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Spherical Harmonic
- The Saga of the Skolian Empire, Book 7
- Narrated by: Liza Kaplan
- Series: Skolian Empire (chronological order), Book 9, Skolian Empire (published order), Book 7
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Categories: Romance, Science Fiction
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Catherine Asaro combines her diverse talents to blend hard science fiction and heartrending romance into a sweeping epic known as the Saga of the Skolian Empire. This is her trademark series. Ever since Primary Inversion, her very first novel, this series has continued to grow, receiving widespread praise.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Sibyl
- 04-13-17
Love Asaro, downright embarrassing narration
Is there anything you would change about this book?
A different narrator! I have been following the whole Saga of the Skolian Empire and, like most of the other books, this one was captivating. It had an excellent story line, a nice balance of action, personal relationships and tech that is about as realistic as science fiction can get. Unfortunately, the quality of the writing was undermined by the poor narration. Kaplan would be much better off reading teen dramas than science fiction! Maybe Anna Fields didn't pronounce all the words as the author intended but at least she didn't mispronounce words that should be pretty obvious if you speak English...so apparently "Qox" is now "squawks" without the first "s"...excuse me but where is the "qu" in that word? Oh yes and Eube is now Eubie...like a society of red-eyed aristocratic sadists would have a cute little name you might give to your new puppy! I wish I could give this audiobook five stars but the poor performance mostly ruined it for me.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Liza Kaplan?
I miss Anna Fields!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Emily
- 05-20-18
loved it, but...
Loved the story, though the start was a little dry, and this is not a book that adapts well to audio.