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Echoes of Extinction, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Paul Heitsch
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By:
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D. Ward Cornell
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A vicious predatory alien alliance. An advanced alien civilization on the edge of extinction. An Afghanistan war veteran operating a solar farm in the desert.
When Kyle Wimberly, the hands-on president of Full Cycle Solar, Inc., investigates a unit failure, he finds an alien shuttle has crashed into it. The shuttle's captain is grievously injured, his crew dead. Then, to Kyle's surprise, the captain asks for help, speaking perfect English.
Kyle and colleague Alexandra Reyes carry the captain to the shuttle's medical bay for treatment by its auto-doc. This simple act of compassion launches the two down a path that will change their lives and the world forever.
From bestselling author D. Ward Cornell comes a new tale of human ingenuity, alien conflict, and one man's struggle to lead a reluctant world to preparedness, despite the personal and political barriers in his way.
©2023 D. Ward Cornell (P)2023 Podium AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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LUX-1: Hypersonic
- LUX and the New TECH, Book 1
- By: Ken Pence
- Narrated by: Brian Holden
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Lux Blakely, the preteen son of a NASA scientist working on top-secret government projects, is not shackled by accepted scientific theory and dogma. His experiments in gravimetric research and the expanding capability of a nascent AI cause Lux to be closely observed by several government agencies. He discovers a way to use magnetic fields for propulsion, but he needs money. Lux and his friend, Prissy, come up with a way to use his father's developing AI to raise money through social media.
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Enjoyable SF series!
- By Vowels on 02-15-24
By: Ken Pence
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Landfall
- Ship Series, Book 1
- By: Jerry Aubin
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The Ship fled a dying Earth to save the human race. Launched as the last gasp of humanity, the Ship set out to preserve the species by seeding the universe with one billion colonists. Generations of crew, trained to be either flight or marines, have spent 5,000 years protecting the Ship and its civilian cargo from the constant threat of alien violence. Fifteen-year-old Zax has always had trouble fitting in with the other cadets, but he's finally on the cusp of attaining his dream and gaining entrance to the Pilot Academy.
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Led to nothing.
- By Thomas R Tuell on 11-24-17
By: Jerry Aubin
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Eleven Days
- Eleven Days, Book 1
- By: D. Ward Cornell
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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A mysterious object crests the Sun during a total solar eclipse. Cryptic radio-frequency noise jams TVs and radios worldwide. Sinister alien artifacts inexplicably appear in the capitals of the world's powers. Paralyzed with fear, society begins to crumble. Former NASA scientist Jasmine Evans is the first to spot the object and sound the alarm. Recalled to investigate the mystery, her team makes a critical discovery. But nothing is what it appears to be.
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Boring and predictable
- By NatePeitso on 04-22-25
By: D. Ward Cornell
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Phenomena
- A Neuroscience Thriller
- By: Douglas Phillips
- Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Amelia Charron is a neuroscientist researching brain disorders. She routinely uses astonishing mind-linking technology that allows her to enter the dream world of patients. Each night, Amelia acts as a guide through the bizarre wonderland of the mind-an assisted lucid dream. It's a technique that reroutes neural pathways to heal the brain, but it's not without psychological dangers for both the patient and the guide. Orlando Kwon will do anything to keep the frightening voices at bay. Alien voices, he's sure, but he has no idea what they are saying.
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Great entertainment with mind expansion and spiritual challenge
- By Robert D. Mitchell on 06-29-23
By: Douglas Phillips
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The Hercules Text
- By: Jack McDevitt
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From a remote corner of the galaxy, a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregular, and artificial. It can only be a code. Frantically, a research team struggles to decipher the alien communication. And what the scientists discover is destined to shake the foundations of empires around this world - from Wall Street to the Vatican.
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Lots to recommend here!
- By Matthew on 10-19-18
By: Jack McDevitt
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First of My Kind, 2nd Edition
- By: Marc Stevens
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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First of My Kind is the story of Nathan Myers, a Missouri farm boy who, through a chain of events that happens halfway across the galaxy, finds his way from the seat of his Grandfather's tractor to the command of a starship from a lost super race. Nathan will tell you in his own words about the life and death struggles he encounters on his journey. He will tell you about the humor, peril, and pain of his galactic education.
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Main character has 6th grade personality
- By Ron A. Parsons on 08-18-18
By: Marc Stevens
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Visitor
- Transcendence, Book 1
- By: John Triptych
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Years have passed since Earth encountered its first known interstellar object: Oumuamua. Now an even larger one has been discovered, following the exact same trajectory as its predecessor. Scientists around the world theorize that this can no longer be passed off as mere coincidence - the new contact must be an artificial construct of some kind.
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The Story had Potential but Failed in Execution
- By Commander Dave on 12-12-21
By: John Triptych
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Glory: Humanity's Last Hope
- Glory, Book 1
- By: Craig Martelle, Ira Heinichen
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Glory barely survived its last battle twenty years ago. Captain Drake resigned rather than face court martial. But the enemy is back, and humanity needs everything that can fly. Maybe it’s not the ship at all but the crew. They hold the key. Drake rallies old and young alike to comply with orders so secret even he wasn’t allowed to see them until after the ship left the junkyard. Would it leave? That was another question. The core hadn’t been fired in twenty years.
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classic space opera
- By alan on 06-08-23
By: Craig Martelle, and others
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Solar Storm
- Moon Base Delta, Book 1
- By: Gerald M. Kilby
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Rapid colonization of the moon is pushing both national space agencies and powerful corporations to negotiate a New Lunar Accord in an effort to prevent escalating conflicts over valuable resources and territory. But hope that this treaty will bring stability to the nascent lunar civilization is suddenly dashed when a high-energy solar storm causes a cascade of destruction to the vast satellite constellations that orbit Earth. Now it’s only a matter of weeks before the ever-increasing debris cloud makes travel back to the home planet impossible.
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Interesting story line and characters
- By Shopper Zanne on 05-19-25
By: Gerald M. Kilby
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The Fringe Worlds
- Human Chronicles Saga, Book 1
- By: T.R. Harris
- Narrated by: Rudy Sanda
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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An attitude? Why not? After all, what would you do if you were abducted by aliens and transported into a strange new universe away from your home, your family - everything familiar to you? Would it make you happy? Not likely! Now imagine you're stronger, faster, and more coordinated than every alien species you encounter. Would you start kicking some ass? Of course you would! This is the story of human superiority in the galaxy, a gritty, realistic profile of a young Navy SEAL who doesn't like aliens very much - and he makes them pay for the bad mood he's in.
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poor narration!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-12-18
By: T.R. Harris
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The Tyr: Arrival
- The Tyr Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Richard Fox
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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Daniel Clay fought across the galaxy as a corporate soldier. He left the violence behind for a life of science, raising a family far from the bloodshed of the Corporation. With his wife, Sarah, and son, Michael, he studied the alien Tyr for years, hidden among their complex societies. Their mission should have ended with the arrival of a replacement team. Instead, the Clays’ corporate overlords choose a death sentence: an invasion fleet to conquer the Tyr.
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Very solid, almost missed it.
- By AJ Woodburn on 09-20-21
By: Richard Fox
A well performed well told captivating story
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I am absolutely certain that the love cube that the main character/author decides to institute halfway through the book breaks some principle of storytelling. It's very cringey and completely unnecessary.
Weird, unnecessary mid-story romantic subplot
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Go back and read award winners. They are better.
It took a long time to develop
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OUTSTANDING
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Great story with focus on the technology and a positive alien contact
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Reality based and imaginative
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too much romance
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Intriguing Human and Alien Comparisons
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I suggest that if the author wants to write some serious science fiction he (1) read some good science fiction or any good book and (2) take some classes on how to write.
The narration is flat and every character sounds the same, except for the alien. The narrator just makes the alien sound like a simpleton. I am reminded the deplorable way early US TV depicted native Americans
Pure Garbage
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