Captain Rick Galloway and his men had been talked into volunteering for a dangerous mission only to be ruthlessly abandoned when faceless CIA higher-ups pulled the plug on the operation. They were cut off in hostile territory, with local troops and their Cuban “advisors” rapidly closing in - and then the alien spaceship landed. Rescued from certain death, they now must fight another world’s war.
Joseph says:
"Superb book now with superb presentation."
Birth of Fire
UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 12 mins)
By Jerry Pournelle
Narrated By Lance Axt
Overall
(1)
Performance
(1)
Story
(1)
Birth Of Fire is the story of Garrett Pittston, wrongly convicted of murder. Pittston faces a choice: life in prison, or near-slavery on Mars. Under the appalling conditions imposed by those who run the mines from Earth, Pittston and his fellow workers start a revolution to wrest their freedom from the penal colony.
The Boy Who Would Live Forever
UNABRIDGED (18 hrs)
By Frederik Pohl
Narrated By Oliver Wyman
Overall
(13)
Performance
(12)
Story
(12)
The Boy Who Would Live Forever has a sense of wonder and excitement that will satisfy those who loved Gateway and will delight new listeners as well. In Gateway, long after the alien Heechee abandoned their space-station, Gateway (as humans dubbed it) allowed humans to explore new worlds. The Heechee, alarmed by the alien Kugel whose goal was to destroy all organic lifeforms, had already retreated to the galactic core, where they now lived in peace.
Daniel says:
"Disperate narrative"
West of Honor
UNABRIDGED (6 hrs)
By Jerry Pournelle
Narrated By Lance Axt
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(6)
Performance
(5)
Story
(6)
Recent Academy graduate Lieutenant Hal Slater is traveling first class to a cushy first assignment when he is suddenly preempted into a new detachment headed for a wild frontier world. Captain John Christian Falkenberg is forming a new unit from conscripts, guard house scrapings, and the remnants of decimated units, and has the authority to scoop up junior officers wherever he can find them. Hal is caught in that scoop.
Robert says:
"Good, but not great"
Exiles to Glory
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 50 mins)
By Jerry Pournelle
Narrated By Wyatt Fenner
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(0)
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One fateful night, Kevin Senecal, an engineering student at UCLA, is attacked by a murderous "youth gang" and accidently kills one of them while escaping. Kevin quickly finds himself on the run.
Beowulf's Children
UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 48 mins)
By Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes
Narrated By Tom Weiner
Overall
(22)
Performance
(18)
Story
(18)
A new generation is growing up on the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought when their parents and grandparents first arrived on Earth. Setting out to explore the mainland, this group of young rebels feels ready to fight any grendels that get in their way. On Avalon, however, there are monsters that dwarf the ones their parents fought, and as the group will soon learn, monsters also dwell in the human heart. Avalon does not give up her secrets easily, and some of those mysteries are wicked as sin and blacker than the grave.
Chuck says:
"Great follow to legacy!"
Publisher's Summary
High Justice outlines the beginning of Jerry Pournelle's own future history, the universe which he shared with Larry Niven in their collaborative novel, The Mote in Gods Eye.
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