Ron A. Parsons
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Forsaken Outpost
- First Colony, Book 18
- By: Ken Lozito
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
Stranded thousands of light-years from home, General Connor Gates faces the brutal reality: their battered ship is failing, supplies are dwindling, and home is an impossible distance away. Their only hope lies with a mysterious alien prisoner who offers a dangerous bargain—freedom in exchange for guidance to an ancient outpost with technology that could save them all. Their voyage plunges them farther into uncharted space, where every shadow hides peril.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great new story
- By Greg Shelton on 06-18-25
- Forsaken Outpost
- First Colony, Book 18
- By: Ken Lozito
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
Cover illustration of derelict Space Station
Reviewed: 06-23-25
Historically Programmed automatic deconstruction of derelict space-station and transfer of its components out of N space to an unknown location left the main characters with nowhere to go but back to New Earth, where they will set up and plan for their next adventure.
The concept of finding 12,000 year old derelict space craft and stations will always be an interesting read.
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Toward the Night
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- By: James Swallow
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
While patrolling the borders of the Klingon Empire, Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise record a series of subspace echoes from a planet orbiting a volatile flare star—and when Lieutenant Spock and Commander Una Chin-Riley lead a landing party to learn more, they discover the ruins of a dead civilization and evidence of starship-grade metals…quite possibly a crash site.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I like the underlying story.
- By Njerseydevil on 05-02-25
- Toward the Night
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- By: James Swallow
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
More Juvenile than the story’s of 3 years ago
Reviewed: 05-21-25
Suggest writing targeted readers age 9-13
Very simplistic plot down to the end
No real science or engineering to it, monsters
And their complications just fell flat for me
If this represents writing today, good luck moving it.
R
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Before the Big Bang
- The Origin of Our Universe from the Multiverse
- By: Laura Mersini-Houghton
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
What came before the Big Bang, and what exists outside of the universe it created? Until recently, scientists could only guess at what lay past the edge of space-time. However, as pioneering theoretical physicist Laura Mersini-Houghton explains, new scientific tools are now giving us the ability to peer beyond the limits of our universe and to test our theories about what is there. And what we are finding is upending everything we thought we knew about the cosmos and our place in it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I tried, and learned nothing
- By Gary on 07-22-22
- Before the Big Bang
- The Origin of Our Universe from the Multiverse
- By: Laura Mersini-Houghton
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
First person Story (primarily) about life and politics in Albania
Reviewed: 02-06-25
Tendency to string paragraphs together for a non-stop word stream.
Suggest “before the big bang” title was purchased thinking this author had a clear and convincing
Rationale of what existed long before the bang made its mark.
Not so much, more of a biography
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The Stellar Computation
- By: Jeffery B. Ryder
- Narrated by: Riley Washington
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Set in a distant future where humanity has colonized the galaxy, this book follows the adventures of a space trader who stumbles upon an ancient supercomputer that holds the key to unlocking the universe's deepest secrets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Curious Story
- By Ron A. Parsons on 01-15-25
- The Stellar Computation
- By: Jeffery B. Ryder
- Narrated by: Riley Washington
Curious Story
Reviewed: 01-15-25
As a somewhat dystopian survival tale, it’s denizens are held together by the myth of an all-knowing computer
Which may be located in what was once a gov’t building sub-basement.
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Time Wars Last Forever: Publisher's Pack 2
- Books 3-4
- By: Craig Robertson
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 613
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 582
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 577
Contains books three and four of Time Wars Last Forever. Fragmented Time: Time is tearing apart. The Earth and every soul on it are not just gone; they never even existed. Jon Ryan's hopes of pulling off yet another miracle are evaporating like drops of rain on hot desert sands. Shattered Time: Time has not been kind to Jon Ryan. It almost seems personal between the two of them. His mission to resurrect a lost Earth gets more complicated, more dangerous, and less likely to succeed with each new barrier thrown in his path.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Frustrating
- By Greg on 04-18-22
- Time Wars Last Forever: Publisher's Pack 2
- Books 3-4
- By: Craig Robertson
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
Reminds me of a Douglas Adams story with the science removed,
Reviewed: 12-29-24
If the facetious remarks and nonsensical comments were removed, the story might be 2/3 shorter
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Level Seven
- Killday, Book 3
- By: William Ledbetter
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 198
In Level Seven, the exciting culmination of the Killday series, AIs strive to evolve into a super intelligence and might destroy humanity in that pursuit. But could their hopes of achieving godhood actually lie with the nearly extinct humans they intend to eradicate?
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent series
- By Alex Shvartsman on 02-07-24
- Level Seven
- Killday, Book 3
- By: William Ledbetter
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Good as standalone story
Reviewed: 11-19-24
Downloaded this out of curiosity, having seen an “Out of the unknown” episode called Level 7
This story was very different, With an inspiring ending.
AI, Humans work out a far future world joining that leaves both working together constructively
While exploring the galaxy.
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Not Till We Are Lost
- Bobiverse, Book 5
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,240
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,323
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,321
The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an AI time bomb, and multiple Bobs just wanting to get away from it all. But it all pales compared to what Icarus and Daedalus discover on their 26,000-year journey to the center of the galaxy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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idk man... the last couple of books just haven't really done it for me.
- By Kody on 09-06-24
- Not Till We Are Lost
- Bobiverse, Book 5
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Too many Bobs make story nonsensical silly. Too many paid / fake book reviews on AZ/ AU !
Reviewed: 11-17-24
As a story, gathering all bobs that ever existed
Toward the same party was more of a space filler
Than creative SF
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The Lost Secret
- Lost Starship Series, Book 14
- By: Vaughn Heppner
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 600
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 526
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 525
Long ago, the Builders ruled the stars, using a unique super-science to create marvels and wonders. But the Builders vanished - no one knows why - leaving many of their treasures hidden throughout the galaxy. Now, Captain Maddox and arrogant New Men learn about the fabled Library Planet. Legend holds it’s an ancient repository of Builder knowledge. The side that plunders the planetary vaults first will surely become the premier power in the Orion Spiral Arm.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Last book in this Series for me
- By Kristian Nielsen on 07-28-21
- The Lost Secret
- Lost Starship Series, Book 14
- By: Vaughn Heppner
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
Library planet fiasco
Reviewed: 10-31-24
Library great intelligence turned out to be incompetent and impotent dealing with evil spacer woman agent.
This resulted in majority of Library dialog being a waste of reading time and author story downgrade.
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The Breakthrough Effect
- By: Douglas E. Richards
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4 out of 5 stars 133
Oliver Scott is the reclusive genius and trillionaire behind countless world-changing breakthroughs. How does he innovate at such a furious pace? While most hail him as a savior, what if he's actually the most dangerous tyrant humanity has ever seen? A man who will stop at nothing to gain absolute power.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too much narrative
- By MMRSWOO6 on 03-16-24
- The Breakthrough Effect
- By: Douglas E. Richards
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
Too many side trips into Christian religion and god is everything suggestions
Reviewed: 07-26-24
Science fiction I enjoy and pay for needs to have uncommon and well defined creative physics concepts at its root
This book is better directed to a high school library or bible school
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Sci-Phi: Science Fiction as Philosophy
- By: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor David K. Johnson PhD University of Oklahoma
- Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 922
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 822
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 812
The science fiction genre has become increasingly influential in mainstream popular culture, evolving into one of the most engaging storytelling tools we use to think about technology and consider the shape of the future. Along the way, it has also become one of the major lenses we use to explore important philosophical questions. The origins of science fiction are most often thought to trace to Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, a story born from a night of spooky tale-telling by the fireside that explores scientific, moral, and ethical questions that were of great concern in the 19th century - and that continue to resonate today.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Weak philosophy loaded with misapplied facts and personal bias
- By KENDRA GOODMAN on 11-22-18
Too much-starts with religious non fiction
Reviewed: 06-08-24
Started listening to Science Fiction Philosophy
With a reasonable expectation of finding a
Discussion involving favourite authors 1954-2024
So was disappointed when Lecturer started
With religion in SF, something I find primarily
In Horror,
But NOT in any of the thousands of amazon SF
books I have read to date or in the future
Consider this “course” irrelevant to its topic
And out of date.
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