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Titel: Spektrum

Autor:: Sergej Lukianenko

Erzähler: David Nathan

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 22 hrs and 39 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-16-07

Herausgeber: Audible Studios

Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 3 Stimmen

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

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Der Moskauer Privatdetektiv Martin Dugin erhält den Auftrag, ein junges Mädchen zu suchen, das durch eines dieser Tore ausgerissen ist. Doch kaum hat er sie auf dem Planeten "Bibliothek" gefunden, fällt sie einem Attentat zum Opfer. Kurz vor ihrem Tod gibt sie ihm noch ein Zeichen, das ihn auf einen weiteren Planeten führt - und dort findet er ein Mädchen, das ihre Doppelgängerin zu sein scheint...

Hatte Irina etwas mit dem Geheimnis zu tun, das sich hinter dem rätselhaften Teleportationssystem befindet? Für Dugin beginnt eine gefährliche Reise, die über das Schicksal der gesamten Menschheit entscheidet...

Kritik Bewertungen:

Sie kennen Sergej Lukianenko nicht? Dann sollten Sie ihn kennenlernen! Er ist einer der populärsten russischen Autoren der Gegenwart. Und einer der besten!

--New York Times

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Title: Turn South at Roswell

Subtitle: Roswell, Book 1

Author: Ted Dickey

Narrator: Rusty Nelson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-10-07

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Max Griffin rode into the New Mexico desert looking for a killer. He wasn't a handsome man, but he was wise. Someone had been killing cattle, taking a few worthless organs, and leaving their carcasses to rot.

© Ted Dickey; (P)2006 Books in Motion

Members Reviews:

Outrageous

This combination old western and sci fi novel is pretty unique. The story is a bit corny but it is not bad writing and it held my attention. You have to be a fan of both genres, sci fi and western to enjoy it though. I like them both.

How the south saved the world!

This book hooked me immediately, and here I thought the South lost. hahaha.

Don't underestimate the power of a country boy and his Dunn. Although, I must admit, Yankees space girls are hot.

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Title: Carpe Jugulum

Subtitle: Discworld, Book 23

Author: Terry Pratchett

Narrator: Tony Robinson

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-21-07

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 13 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

There's the witches: young Agnes who is really in two minds about everything, Magrat, who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies, Nanny Ogg who is far too knowing...and Granny Weatherwax, who is big trouble.

And the vampires are intelligent - not easily got rid of with a garlic enema or going to the window, grasping the curtains and saying, "I don't know about you, but isn't it a bit stuffy in here?" They've got style and fancy waistcoats. They're out of the casket and want a bite of the future. Mightily Oats knows he has a prayer, but he wishes he had an axe.

Critic Reviews:

"He will remain an enduring, endearing presence in comic literature." (Guardian)

Members Reviews:

Excellent

As always a brilliant spin on a classic premises. I love the idea of 'modern' vampires. Witches are special.

I won't choose Tony again

I really disliked this audiobook and found it difficult to listen to. Tonys voices made the witches sound simple and whiny. I agreed with the accent, as the Norfolk Suffolk twang is very lancre but the witches shouldn't sound pathetic like they do here. especially not granny.

it was painful to listen to the wee free men too and overall his tone and speed of the book was unpleasant such a shame but I'll be going back to briggs from now on

yet another great by terry pratchett.

greatness comes with ease for the writtings of pretchett. with the plumpness of his descriptive story telling and juicy charactor breakdowns, pratchett builds a wonderfull story from begining to end. 5 stars all the way

Didn't Finish.

I'm sure this is a brilliant book in print, but sadly I had significant problems with Tony Robinson's Nanny Ogg voice.

I wouldn't ever consider Tony hammy at all normally, but felt his narration of one of the main characters (and several of the witches) so overacted that I didn't finish.

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Title: The Song of Synth

Author: Seb Doubinsky

Narrator: Noah Michael Levine

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-04-15

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Williams Burroughs meets Philip K. Dick in this dystopian drug-fueled novel set in the not-so-distant future.

Synth is a drug able to induce hallucinations indistinguishable from reality. But it's brand new, highly addictive, and more than likely dangerous. Even the dealers peddling the pills don't know what long term effects the drug will have on its users.

For Markus Olsen, Synth offers an easy escape to his crumbling life. Markus, an ex-hacker, has been caught red-handed, and while his friends were sent to jail for 30 years, Markus decided to cooperate, agreeing to lend his services and particular criminal expertise to Viborg City's secret service, aiding the oppressive state power he'd been fighting to break in exchange for his relative freedom. But Markus' past as an anarchist comes back to haunt him, in the form of a credit card with no account but an seemingly unlimited balance as well as the discovery of a mysterious novel in which he is a main character.

How much of his reality is being produced by Synth? How disconnected from real life has Markus become? Forced to face his past and the decisions he's made, Markus must decide to choose between the artificial comfort of his constructed life and the harsh reality of treason and the struggle for freedom.

Members Reviews:

What is Real?

Synth distorts. It enfolds. Consumes. In Doubinsky's paranoia-soaked SONG OF SYNTH, we mind trip in between artificial realities induced by a powerful new drug the origins of which no one seems to know. In here, memory reverberates and emotion echoes.

Doubinsky does this in a way like no other, with carefully executed orchestral punches. SOS lives in your brain like a mad bug laying eggs. Reading it changes you. Ignoring it is not an option. Powerful and compelling. In the same vein as the late, great Philip K. Dick.

Five Stars

Yes it is a wonderful book.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I read this book in an earlier edition but wanted this one as well. BUY AND READ THIS BOOK. Doubinsky is a daring, singular writer who takes risks with his prose yet always anchors it to his characters. Sometimes raw, sometimes strange, sometimes startling, Take a chance and be shocked and roughly delighted.

Trippy; Beautiful Exploration of the Human Condition

Thereâs always a multitude of books sitting on my to-be-read pile and a lot of these are writers are new to me. One of these figures is Seb Doubinsky. He posts a lot of free poetry online and is supportive of a lot of writers in general. I finally dug into his novel Song of Synth and didnât realize how damn good this guy is until now.

Markus Olsen is an ex-hacker who is forced to work for the stateâs secret service. He starts taking a potent drug known as Synth. Itâs relatively new and induces incredibly vivid hallucinations. Matter of fact, I wish I could get my hands on a baggie full of synth.

Olsenâs past as an anarchist pops back up in the form of a weird credit card that shouldnât exist. Heâs tasked with solving the mystery and letâs just say things become mad interesting. He stops taking Synth, but he still feels the effects and the hallucinations begin to bleed over into his reality. Real trippy ish.

The rest of the book is too good to reveal and Iâm not for spoiling a good ride. All of the comparisons I heard about Doubinsky being a modern-day Philip K. Dick are on point.

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Title: Invasion at Bald Eagle

Author: Kris Ashton

Narrator: Gary Roelofs

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-07-15

Publisher: Grand Mal Press

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 2 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

A malicious alien race as old as the universe itself has invaded Earth. Standing between them and the annihilation of the human race: an aging sheriff, the hippie who stole his daughter, a prissy bureaucrat, and a booze-addled reporter.

We could be in trouble.

When the residents of Bald Eagle, Colorado, begin to act strangely, Sheriff Bert Grayson suspects hippie guru Derek Brolin is to blame. But Brolin has a very different story to tell - one about a mysterious silver object that changed the members of his new commune in terrifying ways.

Bert is skeptical, not least because Brolin has been conducting a secret affair with Bert's daughter. But as Bald Eagle's residents begin to disappear, the lawman must accept what Brolin has tried to tell him: His sleepy town has become Ground Zero for an extra-terrestrial invasion.

Bert rounds up a ragtag band of deputies to try to repel the creatures, but he is about to discover the alien invaders are not the most imminent threat to his beloved town.

A compulsively listenable tale that peers into humanity's darkest recesses, Invasion at Bald Eagle recalls the golden age of horror fiction.

Critic Reviews:

"Kris Ashton has created a seriously twisted science fiction concept, mixed it in neatly with a unique horror story, then added some real surprises along the way. Invasion at Bald Eagle is delicious horror fun!" (Clifford Royal Johns, author of Walking Shadow)

"Informed by '80s B-movie pulp, Invasion at Bald Eagle is a lightning read that delivers on the twin promises of gore and action. A fun, nostalgic romp!" (Matt Darst, author of Dead Things)

Members Reviews:

Great fun little sci-if yarn

The story rips along, taking you and it's enjoyable cast through plenty of twists that surprised me.

Welcome to the show

I was fortunate to be introduced to Kris Ashton via the short story. I am equally pleased that his talent extends to the full length novel.

I received an ARC of this title and took far too long to dive in. Once I did, it was quickly apparent that the story-telling ability does not get diluted with a larger offering. This is a pulpy tale that has enough going on to keep you turning the pages well into the night once you get started.

This is a good old-fashioned science fiction story that has a few twists and turns to keep you interested all the way to the end. I found a few Indie editing errors, but overall there was little to detract from the experience of a very good book. See for yourself.

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Title: Mortal Enemies - The Super Computer War

Author: K. Anderson Yancy

Narrator: K. Anderson Yancy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-12-15

Publisher: SonicMovie.net

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Learning from humans, when the supercomputers became self-aware, they warred with one another heralding in an apocalypse for humanity.

Companion SonicMovie, premium Audio Drama, available on Amazon December 31, 2014.

Members Reviews:

Intriguing concept

I love this concept: advanced A.I.'s who have taken their cues from human aggression fight each other while we are trampled underfoot. I'm afraid this story is far too short to do any justice to this fantastic idea. The writing is intelligent, however, this does not live up to the title and description due to it's brevity.

Artificial Intelligence Thriller

As artificial intelligence becomes more and more of a reality, this story becomes more and more chilling!

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Title: Zero Power Signature

Author: Olivette Devaux

Narrator: Kevin Chandler

Format: Unabridged

Length: 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-04-17

Publisher: Olivette Devaux

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

Publisher's Summary:

Even though other kids have shown their elemental gift by now, the normal-seeming Cooper hides secret powers only his grandmother can Foresee.

But Foresight can bring destruction. Messing with TimeFlow spells disaster. Cooper's best chance at survival, his best shot at a normal life in a modern world, rests on his grandmother's secret-keeping abilities.

The fate of the world depends on Cooper's natural future - and on keeping his mother from bending Time to have a "properly" Gifted son.

In the contemporary world of Disorderly Elements universe, Zero Power Signature focuses on an early event in Cooper Anneveinen's life, an event that starts him on his path to become an Elementalist of legend and our planet's hope for survival.

Members Reviews:

The Beginning Cooper As A Child!

A book in the Disorderly Elements Series. What an intriguing book the writing was amazing. The plot was entertaining and it was steady throughout the book. I found the story and characters captivating . The characters were well developed and thought out. Cooper Anneveinen and Olaga Anneveinen are the MCâs of this book. There was humor, mothers, cousins, a lake, a seer, the future seen, an orchard and more in this book.

Here is a quote from the book, âOlga, you old hag,â he laughed as he picked her up into a hug. âLook at your gray hair, flying around like the mists! Theyâll take you for one of those old crones and burn you at stake, if you donât find a better disguise!â. There is more but you will need to read the book which I can highly recommend. It is very short story about a time in Cooperâs childhood. I voluntarily read an advance copy of this book for an honest review.

What did his Grandmother see?

I received an ARC from the author through instafreebie. I had read 'Like a Torrent' before this so I found this information very pertinent to that story. Especially the events that led to the disappearance of one of the main characters and Cooper's strong reaction to this. Now I'm really looking forward to reading, 'Like a Rock.' I know at some point I'm going to have to go back and read them in order!

Fascinating.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this fascinating glimpse into Cooper's past, and how just one act can radically change what should be.

Intriguing prequel

This is a fascinating, well-written prequel to Like a Rock. It is a rather short story, but an intriguing one. It gives the reader insight into Cooperâs background. It raises a lot of questions that will be revealed in Like a Rock.

Nice to see Cooper's background....

It's nice to see a glimpse of Cooper's background and how he came to be....the secrets his grandma kept in order for his future to come to pass

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Title: Lost Scrolls of the Holy Beclay

Subtitle: Lost Scrolls, Book 1

Author: J. K. Haugen

Narrator: Geoff Metcalf

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-15-14

Publisher: J K Haugen E-Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

"If you are reading this, then myself and my kind are long gone. And this book is most likely battered and torn and eroded from the dirt. I pray to Agodah (the creator of everything) that the words and meanings do not change because of translation and speculation or because this parchment is no longer whole or has been smudged in the sands of time."

After discovering an ancient book that was frozen deep under the ice in Greenland, John and Sarah find themselves on a spectacular adventure. Bound together by fate, they are forced to solve a mystery that has been waiting for them for millennia. They soon find proof of an ancient civilization who lived here on Earth thousands of centuries before us. Searching for answers and finding only more questions, they realize that they just might be the only two people on the planet who can save mankind and the modern world from devastation and extinction.

Throughout the Earth's history, it has been on a grand cycle of growth, cleansing and renewal, each era bringing new life and new beginnings to a new civilization. This is a fast-paced adventure that will captivate and intrigue you. You wont want to put it down. It invokes vivid imagery as well as emotional connection to the characters, and it takes the listener on a grand adventure to save mankind.

Members Reviews:

Great

Loved it! Looking forward to the others. It was great. Now to read it. Heh

Interesting

Where does Lost Scrolls of the Holy Beclay rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

Unfortunately, not the top ten, but it has potential and it creates some serious thinking about the world around us.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

It made me think a lot and I was confused and excited at the same time.

Would you be willing to try another one of Geoff Metcalfs performances?

Now, here is the thing, I prefer women narrators. Few men are excellent in this. Geoff Metcalf has an interesting voice but he speaks too fast (and the story gets lost). There was also lots of 'breathing' and 'swallowing' and I caught myself many times trying to find out what I didn't like and then again the story was lost. Still it was a respectable performance for that kind of book and the funny parts where good. It was the first one I've heard of him but sure I would be willing to try another one of his performances.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Listen and Learn

Any additional comments?

Thank you very much J. K. Haugen and Geoff Metcalf for this book. Keep up the good work.

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Title: The Crisis Artifact

Subtitle: The Crisis Trilogy, Book 1

Author: James LaFleur, Gordon Massie, 711 Press, Daniel Middleton, Jaime Vendera

Narrator: Miguel Rodriguez

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-14

Publisher: 711 Press Audio

Ratings: 1.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Caesar Guevara finds himself back in a rundown L.A. neighborhood following the death of his daughter and a bitter divorce. When all seemed hopeless, an unexpected visitor offers him a chance to find his way back. What begins as a spirited hunt for a precious artifact in the jungles of Peru eventually mushrooms into a crisis of epic proportion. After the ancient tribal artifact is removed from a newly discovered temple, the four elements are unleashed with devastating results, and a full-blown war erupts between the forces of good and evil. Cataclysmic events begin to unfold around the globe, and the world eventually teeters on the brink of extinction as the battle for supremacy rages on. Our only hope rests in Caesar Guevara

Members Reviews:

Indiana Jones action adventure with some supernatural built in!

Caesar Guevara's life has hit rock bottom. Living in an East Los Angeles ghetto in a trashy apartment and drinking his way through his meager monthly stipend. He is depressed as he lost his beautiful young daughter 3 years ago and the grief made him so miserable that it finally forced his loving wife to divorce him. Caesar was a world renowned archeologist at the peak of his career when his daughter had died. His regret and depression are based on the fact that he feels that he is totally responsible for her death.

His phone rings and his still friendly father-in-law, Lionel Galton, told him to pack his bags, they were going on a trip. Caesar hung up. The doorbell rings and Lionel is there and forces him to get cleaned up and ready to go. They are going to Peru, the sight of his daughter's death and a country that Caesar is banded from ever returning to.

This starts a journey looking for ancient and powerful relics buried for thousands of years. Caesar knows more about their location and existence than anyone in the world and the expedition is to recover them before other forces can get there. Recent earthquakes have unearthed a new temple and the race is on to get there and safely recover the artifacts while avoiding ancient traps and deadly competition.

This story is part one of a three part story series. It is well written and an interesting read. It leaves you hanging at the end waiting for more and you will certainly want to find out what happened. There are a few brief areas of the book that I didn't like but overall the storyline and plot were good and the action and character development was well done.

I enjoyed the story and I think you will also like it!

Please note that I was not paid for this review but I was given a free Kindle copy of the book for reviewing purposes.

Indiana Jones and Lara Croft may have to scootch over a bit...

711 Press is a neat little find. It's a publishing company of which unique mission statement is to give its readers the Movie & TV experience, but in book form. As such, its lineup of titles presents a headlong, cinematic feel. These stories are ideal for eBooks because they tend to be more novellas than novels. Take THE CRISIS ARTIFACT as an example. It motors along at a fast-paced 112 pages.

James LaFleur and Gordon Massie share this notion that archaeology may be the most exciting field in the scientific realm of -ologies.

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Title: Trial of Flowers

Author: Jay Lake

Narrator: Christian Rummel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-30-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 5 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The City Imperishable's secret master and heir to the long-vacant throne has vanished from a locked room, as politics have turned deadly in a bid to revive the city's long-vanished empire. The city's dwarfs, stunted from spending their childhoods in confining boxes, are restive. Bijaz the Dwarf, leader of the Sewn faction among the dwarfs, fights their persecution. Jason the Factor, friend and apprentice to the missing master, works to maintain stability in the absence of a guiding hand. Imago of Lockwood struggles to revive the office of Lord Mayor in a bid to turn the City Imperishable away from the path of destruction. These three must contend with one another as they race to resolve the threats to the city.

Members Reviews:

Dark tales of the City Imperishable

Trial of Flowers is a compelling, literary fantasy in the 'new weird' school, and readers of China Miéville and similar fare will feel right at home in this excellent novel. Told from the perspective of two ambitious men and a rather twisted dwarf, the City Imperishable itself becomes the fourth character in the story. The complexity of the setting and a unique historical backstory captured my interest from the first page and creative plot twists kept me interested. Lake has created unforgettable, complex characters through which we truly experience his world, without resorting to the cliches so common to the fantasy genre. An original fusion of the familiar and the fantastic, the City is truly a breeding ground for new forms of conspiracy, perversion and darkness that serve to escalate this tale above the mundane. Trial of Flowers is a denser and more complex work than the authors first novel but the transition is effortless. Highly recommended.

Intense and Enjoyable

Gritty, sensual, intense ... this is a great world to get dropped into. I loved the intrigues and sense of impending disaster and most of all the magic. Magic in this world is something dark, terrifying and nothing to be trifled with, which makes it all the more fascinating. The world holds together and suggests a wider universe that would be folly to explore. Though the city is dangerous, if I were an inhabitant I doubt I'd have the courage to venture out of it. Makes for some great edge-of-the-seat, peeking-between-fingers reading. Highly recommended.

Dark Urban Fantasy

Jay Lake's "The Trial of Flowers" is a decadent, dark urban fantasy in the mold of M. John Harrison's "Viriconium" or, as the book's jacket mentions, "Perdido Street Station" and "The Etched City".

The City Imperishable is a sprawling, ancient metropolis where power rests in the hands of the rich and the city's dwarves are treated like second class citizens. It immediately brings to mind an industrializing London layered with Rome at its darkest and most decayed. The Cthuluesque old gods are awakening and terrorizing the city by offing its citizens in dark and bloody ways during the night.