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Five hundred miles from the Mediterranean, deep in the interior of Libya, lost in the heart of the Sahara itself, lies an oasis trapped in the past.
With no surface water, Harat Zuwayyah barely supports any life at all. The scorching wind howls across the desert, driving the sand and threatening to bury the village. Professor Susan Taylor is excavating an Egyptian tomb dated to 4500 BCE. She uncovers the mummified remains of a wealthy family that died on the trade route, revealing insights into a lost culture, but it's the talisman watching over the grave that causes her heart to race. Red eyes glow from the back of the cave...
First Contact is a series of standalone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life.
Contains a special note from the author.
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- Unabridged
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Ross, a psyborg war veteran turned privateer whose very existence is illegal, is hired to retrieve stolen tech from one of the most secure research sites in the Sol system. When everything goes sideways, he finds himself faced with a dilemma: risk exposure or place himself at the center of a conspiracy spanning the length and breadth of Hinterspace.
By: Page Zaplendam
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Transient
- The Transient Trilogy, Book 1
- By: M.K. Parsons
- Narrated by: M.K. Parsons
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
In 2074 New York City, Regal Manager Leona has taken advantage of the devastated country and claimed the city for her own kingdom. She controls her people by threat of the portal—a gateway to a black hole created in a project to deflect its pull on Earth. Roxy and a bunker full of kids were hidden below the streets of Manhattan when their parents fought and died in the Resistance sixteen years earlier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An exciting and intriguing book
- By Mom on 11-19-24
By: M.K. Parsons
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Eclipsed by Blood
- Shadows of Legacy, Book 1
- By: Dain Muller
- Narrated by: Sophie Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
For over 100 years, Anna has lived on the fringes of society, her existence a carefully guarded secret. She has witnessed the turn of centuries, the rise and fall of empires, and the evolution of the modern world, all from the safety of her hidden life. Perhaps she possesses an extraordinary power or harbors a dark secret that, if exposed, could change the course of history.
By: Dain Muller
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The Lyons' Pride
- The Phoenix Initiative, Book 1
- By: Chris Kennedy, Marisa Wolf
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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On the African savanna, the male lion is the lord who watches over his family, while the females of the clan do the real work. Joel “The Lyon” Lyons thought that owning a mercenary company would be similar—he could sit back and allow the Lyoness to run the Pride. Everything would go well, money from successfully completed contracts would flow like water into his bank accounts, and everything would be as easy as it had been for him when he’d owned a chain of highly successful restaurants.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lyons and felines and rats ... Oh My!
- By Sailfish on 08-10-24
By: Chris Kennedy, and others
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New Xanya
- Definitive
- By: Peyton Newberry
- Narrated by: Perla Lopez-Rios
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the world of New Xanya! Dive from the sky into the realms of the living and unknown, sail across the seas and the clouds of mystery, and meet new friends and foes along the path of destiny. You can find love in the arms of the unexpected. Fall in love with the misunderstood on the adventure of self-discovery. Whether you relate with sky pirates or just everyday freelancers. You'll be shocked at the kind of trouble an everyday person can find themselves in, and the wrath of karma for the careless.
By: Peyton Newberry
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Welcome to the Occupied States of America
- By: Peter Cawdron
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
Ashley Kelly is your typical American teenager - or she would be if it wasn't for the cluster bomb that crippled her. Seven years after the invasion, over a hundred million Americans have been displaced by the war, with millions more dead. Ash has spent seven years learning to walk again, and she'll be damned if she's going to lie down for anyone, human or otherwise.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Yawn
- By Ginny H. on 07-25-21
By: Peter Cawdron
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Observer
- A Novel
- By: Robert Lanza, Nancy Kress
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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After neurosurgeon Caro Soames-Watkins’ career has gone down in flames, she receives a strange job offer from Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sam Watkins, a great uncle she barely knows, and desperation overcomes any suspicions. Watkins’ mysterious medical facility conducts research into the nature of consciousness, reality, and life after death. Two obstacles stand in his way: an intel leak and his failing body may not last long enough for the tech to be ready. As danger mounts, Caro finds more than she bargained for: murder, love, and a deep disturbing look into the nature of reality.
By: Robert Lanza, and others
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Retrograde
- By: Peter Cawdron
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 205
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 182
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Story4 out of 5 stars 180
Mankind has long dreamed of reaching out to live on other planets, and with the establishment of the Mars Endeavour colony, that dream has become reality. The fledgling colony consists of 120 scientists, astronauts, medical staff, and engineers. Buried deep underground, they're protected from the harsh radiation that sterilizes the surface of the planet. The colony is prepared for every eventuality except one - what happens when disaster strikes Earth?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who rescues the Martians when Earth is gone?
- By Jason on 09-20-17
By: Peter Cawdron
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Super-State
- A Novel of a Future Europe
- By: Brian W. Aldiss
- Narrated by: Keith Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the future European Super-State—one continent united into a not-quite-homogenous whole. Numerous historic happenings and technological advances have ushered us to this new age of solidarity and prosperity, though some of the past's problems still linger: global warming, terrorism, war, rape, murder, Alzheimer's, environmental catastrophe. Despite advances of this brave new tomorrow, it seems people haven't changed.
By: Brian W. Aldiss
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The Lake House
- By: Theo Baxter
- Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8
Laura thought fiancé Tony was the one—until she caught him cheating with her best friend and maid of honor, Mary. Devastated, Laura moved away and settled in idyllic Pine Lake, where she is just beginning to date again.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring!!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-05-24
By: Theo Baxter
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The Artifact
- By: David Collins
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4 out of 5 stars 22
Benjamin, Mark, and Chloe were all set to graduate college in a few weeks. Ben had ordered a strange object from eBay to use as cover art for a book he was writing. It looked really cool, like a slightly charred old military artifact from 70 years ago. It was possibly part of an engine. After cleaning it up (it was found in a cow field), he placed the strange device on his dorm room desk directly over the wireless charging port. That woke it up. Unknown to him, the disabled starship hiding on the moon could now communicate with the missing part. The ship needed two things: 1) The missing ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Solid book
- By Gary Kehias on 11-20-24
By: David Collins
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Of Stars and Lightning
- Sun and Shadows, Book 1
- By: Melanie Mar
- Narrated by: Deborah Balm
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Sol Yarrow didn't ask for much. A nice day for hunting. A peaceful shift at her gods-awful job. A steaming bowl of her Aunt's famous stew. But after twenty-five years of simplicity, everything she thought to be true was rewritten when four strangers came to her town of Yavenharrow to take her back to a shielded land known to be inhabited by ruthless Elemental Magic Wielders, a land only known by rumors and bedtime stories.
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3 out of 5 stars
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of stars and lightning
- By John Falleaf on 10-29-24
By: Melanie Mar
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Now Comes the Mist: A Tale of Romantic Gothic Horror
- Now Comes the Mist, Book 1
- By: Julie C. Dao
- Narrated by: Ainsleigh Barber
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Lucy Westenra is beautiful, rich, loved by three men—every inch a lady. But beneath this sparkling, flirtatious facade, she is fascinated by death, which has stalked her throughout her short life. For her, the dead do not slip away easily, as they do for her best friend, Mina; they linger. When Lucy departs for Whitby, her nightly sleepwalks introduce her to the mysterious Vlad, who seems to see parts of her she has never let show before. Vlad makes her an offer.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Can never get enough of Dracula!
- By Amazon Customer on 11-04-24
By: Julie C. Dao
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Michael Donaldson
- 10-26-24
One part story Three parts ideological talking points.
Tiresome ideological instruction wrapped around threadbare plot. If one removed all sentences referring to first contact it would maybe total 10 percent of text. The rest is indoctrination.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Nichelle
- 10-04-24
great story idea but the delivery fell flat
I've read several books in this series and I was looking forward to this one, however, this is my least favorite. At various points in the narrative when the author is getting ready to reveal some juicy information or revelation he overbuilds the delivery. By the time he spills it the reader is so frustrated that it lacks the impact it could have had. I found myself thinking, " Get to the point already!" The other aspect of the story I did not like is that the vast majority of the narrative had very little to do with first contact as most of the story was just a traveling adventure. it seemed as though the book had more to do with first contact among various cultures of humanity than with otherworldly beings. Perhaps that's what the author intended but it was a letdown. I feel as though I could have listened to the first hour or so of the book until the artifact is found and then skipped to the last 2 hours and saved quite a bit of time. the other books in this series are great, this one, not so much.
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