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Title: Rivers of Time

Author: L. Sprague de Camp

Narrator: James Adams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Reginald's 21st-century safari business is struggling... until the invention of the time machine. He quickly begins leading safaris back in time, after the biggest game of all. But taking hunting expeditions back to the age of dinosaurs is very dangerous indeed.

Members Reviews:

Very imaginative and entertaining story.

Reminiscent of "A Sound of Distant Thunder", the author tells a great, fun story without getting bogged down in trying to explain how to avoid paradoxes in heavy detail. It's just good entertainment. Although the narrator has a heavy South Australian accent, he is easily understandable and keeps the famous Aussie slang to a minimum.

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Title: Among the Dead

Subtitle: Among the Living, Book 2

Author: Timothy W. Long

Narrator: David DeVries

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 103 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Seattle is under siege by masses of living dead, and the military struggles to prevent the virus from spreading outside the city.

Kate is tired of sitting around. When she learns that a rescue mission is heading back into the chaos, she jumps at the chance to tag along and put her unique skill set and, more importantly, swords to use. Lester finds a new way to deal with the situation: ignore reality with drugs. When he manages to find himself threatened, he joins with an unlikely ally to take the fight to the dead.

Meanwhile, Mike makes use of his journalistic skills to find the source of the virus, in the process discovering a way to escape the city. Two mysterious words fuel his mad quest: Lazarus Black.

Editorial Reviews:

Mike, Kate, Grinder, and Lester are still living in the stadium where they have taken shelter from the masses of living dead. Kate is impatient with their inaction and jumps at the chance to join a rescue mission. Lester chooses to ignore reality by succumbing to drugs, while Mike tries to find the source of the virus, and in the process, discovers a possible way out of the city. Narrator David de Vries is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, and his performance is easy and believable; he disappears within each character. De Vries particularly excels with the story's many action scenes, providing heart-jumping moments that listeners will not soon forget.

Members Reviews:

ok follow-up

Any additional comments?

at the end of among the living, mike, erin, kate, and grinder are running towards the stadium through the hoards of undead. just as they're about to be overwhelmed, lester piles through the undead, halfway crashes, and ends up near mike and his group. as they hurriedly crowd into lester's suv, erin, mike's new love, gets ripped away as lester takes off. among the dead picks up a little after among the living ends. mike, kate, lester, and grinder are alive and safe in the stadium.

lester is a drug dealer and an addict. he escaped his house with a bunch of drugs and is constantly getting high. ok, i can understand that under the circumstances. angela's death haunts him, and he wants to kill all the deaders he can in revenge for killing the only girl he'd ever think of marrying. but what he wants most is a drink of rum. his drug induced haze has him jonesing for rum so he bolts from the stadium as there's a lull in the zombies attacking the gate. grinder chases after him b/c he feels obligated to save lester b/c he saved grinder at the end of book 1. that's kind of a stretch for grinder, who's suddenly become the selfless rock star. now, that an oxymoron. LOL outside the stadium, they run into another group hiding behind a chain link fense led by an annoying vietnam vet, named johnny lee miller. after a pissing contest, lester and him become friends over lester's drugs.

kate is a masochist and a serial killer. her dark half despises people, especially men, and enjoys tearing them apart after she's received her beating. kate volunteers to join a group of reservists, anders, anne, and mark who are going to venture back into the city to rescue anders' sister, kara. kate likes the new environment, where she can kill at will, but she starts losing control when she starts fanatasizing about having a real relationship with mark.

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Title: Bug Park

Author: James P. Hogan

Narrator: Ray Chase

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-25-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Kevin Heber had it good. He had his own lab, a colleague he could trust, and an idea that could make him millions. Using his father's breakthrough technology in direct neural interfacing, he and his friend Taki have created a new entertainment media - live action adventure in micro mechanical scale.

Bug Park: The ultimate out of body experience. And Taki's uncle wants to take it public. Two problems: 1) Kevin and Taki are teenagers. 2) Somebody wants to squash Bug Park dead, and Kevin's father along with it.

Members Reviews:

Worth rereading

James Hogan has written some of the best Science fiction many of his books are classics in my opinion. This book was an early view of nano mechanisms, and where it could go. People excited about drones and telecontrol can get some new ideas. A well written action packed thriller.

BUG PARK

BUG PARK

James Hogan delves into the world of micro robotics, corporate greed, and the realm of virtual gaming to create this extremely entertaining novel.

Let me sum the book up like this; teenage friendship, a cheating step mother, an easy going scientific father, the fathers military minded best friend and business partner, micro sized robots ran by DNC: Direct Neural Coupling, Ex-business partner wishing to steal the patent for DNC.

This book was much more entertaining than I had expected.The story starts with a bang and ends with an atomic blast.Bug Park is a light read and comes across a bit different than other works by Hogan.I was truly upset that I ran out of pages to read. James Hogan has been added to my must read authors list.

I highly recommend this book.

Bug Park

I originally read this years ago and always liked it. Some aspects are a bit dated now (for example, everyone doesn't have a cell phone), but still a great read.

Great Book!

A crime story with top grade science!!

A Good "Tom Swifty" Juvenile, "Jurrasic Park" in Miniature

Although somewhat lacking in serious plot and character developement, and in technical details (admittedly there couldn't be a lot,as this is an excursion into "fantasy techno"),it still makes a good read to fill a few odd hours with nothing better to do.A great gift for Christmas or a birthday for the younger set, but a little shallow for the adult reader. Hogan might have done a little better with more action sequences in "Bug Park" itself.

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Title: Cathouse

Author: Dean Ing

Narrator: Michael Goldstrom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Reissued to tie-in with Cats in Space, this single volume contains materials previously published in The Man-Kzin Wars and Man-Kzin II.

Members Reviews:

Fantastic Story great narration

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

yes the narration is great i cant wait to get back to it

What did you like best about this story?

The detail about the kzinti and their culture and lifestyle

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

yes

Nivenesque

A quite entertaining spin-off novel set in Larry Nivens Known-Space universe.

If youve read Ringworld or any other story featuring the feline Kzinti aliens, youre going to like this book.

Set during the fourth Man-Kzin war, the earthman Locklear is captured by a Kzin scout ship and they need some place to stow him while they continue on their mission.

The planet they pick is stranger than it looks - And at first sight, it looks strange enough

Dean Ings story telling is light but thorough, and with a quirky sense of humour.

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Title: Enormity

Author: W. G. Marshall

Narrator: Traber Burns

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Enormity is the strange tale of an American working in Korea, a lonely young man named Manny Lopes, who is not only physically small (in his own words, he's a "Creole shrimp"), but his work, his failed marriage, and his race all conspire to make him feel puny and insignificant - the proverbial 98-pound weakling.

Then one day an accident happens, a quantum explosion, and suddenly Manny awakens to discover that he is big - really big. In fact, Manny is enormous: a mile-high colossus!

Now there's no stopping him: He's a one-man weapon of mass destruction. Yet he means well.

Enormity takes some odd turns, featuring characters like surfing gangbangers, elderly terrorists, and a North Korean assassin who thinks she's Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. There's also sex, violence, and action galore, as Manny battles the forces that seek to seduce or destroy him.

Who will survive? Who will be annihilated? Listen to Enormity and find out!

Editorial Reviews:

Genres collide in this audiobook about 98-pound weaklings, B-movie, tropes and Cold War militarism. Narrator Traber Burns' performance brings to mind mid-20th century radio announcers as he tells the story of Manny Lopes, an American civil contractor working in Korea who feels isolated due to his race, puny stature, failed marriage, and fetish for Asian women. However, due to an accidental quantum explosion, Manny finds himself metamorphosing into a mile-high colossus. Rampant destruction ensues while the US military tries to redirect Manny towards Dorothy Lee, an equally-gigantic North Korean assassin. Odd turns of events will keep listeners guessing at what happens next.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Sure like to see a second book or this being made into a movie

Enormity review

I have a penchant for fiction/fantasy novels with identifiable characters who are either given exceptional gifts or placed into unusual situations. I thoroughly enjoyed Enormity and will anxiously await future novels written by Greatshell.

Crazy sci-fi

An interesting addition to the science-fiction genre, Enormity tells us of something made of nightmares. What would happen to our world when through some kind of quantum disaster, a completely normal person would blow up to the size of a mountain?

The answer to that is quite simple. Massive destruction of apocalyptic proportions. Every footstep will cause a tsunami. A sigh turns into a whirlwind. And not to mention satisfying a giant's hunger...

What I liked about Enormity are the epic proportions of the story. Every single detail is considered, and consequently clarified. By this I mean that ever aspect of the giants life is explored. From his dander to his sweat, his bacteria, to the effects of his movements and voice.

What I didn't like that much was that at times there was an information overload. Especially when talking about political situations or the different divisions in the army, it just went past me. More often than not I had no idea what they were on about, so I just started skipping these parts. Luckily it doesn't matter that much for the story, but I would like to have a little more explanation at times.

At times the story was pretty gross (especially when it involved giant bodily fluids) but it was an interesting and engaging read. The characters all had their distinct personalities. They might not all be that likeable, but they are understandable.

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Title: In the Lion's Mouth

Subtitle: Tales of the Spiral Arm, Book 3

Author: Michael F. Flynn

Narrator: J. Paul Guimont

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 19 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Its a big Spiral Arm, and the scarred man, Donavan buigh, has gone missing in it, upsetting the harper Mearana's plans for a reconciliation between her parents. Bridget ban, a Hound of the League, doubts that reconciliation is possible or desirable; but nonetheless has dispatched agents to investigate the disappearance.

The powerful Ravn Olafsdottr, a Shadow of the Names, slips into Clanthompson Hall to tell mother and daughter of the fate of Donovan buigh. In the Long Game between the Confederation of Central Worlds and the United League of the Periphery, Hound and Shadow are mortal enemies; yet a truce descends between them so that the Shadow may tell her tale. There is a struggle in the Lions Mouth, the bureau that oversees the Shadows - a clandestine civil war of sabotage and assassination between those who would overthrow Those of Name and the loyalists who support them. And Donovan, one-time Confederal agent, has been recalled to take a key part, willingly or no.

Members Reviews:

Merely the appetizer for a longer story arc

Flynn's latest (3rd) installment in his spiral arm series returns to the style of his first with a story within a story theme. Ravn, a shadow (which is the Confederation's equivalent of a League hound like Bridget ban) regales a tale of her abduction of Donovan, the scarred man with multiple personality. With the telling, we learn somewhat of the history and politics of the League's natural adversary as well as the internecine struggles that are ongoing over there on the other side of the rift. At the same time, more background on Donovan is supplied that puts some informative, meaty slabs on his withered, bony frame.

There's little "new" sci-fi elements relative to earlier spiral arm tales, although there is a hint of more technology that has leached from old Terra, but is closely guarded by players unseen. Donovan is largely regarded as a pawn for the various power players in the Confederation to use. The tale finishes with Ravn and Donovan's daughter going off to rescue her father which is the basis for listing this as an appetizer.

The narration is excellent, particularly with regards to Donovan's multiple personalities; however, it should be noted that the narrator is different from the previous installment where this element was so prominent. It will take a bit of concentration to re-associate the various voices correctly. At the same time, Flynn is quite spartan in his rendition of past exploits from earlier installments and requisite background on the physics of this universe which place a premium on having listened to earlier offerings.

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Title: Galactic Bounty

Author: William C. Dietz

Narrator: Bill Quinn

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

A traitor is on the loose. A treacherous navy captain plans to sell military secrets to the alien Il Ronn. The only man who can stop him is Sam McCade. Betrayed by his friends, stalked by his enemies, McCade is the only one standing between a terrifying alien threat - and the unimaginable devastation of the Terran Empire.

Members Reviews:

Boring

The story just kind of chugs along without giving us any interesting insights into either the characters or their civilization.

The narrator doesn't help. He reads in a monotone that sounds like it comes from a second rare nature documentary.

I could not continue to listen and put this aside without getting anywhere near the end.

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Title: The Napoleon Wager

Subtitle: Gamester Wars, Book 3

Author: William R. Forstchen

Narrator: George Newbern

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-30-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

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

Publisher's Summary:

When the ruling Kohs of the Magellanic Cloud learn that the power of the Overseers is a sham based on the mysterious technology of the long-vanquished First Travelers, they threaten to turn their simulated battles into real ones.

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Title: The Space Machine

Author: Christopher Priest

Narrator: Barnaby Edwards

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-09-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The year is 1893, and the workaday life of a young commercial traveller is enlivened by his lady friend when she takes him to the laboratory of Sir William Reynolds, who is building a Time Machine. It is but a small step into futurity, the beginning of a series of adventures that culminate in a violent confrontation with the most ruthless intellect in the Universe.

Members Reviews:

Time Machine meets WotW with a hint of Dalek

Any additional comments?

A very entertaining melding of HG Wells' War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. Is this the "true story" of what actually happened? I guess we may never know.

Told in a slightly quirky Victorian style in keeping with its late 19th/early 20th century setting, it does take a little time to get going, but if you're fans of the original works, you'll find this a charming "alternate history".

The audiobook is brilliantly narrated by Barnaby Edwards, well known in Dr Who circles both as the actor inside the daleks and as a writer/director for the Big Finish audio range.

Terrific ripping yarn

This is an entertaining story with a plucky young hero who's idea of grooming is twirling his moustache and wearing a jaunty straw boater. He is such a gentleman that he tramps around the desolate Martian landscape while stubbornly holding onto the missing heroine's handbag. The monsters are sufficiently horrible to hold your attention to the end and the heroine is amusingly far brighter than her male companions.

I would have given this five stars but I did think there were gaps in the story that I would have liked to have been developed to give a more satisfactory conclusion. Saying that, this was a thoroughly enjoyable experience with first rate narration and I would like to read more books from this author.

Fascinating mixture of SF and love story.

Would you consider the audio edition of The Space Machine to be better than the print version?

I've never read the print version of this book so I can't be impartial but considering my great love for listening the audio edition is more enjoyable.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It's definitely Edward Turnbull. He's such an honourable man, a true gentleman. He's so generous and kind, trustworthy, valorous and chivalrous. His approach to Amelia was so touching and charming... I couldn't help imagining myself in her shoes while listening - so adorable his concern about her was.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

I really fancied all the romantic moments. I also enjoyed Edward's speech in front of the Martians and the scene of meeting *spoilers* H.G.Wells (loved the way how this book bound the storylines of The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine into one reality and explained where did H.G.Wells get his plots from, in spite of the fact that I prefer another version of explanation - involving the Sixth Doctor).

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There was a scene in one of the first chapters, when Edward and Amelia were cuddling together to keep warm.

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Title: The Creative Fire

Subtitle: Book One of Ruby's Song

Author: Brenda Cooper

Narrator: Yetta Gottesman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 27 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Character-driven, social science fiction inspired by the life of Evita Peron.

Nothing can match the power of a single voice....

Ruby Martin expects to spend her days repairing robots while avoiding the dangerous peacekeeping forces that roam the corridors of the generation ship the Creative Fire. The social structure of the ship is rigidly divided, with Ruby and her friends on the bottom. Then a ship-wide accident gives Ruby a chance to fight for the freedom she craves. Her enemies are numerous, well armed, and knowledgeable. Her weapons are a fabulous voice, a quick mind, and a deep stubbornness. Complicating it allan unreliable AI and an enigmatic man she metand kissedexactly oncewho may hold the key to her success. If Ruby can't transform from a rebellious teen to the leader of a revolution, she and all her friends will lose all say in their future.

Like the historical Evita Peron, Ruby rises from the dregs of society to hold incredible popularity and power. Her story is about love and lust and need and a thirst for knowledge and influence so deep that it burns.

Members Reviews:

If only it had been half it's length

What did you like best about The Creative Fire? What did you like least?

The idea was the best part. The totally-teen, endless worship was the worst.

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

What ending? Just a teaser for the next book.

Was The Creative Fire worth the listening time?

No.

Pretty Okay

Good premise, iffy on characterisation, terrible depiction of "adult" carryings on. The reader's pronunciation hard to get past. "Carder" for corridor was particularly difficult, considering we're on an inter-generational star ship; lots and lots of, well, "carders"?