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Joel Richards
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Someone is trying to kill Daryn Alwyn.
Born to privilege, with preselected genetic advantages and the best nanotech augmentation his father's fabulous money can buy, Daryn spurned the lucrative family Media Network to seek his own path, a crafty raven among soaring eagles. After serving with distinction as a space pilot in the military, he enjoys success as a media consultant. But when he finds himself the target of sophisticated murder attempts, his world is turned upside down.
It seems unlikely his success outside the family business could have inspired such expensive assassination attempts, and his father and brother and sister would be more obvious targets within the family. Then his sister is killed, and Daryn is her heir - suddenly one of the richest and most powerful men in the world.
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Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time that transports us to other worlds, around other stars. Humanity flows away from Earth, into space, and in time forgets our home world and creates a new empire, the Interdependency, whose ethos requires that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against interstellar war - and a system of control for the rulers of the empire.
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THE STUPIDITIES OF COURT
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-01-17
By: John Scalzi
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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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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 896
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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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Justiciar
- By: Natalie Grey, Michael Anderle
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
After taking down the Yennai Corporation, Barnabas has earned a little break. On the way back to High Tortuga, however, he stops to answer a distress call. How long could it take after all? Barnabas is about to find out. In what should have been an open-and-shut murder case, questions begin to pile up fast: Who, exactly, was this Jotun Naval captain? Why was there a black-ops ship lurking nearby, ready to shoot down anyone who tried to approach?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Better and better..
- By Trish R. on 08-14-21
By: Natalie Grey, and others
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Beyond Kuiper
- The Galactic Star Alliance
- By: Matthew Medney, John Connelly
- Narrated by: Kyle Perrin, Dylan Sprouse, George C. Romero
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
The Galactic Star Alliance has been alive and well for millions of Earth years. Hundreds of thousands of worlds and trillions of beings move across the many home worlds of the Alliance. This revelation invites many questions: How is faster-than-light speed travel possible, and could cohesive, interstellar civilizations exist without it? Is it conceivable to govern a coalition not of different countries but of different species?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dirstracting Sound effects.
- By adam on 11-12-20
By: Matthew Medney, and others
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Primary Inversion
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 346
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Story4 out of 5 stars 351
The Skolian Empire rules a third of the civilized galaxy through its mastery of faster-than-light communication. But war with the rival empire of the Traders seems imminent, a war that can only lead to slavery for the Skolians or the destruction of both sides. Destructive skirmishes have already occurred. A desperate attempt must be made to avert total disaster.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Narrator and a Good Story
- By Victoria on 01-20-05
By: Catherine Asaro
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Not Alone: First Encounter
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- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4 out of 5 stars 64
Not Alone: First Encounter is a prequel to the globally acclaimed Not Alone series, set several years before two worlds collide under the weight of the grandest conspiracy of all time. For the first time ever, First Encounter lifts the curtain on a deadly series of events surrounding the initial meeting between the ruthless Richard Walker - untouchable head of the controversial Interspace Defense Agency - and a young truth-seeker from Birchwood, Colorado....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Already part of Not Alone: Origins
- By Danny on 07-25-21
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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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Crossover
- Cassandra Kresnov, Book 1
- By: Joel Shepherd
- Narrated by: Dina Pearlman
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 531
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 477
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Story4 out of 5 stars 474
Crossover is the first novel in a series which follows the adventures of Cassandra Kresnov, an artificial person, or android, created by the League, one side of an interstellar war against the more powerful, conservative Federation. Cassandra is an experimental design - more intelligent, more creative, and far more dangerous than any that have preceded her. But with her intellect come questions, and a moral awakening. She deserts the League and heads incognito into the space of her former enemy, the Federation, in search of a new life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Crossover to a Different Book
- By Tango on 03-07-13
By: Joel Shepherd
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Diving into the Wreck
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- By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 486
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 391
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Story4 out of 5 stars 390
Boss loves to dive historical ships, derelict spacecraft found adrift in the blackness between the stars. Sometimes she salvages for money, but mostly she's an active historian. She wants to know about the past--to experience it firsthand. Once she's dived the ship, she'll either leave it for others to find or file a claim so that she can bring tourists to dive it as well. It's a good life for a tough loner, with more interest in artifacts than people.
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4 out of 5 stars
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NOT Clive Cussler in Space
- By W. S. on 03-18-10
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Scythe
- By: Neal Shusterman
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,796
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,527
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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
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By: Neal Shusterman
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Crown of Slaves
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- Narrated by: Peter Larkin
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 831
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The Star Kingdom's ally Erewhon is growing increasingly restive in the alliance because the new High Ridge regime ignores its needs. Add to that the longstanding problem of a slave labor planet controlled by hostile Mesans in Erewhon's stellar back yard, a problem which High Ridge also ignores.
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1 out of 5 stars
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poorly done
- By Kyle on 04-17-10
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Genesis
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Escaping wrongful imprisonment wasn't something Connor had in mind, but being put into stasis aboard Earth's first interstellar colony ship was something he couldn't have prepared for. For 300,000 colonists, the new colony brings the promise of a fresh start...a second chance. Connor might be the wrong man for the colony, but he's the right man to see that it survives what's coming.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Decent Story with a Rookie Mistake
- By Rhomphaia on 08-02-18
By: Ken Lozito
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Planetside
- By: Michael Mammay
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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War heroes aren't usually called out of semi-retirement and sent to the far reaches of the galaxy for a routine investigation. So when Colonel Carl Butler answers the call from an old and powerful friend, he knows it's something big - and he's not being told the whole story. A high councilor's son has gone MIA out of Cappa Base, the space station orbiting a battle-ravaged planet. The young lieutenant had been wounded and evacuated - but there's no record of him having ever arrived at hospital command.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refreshing Sci-Fi
- By Chris Duemig on 08-01-18
By: Michael Mammay
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Crystal Soldier
- Liaden Universe Books of Before, Book 1
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- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 359
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Story4 out of 5 stars 321
Centuries in the past, mankind fought a seemingly unbeatable adversary from sector to sector across the Spiral Arm until the war ground to a standstill and the Enemy withdrew. Believing that they had won, the citizens of the galaxy rebuilt. The Inner Worlds, which had escaped the worst of the war's ravages, became even more insular, while the Rim worlds adopted a free and easy way with law and order. Now, hundreds of years after their withdrawal, the Enemy is back - and this time they'll be satisfied with nothing less than the extinction of the galaxy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally, Liaden on Audible
- By Charlie on 09-05-12
By: Sharon Lee, and others
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- Cynthia Taylor
- 02-29-24
Thought provoking
This is my second Modesitt book. My sister is a huge fan and has read all of his books several times! This one has such salient points on society’s problems. Things we are facing now and as he points out will be facing in coming times.
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- TCHall
- 02-09-24
listening to an old favorite
One of the stories I've read over several times. Listening is a different experience.
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- Franklin F.
- 05-23-21
one of my favorites! author and story
I don't leave alot of reviews, I have read and listened to literally 1000's of books, over a year of listening time on audible.
on the book, this is like Starship Troopers. a story of growth and 'eye opening' in both personal and society for the main character.
great pace and transition in the book, I know I'm a wannabe writer and strive for this in my writing.
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- Lou
- 06-15-24
How morality is rarely black and white
Wonderful writing as always in Modesitt’s books..Also , very interesting characters as well as twists and turns throughout
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- Margie
- 05-29-21
Well written, great story
One of his earlier works that shows
just why he is a great science fiction writer.
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- Patrick
- 09-21-21
Not one of Modesitt's best at all.
I enjoy most of Modesitt's books. This was turgid at best. I cared nothing for any character nor for perceptual testing. Pap.
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