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To the Stars
- By: L. Ron Hubbard
- Narrated by: Robert Caso, Jim Meskimen, R.F. Daley, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
How far is too far? Alan Corday is about to find out. Corday is shanghaied aboard a craft bound for the stars...on a journey at the speed of light, the world he leaves behind fast vanishing into the past. And nothing in the dark, forbidding reaches of space can prepare him for the astounding discovery he will make upon his return from the stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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To the Stars
- By John on 12-01-04
By: L. Ron Hubbard
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54,156
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46,542
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46,472
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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HHTGH - Lightly Fried
- By J. Medany on 05-08-05
By: Douglas Adams
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Pray
- The Revelation Chronicles
- By: John Prescott
- Narrated by: Wayne June
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4 out of 5 stars 139
The year is 2016, and America is no more. The United States, Canada, and Mexico now comprise a single, unified front to the world: the North American Union. Implanted ID chips are soon to become mandatory for every citizen of the NAU, and Trez Sleighton, a disgruntled ex-Army officer, takes to the mountains of Colorado to come to terms with the changing world-and his own hand in the whole mess. Then sounds the trumpet. Around the planet, people simply disappear.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Adult Version of Left Behind
- By Keith on 11-26-12
By: John Prescott
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Flight of the Eagles
- Seven Sleepers, Book 1
- By: Gilbert Morris
- Narrated by: Tim Lundeen
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
Josh Adams, 14, awakes from a 50-year sleep. Ancient prophecy commands him and the other Sleepers to unite in battle against the evil priests and combat the doubt that threatens their faith.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent story of adventure and heroism.
- By Rex S. Vance on 02-16-19
By: Gilbert Morris
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Tales of the Red Panda: The Mind Master
- By: Gregg Taylor
- Narrated by: Gregg Taylor
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Sinister forces are at work, striking within the very heart of the city's elite with powers that seem otherwordly. Are the attacks random? Simply for profit? Or is an unknown predator hunting our masked heroes themselves? If the mysterious Ajay Shah really does have powers that rival those of the Red Panda, will even the Terrific Twosome of Toronto be able to resist the might of... The Mind Master?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gregg Taylor Strikes Again
- By Craig on 02-16-13
By: Gregg Taylor
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The Grays
- By: Whitley Strieber
- Narrated by: Stephen Lang
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,054
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 633
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Story4 out of 5 stars 636
Millions of people are confronting aliens that authorities say do not exist. Now Whitley Strieber, author of the #1 best seller Communion, which detailed his own close encounters, returns with The Grays, a mind-bending journey behind the curtain of secrecy that surrounds the subject of aliens. This audiobook will make you think deeply, not only about the mystery of who the Grays are, but who exactly we are.
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4 out of 5 stars
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EXCELLENT listen
- By L. on 09-29-06
By: Whitley Strieber
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Shadowline
- Starfishers, Book 1
- By: Glen Cook
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
The vendetta in space had started centuries before "Mouse" Storm was born, with his grandfather's raid on the planet Prefactlas, the bloodbath that freed the human slaves from their Sangaree masters. But one Sangaree survived--the young Norborn heir, the man who swore vengeance on the Storm family and their soldiers,in a carefully mapped plot that would take generations to fulfill. Now Mouse's father, Gneaus, must fight for an El Dorado of wealth on the burning half of the planet Blackworld.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Performance
- By Cliff on 05-21-18
By: Glen Cook
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Homeworld
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Charles Carr
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Jan Kulozik was one of Earth's privileged elite. A brilliant young electronics engineer, he enjoyed all the blessings of a twenty-third-century civilization that survived global collapse and conquered the starts, unaware of the millions who slaved or starved to maintain his way of life. Then Jan met Sara, a beautiful agent of the rebel underground dedicated to smashing Earth's rigid caste system. Through her he discovered the truth behind the lies he'd been taught.
By: Harry Harrison
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Meet the Tiger
- A Simon “The Saint” Templar Novel
- By: Leslie Charteris
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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The fiction world of today needs a “Saint” more than it ever did. For years now that scene has been dominated by the “anti-heroes"—those grim gray operators in a sunless sub-culture where global issues are worked out with totally unemotional pragmatism, those hapless uninspired puppets manipulated and expended by ruthlessly dedicated little brothers of Big Brother. It made morbidly fascinating narrative, but it never gave anyone a lift until it climaxed in the hyper-gadgeted parodies of 007 extravaganzas.
By: Leslie Charteris
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The Dreaming Void
- Void Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Peter F. Hamilton
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,158
AD 3580. The Intersolar Commonwealth has spread through the galaxy to over a thousand star systems. It is a culture of rich diversity with a place for everyone. A powerful navy protects it from any hostile species that may lurk among the stars. For Commonwealth citizens, even death has been overcome.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What can I say
- By Randall on 05-08-18
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Dr. Bloodmoney
- By: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4 out of 5 stars 117
What happens after the bombs drop? This is the troubling question Philip K. Dick addresses with Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb. It is the story of a world reeling from the effects of nuclear annihilation and fallout, a world where mutated humans and animals are the norm, and the scattered survivors take comfort from a disc jockey endlessly circling the globe in a broken-down satellite.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Post nuclear apocalyptic surburban middle class
- By Michael G Kurilla on 01-04-18
By: Philip K. Dick
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The Death of Grass
- By: John Christopher
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
A viral strain has attacked rice crops in East Asia causing massive famine; soon a mutation appears which infects the staple crops of West Asia and Europe such as wheat and barley, threatening a worldwide famine. Christopher's classic post-apocalyptic novel follows the struggles of architect John Custance and his family as they make their way across an England that is rapidly descending into anarchy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, frightening story
- By Linda B on 03-28-11
By: John Christopher
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The Invaders Plan
- Mission Earth, Volume 1
- By: L. Ron Hubbard
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 326
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 248
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Story4 out of 5 stars 250
They are the Voltarians of Voltar - an empire 110 planets strong. They are already among us. And the invasion is about to begin...in a hundred years or so. Or is it? The truth is far more sinister. Undercover, underground, and out of sight, the invaders plan what may in fact be a massive diversion. In the darkest recesses of Voltar’s Coordinated Information Apparatus (otherwise known as the CIA), a tyrant of terror sets out to exploit the invasion in order to seize power. All that stands in his way is a planet that doesn’t exist.
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1 out of 5 stars
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overly abridged
- By Pielle Szabo on 01-10-17
By: L. Ron Hubbard
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Sleepwalk
- By: John Saul
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4 out of 5 stars 81
Another terrifying, classic horror novel from best-selling author John Saul. An insidious madman haunts the peaceful town of Borrego, New Mexico. His goal is singular, as is the focus of his hate and rage. The teenagers of the town seem to have gone too far, and now he will strike back - while they sleep and even during their waking hours - and silence them forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it.
- By Karen R. Anderson on 02-22-19
By: John Saul
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- Josh (Xaminmo) Davis
- 11-09-19
VERY dated
The science is horrible, including basics of our solar system. Women are treated like hysterical pets to be coddled. Within those confines, it is a well written story. It feels very 1950. For the era, it seems very progressive about racism, because it’s addressed indirectly.
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- A Jackson
- 05-03-12
Classic juvenile sci-fi
Good municipal survival story. Picture the love child of Alas Babylon, the Jericho TV show and the Tom Hanks movie Cast Away...how's that for mixing my entertainment metaphors?
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-03-20
first audible. very happy.
this was my first audible book. I was very please with the narrator and plot of the story. I set aside time when I knew the end was coming because I didn't want to miss anything. it snatched my interest more than any action movie ever has.
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- Jake
- 04-30-16
Too good to be over so quick
This is an excellent short story, I'm just disappointed in how quickly I got to the end... Some of the tech concepts are out of date, but that just makes this story all the more wonderful.
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-05-12
Bad science but
As a kid I loved this book. But to imagine the Earth at the end of its life, oceans dry and the sun a Red Giant (but not frying the planet) in only 1,000,000 years is so far off that it really takes away from the story.
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- Garret
- 12-09-12
Unbearable characters
What disappointed you about City at World's End?
The characters, their motivations and decisions where completely unrealistic. By chapter six I annoyed.
What character would you cut from City at World's End?
The townspeople.
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- Alan
- 02-03-12
Survival story by the numbers
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
The story is straightforward, stepping through the process of a town's survival in a new environment. No surprises and little to prompt wonder or philosophical speculation.
Would you be willing to try another book from Edmond Hamilton? Why or why not?
Yes. I like authors from the classic era of SF.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
He read much too fast.
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