N. Condon
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Seraphina
- By: Rachel Hartman
- Narrated by: Mandy Williams, Justine Eyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,699
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,533
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,534
Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high. Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Completely Inspiring Fantasy
- By The Gabbards on 07-26-12
- Seraphina
- By: Rachel Hartman
- Narrated by: Mandy Williams, Justine Eyre
Excellent book, amazing narration
Reviewed: 06-24-16
This is a wonderful and moving story and the reader may be the best I've ever heard.
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Dark Orbit
- By: Carolyn Ives Gilman
- Narrated by: Melanie Ewbank
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 71
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 70
Reports of a strange, new habitable world have reached the 20 Planets of human civilization. When a team of scientists is assembled to investigate, exoethnologist Sara Callicot is recruited to keep an eye on an unstable crewmate. Thora was once a member of the interplanetary elite, but since her prophetic delusions helped mobilize a revolt on Orem, she's been banished to the farthest reaches of space to minimize the risk her very presence may pose.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Should Have Been a Short Story
- By Tracey Rains on 03-14-16
- Dark Orbit
- By: Carolyn Ives Gilman
- Narrated by: Melanie Ewbank
Decent book, poor reading
Reviewed: 03-30-16
What did you like best about Dark Orbit? What did you like least?
The book itself has some interesting ideas and a decent story. It bogs down a bit in places, and there is a bit too much sophomoric philosophy
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Melanie Ewbank?
Unfortunately, the narrator is pretty awful. She over-enunciates and over-emotes, frequently mispronouncing words (e.g. "solipsist" with the accent on the second syllable), and while her use of a second accent is good, there is little else to distinguish the voices of the characters.
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Aurora
- By: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Ali Ahn
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,180
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,894
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,893
A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Future is Limited, Get Used to It
- By Martin Lesser on 08-20-15
- Aurora
- By: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Ali Ahn
Utterly Disappointing
Reviewed: 03-02-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
This was a huge let-down of a book from one of my favorite authors. It is bleak, nihilistic, miserablism, an ode to the idea that humanity should Just Stay Home. It's like the optimistic, visionary authour of "The Memory of Whiteness" and "2312" was replaced by a boderline AI made up of bits of the old KSR melded with the ghost of Michael Crichton. My sincere hope is that this book is an aberration, and that KSR's next will be another masterpiece like "The Years of Rice and Salt", or at least a bit of intriguing entertainment like "Shaman".
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