-
Aurora in Four Voices (Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago Press)
- Narrated by: Sylvia Roldan Dohi
- Series: Skolian Empire (published order), Skolian Empire (chronological order)
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Audible Premium Plus
$14.95 a month
Buy for $24.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
The Vanished Seas
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 19
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Bhaajan grew up in the Undercity, a community hidden in the ruins buried beneath the glittering City of Cries. Caught between the astonishing beauty and crushing poverty of that life, and caught by wanderlust, she enlisted in the military. Now retired, Major Bhaajan is a private investigator who solves cases for the House of Majda, a powerful royal family centered in Cries. The powerful elite of the City of Cries are disappearing, and only Bhaajan, who grew up in the Undercity, can find them - if she isn’t murdered first.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Further Adventures!
- By hend on 11-22-20
By: Catherine Asaro
-
The Radiant Seas
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 224
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
This sequel to the acclaimed Primary Inversion continues the story of Sauscony and Jaibriol, each the heir to an interstellar empire, as they become entangled again in the machinations of the Skolian Empire.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
A Nobel Effort
- By Melinda Kucsera on 10-12-11
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Primary Inversion
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 476
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 203
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 210
The Skolian Empire rules a third of the civilized galaxy through its mastery of faster-than-light communication. But war with the rival empire of the Traders seems imminent, a war that can only lead to slavery for the Skolians or the destruction of both sides. Destructive skirmishes have already occurred. A desperate attempt must be made to avert total disaster.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Engaging SCIENCE fiction
- By Read4Life on 10-17-06
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Undercity
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
In the galaxy-spanning future, Major Bhaajan is a tough female P.I. who works the dangerous streets of Undercity. Major Bhaajan, a former military officer with Imperial Space Command, is now a hard-bitten P.I. with a load of baggage to deal with, and clients with woes sometimes personal, sometimes galaxy-shattering, and sometimes both. Bhaajan must sift through the shadows of dark and dangerous Undercity - the enormous capital of a vast star empire - to find answers.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
No Skolian Empire Here!
- By Mark T on 05-23-18
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Carnelians
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Revered SF novelist Catherine Asaro has twice won the coveted Nebula Award. In Carnelians, the Eubian empire and Skolian Imperialate have forged a peace treaty. But when an explosive pop anthem sweeps across the civilizations, unrest breaks out, and renewed warfare threatens to shatter the fragile peace.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very well crafted, with many twists and turns!
- By Brandon Hill on 11-15-17
By: Catherine Asaro
-
The Bronze Skies
- Major Bhaajan, Book 2
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Summoned by no less than the Ruby Pharaoh herself, Major Bhaajan is tasked with finding a killer. But this is no ordinary murderer. The Ruby Pharaoh witnessed a Jagernaut cut down Assembly Councilor Tap Benton-which shouldn't have been possible. The Jagernauts are the elite of the elite soldiers in the Imperial Space Command. What's more, the spinal node implanted in all Jagernauts should have prevented the murder. But the Ruby Pharaoh is sure of what she saw, and she has reason to believe that the Jagernaut will kill again.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fabulous Book
- By Ann on 06-09-20
By: Catherine Asaro
-
The Vanished Seas
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 19
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Bhaajan grew up in the Undercity, a community hidden in the ruins buried beneath the glittering City of Cries. Caught between the astonishing beauty and crushing poverty of that life, and caught by wanderlust, she enlisted in the military. Now retired, Major Bhaajan is a private investigator who solves cases for the House of Majda, a powerful royal family centered in Cries. The powerful elite of the City of Cries are disappearing, and only Bhaajan, who grew up in the Undercity, can find them - if she isn’t murdered first.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Further Adventures!
- By hend on 11-22-20
By: Catherine Asaro
-
The Radiant Seas
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 224
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 98
This sequel to the acclaimed Primary Inversion continues the story of Sauscony and Jaibriol, each the heir to an interstellar empire, as they become entangled again in the machinations of the Skolian Empire.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
A Nobel Effort
- By Melinda Kucsera on 10-12-11
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Primary Inversion
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 476
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 203
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 210
The Skolian Empire rules a third of the civilized galaxy through its mastery of faster-than-light communication. But war with the rival empire of the Traders seems imminent, a war that can only lead to slavery for the Skolians or the destruction of both sides. Destructive skirmishes have already occurred. A desperate attempt must be made to avert total disaster.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Engaging SCIENCE fiction
- By Read4Life on 10-17-06
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Undercity
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
In the galaxy-spanning future, Major Bhaajan is a tough female P.I. who works the dangerous streets of Undercity. Major Bhaajan, a former military officer with Imperial Space Command, is now a hard-bitten P.I. with a load of baggage to deal with, and clients with woes sometimes personal, sometimes galaxy-shattering, and sometimes both. Bhaajan must sift through the shadows of dark and dangerous Undercity - the enormous capital of a vast star empire - to find answers.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
No Skolian Empire Here!
- By Mark T on 05-23-18
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Carnelians
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 85
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Revered SF novelist Catherine Asaro has twice won the coveted Nebula Award. In Carnelians, the Eubian empire and Skolian Imperialate have forged a peace treaty. But when an explosive pop anthem sweeps across the civilizations, unrest breaks out, and renewed warfare threatens to shatter the fragile peace.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Very well crafted, with many twists and turns!
- By Brandon Hill on 11-15-17
By: Catherine Asaro
-
The Bronze Skies
- Major Bhaajan, Book 2
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Summoned by no less than the Ruby Pharaoh herself, Major Bhaajan is tasked with finding a killer. But this is no ordinary murderer. The Ruby Pharaoh witnessed a Jagernaut cut down Assembly Councilor Tap Benton-which shouldn't have been possible. The Jagernauts are the elite of the elite soldiers in the Imperial Space Command. What's more, the spinal node implanted in all Jagernauts should have prevented the murder. But the Ruby Pharaoh is sure of what she saw, and she has reason to believe that the Jagernaut will kill again.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Fabulous Book
- By Ann on 06-09-20
By: Catherine Asaro
-
The Ruby Dice
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 124
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 72
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
Nebula Award winner Catherine Asaro's tales of the Skolian Empire have earned tremendous acclaim and a devoted following. War between the Eubian Concord and the Skolians has devastated the galaxy before. Now another epic clash is brewing, and the leaders of both empires might be powerless to stop it. Further complicating matters, both men hide shocking secrets that could spell their doom.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Story Bad reader
- By Duward Langford on 09-07-09
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Diamond Star
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Andy Paris
- Length: 21 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 107
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 69
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 71
Two-time Nebula Award winner Catherine Asaro takes her immensely popular Skolian Empire saga to new heights. The renegade son of the Ruby Dynasty, Del prefers rock music to interstellar politics. His singing career has recently gained momentum on Earth, which has an uneasy relationship with his family's empire. But with intergalactic tensions running high, Del finds it harder and harder to avoid family expectations.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Listen at 1.25 speed and its bearable
- By Kevin on 06-23-13
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Catch the Lightning
- A Novel of the Skolian Empire
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 294
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 126
In the distant future, the Skolian Empire rules one third of the human galaxy, and is the most powerful of all. For the ruling family has the power of telepathy, and through it, the ability to communicate faster than light, across interstellar space. But their most determined enemy, the traders, who thrive on human pain, need to interbreed with a Skolian to gain their powers. And now they have her.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Lots of technology, lots of romance
- By Lonna on 06-24-04
By: Catherine Asaro
-
The Final Key: Part Two of Triad
- The Saga of the Skolian Empire, Book 11
- By: Catherine Asaro
- Narrated by: Suzanne Weintraub
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 22
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 22
The Final Key is the completion of the duology Triad, which began with the novel Schism, and which reveals the epic story of how a war of galactic proportions first exploded between two great empires and how the Ruby Dynasty reached maturity. Schism ended with the Skolian Empire torn asunder by personal conflict within the royal family.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Another good novel...
- By HMP on 12-02-17
By: Catherine Asaro
-
Network Effect
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,734
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,411
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,401
You know that feeling when you’re at work and you’ve had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot. Come for the pew-pew space battles, stay for the most relatable AI you’ll listen to this century.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I Hope You Remain Unmurdered
- By pondo on 05-06-20
By: Martha Wells
-
Rogue Protocol
- The Murderbot Diaries, Book 3
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,387
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,033
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,030
Sci-fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good. Martha Wells' Rogue Protocol is the third in the Murderbot Diaries series, starring a humanlike android who keeps getting sucked back into adventure after adventure, though it just wants to be left alone, away from humanity and small talk.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great, but...
- By Amazon Customer on 12-03-18
By: Martha Wells
Publisher's Summary
This collection of Catherine Asaro's show fiction contains five stories, including the Nebula Award-winning novella, Spacetime Pool, the Hugo and Nebula nominated novella Aurora in Four Voices, and an essay on Asaro's use of mathematics in her fiction.
The anthology also includes the critically acclaimed The City of Cries, which won the Prism Award for Best Novella and The Best of the Best in 2006, and the Book Buyers Best award for novella.
The City of Cries forms the beginning of Asaro's upcoming novel from Baen (Simon & Schuster).
More from the same
What listeners say about Aurora in Four Voices (Illinois Science Fiction in Chicago Press)
Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer Karla
- 12-30-19
Excellent!
Dr. Asaro is a brilliant author, combining beautifully written stories with Feynman-style applicable math and science examples. Even if you aren't a science or math geek, you will be drawn into these various tales. She's that good!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Robin
- 04-22-16
Good stories too painful to listen to.
This book emphasizes the importance of good narration. While the narrator was ok in the narrative voice, the character voices were absolutely painful. If I had not previously read Undercity, for example, (a very good book) I would never have purchased it after having read the first half of it here. On the other hand this book was a good look into the mind of Catherine Asaro.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- IreneMBBT
- 03-13-16
This is a compilation of Asaro novellas!
This anthology contains two Skolian novellas: "Aurora in Four Voices" and "Light and Shadow" featuring Soz and Kelric, respectively, prior to Primary Inversion and The Last Hawk.
Also "Ave de Paso" featuring Akushtina prior to Catch the Lightning. Additional novellas include The Spacetime Pool, of which Asaro is writing further; and City of Cries, which intros the Major Bhaajan series arc, a SciFi P.I. Asaro has already written a followup novel, Undercity.
Last, you also get her essay on "A Poetry of Angles" which is her math without the storyline.
The narration works. Recommend.