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Under the Yoke
- Draka, Book 2
- De: S.M. Stirling
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 18 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
In Under the Yoke, S.M. Stirling traces the rise of the Domination of the Draka and its long struggle with the United States and the American-led Alliance for Democracy. In this alternate history, the Americans who reject the Revolution did not scatter to the four winds and Canada; a slight change in the course of events brought them to the new Crown Colony of Drakia instead - starting with the Cape of Good Hope and soon encompassing the whole of the right subcontinent of Southern Africa.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beware: Minor Abridgements
- De rgrekejin en 10-30-20
- Under the Yoke
- Draka, Book 2
- De: S.M. Stirling
- Narrado por: David Colacci
Beware: Minor Abridgements
Revisado: 10-30-20
I quite liked the audible version of the first Draka book, "Marching Through Georgia". This book retains the narrator, and he continues to do a completely fine job. Not amazing, but quite good. My only complaint is that this audiobook appears to be based not off the original print version, but rather off the slightly abridged version of this story that appeared in the collection "The Domination".
The original print versions of the Draka books would typically begin each chapter with a brief excerpt from an in-universe book, and would include an extensive appendix, both of which served to provide additional background information and worldbuilding that's usually helpful in establishing the timeline of an alternate history work. These sections added up to about 30 pages of the original paperback. They were removed when the Draka books were collected in "The Domination", but since they were included in the audible version of the first book in the series, "Marching Through Georgia", I had assumed they would continue to do so for "Under the Yoke". But this appears not to be the case. The story is entirely comprehensible without them, but they definitely add to the experience.
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Bears Want to Kill You
- The Authoritative Guide to Survival in the War Between Man and Bear
- De: Ethan Nicolle
- Narrado por: Ethan Nicolle
- Duración: 4 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Did you know bears never die? There are many unknown facts about these fur-adorned mammals. Because the hard truths about bears can be difficult to process, society often shields itself from the realities of the true threat bears pose to mankind. Every book written on bears has been a lie. People live under the false impression that bears can be avoided, that bear attacks are survivable, and even that bears are not immortal. Suffice it to say, people have a lot to learn about bears, bear safety, bear attacks, and the impending war between man and bear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sssh, or the bears will hear you
- De Andrew B. en 06-25-19
- Bears Want to Kill You
- The Authoritative Guide to Survival in the War Between Man and Bear
- De: Ethan Nicolle
- Narrado por: Ethan Nicolle
Great book, but probably better in print
Revisado: 08-20-19
I really can't recommend the book itself highly enough - a hilarious "survival manual" in the illustrious tradition of The Zombie Survival Guide. I loved the print version of this book, and was curious hear how well the (many) illustrations, diagrams, and charts would translate to audio, and the answer is... well, it's hard to say. What the narrator (who is also the author) decided to go with was simply describing the illustrations in the absolutely driest, most technical deadpan imaginable. It kind of gives a picture its own special kind of life to hear a guy describing, with bloodless exactitude down to the hundredths of a percent, the precise proportion of honey, salmon, elk, ninja, and last surviving dinosaur present in a typical bear's droppings, but really - the images really do need to be *seen* to be properly appreciated. The effort here is heroic, but the audiobook feels more complementary to the printed version rather than being truly stand-alone.
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