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Gretchen

Austin, TX, USA | Member Since 2005

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  • The Uplift War: The Uplift Saga, Book 3 | [David Brin]
    The Uplift War: The Uplift Saga, Book 3
    UNABRIDGED

    The Uplift War: The Uplift Saga, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By David Brin
    • Narrated By George Wilson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (186)
    Performance
    (73)
    Story
    (78)

    Earth has been allowed to colonize the planet Garth only because its previous occupants went berserk and wiped out virtually all life there. But now humans, chimps, and their alien allies on Garth are being held hostage in a conflict that could affect the fate of the entire Five Galaxies.

    Andrew says: "BIG ENTHUSIASTIC WOW"
    "Inteligent"
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    Intelligent & thought provoking - I like his world; A future with altruism and good breeding ;^)

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Diamond Star: A Novel of the Skolian Empire | [Catherine Asaro]
    Diamond Star: A Novel of the Skolian Empire
    UNABRIDGED

    Diamond Star: A Novel of the Skolian Empire

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 13 mins)
    • By Catherine Asaro
    • Narrated By Andy Paris
    Overall
    (57)
    Performance
    (24)
    Story
    (24)

    Two-time Nebula Award winner Catherine Asaro takes her immensely popular Skolian Empire saga to new heights. The renegade son of the Ruby Dynasty, Del prefers rock music to interstellar politics. His singing career has recently gained momentum on Earth, which has an uneasy relationship with his family's empire. But with intergalactic tensions running high, Del finds it harder and harder to avoid family expectations.

    E. Krentz-Wee says: "For Skolian fans"
    "painful"
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    Performance
    Story

    This is not sci-fi but a groupie's version of what a musician's life must be like. I kept hoping it would get better but it didn't. The worst part was feeling an overwhelming sense of embarrassment for Catherine Asaro as I listened.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Freedom's Choice: Freedom Series, Book 2 | [Anne McCaffrey]
    Freedom's Choice: Freedom Series, Book 2
    UNABRIDGED

    Freedom's Choice: Freedom Series, Book 2

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Anne McCaffrey
    • Narrated By Susie Breck, Dick Hill
    Overall
    (136)
    Performance
    (67)
    Story
    (68)

    The shipments of Catteni slaves continue, but they find that they are enjoyably reinventing the creature comforts of home, and searching for the origin of the Farmers who were the original occupants of the planet Botany, all under the keen eyes of two very different observers.

    R. Parish says: "Great alien sci-fi story!"
    "Is this as good as it gets?"
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    Story

    I liked Anne McCaffrey when I was a child. I read all the dragon books. I decided to listen to these books because of those fond memories. I was disappointed. The character development is sophomoric and without good wit. The plot had holes and lacked the technical details that make Science fiction so rich and compelling.

    4 of 8 people found this review helpful
  • Freedom's Challenge: Freedom Series, Book 3 | [Anne McCaffrey]
    Freedom's Challenge: Freedom Series, Book 3
    UNABRIDGED

    Freedom's Challenge: Freedom Series, Book 3

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 39 mins)
    • By Anne McCaffrey
    • Narrated By Susie Breck, Dick Hill
    Overall
    (133)
    Performance
    (64)
    Story
    (66)

    Kris Bjornsen has come a long way since alien slave ships scooped her up in Denver with thousands of others. Dropped off on an apparently uninhabited world with the rest, she has fallen in love with Zainal, a renegade Catteni, and has made a comfortable life for herself and her new family. But she feels a soldier's duty to escape Botany and rejoin the struggle for freedom.

    Linda says: "Interesting and Different"
    "2D"
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    Performance
    Story

    I liked Anne McCaffrey when I was a child. I read all the dragon books. I decided to listen to these books because of those fond memories. I was disappointed. The character development is sophomoric and without good wit. The plot had holes and lacked the technical details that make Science fiction so rich and compelling.

    1 of 5 people found this review helpful

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