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Narrated by:
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Ulf Bjorklund
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Jade Wheeler
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Simon Stålenhag
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Now an Amazon Prime Original Series!
Perfect for fans of E.T. and Stranger Things—the first narrative artbook from acclaimed author and artist Simon Stålenhag about a fictionalized suburban town in the 1980s inhabited by fantastic machines and strange, imaginative beasts.
In 1954, the Swedish government ordered the construction of the world’s largest particle accelerator. The facility was complete in 1969, located deep below the pastoral countryside of Mälaröarna. The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop. These are its strange tales.
From the same author who wrote the imaginative artbook The Electric State, this “haunting,” (The Verge) “sophisticated sci-fi” (The Nerdist) follows the bizarre stories from otherworldly creatures and is a captivating listen you won’t be able to put down.
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In 1965, a mysterious beam of blue light descended from space, illuminating Northern California. This extraterrestrial beam possessed strange powers, causing those it touched to either die, go mad, or gain a unique, extraordinary ability. This newfound power represented the full actualization of human potential, bestowing strengths, understandings, and communication abilities far beyond normal human capacities. Those affected by the light were soon dubbed "Blues" and were segregated from society due to their superhuman abilities.
By: Walter Mosley
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Roma Eterna
- By: Robert Silverberg
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
What would happen if Imperial Rome never fell? Roma Eterna, spanning fifteen hundred years of global history, follows the reign of the Roman Empire from its inception to the present day. Empire continues to expand, creeping across the globe and through the annals of history from the conquest of the Mayans to the first circumnavigational voyage, and finally the attempt of the Hebrews to flee Rome’s tyranny by escaping to another planet.
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The Fifth Artifact
- By: David Collins
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Ben, Chloe, Mark, and the others are off on another adventure, back where they had just stopped one interplanetary war. Now, they are searching for the mystery ship. What could it be up to? They rescue two new beings, but things go awry as their planet doesn't even want them back. Then they discover some more refugees, only some are not what they claim to be, and they land in the middle of another war, all while planning a wedding between Meera and Dylan. After that, the ship finds a derelict that looks like it came out of a 1950s campy movie, only one that someone shot full of holes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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the AI narrator
- By Joe on 03-28-25
By: David Collins
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Sunset at Zero Point
- By: Simon Stålenhag
- Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Stålenhag’s masterful storytelling and hyper-realistic art transports you to an alternate history revealing his most intimate work to date, delving into themes of masculinity, friendship, and sexuality through the lens of a queer science fiction tale. The story spans decades following two young men, stuck in the past and each other’s orbit, as fleeting moments become defining memories as they set out to explore the forbidden zone together.
By: Simon Stålenhag
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Hospital Station
- Sector General
- By: James White
- Narrated by: Peter Wicks
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Sector General: a massive deep-space hospital station on the Galactic Rim, where human and alien medicine meet. It's 384 levels and thousands of staff members are supposedly able to meet the needs of any conceivable alien patient–though that capacity is always being strained as more (and stranger) alien races turn up to join the galactic community. Sentient viruses, interspecies romances, undreamed-of institutional catering problems–it all lands on Sector General's doorstep.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classical Sci-fi At its Best
- By Phoenix E. James on 02-18-25
By: James White
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The Fourth Consort
- A Novel
- By: Edward Ashton
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
Dalton Greaves is a hero. He’s one of humankind’s first representatives to Unity, a pan-species confederation working to bring all sentient life into a single benevolent brotherhood. That’s what they told him, anyway. The only actual members of Unity that he’s ever met are Boreau, a giant snail who seems more interested in plunder than spreading love and harmony, and Boreau’s human sidekick, Neera, who Dalton strongly suspects roped him into this gig so that she wouldn’t become the next one of Boreau’s crew to get eaten by locals while prospecting.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Loved the Mickey 7 books. But this was bad.
- By s bell on 03-11-25
By: Edward Ashton
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Blue Light
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 3
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 3
In 1965, a mysterious beam of blue light descended from space, illuminating Northern California. This extraterrestrial beam possessed strange powers, causing those it touched to either die, go mad, or gain a unique, extraordinary ability. This newfound power represented the full actualization of human potential, bestowing strengths, understandings, and communication abilities far beyond normal human capacities. Those affected by the light were soon dubbed "Blues" and were segregated from society due to their superhuman abilities.
By: Walter Mosley
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Roma Eterna
- By: Robert Silverberg
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
What would happen if Imperial Rome never fell? Roma Eterna, spanning fifteen hundred years of global history, follows the reign of the Roman Empire from its inception to the present day. Empire continues to expand, creeping across the globe and through the annals of history from the conquest of the Mayans to the first circumnavigational voyage, and finally the attempt of the Hebrews to flee Rome’s tyranny by escaping to another planet.
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The Fifth Artifact
- By: David Collins
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Ben, Chloe, Mark, and the others are off on another adventure, back where they had just stopped one interplanetary war. Now, they are searching for the mystery ship. What could it be up to? They rescue two new beings, but things go awry as their planet doesn't even want them back. Then they discover some more refugees, only some are not what they claim to be, and they land in the middle of another war, all while planning a wedding between Meera and Dylan. After that, the ship finds a derelict that looks like it came out of a 1950s campy movie, only one that someone shot full of holes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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the AI narrator
- By Joe on 03-28-25
By: David Collins
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The Stolen Future Series
- The Stolen Future, Books 1-3
- By: Joshua T. Calvert
- Narrated by: Phil Thron
- Length: 29 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 6
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Story3 out of 5 stars 6
A mysterious signal. A start-up that wants to change the world. A future that no longer belongs to us. Contains all three books in The Stolen Future series.
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1 out of 5 stars
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How boring it was
- By Anonymous User on 02-25-25
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H7N9: Lockdown
- By: Mark Campbell
- Narrated by: James Romick
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
On a small poultry farm located in Delaney, Georgia, an antigenic shift causes the H7N9 bird flu virus to jump to other species. The contagion burns through everything in its path despite the federal government’s ham-handed efforts to mask its true nature. The unprecedented mortality rate paralyzes the nation and paves the way for establishing FEMA’s martial law across the country.
By: Mark Campbell
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I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!: Vol. 1
- By: Yomu Mishima
- Narrated by: Cliff Kirk
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story5 out of 5 stars 30
In his last life, Liam lived as a moral, responsible person...but died deep in debt and betrayed by his wife. Reborn into the ruling family of a vast interstellar empire, Liam knows that life is divided between the downtrodden and the ones who do the stomping, so this time he's going to take what he wants and live for himself. But somehow, things refuse to work out that way. Despite doing his best to become a tyrant, Liam's decisions lead to nothing but peace and prosperity for the empire under his rule, and he just gets more and more popular!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun series
- By Al on 03-15-25
By: Yomu Mishima
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Love, Death + Robots: The Official Anthology: Volume One
- Love, Death and Robots
- By: Amanda J. Spedding - editor, Geoff Brown - editor, Tim Miller, and others
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The sixteen stories and two screenplays that make up Volume One of the Emmy® Award–winning Netflix Original series Love, Death & Robots.
By: Amanda J. Spedding - editor, and others
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Galaxy Raiders: Abyss
- Galaxy Raiders, Book 1
- By: Ian Douglas
- Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Centuries in the future, the Galactic Authority reigns over millions of advanced civilizations throughout the cosmos. From deep within the Galactic Core, the Authority’s principal Mind has won the allegiance of myriad nations, offering security, connection, and access to a network of interstellar Gates in exchange for compliance.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too Many Glitches in the Audio Recording
- By Douglas P. Horne on 02-24-25
By: Ian Douglas
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The Garden
- By: Nick Newman
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
In a place and time unknown, two elderly sisters live in a walled garden, secluded from the outside world. Evelyn and Lily have only ever known each other. What was before the garden, they have forgotten; what lies beyond it, they do not know. Each day is spent in languid service to their home: tending the bees, planting the crops, and dutifully following the instructions of the almanac written by their mother. So when a nameless boy is found hiding in the boarded house at the center of their isolated grounds, their once solitary lives are irrevocably disrupted.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Susan L. Houser on 03-28-25
By: Nick Newman
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Blue Sun Armada
- Blue Sun Armada, Book 1
- By: Scott Moon
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
One man and his family of warriors love nothing better than mech battles, powered swords, and boarding actions. They're about to get their fill. Duke Uron Marlboro led his mighty house to victory in the Zezner war. The last thing he expected was for his political allies to turn on him once the planetary invasion was thwarted. With a civil war brewing between the noble houses, Uron has one option: lead a long-awaited expedition to find his people's mysterious home world.
By: Scott Moon
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The Starship in the Stone
- By: M.R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Dave Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
When Thomas heard the cries for help, he didn’t hesitate to do the right thing. It was his chance for redemption. Until everything went wrong. The cave should have been deserted. The perfect place to hide. Instead, it’s crawling with soldiers and engineers working to unearth the impossible: Excalibur.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting take on King Arthur
- By Survivor T on 03-01-25
By: M.R. Forbes
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The Calculating Stars
- A Lady Astronaut Novel
- By: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,562
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,133
On a cold spring night in 1952, a huge meteorite fell to earth and obliterated much of the East Coast of the US, including Washington, DC. The ensuing climate cataclysm will soon render the Earth inhospitable for humanity, as the last such meteorite did for the dinosaurs. This looming threat calls for a radically accelerated effort to colonize space and requires a much-larger share of humanity to take part in the process. Elma York’s drive to become the first lady astronaut is so strong that even the most dearly held conventions of society may not stand a chance against her.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Never achieves lift off
- By Richard Bruno on 10-01-18
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System Awakening
- Super Genetics, Book 1
- By: Sean Dunning
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski, Rebecca Woods
- Length: 22 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
The heroes Terry Fairway once idolized have turned against him, hunting him down at every turn. His grandfather, the ruthless S-ranked necromancer who rules the city, watches from his throne as the people starve and suffer. Vampires stalk the streets unchecked, feeding on the innocent without fear of reprisal. Terry always believed his family were the good guys, but Wichita isn't a city of heroes or villains—it's a city of power. And if power is all that matters, then power is what Terry will seize.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Over 5 hours in main still has no powers just an angry kid dealing with lise and life
- By Alexis G on 03-11-25
By: Sean Dunning
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The Third Rule of Time Travel
- By: Philip Fracassi
- Narrated by: Abigail Reno
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
Scientist Beth Darlow has discovered the unimaginable. She's built a machine that allows human consciousness to travel through time—to any point in the traveler's lifetime—and relive moments of their life. An impossible breakthrough, but it's not perfect: the traveler has no way to interact with the past. They can only observe. After Beth's husband, the co-creator of the machine, dies in a tragic car accident, Beth is left to raise daughter—and continue the work they started. Mired in grief and threatened by her CEO, Beth pushes herself to the limit to prove the value of her technology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This guy is one of the best writers out there
- By Anonymous User on 03-18-25
By: Philip Fracassi
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Magitech Chronicles Omnibus
- 13 Volumes of Epic Space Fantasy
- By: Chris Fox
- Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke
- Length: 108 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 388
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 366
The gods are dead, but they are not gone. Their bodies litter the cosmos, magical fuel for vast interstellar empires, giving birth to mages, and more importantly, to magitech.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Truly terrible wasted opportunity
- By ClownPrinceChaos on 02-09-23
By: Chris Fox