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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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This series is getting Better and Better!!!!
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A Voice in the Wilderness
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Albert Birnbaum was once one of the biggest political talk show hosts around, but these days he’s watching his career enter a death spiral. A stranger offers a solution to his woes, promising to put him back on top. It’s everything Birnbaum wants, but is there a catch? And does Birnbaum actually care if there is? "A Voice in the Wilderness" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 825
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Colonial Union diplomat Hart Schmidt is back home for Harvest Day celebrations - to a family whose members wonder whether its youngest son isn’t wasting his life clinging to the lowest rung of the CU’s diplomatic ladder. When his father, a legendarily powerful politician, presents him with a compelling offer, Schmidt has to take stock of his life and career. "This Must Be the Place" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Character-Driven Episode
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Tales from the Clarke
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- By: John Scalzi
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- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 896
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 807
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4 out of 5 stars
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CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has one simple task: Watch an ambassador’s dog while the diplomat is conducting sensitive negotiations with an alien race. But you know dogs - always getting into something. And when this dog gets into something that could launch an alien civil war, Wilson has to find a way to solve the conflict, fast, or be the one in the Colonial Union’s doghouse. "The Dog King" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 823
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The Colonial Defense Forces usually protect humanity from alien attack, but now the stability of the Colonial Union has been threatened, and Lieutenant Heather Lee and her squad are called to squash a rebellion on a colony world. It seems simple enough - but there's a second act to the rebellion that finds Lee captive, alone, and armed with only her brains to survive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Look with your ears.
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The Observers
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 734
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In an effort to improve relations with the Earth, the Colonial Union has invited a contingent of diplomats from that planet to observe Ambassador Abumwe negotiate a trade deal with an alien species. Then something very bad happens to one of the Earthings, and with that, the relationship between humanity’s two factions is on the cusp of disruption once more. It’s a race to find out what really happened, and who is to blame. "The Observers" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This series is getting Better and Better!!!!
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A Voice in the Wilderness
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Albert Birnbaum was once one of the biggest political talk show hosts around, but these days he’s watching his career enter a death spiral. A stranger offers a solution to his woes, promising to put him back on top. It’s everything Birnbaum wants, but is there a catch? And does Birnbaum actually care if there is? "A Voice in the Wilderness" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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- By Grant P. on 12-24-19
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This Must Be the Place
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- Length: 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 825
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Colonial Union diplomat Hart Schmidt is back home for Harvest Day celebrations - to a family whose members wonder whether its youngest son isn’t wasting his life clinging to the lowest rung of the CU’s diplomatic ladder. When his father, a legendarily powerful politician, presents him with a compelling offer, Schmidt has to take stock of his life and career. "This Must Be the Place" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Character-Driven Episode
- By Joshua on 03-20-13
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Earth Below, Sky Above
- The Human Division, Episode 13
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 800
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 715
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 721
At last, the Earth and the Colonial Union have begun formal discussions about their relationship in the future - a chance for the divisions in humanity to be repaired. The diplomats and crew of the Clarke are on hand to help with the process, including Ambassador Ode Abumwe and CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson, both of whom were born on Earth. But not everyone wants the human division to be repaired.... And they will go to great lengths to make sure it isn’t....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thrilling Yet Open-Ended Conclusion
- By Joshua on 04-10-13
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The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads
- The Human Division, Episode 12
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 793
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 710
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 716
United States Diplomat Danielle Lowen was there when one of her fellow diplomats committed an unthinkable act that had consequences for the entire planet. Now she’s trying to figure out how it happened before it can happen again. Putting the puzzle pieces together could solve the mystery - or it could threaten her own life. "The Gentle Art of Cracking Heads" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A 38-minute murder mystery
- By AudioAddict on 06-04-13
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A Problem of Proportion
- The Human Division, Episode 11
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 805
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 719
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 726
A secret backdoor meeting between Ambassador Ode Abumwe and the Conclave’s Hafte Sorvalh turns out to be less than secret, as both of their ships are attacked. It’s a surprise to both teams - but it’s the identity of the attacker that is the real surprise, and suggests a threat to both humanity and The Conclave. "A Problem of Proportion" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Scalzi Twist on a Sci-fi Theme
- By Joshua on 03-27-13
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We Only Need the Heads
- The Human Division, Episode 3
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 997
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 897
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 899
CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has been loaned out to a CDF platoon tasked with secretly removing an unauthorized colony of humans on an alien world. Colonial Ambassador Abumwe has been ordered to participate in final negotiations with an alien race the Union hopes to make allies. Wilson and Abumwe’s missions are fated to cross - and in doing so, place both missions at risk of failure.
We Only Need the Heads is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division.
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2 out of 5 stars
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* said;* said;* said;* said;* said;
- By Professor on 02-02-13
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Walk the Plank
- The Human Division, Episode 2
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,078
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 969
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Story4 out of 5 stars 972
Wildcat colonies are illegal, unauthorized, and secret - so when an injured stranger shows up at the wildcat colony New Seattle, the colony leaders are understandably suspicious of who he is and what he represents. His story of how he’s come to their colony is shocking, surprising, and might have bigger consequences than anyone could have expected. Walk the Plank is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring Hard-to-Follow Transcript
- By AudioAddict on 03-17-13
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The B-Team
- The Human Division, Episode 1
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,405
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,278
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,287
Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe and her team are used to life on the lower end of the diplomatic ladder. But when a high-profile diplomat goes missing, Abumwe and her team are last minute replacements on a mission critical to the Colonial Union’s future. As the team works to pull off their task, CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson discovers there’s more to the story of the missing diplomats than anyone expected... a secret that could spell war for humanity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Whole Series – Just OK
- By Michael on 05-19-13
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The President's Brain Is Missing
- A Tor.Com Original
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 182
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Story4 out of 5 stars 183
The question is, how can you tell the President's brain is missing? And are we sure we need it back?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Has its moments, but not Scalzi at his cleverest
- By David Sewell on 10-05-19
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A Very Scalzi Christmas
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Dina Pearlman, Kevin T. Collins, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 235
New York Times best-selling and Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi gift-wraps 15 short takes on the holiday season - interviews with holiday notables, "informational" articles about TV specials and Christmas carols, short stories and poems, and even a couple of nods to Thanksgiving and New Year’s - and puts them all into a stocking stuffer-sized package that makes the perfect gift for friends, family, or yourself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Scalzian indeed!
- By Andre Wallace Simonsen on 12-03-19
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The Sagan Diary
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Stephanie Wolfe, John Scalzi
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,284
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,099
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,106
Jane Sagan: Soldier. Killer. Lover. Dreamer. In John Scalzi's best-selling Old Man's War series of science-fiction novels, we see this warrior woman as the other characters see her - silent and strong, from the outside. But now The Sagan Diary shows us Sagan from another point of view: her own, as she prepares to leave military life and join her new husband and adopted daughter on a colony world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's a Poem
- By wyatt on 03-27-13
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The End of All Things
- Old Man's War, Book 6
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, John Scalzi
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,812
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,513
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,513
Humans expanded into space...only to find a universe populated with multiple alien species bent on their destruction. Thus was the Colonial Union formed, to help protect us from a hostile universe. The Colonial Union used the Earth and its excess population for colonists and soldiers. It was a good arrangement...for the Colonial Union. Then the Earth said: no more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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why a lower rating on performance?
- By D. Kassiday on 09-06-15
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Miniatures
- The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Peter Ganim, Luke Daniels, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,663
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,545
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,553
The ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of alternate histories tells you all the various ways Hitler has died. A lawyer sues an interplanetary union for dangerous working conditions. And four artificial intelligences explain, in increasingly worrying detail, how they plan not to destroy humanity. Welcome to Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Small doses of "Scalzian" humor
- By Andre Wallace Simonsen on 01-05-17
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Zoe's Tale
- Old Man's War, Book 4
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,205
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,729
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,724
"I'm Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player in a interstellar chess match to save humanity. Seventeen years old. Everyone on Earth knows the tale I am part of. But you don't know my tale: I'm going to tell it to you now, the only way I know how: not straight but true, the whole thing, to try make you feel what I felt: the joy and terror and uncertainty, panic and wonder, despair and hope."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bait and switch. Skip it unless you're a teenager.
- By Mike.the.kraken on 03-05-14
Publisher's Summary
The Conclave is a confederation of 400 alien races - many of whom would like to see the Colonial Union - and the humans inside of it - blasted to extinction. To avoid a conflict that neither side can afford, Conclave leader General Tarsem Gau appoints Hafte Sorvalh to resolve an emerging diplomatic crisis with the humans, before the only acceptable solution is war.
"The Back Channel" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Keith Curtachio
- 10-27-18
too many downloads
story is generally interesting. having to download individual chapters is annoying. the audible reader makes it tough to figure out which is next if you download them all at once.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Hassan
- 02-19-13
The Conclave Side in this Episode
In this episode you listen to the Conclave and what decision they are going to take... I'm not liking the length of each episode , i believe it would have been better if they are a bit longer.
But here you get to know some technologies and the human division getting bigger and bigger.
Lets see what the next episodes will bring.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Grant P.
- 12-24-19
See Review for "The B-Team"
See Review for "The B-Team" this is Episode 6 (minimum 15 words in a Review)
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- R. MCRACKAN
- Raleigh, NC
- 12-20-19
Good but not his best
The Human Division is another chapter in the saga of Old Man's War, which is a hit and miss series. This one is somewhere in the middle. Good humor, middling characters, overall engaging writing, and convoluted plot.
I'm giving it a rock-bottom overall score due to the fact that this is not the version you should get. Pick up the final full book, not these expensive piece meal episodes.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Karlyn Keller
- 09-09-17
Listen to them all!
I enjoyed the series more as I went through each episode. At first I struggled because it seemed like random stories set in this universe. But as it continued and I realized it was interwoven story lines I enjoyed them more. The main characters were enjoyable. It's pretty traditional sci fi fare but still worth the read.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 12-30-14
There's Hope!
Good read with steady building intrigue! Interesting how the author broke up the story, but hey, I brought it! You?
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Mel Aclaro
- ANAHEIM, CA, United States
- 05-03-13
A little detour from the B-Team
(Continuing my running editorial from Eps 1-5.)
I'm still hanging on. But I do still miss the character development that a novel has more "room" to do than in a short story serial. This one continues the plot line ("the plot is thickening," as they say) but I find myself not caring as much for some of the characters introduced in this series than I did for those I "grew up" with in the Old Man's War series.
Anyway, I'm invested: On to Episode 7.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- AudioAddict
- 03-26-13
Not a good standalone story
This is Episode 6 of the Human Division series. Scalzi has apparently divided what could have been one book into multiple separate episodes. I don't understand that logic, as the episodes don't stand alone unless you're a fan of a very short plot with a flimsy leave-you-wondering type of ending. Hopefully the weak connection between the episodes will build with each coming episode and culminate in an interesting finale.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Dennis
- 03-01-13
VERY GOOD!
As short stories go, This is a very good one. So far this seems to be a great saga.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Dave
- Whittier, CA
- 02-22-13
Aliens, Churros, and Exploding Goats
Another episode away from the B-Team, but by the end, I was okay with it. This story focuses on Hafte Sorvalh of the Conclave, and it was fun to see her shine - particularly when she heads to the racist wildcat colony and explodes goats. I'd buy her a churro too.
William Dufris must've had fun with this one, reading aliens and doing crazy racist bits. I think this episode was one I wouldn't have enjoyed as much if I had read, so hat's off again to Dufris!
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Karl Gjertsen
- 04-08-13
Great short story
This is a great short story, in a collection of intertwined short stories.
I will look for more title by this author.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Richard
- 03-15-13
Excellent!
The best chapter so far! When I started hearing "The Human Division" I was not convinced. Now I can't stop... ;-))