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Elite: Tales from the Frontier

By: Chris Booker, Darren Grey, Tim Gayda, Allen Farr, Lisa Wolf
Narrated by: Toby Longworth, Penelope McDonald
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Written by Chris Booker, Darren Grey, Tim Gayda, Allen Farr, Lisa Wolf, Ulla Susimetsä, Marko Susimetsä, Rose Thurlbeck, Alexander Saunders, Gareth Bailey, Nicholas Hansen, Ramon Marett, Frederick Burbidge, Matthew Benson, and Christopher Jarvis under official license from the creators of, and based in the vast universe of, the seminal space trading computer game Elite: Dangerous. Read by Toby Longworth and Penelope McDonald. Music by Allen Stroud. Cover design by Heather Murphy.

Enjoy 15 scintillating tales in this eclectic collection where characters seek honor, truth, retribution, and in one case, a place to sell 300-year-old Lavian brandy.

The stories:

Crossing the Line by Chris Booker

The Comet's Trail by Darren Grey

A Question of Intelligence by Lisa Wolf

The Easy Way Out by Ramon Marett

The Maledict by Tim Gayda

Children of Zeus by Christopher Jarvis

Pinacotheca by Alexander G Saunders

Blood is Thicker by Ulla Susimetsä

Beyond Civilization by Marko Susimetsä

Cat's Cradle by Rose Thurlbeck

Nature's Way by Gaz Bailey

A Game of Death by Allen L Farr

Mission (almost) Completed by Matthew Benson

Research Purposes by Fred Burbidge

Ode to Betty Cole by Nicholas Hansen and Darren Grey

©2014, 2015, 2016 Chris Booker (P)2014, 2015, 2016 Daniel Grubb
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The best quality audiobook I have heard to date!

Wow! wasn't expecting a full production! I'm a fan of the game but would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys good science fiction.

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Love Elite but not too crazy about the narration.

Though I enjoy the Elite Dangerous universe, I found some of the stories hard to follow along with as the narrators choose to use similar voices for the different characters. I found myself lost on who was speaking, having to rewind and relisten to catch what was happening. I did enjoy the book overall though and plan to get others from the universe. 4/5 stars.

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welp

ima need more mmk definitely super cool or you're an elite dangerous fan. probably even if you have never played elite dangerous it's well worth the credit.

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Awesome good to follow stories!

one of the best Elite stories I heard so far are in here. not sure what els to say

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Don’t let bad reviews fool

There’s definitely a lot of unnecessary bad reviews for this. It’s very obvious lots of people tried and didn’t always succeed in nailing that Arthur C Clarke style of short story with a good story and great punctuating ending.
While some failed, there are definitely enough that nailed it to justify the listen or read. If “fan service” is your complaint, remember these are written by FANS, people who played Elite and got the kickstarter tier to write a short story. So of course they mention the fan favorite memes and lore bits, it’s THEIR favorite.
Easy recommend for Elite fans.

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Nice effects, but a lot of missed editing.

I have played Elite and the sound effects bring back memories from the game. Voice acting is good. My issue is there are a lot of sound editing mistakes in each story/chapter. Words cut off or music cutting without fading.

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