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The Draco Tavern
- De: Larry Niven
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 434
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 251
When a tremendous spacecraft takes orbit around Earth's moon and begins sending smaller landers down toward the North Pole, the newly arrived visitors quickly set up a permanent spaceport in Siberia. Their presence attracts many, including Rick Schumann, who establishes a tavern catering to all the various species of visiting aliens, a place he calls the Draco Tavern. From the mind of best-selling author Larry Niven come 27 tales and vignettes from this interstellar gathering place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Listen
- De D. Arkless en 04-07-07
- The Draco Tavern
- De: Larry Niven
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
Need more chapter breaks
Revisado: 12-07-21
I have always loved these stories, and the newer ones I hadn't heard are just as good as the old ones. The reader's fine. The low rating is for the chapters. There are 27 vignettes in this audiobook and only 7 chapters. I sometimes listen at bedtime, and if I fall asleep, it's quite a chore getting back to where I drifted off.
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The Peripheral
- De: William Gibson
- Narrado por: Lorelei King
- Duración: 14 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,752
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,765
Where Flynne and her brother, Burton, live, jobs outside the drug business are rare. Fortunately, Burton has his veteran's benefits, for neural damage he suffered from implants during his time in the USMC's elite Haptic Recon force. Then one night Burton has to go out, but there's a job he's supposed to do - a job Flynne didn't know he had. Beta-testing part of a new game, he tells her.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Worst Narration Ever
- De Tristan G R Wall en 05-29-15
- The Peripheral
- De: William Gibson
- Narrado por: Lorelei King
Twisty, clever, authentic
Revisado: 07-08-21
This took me about a year to get into. Reader's great. Story is believable and novel.
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Interview with the Robot
- De: Lee Bacon
- Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins, Ellen Archer, Josh Hurley, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 42 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20,250
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18,121
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18,068
Eve looks like an ordinary 12-year-old girl, but there’s nothing ordinary about her. She has no last name. No parents or guardian. She’s on the run from a dangerous and secretive organization that will stop at nothing to track her down. And most astonishing of all: she’s a robot, a product of Eden Laboratories. When Eve discovers the truth, she realizes everything she thought she knew about herself is a lie. Eve manages to escape, fleeing the lab, the only home she’s ever known.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Short Listen
- De Ronnie en 01-07-20
Resonated with my 11 year old daughter
Revisado: 07-09-20
I listened to this audiobook with my daughter. I found it engaging and surprisingly subtle. Themes of hurt, love, independence and control are nicely threaded within a mystery. My daughter loved it so much she listened to it again with her mother.
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Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
- The Dr. Siri Investigations, Book 7
- De: Colin Cotterill
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 317
Three young Laotian women have died from fencingsword wounds. Each of them had studied abroad in an Eastern bloc country. Before he can complete his investigation, Dr. Siri is lured to Cambodia by an allexpensespaid trip. Accused of spying for the Vietnamese, he is imprisoned, beaten, and threatened with death. The Khmer Rouge is relentless, and it is touch and go for the dauntless, 74-year-old national—and only—coroner of Laos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not all fiction
- De MolllyT en 07-08-17
- Love Songs from a Shallow Grave
- The Dr. Siri Investigations, Book 7
- De: Colin Cotterill
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
This series continues to get more disturbing
Revisado: 04-25-17
If you could sum up Love Songs from a Shallow Grave in three words, what would they be?
whistling at demons
What other book might you compare Love Songs from a Shallow Grave to and why?
Earlier books in the series
What about Clive Chafer’s performance did you like?
He's quite subtle. He felt a bit deadpan until I got sufficiently tuned in to his style, then I realized how rich his performance is.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Like the Merry Misogynist, some of the imagery in this book is really grim. Doc Siri and his gang continue to charm. I found the plot believable and gripping.
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The Merry Misogynist
- The Dr. Siri Investigations, Book 6
- De: Colin Cotterill
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
- Duración: 6 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 393
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 351
In 1978 in poverty-stricken Laos, a man from the city with a truck was somebody—a catch for even the prettiest village virgin. The corpse of one of these bucolic beauties turns up in Dr. Siri’s morgue, and his curiosity is piqued. The victim was tied to a tree and strangled, but she had not, as the doctor had expected, been raped. And though the victim had smooth, pale skin over most of her body, her hands and feet were gnarled, callused, and blistered.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Marriage from Hell
- De Cynthia en 10-12-14
- The Merry Misogynist
- The Dr. Siri Investigations, Book 6
- De: Colin Cotterill
- Narrado por: Clive Chafer
Much more grim than earlier
Revisado: 02-27-17
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, though less so than the earlier 5 books in the series. The plot did not thrill me, as the earlier books had.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Predictable
Which character – as performed by Clive Chafer – was your favorite?
Dr. Siri, Sivali, Dtui. I love how Chafer handles them all. He sounds flat, but if you listen closely, there is wonderful nuance to his characterizations.
Did The Merry Misogynist inspire you to do anything?
Write a review
Any additional comments?
I love this series. This book was a bit grim, and the plot less thrilling, but I'm still moving on the next book.
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Anathem
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, y otros
- Duración: 32 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,973
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,542
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,551
Fraa Erasmus is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the "Saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. Over the centuries, cities, and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Three times during history's darkest epochs, bloody violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I love Neal, but Good lord... ugh!
- De SpiderGrrl en 10-08-19
- Anathem
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, Neal Stephenson
Quirky, requires focus and repeated listens
Revisado: 07-17-16
Where does Anathem rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Top Two
What other book might you compare Anathem to and why?
I don't have anything to compare it to. It found it profoundly deep and considered. With a very fresh perspective
Which scene was your favorite?
Erasmus leading the tour thru the history of the avout.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No way. Too deep and too long. Need time to digest and think about stuff.
Any additional comments?
This book is weird. I may just be weird in the same way, because I loved it. Almost as much as I love Cryptonomicon.
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Anathem
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, y otros
- Duración: 32 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,379
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,977
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,988
In celebration of the week-long, once-in-a-decade rite of Apert, the fras and suurs prepare to venture outside the concent's gates - opening them wide at the same time to welcome the curious "extras" in. During his first Apert as a fra, Erasmus eagerly anticipates reconnecting with the landmarks and family he hasn't seen since he was "collected". But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the perilous brink of cataclysmic change.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Joe en 12-04-09
- Anathem
- De: Neal Stephenson
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, Neal Stephenson
Quirky, requires focus and repeated listens
Revisado: 07-17-16
Where does Anathem rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Top Two
What other book might you compare Anathem to and why?
I don't have anything to compare it to. It found it profoundly deep and considered. With a very fresh perspective
Which scene was your favorite?
Erasmus leading the tour thru the history of the avout.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No way. Too deep and too long. Need time to digest and think about stuff.
Any additional comments?
This book is weird. I may just be weird in the same way, because I loved it. Almost as much as I love Cryptonomicon.
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West of Honor
- De: Jerry Pournelle
- Narrado por: Lance Axt
- Duración: 6 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Recent Academy graduate Lieutenant Hal Slater is traveling first class to a cushy first assignment when he is suddenly preempted into a new detachment headed for a wild frontier world. Captain John Christian Falkenberg is forming a new unit from conscripts, guard house scrapings, and the remnants of decimated units, and has the authority to scoop up junior officers wherever he can find them. Hal is caught in that scoop.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Military Science Fiction at Its Best
- De Kindle Customer en 12-12-16
- West of Honor
- De: Jerry Pournelle
- Narrado por: Lance Axt
Classic Pournelle, wooden narrator
Revisado: 07-16-16
What did you like best about this story?
The authors political sense. The exploration of a mildly dystopian future
Would you be willing to try another one of Lance Axt’s performances?
absolutely not
Was West of Honor worth the listening time?
barely
Any additional comments?
I loved this book as a teenager, and was looking for something diverting and not too thought provoking. The narrator is pretty bad
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River of Time
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: Stephen Mendel
- Duración: 9 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26
The River of Time brings together 12 of David Brin's stories, including "The Crystal Spheres", which won the Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story in 1985. Here are powerful tales of heroism and humanity, playful excursions into realms of fancy, and profound meditations on time, memory, and our place in the universe. Who guides our fate? And can we ever hope to wrest control for ourselves?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this book
- De Pernicious en 05-26-16
- River of Time
- De: David Brin
- Narrado por: Stephen Mendel
Love this book
Revisado: 05-26-16
Would you listen to River of Time again? Why?
Yes, the depth of the stories lends itself to repeated listens
What did you like best about this story?
The Loom of Thessaly is perhaps my favorite short story ever
What about Stephen Mendel’s performance did you like?
Clear, direct reading. just enough inflection/nuance
If you could take any character from River of Time out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Pavlos Apropoulos
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