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Title: Overkill

Subtitle: Orphan's Legacy, Book 1

Author: Robert Buettner

Narrator: MacLeod Andrews

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 314 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

At 23, Jazen Parker has completed his Legion hitch a hero. But in four months, he'll have a price on his head. Worse, he's lost his past, and he can't find his future. Worst of all, he's chosen to search for them on the deadliest planet known to mankind.

When Jazen reluctantly hires on to a Trueborn Earthman tycoon's safari to bag a deadly trophy, the reluctant mercenary finds himself shipped out to Downgraded Earthlinke 476, the outpost at the end of the universe known to everyone except its tourism bureau as "Dead End". But the hunt goes terribly wrong, and Jazen must survive a tough, beautiful local guide who hates mercenaries, an 11-ton beast that can crush main battle tanks with one claw tied behind its back, and the return of a nightmare that has haunted Jazen since birth. Then Jazen learns that the stakes are not merely his own life, but the fate of an entire alien race.

Critic Reviews:

"Buettner goes well beyond... military science fiction.... He understands... living as a soldierthe boredom punctuated by terror, the constant anxiety and self-doubt, the random chaos that battle always is, and the emotional glue that holds together people who may have nothing in common except absolute responsibility for one another's lives. (Joe Haldeman, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author)

"Entertaining. Buettner shows the Heinlein touch." (Denver Post)

Members Reviews:

CRAP ON CRUST

ON DEAD END AMPUTATION APPEARED TO BE THE NEW BLACK

The beginning set this world up to be really spooky. The government agents our hero has to deal with when arriving our very funny. It is a jungle forest planet with some of the deadliest animals and insects in the universe. The biggest and badest animal happens to be sentient, but the humans don't realize it. ON DEAD END HUMANS DIDN'T MAKE ROADKILL, THEY WERE ROADKILL. A pretty good set up.

This feeling did not hold. Soon, the book goes into talking about guns. Another taking them apart and talking about how tough they are. As more characters are introduced they are two dimensional. If you are playing the arcade game the bad guys are running around with the bubble over there head saying bad guy. Giving a voice to the huge monsters almost saved the book for me. Still, it just was lacking something to get it over the booze line. It is not a awful book, just not a great book.

thecallihans

I must admit I didnt think I would think highly of this book but it turned out to be a very good one.

I was highly entertained with the story and the human aspects. I hope there will be a second book.

There was just enough comedy and Sci-Fi to make me want more.

Excellent first contact story

Like the other reviews stated, I was very pleasantly surprised! The story was great, the narration was excellent, I ready liked the narrator's voices. Most of the story takes place on dead end, a world where humans are pretty much at the bottom of the food chain when unarmed. The story line is one where a few humans are searching for the secret ability of the top predator on the planet, who happens to be the top predator of the known galaxy. Overall, a very good audio book.

Damn Good

Jurassic Park & Enders Game meets Romancing the Stone.

Better then expected story. The story develops very quickly and has several unexpected twists.

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Title: The Human Blend

Subtitle: Tipping Point, Book 1

Author: Alan Dean Foster

Narrator: David Colacci

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 11-23-10

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The Human Blend is a science-fiction adventure centered around a group of thieves living in a future in which physical alterations and enhancements are a common occurrence. If you could take on a body with any features you wanted, what would it look like? And what would you do with them - human or otherwise?

Given his name because radical surgery and implants have reduced him to preternatural thinness, Whispr is a thug. His partner in crime, Jiminy Cricket, has also been physically altered with nanocarbonic prosthetic legs and high-strength fast-twitch muscle fibers that give him great jumping abilities. In a dark alley in Savannah, Whispr and Jiminy murder what they take to be a random tourist in order to amputate and then fence his sophisticated artificial hand. But the hapless victim also happens to be carrying an unusual silver thread that appears to be some kind of storage medium....

Members Reviews:

What happened to Book 2?

Any additional comments?

It's bad enough to end Book 1 in a cliffhanger. What makes it particularly galling is that Book 2 is not even available. Are you suggesting we buy the print version if we want to continue the story?

I feel cheated

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I have loved Alan Dean Foster's books for many years. In fact, his Flinx and Pip series took over 30 years to finish but every book had an ending. The Human Blend was very interesting and a good read for as much as there was. However, there were no completions of anything. The book had one main thread (to those of you who have read this, sorry about the thread reference) and that thread did not go anywhere. The author could have published all three books as one and still been a reasonable length, but that would not have generated as much income as three separate but incomplete books. If you want to read this series, and I suggest you do, wait until all three are available on audio and then get them. There is no indication when that will be.By the way, I feel that David Colacci did an exceptional job of reading this book.

Awful Ending

I love Foster's books. I get the impression sometimes he's off reading about topics that are future science based and he using those topics for his books. Usually it works really well since he weaves together a great story.

*Spoiler Alert*

Not so this time. The Human Blend seems to focus solely on a slow buildup about what it means to be human as humanity's technology 200 years into the future with the advent of meld technology.

The main characters uncover a mystery and attempt to solve it while bad guys chase them. That's essentially the whole book.

But the ending is pointless, nothing else gets resolved. No mystery is answered, we never know anything about what happens to the main characters, or even really who the bad guys are truly. It's like Foster gave up somewhere or had to turn in an unfinished book to meet a deadline with the publisher. Where is the real ending???

Foster, I love your books but please finish this book.

Too long for a story that goes nowhere . . .

The characters could be interesting, but they have no depth, nothing to make them resonate. Even though this is the first book in a series, I expected something of importance to happen.

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Title: Vengeance of Orion

Subtitle: Orion Series, Book 2

Author: Ben Bova

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-17-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 175 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Orion finds himself thrust back to the ancient world of Greece and must prevent the Greek army from destroying the citadel of Troy. If he fails, he will lose the only woman he has ever loved. But if he succeeds, the history of the world will be changed forever. The stunning sequel to Orion (Book 1).

Critic Reviews:

"Non-stop action and mind-bending concepts combine to make Orion absolutely unforgettable. Ben Bova brings it to life on a canvas spread over time and space." (Isaac Asimov)

Members Reviews:

VENGEANCE

ONLY ONE THING CAN BE SAID:

SECOND BOOK IS BETTER, I DON'T KNOW HOW? OR WHY? BUT IT IS.

A romp through historical epics.

If you could sum up Vengeance of Orion in three words, what would they be?

Researched, Fun, Epic

Who was your favorite character and why?

Orion - he is the the focus of the book. We get to know his inner-being with a clarity rarely known in other novels.

Which character as performed by Stefan Rudnicki was your favorite?

He does a pretty good Helen of Troy. All of his performances of female characters are credible and not off-putting.

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

It's a fun time as each historical event is resolved in a more realistic way.

Any additional comments?

You will enjoy this if you enjoyed studying the epics in school.

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Title: The Wolf Worlds

Subtitle: Sten Series, Book 2

Author: Chris Bunch, Allan Cole

Narrator: Jerry Sciarrio

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-29-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 142 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Raised on the factory planet of Vulcan, Sten soon learns about the survival of the toughest. Now he wants more than survival. The Eternal Emperor rules countless worlds across the galaxy. Vast armies and huge fleets await his command. But when the Emperor needs to pacify the Wolf Worlds, the planets of an insignificant cluster that have raised space piracy to a low art, he turns to Mantis Team and its small band of militant problemsolvers. Stens destiny is in his own hands.

Members Reviews:

Very Good Story!

Very well written story. Lots of action. Very good narration. Well worth the listen! I'm off to book 3.

The Sten Series is Science Fiction At Its Best

If you could sum up The Wolf Worlds in three words, what would they be?

Cinematic action with a heart and soul.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sten, who is the Hero, a young fellow handed the dirty end of the stick in life who just won't quit.

Have you listened to any of Jerry Sciarrios other performances before? How does this one compare?

This reader is a new discovery for me, and a name worth remembering.

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

High precision writing craft, breath-taking vistas of galactic intrigue, punctuated at strategic points with a warm belly-laugh.

The Second Time Around It Should be an X as in TEN

Any thing from these guys has to be a TEN as in Number Ten Thousand GI

That is a compliment to Chris for his days playing in the South East Asia War GAMES

I got to go play in 68/69 Funny thing is I came in in Second place also.

I think the guys with the big glasses and funny nose rigged the game when he was dancing on the tables in Paris or is that GAY PAREE!

The book I bought within days of it coming out as I did with all of the Sten Books. The old guy at the book store ordered them for me as soon as he knew they were coming out. He knew that I really liked Chris as I had met him just once and was really suprised he knew of me and a little gig I did in SEA where a bunch of us went North to Play and then ran like heck to get out of town.k

Just as so much of what Sten had to do while he took care of the empire and sometimes the Emperor. TA DUMP that is a small drum roll if you please!

I would still give my left one to have a knife that his in my arm like stens did. that is Way cool. It could probably be done in this day and age. Just finding a doctor to cut you to be able to do that part would be hard to find. The knife I can get a ceramic knife that will do the job but it is not indestructible. It is also not just one or even two or three Molecules wide dang me dang me they aught to take a rope and hang me.

I have bought this very book three times now. at least now a theif or a fire can not take it away from me.

Thanks two guys and a gal

dray

jolly Green HO HO HO dang Ho's. Giant said that.

Ugh.. The ACCENTS

Okay, this probably isn't entirely fair, as I've read this book in physical format probably 5+ times, but the voice acting was incredibly distracting... Warning, spoilers ahead...

Okay, so a couple of things caught me here:

1. The Eternal Emperor is NOT AUSTRALIAN. If you've read the series all the way through you know that he is originally from Hawaii, so the Australian accent seemed crazy off to me.

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Title: For More than Glory

Subtitle: Legion of the Damned, Book 5

Author: William C. Dietz

Narrator: Donald Corren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 03-23-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 154 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

You're only a hero until your next battle. Legion General Bill Booly knows that peace is just a pause between wars. He's just crushed one uprising, and now a new rebellion is already brewing on a remote world light years away - spawning a web of terrorism that is close enough to catch the vulnerable Confederacy in its grasp.

Critic Reviews:

"Dietz has created an intricate tapestry of local and star-faring culture with topnotch action sequences." (Publishers Weekly)

"Dietz bases this yarn on certain events of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, especially the siege at Peking, and those familiar with the siege will have additional fun figuring out which of the novel's aliens corresponds to which of the various allies at the real-world siege. Others will simply enjoy the book as exciting military sf fare from a reliable vendor." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

5-star enjoyment in space opera pulp-fiction.

Dietz has become my go-to pulp-fiction, space opera choice. The unread volume of his works will last me some years. I've followed his 'Legion of the Damned' mega story and don't really know what installment this one is but it must be #4 or #5. I do know that on completion of this installment, I started the next one the same day.

Dietz uses linear time quite cleverly to bring continuity between installments. This installment has a curious and savage familiarity. Dietz offers the insight at the end. The story line is influenced by the Boxer Rebellion of the 1900's albeit it in a galaxy far, far away and with alien races and factions rather than the Boxers, the Dowager Empress and foreign diplomats.

Dietz does a superlative job in this book's fluid narrative through topics of interesting minutia to war college level strategy and tactics. This is the best installment so far.

Umm, they are all the same

Umm, they are all the same storylines and the same themes. The main characters seem stale and the same. No major character development. The first in the series was very readable but the rest are just more of the same thing, over and over again.

Missed this when it was published and glad I finally discovered it.

I am not sure just how I missed this book when it was first published - but I did. It is Dietz at his best with the humor, character development, etc. that we have come to expect from him. If you are a military Sci Fi fan in general or a Dietz fan in particular (and missed this book earlier like I did) then reading this is worth your time to read and enjoy.

Absolutely love the entire series.

Pretty much the best military science fiction series I've ever read. Very well written, well researched and thoroughly enjoyable. Incredibly hard to put down.

Mint condition

Mint condition

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Title: When Duty Calls

Subtitle: Legion of the Damned, Book 8

Author: William C. Dietz

Narrator: Donald Corren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-23-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 124 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

As the war with the Ramanthian continues, Captain Antonio Santana and his force of biobods and cyborgs find themselves surrounded by enemy forces, faced with annihilation at every turn. On the home front, diplomat Christine Vanderveen finds herself torn between her love for Santana and her new loyalty towards the charismatic, recently elected president of the Clone Republic. As Christine fights her own divided heart, light years away, Santana is in a battle for his life. And this battle may be his last.

Members Reviews:

Great author

William Dietz is the greatest SciFi writer ever. He is ingenious in the construction of his plots, precise in the presentation of detail, and superbly imaginative in the his description of characters and settings.

Great Story, continued from the Series

Great story, told very well by the Narrater, he does well to to communicate what you would think the perspective of the character as defined by the author... That leads to how well written the book was... great book, great series.

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Title: The Dream of Perpetual Motion

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Dexter Palmer

Narrator: William Dufris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-09-10

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 45 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Imprisoned aboard a zeppelin that floats above a city reminiscent of those of the classic films Metropolis and Brazil, the greeting-card writer Harold Winslow is composing his memoirs. His companions are the only woman he has ever loved, who has gone insane, and the cryogenically frozen body of her father, the devilish genius who drove her mad. The tale of Harold's decades-long thwarted love is also one in which he watches technology transform his childhood home from a mere burgeoning metropolis to a waking dream, in which the well-heeled have mechanical men for servants, deserted islands can exist within skyscrapers, and the worlds of fairy tales can be built from scratch. And as he heads toward a final, desperate confrontation with the mad inventor, he discovers that he is an unwitting participant in the creation of the greatest invention of them all: the perpetual-motion machine.

The Dream of Perpetual Motion is a memorable debut that will be one of the most talked-about books of the year.

Editorial Reviews:

Intellectual readers of important books with no time for condescending to sci-fi or lesser genres beware: Dexter Palmers debut novel is worth your attention. Palmer has a Ph.D. in English Lit from Princeton, and he puts it to good use in crafting a seriously innovative inquiry into the moral perplexities of modern technology. It is a kind of Danielewskis House of Leaves for the ear. Told in fragments of journals entries, company memos, newspaper headlines, and a collage of other bits and pieces, this patchwork frame is voiced with gravitas and gusto by a modern narrative master. With 200 audiobooks to his credit, as well as 15 Golden Earphones Awards under his belt, William Dufris offers up a stunningly poetic and slow-burning set of characters to the arts and sciences that doom them.

Imagine the city of films like Fritz Langs Metropolis and Terry Gilliams Brazil. Imagine this city presided over by an evil genius who is something like the love child of Steve Jobs and Willy Wonka. Imagine this man, Prospero Taligent, has two children: (you guessed it, Shakespeare lovers) Miranda and Caliban. Imagine how easily a man like Prospero could fall from beloved inventor to psychotic madman, from formidable mechanical magician to someone who is more like the love child of Shelleys Ozymandias and Baums Wizard of Oz. Now coat the entire beast with Dufris, doing one part steampunk, one part Spock, and one part whiskey.

You still have no idea whats in store for you! Enter Harold Winslow, our generic everyman, who is repeatedly plucked from the noise of his spineless and downtrodden humdrum existence every 10 years or so to be the lucky dreamer participating in the Taligent family drama. At 10 years of age, Harold loses a bag of nickels; at 20, he loses his virginity; at 30, he loses his mind. Dufris positively dances through Harolds reconstruction of this remarkable life story, from his wrong turn at the amusement park to his captivity aboard the good ship Chrysalis. Palmer smartly weaves a tale that is no less than a treatise on the psychological expenses for any artist or scientist or ordinary person who would seek to meaningfully engage the technology of their time. Such a timely, weighty exposition demands the likes of William Dufris, who proves once again that he is up to any narrative task, no matter how insane.

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Title: By Blood Alone

Subtitle: Legion of the Damned, Book 3

Author: William C. Dietz

Narrator: Donald Corren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 203 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In a Legion gone lax, Colonel Bill Booly, with his mixed blood and by-the-book attitude, is a misfit. So when he steps on some important toes, his punishment is assignment to the worst post in the galaxy: Earth. But Booly and his troops will turn out to be Earth's best line of defense, when a Legion-led military coup topples the government. It's Legionnaire against Legionnaire in a struggle that will be won by strength and courage.

Members Reviews:

Another great installment for The Legion

Bloody brutish and exhilluratingly human. Great military action combined with political intrigue. Holds your interest throughout.

Galactic military manoeuvres

Continues to build on earlier work, but can be read on its own. Competent space/military/galactic empires sci fi. Some of the military hardware seems a bit antiquated for time scale, but generally convincing and a good liste.

Agree with Tina's review

If you read the others you will probably want to read this one also but not at the top of your list.

Decent but not to the level of the first 2 parts

While it is a good book and I did enjoy it, there is some lacking. Its a little drawn out in parts and not nearly enough battles, its much more political than the previous 2 parts. A good read still and necessary to understand subsequent parts.

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Title: One Day on Mars

Subtitle: Tau Ceti, Book 1

Author: Travis S. Taylor

Narrator: William Dufris

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 158 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

It's 24 on Mars: a non-stop futuristic thrill-ride, all in one day, through the critical events which were the breaking point for the underclass of Martian citizens and precipitated a revolution to break the Martian colonists free from the formidable Sol System government. The formerly red planet would never be the same, nor would the human race.

It was one day that changed the course of history for the Solar System, raging from hand-to-hand combat to piloted armored mecha suits clashing to an enormous space battle, with dedicated heroes on both sides of the conflict wondering if they were doing the right thing and if they would live to see another day. And wondering, as well, if the spark of this new war that would eventually reach across whole star systems, would bring them peace.

Members Reviews:

One Fast Ride!

This book is action packed from start to finish. The editor review calls the book "24" on mars, but while I enjoy the show 24 I just don't see how the comparison fits. This is "starwars" meets "robotech" meets "band of brothers", if that makes any sense. The story follows multiple characters through a roughly 24 hour period, centering on a war taking place on and in orbit of Mars. The action is just one big adrenaline rush from start to finish. From a spy being inserted behind enemy lines, the ground tank commanders trying to reclaim the cities of mars, the pilots fighting in orbit and mars atmosphere, and a retired marine trying to save his family, the story drops you in and you just need to hold on. This is one of those books where you plan to listen for an hour and next thing you know you've read half the book. Highlite for me was that the when a explanation was needed of some sci-fi technology, you never felt like the action was put on pause, but rather the explanation are cleverly inserted into the action. Another highlite was the use of the robotech/gundam "starfighter/robot" idea was used, and used well. Each phase of the starfighters "fighter, eagle, and bot modes" were clearly used and the author explains exactly why each pilot is using their machines in that way. I would compare the writing style to the Prince Roger Series "We Few" by John Ringo & David Weber. I would also say this book could hold its own against other sci-fi books like Starks War, Old Man's War, Legacy of Aldentaa. I urge those who enjoy this book tho request audible to carry the follow on books (The Tau Ceti Agenda & One Good Soldier) in the trilogy.

Great fun!

If you could sum up One Day on Mars in three words, what would they be?

Fast paced fun

Any additional comments?

Disclaimer: I love this narrator and would listen to pretty much anything he reads. You'll love him too if you prefer narrators who take themselves a bit less seriously and focus instead on making it fun for you to listen to them. Having said that, I thought that the book was well-conceived, full of fast-paced action and laden with humour. The story is satisfyingly unpredictable. Will be buying the next book in this series.

Actions speak louder than Vison Statements

It's really cool how all sides have such lofty priniciple and never want anything bad to happen. Makes the reader judge based on actual events.

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Title: A Bridge of Years

Author: Robert Charles Wilson

Narrator: Jonathan Davis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 160 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

A secluded Pacific Northwest cottage becomes a door to the past for Tom Winter, who travels back to the New York City of 1962, followed by a human killing machine that he alone must stop.

©1991 Robert Charles Wilson; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"Returning to his hometown after a failed marriage, recovering alcoholic Tom Winter purchases a house only to discover that it connects with another time and place - and his desire to 'start over' suddenly becomes a literal possibility. Wilson excels at psychological suspense, as the spiritual and emotional challenges his characters face are as intense as the physical dangers. A solid addition to any sf collection." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

absorbing, excellent narration

I really enjoyed this outing from 1991, and appreciate the effort the creators took to bringing it to audiobook format. The future predictions from the actual date of the book - 1991 - are amazingly spot on, and as with other RCW books, a lot of time is (well) spent on character development. The different times and places - at least those which we've already lived through - feel quite real.

I think pitch shifting technology may have been used - to subtle, good effect, to enhance the male narrator's rendition of the female voices. Also, the accent for one of the male characters, who hails from a small town in Washington State, is so spot on it's scary.

For those who enjoy time travel themed sci-fi, you're in for a treat.

Good Character Study

As with his book SPIN, this is not so much a SciFi than a good study of human nature. The SciFi element are just intended to let the reader observe consequences of various cultural perspectives.

More like an elevator

In the beginning the elevator is up. We have a rogue military cyborg attacking the time traveler. Then the elevator goes down and we are deep into the depressing life of a man whose wife has left him for another man. Back up for the discovery of a mysterious tunnel under the house and where does it lead? Back down for the romance that is not quite a romance. Up for the nano machines and the rebuilding of a human. We go up for one floor as we start a war and hold steady for a long fight scene, ending down for tying up depressing loose ends.

My point here is that the story goes up and down and when it is up, it is very good and when it is down, it is very depressing. RCW, like usual goes for some character development, which he does well, the question is do we really care about his characters? In other books I have, but in this one the main character is just a love sick whinny baby. There is more Sci-Fi in this book then some of his other books and it is pretty cool.

Wilson borrows a little from Simak's Way Station and a lot from Michael Kube-McDowell's Alternites, both good books. I just wonder if time travel has been overdone.

If you have not read Wilson before, you want to start with Spin or Mysterium.

Jonathan Davis, the narrator has a slow melancholy voice which would best be suited for reading obituaries.

Such an Interesting book

What made the experience of listening to A Bridge of Years the most enjoyable?

I believe in any audible book that the narrator can make or break a book.