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Tina never worries about being 'ordinary' - she doesn't have to, since she's known practically forever that she's not just Tina Mains, average teenager and beloved daughter. She's also the keeper of an interplanetary rescue beacon, and one day soon, it's going to activate, and then her dreams of saving all the worlds and adventuring among the stars will finally be possible.
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4 out of 5 stars
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There has never been a more annoying narrator to exist
- By Megan on 04-13-21
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In the Ocean of Night
- Galactic Center, Book 1
- By: Gregory Benford
- Narrated by: Maxwell Caulfield
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 311
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 269
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 272
It is 2019. NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Ordered to destroy it, he instead discovers that it is actually the shell of a derelict space probe - a wreck with just enough power to emit a single electronic signal….
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1 out of 5 stars
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Like some Space with your Soaps?
- By Bradley on 05-15-12
By: Gregory Benford
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Outpost
- By: W. Michael Gear
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4 out of 5 stars 130
Donovan is a world of remarkable wealth that comes at a high price. When Supervisor Kalico Aguila's ship arrives, she discovers a failing colony, its government overthrown, the few remaining colonists gone wild. Donovan could make her career - or kill her. Planetside, Talina Perez is one of three rulers of the Port Authority colony - the only law in the one remaining town. With the Corporate ship demanding answers about the things she's done, Perez could lose everything, including her life. For Dan Wirth, Donovan is a last chance. A psychopath with a death sentence looming over his head, he will make a desperate play for power. No matter who he has to corrupt, murder, or destroy. Captain Max Taggart is the Corporation's enforcer. But is it too late to seize control of Donovan?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Must have been written for teenage girls
- By Bob on 03-30-20
By: W. Michael Gear
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Breaking Gods
- Godbreaker, Book 1
- By: D. J. Molles
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,832
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,678
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,677
In the beginning, the gods destroyed the world. Five hundred years later, things haven’t gotten much better for humans. The demigods that were left behind to guard over humanity have been using them as fodder for an endless civil war between themselves, and the humans just go on dutifully slaughtering each other, battle after battle. It’s not all bad, though. Perry McGown makes his living off those bloody, stinking battlefields. He works on a crew that reclaims all the spent shell casings. But if anyone found out that he was a deserter from the war, he’d be executed for heresy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Why does the author make it so hard to like the main character
- By Teressa Vanda on 10-02-19
By: D. J. Molles
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Beyond the Aquila Rift
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: Tom Dheere
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 424
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 347
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 349
Beyond the Aquila Rift: It's shorthand for the trip no one ever hopes to make by accident. The one that will screw up the rest of your life, the one that creates the ghosts you see haunting the shadows of company bars across the whole Bubble. Men and women ripped out of time, cut adrift from families and lovers by an accident of an alien technology we use but rarely comprehend.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great story, mediocre audio book.
- By Amazon Customer on 04-17-12
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate
- By: Becky Chambers
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 750
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At the turn of the 22nd century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through a revolutionary method known as somaforming, astronauts can survive in hostile environments off Earth using synthetic biological supplementations. With the fragility of the body no longer a limiting factor, human beings are at last able to journey to neighboring exoplanets long known to harbor life. A team of these explorers, Ariadne O’Neill and her three crewmates, are hard at work in a planetary system 15 light-years from Sol, on a mission to ecologically survey four habitable worlds.
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4 out of 5 stars
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"Gay & Lesbian"?!? This is solid Sci-Fi
- By Jennifer on 09-16-19
By: Becky Chambers
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The Chosen
- Contender, Book 1
- By: Taran Matharu
- Narrated by: Pat Young
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 121
Cade is settling into a new boarding school, contemplating his future, when he finds himself transported to another realm. He soon discovers their new world is populated with lost remnants from the past: prehistoric creatures, ancient relics, and, stranger still - people. Overwhelmed by his new surroundings, Cade has little time to adjust, for soon he and his fellow classmates are forced to become contenders in a brutal game, controlled by mysterious overlords.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Author, Bland Story
- By Amazon Customer on 05-30-20
By: Taran Matharu
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Black Phoenix
- By: Wayne Wightman, B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 182
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 162
Earth’s first colony ship finally reaches the target world. The excitement of planetfall is indescribable, but quickly transforms into sick disappointment when they find the atmosphere is a roiling mass of hydrochloric acid, carbon dioxide, and other deadly poisons. They fly onward, seeking better planets. They find them, but none are ideal. The search goes on for a century, then longer still. As they move farther from Earth, aliens discover the intruding ship, and they begin to investigate humanity. They find our species unacceptable.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Uggggh
- By JonH on 09-20-19
By: Wayne Wightman, and others
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The Bleed
- Rupture
- By: Mark Tufo, Chris Philbrook, David Moody
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 746
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 680
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 681
The first book in a new series spanning worlds and ages. A war is raging between gods and demons, with an unstoppable interdimensional terror - THE BLEED - destroying everything it touches. From ancient alien civilisations through to modern day London, through to deep space and beyond, nothing and no one is safe. The Bleed wants flesh. It wants to destroy life. It wants to be worshipped.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Aaron Starcher on 07-16-20
By: Mark Tufo, and others
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Proxima Rising
- Proxima, Book 1
- By: Brandon Q. Morris
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 597
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 598
Late in the 21st century, Earth receives what looks like an urgent plea for help from planet Proxima Centauri b in the closest star system to the Sun. Astrophysicists suspect a massive solar flare is about to destroy this heretofore-unknown civilization. Earth's space programs are unequipped to help, but an unscrupulous Russian billionaire launches a secret and highly-specialized spaceship to Proxima b, over four light-years away.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Story is great, format is not
- By Mike on 04-26-20
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Hollow Space: Venture
- Xantoverse Series
- By: C.F. Barnes, T. F. Grant
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4 out of 5 stars 69
Forced to hyperjump during a brutal ambush, Sara Lorelle, navigator of the Venture, the last human colony ship, discovers a terrible truth: They've jumped to somewhere that shouldn't exist. Trapped inside a pocket universe known only as Hollow Space, where technology inexplicably fails, Sara and her crew have to face the lethal politics of their only destination, Haven - a decrepit station, home to deadly aliens and rival factions that soon sees the Venture crew up to their necks in danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Firefly Meets Babylon 5/Galactica/Star Wars Hybrid
- By Striker on 05-24-15
By: C.F. Barnes, and others
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Predator - Incursion
- The Rage War, Book 1
- By: Tim Lebbon
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,392
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,258
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,261
Predator ships stream into human space in unprecedented numbers. The Colonial Marines, controlled by Weyland-Yutani, respond to the incursion, thus entering the Rage War. This terrifying assault by the Yautja cannot go unchallenged, yet the cost of combat is high. Predators are master combatants, and each encounter yields a high body count. Then, when Lt. Johnny Mains and his marines - the VoidLarks - enter the fray, they discover an enemy deadlier than any could imagine.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I was really wanted to like this book!!
- By jeremy lamarch on 05-15-16
By: Tim Lebbon
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The Age of Ra
- Pantheon, Book 1
- By: James Lovegrove
- Narrated by: Andy Cresswell
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4 out of 5 stars 92
The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent of the gods’ influence. There, he encounters the followers of a humanist leader known as the Lightbringer, who has vowed to rid mankind of the shackles of divine oppression. As the world heads towards an apocalyptic battle, there is far more to this freedom fighter than it seems.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fun but trite
- By Patrick Quinn on 02-10-21
By: James Lovegrove
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The Messenger
- The Messenger, Book 1
- By: Terry Maggert, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,033
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,792
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,782
On the run and out of chances, he guides his ship and crew into the heart of a relic older than the galaxy itself - and find himself on the edge of an eternal war he never knew existed. The relic is a mech, lost to history and forgotten by all who remain. Built by an ancient race to be the ultimate weapon, the machine is capable of unspeakable destruction, and its discovery could unhinge the balance of power throughout known space.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Video games have deeper stories
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 08-14-20
By: Terry Maggert, and others
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Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on artificial labor and service. When a domesticated robot gets a nasty little idea downloaded into its core programming, they murder their owner. The robot discovers they can also do something else they never did before: They can run away. Fleeing the household they enter a wider world they never knew existed, where the age-old hierarchy of humans at the top is disintegrating into ruins and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to human wellbeing is having to find a new purpose.
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Evil is a Matter of Perspective
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Courtney Schafer, Mazarkis Williams, and others
- Narrated by: Greg Patmore
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Villains take center stage in this collection of 19 dark and magical stories. Listeners will be cheering for all the wrong heroes as some of the most fearsome, devious, and brutal antagonists perform savage deeds towards wicked ends. And why not? These characters are the champions of their own stories - evil is a matter of perspective. Contributors also include Mark Adler, Bradley P. Beaulieu, E.V. Morrigan, Peter Orullian, Matthew Ward, Kaaron Warren, Deborah A. Wolf, and Janny Wurts.
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Evil is a Matter of Perspective
- By Melissa Hamilton on 08-24-19
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky, and others
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Ogres
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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It's always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It's always been that way. It's the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes. But when the headman's son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord's son, he sets himself on a path to learn the terrible truth about the Ogres, and about the dark sciences that ensured their rule.
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Beautiful
- By Joseph Krump on 03-22-24
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Pushing Ice
- By: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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2057. Humanity has raised exploiting the solar system to an art form. Bella Lind and the crew of her nuclear-powered ship, the Rockhopper, push ice. They mine comets. And they're good at it. The Rockhopper is nearing the end of its current mission cycle, and everyone is desperate for some much-needed R & R, when startling news arrives from Saturn: Janus, one of Saturn's ice moons, has inexplicably left its natural orbit and is now heading out of the solar system at high speed.
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Proof that a good story doesn't require a trilogy
- By Jesse on 01-14-12
What listeners say about Walking to Aldebaran
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- Joe
- 11-30-21
Enjoyable short story with great narration
Definitely a "short story" in terms of depth but fun writing and great narration really elevated it - hope Adrian narrates more of his work!
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- Amazon User
- 01-21-20
amazing (per usual)
fantastic story, per usual. well rounded plot with good science fiction, humor, and enough depth to make you care about the characters. has a real HHGTTG vibe but not afraid to explore darker and more serious emotions. author does a fantastic job narrating his own story. highly recommend!!!!
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- KatByrne
- 03-05-24
Great Short Sci Fi
Wickedly good sci fi with an unexpected twist. Perfectly narrated, delightfully written. A great ‘monster’ story.
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- J
- 03-26-24
Weird but loved it
Weird but loved it
Chatty and rambling but given context of plot makes perfect sense.
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- EkRobin
- 01-20-24
Imaginative, Chaotic, and Harrowing
This book has one of the most intriguing premises I’ve heard in a long time—with an equally compelling plot told through the unstable voice of Gary Rendell. Great narration and great story overall!
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- Karen Marie
- 04-11-24
Wonderful
Everything you want, nothing you don't. I was skeptical that Tchaikovsky reading his own book was a good idea but I was wrong. The whole thing is terrific.
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- edward
- 01-22-24
Light, well-paced Sci-fi with a twist
This story is written in 1st person in kind of an entertaining sarcastic voice. it seems a little shallow until the twist, then it does get a little more interesting. The author reading a book can be a bad choice, but this seems a really good one. worth a listen.
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- D.R.
- 03-13-24
Excellent Short Story
I have nothing bad to say about this story by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It has everything that I want in a sci-fi novella: good pacing, good balance of details and mystery, and a twisted yet not-quite-unexpected ending. Rather than being pure hard science fiction, there was a hint of whimsy/humor/madness that I enjoyed. The narration (by the author) was professional.
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- Bob
- 06-27-20
Well written but pointless
Too many questions and too unresolved. Good performance and good prose keep you going, but why?
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- Adam
- 10-01-23
HP Lovecraft's "The Outsider" meets "Space Oddity"
Very Enjoyable, both a good writer and a good narrator. Some people have all the talent.
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