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Sleeping Planet
- The Science Fiction Novels of William R. Burkett, Jr.
- De: William R. Burkett Jr.
- Narrado por: Nathan Bakker
- Duración: 11 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction described this as a “hard-edged” tale of the 24th-century conquest of Earth by an alien empire the humans had judged too stupid to pull off such a coup. Only a handful of humans escaped the effects of a mutated narcoleptic drug that put humanity into protracted hibernation. The battle to liberate Earth is fought by those few with the aid of a vengeful ghost called “Gremper” by the aliens. The action is fast and furious, while the genius general of the invading fleet goes slowly insane at the disruption of his well-laid plans.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Needs a new Narrator
- De Michael H. Knowlton en 01-08-22
- Sleeping Planet
- The Science Fiction Novels of William R. Burkett, Jr.
- De: William R. Burkett Jr.
- Narrado por: Nathan Bakker
Good story, terrible narration
Revisado: 03-01-22
I read this in the 1970s, and was happy to see it on Audible. It's a fun invasion / adventure story with quite a few moments of dark (and some not so dark) humor. The writing is quite good, and the characters are interesting and have depth.
The narration is an emotionless, uneven monotone. It's like someone reading a phone book. I eventually got used to the awful delivery after a while and was able to concentrate on the story, but it was never very good.
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The Grapes of Wrath
- De: John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker
- Duración: 21 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,084
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 12,570
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,531
Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic The Grapes of Wrath remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of Dust Bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of Tom Joad and his family, who, like thousands of others, are forced to travel west in search of the promised land. Their story is one of false hopes, thwarted desires, and broken dreams, yet out of their suffering Steinbeck created a drama that is intensely human, yet majestic in its scale and moral vision.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wish I could give it 10 stars!
- De P. Minor en 07-18-14
- The Grapes of Wrath
- De: John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott
- Narrado por: Dylan Baker
Interstitial music utterly ruins narration
Revisado: 06-10-21
Someone at the publisher needs to remove the VERY LOUD MUSIC between sections. The narration is fine; the music is a deal-breaker.
Until they fix this, seriously do not bother with this title unless you enjoy jarring, immersion-killing music blasted into your ears every couple of minutes.
Avoid.
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SaturnAlia
- SpaceHome, Book 1
- De: Grant Callin
- Narrado por: Steve Heinke
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8
The year 2137: Humans discover they’re not alone in the universe. Competition between the SpaceHome Lagrangian colony and Earthers for first contact with the Aliens turns deadly in the rings of Saturn. Kurious Whitedimple is an unassuming professor of archaeology at SpaceHome University: possessor of a boring life at .3G and a boring future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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waiting on "a lion on tharthee"
- De Anonymous User en 12-22-20
- SaturnAlia
- SpaceHome, Book 1
- De: Grant Callin
- Narrado por: Steve Heinke
Well-written space opera with great characters
Revisado: 03-13-21
Grant Callin has a background in aerospace and astronautical engineering, and it shows. The plot is plausible (okay, suspend your disbelief about aliens, constant-acceleration spaceships, and maybe some strength of materials), but it's the characters that make the story.
The main character grows from a bit of nebbish to a "look of eagles" sky pilot right up there with the likes of Kim Kinnison and Cirocco Jones. He's got a lot of interior conflicts. He's terrible at cribbage. Somehow he succeeds, and earns the respect of (nearly) everyone for making some hard choices in a calm, responsible way. He's a lot like any of us, learning to do something new and difficult, or making a big change.
Callin's done his homework, and manages to maintain suspense during scenes like moon landings and navigating Saturn's ring system, while also keeping a common sense "let's be conservative and NASA-like" atmosphere. His astronautics are largely accurate (for the 80s, anyway) and his depiction of the CRF drive is consistent and pretty believable, once you get beyond the initial magic.
Oh, and it's funny. Except for the bits that will make you cry a little. No foolin'.
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