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Don't purchase this version.

Revisado: 09-17-15

Classic pulp sci-fi ruined by the second worst narrator on Audible (First worst is unimportant here).

There are a number of expertly-narrated versions of this Burroughs series on Audible - go get one of those.

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Scalzi is a modern master.

Revisado: 04-20-15

Just. Wow.



(Audible requires 15 words, which is ruining my heartfelt review. Screw you, Audible.)

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The triology was awesome, this book was not.

Revisado: 02-26-15

Love the first three books in this series (you should go get them now), and I really (REALLY) wanted to see how the Prince would use his new found maturity back home, but somehow Weber and Ringo lost it with this one. This whole book, especially the last half, feels like a terrible mistake.

If you loved the trilogy, skip book 4. You'll lead a happier and less disappointing existence.

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Vin paused, and so will I.

Revisado: 02-26-15

Great premise and really interesting magic system, but it's hobbled by unimaginative, repetitive prose and a mildly transparent plot. Michael Kramer gets high marks for flowing though it all.

Honestly, I think if Sanderson's editor had just removed every instance of the phrase "(so-and-so), paused", the entire book would be half as long and twice as entertaining.

Still, while I didn't exactly hate it, I'm pausing after this book.

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Worst. Naration. Ever.

Revisado: 08-25-13

Otherwise entertaining classic SF stories by great authors are ruined by bad narrators. I'd like to see this compilation re-done by a competent producer who knows how choose decent narration talent...

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Science! ...also by far the best narration ever.

Revisado: 06-18-13

Great use of actual science as a tool for survival in a very realistic (and for that reason, realistically scary) situation.

The writing is excellent, the characters are compelling, the math is actually part of the fun, and best of all -- the narrator absolutely NAILS it.

This is by far the best match-up of narrator and story I have heard on Audible, ever.

Ace all around.

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Well written but ultimately shallow Y.A. novel

Revisado: 06-18-13

Part of larger series that starts to feel aimless after the half-way point.

Characters are the rather 2 dimensional (sometimes only one) type found in a lot of young adult sci-fi / adventure stories.

In the end this book just sort of fizzles with little resolved. When will modern authors realize that even though they are writing for a series, any given installment needs it's own complete story arch? It's not enough to just stop writing with an implied "to be continued" after a certain number of chapters.

I'm not bothering with the rest of the series.

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Dick is always a challenging read, but...

Revisado: 08-18-12

Always worth it.


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Now audible is demanding I type more words. Really Audible? Why?

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Must Read - no matter your political pov

Revisado: 08-18-12

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This is a very even-handed, step-by-step evaluation of recent American military and political history. Not at all snarky or cynical. It should be assigned as a college freshman-level civics textbook. It would be a damned compelling, and at times entertaining, one at that.

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Epic Dissapointment

Revisado: 08-17-12

Would you try another book from Peter F. Hamilton and/or John Lee?

no

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment

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This proves once again that just because a book is overlong, that doesn't make it epic.

This story is just a tedious 37 hour grind, mostly filled with subplots that don't really go anywhere, way too many characters that are hard to care about, and uninteresting political jockeying (since the characters are wooden, so are their politics). The story could have been half as long to make it twice as compelling, but the plot doesn't really resolve, and the author just kind of stops writing. So in the end, what's the point?

As one subplot winds up, one of the characters yells in frustration, "You've got to be F*ing kidding me!". That's how I felt. Very disappointed. It's like the author is playing a joke. Then I searched audible to see if I had missed downloading the last chapters. But nope. This is all there is. Oh well.

I did like the alien aggressor point of view sub story, but that isn't introduced until about 2/3rds of the way in. It would have made a nice short story by itself. Toss the rest. That's about it.

The Narrator isn't as bad as everyone says and I didn't hear the volume changes everyone is complaining about. Sometimes you can tell when he is picking up a new take with different mic placement. Whatever. The producers could have paced his pauses between subplots better, sometimes it was hard to tell when the subject or setting had changed. Honestly, though, these are niggling details compared to how bad the actual story is.

If there is a sequel (there has to be since nothing is resolved at the end of this monstrosity), I don't even care. I'd rather just forget the 37 hours I spent with this tedious drivel.

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