
The Caledonian Gambit
A Novel
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Narrado por:
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Rob Grgach
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De:
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Dan Moren
The galaxy is mired in a cold war between two superpowers, the Illyrican Empire and the Commonwealth. Thrust between this struggle are Simon Kovalic, the Commonwealth's preeminent spy, and Kyle Rankin, a lowly soldier happily scrubbing toilets on Sabaea, a remote and isolated planet. However, nothing is as it seems.
Kyle Rankin is a lie. His real name is Eli Brody, and he fled his home world of Caledonia years ago. Simon Kovalic knows Caledonia is a lit fuse hurtling towards detonation. The past Brody so desperately tried to abandon can grant him access to people and places that are off limits even to a professional spy like Kovalic. Kovalic needs Eli Brody to come home and face his past. With Brody suddenly cast in a play he never auditioned for, he and Kovalic will quickly realize it's everything they don't know that will tip the scales of galactic peace. Sounds like a desperate plan, sure, but what gambit isn't?
The Caledonian Gambit is a throwback to the classic sci-fi adventures of spies and off-world politics, but filled to the brim with modern sensibilities.
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"Spare me the politics"
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The performance by Grgach seemed to fit the story incredibly well. Heavy accents and inflections always managed to convey what Moren was trying to get across between cultures, planets, and backgrounds.
So many Sci-fi novels get too deep in the weeds with technicalities trying to prove the physics homework was done. Moren uses those precious moments to expand on characters, relationships, and nuances. This is a sci-fi novel rooted in humanity, and it couldn't be more refreshing.
The book is brisk. If you're looking for a 30 hour space opera, look elsewhere. The editing is top notch. It's clear Moren has an exceptional team helping him distill his vision into something concise and compelling from start to finish.
Hovering, exploring, and dissecting old Sci-fi tropes has never been so satisfying.
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I also found the reader's unstable accents quite distracting. Given the stylistic choice of using a range of British accents, it may have been better to have someone from those Isles do the narration. (I know it's set on other planets centuries into the future and no accents will sound the same then as they do now, but I was having trouble suspending disbelief or creating suitable head canon to account for them.)
Well-structured story given less-than-ideal treatment with flaky accents
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Great narration and pacing as well.
I would recommend this audiobook to fans of space adventures involving spy craft and intrigue. I am looking forward to more!
Great world-building and plot!
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It had me sitting in my driveway trying to end a chapter, falling asleep in bed with my AirPods (and trying to find them in the morning), and taking way too many breaks at work. It had just the right mix of funny, serious, sad and exciting. I look forward to the next installment.
Loved Every Moment
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Great Debut Novel
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Excellent
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Not sure where the poor review of the narrator is coming form. A couple of the accents were boarder line, but he was easy enough to listen to. I had no problem with him.
I Liked It
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Terrible reader
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I just couldn't get into this book... None of the characters resonated with me, I found the "world" flat, and I couldn't connect with anything.
Some elements of the book started out interesting, but it just didn't go anywhere and I thought it was boring and confusing.
This missed the mark for me.
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