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Master Lecture Series
- History of the 3rd Robot War
- Narrated by: Nick Abeel, Becky Baumwoll, Lauren Berst, David Carl, Darian Dauchan, Cary Hite, Lindsley Howard, Evan Maltby, Sonia Mena, Natalie Rich, Kyle Schaefer, Richard Sears, Regan Sims, Matt Zambrano
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Master Lecture Series: History of the Third Robot War is a future history lecture so epic it will knock your digital socks off! In this satirical Audible Original that turns The Great Courses on its head, Professor Tirannous Rexavier Shepard guides you through the multiverse-shattering events of the war, from the opening "pyew pyews" through Le Battle Finale. Master Lecture Series pays homage to the Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres with gut-busting (and circuit-bending) whimsy.
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- Seth
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Entertaining enough
I enjoyed this. I was a bit disappointed by how derivative the story was in places, but I really liked the framing of the story as a history audio lecture and there were many clever parts. Give it a go.
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- Ethan goldman
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Cheesy yet True
The world is somehow a collection of blatant knockoffs and sincere. Things connect in ways that seem organic, and while the story of Olivia is rather... normal. The presentation of the setting, and the depth in how the world works makes it still exciting. You dont need to roll your eyes at Chosen ones when you got a cosmic tuning fork.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-24-21
I had so much fun listening to this
I laughed so many times in the middle of a three hour experiment thanks to this book. Much thanjs to the author for such a fun listen.
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