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Good narrator

Would you listen to Trade Wars again? Why?

Yes. It had some interesting concepts.

Would you be willing to try another book from Jim Rudnick? Why or why not?

Yes.

What does Kevin Coffin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

he gave the book a good voice, and made it easy to listen to. He was such a good reader that he made a good book better.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Alien archeology