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One of the best stories in the series

Revisado: 05-18-13

Would you consider the audio edition of The Warrior's Apprentice to be better than the print version?

No, but good

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Warrior's Apprentice?

Mourning Sergeant Bothari

Which character – as performed by Grover Gardner – was your favorite?

Miles or Bothari. They belong together.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

And so it begins.

Any additional comments?

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Very good, especially the arctic section

Revisado: 05-18-13

Would you consider the audio edition of The Vor Game to be better than the print version?

No

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Vor Game?

The stand off at the arctic base

Have you listened to any of Grover Gardner’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes. Very well.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

A few

Any additional comments?

A good start too his career

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With missing section restored, Now it's great

Revisado: 05-17-13

After restoring the missing section in Chapter 3, now it's a coherent whole. Thanks for working with the publisher to fix a 4 minute gap, which while obviously an easy thing to do, had me worried for a while that it wouldn't be done in the short term. This relatively rapid response is much appreciated.

I think Studs Terkel would be proud. The various performers' interpretation of the text made the messages from the witnesses much more varied, both in voice and in the message. This makes it feel more like independent witnesses than in the original texts, and the emotion in some of the performances was much more moving. Some of the standouts for me included the K9 trainer, the feral young lady being treated and acting out the incident that orphaned her around age 4, Sinclair as acted by Alan Aldo, the performance of Redecker, and the Chinese submariner.

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Comparable to the original reading of the book

Revisado: 03-20-13

What made the experience of listening to Berserker's Planet the most enjoyable?

The narrator. He was also good in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Double Star by Hienlien

What was one of the most memorable moments of Berserker's Planet?

The first duels, as well as the Berserker God climbing the knoll that the spaceship was on

What about Lloyd James’s performance did you like?

The emotion he brings to the reading.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the Magnate was mentally dominated and shamed by the controlling Berserker

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Enthusiastic narrator, but mispronounced words

Revisado: 02-27-13

What did you love best about Friday?

Her perspective

If you’ve listened to books by Robert A. Heinlein before, how does this one compare?

Average story, better than average performance

Have you listened to any of Hillary Huber’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

First time

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Baldwin's demise and the conclusion.

Any additional comments?

Somewhat preachy, but several honest and caring scenes. The viewpoint is different from many of his books.

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Goss rendition of an excellent book

Revisado: 07-23-12

What did you love best about Logan's Run?

The story and the faithful way that the narrator had in evoking the feel of the book.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Logan's Run?

There were many, but I particularly liked the way that the story opened.

What about Oliver Wyman’s performance did you like?

His feeling for the characters, and his characterisations.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yep

Any additional comments?

Nope

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Competent telling of a good story.

Revisado: 06-15-12

The story stands on its own merits; it is one of his better juveniles, but not his best. As usual, he has interesting characters and makes you think about the science and engineering of what is going on in a natural way, without detracting from the entertaining and compelling characters, and the solid plot. The narrator did a nice job, and let the story roll along without being melodramatic. He also did a nice job of giving the characters unique voices.

I liked it, almost as much as I enjoyed the book.

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Some material I hadn't seen before

Revisado: 12-05-11

I particularly liked Del Rey, Leiber, Schmitz (the first material I had read by him), Dick and Herbert.

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Fake accent and wooden performance

Revisado: 11-29-11

I've read the novel before, and it is classic Burroughs. Not his best but not his worst by any means. The main problem I had with this audiobook was the narration.

There were two problems. First, the narrator used some sort of Eastern European accent for all the Martian dialogue, and a neutral American accent otherwise. This grated on me and detracted from the content of what was being spoken, since the accent was being pushed so much that the dialogue felt unnatural. Second, there was little feeling or emotion being expressed in the dialogue. I felt that the narrator didn't understand the feelings of the charactors nor the author's intent, and as a result it was difficult for me to engage with the characters or the story. It was like listening to someone reading a laundry list.

For me either aspect was a killer. I would not recommend this rendition.

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