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- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,754
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,254
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,253
With Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the Galactic Federation offers help to the backward humans - for a price. You can protect yourself from your enemies, but God save you from your allies!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another heads up!
- By Dr. Daniel Chapman on 06-12-14
By: John Ringo
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Up Against It
- By: M. J. Locke
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4 out of 5 stars 123
Geoff and his friends live in Phocaea, a distant asteroid colony on the Solar System's frontier. They're your basic high-spirited young adults, enjoying such pastimes as hacking matter compilers to produce dancing skeletons that prance through the low-gee communal areas, using their rocket-bikes to salvage methane ice shrapnel that flies away when the colony brings in a big (and vital) rock of the stuff, and figuring out how to avoid the ubiquitous surveillance motes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very old school SF, in ways good and bad
- By A reader on 06-19-12
By: M. J. Locke
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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 Goliath Stone
- By: Larry Niven, Matthew Joseph Harrington
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 71
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Story4 out of 5 stars 69
Doctor Toby Glyer has effected miracle cures with the use of nanotechnology. But Glyer’s controversial nanites are more than just the latest technological advance, they are a new form of life - and they have more uses than just medical. Glyer’s nanites also have the potential to make everyone on Earth rich from the wealth of asteroids.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring, unbelievable nano junk!
- By GH on 06-27-13
By: Larry Niven, and others
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The Ship Who Searched
- By: Anne McCaffrey, Mercedes Lackey
- Narrated by: Constance Towers
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 231
While on an archaeological dig, 7-year-old Tia falls mysteriously ill. Her sickness may have been caused by the EsKays, a race whose artifacts are scattered throughout the galaxy. The young shellperson goes in search of the EsKays, whose fate remains an enigma, to try to find answers. This heartwarming tale is narrated by television and stage actress Constance Towers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's a great idea...
- By Lisa on 07-26-04
By: Anne McCaffrey, and others
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Camouflage
- By: Joe Haldeman
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 995
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 683
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Story4 out of 5 stars 695
The artifact is found seven miles below the surface of the sea and beneath 40 more feet of sand. The Navy's efforts to raise a wrecked submarine uncover it - and set in motion a scientific race to retrieve it, to discover just what it is and where it came from. Denser than any substance known to man, it has broken every drill bit they've tried on it and will not budge an inch. It resists every effort to breach it - or communicate with it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!
- By Nathan Caroland on 09-21-08
By: Joe Haldeman
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Starfire
- By: B.V. Larson
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,636
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,419
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,419
On June 30, 1908, an object fell from the sky, releasing more energy than a thousand Hiroshima bombs. A Siberian forest was flattened, but the strike left no significant crater. The anomaly came to be known as the Tunguska Event, and scientists have never agreed whether it was the largest meteor strike in recorded history - or something else. Alien artifacts have been uncovered since the 1908 event, and a new star drive is discovered.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Het
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 04-09-17
By: B.V. Larson
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Event
- By: David L. Golemon
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,044
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 939
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Story4 out of 5 stars 933
In the summer of 1947, an unidentified object crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. There were no survivors. Now it's happened again. But this time, two creatures have emerged from the wreckage alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Series.
- By Frank on 07-29-13
By: David L. Golemon
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Gateways
- Original New Stories Inspired by Frederik Pohl
- By: Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, and others
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4 out of 5 stars 81
It isn’t easy to get a group of bestselling SF authors to write new stories for an anthology, but that’s what Elizabeth Anne Hull has done in this powerhouse book. With original, captivating tales by Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, Ben Bova, David Brin, Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Joe Haldeman, Harry Harrison, Larry Niven, Vernor Vinge, Gene Wolfe, and others, Gateways is a SF event that will be a must-buy for SF readers of all tastes, from the traditional to the cutting edge; from the darkly serious to the laugh-out-loud funny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular.
- By Steve Reid on 08-21-15
By: Greg Bear, and others
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The God Wave
- A Novel
- By: Patrick Hemstreet
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4 out of 5 stars 48
For decades scientists have speculated about the untapped potential of the human brain. Now, neuroscientist Chuck Brenton has made an astonishing breakthrough. He has discovered the key - the crucial combination of practice and conditioning - to access the incredible power dormant in 90 percent of our brains. Applying his methods to test subjects, he has stimulated abilities that elevate brain function to seemingly godlike levels.
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3 out of 5 stars
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it lost its way at the end, but I liked it
- By Leo on 09-25-16
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The Punch Escrow
- By: Tal M. Klein
- Narrated by: Matthew Mercer
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,192
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,190
Joel Byram is an everyday 22nd century guy. He spends his days training artificial-intelligence engines to act more human, jamming out to 1980s new wave - an extremely obscure genre - and trying to salvage his deteriorating marriage. Joel is pretty much an everyday guy with everyday problems - until he's accidentally duplicated while teleporting. Now Joel must outsmart the shadowy organization that controls teleportation, outrun the religious sect out to destroy it, and find a way to get back to the woman he loves.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great Premise, terrible execution
- By Perfect Tommy on 09-25-17
By: Tal M. Klein
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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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The Engines of God
- By: Jack McDevitt
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 605
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 478
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Story4 out of 5 stars 484
Humans call them Monument-Makers. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues scattered on distant planets throughout the galaxy, encoded with strange inscriptions that defy translation. Searching for clues about the Monument-Makers, teams of 23rd century linguists, historians, engineers and archaeologists have been excavating the enigmatic alien ruins on a number of planets, uncovering strange, massive false cities made of solid rock. But their time is running out.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Conceptually intriguing, but uneven writing style
- By Michael G Kurilla on 05-12-11
By: Jack McDevitt
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Robot Uprisings
- By: Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford, Tamara Marston, A.T. Chandler, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has some bright spots
- By ChrisM. on 10-22-15
By: Daniel H. Wilson, and others
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Sci-finest!
Jack de Golia deserves a lot of praise for his narration, I had never heard him before, but was impressed with his range and ability. He does a grerat job maintaining all the various threads and characters, and does not let them get away from him.
Brody weaves a tale that consists of multple events, aliens, and A.I. H clearly knows his science, but doesn't bog the listener/reader down with it. He provides enough to teach what you need to know or understand about a subject and then swivels seamlessly back into the story.
This is a good first book, and I expect the second will build on all of the ideas and concepts started here. I don't like to give out any spoilers, but I will say that there are aliens of different varieties and different intent on what to do with humanity. The pacing is smart, and the characters will hold your interest. Enjoy it and you'll be waiting for the second.
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