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Mars potatoes meets metal chains.

Revisado: 06-15-21

Enjoyed "The Martian"...?? Your going to love this!!

Another fantastic journey through logic, science, problem solving and human interactions under stress. Totally enjoyable.

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Must listen! Great performance. Awesome stories!

Revisado: 08-11-20

Saw a new book on Audible from Neil Gaiman, so downloaded it and dove in. TLDR... I had no idea....

The mental images were dark, Gothic, Sin City like grittiness... mixed with the undertones of American Gods, DCs Joker and a wistful the Graveyard Book.

The chapters were like episodic graphic novels mixed with Black Mirror... and as I drew close to finishing the audio book, I felt surely this would make a great TV series (or something)....

ONLY TO FIND THAT.... I've been living under a rock... O_o

The Sandman is the same publication that's been running since 1989 through to 2015 with more than 75 issues...

It is not only epic, it has received countless awards and is on multiple must-read lists.

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Non-fictional fiction, in a present post-present

Revisado: 08-27-17

In this "Non-fictional fiction, in a present post-present" reality, the thin line between fiction and possibly is, at times, horrific.

While still much more light hearted and optimistic than it could have been, this glimpse into the future unveils the multitude of precipices humanity finds it self on.

For all that, the character development and story arc were very satisfying.

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Still too short, but a good story

Revisado: 04-23-17

While still a bit miffed at Audible for not compiling the last three books together, at least the story has me wanting more.

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Mini book was good but... short...

Revisado: 04-22-17

Really wish I didn't have to waste a credit to listen to this mini book. You can't skip it if you want to read the series, so your screwed, as it is certainly worth reading, so I guess you'll just have to buy it....

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Brilliant

Revisado: 04-14-17

Mark Watney fighting hamsters and lizards with Skippy. Hilarious, engaging and a great story ark. Can't wait to start the next in the series.

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Dr Who Esk jaunt through time and space

Revisado: 03-16-17

While it took a while to get into the style Tom Merritt used in this story, particularly with the repetition of the main characters name, once I had drawn a mental parallel between this character, and Dr Who, another time travelling jack of all trades, I was able to focus on the development of Pilot X. While I understand the importance of the naming structure, it would have been easier to digest if sometimes the name was shortened.

The pacing of the story built up to a nice crescendo as it twisted and turned though time and space, and I think I might need to read it again to really grasp all the detail, but for a first effort, this story shows a lot of promise.

In another comparison to Dr Who, one of my favourite characters in the story was Pilot X's ship, but you'll just have to read it to find out why.

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If you can ignore the narrator, it's a fun ride

Revisado: 01-30-17

When the narrator started I almost quit within the first 10min. She didn't read poorly, but the tone and sing song manner of any text that wasn't spoken by a character grated the entire book.

That said, the story was original and interesting. Started getting flashbacks to the movie "Momento".

All in all, listen to a preview before buying the book. If you can handle it, certainly worth giving it a try.

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Quality book, not quality recording

Revisado: 09-04-16

I have been noticing more and more that the quality of recordings on audible seems to be a little bit less than I would expect. well for the most part there are no problems the occasional glitch and jump in recording really takes you out of the story and is very unfortunate.

The story of self is a great continuation in the series though this book did seem a little bit short, perhaps as I was enjoying it too much

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What a wonderful world.

Revisado: 07-21-16

Such a great read. Loved the character development. It offers fantastic value for your credit.

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