Bridge Across the Stars

A Sci-Fi Bridge Original Anthology

By: Rhett C. Bruno, Felix R. Savage, Daniel Arenson, David VanDyke, Will McIntosh, Craig Martelle, Patty Jansen, Lindsay Buroker, Jason Anspach, Ann Christy, Chris Dietzel, Josi Russell, Chris Pourteau, Steve Beaulieu, Lucas Bale

Narrated by: Nicole Poole, Greg Tremblay

Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

The universe is dangerous, wondrous - a vast canvas upon which humanity sketches its hopes for the future.

In this anthology, you'll find 17 tales of conflict and heroism, exploration and discovery, endurance and triumph. Flee the apocalypse of modern-day Earth, fly a fighter in the cold emptiness of deep space, and find new life on the distant shores of an alien world. You might even discover something about yourself as each author opens a window on the soul of mankind.

Who are we, really? Should we survive? How do we become something greater without losing what makes us human?

Start listening to this collection and take your first steps into tomorrow. Travel the cosmos to find amazing adventure. Walk beside unforgettable characters on the bridge across the stars....

Authors include Rhett C. Bruno, Felix R. Savage, Daniel Arenson, David VanDyke, Will McIntosh, Craig Martelle, Patty Jansen, Lindsay Buroker, Jason Anspach, Ann Christy, Chris Dietzel, Josi Russell, Chris Pourteau, Steve Beaulieu, Lucas Bale, Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, David Bruns, and Kevin J. Anderson.

©2017 Sci-Fi Bridge (P)2018 Tantor

Great collection, superb performances, but...

I just kept wanting more after each brief tale. On the one hand these were excellent tales but in the end I did not enjoy having them end so quickly!

If you're looking for a sampler's delight, then this is the audio book for you! Based on my listen, I will definitely be looking at a number of these author's that I had not heard of, read, or listened to before.

From a narration standpoint, both were superb! I greatly enjoyed Greg Tremblay's past work (Scythe) and his narration here was just as great. Nicole Poole's narration was also very satisfying. Both narrators delivered pleasant and engaging narrations with plenty of character variation and nothing that I felt I could complain about!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Anthology of great range

This anthology really runs the gamut of style, scenario, setting, and so on. None of the stories fell flat, though I did increase the playback speed on some because the dramatic suspense became a little stale or forced.
Recommended for anyone interested in sci fi shorts or anyone looking for new/unknown authors to support and enjoy.

Worth the listen

Included a great variety of stories, some with rather intriguing situations. Some stories definitely begged for additional chapters.

A potpourri of amuse-bouche sci-fi stories

This anthology was enjoyable. I do prefer longer novel-spanning stories, but thats just me. If you want a lot of good little stories this is a great collection.

I would love to see longer versions in each of these stories.

A constellation of great tales

It kept me in awe. The kind of awe you would get as a child as you look at the night sky in the country side or deep in a forest. It was a worth while read.

looking forward to the next collection

The stories kept me engaged and they didn't drag on. I look forward to the next series

A crisp myriad of great short stories

I found this collection to contain some very enjoyable works. I'm not usually a short story reader but I thought to give this collection a go and was not disappointed.

With any book or series there's going to be some parts more inspirational than others. This was not the case here. All but one story I thoroughly enjoyed and that was not due to the story but my personal lack of grasping the plot.

Excellent anthology

Really loved each and every story in the collection. We'll done voice work as well.

Not what I needed

I usually don’t purchase a book full of short stories. But one of my all-time favorite authors contributed to this group, so I went ahead and listened. I appreciate that the authors were trying to make it a thought-provoking sci-fi story in most cases. But in most cases, I was feeling let down, bummed out, a sense of hopelessness. Thought provoking doesn’t necessarily mean we have to dive into the weeds. All the stories were well written, demonstrating the kind of talent that contributed to this book. But, right now, more than anything else, I need stories that are full of hope and cheer, and a sense of it being OK to carry on. The narrators, both of them, were extraordinary.

Good stories, bad storytellers.

Narrators were not good. I enjoyed the stories, but had to stop listening because of the narrators.