
The Engines of God
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Narrated by:
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Tom Weiner
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By:
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Jack McDevitt
Earth's ravaged environment is quickly making it unlivable, and colonizers want to begin terraforming these abandoned worlds for human habitation. Only interstellar archaeologist Richard Wald and starship pilot Priscilla Hutchins are convinced that uncovering the secrets of the monuments may hold the key to survival for the entire human race.
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Critic reviews
"McDevitt is at his best award-winning style in this intelligent and wide-ranging novel." ( Kirkus Reviews)
"With plenty of startling plot twists, a heavy dose of intrigue, and an unusual amount of character development for science fiction, McDevitt holds us fast right through to a thrilling finish." ( Booklist)
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Outstanding Story
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Don't waste a credit
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What a fun read. Just the sort of book I like. No laser wars, no crazy manic madmen, just scientists trying to figure out the strangeness of what they find.
Definitely continuing this series.
Alien Archaeology
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Great SciFi story
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What did you like best about The Engines of God? What did you like least?
The premise/mystery about the monument makers was the most intriguing part. I was hoping he was going to play off that more, but instead the focus of the story just became the cheap thrill of whether or not they would make it off the planet in time. I'd expect something that mundane to be maybe a climactic end to a chapter, but not the main focus of the book.The narratation was terribly annoying. He has a nice voice, but feels the need to draw out every final vowel in each sentence to sound dramatic. Yikes. Make sure you listen to the sample to be sure you can put up with this before buying it.
Mediocre
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Tom Weiner's read's just fine. Oh sure a couple of the character voices overlap, but he's good enough. Love the risky way McDevitt treats important characters. And there's neither sexist damsel in distress nonsense, nor over reach to make all the men bumblers. He's created a cast of equals.
Now this cast ain't vying to create great literature… what they do is rise a tad beyond comic books, but that tad's fun, the plot's reasonably thrilling. And yeah, there's a cinematic thrum throughout. McDevitt should be, if he's not, a screen writer. I'll buy the next in this series...
Asimov Lives!!
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Recording is monotone
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Excellent Book
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Would you try another book from Jack McDevitt and/or Tom Weiner?
I've read several of McDevitt's books though this is the first audio version. Yes.Would you recommend The Engines of God to your friends? Why or why not?
YesAny additional comments?
I like the archaeological aspects of solving the mystery of the abandoned cities, etc.Good sci-fi book.
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good sci fi
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