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The Band of Moonlit Waters
- Spero’s Legacy, Book 1
- By: Brad Bussie
- Narrated by: Lyle Blaker
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 90
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 90
After going into cold sleep aboard Earth's last surviving colony ship, Commander Tyler Ryan Tor awakens marooned on an alien world. Having gone to sleep expecting to awaken orbiting a distant habitable planet with the rest of Earth's refugees, he finds himself alone and hunted by an ancient evil. The darkness that pursues Commander Tor wants the knowledge in his head, but there is one problem–Tyler can’t remember anything before the crash.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The audio book makes a great story even better
- By Amazon Customer on 01-23-23
- The Band of Moonlit Waters
- Spero’s Legacy, Book 1
- By: Brad Bussie
- Narrated by: Lyle Blaker
struggles, development, mostly just battle scenes.
Reviewed: 09-21-23
events just run from one battle to another without justification (like mc "no one tells me what to do", so he just starts killing). The battles seem well described, but thats the gist of the story action. Characters come and go without background world development. too many character names sound the same to me so had hard time distinguishing. maybe story would be filled out in next book? However I don't recognize any hints or hope for explanations to come. the story idea seems novel though, but not well developed imo. performance is good, but cant really save the missing story elements.
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Conviction
- Scattered Stars: Conviction, Book 1
- By: Glynn Stewart
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 279
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 232
The last reward Kira Demirci expected for heroism in a time of war was to spend the rest of her life dodging assassins - but when her government betrays her as part of their surrender, she and her comrades flee the star system of Apollo to the edge of civilized space. The Syntactic Cluster is disorganized, disunified, and in desperate need of the nova fighters Kira smuggled out of Apollo with her. With an entire squadron supposed to follow in her wake, it falls to her to build a new home for her comrades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good start for a new series in a large universe
- By Takeyabue on 06-24-20
- Conviction
- Scattered Stars: Conviction, Book 1
- By: Glynn Stewart
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
repetitive talking heads, didn't finish
Reviewed: 03-02-23
I finally gave up halfway thru. seemed to me mostly characters talking and having similar conversations repeatedly. maybe it gets more interesting later, but I just didn't recognize a worthwhile plot. performance is good tho.
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Doing Time
- The Time Police, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,842
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,483
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,470
A long time ago in the future, the secret of time travel became known to all. Unsurprisingly, the world nearly ended. There will always be idiots who want to change history. Enter the Time Police. An all-powerful, international organisation tasked with keeping the timeline straight. At all costs. Their success is legendary. The Time Wars are over. But now they must fight to save a very different future - their own. This is the story of Jane, Luke and Matthew - the worst recruits in Time Police history. Or, very possibly, three young people who might change everything.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Teenager Book
- By Brutis on 05-03-20
- Doing Time
- The Time Police, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
inconsistent and frustrating character development
Reviewed: 08-05-20
Didn't finish. the narrator is great,, but grew tired of the continual angst and inconsistent characters in the story. spend too much time on their insecurities or being jerks. then suddenly acting different with any clue why they change. And the characters competencies to fit their responsibility. nothing remotely plausable. I didn't discover a plot line before giving up.
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Doing Time
- Time Police, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,813
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,453
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,440
A long time ago in the future, the secret of time travel became known to all. Everyone seized the opportunity - and the world nearly ended. There will always be idiots who want to change history. And so, the Time Police were formed. An all-powerful, international organisation tasked with keeping the timeline straight. At all costs. Their success is legendary, and the Time Wars are over. But now the Time Police must fight to save a very different future - their own. This is the story of Jane, Luke and Matthew - arguably the worst recruits in Time Police history....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Teenager Book
- By Brutis on 05-03-20
- Doing Time
- Time Police, Book 1
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
inconsistent and frustrating character development
Reviewed: 08-05-20
Didn't finish. the narrator is great,, but grew tired of the continual angst and inconsistent characters in the story. spend too much time on their insecurities or being jerks. then suddenly acting different with any clue why they change. And the characters competencies to fit their responsibility. nothing remotely plausable. I didn't discover a plot line before giving up.
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Junkyard Cats
- Shining Smith, Book 1
- By: Faith Hunter
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 22,374
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20,062
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Story4 out of 5 stars 20,014
After the Final War, after the appearance of the Bug aliens and their enforced peace, Shining Smith is still alive, still doing business from the old scrapyard bequeathed to her by her father. But Shining is now something more than human. And the scrapyard is no longer just a scrapyard, but a place full of secrets. This life she has built, while empty, is predictable and safe. Until the only friend left from her previous life shows up, dead, in the back of a scrapped Tesla warplane. Clutched in her cold fingers is a note to Shining - warning her of a coming attack.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Would be a great story, if most of it wasn't missi
- By Amazon Customer on 01-11-20
- Junkyard Cats
- Shining Smith, Book 1
- By: Faith Hunter
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
junkyard story.
Reviewed: 01-31-20
Filled w a lot of what appears to be meaningless technobabble, wo much bearing on the story or development. Halfway through story I still am unable to descern a plot. Giving up.
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In Times Like These
- By: Nathan Van Coops
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,436
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,317
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,315
Benjamin Travers has been electrocuted. What's worse, he and his friends have woken up in the past. As the friends search for a way home, they realize they're not alone. There are other time travelers, and some of them are turning up dead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Time Travel Adventure
- By Thomas on 10-26-16
- In Times Like These
- By: Nathan Van Coops
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
found narrators choppy delivery too distracting
Reviewed: 12-28-19
the story could be fine, but I found the narrators choppy delivery too distracting to follow story and gave up within first 1/2 hr. His words are certainly clear though.
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Galaxy's Edge
- By: Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,611
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,082
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,022
On the edge of the galaxy, a diplomatic mission to an alien planet takes a turn when the Legionnaires, an elite special fighting force, find themselves ambushed and stranded behind enemy lines. They struggle to survive under siege, waiting on a rescue that might never come. In the seedy starport of Ackabar, a young girl searches the crime-ridden gutters to avenge her father's murder; not far away, a double-dealing legionniare-turned-smuggler hunts an epic payday; and somewhere along the outer galaxy, a mysterious bounty hunter lies in wait.
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4 out of 5 stars
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bit of a disconnect between parts
- By Reign on 03-10-18
- Galaxy's Edge
- By: Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Lots of battles, plot missing?
Reviewed: 05-06-18
the reader was great, and lots of great battle descriptions, but plot very weak. Starting action well done, but rest of story disjoint. Characters and events seem similar enough in character I found difficuly to tell apart. What little plot there was did seem to make sense.
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Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 260,317
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 240,856
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 240,370
In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’m sorry I waited so long to read this book.
- By Julie W. Capell on 05-27-14
- Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
tired of the trash talking
Reviewed: 03-12-18
from reviews a lot of people really like this book. i managed a few chapters before i tired of enduring the seemly gratuitous trash talk. it might get better later, and perhaps i would have been better to get a readable copy to quickly skip the junk. just not for me. gave 2 stars to give the latter of story the benifit of the doubt.
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A Hymn Before Battle
- Legacy of the Aldenata
- By: John Ringo
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,786
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,282
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,281
With Earth in the path of the rapacious Posleen, the Galactic Federation offers help to the backward humans - for a price. You can protect yourself from your enemies, but God save you from your allies!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another heads up!
- By Dr. Daniel Chapman on 06-12-14
- A Hymn Before Battle
- Legacy of the Aldenata
- By: John Ringo
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
Talking heads, hard to follow
Reviewed: 08-23-14
Would you try another book from John Ringo and/or Marc Vietor?
Maybe, I liked the looking glass series, but not this one. I thought Vietor was good though
Has A Hymn Before Battle turned you off from other books in this genre?
A bit - this was mostly just talking heads, all seeming to insult or backbite one another. Overdone with the profanity. Hardly anything seemed to happen, just talk, talk, talk.
I'm unlikely to try another John Ringo without better info. The reviews just led me astray.
I never finished the audio, probably half way through before quitting.
Would you listen to another book narrated by Marc Vietor?
Sure
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from A Hymn Before Battle?
Don't know - seemed unredeemable.
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