Ricky Spanish
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Century Rain
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,279
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,081
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,076
Three hundred years from now, Earth has been rendered uninhabitable due to the technological catastrophe known as the Nanocaust. Archaeologist Verity Auger specializes in the exploration of its surviving landscape. Now, her expertise is required for a far greater purpose. Something astonishing has been discovered at the far end of a wormhole: mid-twentieth-century Earth, preserved like a fly in amber.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of John Lee's best performances
- By DAVID on 07-24-10
- Century Rain
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: John Lee
A good Sci-fi/Noir hybrid, but not the best of Reynolds work.
Reviewed: 03-16-24
The main characters were compelling with the gradual discovery of Auger's and other parties motivations. Though I wouldn't say it holds up to Revelation Space it is still a very enjoyable standalone book worth your purchase.
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Sheltered
- By: C Grezo, Rupert Knowles
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 272
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 249
Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi sitcom, starring Gemma Whelan, Sindhu Vee, Rufus Hound and Marek Larwood. It’s been centuries since Armageddon and no one has ever left the bunker that has sustained what remains of civilised human life.... When innocent simpleton Gary and social climber Veronica are sent to explore the world outside, they soon regret ever leaving the safety, soft furnishings and quilted toilet paper of Fallout Shelter 7421.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's "The IT Crowd" meets "Mad Max"
- By Vegas player on 12-16-20
Great story, Wish there were more.
Reviewed: 06-20-23
This was a captivating and honestly hilarious series. Not once after the first ten minutes of episode one did the story ever drag on. It was a consistently entertaining story with great acting all around.
I just wish the story continued for more well written and acted content.
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Ghosts of Zenith
- Lost Planet Homicide
- By: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,753
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,530
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,527
On a planet where life is cheap, in a city built on corruption, very few things are considered holy. The Landing Site is one of them. The remains of the century-old habitat pod—which delivered the colonists to the only barely habitable place on the cruel world of Croatoan—has become a monument to the hardscrabble people who somehow survived the unsurvivable. So when blood is shed on that sacred ground, it’s seen as an attack against the entire colony.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Always leave ‘‘em wanting more
- By Amazon Customer on 01-23-23
- Ghosts of Zenith
- Lost Planet Homicide
- By: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Excellent continuation of a great story
Reviewed: 04-23-23
First of all you need to listen to Lost Planet Homicide to fully appreciate this story. It is still a fantastic story standing alone, but the world building and character development set up in book 1 adds a lot of context to this story. Excellent narration as always. Larry is probably one of my favorite authors I've recently discovered. Give oth these stories a shot, you won't regret it.
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Orphans of the Sky
- The Future History Series
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,541
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,380
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
Hugh had been taught that, according to the ancient sacred writings, the Ship was on a voyage to faraway Centaurus. But he also understood this was just allegory for a voyage to spiritual perfection. Indeed, how could the Ship move, since its miles and miles of metal corridors were all there was of creation? Science knew that the Ship was all the universe, and as long as the sacred Converter was fed, the lights would continue to glow, the air would flow, and the Creator's Plan would be fulfilled.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing....
- By MarkKnight999 on 08-21-18
- Orphans of the Sky
- The Future History Series
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
a sci fi classic.
Reviewed: 11-24-22
If you're familiar with Heinleins other work this one shouldn't be too surprising for you. Characterization is solid even if the performance could have used more varied voices. Enjoyable throughout. There were no lulls in the story that made me want to put it on hold.
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A Philip K. Dick Collection
- By: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Andy Harrington
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
From the author of science-fiction classics such as The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? comes a collection of 13 short stories of dystopic visions of technological terror, post-nuclear holocaust warfare, time travel, space travel, man vs. alien, man vs. machine, man becomes machine, man becomes plant, and other fantastic tales performed in a vividly dramatic narration by Andy Harrington.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unfortunately mediocre
- By Anonymous User on 03-14-23
- A Philip K. Dick Collection
- By: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Andy Harrington
A great collection with a few low points.
Reviewed: 11-24-22
Performance was fantastic and most of the stories are classics. a few of the shorts I was unfamiliar with. Only one of the works in this failed to hold my attention. A must have if you're a Heinlein fan.
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Project Kawayan
- By: Randy Ribay
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Richard Ferrone, Jennifer Aquino, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,363
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,276
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,273
You wake up floating. Not in the air, but horizontally in a coffin-sized chamber filled with blue gelatinous fluid. You do not remember what this is. You do not remember why you are here. You do not remember who you are.
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1 out of 5 stars
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as annoying as talking to answering service
- By Svetlana on 08-07-22
- Project Kawayan
- By: Randy Ribay
- Narrated by: Eileen Stevens, Richard Ferrone, Jennifer Aquino, Manny Jacinto, Randy Ribay
choices are ignored
Reviewed: 11-06-22
Really good story but most choices are ignored so leads you on a single path
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Consider Phlebas
- By: Iain M. Banks
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,583
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,035
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,043
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender. Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Visionary but half-cooked intro to Culture 'verse
- By Ryan on 07-20-13
- Consider Phlebas
- By: Iain M. Banks
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
Great introduction to Banks' works.
Reviewed: 08-06-22
I'm looking forward to listening to the rest of this franchise. there were a few spots throughout where the story kind of lagged and didn't hold my attention. But overall it was very good.
Narration was okay, nothing stand out as great or bad.
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