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Title: Little Fuzzy [Jimcin]

Author: H. Beam Piper

Narrator: Jim Roberts

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-17-10

Publisher: Jimcin Recordings

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 46 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

On the planet Zarathustra, a sunstone prospector named Jack Holloway has a mysterious small, "fuzzy" alien show up at his door and make itself at home. Jack names it "Little Fuzzy" and the creature's whole family soon joins them. Hardened prospector Jack is transformed into their "pappy" and chief protector and his life is changed forever. It turns out the critters are quite intelligent and the question of whether they are sapient beings or just fur bearing creatures leads Jack and his friends on a quest to discover the answer.

The quest becomes a matter of urgency when the company that has been growing rich from mining the planet, decides to exterminate the Fuzzies. This sleads to murder, deceit, kidnapping and intrigue but, ultimately, a very happy ending. The book was so popular that two sequals were written by the author and, after his death, there was such a call for "Fuzzy novels" that two more "official sequels" were written by other authors. Many also think "The Fuzzies" were the inspiration for The Ewoks in the Star Wars movies and perhaps the "Tribbles" in Star Trek.

Editorial Reviews:

In this H. Beam Piper classic, Jack Halloway, an inhabitant of Zarasthustra, works for a rich malicious company mining the planet for natural resources. The protagonist's life is changed when he finds a small fuzzy alien outside his door. He names this creature "Little Fuzzy". Little Fuzzy and Jack are joined by a clan of these fuzzy creatures, whose sentience and intelligence quickly become apparent. When the mining company threatens to kill these creatures, Jack and his friends must race the clock to save them.

Jim Roberts' performance is captivating. His voice is pleasant and precise, making this fantastic world accessible for the audience.

Members Reviews:

Great Story!

I really liked the characters and the story line.

hidden gem

this story is a hidden gem. as i listened to it i was suprised that this tale with all its political meaning and morals is not a required read for schools. i honestly never heard of this story before. it was heart warming and a joy to listen to. i felt that Jim Roberts' proformace was on point and he made it easy to picture the story in my mind easily one of my new favorite stories. side note this is public domain so woth some search you can find it for free.

Where Did You Find This Narrator?

Would you consider the audio edition of Little Fuzzy to be better than the print version?

I didn't read the print version

Who was your favorite character and why?

Pappy Jack. I asociated with the written character. Not the narrator's terrible job with the dialog.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Jim Roberts?

The next person that walks by your front door could possibly do a better job. He is the poorest reader I have ever heard on an audible book and I've been a member for 10 years. He sounds like he's reading to a 1st grade class.

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

I'm trying to get through the book (because of the compelling nature of a great story) despite the narrator.

Any additional comments?

I see there's another version by a different narrator... odd...

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Title: Beyond the Gate

Subtitle: The Golden Queen, Book 2

Author: David Farland

Narrator: Peter Ganim

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-30-09

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 65 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In Book 2 of the "Golden Queen" trilogy, Maggie Flynn has become, by test of combat, the new Golden Queen. Maggie and her companions, the bounty hunter Gallen O'Day and the sentient bear Orick, face an attack by Dronons on a planet where humans have achieved the pinnacle of genetic engineering. The trio must stop the invaders while guarding the secret of Maggie's whereabouts, for she is only the Golden Queen until her champion, Gallen, is defeated by a Dronon challenger.

Listen to the rest of the

series.

©1996 Dave Wolverton; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.

Critic Reviews:

"[F]ans should get a charge out of the continuing adrenaline-packed adventures of the ever-charming Gallen, Maggie and Orick, the talking bear." (Publishers Weekly)

"A rainbow mixture of technology and mythology, filled with vibrant colors, larger-than-life heroes, and thunderous action. A grand quest across a kaleidoscope of parallel worlds." (Kevin J. Anderson)

Members Reviews:

If you want a book read by a half literate robot..

What would have made Beyond the Gate better?

The author has no idea how to communicate the atmosphere, he sounds jilted, as though Captain Kirk were narrating the solemn history of a star, really horrid reading. I love the book, but not the audio version, very very disappointed.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Beyond the Gate?

NA

What didnt you like about Peter Ganims performance?

Nothing, he did horribly.

What character would you cut from Beyond the Gate?

none

Great series but the Audible is missing chapter 32

This is one of my favorite series and I saw it was on sale and jumped on the deal, I finished Beyond the Gate then started book 3 only to find something missing. Chapter 32 (which I recommend stopping by a library and reading) closes out book 2 and is the opening into book 3. By the audible book alone, you'll spend days wondering when are they going to explain about so and so. So just a warning that the chapter is missing, Peter Ganin does an excellent job bringing the story across and with the discounted price, I highly recommend it.

Poor Effort Stretched Out Over Sixteen Hours

The first book in this series was quite enjoyable for a young adult audience. This book had six hours of good material in it, and it was stretched out over sixteen hours. The characters ceased to be interesting and when one main character dies, it is a relief. I only completed listening to this book because I have already purchased the third book and I wanted to listen to the transition work.

Dodgy accents

Dodgy Irish accents ruined it for me. Otherwise ok story, but not Farlands best work

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Title: City at the End of Time

Author: Greg Bear

Narrator: Charles Leggett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 21 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 74 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In turn, the dreams of Tiadba and Jebrassy carry them back, into the minds of Jack and Ginny. As for the dreams of Daniel, they are even stranger and more disquieting.

Hunted by others with similar powers who seek the sum-runners on behalf of a fearsome godlike entity, Ginny, Jack, and Daniel are drawn despite themselves into a mission to rescue the future of their dreams.

Members Reviews:

Not buying it.

I LOVE Greg Bear's other books. Darwin's Radio - Awesome. Darwin's Children - Great. Vitals - Loved it. But this one just baffles me. It's like Steven Hawking meets Moulin Rouge. Huh?

I understand his interest in writing a more poetic novel, but Bear's strength is hard science storytelling. Clear, concise, building of smart plots in simple English, and recognizable time periods. His brilliance is taking difficult or theoretic scientific concepts and wrapping a story around them in a way that makes them meaningful to the rest of us. When clever language, timeframe switching, and plot puzzles get in the way of that strength, I think it's big a mistake.

I didn't finish the book. It just got too weird.

Despite the other reviews, I loved the book

After reading the other reviews, I almost avoided this book. I love Bear's other titles, so decided to give it a shot. I really liked the book. Yes, it is confusing, especially at the beginning. I think, though, that the author was trying to covey the feeling that the characters had, by writing the book in such a way as to mimic their confusion, their sense of trying to understand what is happening to them and their world and their feelings of coping with infinite and clashing rules, order, and reality. If you just go with it, the book is very satisfying, interesting, and imaginative. It is not just another retold tale, but something different. I thought is was artful and fascinating how he deals with huge concepts of time, space, alternate universes, etc. I found the characters and their connections interesting. I wanted to know how they dealt with the situation and was satisfied with the books conclusion. I think this one is up there among the better books.

Looking for more

I really enjoy Greg Bear's books, especially Eon et al. (still waiting for those in audio format), but this book is not one of his best. It is still an interesting book but seemed disjointed. Ever have the feeling an author is striving for a larger idea but just not reaching it? Well, that is this book. An undertone of great ideas but no grand pinnacle nor colligation.

wait,...what?

I am 11 hours into listening to this turkey and have no idea what it is about. I am not even sure who the main character is. I have read Bear before and enjoyed his work but he must have been tired writing this lame tale. Mr Bear, I want my money back! Have Blood Music recorded into audio form so people can appreciate your better work. For anyone considering this purchase,trust me.. stay away.

I almost didnt

get it. I loved Darwin's Radio/Children and wanted MORE Greg Bear! But the reviews here warned me away. For one month. I got it anyway. I'm listening to it for the second time through. That hardly EVER happens. The narrator is superb, and Bear's ability to tell a story, even one that I'm having to listen to again? Magnifique. Totally worth it. If you like Greg Bear, go for it.

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Title: 2012

Subtitle: The War for Souls

Author: Whitley Strieber

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-08

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 281 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

But what will actually happen? The end of the world? A new age for mankind? Nothing? The last time this happened, Cro-Magnon man suddenly began creating great art in the caves of southern France, which to this day remains one of the most inexplicable changes in human history. Now Whitley Strieber explores 2012 in a towering work of fiction that will astound readers with its truly new insights and a riveting roller-coaster ride of a story.

A mysterious alien presence unexpectedly bursts out of sacred sites all over the world and begins to rip human souls from their bodies, plunging the world into a chaos it has never before known. Courage meets cowardice; loyalty meets betrayal as an entire world struggles to survive this incredible end-all war. Heroes emerge, villains reveal themselves, and in the end, something completely new and unexpected happens that at once lifts the fictional characters into a new life and sounds a haunting real-world warning for the future.

Critic Reviews:

"[B]lends equal parts science fiction thriller, supernatural horror, and provocative spiritual speculation....wildly entertaining." (

Publishers Weekly)"Immensely entertaining, and it's optioned for a big, splashy, FX-laden movie." (

Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Meh...

I couldn't do it. I just couldn't finish this book. Rarely do I ever stop listening to a book, but this was a rough one. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the fact that the author actually took the time to write it (hence the first star of my review). Also, the concept was quasi-interesting, but it was a little too disconnected for me (hence the second star).

Other than that, I had to pull the rip-cord about halfway into the story before I found myself throttling my iPod (three cheers for product placement...I'll take my check now Apple).

Try listening to Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson instead.

NOT for Strieber Fans

I have been reading Whitley Strieber's books for 35 years when I first picked up a copy of "The Wolfen". I have followed him through fascinating books such as "The Hunger", my personal favorite "Billy", and the Lilith vampire series. I found his "Communion" novels fascinating and enjoyed his return to fiction with "The Grays". Thus I had high hopes for "2012". It is a mess.

"2012" is a tale of parallel universes with various characters moving from world to world, changing names and allegiance, all serving no real purpose. Following a cohesive story line is nearly impossible. It's as if the author took every cliche he could think of, tossed them in a hat, and picked a new theme for each chapter. Therefore we are presented with a tale of aliens, zombies, mutilations, psychics, right wing conspiracy, auto-writing, Mayan myth, religious ideology, ecology, ghosts, and cannibalism.

I really wanted to like this book, but poor editing and improper tenses make the non-sensical plot hard to find. One of the charecters in the book is writing a novel because he needs "a book that sells in order to put food on the table." That book is finished by his adolessent son. One wonders if this is too close to the truth for "2012 the War for Souls"

Gross

I like alien invasion tales but I was put off by the gruesome depiction of torture, castration and death. I gave up halfway through.

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Title: Wingman #2

Subtitle: The Circle War

Author: Mack Maloney

Narrator: Terence Aselford

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-04

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 48 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

From his secret base in the coastal wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, Hunter hears rumors of a vast army equipped with Russian SAMs hidden deep in the Bad Lands. He rallies his troops for the ultimate showdown to fight for a cause known as America.

Critic Reviews:

"The stuff of pulp paperbacks has been getting new life and new brawn on audio." (Philadelphia Inquirer)

"Good listening for the long drives across our country." (rpm Magazine)

Members Reviews:

Great series.

I used to have all of these books in paper back. Love them all. I had to give them to the friends of the library. Just could not move them. I will buy the whole set again from you. I will have them for the rest of my life. Thank you for old friends rejoined.

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Title: Angles

Subtitle: and Other Stories

Author: Orson Scott Card

Narrator: Orson Scott Card, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Gabrielle de Cuir

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-21-04

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 100 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

These 16 stories represent a unique perspective on Orson Scott Card's short fiction, from science fiction to social commentary to pure fairy tale. Included are three new stories not yet published in book form. None have ever been released in audio before.

Members Reviews:

Gems among thorns

I've been an Orson Scott Card fan for over 20 years. He is a master of writing about the "big idea" with believable characters. Most of the stories in this collection fit that bill, to a fair degree, although some are more "idea" stories and others are more "character." All are distinctively Card, though. I am guessing that Card wrote some of the stories early in his career. I enjoyed hearing his storytelling skills improve. On the other had, listening to his writing skills develop leaves the listener with some stories not well fleshed out. Also a few stories are surprisingly brutal with unnecessarily vulgar language.

Wonderful Stories!

I am a huge fan of OS Card. I own print copies and audible editions of all his work.

This collection of short stories is new and unique. The most original "voice" Card has shown in a number of years. There's a wonderful beginning story examining the nature of heaven and hell. And another about saving the world by killing Richard Nixon. The language is captivating and breazy. Card's original success was with a short story, and he is truly a master of this genre.

These stories are gems and will delight you and haunt you.

Very entertaining and thought privoking, a a a a a

It was a fun read, like lots of little glimpses into places weird and wonderful.

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Titel: Der Gottkaiser des Wüstenplaneten (Dune 4)

Autor:: Frank Herbert

Erzähler: Simon Jäger, Marianne Rosenberg

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 18 hrs and 53 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 08-20-10

Herausgeber: Lübbe Audio

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

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Arrakis. Dreieinhalb Jahrtausende sind vergangen. Die Welt ist durch Technik fruchtbar geworden. Doch es gibt noch ein Stück Vergangenheit, sorgfältig vor Feuchtigkeit geschützt: die Wüste Sareer. Und dort lebt das wertvollste Stück Vergangenheit: Leto II, Sohn des Paul Atreides. Doch Leto ist kein Mensch mehr. Sein Körper vollzieht eine Wandlung zum Sandwurm. Er hat seine Menschlichkeit geopfert, um die Menschheit zu retten. Doch seine Gegner wissen, dass er verletzlich ist, und sie wollen ihn vernichten.

(P)2010 Lübbe Audio

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Title: The Kronos Interference

Author: Edward Miller, J. B. Manas

Narrator: Scifi Publishing, J. T. Johnson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-13

Publisher: Pop Culture Zoo Press

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 23 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

How far would you go to save the world?

When physicist Jacob Newman is pulled from his family, his job, and his whole life to investigate a strange vessel discovered at the bottom of the South Pacific, he finds evidence of time travel, along with implications that a judgment day against mankind is imminent. But it isn't until he cracks the time travel technology and uncovers a startling link to his own family history that he undertakes a dangerous mission back to 1924 to kill Adolf Hitler and undo a horrific episode of Earth's violent past. The results are catastrophic, and soon he discovers much darker forces working against him - forces he must overcome if he hopes to save humanity and see his family again.

Written in the vein of the late Michael Crichton, James Rollins, and similar authors who inject high concept plots with little-known historical facts and a touch of cutting-edge science, The Kronos Interference offers international intrigue, fast-paced action, and plenty of twists and turns. This new addition to the alternate history/technothriller genre received the coveted starred review from Kirkus Reviews, who called it "impressively original" and a "tour de force."

Members Reviews:

Science-God-Aliens-Multi Dimensions-Time Travel

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I would recommend this story to a friend. Particularly a friend who has a bit of a 'conspiracy theory fascination!

What did you like best about this story?

I liked how the story did not get bogged down in time travel paradox stuff like some of the other books of this type. I also liked how this book dealt with the issue of what would happened if we did go back and remove the world of evil like Adolf Hitler. I also liked how the book involved more than just time travel. It had all the 'big time hits' science, God, Aliens, Multi Dimensions, time travel, angels (good and bad), secret societies, Nazis. The only thing it lacked was zombies!

What aspect of Scifi Publishing and J. T. Johnson s performance would you have changed?

The narrator did an excellent job with a difficult situation. He had to perform multiple characters, of vary ages, ascents, and sexes. There are times when I wish these types of books had multiple narrators. But none the less it was good! A couple of times I could hear the narrator shuffle paper work and a couple of times it was clear the narration had been edited. But nothing too serious! Also the speed of the narration was acceptable. I generally listen to my books at 1.5x speed but this one was best suited to 1.25x

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

If I like the story and it is around 8 hours in length, then I do my best to put it aside till I can listen to it in one sitting. Sadly, I was not able to manage to do so this time.

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Title: Into the Dark

Subtitle: Book Two of the Dark Trilogy

Author: Patrick D'Orazio

Narrator: Jim Cooper

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-26-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 41 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Six weeks ago, the mysterious virus came out of nowhere and engulfed the world. Everyone infected seemed to die...then rise again. Jeff Blaine did his best to hold his family together and to protect them from the horrors scratching at their door, but in the end, they were ripped away from him like everything else that ever mattered. Lost and alone, Jeff decided his only option was to destroy as many of the monsters that stole his life away before they destroy him as well. But when he discovers Megan, George, and Jason, three other survivors not interested in giving up just yet, he reluctantly accepts that there might still be a reason to fight and live to see another day.

Traveling through the blasted landscape their world has become, the quartet discovers that the living dead aren't the only danger with which they must cope. Even other survivors who promise safety and security from the hordes of ghouls roaming the wastelands will test loyalties and their faith in humankind. Jeff and his small band of newfound friends must forge a semblance of life in the newly blighted world. And they will have only the light of their own humanity by which to navigate as everything around them descends into the dark.

Editorial Reviews:

The second book of the Dark Trilogy finds Jeff and his band of survivors making their way through a dangerous wasteland mostly populated by the living dead. Narrator Jim Cooper gives a steady and expressive performance, capturing the fear, exhaustion, and resignation of the characters as they encounter other survivors and learn that safety and security are never guaranteed in this new world. Cooper's characters are precisely drawn, and his voices for his female characters are particularly superb. Cooper gives them a feminine inflection that is credible and never veers into camp.

Members Reviews:

tension filled inter-group conflict among zombies

Any additional comments?

book 2 picks up where book 1 ended- jeff, megan, george, and jason are held at gun point by another group of survivors. just as they think they're surrounded b rednecks, a calm, cool, and collected voice calls them off, and michael appears. he's the leader of another group of survivors. michael takes their guns, supplies, and munivan in one swoop and forces/invites them to join his group of survivors.

michael's compound is an interesting setup. i won't give it away, but i haven't seen that done before in any of the other zombie books. actually, it's a pretty good concept AND IF there's ever a real zombie outbreak, i'd consider employing that tactic. LOL

this book is mostly about group dynamics and interpersonal conflict. as such, it is well done!

michael's group is pretty small. he's got 2 redneck henchman, a psychopathic girlfriend, 2 teen boys who haven't seen any real action, lydia, an older yet wise woman, who looks after the 2 kids, and ben. ben is an interesting character. he doesn't speak much, but when he does, even michael listens. ben is michael's finder- the only one who lave the compound to find things.

the author does a good job building tension b/ween the 2 groups and then stretching it until it breaks.

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Title: Cel uswieca srodki (Zgielk wojny 3)

Author: Kennedy Hudner

Narrator: Roch Siemianowski

Format: Unabridged

Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-17

Publisher: Heraclon / storybox.pl

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

Publisher's Summary:

Ostateczna bitwa, która zakonczy wojne i zdecyduje o losach sektora Wiktorii.

Dominium zostalo pokonane, jednak koszty tego zwyciestwa przerosly wszelkie oczekiwania. Flota Wiktorii jest pokiereszowana, okrety potrzebuja napraw, a ludzie odpoczynku. Jednak wróg nadciaga z innej strony. Cesarstwo Tilleke szykuje sie, Zeby zdobyc sektor Wiktorii. Nie na darmo sily Tilleke obserwowaly z ukrycia przebieg wojny miedzy Wiktami a Dominium, czekajac, aZ ci wyniszcza sie nawzajem. Teraz czekanie dobieglo konca...

Jednak zanim nastapi atak, Cesarstwo chce sprawdzic przeciwnika, wysylajac szpiegów i skrytobójców. Tilleke przygotowali teZ smiertelnie grozna bron, która ma ostatecznie rzucic sily Victorii na kolana.

Dla sierZant Cookie Sanchez ta ostatnia bitwa ma byc szansa na odkupienie we wlasnych oczach - albo smierc. Dla Hirama Brilla ta bitwa bedzie najwiekszym sprawdzianem jego inteligencji i zdolnosci taktycznych. Dla królowej Anny - to byc albo nie byc calego sektora Victorii. A dla Emily Tuttle ta walka bedzie zmaganiem z najtrudniejszym wyborem moralnym w jej Zyciu.

Bo ten cel - ostateczne zwyciestwo - uswieca wszystkie srodki.

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