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Excellent ScoFi Mystery Thriller...
- By shelley on 08-14-17
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Factoring Humanity
- By: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 560
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 488
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Story4 out of 5 stars 495
In the near future, a signal is detected coming from the Alpha Centauri system. Mysterious, unintelligible data streams in for ten years. Heather Davis, a professor in the University of Toronto psychology department, has devoted her career to deciphering the message. Her estranged husband, Kyle, is working on the development of artificial intelligence systems and new computer technology utilizing quantum effects to produce a near-infinite number of calculations simultaneously.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Novel alien first contact
- By Michael G Kurilla on 05-28-12
By: Robert J. Sawyer
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The Hercules Text
- By: Jack McDevitt
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4 out of 5 stars 70
From a remote corner of the galaxy, a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular, and artificial. It can only be a code. Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication. And what the scientists discover is destined to shake the foundations of empires around this world - from Wall Street to the Vatican.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lots to recommend here!
- By Matthew on 10-19-18
By: Jack McDevitt
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Not Alone: First Encounter
- By: Craig A. Falconer
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Not Alone: First Encounter is a prequel to the globally acclaimed Not Alone series, set several years before two worlds collide under the weight of the grandest conspiracy of all time. For the first time ever, First Encounter lifts the curtain on a deadly series of events surrounding the initial meeting between the ruthless Richard Walker - untouchable head of the controversial Interspace Defense Agency - and a young truth-seeker from Birchwood, Colorado....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Already part of Not Alone: Origins
- By Danny on 07-25-21
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Man Plus
- By: Frederik Pohl
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris, Robert J. Sawyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4 out of 5 stars 97
Roger Torraway watched in horror as the monster lurched, toppled over and died. Project Man Plus had gone suddenly and drastically wrong. The race to colonize Mars was too important, too costly, and America was already too committed, for plans to be scrapped. They would have to make a new Martian. And Roger Torraway was it, candidate for the endless surgery, operation after painful operation, that would enable him to survive on that faraway planet.
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4 out of 5 stars
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More timely now than ever
- By Sandy R on 06-28-10
By: Frederik Pohl
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The Unincorporated Man
- By: Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 23 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 454
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Story4 out of 5 stars 313
The Unincorporated Man is a provocative social/political/economic novel that takes place in the future, after civilization has fallen into complete economic collapse. This reborn civilization is one in which every individual is incorporated at birth and spends many years trying to attain control over his or her own life by getting a majority of his or her own shares. Life extension has made life very long indeed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hmm
- By CB on 06-15-09
By: Dani Kollin, and others
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Game Changer
- By: Douglas E. Richards
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 978
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Story4 out of 5 stars 984
What if it were possible to upload years of knowledge into your mind in hours? To become an expert in multiple scientific fields, become an MD, or learn several languages - in a single day? The benefit to humanity would be immense. But so would the danger.... Rachel Howard is a brilliant neuroscientist trying to make this capability a reality. But when she crosses paths with Kevin Quinn, a Secret Service agent desperately trying to kill the president, she finds herself at the epicenter of an insidious plot.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Richards fills the seat of the late great Crichton
- By Brian on 09-22-16
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The Coincidence Makers
- A Novel
- By: Yoav Blum
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4 out of 5 stars 122
What if the drink you just spilled, the train you just missed, or the lottery ticket you just found was not just a random occurrence? What if it's all part of a bigger plan? What if there's no such thing as a chance encounter? What if there are people we don't know determining our destiny? And what if they are even planning the fate of the world? Enter the Coincidence Makers - Guy, Emily, and Eric - three seemingly ordinary people who work for a secret organization devoted to creating and carrying out coincidences. What the rest of the world sees as random occurrences, are, in fact, carefully orchestrated events.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- By Gal Wolff on 07-31-18
By: Yoav Blum
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Planetfall
- By: Emma Newman
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,867
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,699
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,696
More than 20 years have passed since Ren and the rest of the faithful braved the starry abyss and established a colony at the base of an enigmatic alien structure where Suh-Mi has since resided alone. Ren has worked hard as the colony's 3-D printer engineer, creating the tools necessary for human survival in an alien environment - and harboring a devastating secret.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You want different? Here it is!
- By Townsend on 11-09-15
By: Emma Newman
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The Kid Sensation Series: Books 1-3
- By: Kevin Hardman
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 417
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 382
Get the first three books in the Kid Sensation series. Like millions of other kids, Jim grew up wanting to be a superhero. Unlike most of his contemporaries, however, Jim actually had the goods: a plethora of super powers that would have been the envy of any meta on the planet. But when his tryout with the Alpha League - the world's premiere group of supers - goes disastrously wrong, Jim basically becomes an outcast.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Puberty and Superpowers
- By LITRPG Audiobook Reviews on 03-06-18
By: Kevin Hardman
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The Collapsing Empire
- The Interdependency, Book 1
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18,807
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18,751
Our universe is ruled by physics, and faster-than-light travel is not possible - until the discovery of The Flow, an extradimensional field we can access at certain points in space-time that transports us to other worlds, around other stars. Humanity flows away from Earth, into space, and in time forgets our home world and creates a new empire, the Interdependency, whose ethos requires that no one human outpost can survive without the others. It's a hedge against interstellar war - and a system of control for the rulers of the empire.
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4 out of 5 stars
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THE STUPIDITIES OF COURT
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-01-17
By: John Scalzi
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Heart of a Warrior
- Ly-san-ter, Book 3
- By: Johanna Lindsey
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 363
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 258
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 263
Brittany Callaghan thinks she's dreaming when a blond, nearly seven-feet-tall Nordic god shows up on her doorstep in her tiny California town. He claims to be a barbarian warrior in need of her help. Though a stunning, statuesque beauty herself, intelligent and independent Brittany has struggled hard to earn respect in a man's world. She is taken aback when Dalden, a spectacular Viking who is a long way from home, needs her help - and is willing to pay for it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not the beginning of the trio
- By Amy on 01-12-10
By: Johanna Lindsey
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The First Prophet
- Bishop Files Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Kay Hooper
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 315
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 277
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Story4 out of 5 stars 275
Months ago Sarah Gallagher woke from a coma with psychic abilities she couldn't control. They changed her life and cost her the man she loved. And now, someone is playing games with Sarah's mind. It begins with Sarah's home being destroyed by fire - an act of arson that draws novelist Tucker Mackenzie into Sarah's confidence. But he has other reasons for pursuing a woman who can see what others can't. So does a mysterious enemy intent on eliminating Sarah, and everyone she cares about. Because it's only a matter of time before her visions lead her and Tucker to a secret many will kill to hide.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Book, terrible narrator doing the voice!
- By kim on 01-26-13
By: Kay Hooper
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WWW: Wake
- By: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy, Jennifer Van Dyck, A. C. Fellner, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,404
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,609
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,610
Caitlin Decter is young, pretty, feisty, a genius at math - and blind. Still, she can surf the net with the best of them, following its complex paths clearly in her mind. But Caitlin's brain long ago co-opted her primary visual cortex to help her navigate online. So when she receives an implant to restore her sight, instead of seeing reality, the landscape of the World Wide Web explodes into her consciousness, spreading out all around her in a riot of colors and shapes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Great, if Incomplete, Concept
- By Seth H. Wilson on 04-14-09
By: Robert J. Sawyer
What listeners say about Black Jack
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Tom B.
- 09-15-16
Excellent!
What did you love best about Black Jack?
Great story, great narration.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Bruce, because he is not afraid to say what he thinks.
Which character – as performed by Scott Brick and Punch Audio – was your favorite?
Bruce
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
Vow! I'm so glad I listened to this. It's a great story - very entertaining and thought provoking at the same time -, with a funny surprise at the end that still makes me smile.
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