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The Quantum Series, Books 1 - 3
- By: Douglas Phillips
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Kirby Heyborne, Traci Odom
- Length: 33 hrs and 50 mins
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Daniel Rice is a government science investigator whose specialty is solving seemingly intractable problems through scientific inquiry. But Daniel's intellectual strength is sorely tested by the bizarre realities he finds in the quantum world. Extra dimensions of space trap the unwary, probability replaces cause and effect, and time isn't what anyone imagined. The other side of the mirror is a place full of dangers, but it's also somewhere a dedicated scientist can uncover secrets that connect humans with something greater.
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Yes, there was a reason why this was on sale.
- By James Borders on 11-23-20
- The Quantum Series, Books 1 - 3
- By: Douglas Phillips
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead, Kirby Heyborne, Traci Odom
Strong science foundation
Reviewed: 03-02-24
I always enjoy stories of fantasy. However I enjoy even more stories that have a science foundation and continue to build on a great theme.
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Lux
- A Texas Reckoners Novel
- By: Brandon Sanderson, Steven Michael Bohls
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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When the great red star Calamity appeared in the sky, some believed the end had come. They were right. Calamity created the Epics: humans with incredible powers they didn't deserve. They could have saved mankind. They could have lifted us into harmony and prosperity. Instead they burned. They slaughtered. They conquered. And then they ruled. Jax has learned all of this the hard way. Orphaned at an early age, he's spent most of his childhood training to be a Reckoner - determined to find the Epics' weaknesses, unlock their secrets, and protect those of us who are still left.
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Not as good as the usual Sanderson imo
- By Nate H on 07-24-21
- Lux
- A Texas Reckoners Novel
- By: Brandon Sanderson, Steven Michael Bohls
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Consistently good Anderson
Reviewed: 09-07-21
The characters and the subtle connection to the previous books leaves me wanting the next story.
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- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment. Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much. At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbor across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s.
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Super solid listen!!
- By Magpie on 06-24-12
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- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Nice twist
Reviewed: 05-30-21
This was a great story line and was well narrated. it was a surprising twist that a didn't see coming.
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Solomon's Arrow
- A Novel
- By: J. Dalton Jennings
- Narrated by: Peter Larkin
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
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It's the mid-21st century. The oceans are rising, the world's population is growing, terrorist organizations are running rampant, and it has become readily apparent that humanity's destructive nature is at the heart of the matter. When all faith in humanity seems lost, a startling proposal is announced: Solomon Chavez, the mysterious son of the world's first trillionaire, announces that he, backed by a consortium of governments and wealthy donors, will build an interstellar starship.
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Couldn’t finish this one.
- By The Carolina Dude on 11-08-20
- Solomon's Arrow
- A Novel
- By: J. Dalton Jennings
- Narrated by: Peter Larkin
Enjoyable plot twist
Reviewed: 01-21-21
Really liked the twist in the story line. It felt original and left me wanting to continue.
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Embers of War
- By: Gareth L. Powell
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Amy Landon, Greg Tremblay, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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From BSFA award-winning author Gareth L. Powell comes the first in a new epic sci-fi trilogy exploring the legacies of war. The sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to atone, she joins the House of Reclamation, an organization dedicated to rescuing ships in distress. When a civilian ship goes missing in a disputed system, Trouble Dog and her new crew of loners, captained by Sal Konstanz, are sent on a rescue mission.
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Narrator has an annoying cadence
- By Hilmi S Alkindy on 09-20-20
- Embers of War
- By: Gareth L. Powell
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella, Amy Landon, Greg Tremblay, Soneela Nankani, Natasha Soudek
Narrator inflections stopped me
Reviewed: 01-16-21
I could not listen beyond a few minutes simply because of the narrator's upward inflection at the end of each sentence. I have no idea what the story line is, sorry.
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Blood of Elves
- By: Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf. Geralt of Rivia, the cunning assassin known as The Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child. This child has the power to change the world - for good, or for evil.
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A great start to a Promising Series
- By Joe Chad on 06-07-15
- Blood of Elves
- By: Andrzej Sapkowski
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
Felt like a designed prelude...
Reviewed: 02-04-20
The series has very good reviews so I am hoping that the second book draws me in more. Perhaps it's my "attention deficit", but this story felt more like a designed prelude...not an independent starting point.
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The Starchild Trilogy
- By: Robert Williscroft
- Narrated by: Trenton Bennett
- Length: 48 hrs and 26 mins
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The Starchild Trilogy begins with building a Space Launch Loop enabling massive movement off Earth and subsequent settlement of Cislunar-Space, Mars, and beyond. Slingshot is the story of the struggle behind constructing the largest machine ever built stretching between Baker and Jarvis Islands in the Equatorial Pacific, and how the men and women behind Slingshot overcome the project's physical, economic, and human obstacles.
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I couldn't get through even the first chapter.
- By Daryl S on 05-18-19
- The Starchild Trilogy
- By: Robert Williscroft
- Narrated by: Trenton Bennett
I couldn't get through even the first chapter.
Reviewed: 05-18-19
The story and the performance were very poor. I continued listening in goes that it would get better but no luck. I gave up before completing the first couple chapters.
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Children of Time
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
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Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden.
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A very pleasant surprise
- By Simon on 06-17-17
- Children of Time
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
Great story line.
Reviewed: 08-22-17
I loved the way that both perspectives were given equal value and equal detail. This made the result more realistic.
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Death's End
- By: Cixin Liu, Ken Liu - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 28 hrs and 51 mins
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Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity due to the infusion of Trisolaran knowledge. With human science advancing daily and the Trisolarans adopting Earth culture, it seems that the two civilizations will soon be able to coexist peacefully as equals, without the terrible threat of mutually assured annihilation. But the peace has also made humanity complacent.
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one of the best trilogies I have ever listened to
- By Patrick on 10-17-16
- Death's End
- By: Cixin Liu, Ken Liu - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
Beautiful and fascinating story
Reviewed: 11-04-16
This is my second time listening to this series. The author achieves something that I have seen only rarely...his initial starting point (first book) gave no indication of the scope that he ultimately would bring to the completed series. I found this to be a truly challenging and therefore beautiful storyline.
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The Dark Forest
- By: Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins
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This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking listeners to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author. In The Dark Forest, Earth is reeling from the revelation of a coming alien invasion - in just four centuries' time. The aliens' human collaborators may have been defeated, but the presence of the sophons, the subatomic particles that allow Trisolaris instant access to all human information, means that Earth's defense plans are totally exposed to the enemy.
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A New Favorite
- By averageconsumer on 08-14-15
- The Dark Forest
- By: Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
Wonderful
Reviewed: 10-26-16
This was a great continuation to the first book. The imagery that it creates and the concepts are new and intriguing.
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