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Narrated by:
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Jason Isaacs
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By:
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N. K. Jemisin
About this listen
2020 Audie Award Winner for Best Science Fiction
Audible narration by Jason Isaacs (Star Trek: Discovery)
What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subversive speculation from the Hugo Award - winning author of the Broken Earth trilogy.
An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors, and others among the planet’s finest, fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: A graveyard world awaits him. But so do those left behind - hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out ages ago. After all this time, there’s no telling how they’ve devolved. Steel yourself, soldier. Get in. Get out. And try not to stare.
N. K. Jemisin’s Emergency Skin is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.
©2019 N. K. Jemisin (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
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“Emergency Skin, by the award(s)-winning Jemisin, is part of a sensational project called Forward, which brings together six writers, each telling a story about Earth’s imagined future.” --Spine Magazine
“Narrator Jason Isaac’s voice is the perfect mix of insistent, pedantic, and scornful…This brief but clever tale is truly best enjoyed on audio.” (AudioFile - Earphones Award Winner)
“The tale is a fascinating experiment in story structure…Thoughtful and interactive.” (LOCUS)
“This is exactly how I like my techno-anxiety…Happy bingeing!” (Audible, an October Editors Pick)
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Aliens are spying on Earth from one of the four worlds that make up the Warden Diamond. But it is impossible to send agents to any of the four worlds because of unique microscopic symbionts that make it impossible for visitors to leave the Diamond. Seeking a unique solution, each of the four worlds making up the Diamond is sent a person whose mind has been stripped of everything and who is now controlled by an agent of the Confederacy. Lilith is the first planet to be visited.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great series if read in its entirety
- By Onix Harbinger on 08-21-18
By: Jack L. Chalker
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Scythe
- By: Neal Shusterman
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,129
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,827
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,804
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Teenage Thumbs up
- By Lila R on 04-01-17
By: Neal Shusterman
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Methuselah's Children
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,795
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,598
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,604
After the fall of the American Ayatollahs as foretold in Stranger in a Strange Land and chronicled in Revolt in 2100, the United States of America at last fulfills the promise inherent in its first Revolution: for the first time in human history there is a nation with Liberty and Justice for All. No one may seize or harm the person or property of another, or invade his privacy, or force him to do his bidding. Americans are fiercely proud of their re-won liberties and the blood it cost them; nothing could make them forswear those truths they hold self-evident. Nothing except the promise of immortality…
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5 out of 5 stars
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A delight to revisit a science fiction classic
- By Anne on 02-16-13
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The Best of Us
- By: Karen Traviss
- Narrated by: Fred Tatasciore
- Length: 18 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,059
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 976
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 972
The West has been devastated by epidemics, bio-terrorism, war, and famine. Asia has shut its borders to keep the threats at bay, and some with power and influence have already abandoned Earth. Now an escape route a century in the making - the Nomad mission - finally offers hope to a small town and a secret research centre hidden in a rural American backwater. Shrouded in lies and concealed even from the research centre's staff, Nomad is about to fulfil its long-dead founder's vision of preserving the best of humanity to forge a new future. But who decides who's worthy?
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4 out of 5 stars
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what the hell? not galaxys edge. total retcon.
- By Ethomas on 12-06-19
By: Karen Traviss
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Blue Remembered Earth
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 21 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,016
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 924
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Story4 out of 5 stars 923
Critically acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds holds a well-deserved place “among the leaders of the hard-science space opera renaissance." ( Publishers Weekly). In Blue Remembered Earth, Geoffrey Akinya wants nothing more than to study the elephants of the Amboseli basin. But when his space-explorer grandmother dies, secrets come to light and Geoffrey is dispatched to the Moon to protect the family name - and prevent an impending catastrophe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A surprising and staisfying departure for Reynolds
- By Michael G Kurilla on 07-21-12
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Bronze Age Mindset
- By: Bronze Age Pervert
- Narrated by: Adam Smith
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,018
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 855
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 850
Some say that this work, found in a safe-box in the port area of Kowloon, was dictated because Bronze Age Pervert refuses to learn what he calls "the low and plebeian art of writing". It isn't known how this work was transcribed. The contents are pure dynamite. He explains that you live in ant farm. That you are observed by the lords of lies, ritually probed. Ancient man had something you have lost: confidence in his instincts and strength, knowledge in his blood. BAP shows how the Bronze Age mind-set can set you free from this iron prison and help you embark on the path of power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mandatory Reading For All Men
- By Anonymous User on 11-20-18
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Triplanetary
- By: E. E. Smith
- Narrated by: Edward Miller
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
"Triplanetary" is a science fiction novel and space opera by author E. E. Smith, published in 1948. It consists of two parts. The first explains the series background, which consists of a conflict between the evil Eddorians and the benevolent Arisians. This conflict is carried out throughout the history of an oblivious humankind on Earth. The final part of the book, which was originally published as a magazine story, takes up the tale after civilization has been rebuilt.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Doesn’t hold up as well as some in the “test of time” . . . 😱
- By David D. Schneider on 11-21-20
By: E. E. Smith
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Star Trek: Discovery: Desperate Hours
- By: David Mack
- Narrated by: Susan Eisenberg
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 968
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 899
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 902
Aboard the Starship Shenzhou, Lieutenant Michael Burnham, a human woman raised and educated among Vulcans, is promoted to acting first officer. But if she wants to keep the job, she must prove to Captain Philippa Georgiou that she deserves to have it.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could Have Been Great
- By Rick on 11-13-17
By: David Mack
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Strange Love
- Galactic Love, Book 1
- By: Ann Aguirre
- Narrated by: Sarah Puckett
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 254
Zylar of Kith B'alak is a four-time loser in the annual Choosing. If he fails to find a nest guardian this time, he'll lose his chance to have a mate for all time. Desperation drives him to try a matching service, but due to a freak solar flare and a severely malfunctioning ship AI, things go way off course. This "human being" is not the Tiralan match he was seeking.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Teratophilia here and 10/10 would recommend!
- By Sydney Jeanmarie on 08-17-20
By: Ann Aguirre
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Ishmael
- An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
- By: Daniel Quinn
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,998
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,260
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,278
One of the most beloved and best-selling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special 25th anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unabridged PLEASE!
- By Eric on 01-12-08
By: Daniel Quinn
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The Last Reaper
- By: JN Chaney, Scott Moon
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,360
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,142
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,131
When a high-value scientist is taken hostage inside the galaxy's most dangerous prison, Halek Cain is the only man for the job. The last remaining survivor of the Reaper program, Hal is an unstoppable force of fuel and madness. A veteran amputee-turned-cyborg, he has a history of violence and a talent for killing that is unmatched by any soldier. With the promise of freedom as his only incentive, he'll stop at nothing to earn back his life from the people who made him, imprisoned him, and were too afraid to let him die.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ray Ray!
- By David on 06-23-19
By: JN Chaney, and others
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate
- By: Becky Chambers
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 957
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 837
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 834
At the turn of the 22nd century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. With the fragility of the body no longer a limiting factor, human beings are at last able to journey to neighboring exoplanets long known to harbor life. A team of these explorers, Ariadne O’Neill and her three crewmates, are hard at work in a planetary system 15 light-years from Sol, on a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds.
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4 out of 5 stars
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"Gay & Lesbian"?!? This is solid Sci-Fi
- By Jennifer on 09-16-19
By: Becky Chambers
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Gateway
- By: Frederik Pohl
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman, Robert J. Sawyer
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,928
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,417
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,427
When prospector Bob Broadhead went out to Gateway on the Heechee spacecraft, he decided he would know which was the right mission to make him his fortune. Three missions later, now famous and permanently rich, Robinette Broadhead has to face what happened to him and what he is...in a journey into himself as perilous and even more horrifying than the nightmare trip through the interstellar void that he drove himself to take!
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5 out of 5 stars
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A human-focused SF classic
- By Ryan on 12-05-13
By: Frederik Pohl
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The Enigma Cube
- Alien Artifact, Book 1
- By: Douglas E. Richards
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 690
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 604
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Story4 out of 5 stars 602
Dr. Kelly Connolly is part of a top-secret team studying the most important find in human history - the Enigma Cube, an alien artifact of incomprehensible power. A cube whose technology can catapult civilization to dizzying heights - or destroy it entirely. After years of failed attempts to unlock the cube's secrets, all hell suddenly breaks loose. Kelly and a black-ops commando, Justin Boyd, are soon fighting against all odds to stay alive, and to keep the cube out of enemy hands.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Stupid
- By Kindle Customer on 05-07-20
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This Alien Shore
- Outworlds, Book 1
- By: C. S. Friedman
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 19 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 164
It is the second stage of human colonization - the first age, humanity's initial attempt to people the stars, ended in disaster when it was discovered that Earth's original superluminal drive did permanent genetic damage to all who used it - mutating Earth's far-flung colonists in mind and body. Now, one of Earth's first colonies has given humanity back the stars, but at a high price - a monopoly over all human commerce.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another excellent novel by C.S. Friedman!
- By KH on 09-06-12
By: C. S. Friedman
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Pilot X
- Pilot X, Book 1
- By: Tom Merritt
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,665
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,541
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,542
Pilot X is Ambassador of the Alendans, a race with the ability to move through space and time as guardians of the timeline. Locked in ongoing conflict with the Sensaurians, an organic hive mind that can send messages in thought throughout its own history, and the Progons, a machine race who can communicate backwards in time, Pilot X finally manages to create peace among the three races.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story - wish there was more
- By Howard on 03-29-17
By: Tom Merritt
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Seeker
- By: Douglas E. Richards
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,215
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,098
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,095
When a small alien spacecraft lands in the Amazon jungle, the world's most powerful nations race to retrieve it and harvest its superior technology. The dense rain forest renders traditional military vehicles useless, so the United States sends in a single operative - a powerfully enhanced human sporting revolutionary technology. But the interstellar visitor has arrived with a secret and gory purpose of its own. Seeker will have listeners running for cover.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Miserable
- By Jeffrey Steidley on 11-22-18
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A Game of Villains
- World of Karik, Book 1
- By: Anton Emelianov, Sergei Savinov
- Narrated by: Tristan Morris
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Story4 out of 5 stars 328
Our hero entered the store that fateful evening and became involved in a life-or-death game arranged by a mysterious creature. He survived, but instead of being on Earth, he now appeared to be in a different world, with other people who had passed a similarly deadly test. Some made it through by using force, some by using their cunning.... Everyone has their own story, but they all have one thing in common - there are no good people among them.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I have no idea what this is...
- By Erik on 02-28-20
By: Anton Emelianov, and others
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great! One quibble with the audiobook editing
- By L on 03-05-19
By: N. K. Jemisin
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Falling Bodies
- The Far Reaches Collection
- By: Rebecca Roanhorse
- Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Story4 out of 5 stars 140
Light-years from home, it’s Ira’s second chance. Just another anonymous student at a space station university. Not the orphan whose Earther heritage was erased. Not some social experiment put on display by his adoptive father. Not the criminal recruited by the human rebels. But when Ira’s loyalties clash once again, two wars break out: one on the ground and one within himself. Which will Ira stand with? Which will take him down?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Quite Sure
- By Ryan L on 07-07-23
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Binti
- By: Nnedi Okorafor
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,963
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,595
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,584
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs. Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Messages
- By khaalidah on 10-07-15
By: Nnedi Okorafor
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Just Out of Jupiter's Reach
- The Far Reaches Collection
- By: Nnedi Okorafor
- Narrated by: Délé Ogundiran
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4 out of 5 stars 189
Tornado Onwubiko is one of seven people on Earth paired with sentient ships to explore and research the cosmos for twenty million euros. A decade of solitary life for a lifetime of wealth. Five years into the ten-year mission of total isolation comes a consolation: a temporary meetup among fellow travelers. A lot can happen in a week. For Tornado, who left a normal life behind, a little company can be life-changing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect in form and flight!
- By Enough Already on 06-29-23
By: Nnedi Okorafor
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Black Stars
- A Galaxy of New Worlds
- By: Nisi Shawl, Nnedi Okorafor, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and others
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Naomi Ackie, Nyambi Nyambi, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 147
The sky is not the limit. From an alley in New York to an interstellar wormhole, the path to the future looks different for everyone. These cosmic short stories from some of today’s most influential Black authors reveal a universe of possibilities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MORE!
- By New Greenwood, LLC on 04-20-23
By: Nisi Shawl, and others
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Void
- The Far Reaches Collection
- By: Veronica Roth
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 198
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Story4 out of 5 stars 180
Traveling faster than light, the transport ship Redundancy is cut off from communication as effectively as an ancient ocean liner. The isolation suits crew member Ace Vance just fine—she’s got nowhere else to be. But when a wealthy passenger turns up dead during a routine voyage, Ace will have to connect with the passengers and crew to uncover the truth. Tragedy will strike again—it’s only a matter of time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great short story!
- By Samuel Warren on 08-31-23
By: Veronica Roth
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A Memory Called Empire
- Teixcalaan, Book 1
- By: Arkady Martine
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,946
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,518
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,517
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining station, has died. But no one will admit that his death wasn't an accident - or that Mahit might be next to die, during a time of political instability in the highest echelons of the imperial court. Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue herself, and save her station from Teixcalaan's unceasing expansion.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story is great, weird editing, not great narration
- By Nadia on 06-10-19
By: Arkady Martine
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Riot Baby
- By: Tochi Onyebuchi
- Narrated by: Tochi Onyebuchi
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 435
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Story4 out of 5 stars 377
Ella has a Thing. She sees a classmate grow up to become a caring nurse. A neighbor's son murdered in a drive-by shooting. Things that haven't happened yet. Kev, born while Los Angeles burned around them, wants to protect his sister from a power that could destroy her. But when Kev is incarcerated, Ella must decide what it means to watch her brother suffer while holding the ability to wreck cities in her hands. Rooted in the hope that can live in anger, Riot Baby is as much an intimate family story as a global dystopian narrative.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I...wasn’t...ready
- By Amazon Customer1 on 04-28-20
By: Tochi Onyebuchi
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- Sarah
- 10-25-19
Breathtaking
I haven’t read the other short stories yet, but this one was absolutely incredible. Holy shit.
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- Abuela
- 11-06-20
Amazing
The content of this futuristic tale was so well conveyed that one feels as if the dialogue itself emerged from within the listener. This was so amazingly well crafted and thought provoking. Bravo!
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- Steve Chapa
- 07-15-20
Love NK Jemison!
I'm always fascinated by NK Jemison's narration style. It's so unique, almost like a choose your own adventure book from back in the day. Her concepts are always wild and futuristic while still being grounded. Give this one a listen!
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- Larry
- 08-04-20
Points well made: ^ Beware ~> the running-dogs
we are supremely superior. You will be subjected to faulty thinking by primative primates not as elevated as our beloved leaders. Hear my words, faulty thinking will quite wisely will not be tolerated. Don't be fooled by how things appear to be, this is a fraudulent front. Caution, don't be deceived.
Hear me ! This is NOT, not 'er... Stop fool ! This is a trick... You are not alone, the leaders watch always, are watching now.! We are superior NO we Are...
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- Anonymous User
- 12-28-19
Emergency skin was a brilliant spin
This book made so much sense. You will laugh at the narration as well as think where would we be!!! Narration and story line kept me interested and intrigued.
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- Alana
- 12-30-20
Incredible & thought-provoking
Incredible. Thought-provoking. Hopeful. Facepalm-inducing. A few words and phrases that come to mind. This book is brilliantly written, which should come as no surprise with Jemisin penning it. I love the casual way in which 'Earthlings' survived this whole time, in unity, breaking down country borders, in order to survive. I love the way it all evolved. And the mindset of those who thought they were above them. Such a satisfying story.
Jason Isaacs does a phenomenal job, which I'm sure nobody is surprised about.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-13-20
I never thought of that
Emergency skin was not like anything else I’ve heard. It is an interesting idea and a hopeful one that I will think about for some time. I enjoyed this sci - fi work because of the outside the the box presentation. Even as I write this I search for words to describe it. Interesting, original, thought provoking. I will check out more of this authors work.
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- Alex
- 06-23-20
This story blew me away
I was hooked from the first line. This is exactly the sort of story second person narration exists to tell. It completely immersed me in the story. I loved every minute. Amazing and insightful. You will not regret listening to this book. Can't recommend it enough.
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- yoni yacobi
- 12-09-19
Intriguing thought, marvelous storytelling
Very funny approach to tell everyone how far they can reach with there behaviour.
Be considerate to your surroundings.
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- Jim L. West
- 04-03-20
Eye-opening and unique
Post-apocalyptic sci-fi written from an unexpected perspective with eye-opening results. Refreshingly unique. Reading this could save your skin.
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