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Title: Flight to Forever

Author: Poul Anderson

Narrator: John W. Michaels

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-04-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

One man against the limitless wastes of time, he fought the strange, inhuman civilizations of Earth's unguessable future, searching hopelessly among the never-ending tomorrows - for the road to one unforgettable yesterday!

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Title: Space Skimmer

Author: David Gerrold

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Mass is humanoid, but genetically evolved to cope with greater pressures, stronger gravity, and heavier densities than those of an ancient planet he never knew, nor probably ever would. For Mass, Earth is millennia in the past.

His companions are equally diverse, differently evolved, and most unsuitable to him and to one another. Each live on a separate plane they had grown on separate worlds.

Yet survival might depend on communication. To live, they must find a way to come together as theyre faced with intense pressure, clashing perspectives, and unfamiliar circumstances.

Members Reviews:

If you like the best of Star Trek

If you like the best of Star Trek, you will like Space Skimmer. Not that it's even remotely a Star Trek lookalike. It was written by one of the greatest Star Trek screenwriters, the guy who wrote Trouble with Tribbles, and so it springs from the same sources as Star Trek. We've got a vast galaxy of inhabited planets, each with its own character (mostly human or human-based), and people who travel from point A to point B via C, Q, J, and N, for some good reasons that aren't bloody or mean, and there's some self-discovery and other-discovery and all of that. And it's well-written too.

Oh, and, the robot character is /wonderful/, especially his poetry. I'll bet that Data from ST:TNG was partially based on him.

One Great Piece of Sci-Fi

Space Skimmer is a very good, at times thought provoking, piece of science fiction. It starts out as Mass'-- a short, but

immensely strong young man from a high gravity world-- search for the Empire. Sometime long before this story begins, the galactic Empire had collapsed almost over night and nobody seemed to know the answer why. But when Mass' quest across the worlds of the fallen Empire leads him to the Space Skimmer, Mass soon learns why the Empire has fallen.

I won't be giving anything critical away to say that the Skimmers were an unique type of spaceship designed to revolutionize communications and commerce within the Empire, but things went wrong as Mass discovers. As he travels from world to world, Mass acquires a crew that he really doesn't want and friends that he wants even less.

Gerrold tells a really good story here of what happens to Mass, his journeys from one exciting world to another, and of the Space Skimmer itself, another character in itself. This is a fun read for all science fiction fans and shouldn't be missed.

The best book I have ever read period.

I first read this book over 30 years ago in printed form. My copy was falling apart. I found a kindle version downloaded it immediately. When I re-read the book again I couldn't put it down. My original copy doesn't have the book one subtitle that Kindle has. I am very hopeful that David Gerrold would write at least one or possibly many more sequels to this fantastic story.

Great read!

As with many of his other books, this was one of those you can't put down once you get started!

Dialectical and humorous action adventure sci-fi. A maverick finds an FTL craft and drafts a oddball crew.

Action adventure humorous sci-fi. A young humanoid maverick miner from a mining planet on the fringes of the overextended and disappearing Empire decides to hunt for a "skimmer" (FTL space ships, all thought to be lost) planet by planet in order to implement his plan to find out why the Empire disappeared.

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Title: The Last President

Subtitle: A Novel of an Alternative America

Author: Michael Kurland, S. W. Barton

Narrator: Bryan Reid

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-28-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Set in an alternative reality where "All the President's men" do not get caught at Watergate, this "shockingly believable" novel presents the frightening scenario of what could happen if a powerful but paranoid American chief executive goes out of control.

Members Reviews:

I guess we can still kick Richard Nixon around!

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I'd probably condense it a little bit. There's almost too many characters and too much going on. While it all does eventually coalesce at the end, sometimes the roads you have to go down get very long and winding.

Would you ever listen to anything by Michael Kurland and S. W. Barton again?

I might. It's a solid story, just needs some tweaking.

Which character as performed by Bryan Reid was your favorite?

Reid does a great Nixon- sorry, "The President". While there are many people who can imitate him, Reid manages to do much more than that, managing to get just the right emotion from the character as he rises to power.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

Definitely. I'm a big fan of alternate history, and I think condensing the book down to a movie could really make it something special.

Any additional comments?

The scary part of this book is seeing how easy some of the events could happen, how one little change to history makes a world of difference. It also shows how quickly power can corrupt someone, and does a good job of reminding us how the path to hell is littered with good intentions. Reid does a great job of bringing the characters to life, and I would definitely read another book narrated by him.

Loved It! Truly Amazing!

If you could sum up The Last President in three words, what would they be?

Entertaining! Engaging! Imaginative!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Last President?

The last 10 or 12 chapters were fantastic because of how the story develops. I cannot describe them here because it would spoil the book for others. Quite a ride!

What about Bryan Reids performance did you like?

Everything! Bryan Reid consistently invented creative voices for countless convincing characters through out the book.The precision with which he switched characters during heated debates was riveting and gave this book an energy and life that was palpable. Although my favorite character was Edward St Ives, who was the perfect mix of slime, sarcasm and southern charm, Mr Reid's "impersonation" of Richard Nixon was FLAWLESS! It was eerie how well he achieved every subtle nuance of Richard Nixon's personality through his speech patterns and pauses. This was beyond narration! I have no idea how he achieved this but.... BRAVO!!!

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

Yes. I would have loved to! It was hard to put down!

Any additional comments?

This book has tremendous appeal as an audio book. This is one of those stories better told than read. Very, Very enjoyable listen!!! I highly recommend it as one for any Audible listener's library!

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Title: Prototype

Author: Cassandra Ormand

Narrator: Robert Armin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-14

Publisher: Cassandra Lebedz

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Angelique Hunter works for a cutting edge robotics company programming and designing some of the most lifelike robots in the world. Her latest accomplishment is a robot created in her own image. A perfect replica of herself down to the smallest detail. Her only regret is that her invention is being sold exclusively for personal entertainment. Everything changes the day she discovers her skills have been used to build a killing machine.

Now she's running for her life, pretending to be one of her high-tech creations, and praying that no one discovers her secret.

Members Reviews:

Standard Sci-Fi Thriller, poorly written & voiced

What disappointed you about Prototype?

First, let me say, I allow for authors learning their trade, so I will not be sarcastic here. This book would gain much from any editing, but someone other than the author. The number of redundant statements is voluminous. The author mistook restating things like "if someone walked in now, it was the end..." She restated this in 6 sentences in a 8 sentence paragraph. In fact redundancy was a redundant theme. I think the writer thought that be restating the obvious she could intensify the feelings she was trying to describe, but instead it was distracting.The overall emotionality played out at a 4th grade level, also. The main character was a long-time job-only geek, whose beauty is without equal. She meets a sensitive, emotionally-connected, handsome multibillionaire. They both fall in love in about, oh, 3 hours book time. A sex scene is included, but it turns out to be formulaic. Every character other than the main character was a cardboard cut out. No depth other that stereotypical males. The main character's best friend was killed but had no more important that a balloon popping because she died just as we learned they were best friends. AND then the main character gets all whiney blaming herself for something she had no idea could happen with it did. In other words, the author wanted a brooding, complex character and had no idea how to get there without just saying, "hey, this is an intense, brooding character who takes everything on herself." Oh, turns out her boyfriend of 24 hours is also an intense, brooding male with a heart of gold.The last issue in the writing was the constant use of clichés. Some clichés can add to the sense that characters are real, however combined with overly formal language, or Yoda Speak, the effect is weakened. Using too many clichés too often gets annoying.As I said, a good, tough editor would help immeasurably.

Would you ever listen to anything by Cassandra Ormand again?

Only if it was free and only to see if she has improved her writing. A ten minute free listen on Audible would be enough to check that out. BUT NO, not without that listen. I could not complete the last 2 hours and intend to return it.

How could the performance have been better?

Oh, god, yes. First, YOU can NOT emphasize EVERY other WORD. When YOU do EMPHASIZE every OTHER word, THE listerner IS continuously THROWN off THE structure OF the SENTENCE and THE point OF the SENTENCE. This form of reading does not allow for subtle character moves, where the narrator shifts from one character to another with subtle shift of tone and speeds. I had to work hard much of the time to figure out who was saying what in scenes where several characters where involved.

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Title: Habu

Author: James B. Johnson

Narrator: Robert Neil DeVoe

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-14

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Reubin Flood, the most wanted man in the history of the Federation of Planets, is one of the few remaining survivors of Olde Earthe, as it's now called. He's also the most dangerous human alive, when he finds himself cornered on an agricultural planet named Snister.

Following his wife's murder, Reubin vowed to destroy the company world government; but to do so, he has to find some way of controlling the alternate personality that lurks deep in his subconscious--Habu, a primeval berserker of inhuman proportions, whose only purpose is to kill, maim, and destroy. Every major law enforcement agency in the Galaxy has been hunting Habu for centuries, following the massacre of another world's entire population.

As the forces gather against Reubin/Habu, each intertwined personality must learn to live with the other if they're both going to survive.

A stunning SF adventure, available for the first time in two decades! (Print edition available from the Borgo Press imprint of Wildside Press.)

Members Reviews:

Intriguing! Classic scifi!!!

I was surprised how much this story had me wanting more. If it was a book instead of an audio, I would say its a page turner! Action abounds. Suspense is around every corner. This story has adventure, action, politics, secrecy, characters of imagination, endurance, compassion, justice, it has it all. The ending....awesome.

The narration was splendid!!! It was effortless to keep the characters apart. No faltering on character changes. Narrator did a wonderful job between male and female voice changes. Clear and crisp sound too. I enjoyed listening to every minute!

This review is via a promotional copy and so glad I gave it a go. Its a classic scifi tale that will keep your attention every step of the way.

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Title: Finding Their Path

Author: Travis Mohrman

Narrator: Toni Orans

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-14-14

Publisher: Travis Mohrman

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In the year 2060, a therapist named Kate takes a job at a government-run underground seed-storage bunker in rural Montana. She quickly learns that the facility has many more uses than what the public is told. After making fast friends with two mechanical engineers and a virologist working on an emerging DNA virus, Kate begins to settle into her new position and new life. Everything changes when a nuclear strike is detected headed for the mainland U.S. The true perpetrators of this strike are a mystery to all. Kate, along with her new friends, do what they must do in order to keep not only themselves alive, but the rest of humanity as well.

Members Reviews:

Ok...

I really wanted to like it! After listening to Travis' other book 'singular points' i was impressed with the depth and complexity. However this one seems off, narration is rather dull and story lacks real depth and emotion for the situations that arise. Plot had lots of potential, i saw the plot twist a mile off and its been done so many times before. Overall an ok story you dont have to listen to intently you can passively listen to and still keep up woth the storyline.

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Title: Epidemic of the Undead

Author: P. A. Douglas

Narrator: Sergei Burbank

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-14

Publisher: P. A. Douglas

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 3 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

When the dead suddenly decide to not stay dead, this unexplained epidemic turns the world upside down overnight causing everything to come to a grinding halt. For Chris Commons and his folk band of friends, tour is definitely canceled. No more shows! Several States away from his family, Chris struggles to keep his sanity while hoping to make his way back home. After the sudden death and resurrection of his cousin and fellow band mate, Chris changes gears eager to simply just stay alive!

Members Reviews:

Not bad

Its not bad,a little silly in places and a little heavy on the romance considering the situation. Still I listened to the whole book. that's something since I bore easily. Its well read, narrator is good. Didn't care for the ending.

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Title: Better Angels

Subtitle: A Science Fiction Novel

Author: Howard V. Hendrix

Narrator: L.E. Scott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-14

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

With his astonishing future vision, Howard V. Hendrix has emerged as one of the new masters of science fiction, drawing extraordinary praise for his debut novel, Lightpaths, "a taut...space-age slice of life." (Publishers Weekly), and its "brilliant" (Locus) follow-up, Standing Wave.

Now Hendrix meshes virtual reality, deep-space exploration, and human nature in a novel starkly breathtaking in its portrayal of the quest for meaning against a backdrop of scientific and spiritual chaos. Spanning the first part of the 21st century, Better Angels revolves around the mystery of an ancient, alien artifact resembling an angel's shoulder blade, and the transcendent effect it has on five people, whose lives and relationships lead to - and are forever altered by - its discovery.

Members Reviews:

not good

Any additional comments?

If there was a story in this, i didn't find it. Seemed random, could not make head nor tail of it

not interesting.

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Title: Martha`s Home For Wayward Preppers

Subtitle: Prepper Novelettes

Author: Ron Foster

Narrator: Duane Sharp

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-20-13

Publisher: Ronald Foster

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

I was contacted by a number of readers who wanted to inquire about what had happened to their favorite characters who first appeared in the Prepper Trilogies. I undertook the task of answering this, as a thank you to my dedicated readers, by beginning a series of Novelettes, so that the characters could give voice to their own experiences from their differing personal perspectives.

These are short little updating features that give my readers 'the rest of the story' that popular demand requested. This second book in the series finds Dump Truck and Crew at his cousin Martha`s` trying to scratch out a hardscrabble existence in the aftermath of a solar storm. Philburn and Roland finally meet Stewart and Melanie and a set of new characters is also introduced into the midst of this survival saga.

Members Reviews:

A Delightful Story

Would you consider the audio edition of Martha`s Home For Wayward Preppers to be better than the print version?

No I wouldn't say better, my imagination when reading this writer creates its own mental picture from his well crafted descriptions. I actually enjoyed the experience immensely of having read the book previously and anticipating my favorite parts coming up in the story. Even though I knew what was going to happen the narrator still kept me spell bound and his style brought about a whole new experience.

What other book might you compare Martha`s Home For Wayward Preppers to and why?

This is a tough one to answer. Ron has a knack for introducing zany characters into his writing and making you want to be a part of this big survival tribe he creates. The new characters he introduced in this book come up in the next ones and I dont want to give away any spoilers that might make folks want to jump out of sequence.

Which scene was your favorite?

Martha scolding Hop Sing not to use chicken feet as part of a dish he was going to cook.

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

It was hilarious. Yes it was cast in a doom and gloom situation but it just goes to show you that in times of adversity people are still people and can still

Any additional comments?

It left me with Foster`s unique message of hope for us all should a catastrophe happen. Like all his books I learned some survival tips as well as had a few good belly laughs.

Fun!

Any additional comments?

Prepping for disasters is not exactly a light subject, but Ron has a way of making it less scary with his fascinating characters. This book has some funny stuff in it that made it that much more enjoyable! Highly recommend it!

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Title: The Day Detroit Went Dark

Author: John Silver

Narrator: Stephen H. Marsden, Ph.D.

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-13

Publisher: Jeffrey M. Stefan

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Caught in the middle of a fatal car chase and drug-fueled gun battle, Clive Bradshaw decides to call it quits, leave the city and live a simpler life with his wife Emily and young daughter Amy. Emily drops him off at the foot of Detroit on his last day of work. Clive steps out of the car and into a city on the verge of collapse, rife with corruption, no city services, overworked and underpaid police and fire departments manned by skeleton crews, fighting a hopeless battle against brazen, uncontrolled crime...then the pulses hit. Everything that produces or relies on electricity is destroyed. The electrical grid, vehicles, aircraft control systems, machinery, communications, computers, refrigeration, water pumping stations, all the systems that support everyday life, gone in an instant. Nothing gets into the city and street gangs rule supreme. Chaos reigns, but it's all overshadowed by an outbreak of a deadly disease, bubonic plague. The disease threatens not only Detroit but the entire country. The plague must be contained...at all costs. Follow Clive as he struggles to survive, find Emily and Amy and avoid the plague in The Day Detroit Went Dark.

Members Reviews:

Disturbingly possible

I found the story disturbing. The possibility of an EMP attack is all too real. I fully enjoyed all the mentions of the Detroit area as I was a 40 year resident as well as an employee working on the 34th floor of the Ren Cen. Over and above that, the story was well written and all the characters' story lines were woven together in a coherent and easy to follow tapestry.

Terrifying and excellent

As an ex-Detroiter I can assure you that if what happened in the book really did happen, this is about as close to what would happen without use of a crystal ball. Sadly the city of Detroit has been little more than a war zone for the last fifty years and it only gets worse with each passing decade. Mr.Silver has crafted a great and terrifying read. At once gut-wrenching and in some very small ways hopeful. I finished this in less than twenty four hours. Haven't done that in a long time. Great book.

Much better than I had anticipated!

So nice to be pleasantly surprised when giving a book a chance! Not to say that this was a pleasant book! No. In fact, both the implications AND feasibility of the story is frightening to say the least!

The storyline was smooth and non stop. Not lots of flowery filler. Every word necessary to moving the story along. The short length of the story was enough time to get to know and care about thanks to the author's style.

Too Predictable for Empathy

The story was full of stereotypes -- people and events were predictable and left me with a "Who cares?" attitude about them. Too bad, because the premise was a good one, and even faintly believable. But anyone could take that premise into their imagination and come up with a scenario much more entertaining than this one. I feel like the author was only barely trying to be relevant, let alone entertaining.

Top-notch Thriller - Must Read

This is a novel I couldn't put down.

I started reading it well enough on my Kindle during a weekday at lunch. Then I caught myself jumping back to it between meetings and staying a little late after work just to see where the author was taking me.