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The UN warship Magellan is twelve light-years from Earth, exploring a cold eye, a tidally locked super-Earth called Bee. At least two advanced intelligent species evolved on the planet, but the crew's attempts at radio communication result in garbled replies. No one is waiting for them in orbit. The crew has to figure out why. Any misunderstandings could lead to war.
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It's the eve of the 22nd century: a world where the dearly departed send postcards back from Heaven and evangelicals make scientific breakthroughs by speaking in tongues; where genetically engineered vampires solve problems intractable to baseline humans. And it's all under surveillance by an alien presence. Daniel Bruks is a field biologist in a world where biology has turned computational.
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A Must Read
- De Taylor Lewis en 12-21-15
De: Peter Watts
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Predator - Incursion
- The Rage War, Book 1
- De: Tim Lebbon
- Narrado por: John Chancer
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
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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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- De jeremy lamarch en 05-15-16
De: Tim Lebbon
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Critical Dawn
- The Critical Series, Book 1
- De: Darren Wearmouth, Colin F. Barnes
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
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Archaeologists Pippa Quinn and Charlie Jackson find advanced technology in undisturbed 16th-century graves. A portent, the discovery precedes thousands of giant sinkholes opening up across the globe as extreme weather threatens the population. Charlie suspects the two are related.
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Younger adult sci-if.
- De William W en 07-22-15
De: Darren Wearmouth, y otros
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Prominence
- De: A. C. Hadfield
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
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They tried to destroy our planets. Our way of life. They tried to send us into extinction. But we, the Coalition, fought them and won. That was a decade ago. They’re known as the Host: a cabal of aliens seeking to dominate our sector of space. And they’re back - with help from a powerful new enemy. We’re outnumbered and unprepared. But there is hope. An ancient race of long-dead but technologically advanced aliens called the Navigators have a ship called the Blackstar that could potentially turn the tide. That is if I, Kai Locke, a humble ship racer, can find it and learn how to harness its power in time.
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Newly found love.
- De L. Rampey en 03-22-19
De: A. C. Hadfield
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The Atlantis Ship
- De: A. C. Hadfield
- Narrado por: Alexander Cendese
- Duración: 7 h y 36 m
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Carson Mach, a former war hero turned freelancer, seeks the biggest payday of his life when he's tasked to hunt down a ghost ship that has echoed through the centuries. The legendary Atlantis ship has become a reality, appearing at the Commonwealth frontier and obliterating an orbital station.
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Very Good Story, Looking Forward to the Next Book
- De Striker en 09-13-15
De: A. C. Hadfield
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End of an Era
- De: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrado por: David Marantz
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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Paleontologist Brandon Thackery and his rival, Miles "Klicks" Jordan, fulfill a dinosaur lover's dream with history's first time-travel jaunt to the late Mesozoic. Hoping to solve the extinction mystery, they find Earth's gravity is only half its 21st-century value and dinosaurs that behave very strangely. Could the slimy blue creatures from Mars have something to do with both?
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Fascinating!
- De Simone en 07-08-16
De: Robert J. Sawyer
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The Engines of God
- De: Jack McDevitt
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
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Humans call them Monument-Makers. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues scattered on distant planets throughout the galaxy, encoded with strange inscriptions that defy translation. Searching for clues about the Monument-Makers, teams of 23rd century linguists, historians, engineers and archaeologists have been excavating the enigmatic alien ruins on a number of planets, uncovering strange, massive false cities made of solid rock. But their time is running out.
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Conceptually intriguing, but uneven writing style
- De Michael G Kurilla en 05-12-11
De: Jack McDevitt
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Semper Mars
- Book One of the Heritage Trilogy
- De: Ian Douglas
- Narrado por: Ray Chase
- Duración: 13 h y 47 m
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The Year is 2040. The Marines have landed on Mars to guard the unearthed secrets of an ancient and dangerous alien race: Ourselves. Scientists have discovered something astonishing in the subterranean ruins of a sprawling Martian city: startling evidence of an alternative history that threatens to split humanity into opposing factions and plunge the Earth into chaos and war.
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GOT SH@T UP HIS CHAMBER
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 09-15-17
De: Ian Douglas
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Proxima: Book 1
- De: Stephen Baxter
- Narrado por: Kyle McCarley
- Duración: 17 h y 52 m
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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
- De Lisa Davidson en 04-24-16
De: Stephen Baxter
Las personas que vieron esto también vieron...
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Retrograde
- De: Peter Cawdron
- Narrado por: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Duración: 9 h
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Mankind has long dreamed of reaching out to live on other planets, and with the establishment of the Mars Endeavour colony, that dream has become reality. The fledgling colony consists of 120 scientists, astronauts, medical staff, and engineers. Buried deep underground, they're protected from the harsh radiation that sterilizes the surface of the planet. The colony is prepared for every eventuality except one - what happens when disaster strikes Earth?
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Who rescues the Martians when Earth is gone?
- De Jason en 09-20-17
De: Peter Cawdron
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Baldwin’s Legacy Boxed Set
- Baldwin's Legacy Series, Books 1-6
- De: Nathan Hystad
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin
- Duración: 53 h y 12 m
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The complete Baldwin's Legacy series.
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Hystad is a true Master of Sci-Fi!
- De Jas P en 09-14-21
De: Nathan Hystad
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Human After All
- De: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
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Freeman is a genius with an uncommon mixture of memory, intelligence and creativity. He lives in a worldwide utopia, but it was not always so. There was a time known as the Grind—when Freeman’s people lived as slaves to another race referred to simply as “Master.” They were property. But a civil rights movement emerged. Change seemed near, but the Masters refused to bend. Instead, they declared war. And lost. Now, the freed world is threatened by a virus, spread through bites, sweeping through the population.
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MUCH better than expected!
- De Mike Naka en 05-04-14
De: Jeremy Robinson
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
- De: James Tiptree Jr.
- Narrado por: Dina Pearlman, Adam Grupper
- Duración: 23 h y 55 m
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These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. The Nebula Award-winning short story "Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death", the Hugo Award-winning novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella Houston, Houston, Do You Read? are included.
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Extraordinary Science Fiction
- De Roland en 08-10-20
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Schismatrix Plus
- De: Bruce Sterling
- Narrado por: Pavi Proczko
- Duración: 17 h y 2 m
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Acclaimed science fiction luminary and a godfather of the genre’s remarkable offspring - cyberpunk - Bruce Sterling carries readers to a far-future universe where stunning achievements in human development have been tainted by a virulent outbreak of prejudice and hatred.
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Sci-fi should be weird but...
- De Ryan H. en 02-11-21
De: Bruce Sterling
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Ammonite
- De: Nicola Griffith
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
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Change or die: the only options available on the Durallium Company-owned planet GP. The planet's deadly virus had killed most of the original colonists - and changed the rest irrevocably. Centuries after the colony had lost touch with the rest of humanity, the Company returned to exploit GP, and its forces found themselves fighting for their lives. Afraid of spreading the virus, the Company had left its remaining employees in place, afraid and isolated from the natives.
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Women Are People
- De DC en 11-17-20
De: Nicola Griffith
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Retrograde
- De: Peter Cawdron
- Narrado por: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Duración: 9 h
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Mankind has long dreamed of reaching out to live on other planets, and with the establishment of the Mars Endeavour colony, that dream has become reality. The fledgling colony consists of 120 scientists, astronauts, medical staff, and engineers. Buried deep underground, they're protected from the harsh radiation that sterilizes the surface of the planet. The colony is prepared for every eventuality except one - what happens when disaster strikes Earth?
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Who rescues the Martians when Earth is gone?
- De Jason en 09-20-17
De: Peter Cawdron
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- Baldwin's Legacy Series, Books 1-6
- De: Nathan Hystad
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin
- Duración: 53 h y 12 m
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The complete Baldwin's Legacy series.
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Hystad is a true Master of Sci-Fi!
- De Jas P en 09-14-21
De: Nathan Hystad
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Human After All
- De: Jeremy Robinson
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
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Freeman is a genius with an uncommon mixture of memory, intelligence and creativity. He lives in a worldwide utopia, but it was not always so. There was a time known as the Grind—when Freeman’s people lived as slaves to another race referred to simply as “Master.” They were property. But a civil rights movement emerged. Change seemed near, but the Masters refused to bend. Instead, they declared war. And lost. Now, the freed world is threatened by a virus, spread through bites, sweeping through the population.
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MUCH better than expected!
- De Mike Naka en 05-04-14
De: Jeremy Robinson
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Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
- De: James Tiptree Jr.
- Narrado por: Dina Pearlman, Adam Grupper
- Duración: 23 h y 55 m
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These 18 darkly complex short stories and novellas touch upon human nature and perception, metaphysics and epistemology, and gender and sexuality, foreshadowing a world in which biological tendencies bring about the downfall of humankind. The Nebula Award-winning short story "Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death", the Hugo Award-winning novella The Girl Who Was Plugged In, and the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella Houston, Houston, Do You Read? are included.
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Extraordinary Science Fiction
- De Roland en 08-10-20
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Schismatrix Plus
- De: Bruce Sterling
- Narrado por: Pavi Proczko
- Duración: 17 h y 2 m
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Acclaimed science fiction luminary and a godfather of the genre’s remarkable offspring - cyberpunk - Bruce Sterling carries readers to a far-future universe where stunning achievements in human development have been tainted by a virulent outbreak of prejudice and hatred.
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Sci-fi should be weird but...
- De Ryan H. en 02-11-21
De: Bruce Sterling
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Ammonite
- De: Nicola Griffith
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
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Change or die: the only options available on the Durallium Company-owned planet GP. The planet's deadly virus had killed most of the original colonists - and changed the rest irrevocably. Centuries after the colony had lost touch with the rest of humanity, the Company returned to exploit GP, and its forces found themselves fighting for their lives. Afraid of spreading the virus, the Company had left its remaining employees in place, afraid and isolated from the natives.
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Women Are People
- De DC en 11-17-20
De: Nicola Griffith
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The Killing Star
- De: George Zebrowski, Charles Pellegrino
- Narrado por: Jay Snyder
- Duración: 7 h y 48 m
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The opening chapter of an incredible adventure that includes the destruction of Earth by ten thousand relativistic bombs launched by an alien race. This science fiction thriller follows the desperate struggles of the remnants of humankind to survive in a hostile universe.
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Absolutely terrifying!
- De Josh en 11-14-19
De: George Zebrowski, y otros
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No Planet for Good Men: A Sheriff Duke Story
- Forgotten Fallout, Book 1
- De: M.R. Forbes
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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Earth. After the invasion. The planet is in ruins. Humankind struggles to survive. Hayden is a Sheriff in a world without law. A good man in a world gone bad. He knows the fallout of an alien attack when he sees it. He's never seen anything like this before. Isaac is a Marine in a world without order. A good man with troubles of his own. His mission was to protect the innocent, including his son. Instead, he's the only survivor.
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A Sheriff in Battle Armor
- De Sailfish en 11-04-19
De: M.R. Forbes
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The Prey of Gods
- De: Nicky Drayden
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
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In South Africa, the future looks promising. Personal robots are making life easier for the working class. The government is harnessing renewable energy to provide infrastructure for the poor. And in the bustling coastal town of Port Elizabeth, the economy is booming thanks to the genetic engineering industry that has found a welcome home there. Yes, the days to come are looking very good for South Africans. That is, if they can survive the present challenges.
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Myth + Science = Yay! Should have a South African narrator
- De Nikolas Braren Blanchet en 06-25-20
De: Nicky Drayden
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The Damned Trilogy
- A Call to Arms, The False Mirror, and The Spoils of War
- De: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrado por: Mikael Naramore
- Duración: 36 h y 28 m
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For millennia, the Weave, an alliance of species, have fought to resist the telepathic Amplitur, who strive to unite all self-aware life-forms in their great "Purpose." The Weave is slowly losing ground, but for both sides, warfare focuses more on outthinking and outmaneuvering your foe than destruction. In fact, most regard violence as hideously barbaric, and even the thought of harming another sentient being is beyond imagining.
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One of my favorites
- De Mike From Mesa en 10-22-19
De: Alan Dean Foster
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In the Land of Time
- And Other Fantasy Tales
- De: Lord Dunsany, S.T. Joshi - editor
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 17 h y 8 m
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A pioneer in the realm of imaginative literature, Lord Dunsany has gained a cult following for his influence on modern fantasy literature, including such authors as J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft. This unique collection of short stories ranges over five decades of work.
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Great entertainment and narrator!
- De G. L. Davis en 06-13-19
De: Lord Dunsany, y otros
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Chilling Effect
- A Novel
- De: Valerie Valdes
- Narrado por: Almarie Guerra
- Duración: 14 h y 15 m
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Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom.
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Amazing!
- De K en 09-18-19
De: Valerie Valdes
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The Star Diaries
- Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy
- De: Stanislaw Lem
- Narrado por: David Marantz
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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Ijon Tichy, Lem's Candide of the Cosmos, encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride.
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Gulliver in Space
- De Joe Kraus en 12-29-18
De: Stanislaw Lem
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The Legacy of Heorot
- De: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
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Best-selling science fiction superstars Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle combine their talents with those of Steven Barnes in an extraordinary adventure of humankind’s first outpost in the farthest reaches of space. Light years from Earth, colonists land on a planet they name Avalon. It seems like a paradise—until native creatures savagely attack. It will take every bit of intelligence, courage, and military-style discipline to survive.
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Great read!
- De Thomas en 12-05-12
De: Larry Niven, y otros
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Cyteen
- Cyteen, Books 1-3
- De: C. J. Cherryh
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman, Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 36 h y 47 m
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The saga of two young friends trapped in an endless nightmare of suspicion and surveillance, of cyber-programmed servants and a ruling class with century-long lives – and the enigmatic woman who dominates them all.
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This is a Heavy Book (lovely too)
- De troy en 05-20-12
De: C. J. Cherryh
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Astray
- The Adventures of a Xeno-Archaeologist, Book 1
- De: Jenny Schwartz
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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Nora Devi is a xeno-archaeologist with a complicated past. She has buried more secrets than she’s dug up. Widowed in the recently ended twelve year war between Capitoline and Palantine, she now makes a living as an independent tagger in border space. Captain Liam Kimani could be credited with ending the latest royal war. Instead, he’s blamed for it. Dirty commoners aren’t meant to lay their hands on royalty. He has no regrets.
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Disappointingly YA
- De Gretchen en 07-17-23
De: Jenny Schwartz
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A World Out of Time
- De: Larry Niven
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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After more than two hundred years as a corpsicle, Jaybee Corbell awoke in someone else’s body and under threat of instant annihilation if he made a wrong move while they were training him for a one-way mission to the stars. But Corbell bided his time and made his own move. Once he was outbound, where the society that ruled Earth could not reach him, he headed his starship toward the galactic core.
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Do you know how people get old?
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 11-13-12
De: Larry Niven
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Flight from the Ages and Other Stories
- De: Derek Kunsken
- Narrado por: T. Ryder Smith
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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From the clouds of Venus to the origins of the time gates, this collection of novellas and short fiction visits many favourite worlds of the Quantum Evolution universe, as well as some new to the series. With two 20,000-plus-word novellas and four long short stories, this collection is a stunning showcase of talent.
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Tool Use[…] Is the best sci-fi I’ve read this year
- De Ivan en 06-04-23
De: Derek Kunsken
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Cold Eyes
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- 09-02-23
Please, please do not make this the first one of his contact series that you listen to!
I have liked every one of his standalone first contact books. This was actually the last one of them that I bought. I have listened to all of them. So …. he is good, and I like his stories, and they are sometimes very unique in their perspective. This was definitely not one of them.
His other stories showed us how aliens can have absolutely… alien perspectives. This just felt like that Star Trek episode with the half white half Black down the middle people.
Good thing, Captain Kirk came to the planet to set them straight.
I suppose if this was a movie made in the 70s, and it felt a little like that, the floating brains might’ve been out of their budget. But hell, they would’ve looked funny if they tried.
That being said, I am very happy this was not the first of his books i listened to. I honestly think all the other ones were good.
So I wasn’t going to…, not listen to this one. I like the other ones so much, he still deserve my credit. :)
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- Rick
- 02-28-24
Movie worthy
Our minds sometimes wonder off to places that’s we all want to know either threw the known or in known , this listen is great and make you think if we are the only ones n which we not ijs . But this great story of the known in known
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- 02-21-24
enjoyable story and good narration
very good listen. enjoyable first contact novel with some interesting twists. narration is good with distinct voices for the different characters.
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- 04-24-22
This is Cawdron at his Masterful Best !!!
Peter Cawdron has been writing ‘First Contact’ stories for a long time now, each one completely different to the last, but just as outstanding, clever and intriguing, and with each new book, he seems to challenge himself to create a more fascinating adventure to take us on. Cold Eyes is no exception.
At the start of Cold Eyes, we meet our main character, Dali, and the rest of the crew of the Magellan, as they are finishing their 12 light year journey to Luyten’s Star, and the planet Gliese 273b or ‘Bee’ for short. It is here that the crew hope to contact the alien species that inhabit this planet, a tidally locked ‘Super Earth’.
Cawdron starts this story with some fascinating Sci-Fi straight off, as we learn that the crew have been ‘grown’ on the way, and had their memories implanted from the original people that they have been cloned from. This has allowed the ship to travel the incredible distance without a ‘live’ crew as such, and then populate the ship once they reach their destination. The concept, the science, is all exceptionally fascinating, and Cawdron uses his characters to explain it to us, using Dali as he has not properly imprinted and as a result, does not have his memories and needs things explained to him. It is a very clever way of telling the story to the reader, allowing the explanation of some more ‘hard sci-fi’ concepts, but keeping with the story that poor Dali has ended up as a clone with his language and basic features, but none of his core mission and higher learning programming has properly implanted. This is a serious concern for the mission also, as Dali is the missions First Contact expert, and without his skills, the mission could be on an early path to disaster. They need to communicate with the planet to avoid a potential conflict, as whomever is down on the planet is far more advanced than Earth, and with no one in orbit around Bee waiting for them, everyone is worried about what the intentions of those that live on Gliese 273b actually are?
Cawdron begins to unravel the story, of a mission that needs to succeed due to various parameters (I won’t give spoilers), and is now down a key member. Some of the crew advocate for just air-locking Dali and creating another clone so that they can do the imprint again, but this raises some very moral and ethical questions that Cawdron discusses amongst the crew.
What follows is a fascinating, intriguing, and totally captivating series of events as they approach Bee, and you find yourself drawn into this book, and getting so lost, you realise it is 3am in the morning and you have to be up in 3hrs for work. Cawdron’s world building, both of the Magellan, and in a literal sense of Gliese 273b, is just outstanding. He creates this intricate, incredibly detailed and comprehensive places for his characters to tell their stories, but more than that, Cawdron has researched every aspect of every scene, so that it is as realistic and real-life as possible. Without Spoilers, the in-depth descriptions of the Magellan, and of Bee, the science is mind-blowing. As the Magellan manoeuvres through space, the explanation and mental imagery of the orbital mechanics is just exceptional and adds this whole extra dimension to the story telling. Cawdron has created a world on Bee that is just full of sensational surprises and discoveries, it is not only amazing to read about, but once again proves just what an absolute Master he is creating this sort of Sci-Fi.
As with all of Cawdron’s work though, the true standout has always been his character driven story-telling, and Cold Eyes takes this to a whole new level. The characters in this story, Dali, Sandy, Helios and Kari are all beautifully written, each with such different personalities, all so highly intelligent and driven by the mission, but at the same time, having this interpersonal connection with their partner, and the group. It is a fascinating group dynamic to watch, and Cawdron has put a lot of effort into not only creating the characters, but making sure that the psychology of such a small group, and the subsequent group dynamic is accurate as well. The ensuing discussions relating to Dali and his situation are just intriguing and again, this is done with so much realism, intensity, and human emotion.
This is a truly fascinating story, seen through the eyes of Dali, a newly born clone, that has not received the memories of his host, so is basically child like at times in his curiosity, and whilst still having picked up some of his former hosts memories, as Dali struggles in his new environment and the adventure he goes on, it is not only captivating and intriguing, but there is both wonder and some humour in his story. I don’t want to give spoilers, but Dali’s interaction with the inhabitants of Bee, sentient life that has developed on this planet, but has not taken to space, is magical. Dali’s story is an epic tale, beautifully told, with stunning, in-depth and intricate world building, as well as a good bit of Hard Sci-Fi, this will captivate and enthrall you – Cawdron has again shown that he is the Master of Character Driven Sci-Fi, and this is one Not to be Missed!!
As with all of Cawdron’s work though, the true standout has always been his character driven story-telling, and Cold Eyes takes this to a whole new level. The characters in this story, Dali, Sandy, Helios and Kari are all beautifully written, each with such different personalities, all so highly intelligent and driven by the mission, but at the same time, having this interpersonal connection with their partner, and the group. It is a fascinating group dynamic to watch, and Cawdron has put a lot of effort into not only creating the characters, but making sure that the psychology of such a small group, and the subsequent group dynamic is accurate as well. The ensuing discussions relating to Dali and his situation are just intriguing and again, this is done with so much realism, intensity, and human emotion.
This is a truly fascinating story, seen through the eyes of Dali, a newly born clone, that has not received the memories of his host, so is basically child like at times in his curiosity, and whilst still having picked up some of his former hosts memories, as Dali struggles in his new environment and the adventure he goes on, it is not only captivating and intriguing, but there is both wonder and some humour in his story. I don’t want to give spoilers, but Dali’s interaction with the inhabitants of Bee, sentient life that has developed on this planet, but has not taken to space, is magical. Dali’s story is an epic tale, beautifully told, with stunning, in-depth and intricate world building, as well as a good bit of Hard Sci-Fi, this will captivate and enthrall you – Cawdron has again shown that he is the Master of Character Driven Sci-Fi, and this is one Not to be Missed!!
Neil Shah is brilliant as Narrating Cold Eyes, with a wonderful voice that is both clear and concise, but also providing very clear and easy to understand male and female voices. Shah creates very distinct male and female voices so you can easily tell who is talking, but not only ‘human’ voices, but alien as well, creating an exceptional range of different voices with which to tell this story. Shah also creates the emotional state of each of the characters so that you understand how they feel as this this incredible story unfolds. Shah does an Narrating Dali’s tale to us, and this is well worth listening to as it is so exceptionally well done!!
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- 05-04-22
Cold Eyes audio
First, if you’ve read this book, go listen to it. There are nuances and information that were perhaps not perceived in written format. The humor, voices and enjoyment of the main characters also elevated the action.
One positive you will always encounter in all Peter Cawdron’s first contact books, is a steady, paced, explanation of basic space science and technology. Although I don’t always understand it all, I enjoy that 5s flash of, “Oh, I get this!”
We are all conditioned to know what First Contact will bring; war or friendship. Cawdron’s books are an enjoyable revelation of the hundreds of ways First Contact can happen. And, you will love them all!
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- Naomi
- 01-04-23
Someone recommended this on reddit
And I'm glad they did. This is great hard SF. Don't let the small number of reviews put you off- the narration is top notch, as is the story. Enjoy!
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- Andrew Pollack
- 06-04-22
I loved it. Cawdron is endlessly interesting
Every one of Cawdron's first contact book explores the subject from a different angle. He simplifies a lot of the science and there are coincidences and commonalities that are extremely unlikely, but it isn't meant to be a science textbook.
Overall, I liked it. Neil Shah did an excellent job reading it as well.
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- G. W. Jones
- 02-01-24
rich scientific knowledge in a compelling story
the way the plot imparts scientific knowledge into a compelling story. really good exploration of a possible world under conditions and time frames very different from earth.
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- A. Bunkofske
- 02-04-24
An interesting take on human-initiated first contact
Solid performance by the narrator which well captures the emotion of the story. The story however stretched credulity a few times to enforce the central plot conceit of a gravity- bound civilization
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- Carsten
- 02-19-23
Great idea, science and plot little streched
I've also read the "The mote in God's eye" and do buy into and follow the overall idea and find that exciting, but some of the science and hence plot is hard to believe to be true.
The overall idea was easier to believe in the "Mote" book, ie. gravity itself being impossible to overcome for a civilisation millions of years old is very hard to buy into.
But so many other ideas in the book was great that it didn't matter so much.
I've read some of the other Cawdron books and so far this is the best one.
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