K. Jemison
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Shadows Beneath
- The Writing Excuses Anthology
- By: Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, and others
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
From the Hugo Award-winning hosts of the Writing Excuses writing advice show comes a collection of all-new stories of the fantastic, with beautiful illustrations and a behind-the-scenes look at each story’s creation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun Stories and a Great Look at the Process
- By Pat on 10-19-20
- Shadows Beneath
- The Writing Excuses Anthology
- By: Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells, Howard Tayler
- Narrated by: Full Cast, Terence Aselford, Colleen Delany, Richard Rohan, Eric Messner, Ken Jackson, Kimberly Gilbert, Dawn Ursula, Michael John Casey, Evan Casey, Nick DePinto, Mort Shelby
Really fascinating to see the process!
Reviewed: 02-19-25
I'm not a writer, but I really enjoyed seeing the initial brainstorming session, rough drafts and feedback in addition to the final stories. Definitely a must listen for aspiring writers and a fun look inside the process for everyone else. I enjoyed all the stories as well.
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Our Conversation with KAMALA HARRIS
- Length: 39 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Yesterday, President Biden announced that, for the good of the nation, he would not remain in the race for the Presidency, and instead he offered his full support and endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for President. The Vice President shared her gratitude and expressed that it is her intention to earn and win the Democratic nomination. As we look ahead with new energy and excitement toward the grave magnitude and historic hope of the next 107 days, we are looking back to a conversation we had with Kamala Harris last year on what would have been the ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fight madam president fight!
- By overflowing blessings on 07-28-24
Get up to speed with our next president
Reviewed: 07-23-24
Like a lot of people, I don't know as much about Kamala Harris as I'd like. Here is a chance to hear from her, in particular her opinion on reproductive choice.
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Service Model
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,817
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,684
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,684
Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away. Fleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another banger from Tchaikovsky
- By J. C. Amos on 06-09-24
- Service Model
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
First slog by Tchaikovsky
Reviewed: 06-24-24
I've enjoyed all his previous books immensely, but while I appreciated the themes of the book and some of it was absolutely brilliant (see the central library's information sorting method), the pacing was outright painful. Maybe listen to the preview and see how the pacing goes for you before buying it.
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The City on the Edge of Forever
- By: Harlan Ellison
- Narrated by: full cast, Orson Scott Card, Bonnie MacBird, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 151
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Story4 out of 5 stars 149
The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, The City on the Edge of Forever has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an "eviscerated" version - which subsequently has been voted the most beloved episode in the series' history. In its original form, The City on the Edge of Forever won the 1966-67 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Teleplay. As aired, it won the 1967 Hugo Award.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Ok Harlan, we get it
- By S.E.B. on 02-11-17
You aren't buying this for what you think you are buying it for...
Reviewed: 12-16-23
No, while Harlan Ellison's original screenplay is poignant, poetic, and beautiful, what you are actually buying this for is listen, spellbound, as Harlan spends literally hours eviscerating all those who have wronged him in the past. Of course this is primarily Gene RoddenbJerry, but also those that supported him. These parts are actually recorded by Ellison and you can feel the relish in his voice as he sets the record straight, and he has receipts. It's classic Ellison. I imagine he must have been a very hard man to be friends with, but he is certainly an incredibly gifted, if cantankerous, writer.
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Fire and Song
- Warformed: Stormweaver, Book 2
- By: Bryce O'Connor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 32 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,810
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,274
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,274
Reidon Ward's first semester at the Galens Institute hasn't been without reward. In just over half a year he's gone from the weakest cadet at school to one of the strongest in his class, and there's no one left who would argue that his Device, Shido, isn't the most terrifying CAD they've ever laid eyes on. Still, Rei knows that his climb has barely begun, like he knows that the true fight is only just starting. After all… The Sectionals tournament has arrived. Rei, along with Aria, Viv, Catcher, and a couple unexpected squadmates, are about to face the first real battle of their careers.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ehh
- By W. Pierce on 11-01-23
- Fire and Song
- Warformed: Stormweaver, Book 2
- By: Bryce O'Connor
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
A lot of fun that also hits you in the feels!
Reviewed: 11-11-23
I haven't enjoyed a hero school story this much since Super Powereds. Highly recommend. As well as the flip. If you enjoyed this, try the other.
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Elric of Melniboné
- Volume 1: Elric of Melnibone, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf
- By: Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman - Foreword
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 24 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,405
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,199
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,198
It is one of the most well-known and well-loved fantasy epics of the twentieth century: the story of Elric, emperor of the dying kingdom of Melniboné. For a hundred centuries the Melnibonéans have ruled from the Dragon Isle of Imrryr. Now, after years of corruption and decadence, Elric’s amoral cousin Prince Yyrkoon, the brother of his beloved Cymoril, sets his eyes on the Ruby Throne. Elric must face his treacherous cousin not as a warrior but as a sorcerer king once again in league with the ancient gods of Melniboné, the Chaos Lords, and thus sealing his inexorable fate.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Skip the first chapter, it's not Moorcock.
- By Ted C. on 02-17-22
- Elric of Melniboné
- Volume 1: Elric of Melnibone, The Fortress of the Pearl, The Sailor on the Seas of Fate, and The Weird of the White Wolf
- By: Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman - Foreword
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
Pulp stories shined brighter in my memories
Reviewed: 07-20-23
I just finished listened to the first few books in the Eric of Melnibone books. I remember, in junior high school, loving these books. They were first multiverse stories I ever stumbled upon with multiple incarnations of the eternal champion in multiple dimensions with time lines that did not flow in parallel such that when characters met it was often the first meeting for one, but not the other. All of this seemed mind blowing back then, but now the stories, characters, and scenes all seem tissue paper thin. I won't bother continuing the stories.
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The Heroes
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 22 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,045
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,715
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,719
They say Black Dow has killed more men than winter and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls. The King of the Union, ever a jealous neighbor, is not about to stand by smiling while Black Dow claws his way any higher. The orders have been given, and the armies are toiling through the northern mud. Thousands of men are converging on a forgotten ring of stones, on a worthless hill, in an unimportant valley, and they've brought a lot of sharpened metal with them.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Is it just me?
- By corey rondeau on 05-05-11
- The Heroes
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrated by: Michael Page
I didn't realize there were versions with different narrators
Reviewed: 06-15-23
As always, I loved Abercrombie's storytelling, but was caught by surprise to find a different narrator than I was accustomed to. If you have been listening to the Hachette Audio version narrated by Steven Lacey, be careful to choose that version! I'd like to stress that there is nothing at all wrong with Michael Page's performance, but it is jarring to hear new voices for familiar characters.
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Clash
- The Arinthian Line, Book 4
- By: Sever Bronny
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 786
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 716
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Story5 out of 5 stars 714
Warlocks Augum, Bridget, and Leera are finally able to relax after a grueling ordeal in Bahbell. But their fugitive mentor, the legendary Anna Atticus Stone, tasks them with a dangerous new quest - sneak into an ancient library and research an artifact that could devastate the Legion, and turn the tide in the war. Their substitute mentor Leopold Harvus, however, is an obsessive and petty man with a distaste for anything untoward, particularly Augum and Leera’s affections for each other. As their studies suffer from his meddling, Harvus finally pushes Augum too far.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not as good as the first 3 books
- By Amazon Customer on 05-23-20
- Clash
- The Arinthian Line, Book 4
- By: Sever Bronny
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
Slog through the first half
Reviewed: 12-30-22
I literally stopped listening to the book and started a new one because I was so disgusted with the writing of Mentor Harvus and the daughter of the mayor of the village. It was so two dimensional, and stupid. However once the quest began the story was thoroughly enjoyable. I honestly recommend listening to the first portion of the story at a faster speed so you get through it faster.
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Robot Dreams
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 839
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 729
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 727
A robopsychologist must outwit a machine determined to stay hidden in "Little Lost Robot"; a woman’s talent for "Light Verse" overshadows her true accomplishments with her robot servants; "The Last Question" presented to computer after computer over a hundred billion years may remain forever unanswered … and seventeen more future visions from the grand master of science fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The 3 Laws of Robotics
- By Nils J. Rasmussen on 10-26-14
- Robot Dreams
- By: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Collection of short stories
Reviewed: 03-04-21
Some are about robots and a good number are not. I'm sure I recognized the first story from another collection I read. It's a great selection of stories, but pleases ignore Audible's decision to put it in the "Robot" time line. The stories about robots still largely adhere to the 3 laws of robotics, but that is the only link to the robots continuity.
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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
- And Other Conversations About Race
- By: Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Narrated by: Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,255
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,926
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,901
The classic, New York Times best-selling book on the psychology of racism that shows us how to talk about race in America. Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address or a coping strategy? How can we get past our reluctance to discuss racial issues? This fully revised edition is essential listening for anyone seeking to understand dynamics of race and racial inequality in America.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Key Takeaway: Everything is White People's Fault
- By David Larson on 09-07-17
- Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
- And Other Conversations About Race
- By: Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Narrated by: Beverly Daniel Tatum
The introduction should be required reading for all Americans.
Reviewed: 02-10-19
This entire book is phenomenal. However, I would ask the publisher to make the introduction publicly available. It is an absolutely necessary read for all Americans, particularly those who think that racism is behind us, and that America is a meritacracy. It gives so much perspective on where America really stands.
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