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Berserker Prime
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- Unabridged
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 38
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To defeat the ultimate weapon, you must become one! Once mankind feared the berserkers, killer machines determined to eradicate all life in the universe. But the Berserker Wars are over and the threat of the sentient doomsday devices is over. Or is it?
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- By Vikram on 05-10-04
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4 out of 5 stars
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- By travis on 10-11-19
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Berserkers
- The Beginning
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86
A gripping collection of stories about machines called Berserkers that are programmed to destroy all organic life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Best First Audible Book
- By Jeffery on 12-30-07
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Berserker Lies
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 6
Our wars were behind us. Mankind was moving out from the planet of its birth. New worlds were settled, and with the wealth of the galaxy at hand, poverty was eliminated. Then, out of a clear summer sky, came the first berserker attack.
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2 out of 5 stars
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More fine stuff from Saberhagen. But...
- By Alan on 03-16-17
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Berserker Kill
- Berserker, Book 12
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Long, long ago, two alien races fought a war of extinction. All that is left of either of them are the berserkers: vast, thinking, spacefaring, killer machines whose sole purpose is to destroy all living things. For the first time in all of their history, they have met a life form that has a chance of stopping them. In the cold reaches of space, the berserkers seize a floating laboratory full of human germ-plasm being stored for retrieval and growth in a future colonization project. The ship contains millions of human lives - but why are they not destroying them?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Read
- By Allan Zieser on 12-24-12
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Berserker
- Berserker, Book 12
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Aaron Lustig, Henry Strozier
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
The art of speculative fiction lies in the ability to create a plausible future that tells us a great deal about our present. This critically acclaimed recording by narrators Aaron Lustig and Henry Strozier chronicles human reactions on Earth to an invasion by alien exterminators intent upon wiping out all sentient life on Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great stories, I have listened numerous times.
- By scott on 06-21-18
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Berserker Man
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4 out of 5 stars 38
To defeat the ultimate weapon, you must become one! Once mankind feared the berserkers, killer machines determined to eradicate all life in the universe. But the Berserker Wars are over and the threat of the sentient doomsday devices is over. Or is it?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amazing story, amazing commentary at the end
- By Vikram on 05-10-04
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Carnival Row: Tangle in the Dark
- By: Stephanie K. Smith
- Narrated by: Karla Crome
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9,699
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,856
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8,834
Tourmaline Larou lives an idyllic life of learning by day and partying by night. An aspiring poet, her future promises nothing less than brilliance. Then, Vignette Stonemoss walks through the door, and Tourmaline’s world is upended. As she struggles to understand the effect this stranger has on her, Tourmaline and her fellow fae face a looming threat from the human world. War is on the horizon, and their very existence is at stake. And Tourmaline will discover whether love will save her - or destroy her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I have never watched Carnival Row, but still good.
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Berserkers
- The Beginning
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86
A gripping collection of stories about machines called Berserkers that are programmed to destroy all organic life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Best First Audible Book
- By Jeffery on 12-30-07
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Berserker Lies
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 6
Our wars were behind us. Mankind was moving out from the planet of its birth. New worlds were settled, and with the wealth of the galaxy at hand, poverty was eliminated. Then, out of a clear summer sky, came the first berserker attack.
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2 out of 5 stars
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More fine stuff from Saberhagen. But...
- By Alan on 03-16-17
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Berserker Kill
- Berserker, Book 12
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Long, long ago, two alien races fought a war of extinction. All that is left of either of them are the berserkers: vast, thinking, spacefaring, killer machines whose sole purpose is to destroy all living things. For the first time in all of their history, they have met a life form that has a chance of stopping them. In the cold reaches of space, the berserkers seize a floating laboratory full of human germ-plasm being stored for retrieval and growth in a future colonization project. The ship contains millions of human lives - but why are they not destroying them?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Read
- By Allan Zieser on 12-24-12
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Berserker
- Berserker, Book 12
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Aaron Lustig, Henry Strozier
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
The art of speculative fiction lies in the ability to create a plausible future that tells us a great deal about our present. This critically acclaimed recording by narrators Aaron Lustig and Henry Strozier chronicles human reactions on Earth to an invasion by alien exterminators intent upon wiping out all sentient life on Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great stories, I have listened numerous times.
- By scott on 06-21-18
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Shiva in Steel
- A Berserker Novel
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Edward Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
In a sector of the Galaxy occupied by Earth-descended people, one Berserker computer has suddenly and mysteriously developed a tactical strategy unlike anything the human opposition has seen before. Shiva, like the Hindu god of destruction after which it was named, annihilates entire colonies with the help of its fiendish subordinates. Commander Claire Normandy struggles to prepare for Shiva's attacks, while Pilot Harry Silver realizes that he must deal with his own demons in order to help her.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worst Reading of a Story Ever!
- By Kindle Customer on 05-16-05
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The Berserker Throne
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
When Prince Harivarman discovers an operable Berserker: his first instinct is to turn it in. But then he finds an ancient code that will either allow him to control the dreaded machine or lead him (and everyone else on the Templar Radiant) to certain death.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mystery / suspense, not a man vs machine story
- By Vikram on 07-12-04
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Berserker Fury
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Paul M. Garcia
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 17
Before George Lucas's Death Star, before Star Trek's Doomsday Machine, came the Berserkers, intelligent, space-faring killing machines whose sole purpose is to destroy all life. The Berserkers have developed a new trick: Berserker units that can pass for human-created androids. They're gambling on the advantage this gives them and massing for an all-out attack on human-held space.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Meandering tale that ultimately goes nowhere
- By Nurhisham Hussein on 07-06-19
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Berserker's Planet
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
Five hundred years have passed since the combined fleets of humanity met and broke the berserker armada at Stone Place. But though the human victory was total, one of the killer machines (weaponless, its star drive a ruin) managed to limp to a secret sanctuary on a planet called Hunter's World. Over the years, a new cult has arisen there, a cult dedicated to Death as the only and ultimate Good.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but little or no sci-fi action
- By Vikram on 04-02-04
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Berserker Blue Death
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 23
A sci-fi epic of vengeance in the vein of Moby Dick and The Searchers. If you like those stories, and enjoy moviegoing experiences like The Matrix and The Terminator, this is a must-listen for you!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Still amazed by Saberhagen
- By Vikram on 07-11-04
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Rogue Berserker
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Harry Silver has already had a lifetime of trouble from ordinary Berserkers, the automated killing machines programmed an age ago to denude the galaxy of life. And now one of these machines has gone rogue - and kidnapped his own family. What worse devilry will a deviant killing machine attempt? How will he stop it? And even if he can, will he ever see his family alive again?
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The Ibarra Sanction
- Terran Armor Corps, Book 2
- By: Richard Fox
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,604
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,519
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,513
Once, the Ibarras saved Earth and all of humanity from utter destruction. Now they are fugitives and traitors hunted by the Terran Union's mightiest warriors. After fleeing with a stolen armada, the Ibarra family have finally emerged from hiding and are scouring the galaxy for an ancient alien legacy, destroying any who get in their way. For armor soldier Roland Shaw, the call to put down the Ibarra mutiny is a bitter task as he and the Iron Dragoons come face to face with the Ibarras in order to discover if they are truly their friends or their most deadly foe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome continuation of the Ember War universe.
- By Scott Moon on 01-13-18
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Iron Dragoons
- Terran Armor Corps, Book 1
- By: Richard Fox
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,350
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,215
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,207
Soldiers of the Terran Armor Corps wage war across the stars. Wired into mechanized battle suits, they fight the terrifying battles which must be won, no matter the cost. Their deeds are legend, their reputation feared by the enemies of Earth and her allies, but how the Corps forges young men and women into mighty warriors is shrouded by mystery. Roland Shaw lost his parents to war, he volunteers for the Armor Corps to honor their memory and discover just how far he can push himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely hands-down favorite
- By Wes on 11-25-17
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The Ringworld Engineers
- The Ringworld Series, Book 2
- By: Larry Niven
- Narrated by: Paul Michael Garcia
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,716
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,545
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,548
It’s been 20 years since the quixotic and worldsweary Louis Wu discovered the Ringworld. Now he and SpeakertoAnimals are going back, captives of the Hindmost, a deposed puppeteer leader.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Story, Wrong Narrator. Way Wrong.
- By Kevin der Kinderen on 04-16-13
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The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You
- Stainless Steel Rat, Book 4
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 194
After saving the world, diGriz is called on to save the universe. Liberating his two, now teenage, twin' sons from a military boarding school and penitentiary, diGriz sets out to free his wife, who has been arrested by the tax men. But the family is soon fighting an enemy of a different sort, when the humans-only galaxy of the League is invaded by all manner of hideous aliens.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ok, but not as good as the previous novels.
- By Cliff on 02-11-14
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The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World
- Stainless Steel Rat, Book 3
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 250
The villainous He has travelled back in time to mankind's distant past on the legendary planet Earth (or 'Dirt') of 1984, where he is altering events so that people who opposed him in the Rat's present cease to exist, Angelina amongst them. Using the Helix, a time-travel device invented by the Special Corps' Professor Coypu, diGriz travels to 1984 America, and then to Napoleonic France where tanks and aircraft are helping bring about Napoleon's victory.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Step Behind
- By QUESTER-59 on 10-02-14
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The Stainless Steel Rat
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,824
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,517
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,528
DiGriz is caught during one of his crimes and recruited into the Special Corps. Boring, routine desk work during his probationary period results in his discovering that someone is building a battleship, thinly disguised as an industrial vessel. In the peaceful League no one has battleships anymore, so the builder of this one would be unstoppable. DiGriz' hunt for the guilty becomes a personal battle between himself and the beautiful but deadly Angelina, who his planning a coup on one of the feudal worlds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great To See An Old Friend Back
- By Terry on 10-14-10
Publisher's Summary
Master storyteller Fred Saberhagen continues his best-selling Berserker series, detailing humanity's war with the dreaded juggernaut-like machines programmed to destroy all life in the galaxy.
On the Twin World planets, Plenipotentiary Gregor is determined to serve his government—even if it means executing innocent Huvean hostages, invaders from another planet—and even though Gregor's own granddaughter, Luon, is in love with a Huvean. But now the Berserkers are threatening the Twin Worlds, capturing the planets' president and reprogramming his brain to suit their violent agenda. And only the Huveans, in a desperate reprieve, can save the Twin Worlds' populace from annihilation.
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- Joel D Offenberg
- 08-22-11
Kind of blah
OK, I will start with a disclaimer: I have never read/listened to any of the other works in Saberhagen's Berserker series, which are supposed to be excellent sci-fi. From what I can tell, this is a prequel to most of the other Berserker books and familiarity with the other stories isn't essential to understanding the book....although it might enhance your enjoyment of the book. I wasn't familiar with the others and I didn't particularly enjoy it.
Berserker Prime is best described as an instance of space opera, with the usual trappings: noble, larger-than-life heroes....an implacable, hard to defeat robotic enemy...the obligatory young lovers unjustly separated...the triumph of human spirit over the evils of the universe. Unfortunately, it was not particularly well-written space opera, the ending could be seen a mile off and, after a while, completing it just became an exercise in plodding along.
I generally like Paul Michael Garcia's readings in shorter works, but this is the first time I've encountered a full novel narrated by him. I think he did a pretty good job, but his reading was generally somewhat bland. Also, there were a few audio glitches which were irritating but not disastrous.