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ALEXANDRA HILLS, Australia | Member Since 2011

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  • The Ringworld Engineers: The Ringworld Series, Book 2 | [Larry Niven]
    The Ringworld Engineers: The Ringworld Series, Book 2
    UNABRIDGED

    The Ringworld Engineers: The Ringworld Series, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 14 mins)
    • By Larry Niven
    • Narrated By Paul Michael Garcia
    Overall
    (274)
    Performance
    (241)
    Story
    (241)

    It’s been 20 years since the quixotic and worldsweary Louis Wu discovered the Ringworld. Now he and SpeakertoAnimals are going back, captives of the Hindmost, a deposed puppeteer leader.

    Michael says: "Finally the second book is in audio"
    "Enjoyable"
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    Story
    If you could sum up The Ringworld Engineers in three words, what would they be?

    enthralling, listenable, enjoyable


    If you’ve listened to books by Larry Niven before, how does this one compare?

    not as encapsulated as the original "Ringworld" seeming to wander a little, but as I understand it, this was written to answer fan questions about Ringworld science tech. The reader isn't quite as differentiated in character voices as the original's reader, but he does a good job.


    What about Paul Michael Garcia’s performance did you like?

    nothing outstanding, but reads well and gives character to the book


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    not really


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Ringworld Throne: The Ringworld Series, Book 3 | [Larry Niven]
    The Ringworld Throne: The Ringworld Series, Book 3
    UNABRIDGED

    The Ringworld Throne: The Ringworld Series, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Larry Niven
    • Narrated By Paul Michael Garcia
    Overall
    (146)
    Performance
    (131)
    Story
    (134)

    Come back to the Ringworld - the most astonishing feat of engineering ever encountered. A place of untold technological wonders, home to myriad humanoid races, and world of some of the most beloved science fiction stories ever written.

    The human Louis Wu; the puppeteer known as the Hindmost; Acolyte, son of the Kzin called Chmeee: legendary beings brought together once again in the defense of the Ringworld. Something is going on with the protectors.

    Aerindel says: "Should have stopped at the second book."
    "well read, but the story seems to ramble"
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    How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

    not allow it to ramble as much.


    What about Paul Michael Garcia’s performance did you like?

    I genuinely enjoy the reader's performance. His use of tone & inflection is quite remarkable


    If this book were a movie would you go see it?

    no


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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