The Last Legends of Earth

A Radix Tetrad Novel

By: A. A. Attanasio

Narrated by: David Gilmore

Seven billion years from now, long after the Sun has died and human life itself has become extinct, alien beings reincarnate humanity from our fossilized DNA drifting as debris in the void of deep space. We are reborn to serve as bait in a battle to the death between the Rimstalker, humankind's reanimator, and the zotl, horrific creatures who feed vampire-like on the suffering of intelligent lifeforms.

Set in the artificial planetary system of Chalco-Doror, which is no more and no less than a vast cosmic machine, The Last Legends of Earth is a love story, a gripping saga of struggle against alien control, and an examination of the machinery of creation and destruction. Above all, it is world-building of the highest and grandest order, on a scale rarely seen in science fiction since the great works of Olaf Stapledon.

©1989, 2009 A. A. Attanasio (P)2012 A. A. Attanasio

A Truly Visionary Tale

What three words best describe David Gilmore’s performance?

Bad dinner theater. The narration of this book very nearly ruined this book for me.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

I read this book a few years ago and instantly fell in love with the story. The way in which Attanasio manages to tell a tale that spans 7000 years through the experience of the main characters is really unique. The worlds that he creates or rather that he has the Rimstalker create are an astounding concept that really stick with me and I am sure that I will return several more times.

Stimulating .. astrophysics and biology req.

Atanasio creates worlds and realities like no other .. Lengthy be patient.. invest.
Listened to Radix first then In Other Worlds.. I recommend this sequence.
One complaint: the voice effects for certain dialogue was very hard to understand.. could have down without .. just not necessary.

Great Story, Awful, awful narrator

If you could sum up The Last Legends of Earth in three words, what would they be?

Classic, awesome story.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Last Legends of Earth?

What makes this story great is the way the writer is able to bring such creatures to life - and the span of history the story arcs through.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The sound quality is poor, the volume changes erratically. The narrator doesn't have any story telling skill at all. I will be sure to avoid audiobooks narrated by David Gilmore in the future.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Narration is awful, dreadful. Almost as if the budget for the audiobook was so low they went and asked Tim from Accounting to read it.

Old favorite

I love this book, have for years. It's a very complex story of time.

The Audio performance was lacking, however. The reader was inconsistent and had issues with emotional phrases, like he would read a phase loud and excited, but then the book would say the character whispered the word.

great story, okay audio

audio got a little rough at a few points. otherwise a great performance by the voice actor