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  • A Voice in the Wilderness: The Human Division, Episode 4

    • UNABRIDGED (49 mins)
    • By John Scalzi
    • Narrated By William Dufris
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (340)
    Performance
    (306)
    Story
    (310)

    Albert Birnbaum was once one of the biggest political talk show hosts around, but these days he’s watching his career enter a death spiral. A stranger offers a solution to his woes, promising to put him back on top. It’s everything Birnbaum wants, but is there a catch? And does Birnbaum actually care if there is? "A Voice in the Wilderness" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.

    rmzetak says: "YOU GET WHAT YOU GOT COMING"
    "scalzi popcorn"
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    if you're a scalzi fan you'll eat these up.

    love the format of drip feeding snippets, i'll happily interrupt the book i'm listening to for a quick giggle and division catchup.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The God Engines

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By John Scalzi
    • Narrated By Christopher Lane
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (106)
    Performance
    (75)
    Story
    (75)

    Captain Ean Tephe is a man of faith, whose allegiance to his lord and to his ship is uncontested. The Bishopry Militant knows this — and so, when it needs a ship and crew to undertake a secret, sacred mission to a hidden land, Tephe is the captain to whom the task is given....

    Charles says: "Crisis of Faith"
    "the humour is way, way under the surface"
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    not your usual scalzi (well the ones i've consumed on audible anyway), however i did detect him smiling away behind the scenes.

    i agree with others here, this universe should be explored, christopher baby does a good job of bringing the characters to light in this dark, smelly world.

    all in all i enjoyed this, not his usual rumpole meets the games, more a serious dark drama which places the toe into religion.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Dark Blood

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Stuart MacBride
    • Narrated By Stuart MacBride
    Overall
    (73)
    Performance
    (38)
    Story
    (35)

    Richard Knox has served his time, so why shouldn’t he be allowed to live wherever he wants? Yes, in the past he was a violent rapist, but he’s seen the error of his ways. Found God. Wants to leave his dark past in Newcastle behind him and make a new start. Or so he says. Detective Sergeant Logan McRae isn’t exactly thrilled to be part of the team helping Knox settle into his new Aberdeen home.

    Jayne says: "Loved it"
    "painful"
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    What disappointed you about Dark Blood?

    sorry stuart, your take on your own characters was abominable, surely the audible people have some quality checking in place, i blame them.


    Has Dark Blood turned you off from other books in this genre?

    no, just bad scottish semi-bellowing accents in general.


    Would you be willing to try another one of Stuart MacBride’s performances?

    probably not, or only after having a careful listen to excerpts beforehand.


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    pain, then disappointment then a tinge of anger followed by indifference.


    Any additional comments?

    as you can tell, i wasn't particularly taken with the author's take on the characters, however i might have struggled further with it if the actual plot had grabbed me, which it did not... sorry stuart.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Sixth Column

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Robert A. Heinlein
    • Narrated By Tom Weiner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (138)
    Performance
    (123)
    Story
    (122)

    The totalitarian East has triumphed in a massive invasion, and the United States has fallen to a dictatorial superpower bent on total domination. That power is consolidating its grip through concentration camps, police state tactics, and a total monopoly upon the very thoughts of the conquered populace. A tiny enclave of scientists and soldiers survives, unbeknownst to America’s new rulers. It’s six against six million - but those six happen to include a scientific genius, a master of subterfuge and disguise who learned his trade as a lawyer-turned-hobo, and a tough-minded commander....

    Ruth Stilphen says: "Was R.A. Heinlein related to Nostrodamas"
    "kinda amusing"
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    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    well i wouldn't say "well-spent" but it did provide some chuckles, i enjoyed the dig at religion with some good character buildups but overall ridiculous fun, enjoy.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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