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Isaac Steele and the Best Idea in the Universe
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- By: Daniel Rigby
- Narrated by: Daniel Rigby
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 989
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 944
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 943
The theft of the Best Idea in the Universe from Thresia's Intergalactic Bank of Ideas plunges the Discovered Universe into chaos. With a robotic partner who’s not the machine he fell in love with and a mind as cool and measured as a forest fire, Isaac must unravel a cosmic conspiracy that stretches further than the reaches of even his depraved imagination. Earth and Thresia teeter on the brink of war as the race to recover the Best Idea intensifies. Yet in this bizarre Universe, truth proves stranger - and far more perilous - than fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The serious comedy sci-fi we've been waiting for.
- By Tommy Mack on 11-10-24
- Isaac Steele and the Best Idea in the Universe
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- By: Daniel Rigby
- Narrated by: Daniel Rigby
Good sequel
Reviewed: 01-09-25
I’ve copied my review from The Forever Man as the books are sequential & related: A clever story, highlighted by the author’s narration. Well written, humorous, and a fun read.
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Isaac Steele and the Forever Man
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- By: Daniel Rigby
- Narrated by: Daniel Rigby
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,828
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,707
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,697
Agent Isaac Steele has problems. He spends all his splibs on drink and drugs. He has some deep-seated and very much unresolved issues with his parents. And his robotic partner at Greatest Britain’s Department of Clarification, Dr Timothy Stephens, is ruled more by his heart than his hard drive. But all these issues take a back seat when Isaac stumbles upon a case involving the most sensitive information in the cosmos - a Never File, inaccessible to all except those with the highest clearance. He is expressly forbidden to involve himself. So naturally he does.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bombastic comedic rollercoster
- By Hillary on 09-14-21
- Isaac Steele and the Forever Man
- The Isaac Steele Chronicles
- By: Daniel Rigby
- Narrated by: Daniel Rigby
Clever
Reviewed: 01-09-25
A clever story, highlighted by the author’s narration. Well written, humorous, and a fun read.
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Daniel X: Genesis
- By: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy
- Narrated by: Michael Cimino, Abigail Breslin, Jimmi Simpson, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,226
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,875
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,856
James Patterson’s thrilling adventure series gets an exclusive, audio-only origin story in Daniel X: Genesis, brought to life by an all-star cast. We meet Daniel, an ordinary teen just trying to navigate his way through high school. That all changes when he discovers he has super powers and can conjure up anything, at any time, just by imagining it. Suddenly he’s meeting powerful entities who tell him he is not, in fact, a typical teenage human but an alien...and his parents died not in a car wreck but in an epic battle with an intergalactic villain.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Book Starts as if in the Middle of a Story
- By Georgia McNabb on 08-19-22
- Daniel X: Genesis
- By: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy
- Narrated by: Michael Cimino, Abigail Breslin, Jimmi Simpson, Mercedes Ruehl, full cast
YA Warning
Reviewed: 01-08-25
My bad for not reading the Title Details. Well written, but much screaming & yelling from our High School hero. Those older than high school age have been warned.
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The Plot Against America
- By: Philip Roth
- Narrated by: Ron Silver
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,526
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,165
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,155
In an astonishing feat of empathy and narrative invention, our most ambitious novelist imagines an alternate version of American history. In 1940 Charles A. Lindbergh, heroic aviator and rabid isolationist, is elected president. Shortly thereafter, he negotiates a cordial "understanding" with Adolf Hitler while the new government embarks on a program of folksy anti-Semitism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life is imitating Roth's art
- By Matthew on 08-04-16
- The Plot Against America
- By: Philip Roth
- Narrated by: Ron Silver
Back to the future
Reviewed: 08-18-24
Though this book was published in 2004, it’s scary relevant today. Just replace antisemitism with election deniers and Hitler with Putin, who interferes with US elections and manipulated a U.S. president.
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Cyborg Corps: Publisher's Pack
- Cyborg Corps, books 1-2
- By: J. N. Chaney, Christopher Winder
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 897
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 829
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 827
Contains books one and two of the Cyborg Corps series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you.
- By Robert H Casko on 10-26-22
- Cyborg Corps: Publisher's Pack
- Cyborg Corps, books 1-2
- By: J. N. Chaney, Christopher Winder
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
A fun comic book
Reviewed: 08-11-24
A fun story that reads like a 50’s comic book. It comes off a little goofy as the narrator sounds like Rod Sterling from the Twilight Zone. While there is plot progress, there is little resolution, so like a comic book, we must wait for the next issue.
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3zekiel
- By: Peter Cawdron
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 207
Deep within the Congo, a team of scientists prepares for the greatest event in the history of humanity, making first contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial species. Only the jungle is no place for doubts. Could first contact be our last?
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1 out of 5 stars
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avoid this book
- By Ralf Månsson on 07-19-22
- 3zekiel
- By: Peter Cawdron
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
Interesting & well written
Reviewed: 05-12-24
Such a pleasure to listen to a well written Sci-Fi novel. If you’ve downloaded a bit of Sci-Fi from Audible, you’ll know this is a rarity. I look forward to venturing into more of the First Contact series.
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E-Day
- E-Day, Book 1
- By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,511
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,240
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,229
Engines. Genetically modified warriors that keep the great Nova Alliance war machine churning against the enemy Coalition. Most days, Engines are all that stand between salvation and chaos. Led by legendary Engine Captain Akira Hayashi, Shadow Squad has fought on the frontlines for a decade. They are on the brink of victory when the Coalition launches a series of desperate and devastating attacks that cripple the Nova Alliance restoration sites vital to save the dying planet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Kicking New Series Opener! Wow!
- By Cindy on 07-09-21
- E-Day
- E-Day, Book 1
- By: Nicholas Sansbury Smith
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Nonstop action, blood, & gore
Reviewed: 04-24-24
Continuous action, but be prepared for nonstop mayhem, blood, and gore. A lot of it. Add to this the tired formula of not killing the bad guy despite multiple chances. You can guess what happens next. But I guess that allows the author to stretch the story over three books.
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Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49,081
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45,162
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45,057
We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news. The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-04-17
- Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Well written, well performed
Reviewed: 12-22-23
Well written and well performed. Action, pace, humor, back story, and interesting characters were combined to keep me engaged throughout.
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A Fallen Empire Omnibus
- Books 1-3
- By: Lindsay Buroker
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 27 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,358
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,944
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,930
A fighter pilot on a mission to reunite with her daughter. A cyborg soldier on a quest to regain his humanity. Mortal enemies during the war, they must now work together to salvage a 70-year-old freighter and navigate the gauntlet of pirates, scavengers, mercenaries, and other pitfalls that stand in their way after the fall of the largest empire mankind has ever known.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Popcorn space opera
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-16-21
- A Fallen Empire Omnibus
- Books 1-3
- By: Lindsay Buroker
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
23 Hours and NOTHING is resolved
Reviewed: 12-04-23
I was initially interested in this audiobook due to the advertised interaction with the cyborg, but Murderbot this is NOT. A fairly interesting story, poorly written, and ruined by cringeworthy banter between the characters. I guess this was an attempt at humor which didn’t work for me. I had to increase the playback speed to 1.2 to get through it.
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A Psalm for the Wild-Built
- Monk & Robot, Book 1
- By: Becky Chambers
- Narrated by: Em Grosland
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,691
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,369
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,359
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
- By Daniel Cascaddan on 07-15-21
- A Psalm for the Wild-Built
- Monk & Robot, Book 1
- By: Becky Chambers
- Narrated by: Em Grosland
They. Them. Really?
Reviewed: 07-01-23
I enjoyed this well written and delightful novella, but the use of gender-neutral pronouns was sometimes confusing and always irritating. For example, our hero Dex is consistently referred to as “they.” Ironic that a monk who cherishes solitude is labeled with a plural pronoun.
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