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- Length: 23 hrs and 35 mins
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This dazzling anthology includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction. Authors include:
Kage Baker
Stephen Baxter
GregoryBenford
Tony Daniel
Greg Egan
Peter F. Hamilton
Gwyneth Jones
James Patrick Kelly
NancyKress
Ken Macleod
Paul J. McAuley
Ian McDonald
Robert Reed
Alastair Reynolds
MaryRosenblum
Robert Silverberg
Dan Simmons
Walter Jon Williams
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Finally on Audible!! My favorite Hamilton series!
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Queen of Angels
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Emanuel Goldsmith, a famous poet, murdered eight people, then disappeared. Three people want to find him: an aspiring writer, an embittered scientist who wants to use him, and a policewoman who needs to put him in custody before the Selectors, a vigilante organization, get to him first.
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fantastic, a whole new experience on audio
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Conquest
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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The Earth has been invaded by the Illyri, a beautiful, civilized, yet ruthless alien race. Humanity has been conquered, but still it fights the invaders. The Resistance grows stronger, for it is the young people of Earth who battle the Illyri.
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Spoiled Teenager or Sci-fi?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Like some Space with your Soaps?
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The Quantum Thief
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Starts Confusing, Gets Exciting, Ends Awesome
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This audiobook shows the origin of the green priests on Theroc, the first Roamer skymining operations on a gas-giant planet, the discovery of the Klikiss robots entombed in an abandoned alien city, the initial Ildiran expedition to Earth, the rescue of the generation ship Burton and the tragedy that leads to sinister breeding experiments. Veiled Alliances is an excellent starting point for readers new to the Saga, as well as an unforgettable adventure for fans of the series.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Start with Book One
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The Medusa Chronicles
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Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident as the first human astronaut to explore the atmosphere of Jupiter - and a combination of human ingenuity and technical expertise brought him back. But he is no longer himself. Instead he has been changed into an augmented human: part man, part machine, and exceptionally capable.
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Almost stopped listening. Glad I didn't.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beware the 13th sign!
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Proxima: Book 1
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The very far future: The galaxy is a drifting wreck of black holes, neutron stars, and chill white dwarfs. The age of star formation is long past. Yet there is life here, feeding off the energies of the stellar remnants, and there is mind, a tremendous galaxy-spanning intelligence each of whose thoughts lasts a hundred thousand years. And this mind cradles memories of a long-gone age when a more compact universe was full of light... The 27th century: Proxima Centauri, an undistinguished red dwarf star, is the nearest star to our sun. How would it be to live on such a world?
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No Sense of Conclusion
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Fleet of Worlds takes a closer look at Human-Puppeteer (Citizen) relations and the events leading up to Niven's first Ringworld novel. Kirsten Quinn-Kovacks is among the best and brightest of her people. She gratefully serves the gentle race that rescued her ancestors from a dying starship, gave them a world, and nurtures them still. If only the Citizens knew where Kirsten's people came from.
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Hurrah!
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Under the benevolent leadership of the League of Peoples, there is no war, little crime, and life is sacred...unless you're an Explorer. The ugly, the flawed, the misfit, the deformed, they are the unwanted, flung to the farthest corners of the galaxy to investigate hostile planets and strange, vicious creatures. Out there, there are a thousand different - and terrible - ways to die.
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3 out of 5 stars
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FU@@ING EXPLORERS
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Sten
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The first book in an action–packed new SF adventure series. Vulcan is a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan breeds just two types of native: complacent or tough. Sten is tough. When his family is killed in a mysterious accident, Sten rebels, harassing the Company from the metal world’s endless maze-like warrens. He could end up just another burnt–out Delinquent. But people like Sten never give up.
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THE MASTERPIECE BY JERRY SCIARRIO
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When 17-year-old Toby McGonigal finds himself lost in space, separated from his family, he expects his next drift into cold sleep to be his last. After all, the planet he' s orbiting is frozen and sunless, and the cities are dead. But when Toby wakes again, he' s surprised to discover a thriving planet, a strange and prosperous galaxy, and something stranger still - that he' s been asleep for 14,000 years. Welcome to the Lockstep Empire, where civilization is kept alive by careful hibernation. Here cold sleeps can last decades and waking moments mere weeks.
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A Great Idea, Poorly Served
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Moth was a beautiful planet, the only one with wings - two great golden clouds suspended in space around it. Here was a wide-open world for any venture a man might scheme. The planet attracted unwary travelers, hardened space-sailors, and merchant buccaneers - a teeming, constantly shifting horde that provided a comfortable income for certain quick-witted fellows like Flinx and his pet flying snake Pip.
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The First of the Flinx and Pip Novels AT LAST!
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- RPM
- 02-21-16
lives up to the title
Excellent book. Narrator s were good. Would recommend this book if you enjoy science fiction.
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- Michael R. Blanche
- 05-07-14
Not all great, but all good
What did you love best about The New Space Opera?
There was not a single performance on this audio book that wasn't really good. Every reader improved the story with their performance.
What about the narrators’s performance did you like?
None of these readers was Jim Dale, with his myriad voices, but the male readers gave female characters believable voices, and the female readers did the same for the male. None of them detracted from the story.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Not really. But almost none of the stories made me anxious for an ending. They weren't all great stories, but none of them would be a flop, either.
Any additional comments?
Buyers of this audio book definitely get their money's worth, almost 18 hours of entertainment!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-13-21
Interesting listen.
I liked it a lot. It covered a wide variety of situations. I recommend listening to this again.
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- Patron-of-art
- 05-02-19
2nd half of the book was good
I like my sci-fi to be character driven and relatable. The first half of this book was not at all. If you like science driven philosophy you may care for it but I MUCH prefer character driven philosophy such as the last story in this book by Simons. Frankly that story raised the overall from 2 stars to 3.
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- Tim V.
- 07-30-15
spacesoap opera with fiery snatches here and there
Space soap opera with fiery snatches here and there. Supprizing little packages scattered through. Hints of classic early tailes.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-07-19
terrible...
This sounds old, the narrator's are just blah sounding, good if you want to sleep ! I am underwhelmed and feel like I have wasted a ticket, basically $15 down the drain. Again!
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- joel lorenson
- 01-16-23
What was this even for
Rod bits of uselessness, thought this would be epic but sadly mistaken, save your credits on this one unless u like single chapters of different books, sad I wasted an hour trying to figure this one out
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- Brad Beatty
- 12-11-18
Clever, but Dull Short Stories
This is a series of short stories. The editors appear to have confused clever story telling with "interesting" story telling. I can appreciate the high level of literary skill displayed by the authors, but I just don't enjoy stories that focus on style over content. The well-crafted stories were hard to follow, and consequently, hard to enjoy.
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