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Space opera at its best, John Lee remains a favorite narrator

Reviewed: 12-21-18

This series just keeps getting better and better. I’ve remained at the edge on my seat as the “family” of Phoenix goes deeper and deeper into the unknown. The release of next in this series can not get here quicker.

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For those keeping score...6-0

Reviewed: 01-12-18

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Once again the dynamic duo has knocked it out of the galaxy. I’m still waiting to read a headline stating this series is under negotiation to become either a trilogy or perhaps a series on tv? Let’s just hope that creative rights remain with Mr Campbell.
I have one and only one gripe. That is he is over his normal time limit for another release. Knocking on 9months since we all smelled those farts from a metal arse. Come on Mr Campbell, please give us our Hank fix please.

Spielberg movie 2018....

Reviewed: 11-09-17

Yes, this is the audiobook of the upcoming movie early 2018 (March if memory serves me correctly).
Very awesome that Clines got Spielberg to do the movie since he was mentioned in it a lot.
So to through in with everyone else, I too grew up an “X”er. Proud of it too!!!
Revenge of The Nerds was a documentary.
Who is a 1337 H4X0R ..... this guy<—-
Was waiting to see reference to early social media, such as ICQ ( I seek you) IRC (internet relay chat) and many others. But I guess those came a little later. Keep in mind, most of this is referencing early 80’s through mid 90’s.
Anyways.... you are wasting time reading my dribble. Download this book and watch the movie in 2018.

Not a "Culture'esq" book....

Reviewed: 06-30-17

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Don't get me wrong, it's still one of the greatest series/authors/books of all time imho. However, if you are looking for the AIs of the other books, you shall be disappointed. This book is about commitment to which you could not understand. A book about sacrifice that a normal mind can't even comprehend. A novel that explains a grudge match between the two protagonists that ends.......well, I'll not give that away.
One more thing. If like myself and you are reading this in the "series" section of audible,you'll notice that there are 10 books in this series and not all are available to download. Why? I'll tell you why. It's because the estate of the late author will not allow those to be released outside of Great Britain. No idea why, and it took a lot of digging to find that much out. It's sad to say that we shall never again read/listen to another culture novel ever again. So why restrict the few that there are? Come on Audible, fight for our right to own these treasures!!! Please?!?!

More more more...

Reviewed: 11-20-16

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For those that have NOT taken the time to research this author or his works, here is my take on this series. First: Sadly, Mr Banks is no longer with us. He passed away many years ago. There will never be anymore books by him. What little we have if the Culture universe is all that there will be. Second: All of his Culture books are in audio format and narrated by Peter Kenny. It's already done, no need to wait for them to be narrated. Third: From what I can gather in my research, the reason these wonderful works are not on Audible is due to the estate not allowing them to leave the Europe market. You can purchase all of Banks titles, you just have to live in Europe. There must be a solution here somewhere, someway, somehow. So come on fans of these wonderful books, let's collectively cause enough of a ruckus to be noticed. I want to own a copy of these works honestly. I don't want to break any laws to be able to have this collection complete. So who's with me?

There is more.....

Reviewed: 11-20-16

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Please audible, do whatever it takes to close the deal to get the rest of the books in this series. They are out there on competing sites.

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Delicious Indeed

Reviewed: 11-08-16

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This entire series is well written as well as narrated. I've. It found any other Sci-Fi to compare it to. However, what comes to mind is an old Steve Martin movie "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid". Look it up on Google for you younger readers out there. A comical point of view from a "him-shoe" detective. Again, use Google if needed.
Liam Owen does a wonderful job giving each character a distinctive sound. To the point that you know who is speaking before he announces the. And after they speak. Even the female characters. There are. It many narrators out there with this gift. Mark Veitor comes to mind.
Anyways, I do hope that this is an on going series as I find it very enjoyable. Out of my vast library ( over 200+ books) I've only taken the time to write a review for Peter F Hamilton and these. Not saying that any of the others fall short, it's just that these are worth taking the time so that others will find the same or more enjoyment as I have. Besides, as you can now tell from my review... I'll stick to my day job before taking up the role of Book Critic. Suck I do at reviews, yes?

Summer of 2018 movie blockbuster, directed by Spielberg!!!

Reviewed: 10-12-16

This is a perfect candidate for a screen play, though mostly done in cgi, and should be investigated. That said ,here is why. This is a simple concept, human struggles in an environment where the apocalypse has happened at our own hands. How do we overcome?
This is a must read (listen) for anyone. Has comedy, adventure, drama all set in a near future not so hard to imagine. The science is accurate and very believable as well as entertaining. Get this and book two, you will not be disappointed.

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Reviewed: 09-30-16

I have 5 books, are there more?
More please. More more more. I've never laughed so hard in my life. Actual tears!

Was alright...

Reviewed: 12-03-15

Mark Boyette gave a great performance as usual. But the story didn't keep my interest as the previous books had. I know this is a spin off off the original nano ship books, but something is missing. Open for a forth in the series, yes I'll buy that one too.

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