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Doomsday Book
Unabridged
By
Connie Willis
Narrated by
Jenny Sterlin
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26 hrs and 30 mins
Audible Release Date
03-28-08
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3.86 based on 187 ratings
 

Publisher's Summary

One of the most respected and awarded of all contemporary science-fiction writers, Connie Willis repeatedly amazes her many admiring fans with her ability to create vivid characters in unusual situations. With Doomsday Book, she takes listeners on a thrilling trip through time to discover the things that make us most human.

For Oxford student Kivrin, traveling back to the 14th century is more than the culmination of her studies - it's the chance for a wonderful adventure. For Dunworthy, her mentor, it is cause for intense worry about the thousands of things that could go wrong. When an accident leaves Kivrin trapped in one of the deadliest eras in human history, the two find themselves in equally gripping - and oddly connected - struggles to survive.

Deftly juggling stories from the 14th and 21st centuries, Willis provides thrilling action - as well as an insightful examination of the things that connect human beings to each other.

©1992 Connie Willis; (P)2000 Recorded Books

What the Critics Say

  • Hugo Award, Best Novel, 1993
  • Nebula Award, Best Novel, 1992

"Ms. Willis displays impressive control of her material; virtually every detail introduced in the early chapters is made to pay off as the separate threads of the story are brought together." (The New York Times Book Review)
"A stunning novel that encompasses both suffering and hope....The best work yet from one of science fiction's best writers." (The Denver Post)

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Connie Willis is one of the most imaginative and skillful writers of American science fiction today. Her prose style is lean, her dialogue excellent, and her themes mature. This tale occurs in a British university of the near future, where history may be researched via time-travel. As a student gets lost in the fourteenth century, an epidemic of mysterious origin breaks out back home. Jenny Sterlin is a mannered reader who gives one the impression that she has not prepared much before entering the sound studio. She has a pleasant voice and excellent diction, but her text contains much more than she has the chops to communicate. (c) AudioFile 2001

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Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "The Middle Ages"
By: Alexander (USA)
January 21, 2010
Great story and narrator, but pretty depressing in parts. Willis' humor shines, but it hard to make happy times in 1300s.
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Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0 "Don't Waste Your Time"
By: Stuart (Woodland Hills, CA, USA)
January 07, 2010
This book proves the case that some reads are far better abridged, than unabridged. This one needs to be SUPER-abridged. Repetitious, boring, tedious, rambling and, did I mention, repetitious and rambling? In the end, too many unanswered questions to situations mentioned over and over in the book, but never explained. Also, time travel can be a tricky thing, but at the very end of the book, the use of a “locator” has to be the icing on the cake. They didn’t have satellites back in 1348 to my knowledge. Two stars would be too generous.
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "I was so sorry that it was over!"
By: Sheri (Frontenac, MO, USA)
January 01, 2010
I absolutely love this book. The story is wonderful and the narrator is fantastic!
0 of 1 people found this review helpful:
Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0 "This would probably be a good short story . . ."
By: Maureen (Shawnee, KS, USA)
December 31, 2009
This book was over 26 hours long . . . which was one of the reasons I chose it as one of my monthly picks - I like long books. But I'd estimate that about 20 hours of it was information that didn't contribute to the story line at all. Don't waste your credits on this one unless they offer it in an abridged version - you won't be missing anything.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful:
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "Excellent story for long commutes"
By: Michelle (Maricopa, AZ, USA)
December 20, 2009
I really enjoyed the premise of this story. I also liked that I could easily get right back into it after a weekend away or a long day at the office. I use my audio books to ease the frustration of my commute and the pace of this story really took me away. There were even times when I sat in the parking lot or driveway to get through the last part of a chapter or scene! Other reviewers are right, that sometimes it's a little slow and I find myself wanting to get back to the action, but really it just imitated life. Sometimes we hurry up to wait. Loved it! and really enjoyed the narrator's ability to distinguish each character so well that I always knew who was 'speaking'.

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