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Dawn for a Distant Earth
- Forever Hero Series #1
- Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
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Thousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers an abandoned wasteland inhabited by only a few degenerate or mutated human outcasts. But among them is a boy of immense native intelligence and determination who grows up to become the force behind a plan to make Earth flower again. He is, if not immortal, at least very long lived, and he plans to build an independent power base out in the galaxy and force the galactic empire to devote centuries and immense resources to the restoration of the ecology of Earth.
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- By: Brian Daley
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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Mankind was beginning its third leap into the Galaxy, but Old Earth had so long kept to herself that her people were unable to travel safely among the rough-and-tumble cultures that had evolved on distant worlds. That annoyed Earth's rulers, for Hobart Floyt--a minor Terran bureaucrat-- had been left a mysterious inheritance by the deceased ruler of a small but wealthy interstellar empire.
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Best Sci Fi Fun anywhere!
- By A. Foxter on 07-07-15
By: Brian Daley
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Altered Carbon
- By: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
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In the 25th century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen.
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Altered Carbon
- By Jake Williams on 09-22-07
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The Abyss Beyond Dreams
- Chronicle of the Fallers, Book 1
- By: Peter F. Hamilton
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 22 hrs and 28 mins
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The year is 3326. Nigel Sheldon, one of the founders of the Commonwealth, receives a visit from the Raiel - self-appointed guardians of the Void, the enigmatic construct at the core of the galaxy that threatens the existence of all that lives. The Raiel convince Nigel to participate in a desperate scheme to infiltrate the Void. Once inside, Nigel discovers that humans are not the only life-forms to have been sucked into the Void. The humans trapped there are afflicted by an alien species of biological mimics.
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Intersection of the Void and Commonwealth - Super
- By C. Hartmann on 10-30-14
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Inquisitor
- By: Mitchell Hogan
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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To Inquisitor Angel Xia, it was just another corporate killing on a backwater planet. But as the bodies begin to pile up and she finds herself a target, she realizes she's stepped on one toe too many. Barely escaping attempts on her life by powerful agents with seemingly limitless reach and influence, Angel senses even her co-Inquisitors can't be trusted. But as the web tightens, she receives a cryptic message from a computer program claiming to be a little girl in desperate need of her help.
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meh
- By James Cross on 08-17-15
By: Mitchell Hogan
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On Silver Wings
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When the Colony on Hayden's world went black, a team was sent to investigate. It was supposed to be a training mission: skip in, find out the Casimir Transmitter had gone dead, report back and wait for resupply from the Fleet. By the time the only surviving member of the team made landfall, it was spectacularly clear that this wasn't a training mission.
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Not the best, but better than many on audible
- By Desmond on 10-27-15
By: Evan Currie
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Legion of the Damned
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In the future, the terminally ill can prolong life by surrendering their consciousness to a cybernetic life form that is then recruited into the notorious Legion of the Damned, an elite fighting unit charged with protecting humanity.
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Pretty poor
- By Taliesin on 05-09-10
By: William C. Dietz
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A Fiery Sunset
- The Omega War, Book 1
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- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
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The plot by the Galactic Union’s Mercenary Guild against the Four Horsemen has culminated in an invasion of Earth. Faced with an overwhelming force, the human mercs had no choice. They’ve fled, leaving Sansar Enkh to go to the Mercenary Guild headquarters on Capital Planet to stand trial for humanity. On the run, Jim Cartwright and Nigel Shirazi have travelled to the Winged Hussars’ secret base of New Warsaw, in an effort to convince Alexis Cromwell to join the fight, while the other mercenaries who escaped the fall of Earth have gone to the perceived safe haven of Karma.
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had a hard time finishing
- By Connie Uriarte on 05-17-20
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Fool's War
- By: Sarah Zettel
- Narrated by: Parisa Johnston
- Length: 19 hrs and 40 mins
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In this New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a strange new life form threatens all of humanity, and only a fool would stand in its way. Katmer Al Shei has done well with the starship Pasadena, cutting corners where necessary to keep her crew paid and her journeys profitable. But there are two things she will never skimp on: her crew - and her fool. For a long space journey, a certified Fool’s Guild clown is essential, to amuse, excite, and otherwise distract the crew from the drudgeries of interstellar flight.
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Amazing characters. Amazing story. I loved it.
- By E. Brown on 12-08-18
By: Sarah Zettel
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The Course of Empire
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- Narrated by: Chris Patton
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Conquered by the Jao twenty years ago, the Earth is shackled under alien tyranny - and threatened by the even more dangerous Ekhat, one of whose genocidal extermination fleets is coming to the solar system. The only chance for human survival is in the hands of an unusual pair of allies: a young Jao prince, newly arrived to Terra to assume his duties, and a young human woman brought up amongst the Jao occupiers. But, as their tentative alliance takes shape, they are under pressure from all sides.
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ERIC FLINT'S VENTURE INTO FULL SCI-FI MODE
- By Professor on 11-01-12
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Diving into the Wreck
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Boss loves to dive historical ships, derelict spacecraft found adrift in the blackness between the stars. Sometimes she salvages for money, but mostly she's an active historian. She wants to know about the past--to experience it firsthand. Once she's dived the ship, she'll either leave it for others to find or file a claim so that she can bring tourists to dive it as well. It's a good life for a tough loner, with more interest in artifacts than people.
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NOT Clive Cussler in Space
- By W. S. on 03-18-10
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- Cathy
- 01-28-16
Good story
"The ballad of the captain" sounds very much like the old Dubliners song, "Seven Drunken Nights." Loved this story after getting used to the narrator. Looking forward to the next book.
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- Todd
- 10-16-15
A good solid Book
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, To be honest I do not know why But just a good book
What about Kyle McCarley’s performance did you like?
Does a real good job even with the many sounds that makes these style books hard to Perform
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- gander
- 10-22-15
Finally!
What did you love best about Dawn for a Distant Earth?
It is a man doing his all to create a better place. How can you not love that.
What other book might you compare Dawn for a Distant Earth to and why?
Consider this book as a lighter, less insane mixture of Dune by Frank Herbert and Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
Any additional comments?
One of my favorite series. I am so glad this series is being made into audiobooks because it gives me another way to enjoy it.
While I was shocked the reader did not have a deeper voice, McCarley's talent overcomes my initial hesitancy the more I listen.
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- Lifesavr
- 10-20-15
Great Science Fiction
I cried at the end. Like so many great books this one brought me closer to what being human is all about.
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- Eric G. Peters
- 10-23-15
Early work, but really good Modesitt, Jr book
What did you love best about Dawn for a Distant Earth?
Solid environment, there were parts of the book that jumped around a bit needlessly, but considering this was written back in (1987 & I had never read the paperback before) I can't wait for the next books to come out on audible!
Have you listened to any of Kyle McCarley’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
He's solid in this as he is in other books, enjoy reading (err listening?)
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Both the scene toward the end with the empress and the scene at the end with his "crew" made me cry. One of the first cries I've had reading a book in 2015 - you got me good!
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- Courtland Crocker
- 04-28-23
Great story
So-so narration. I don’t care for attempts at accent or dialect. Otherwise fun to which I listened.
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- dankeith
- 03-25-16
Great Story... Performed by "Looney Tunes"
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
I would recommend the book but not this audio version.
What did you like best about this story?
Strong character... masculine morality is often cut short... not here... I like that. Exciting and unusual setting.
How could the performance have been better?
Wow.. the voices used by the narrator were beyond bad. It sounded like the narrator was making fun of the characters by making them sound like cartoon character nerds, aliens and wimps.... which was much in conflict with the author's writing. The droopy dog voice is used on almost all military personnel of power.... maybe the narrator has a slight grudge?
Could you see Dawn for a Distant Earth being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
If they use the audible version it would star Marvin the martian... and the whole gang of characters.... Droopy dog would definitely have multiple parts along with professor duck.
Any additional comments?
Yaaa.... the narrator changed the story, by making the characters Goofy sounding. The narrator re-wrote the story.... I don't like that and I doubt that it was the intent.... Because I had read the book first it really bothered me that the silly voices changed the message.... made it trivial.
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-14-15
It's modesitt at his best!
It's a typical Modesitt story, but in space. although it lost something because of the narrator. I'm not saying he's bad but I guess I'm just used to Kirby!
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- red
- 01-18-24
if your looking to bash christians
book was ok then it started to bash christians. To me that is not why i listen to books. the last thing i want to listen to is someone bashing a religion.
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- Christopher
- 11-09-15
Bad Reader.
I listen to hundreds and hundreds of books and I've never had a reader turn me off from listening to a book.
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