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Pile of Bones
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 1 h y 45 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,722
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,102
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,100
When a storm reveals a mysterious cave behind a waterfall, the young mystic’s apprentice and her wolf investigate. Inside, she discovers a secret place containing a pile of human bones and the young girl makes what could be a fatal mistake. In this Legends of the First Empire prequel, we witness the events that helped shape the woman who would one day become Suri the Mystic, the first Rhune Artist, and a hero to a generation
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good preview, unsatisfying story
- De Samuel Hudnet en 01-11-20
- Pile of Bones
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Lovely short story and good starting point
Revisado: 01-16-20
A lovely story about Suri and Minna. A good starting point into The Legends of the First Empire, although it has additional value if you are familiar with the series.
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Age of Legend
- Book Four of The Legends of the First Empire
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,029
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8,266
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,246
With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and the New York Times best-selling Age of War, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan riveted fans with a tale of unlikely heroes locked in a desperate battle to save humankind. After years of warfare, humanity has gained the upper hand and has pushed the Fhrey to the edge of their homeland, but no farther. Now comes the pivotal moment. Persephone’s plan to use the stalemate to seek peace is destroyed by an unexpected betrayal that threatens to hand victory to her enemy and leaves a loved one in peril.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Entirely a transition Novel
- De Perrins2win en 07-12-19
- Age of Legend
- Book Four of The Legends of the First Empire
- De: Michael J. Sullivan
- Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds
Getting more in love each time
Revisado: 09-12-19
Even though I thought it couldn't be possible, as the story progresses, I'm more in love with this series.
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The Fated Sky
- Lady Astronaut, Book 2
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,878
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,705
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,697
Mary Robinette Kowal continues the grand sweep of alternate history begun in The Calculating Stars. The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars. Of course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there’s a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic - but potentially very dangerous - mission. Could Elma really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family to spend several years traveling to Mars?
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3 out of 5 stars
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The authors Agenda is showing
- De Areader en 09-26-18
- The Fated Sky
- Lady Astronaut, Book 2
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
Our intrepid adventurers continue their travel...
Revisado: 07-08-19
Our intrepid adventurers continue their travel towards Mars.
After falling in love so hard with The Calculating Stars, I was a little bit afraid about its continuation. Now, I'm not only in love with its successor, but with the whole series!
I would also like to mention how Mary Robinette has made me sympathize with a character I profoundly disliked in the previous book. A terrific example of first person narration and its effects towards how readers' perception of the characters are influenced by the main character's perception of them.
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Octoshi
- De: James Agee Jr.
- Narrado por: Heidi Allred
- Duración: 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Octoshi is the story of a boy whose family owns a sushi shop and his friend octopus. The boy wishes to save his friend before the octopus is turned into sushi. Will he succeed? In this story of friendship and love, there is much to learn.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A sweet, heartwarming short story
- De midobal en 06-19-19
- Octoshi
- De: James Agee Jr.
- Narrado por: Heidi Allred
A sweet, heartwarming short story
Revisado: 06-19-19
Disclaimer: I received a free copy in exchange of a honest review.
This was a sweet, heartwarming short story about a little kid that lives in a sushi shop. The shop has a big fish tank, and the kid does not like that they became food. One day, after meeting his first octopus--which is destined to become high quality food for an important client--he decides that he cannot longer let their friend become sushi. After all, his grandmother had teach him to love everything.
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The Last of the Unanswered Questions: Insufficient Data for a Meaningful Answer
- Venus Alive, Book 1
- De: Elliott Killian
- Narrado por: Alondo Brewington
- Duración: 15 m
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General2 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:2 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia2.5 out of 5 stars 12
When Jack becomes the captain on a trip to the center of the universe to investigate how the cosmos all started, it seems straightforward enough. But tensions rise among the team's lead scientist and engineer. Then suddenly, they become uncertain of whether they'll ever come back from their mission. This uncertainty may undermine the operation. But if they fail to find the answers they seek, the universe may cease to exist, along with humanity and all other life forms.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too Short to Really Evaluate Properly
- De George R. en 07-01-19
- The Last of the Unanswered Questions: Insufficient Data for a Meaningful Answer
- Venus Alive, Book 1
- De: Elliott Killian
- Narrado por: Alondo Brewington
Neither bad not good enough
Revisado: 06-18-19
Disclaimer: I received a promotional copy in exchange for a honest review.
The premise of the story--a spacial research trip to find the answer of the universe--sound interesting, but the execution is not done well enough. My main concern is that the story is too short for what it aims, leaving not enough place for building the setting or getting to know the cast of characters.
Performance was okay. However, the audio production was really bad. It sounded more like an amateur production with a minimal knowledge about sound editing.
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The Calculating Stars
- A Lady Astronaut Novel
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Duración: 11 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,579
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,158
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,150
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the East Coast of the US, including Washington, DC. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the Earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space and requires a much-larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York’s drive to become the first lady astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Never achieves lift off
- De Richard Bruno en 10-01-18
- The Calculating Stars
- A Lady Astronaut Novel
- De: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrado por: Mary Robinette Kowal
I just fell in love
Revisado: 06-03-19
I'm finding it hard to describe this masterpiece. Saying that it has a very interesting setting, an awesome cast of characters and a great portrayal of anxiety and how hard it was for women in the 50s; is simply not enough. All I can say is that I completely fell in love, and that it's definitively going into my favorite books.
Also, listening to the audio book version--narrated by Mary Robinette herself--it's a delight.
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The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12,198
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,044
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,017
The Interdependency, humanity’s interstellar empire, is on the verge of collapse. The Flow, the extra-dimensional conduit that makes travel between the stars possible, is disappearing, leaving entire star systems stranded. When it goes, human civilization may go with it - unless desperate measures can be taken. Emperox Grayland II, the leader of the Interdependency, is ready to take those measures to help ensure the survival of billions. But nothing is ever that easy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Building upon a collapse, this follow-up exceeds!
- De C. White en 10-16-18
- The Consuming Fire
- The Interdependency, Book 2
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
I though it couldn't get better. I was wrong.
Revisado: 04-16-19
After how awesome The Collapsing Empire was, I though the story couldn't get any better. I've never been happier to be so wrong.
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20,847
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 19,221
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 19,167
Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time that transports us to other worlds, around other stars. Humanity flows away from Earth, into space, and in time forgets our home world and creates a new empire, the Interdependency, whose ethos requires that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against interstellar war - and a system of control for the rulers of the empire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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THE STUPIDITIES OF COURT
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 04-01-17
- The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
Political intrigues in outer space
Revisado: 04-03-19
This series has a very interesting "worldbuilding"--more like "univerbuilding"--with a comercial system based on the ocean currents commerce from our history, and what would happen if those currents suddenly disappear.
As always, Wil's narration is a delight.
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The Android's Dream
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12,830
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,595
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,582
A human diplomat creates an interstellar incident when he kills an alien diplomat in a most unusual way. To avoid war, Earth's government must find an equally unusual object: A type of sheep ("The Android's Dream"), used in the alien race's coronation ceremony. To find the sheep, the government turns to Harry Creek, ex-cop, war hero and hacker extraordinaire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Covertly flatulent Scifi at it's best!
- De DAVID en 11-12-11
- The Android's Dream
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
A fun and thrilling sci-fi story
Revisado: 03-20-19
Although with a slow start, the book is a fun sci-fi thrilling story, with a mix of political and religious intrigues, and a mission to save the earth... and a sheep.
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Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,765
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,951
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,912
Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts. With flesh and bone bodies, a sport like this would be impossible. But all the players are "threeps", robot-like bodies controlled by people with Haden's Syndrome, so anything goes. No one gets hurt, but the brutality is real, and the crowds love it. Until a star athlete drops dead on the playing field.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THIS is why I read SciFi! Scalzi gets into your head (be it on or off)
- De C. White en 04-17-18
- Head On (Narrated by Wil Wheaton)
- De: John Scalzi
- Narrado por: Wil Wheaton
Another great mystery novel in the LockIn universe
Revisado: 02-28-19
Agents Vann and Shane return to another great mystery story on one of my favorite Scfi-Fi settings. If you enjoyed Lock In, you should totally read this one!
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