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  • Orphans of the Sky | [Robert A. Heinlein]
    Orphans of the Sky
    UNABRIDGED

    Orphans of the Sky

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 42 mins)
    • By Robert A. Heinlein
    • Narrated By Eric Michael Summerer
    Overall
    (241)
    Performance
    (115)
    Story
    (118)

    The Jordan Foundation sponsored the Proxima Centauri Expedition in 2119, in attempt to reach the nearer stars of the galaxy. But that was far in the mythic past. The original purpose of the Ship's epic voyage has long been forgotten, and for generations the giant spaceship, lost between the stars, is the only world that the people aboard have known. A strange civilization has evolved, with its own superstitions, savage religion, rigid class structure and mutant outcasts.

    Noe says: "Our world is a spaceship."
    "One of Heinlein's Best"
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    This book impressed me. The idea of a massive ship designed to carry generations of humans and the dystopian society that occurs when it's descendants have forgotten the ship's original purpose is a truly original and fantastic setting ahead of it's time. Eric Michael Summerer's reading was superb. He gave personality and tone to each character.

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  • The Foundation Trilogy (Dramatized) | [Isaac Asimov, Maurice Denham, Prunella Scales]
    The Foundation Trilogy (Dramatized)
    ORIGINAL

    The Foundation Trilogy (Dramatized)

    • ORIGINAL (7 hrs and 48 mins)
    • By Isaac Asimov, Maurice Denham, Prunella Scales
    • Narrated By Geoffrey Beevers, Lee Montague, Julian Glover, and others
    Overall
    (175)
    Performance
    (128)
    Story
    (124)

    The opening episode begins on Trantor, capital of the Galactic Empire, with the meeting of Seldon and Dornick, their trial, and their exile to Terminus. The action then jumps forward 50 years, to the first Seldon Crisis, where the repercussions of the recent independence of the Four Kingdoms of the Periphery are being felt on Terminus, and are handled by the first Mayor, Salvor Hardin....

    James says: "How can you go wrong with a must read book for $2"
    "A good dramatization of the classic trilogy"
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    I've been a big fan of the written Foundation series. It was a treat to listen to the dramatization. It sounded good with British accented characters who did a superb job in capturing character personalities. I did not like the vintage "science fictiony" sounds used to change scenes but I can forgive that since thats how the producers did things back then. Although not every detail of the series could be brought out I was impressed with how faithful the dramatization was to the original. Almost 8 hours was an appropriate amount of time to properly tell the story.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful

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