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Allan

Irvine, CA, United States | Member Since 2007

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The Shadow of Saganami

UNABRIDGED
- by David Weber
- Narrated by Jay Snyder
The Shadow of Saganami

UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 57 mins)

By David Weber

Narrated By Jay Snyder

Overall
(252)
Performance
(151)
Story
(149)

The Star Kingdom has a new generation of officers! And this elite group hand-picked and trained by Honor Harrington herself is going to be needed immediately, as their first assignment turns out to be more dangerous than anyone expected. What was supposed to be a quiet outpost, far from the blazing conflict between the Star Kingdom of Manticore and the People's Republic of Haven has actually been targeted by an unholy alliance between the slaveholders of Manpower.
Chris says: "Mostly Enjoyable"
"Ouch!"

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I love the Honor Harrington series, and I downloaded this book thinking I would love it too.. I just can't stand the reading of it... Jay Synder's female voices drove me crazy... In the Harrington series Allyson Johnson read the series, and although I had to get use to her male voices, it was do able I could listen to the whole book. I'll try to listen to it again sometime down the road...

3 of 6 people found this review helpful
Until Relieved: 13th Spaceborne, Book 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Rick Shelley
- Narrated by Ax Norman
Until Relieved: 13th Spaceborne, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 11 mins)

By Rick Shelley

Narrated By Ax Norman

Overall
(3)
Performance
(3)
Story
(3)

World War II had the Dirty Dozen. The war in space has The Lucky 13th. The 13th Spaceborne is the elite fighting force of the Accord of Free Worlds. Their do-or-die mission is to stop two enemy empires from poaching free worlds. As usual, they're on their own....
Allan says: "It just never captured me..."
"It just never captured me..."

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What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

I've stopped at Chapter 6... I've been listening to this for a couple hours, and realized that I haven't pay one bit of attention to it.I listen at work, and 99% of the time I can follow along with anything, but this book, just didn't capture me, so it was relegated to background noise.I might try and listen to it again some other time, but today it was a bust, and a waste.

What didn’t you like about Ax Norman’s performance?

I can't quite put it into words... Maybe its the fact that all the characters are the same voice... There wasn't any changes in its reading to cause me to notice... It just kinda droned on... I think that's why I just didn't get into listening to this book.

0 of 2 people found this review helpful
The Observers: The Human Division, Episode 9

UNABRIDGED
- by John Scalzi
- Narrated by William Dufris
The Observers: The Human Division, Episode 9

UNABRIDGED (1 hr and 9 mins)

By John Scalzi

Narrated By William Dufris

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(262)
Performance
(240)
Story
(241)

In an effort to improve relations with the Earth, the Colonial Union has invited a contingent of diplomats from that planet to observe Ambassador Abumwe negotiate a trade deal with an alien species. Then something very bad happens to one of the Earthings, and with that, the relationship between humanity’s two factions is on the cusp of disruption once more. It’s a race to find out what really happened, and who is to blame. "The Observers" 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.
Hassan says: "This series is getting Better and Better!!!!"
"I love the series"

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Would you listen to The Observers again? Why?

I just love the characters...

Any additional comments?

It drives me crazy to be spoon fed these little bits on at a time... Waiting for the next installment is torture... I thought of waiting until all the pieces are out, then downloading them all in to one play list.. But as soon as I see one is out, I just have to have my fix...

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Holding the Line: Special Ops Squad, Book 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Rick Shelley
- Narrated by Gary Telles
Holding the Line: Special Ops Squad, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 46 mins)

By Rick Shelley

Narrated By Gary Telles

Overall
(7)
Performance
(7)
Story
(7)

As members of the Alliance of Light, humans have committed to the battle against the Ilion Federation, and they’re doing their part. But the Alliance’s army is fragmented, and to unify their forces, the army’s leaders must do the unthinkable: They form the First Combined Regiment, made up of soldiers from every alien race in the Alliance. The Spec Ops Squad is supposed to be the best of the best, an elite group within the First Combined Regiment to take care of the dirtiest jobs.
Allan says: "Had Potential"
"Had Potential"

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I finished the book, but was left with an empty experience..

What did you like best about this story?

The idea of combining different races, to work together as one unit.

What aspect of Gary Telles’s performance would you have changed?

The story was read with little impact. I just couldn't get the feeling of the moments.. From boring moments to battle... Everything was read with the same level. It was like I was listening to someone reading an inventory list.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Newton's Ark: The Emulation Trilogy, Book 1

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- by D. A. Hill
- Narrated by Yvonne Matta
Newton's Ark: The Emulation Trilogy, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 47 mins)

By D. A. Hill

Narrated By Yvonne Matta

Overall
(3)
Performance
(3)
Story
(3)

December 20, 2047: the day the human race faces extinction. With a little more than two years to prepare, President Paul Carlson struggles with the awful choices he must make to ensure the survival of the American people. Unable to save everyone, he must decide how much to tell the public and choose who lives and who dies. Meanwhile wealthy industrialist James Newton, aided by ace programmer Cyrus Jones, embarks on his own audacious and radical plan to save humanity, a plan that will challenge the very idea of what it means to be human.
Allan says: "Has potential..."
"Has potential..."

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Story

What did you like best about Newton's Ark? What did you like least?

The story itself is great, but the narration wasn't a good fit.

What didn’t you like about Yvonne Matta’s performance?

The recorded inhales before some of the paragraphs or chapters. Her accent didn't quite fit the characters.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Cost of Victory: Crimson Worlds, Book 2

UNABRIDGED
- by Jay Allan
- Narrated by Jeff Bower
The Cost of Victory: Crimson Worlds, Book 2

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 9 mins)

By Jay Allan

Narrated By Jeff Bower

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(30)
Performance
(29)
Story
(28)

The Third Frontier War is raging, and all across human-occupied space worlds are burning. Massive fleets struggle for dominance and kilometer-long war ships exchange thermonuclear barrages. Battered in the early years of the war, the Western Alliance is resurgent. The brilliant Admiral Augustus Garret leads the Alliance fleet from victory to victory, taking the war to the very heart of the enemy empires.
DocJim says: "Read Book 1 First!"
"Has so much potential.... But...."

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

I am not sure if this will happen in the following books... But a great deal of this book was spent retelling of the 1st book. Then towards the end, we start retelling information again! Then Were done!

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

It made me write this review....

Did The Cost of Victory inspire you to do anything?

Weigh the facts of the potential of this series to the delivery of it! Do I want to continue and chance purchasing another filler, or give up before I waste more money....

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Orphan's Triumph: Jason Wander, Book 5

UNABRIDGED
- by Robert Buettner
- Narrated by Adam Epstein
Orphan's Triumph: Jason Wander, Book 5

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 7 mins)

By Robert Buettner

Narrated By Adam Epstein

Overall
(9)
Performance
(9)
Story
(9)

Jason Wander is ready to lead the final charge into battle. After 40 years of fighting the Slugs, mankind's reunited planets control the vital crossroad that secures their uneasy union. The doomsday weapon that can end the war, and the mighty fleet that will carry it to the Slug homeworld, lie within humanity's grasp.
Allan says: "After 5 Books....."
"After 5 Books....."

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If you could sum up Orphan's Triumph in three words, what would they be?

Abrupt... Thin... Ending...

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

Unless there is going to be number 6, a little more closer...

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes I enjoyed the book... It carried me on through out the whole series. The action and the story kept me listening constantly.... It was a book that I enjoyed getting back to.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The Omega Theory

UNABRIDGED
- by Mark Alpert
- Narrated by Adam Grupper
The Omega Theory

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 32 mins)

By Mark Alpert

Narrated By Adam Grupper

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(19)
Performance
(6)
Story
(7)

The Omega Theory opens with media reports that, despite U.S. warnings, Iran has tested a nuclear bomb. But the blast from the device is different and far more dangerous than that of any previous nuclear weapon. Surveillance instruments show that for one split second an event occurred that had not taken place since the Big Bang 14 billion years ago.
Laura says: "unfortunate"
"Just seems to plod along...."

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This is my first book from Mark Alpert, and the subject seems interesting, but narration just seems to make the plot just plod along... I gave up after a couple hours... I found that I wasn't paying attention to the story... NOT GOOD.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Thirteen

UNABRIDGED
- by Richard K. Morgan
- Narrated by Simon Vance
Thirteen

UNABRIDGED (22 hrs and 34 mins)

By Richard K. Morgan

Narrated By Simon Vance

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(913)
Performance
(279)
Story
(275)

Marsalis is one of a new breed...literally. Genetically engineered by the U.S. government to embody the naked aggression and primal survival skills that centuries of civilization have erased from humankind, Thirteens were intended to be the ultimate military fighting force. The project was scuttled, however, when a fearful public branded the supersoldiers dangerous mutants, dooming the Thirteens to forced exile on Earth's distant, desolate Mars colony. But Marsalis found a way to slip back.
L. says: "WOW, Morgan Does it again!"
"Too SLOW"

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I couldn't even finish the book... It just seem to drag on... I couldn't seem to maintain interest in the book.

5 of 13 people found this review helpful