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Narrated by:
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Stephanie Wolfe
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John Scalzi
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By:
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John Scalzi
About this listen
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, Sagan reflects on her life, in her own words - recalling friends, battles, and experiences; illustrating all the violence and wonder of her times; trying to fit "an entire life into this compressed space".
For fans of Scalzi's works, it's an intimate and surprising glimpse into one of his most popular characters. As read by Stephanie Wolfe, it's unlike any other science-fiction story you'll hear this year.
©2006 John Scalzi (P)2008 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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"Marley was dead to begin with...." These chillingly familiar words begin the classic Christmas tale of remorse and redemption in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Now R. William Bennett rewinds the story and focuses the spotlight on Scrooge’s miserly business partner, Jacob T. Marley, who was allowed to return as a ghost to warn Scrooge away from his ill-fated path. Why was Marley allowed to return? And why hadn’t he been given the same chance as Ebenezer Scrooge? Or had he?
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Save My Five Stars for Books like This!
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Scythe
- By: Neal Shusterman
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,889
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,609
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,586
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Teenage Thumbs up
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-17
By: Neal Shusterman
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Silence
- Queen of the Dead, Book 1
- By: Michelle Sagara
- Narrated by: Alexandra Bailey
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 537
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 476
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Story4 out of 5 stars 481
It began in the graveyard.... Ever since her boyfriend Nathan had died in a tragic accident, Emma had been coming to the graveyard at night. During the day she went through the motions at her prep school, in class, with her friends, but that’s all it was. For Emma, life had stopped with Nathan’s death. But tonight was different. Tonight Emma and her dog were not alone in the cemetery. There were two others there - Eric, who had just started at her school, and an ancient woman who looked as though she were made of rags.
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3 out of 5 stars
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F Words??? Where??
- By Anonymous User on 12-26-12
By: Michelle Sagara
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Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123,827
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106,833
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 106,722
Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This classic deserves better
- By Matthew Salvo on 07-01-21
By: Frank Herbert
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And There Was Light
- The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II
- By: Jacques Lusseyran
- Narrated by: Andre Gregory
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 245
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 248
When Jacques Lusseyran was an eight-year-old Parisian schoolboy, he was blinded in an accident. He finished his schooling determined to participate in the world around him. In 1941, when he was seventeen, that world was Nazi-occupied France. Lusseyran formed a resistance group with fifty-two boys and used his heightened senses to recruit the best. Eventually, Lusseyran was arrested and sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in a transport of two thousand resistance fighters.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the three most important books in my life
- By Anonymous User on 12-12-15
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Aleph
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 580
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 495
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Story4 out of 5 stars 495
Transform your life. Rewrite your destiny. his most personal novel to date, internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho returns with a remarkable journey of self-discovery. Like the main character in his much-beloved The Alchemist, Paulo is facing a grave crisis of faith. As he seeks a path of spiritual renewal and growth, he decides to begin again: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the landscapes around him. Setting off to Africa, and then to Europe and Asia via the Trans-Siberian Railway, he initiates a journey to revitalize his energy and passion.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Strangely compelling read
- By Kathy in CA on 11-22-11
By: Paulo Coelho
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Reframe
- From the God We've Made to God with Us
- By: Brian Hardin
- Narrated by: Brian Hardin
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 144
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Story5 out of 5 stars 143
Each day, over 150,000 people around the world receive their doses of the word from Brian Hardin, vision and voice of the Daily Audio Bible. Now Brian's distinct, emotive tone delivers the message of his heart in his latest book, Reframe. His words come to life as he describes God's incredible love for his people and as he challenges listeners to consider their next steps in light of this truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Book is a Gift. It is Enjoyable. It is Real and Resonate
- By COJoebro on 04-28-16
By: Brian Hardin
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Cast in Moonlight
- Chronicles of Elantra, Book 6.5
- By: Michelle Sagara
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 745
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 665
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 659
Barely a teenager, Kaylin Neya is a thief, a fugitive, and an attempted assassin. She also has a smart mouth, sharp wits, and mysterious markings on her skin. All of which make her perfect bait for a child prostitution sting in the city of Elantra - if she survives her first meeting with the Hawks!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good, gives important series background info
- By James on 05-04-12
By: Michelle Sagara
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Stonefather
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: Emily Janice Card
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,044
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,625
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,622
When Runnel leaves his mountain valley to head for the great city of the water mages, he has no idea of his own magical talents. But he soon finds that without meaning to, he complicates and then endangers the lives of everyone he comes to know and care about. For when it comes to magic, there are rules and laws, and the untrained mage-to-be must be careful not to tap into deep forces and ancient enmities. Otherwise, other people might end up paying the price for his mistakes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Familiar and unique--a breath of fresh air
- By Scott on 03-10-09
By: Orson Scott Card
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Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra
- By: Anne Rice, Christopher Rice
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 787
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 698
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Story4 out of 5 stars 691
Ramses the Great, former pharaoh of Egypt, is reawakened by the elixir of life in Edwardian England. Now immortal with his bride-to-be, he is swept up in a fierce and deadly battle of wills and psyches against the once-great Queen Cleopatra. Ramses has reawakened Cleopatra with the same perilous elixir whose unworldly force brings the dead back to life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I am hungry for more......
- By Anonymous User on 11-23-17
By: Anne Rice, and others
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