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Planetside
- By: Michael Mammay
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,807
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,254
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,242
War heroes aren't usually called out of semi-retirement and sent to the far reaches of the galaxy for a routine investigation. So when Colonel Carl Butler answers the call from an old and powerful friend, he knows it's something big - and he's not being told the whole story. A high councilor's son has gone MIA out of Cappa Base, the space station orbiting a battle-ravaged planet. The young lieutenant had been wounded and evacuated - but there's no record of him having ever arrived at hospital command.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refreshing Sci-Fi
- By Chris Duemig on 08-01-18
- Planetside
- By: Michael Mammay
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
mill sci fi meets detective story.
Reviewed: 02-10-21
really enjoyed the story. great pacing, interesting plot and main character, if a few of the usual stereotypes. I enjoyed the ending.
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The Silver Ships
- The Silver Ships, Book 1
- By: S. H. Jucha
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,565
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,373
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,372
An explorer tug captain, Alex Racine detects a damaged alien craft drifting into the system. Recognizing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make first contact, Alex pulls off a daring maneuver to latch on to the derelict. Alex discovers the ship was attacked by an unknown craft, the first of its kind ever encountered. The mysterious silver ship's attack was both instant and deadly.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Preachy political utopia and arrogant protagonist
- By D. MacNair on 03-19-19
- The Silver Ships
- The Silver Ships, Book 1
- By: S. H. Jucha
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
such a great premise
Reviewed: 10-24-16
was excited for the first couple of hours about a new series with a great set up, then the recluse turned into the Alpha male over night and the Nobel lady into a teenager.
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Brothers in Valor
- Man of War, Book 3
- By: H. Paul Honsinger
- Narrated by: Ray Chase
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,326
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,200
Sometimes Captain Max Robichaux fights by the book—and sometimes he throws the book away. This makes him one of the Union Space Navy's rising stars. It's also what has kept him and his green crew alive...thus far.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Good Continuation... Can't Wait For Book #4
- By Striker on 07-05-15
- Brothers in Valor
- Man of War, Book 3
- By: H. Paul Honsinger
- Narrated by: Ray Chase
very enjoyable
Reviewed: 09-29-15
the story was a lot of fun and some great voice acting really brought it to life. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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A Savage War of Peace
- Ark Royal, Book 5
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,134
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,049
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,044
On her maiden voyage, HMS Warspite discovered Vesy, a world populated by primitive aliens, aliens whose culture had already been twisted and warped by human refugees from the First Interstellar War. Now Captain John Naiser and his crew spearhead a diplomat mission to the alien homeworld, hoping to ease them into the galactic mainstream.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The opposite of the prime directive.
- By Lore on 09-11-15
- A Savage War of Peace
- Ark Royal, Book 5
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
very enjoyable
Reviewed: 09-23-15
interesting story that raises some interesting moral situations. highly recommend if you like nutall's style of writing
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The Synchronicity War, Part 3
- By: Dietmar Wehr
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 854
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 785
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 788
The Synchronicity War is going badly for the human race and its loyal AI allies. The 11,000+ humans remaining in the universe are desperately trying to remain undiscovered by their xenophobic alien adversaries while they attempt to rebuild a viable military defense and discover how they're receiving messages from the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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focuses much more on the AI involvement
- By Midwestbonsai on 05-29-15
- The Synchronicity War, Part 3
- By: Dietmar Wehr
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
great narration, ok story
Reviewed: 06-23-15
pretty average story, solid sci fi stuff, but formulaic. narration is great, great range of consistent voices.
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Pandora's Star
- By: Peter F. Hamilton
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 37 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9,864
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7,751
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,766
The year is 2380. The Intersolar Commonwealth, a sphere of stars some 400 light-years in diameter, contains more than 600 worlds, interconnected by a web of transport "tunnels" known as wormholes. At the farthest edge of the Commonwealth, astronomer Dudley Bose observes the impossible: Over 1,000 light-years away, a star...vanishes. It does not go supernova. It does not collapse into a black hole. It simply disappears.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Epic Scifi
- By Devin on 10-17-09
- Pandora's Star
- By: Peter F. Hamilton
- Narrated by: John Lee
stick with it
Reviewed: 06-07-15
I would describe this as a very British novel, full of details and paved very differently to American SciFi. I am not sure if the author is British, but it is Dr who compared to Stargate. one you get into the story it will hook you.
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The Outcast
- The Empire's Corps, Book 5
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,191
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,085
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,083
A new novel set in the universe of The Empire's Corps! When Sameena's brother accidentally annoys a religious leader on her home world, her entire family is targeted for elimination. Forced to flee to save her life, Sameena stows away on a trader starship and is eventually welcomed into the crew, embracing their very different culture and making a new life for herself amongst the stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Weaving the galactic sector together!
- By Philip D. Mann on 03-20-15
- The Outcast
- The Empire's Corps, Book 5
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
great read in a growing universe
Reviewed: 05-10-15
a rounded and interesting story. the continued expansion of the stories of the universe keep the saga fresh. author seems to love the word scowled....
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A Little Rebellion
- Crimson Worlds
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeff Bower
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 324
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 300
The Third Frontier War is over, and the Western Alliance is triumphant. All across human-occupied space, colony worlds celebrate the coming of peace. But peace is an elusive dream, and more trouble is brewing. The war was expensive, and the economies of the Superpowers, always fragile, are on the verge of total collapse. The Directorate, the shadowy intelligence organization that has become the true power behind the Alliance government, plans to strip the colonies bare to pay the costs of war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story, awfull narrator.
- By Björn Natan Bjarnason on 07-27-17
- A Little Rebellion
- Crimson Worlds
- By: Jay Allan
- Narrated by: Jeff Bower
solid sci fi
Reviewed: 02-17-15
enjoyable listen with great narration. only complaint would be that the characters are a dichotomous in their moral states. some more grey would make them more believable.
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Seventh
- The Marching Darkness, Book 1
- By: Heath Pfaff
- Narrated by: Sean Schroeder
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
James awakens to the glow of red emergency lights and discovers himself locked in his quarters aboard the deep space vessel Odyssey. Communication circuits are severed, and the Artificial Intelligence system is malfunctioning. It doesn't take the young cadet long to realize that the technical issues he's experiencing are among the least of his concerns. Dark things wrapped loosely in human flesh haunt the strangely vacant halls of the Odyssey, and James can't be sure whether they really exist or he has lost his mind to the rigors of space.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and Suprising
- By Matthew on 09-02-14
- Seventh
- The Marching Darkness, Book 1
- By: Heath Pfaff
- Narrated by: Sean Schroeder
Interesting and Suprising
Reviewed: 09-02-14
Would you listen to Seventh again? Why?
Yes. There was a lot of complexity in the story and I would enjoy going back to it in a year or so and picking up on different elements that I missed
What did you like best about this story?
That I enjoyed it so much.... I got this story from a Reddit give away and was somewhat dubious going in given it is not my normal type of book. It managed to hook me quickly and keep me interested.
What does Sean Schroeder bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Set the right pace with the novel. Was able to give the right inflection and presence to most scenes. I would have like a little more emotion in some of the madness experienced by the main character (but this could have gone very badly...). Would have a great voice for military sci fi.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Ahh.. maybe spoilers.... the moment when he realised he killed the marine. Not sure why, but that was rather a surreal moment with great narration hinting at the confusion and acceptance of the deed.
Any additional comments?
This would make an amazing manga movie. I would also really enjoy reading a solid sci fi novel set in this universe (rather than what I would consider a short story).
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The Lost Fleet: Dauntless
- By: Jack Campbell
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel, Jack Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,262
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,346
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,376
Captain John "Black Jack" Geary's legendary exploits are known to every schoolchild. Revered for his heroic "last stand" in the early days of the war, he was presumed dead. But a century later, Geary miraculously returns from survival hibernation and reluctantly takes command of the Alliance fleet as it faces annihilation by the Syndics.
Appalled by the hero-worship around him, Geary is nevertheless a man who will do his duty. And he knows that bringing the stolen Syndic hypernet key safely home is the Alliance's one chance to win the war. But to do that, Geary will have to live up to the impossibly heroic "Black Jack" legend.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Flat and Feeble-minded Characters
- By Diomedes on 05-09-14
- The Lost Fleet: Dauntless
- By: Jack Campbell
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel, Jack Campbell
Solid Sifi
Reviewed: 10-23-13
Where does The Lost Fleet: Dauntless rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Pretty good listen. Heavy on the 'real physics' aspects and military lingo. Voice acting is very good, with no silly sounds, and consistent characters across the whole book.
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