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Narrated by:
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Stefan Rudnicki
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By:
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Ben Bova
Farside, the side of the moon that never faces Earth, is the ideal location for an astronomical observatory. It is also the setting for a tangled web of politics, personal ambition, love, jealousy, and murder.
Telescopes on Earth have detected an Earth-sized planet circling a star some 30 light-years away. Now the race is on to get pictures of that distant world, photographs and spectra that show whether or not the planet is truly like Earth - and if it bears life. Farside observatory will have the largest optical telescope in the solar system as well as a vast array of radio antennas, the most sensitive radio telescope possible, insulated from the interference of Earth’s radio chatter by a thousand kilometers of the moon’s solid body.
Building Farside is a complex, often dangerous task. On the airless surface of the moon, under constant bombardment by hard radiation and in-falling micrometeoroids, builders must work in cumbersome spacesuits and use robotic machines as much as possible. Breakdowns - mechanical and emotional - are commonplace. Accidents happen, some of them fatal. But what they ultimately find will stun everyone, and the human race will never be the same.
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Would you listen to Farside again? Why?
I don't make a habit of listening to BOT twice.If you’ve listened to books by Ben Bova before, how does this one compare?
Shockingly, this is my first time with Ben Bova, but certainly won't be the last!What does Stefan Rudnicki bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
His accents and innonation are outstanding. Truly on of the better narrators on audible IMHO.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Farside: Lunar DeceptionAny additional comments?
This is an excellent introduction to Ben Bova, from what I can tell. The ending is a bit clunky, but overall recommend this to true sci fi fans.Not too far to want to pick it and enjoy
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Where does Farside rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This was a good book but is hovering in the middle ground as far as what I expect from BovaWould you be willing to try another book from Ben Bova? Why or why not?
I will always give Bova a shot. This book felt a lot like a fill in the gap rushed book.Which scene was your favorite?
This was a big problem in this book is that nothing really stood out.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No it was ok to split up the listening time.Any additional comments?
This book was full of mindless sexual content and a lot of re-hashing old plots... OH NO ITS NANO BUGS AGAIN!!!! The plot of leading to finding another world was a great one but little was on that. It seemed like a last minute fill in for the real novel that will be to travel to this new world.Good but not up to Grand Tour par.
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Another excellent story from Bova!
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Not super impressed to be honest
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Engaging
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Kind of boring for Bova
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Con's: It felt to short, although not much shorter then most of his other books, I wanted more, and the ending felt rushed.
Other thoughts: if you are new to Ben Bova's books, this is not the best place to start, Moon Base i think is honestly the best book of his to start off with. Also, This is not Star wars, or a Military Scfi book its not about space wizards and lazers pew pewing people. this is very much SCIENCE fiction. So its not for every one
I want more
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What did you like best about Farside? What did you like least?
The concept was good, the science behind the telescopes - the drama was weak.What could Ben Bova have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Focus less on the romance and more on developing the plotDid the narration match the pace of the story?
YesIf this book were a movie would you go see it?
Likely notMarginal, predictable
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Would you try another book from Ben Bova and/or Stefan Rudnicki?
I have fond memories of reading Ben Bova novels when I was younger, but I sort of found the story disappointing. Possibly as I feel the story blurb was more than a bit misleading. Instead of really being a book about a discover of a new planet and "what they ultimately find will stun everyone, and the human race will never be the same". Well, the description and fuss about the planet comprised the last 3 minutes of the book. The book was actually more about nanobots and a scumbag rich terrorist. Nothing wrong with that, but the description doesn't even vaguely sound like this. I still have no idea "what they ultimately" found that would "stun everyone, and the human race will never be the same". No idea at all. I felt like I had accidentally downloaded the wrong book. I was looking forward to a moon base / discovery book.How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
Described it more accuratelyWhat about Stefan Rudnicki’s performance did you like?
OK voice, but his "Australian" female accent was really bad, like worse than Robert Downey Jr in Natural Born Killers... Sounded more South African than anything. I also wasn't aware Betelgeuse was pronounced Beetlejiuce, like the movie. I could be wrong though.Did Farside inspire you to do anything?
NoNot Bad, But...
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Better to listen to books in order
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