bored. Bored and sarcastic. I think I'll get the book and read it. Audio books are my preferred medium but this is too muck

An interesting modern take on the Cthulhu Mythos

Greg Stolze's Mask of the Other tells its story by frequently jumping back and forth in its roughly 25 year timeline. This was slightly confusing in the beginning, but I came to appreciate it as the different plots converged on the novel's present day outcome.

This is certainly not high literature, but a fast-paced, action-packed modern spin on the Cthulhu Mythos with compelling characters, an interesting (if not exactly new) premise. The narration is decent and doesn't detract from the novel's strength, but nothing to write home about.

If you're looking for fun genre reading that does not offend your intellect, pick this up.

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Title: ARkstorm

Subtitle: The Ones That Made It

Author: Ron Foster

Narrator: Phil Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-18-13

Publisher: PAL Productions

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The ARkStorm (for Atmospheric River 1000 Storm) has brought a devastating flood of biblical proportions to California forcing millions of people to evacuate. For the preppers attending PrepperStock this year, the troubles brought about by this disaster have just begun as the economy begins a slow collapse and acts of terrorism threaten America's survival.

Our story follows several preppers and family members through daily life leading into the beginning of the ARkStorm and grid failures. Refugee camps are filling up with millions of evacuees who remained at shelters and were not lucky enough to bunk in with friends or relatives and try and start over again. The end of a functioning U.S. economy is compounded by mysterious grid failures nationwide.

The ARkStorm series is patterned after the 1861-62 historical events that flooded the central valley of California. The scientifically realistic 'superstorm' scenario developed and published by the United States Geological Survey has been adapted as a story line that includes the author's modern day applications of emergency management principles with a prepper community slant. Keep your feet and your powder dry folks!

Members Reviews:

Yet another good one.

Ron thanks for the valuable information you share. I have learned so much from your books.

California's other big one

Now this was a interesting disaster fiction read and listen. I had never even heard of an ARkStorm until this author presented it. It is quite a scary thought this catastrophe is predicted scientifically to happen in my lifetime, like I didn't have enough to worry about already after reading Ron`s other books! Phil narrated this one well and it was a good listen. I look forward to more from both of these great storytellers.

Don't waste your credits on this one! Terrible

I never write anything negative but on this one, I just could not find anything good about it and hate that I paid to hear it. The narrator's voice is mechanical and it was painful to listen to, as well as the story being so fragmented with explanations of the how to or political views that it totally made it impossible to feel the characters in the book and ruined whatever the story part of this book could have been. I love to know how to with prepping but to in such a way that it destroys the book I have paid my hard earned money to enjoy. I feel cheated out of my money and my book credit. :(

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Title: The Great Unraveling

Subtitle: A Preppers Perspective

Author: Ron Foster

Narrator: Phil Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 16 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-05-13

Publisher: Ronald Foster

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

This is the first in a series of stand-alone, interconnected short stories for preppers. In this particular installment, a prepper survives a nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP), which has devastated the electrical grid. Cars and trucks can still move in most parts of America, but they can't get any gas. The threat of bioterrorism looms as the U.S. and its allies go to war and our technology-dependent society is stopped dead in its tracks. Martial law and global famine have begun. Can the characters survive? Could you? Where does this post-apocalyptic tale go from here?

This audiobook is told from the perspective of a prepper thinking about how he is going to deal with the current post-apocalyptic situation and the disintegration of society.

Members Reviews:

A dull book that should be a manual

This book is a quite dull narrative. It is filled with dull conversation about the different ways various prepper tools and supplies might be used, and very little action. It should be rewritten as a manual. It includes commercials for the author's favorite products, including color photos. The last pages of the book are complete details on how to buy them.

There are also tons of editing errors. I sometimes had to pause to decipher what he meant to say.

There are good recommendations on products and strategies for prepping. But this author doesn't have the skill to spin an interesting story.

great book

I love all Ron's books, the characters are are detailed, and his knowledge, and tips are real world things that you can use.

Cookbook?

Lotta pages dedicated to dutch oven cooking, especially considering the small amount of pages per pamphlet.

And Ron, please, work on your dialogue a little more. It was good to see a few contractions this time, vol 1 was unlike any spoken word I've ever heard uttered by native born Americans.

Terrible writing and editing, disappointed!

Be ready, this is a harsh negative review and not my usual style. I read his previous series Prepped Road March and enjoyed them so thought I couldn't go wrong wit this new works. I was wrong. Usually an author gets better with more and more experience. I would question if this is even the same writer and if not, which is the real Ron Foster?? In the first two chapters the main contractor's name changed 3 times. (Dennis, Doug, David..). That is just one example of unacceptable writing errors.I won't even get started on the storyline, writing style and grammar. So disappointed and I regret buying both publications before I read the first, thinking they would at least the same quality as his previous works I've read. I won't waste my time reading the rest.

Hmmmm

Would have been better if he could remember his characters names. Called Dennis Donald but the way he did it was confusing because took a minute to realize who he was talking about. But then several times he forgat others names. Needs a better proof reader and editor.

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Title: Apocalypse with a Side of Grilled Spam

Subtitle: Episode Two (The Strangelets Series)

Author: Michael Angel

Narrator: Jon Goffena

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-13-13

Publisher: Banty Hen Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

"A slam-bang science fiction story!"

After the original short story spent 21 months on the Top 100 Lists, Strangelets, Episode Two, takes us further into its unique post-apocalyptic world.

Pursued by packs of deadly "steelies", Lieutenant MacWilliams and his Humvee crew journeyed through an America shattered by an alien invasion. But now, MacWilliams learns to his horror how his team has put one of humanity's last strongholds right in the aliens' lethal cross-hairs.

And to top it off? MacWilliams, Church, and Doc are given a new mission. One which presents them with a dilemma: follow their orders, or make a daring attempt to rescue a pair of very special, very unique children!

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

I really enjoy these books

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Title: The Murder Machine

Author: Hugh B. Cave

Narrator: Mike Vendetti

Format: Unabridged

Length: 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-14-13

Publisher: Spoken Realms

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

Publisher's Summary:

"It was dusk, on the evening of December 7, 1906, when I first encountered Sir John Harmon. At the moment of his entrance, I was standing over the table in my study, a lighted match in my cupped hands and a pipe between my teeth. The pipe was never lit." So begins this short story by Hugh B Cave where an uncanny device takes possession of the minds of "law abiding citizens" and molds them into murdering tools. A rather mad scientist combines hypnotic waves with radio waves, and thus The Murder Machine.