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Lethal Prey
- A Prey Novel, Book 35
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,030
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,030
Doris Grandfelt, an employee at an accounting firm, was brutally stabbed to death . . . but nobody knew exactly where the crime took place. Her body was found the next night, dumped among a dense thicket of trees along the edge of an urban park, eight miles east of St. Paul, Minnesota. Despite her twin sister Lara Grandfelt’s persistent calls to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the killer was never found.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Richard Ferrone is a hard act to follow
- By MPMP on 03-25-25
- Lethal Prey
- A Prey Novel, Book 35
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Sequel setup
Reviewed: 04-02-25
Clearly incomplete so a setup for a sequel. Otherwise well done and worthwhile so I would still recommend.
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Dark Sun
- The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
- By: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 28 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story5 out of 5 stars 36
Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War. Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for more than forty years.
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3 out of 5 stars
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TEDIOUS - slow, dry, monotone delivery
- By Subway on 05-01-25
- Dark Sun
- The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
- By: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
OK if you like politics, not good for the science
Reviewed: 12-08-24
Had mostly politics and background and a lot about the Soviet spy ring during Manhattan. Not very much on the actual building of the hydrogen bombs. If you like spy stuff and political background, you will like this. If you want technical and scientific background, you should look elsewhere.
Basically a pale shadow of his original "The Making of the Atomic Bomb"
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All Systems Red
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,448
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,256
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,239
All Systems Red is the tense first science fiction adventure novella in Martha Wells' series The Murderbot Diaries. For fans of Westworld, Ex Machina, Ann Leckie's Imperial Raadch series, or Iain M. Banks' Culture novels. The main character is a deadly security droid that has bucked its restrictive programming and is balanced between contemplative self-discovery and an idle instinct to kill all humans.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I just wish all four stories were one book...
- By Garrett Stone on 11-05-18
- All Systems Red
- By: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
Good, but not as good as I expected
Reviewed: 11-20-23
Although it is overall a good book (novella) I have three issues with it:
1) Economic: It is good that I got it via Audible Plus because 3 hours of anything is not worth a full credit.
2) Overall content: It was good, easily 4 stars, but IMHO falls short of the awards it has gotten. I expected better based on the awards.
3) Narration, overall OK but not outstanding. The use of the wrong pronunciation and meaning (homographs) is becoming all too common with narrators these days and indicates that although they may be good actors/narrators otherwise, their educations (and that of their producers/editors) are somewhat lacking if they make these mistakes.
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Railroaded
- The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
- By: Richard White
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 23 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 131
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Story4 out of 5 stars 132
The transcontinental railroads of the late 19th century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating panics in the US economy. Their dependence on public largess drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, and remade the landscape of the West. As wheel and rail, car and coal, they opened new worlds of work and ways of life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Correcting the Myth of the Transcontinentals
- By Keith on 06-23-18
- Railroaded
- The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
- By: Richard White
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
Great if you like Politics/Finance otherwise not
Reviewed: 07-07-23
Mostly about the politics and financial dealings related to building the railroads. If you are looking for physical details or technical details - look elsewhere. I gave up on this one.
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Lonely Vigil
- Coastwatchers of the Solomons
- By: Walter Lord
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 102
From the best-selling author of Day of Infamy: In the bloodiest island combat of WWII, one group of men kept watch from behind Japanese lines. The Solomon Islands was where the Allied war machine finally broke the Japanese empire. As pilots, marines, and sailors fought for supremacy in Guadalcanal, Bougainville, and the Slot, a lonely group of radio operators occupied the Solomon Islands' highest points. Sometimes encamped in comfort, sometimes exposed to the elements, these coastwatchers kept lookout for squadrons of Japanese bombers headed for Allied positions.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Subject
- By Martin See on 06-21-21
- Lonely Vigil
- Coastwatchers of the Solomons
- By: Walter Lord
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
OK Story, Terrible Narration
Reviewed: 04-21-23
Title Says It All, narrator is pretty bad, I could not stand it for more than an hour. Good thing it was part of the free catalogue
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Monroe Doctrine: Volume I
- By: James Rosone, Miranda Watson
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 451
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 393
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 391
In a lab deep in the heart of China, a brilliant engineer had a breakthrough. It was the most powerful AI ever created. Ma Young believed the Jade Dragon could combat the world’s most dire challenges. There was just one problem...the president of China had other ideas. Was this their chance to conquer?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insight
- By Michael on 06-08-21
- Monroe Doctrine: Volume I
- By: James Rosone, Miranda Watson
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
Slow and jumps about
Reviewed: 05-30-22
Too slow and jumps about in time, character development not great. I gave up and returned it. after a couple hours.
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The Investigator
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,984
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,535
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,496
By age twenty-four, Letty Davenport has seen more action and uncovered more secrets than many law enforcement professionals. Now a recent Stanford grad with a master’s in economics, she’s restless and bored in a desk job for U.S. Senator Colles. Letty’s ready to quit, but her skills have impressed Colles, and he offers her a carrot: feet-on-the-ground investigative work, in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just….NO
- By WithoutaMark on 04-14-22
- The Investigator
- By: John Sandford
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
Not Lucas, Not Virgil, Not all that great
Reviewed: 04-26-22
I was interested when I heard the book was going to be about Lettie but I was soon disappointed. It is just not what I read JS for. I like the Midwest locations (having grown up there), this was (yuk) Texas. I like the humor (especially Virgil), this had little. I am not fond of politics (either side), this had lots. This book had almost nothing I listen to JS for.
Please do not think that this is about a female lead since that is untrue on steroids (but a typical knee-jerk reaction). I love characters like Honor Harrington and Jessica Blackwood and Sloan McPherson. In fact, I think that this book might have been better with a female narrator. Not great, mind you, that would not have made up for the other deficiencies.
I do see that JS will be returning to Lucas and Virgil for the next book. Please keep it that way!
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Arctic Sea
- A Dan Lenson Novel (Dan Lenson, Book 21)
- By: David Poyer
- Narrated by: Gary Galone
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4 out of 5 stars 28
In the aftermath of a world war with China, Admiral Dan Lenson is assigned to set up a US Navy base on the rugged North Slope of Alaska, in response to Russian seabed claims that reach nearly to the US coast. Yet the current administration seems oddly reluctant to confront Russian aggression. At the same time, the International Criminal Court is accusing Dan of a war crime.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Uncharacteristically Tedious
- By George Liao on 05-17-22
- Arctic Sea
- A Dan Lenson Novel (Dan Lenson, Book 21)
- By: David Poyer
- Narrated by: Gary Galone
Book is OK, narrator is awful
Reviewed: 01-24-22
I have been listening to Poyer's stuff for a long time but finally gave up on this book and will not be buying another. This is 90% due to the terrible narrator! It is hard to describe how awful he is but it will not take the listener more than 30 seconds of the sample to know what I mean.
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Exiled Fleet
- Publisher's Pack (Books 1-2)
- By: Richard Fox
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,429
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,142
Book 1: Albion Lost: For centuries, the Daegon waited. They plotted. And now they are ready to strike. The core worlds of settled space enjoy a tenuous peace, unaware and ill prepared for the threat building beyond the furthest reaches of humanity. The star kingdom of Albion stands as a shining light of justice and mercy in a harsh galaxy, and they will be the first to suffer the Daegon's fury. Book 2: The Long March: Commodore Thomas Gage and his fleet, safeguarding the last of the Albion Royal Family, are on the run.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good series ... so far
- By Sailfish on 10-23-17
- Exiled Fleet
- Publisher's Pack (Books 1-2)
- By: Richard Fox
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
Gave up.
Reviewed: 01-16-21
The first hour or so was all over the place with little coherency. I gave up.
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Warp Speed
- Warp Speed Series, Book 1
- By: Travis S. Taylor
- Narrated by: Brian Holden
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4 out of 5 stars 93
Dr. Neil Anson Clemons was born at the very moment that men first landed on the moon and always strived to become an astronaut and reach the stars. Neil devoted his life to staying physically fit as any astronaut should be through martial arts and mentally fit by studying and becoming one of the world's foremost experts in quantum physics and gravitational theory. Now he and his team have achieved a breakthrough, both in building a warp drive, and finding a new energy source powerful enough to make the drive more than an interesting theoretical concept.
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2 out of 5 stars
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If you like made up technical jargon you’ll like this book
- By william forrest cody on 04-13-20
- Warp Speed
- Warp Speed Series, Book 1
- By: Travis S. Taylor
- Narrated by: Brian Holden
Great idea ruined by too much of a few things
Reviewed: 09-12-20
The overall concept and broad plot are great but were ruined by several elements:
1) Too much detailed talk about specific sports - obviously those of interest to the author
2) Overdone southern accent and manner of the primary character
3) Too much political opinion - again obviously those of the author
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