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Ribbonworld
- The Balcom Dynasty, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stephen Bungay
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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"Review a hotel for me," she said. "It'll be easy," she said. I haven't even got started, and there's a body in the bathroom.
It was only supposed to be a hotel review. All Miles Goram wants to do is finish up and get off Reevis as quickly as he can. It's an airless planet where everyone lives under a giant dome. Not the sort of place he wants to be stuck on. The body in his bath has really fouled his plans up. Then, he discovers the dead man's secret.
As Miles gets drawn deeper into life on Reevis, he finds corruption and mistrust everywhere. Balcom Industrial treat the place like their own kingdom and discourage any questioning incomers. As a journalist and ex-convict, Miles is on top of their most unwanted list.
If the death threats and the fact that everyone trying to make him leave wasn't enough, there's the added distraction of a missing heiress thrown in.
Suddenly, his life has got very complicated, and Miles wants answers. If only he can live long enough to find them.
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Tarantula
- A John Milton Short Story
- By: Mark Dawson
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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Meet John Milton. He considers himself an artisan. A craftsman. His trade is murder. Milton is the man the government sends after you when everything else has failed. Ruthless. Brilliant. Anonymous. Lethal. You wouldn't pick him out of a crowd but you wouldn't want to be on his list. In this second dip into his case files (see 1000 Yards for a further novella), Milton is sent to Italy to investigate the death of a colleague from Group 15.
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John Milton tries to exit British intelligence
- By Wayne on 06-03-16
By: Mark Dawson
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The Enceladus Mission
- Ice Moon 1
- By: Brandon Q. Morris
- Narrated by: Doug Tisdale Jr.
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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In the year 2031, a robot probe detects traces of biological activity on Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons. This sensational discovery shows that there is indeed evidence of extraterrestrial life. Fifteen years later, a hurriedly built spacecraft sets out on the long journey to the ringed planet and its moon. The international crew is not just facing a difficult twenty-seven months: if the spacecraft manages to make it to Enceladus without incident it must use a drillship to penetrate the kilometer-thick sheet of ice that entombs the moon.
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Robotic performance, potentially interesting story
- By Opa on 02-21-19
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Pilot X
- Pilot X, Book 1
- By: Tom Merritt
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Pilot X is Ambassador of the Alendans, a race with the ability to move through space and time as guardians of the timeline. Locked in ongoing conflict with the Sensaurians, an organic hive mind that can send messages in thought throughout its own history, and the Progons, a machine race who can communicate backwards in time, Pilot X finally manages to create peace among the three races.
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Great Story - wish there was more
- By Howard on 03-29-17
By: Tom Merritt
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The Tourist
- A Novel
- By: Olen Steinhauer
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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In the vein of John le Carré and Graham Greene, this contemporary international thriller follows Milo Weaver as he is drawn into a conspiracy that links riots in the Sudan, an assassin committing suicide, and an old friend who's been accused of selling secrets to the Chinese. Once the CIA and Homeland Security are after him, the only way for him to survive is to return, headfirst, into Tourism.
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A book not for dummies
- By Tim on 03-23-09
By: Olen Steinhauer
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The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax
- By: Christopher Shevlin
- Narrated by: Finlay Robertson
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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When Jonathon Fairfax accidentally helps a murderer bump off Sarah Morecambe, the secretary of a senior politician, he sets off a chain of events that astonishes him. Jonathon is wrong-footed by even the most everyday things, so he's particularly startled to find himself caught up in a conspiracy that goes right to the heart of government. Teaming up with a suave private investigator, a glamorous granny and the probable love of his life, Jonathon must confront his greatest fears - including talking to girls and balaclava-clad killers - and answer some very difficult questions.
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Great story with LOL moments
- By Bethany on 12-11-20
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- Kindle Customer
- 10-09-20
good story line.
I enjoyed the characters and the story, and I look forward to more Balcom Dynasty stories!
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- WGWhite
- 09-17-20
Amazing Audible done right.
First up. I love the narrator's accent in this title. Steven Bungay does an awesome job at unfolding the story at just the right pace all the while being very effective at mimicking the different voices when required. Richard Dee, while I don't know his work personally, except for this title now of course, has done an exquisite job with Ribbonworld. Giving no spoilers away, the world created in Ribbonworld is one in which I really and deeply fell in love with. Seeing it through the eyes of the main character who is portrayed in the first person gives you the experience that you might expect, however I must add a very colorful one at that. To be honest, I couldn't put Ribbonworld down. I just wanted to know more about the world, characters and story, but having said that, I am very easily pleased. I see the effort put into the writing and I do love all genres except romance. I recommend Ribbonworld wholeheartedly and give it a solid 10/10.
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- Shanna Tidwell
- 04-28-21
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Great story. Not read anything quite like it before. Love the explanation of the different world/s and how we’ve conquered them to survive on them.
Miles is a great guy, a nice guy and someone I think we could all use on our side.
Narration by Stephen Bungay was ode to for this series!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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- BT
- 07-14-20
Definitely a 3.5 star
I received a free review copy of this audio book, at my request, and am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review.
This book is an example of why I don't like the 5 star system. This is definitely not a 4 star book, but it's better than a 3 star book. It's a solid 3.5.
The story presents itself as a mystery, of sorts. However, it's not. It's a story about a journalist becoming tangled up in a corporate plot. However, the journalist isn't all that particularly nosey and has no real sleuthing skills. His investigation, as it were, it more about back story and world building, "why is there a breeze in the dome? " etc.
He more or less stumbles to the end of the book with the good will of people around him, who are really driving the plot.
So without the mystery, there should be great world building and character. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Most characters wear their entire character development on their sleeve, in a wysiwyg kind of way. There is really only 1 exception to this and it's played more for confusion to the other characters than anything else.
So then, why 3 stars? Well cause it's an enjoyable read. The story is interesting enough to keep my interest, the characters are not charming, but are likeable enough. The plot is good and the tech is cool. The idea of a ribbon world is different, even if domes are not, and the concepts that are built around it are interesting.
The voice narration, by Stephen Bungay, was pretty good. He doesn't have a wide range of voices, and his female voices are weak, but his voice is easy to listen to and fits into the story well. He occasionally uses voice modulation for phone calls and communication, which is a nice touch.
All in all, a perfectly good book, but not great, with good narration, but not great. If the author put a bit more effort into developing his characters and making them more complex, and adding some layers to the story, then it would have been much better. Likewise, if the narrator had put more effort into his voices, he would have been much better. But as it stands, it's a good book, a d an enjoyable read.
While I won't go seeking out book 2, if it crosses my path, I definitely see me picking it up.
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- Gilbert M. Stack
- 07-15-20
A Little Ellery Queen in a Dashiell Hammett Plot
This book opens like a scene from Dashiell Hammett, and while hero Miles Goram is not a hard-boiled detective, the novel keeps that Hammett-like feel as it builds a mystery around themes that legendary author often wrote about. The opening scene sets the groundwork for the whole novel. Goram has arrived late in the domed city of Reevis and when he checks into his cheap hotel room, he finds a body in the bathroom—the body of the man he had traveled here to meet. Goram thought he had come to Reevis to review a new hotel, but his now-dead contact had a much bigger story in mind and Goram has to get to the truth behind it before someone kills him. The problem—absolutely no one seems to want him around—not the workers, not the local government, not the Balcom corporation—and it’s not easy to solve a mystery when no one wants to talk to you.
Yet Goram can’t help but dig and what he finds is…well I don’t want to spoil the novel for you. Suffice it to say that Dee has created a hero that it’s easy to get behind, and he puts enough clues out there that you have a legitimate chance not only to piece together what’s happening but to figure out the big surprises. So I think it’s fair to say Ribbonworld gives you a bit of Ellery Queen in a Dashiell Hammett plot set out in a realistic science fiction setting.
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
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- B VanDyk
- 07-16-20
Very intriguing story
A great story with a twist on the reporter genre, The setting is interesting and engaging, providing a unique set of problems for the protagonist.
Narrated well.
I look forward to the next book in the series.
I received this audiobook for free in exchange for an unbiased review.
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- Mish Medhat
- 04-20-21
Absolutely nailed the crime noir vibe perfectly
I was motivated to grab a copy of Ribbonworld on Audible when I heard a sample of Chapter one. The narrator, Stephen Bungay captures the crime noir tone of the book exactly. His vocal interpretation of Miles Goram, the chief protagonist in the book is incisive, and perfectly nuanced with elements of cynicism and mystery, making Miles an easy but intriguing character that you warm to instantly. That instant connection hurls you into the life of Miles, a slightly down (he’s just got out of a jail spaceship), but no quite out, gossip columnist who needs to find out who’s killed Nic Stavriedies, a star hotelier and famous entrepreneur whom he was sent to Reevis to interview, and who ends up lying dead on Miles’ bathroom floor in his hotel. And so begins the adventure on Reevis – the Ribbonworld of the title – and the many fierce and fascinating characters that Miles discovers on his journey to clear his name and uncover the real killer of the hotel owner.
Throughout Ribbonworld, Mr Bungay’s depiction of characters voices is spot-on. From the strange police duo Flanagan and Chumna, with Flanagan’s gentle Irish lilt, soothing possible offenders into a false sense of security to Chumna’s brash, uncompromising timbre that clearly shouts ‘I don’t suffer fools gladly’, the vocal expertise of Mr Bungay in his adaption of Ribbonworld shines through.
I particularly enjoyed the audible realization of Tash Perdue – the practical, intelligent planetary explorer and Donna Markes, the conniving PA of head of the Balcom dynasty - Igor Balcom himself. In audiobooks, a male voice undertaking a female one can sometimes not quite work, but Mr Bungay’s skill in this area is heard, and the listener quickly feels the words being said come alive by the female characters, and are audibly transported into each scene.
Ribbonworld is a story set far into the future on a distant planet, but such is the power of Mr Dee’s writing, his amazing worldbuilding and the grounded scientific foundations that this story is built on, that you feel this is a world that’s close by, indeed, it could be a shuttle hop away. The story itself is beautifully woven whodunnit with a flavor of an industrial espionage and conspiratorial activities. It holds the listener gripped, waiting on the next chapter. I really recommend this audiobook to anyone who wants to escape and immerse themselves in Dashiell Hammett-style story in space!
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