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Title: 11-22-63

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Stephen King

Narrator: Craig Wasson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 30 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-08-11

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 42996 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back?

In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King - who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer - takes listeners on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.

It begins with Jake Epping, a 35-year-old English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching GED classes. He asks his students to write about an event that changed their lives, and one essay blows him away: a gruesome, harrowing story about the night more than 50 years ago when Harry Dunnings father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a sledgehammer. Reading the essay is a watershed moment for Jake, his life - like Harrys, like Americas in 1963 - turning on a dime.

Not much later his friend Al, who owns the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to the past, a particular day in 1958. And Al enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession - to prevent the Kennedy assassination.

So begins Jakes new life as George Amberson, in a different world - of Ike and JFK and Elvis, of big American cars and sock hops and cigarette smoke everywhere. From the dank little city of Derry, Maine (where theres Dunning business to conduct), to the warmhearted small town of Jodie, Texas, where Jake falls dangerously in love, every turn is leading, eventually of course, to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and to Dallas, where the past becomes heart-stoppingly suspenseful - and where history might not be history anymore. Time-travel has never been so believable. Or so terrifying.

Members Reviews:

I Owe Stephen King An Apology

Stephen King On Writing is one of my favorite books, and I read it every couple of years. Half memoir, half writing how to, it is absorbing and delightful. I recommend it to my students and suggest that they read it every year.

However, that is the only one of Kings books that Ive been able to read. Ive tried many times, but kept getting bogged down after 20 or 30 pages. The stories were okay, but couldnt hold my interest because the writing seemed too heavy handed, brutish, like he was typing with his fists.

So, after days of consideration, it was with great reluctance that I downloaded 11/22/63. The reviews were good, glowing, in fact, and Ive learned to trust the opinions of Audible listeners. Plus, the book is more than 30 hours long, which the bargain hunter in me always finds attractive.

I just finished it tonight. It is a wonderful and fascinating story, based loosely on an English teachers obsession with Lee Harvey Oswald and the possibility of going back in time to prevent the Kennedy killing. I also enjoyed the love story, which the author handles with charm, humor and honesty.

The writing is wonderful, masterful, vivid, compelling. The characters are rich and deep, genuine, involved, and I find myself thinking about them and their lives often throughout the day. Life in small-town and big-town 1958 up to 1963 is mesmerizing, much as I remember it, with the constant but subtle hint of mysterious dangers to come.

Youll get no more details from me, only a hearty endorsement.

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Title: Ashes

Subtitle: Book One of the Dai Arati Story

Author: Britt Gallagher

Narrator: Shawna Windom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-11

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

How would you face the unknown? Ashes: Book One of the Dai Arati Story is the tale of a peaceful yet cautious society called Imbu. Every 30 years the Great Cleansing sweeps across the land, burning all of the ground vegetation to ash in a necessary process of renewal. It is a cycle as predictable and timeworn as any of the Imbu can remember. It is cause for great alarm, therefore, when they discover a portion of the forest that remains uncleansed even after the great fire. Two courageous scouts, Cetyo and Serevol, are sent to investigate and to cleanse the forest, and they make a startling discovery: a monster unlike anything they could have imagined.

Throughout a subsequent journey of discovery, Cetyo tests the limits of her bravery, her loyalty, and her closely held beliefs. She confronts the heartache and regret within her own life and faces the challenge of a new and great unknown that now threatens the Imbuan unknown with the potential for destruction like her world has never seen.

Members Reviews:

Mediocre Story, Terrible Narration

The story isn't horrible, but the narrator drags it down. Narrator cannot read properly, can't pronounce many words, does not differentiate between characters or even chapters. Can't read a complete sentence. And doesn't speak clearly. I'm glad the book was only four hours. I would have had to punt if it had been longer.

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Title: The Harvest

Author: Alec Sand

Narrator: Alec Sand

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-11

Publisher: Trout Lake Media

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The Harvest is a short novel of future history. No, its a bit more than just that - Alec Sand has created a detailed future in which his characters move. It is a future in which a substance called iridium - a substance from which power is derived - has changed things significantly. The Harvest is hard science fiction in which the ideas and concepts generously flow.

In this future, in which Gideon and his sister, Dara, reside, Dara has a disease that Gideon is convinced has a cure somewhere out there. He takes her with him on a mining expedition to a new planet.

A unique aspect of this audiobook is its soundtrack. There are several songs that play at various times throughout the audiobook, usually as bridges between chapters or sections. A band called Silk84 provided the music, and the songs are included in full.

Members Reviews:

Writers shouldn't read their own work.

This was a good story but the narration and and production were painful. At times it seemed like he was bored with his story. At odd times music would come in that didn't seem to have anything to do with the story,

not good, I am sorry to say

I really feel guilty giving a bad review to this, because it has that desperate, aspiring author who longs to fulfill his dream feel to it, and seems a very grass roots effort and self published. It is also dirt cheap in comparison to most audible books, which is understandale and, I think , justified. I hate to rain on the parade, but listeners should be warned.

First, the narration is really bad. The author reads the story, and without going into all the gory details of why that doesnt work, will just say that he didnt pull it off at all and needed to get either a profesional, or a friend with a knack for it, if possible, or even someone who is trying to break into the voice acting/narration industry.

Second, like the book itself, it is an attempt to also launch an unknown band. The music at best adds nothing and is at the very best very average, and at worst is a true irritation, really not good stuff at all, interfering with the story and seeming disconnected and pointless.

Third, the writer really should have engaged an editor, as there are all sort of grammatical and word usage errors, not to mention the story could have been refined, the language refined, and the overall quality improved very much by some editing. No one is perfect, and I am not at all nit picky about such things, so the fact that I even noticed it, on numerous occassions, indicates a problem.

Finally, the story is really nothing special. It has some really cliched elements and I think I have encountered this story, in various permutations and combinations, in many other works. There is a bit of interesting character development, but only a bit, and as I said, the narration really hurts even that one small good point.

Anyway, best of luck to the author, and perhaps others will like it, and since it is reasonably priced, it is worth a try as maybe you will find something appealing in it that I did not, but I would reduce my expectations going into it.

great fun!

good hard fast sci fi. a great listen! some neat ideas and great fun. i liked it alot!

Not bad

The author does a good job of narrating considering he doesn't do voices. The story isn't that bad either. The main reason I gave it 3 stars was the music. It didn't really go with the story and put me off a bit.

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Title: The Hive

Author: A. K. Stoneman

Narrator: Gene Engene

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-03-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The Hive a distant planet where Mankind has sent probes and equipment to manufacture energy substances. Upon arriving, the harvest crew finds the equipment has evolved into humanoid robots. As the humans become more familiar with their robot servants, they realize their off-world potential and attempt to remove the entire race from their home planet. Primerus, the robots leader begins a resistance to the humans using technologies he encountered and a few he invented on his own. Primerus advances have left him part machine, part biological monster and his fight escalates into an all-out war against the humans on his home world Isis.

Members Reviews:

terrible narration, so-so story

I really could not get past the very poor narration and writing. The story occurs some time in the future (2300+). The portrayal of the soldiers of the time as being idiots, exhibiting poor grammar and no imagination is just too lame. The narrator, when reading those characters, stylized his voice to match the stupidity of those characters. I have listened to over 200 audio books and this is only the second book that I could not force myself to finish. I did manage to get past the halfway point - but it was a waste of time.

Super Entertainment

More from This author. I was sorry the story was over. GreatStory-Greatliste. Highly recommended for all ages

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Title: Arrows of Desire

Author: Geoffrey Household

Narrator: Gabriel Wolff

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-12-10

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Seven hundred years after the age of Destruction, all is not well in the Euro-African Federation settlement at Avebury. The ancient British tribes who inhabit the forest beyond the perimeter of the Federation-imposed civilisation have taken up the notions of self-rule and nationalism. Will there be a show of strength, or will native British shrewdness prevail?

Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

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Title: Saragosa Prime

Author: Kenneth E. Ingle

Narrator: Reed McColm

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-10

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Settled several generations before, Saragosa Prime has grown from a mining outpost to a populated planet. Time, Winner White decides, for democracy. Since Winner holds a controlling interest in the company that owns Saragosa Prime, his decision would seem to carry a lot of weight. But among the conglomerates that rule space, Winner's is one of the smallest, and none of the others care whether democracy takes hold--or even whether Winner is allowed to hold onto his company. When Zed Bartok invades, Winner is on his own to re-take the planet.

Members Reviews:

Nonstop action

A great story overall. One of those stories that you want to finish well but not finish as the action covers all bases and you just want to remain involved.

Loved it!

Really enjoyed reading this book

I would give this book 10 stars if I could. Really enjoyed reading this book. You will love it, too, if you give it a try. His books are very good.

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Title: Tarizon: Conquest Earth

Subtitle: Tarizon Trilogy, Volume 3

Author: William Manchee

Narrator: William Timnick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-08-10

Publisher: Top Publications, Ltd.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Videl Lai is dead and Tarizon's cataclysmic war is over, or so everyone thinks, until Tarizon's Intergalactic Fleet refuses to surrender. Then Videl Lai's adopted son, Evohn Cystrom masterminds the escape of Rupra Bruda, the father of the Purists movement. As the Fleet diviantly leaves it moon base on Clarion, Cystrom informs Chancelor Lorin Boskie that they plan to travel to Earth with the intent of its conquest.

The Chancelor, at great political risk, puts together a rag-tag armada of Earth Shuttles to try to beat the Purists to Earth and warn the American government of the imminent invasion. The odds of the shuttles reaching Earth before the Purists, or even surviving the trip against the vastly superior Fleet is long, but Commander Leek Lanzia is determined somehow to save Earth and defeat the Purists once and for all.

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Titolo: Storie da emisferi differenti [Stories from Different Hemispheres]

Sottotitolo: Un libro dal futuro

Autore: Gli Ascoltalibri

Narratore: Silvia Cecchini

Durata: 2 hrs and 55 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 04-30-10

Editore: Collina d'oro

Valutazioni: 2 su 5 su 1 voti

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

Riepilogo Editore:

Un manoscritto che proviene dal futuro, una raccolta di storie che giungono a noi da unaltra dimensione, da un futuro in cui la terra, dopo una grande catastrofe, si è divisa in due metà, un emisfero orientale e uno occidentale, che sono collegati da sottilissimi filamenti. La vita è andata avanti indipendentemente, e ogni emisfero ha seguito la sua strada, lOvest la tecnologia portata alleccesso, lEst la spiritualità e la meditazione. Ma, sottili fili tengono ancora i due emisferi in contatto e due protagonisti uno dellest e uno dellovest hanno una missione da compiere.Storie che si inseguono come scatole cinesi, una dentro laltra, e che poi si riuniscono in un finale a sorpresa. Le musiche che sono parte integrante della narrazione sono di Artestudio 53 di Firenze.

Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.

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Title: The Time Shift

Author: Michael T. Gracey

Narrator: Mark McDevitt

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-10

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

1956. Port Arthur, Texas, a quiet town filled with good people and little excitement throughout the fifties, but it was called the 'Wicked City' because of the gambling, prostitution and political corruption. After 1960, the town experienced changes that would forever change this Gulf Coast city.

1986. Houston. A young man, born and raised in Port Arthur, takes a wrong turn and finds himself on the receiving end of a loaded gun. What would've happened had he taken a different path that day, stayed home a few minutes longer?

The Time Shift, by Michael T. Gracey, follows the footsteps of a young man who attempts to go back in time, to change the course of his life and the lives of others. Can you change the hands of time?

Members Reviews:

Must read

Excellent book! This is based on a true story believe it or not. .. I'm in chapter 13 as Tess....

Why you will want to read Time Shift

I must confess that the story line in this book was a bit confusing, but it turned out to be unimportant when compared to the detailed atmosphere that the book brings alive. Nowhere have I read a more compelling picture of the times, what a car meant to a young male ego, what hamburger expressed in cultural terms, and the effect of white, dusty shell roads on distance. I was born in Port Arthur, Texas, and I thought the portrait of the life and times was incredibly moving.

Stay With it Because it gets really Good....

The initial chapters get the actors and their backgrounds established. You will like some and possibly dislike some as I did. Mike takes you from the mid 50's to th mid 80's in a way that is easy to visualize. As the years go by you will be up, down then up again. When the "Time Shift" project begins you will be enthralled with the chain of events and not want to put it down. Good job and good luck to Mike Gracey. I see a TV or Movie possibility here. If you like good fiction, this is for you.....

Four Stars

Excellent

Great Booy

Excellent book weaving an interesting tale with surprising turns.

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Title: The Response

Subtitle: The Kerry Chronicles, Book 1

Author: Gary Naiman

Narrator: Kevin Foley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-16-09

Publisher: Books in Motion

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

With insect swarms devastating our cities and populations, and our scientists and military powerless to stop them, Devin discovers the attacks have been triggered by an uncanny event occurring 30 years earlier - and the stage is set for humanity's greatest battle.

Members Reviews:

Kept me reading, but also kept me groaning

This short book did keep my interest, but it had a lot of flaws, too. The character development was almost nonexistent. The emotions displayed didn't seem very realistic to me. All the folks doing and deciding and moving the action along were male; female characters (the humans anyway) were just there to be passive love objects and victims. And what science there was in this sci-fi piece was not very believable. Also there were some more minor annoyances: altogether too much "shuffling" , "mumbling", staring, and responding to another character by repeating back one word from the last statement. So, while the book's premise is interesting, I won't be buying the next in the series and am glad I bought this one while it was free.

A Novel of Warfare Between Humans and Insects

GN has written a SyFy novel about two beings who I populate the Earth. Humans and Insects. The Insects were content with the way the planet operated until the humans used a pesticide that killed billions of Insects worldwide. Earth was being monitored from deep space from the home planet of Ants that had delivered colonies from the home planet.. An astroid changed the face of the Earth and humans became the leaders of the planet. This is an excellent read for the genre..... ER

Nature on the Rampage

The insect world runs amok in Gary Naimanâs science fiction novel, The Response. While bio-pesticides might seem to be the threat that incites ants and its trillions of winged sisters to wipe out the human species, itâs the stridulated messages from distant space that call its insect children to arms. In four days' time, tens of thousands die painful deaths, and itâs up to a small group of scientists, including renowned entomologist, Devin Kerry, to find a solution before itâs too late. Though a fast-paced tale, Naiman doesnât neglect the human story that accompanies such loss, giving the story some unexpected depth. The Response is a well-researched read, full of detail about the lives of the bugs that share our planet. Not typically a sci-fi reader, I struggled slightly with the premise of the book, but do recommend it to any sci-fi fans who enjoy a quick and thrilling read.

I like this book so much that I've already bought the second book in the series

I really enjoyed this e-book, the Response. Even though this is science fiction, the thought that insects could one day be the dominant species in the world is both enlightening and horrifying. We assume that the military can win every battle, especially want to get insects. The hero in the book Devon is basically a nerd who almost seems to view himself has a member or at least affiliate member of a few ant species. This book is one of those that she tried to finish in one sitting if possible. Finally finished it this morning and bought the second book already. This story is more science-fiction than horror.