Red Thunder
The Thunder and Lightning Series, Book 1
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Eddie Lopez
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John Varley
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As Chinese and US spacecraft compete to be the first to land on Mars, a former astronaut, his cousin, and four teens from Florida decide to take matters into their own hands. If they can quickly build their own space-worthy ship using scrap metal, appliances, and power tools, they have a chance to come from behind - thanks to an inventive new power source that can propel them to the Red Planet within three days. No guts, no glory.
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Reeling from a shattered personal life, Net Force Commander Alex Michaels is informed that top secret information from a joint air force-navy venture has been accessed and downloaded. The research involves an atmospheric weapon with the capability to drive half a country into madness using low frequency wave generation. Now the technology has fallen into the wrong hands - and testing has begun....
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Another Tom Clancy book
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Aurora
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- Narrated by: Rupert Friend
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In Aurora, Illinois, Aubrey Wheeler is just trying to get by after her semi-criminal ex-husband split, leaving behind his unruly teenage son. Then the lights go out—not just in Aurora but across the globe. A solar storm has knocked out power almost everywhere. Suddenly, all problems are local, very local, and Aubrey must assume the mantle of fierce protector of her suburban neighborhood.
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The Best of Us
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By: David Koepp
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Tom Clancy's Net Force #5: Point of Impact
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In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Those who control them control the world. To enforce the Net Laws, Congress creates the ultimate computer security agency within the FBI: the Net Force. It's the rich man's drug of choice - and it's being sold on the Internet for a thousand dollars a capsule. A potent mixture of smart drugs, psychedelics, angel dust, and steroids, it can turn a 50-year-old into a raging beast of aggression and sexual desire. Now it's up to the Net Force to find the source of this dangerous designer drug.
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J.k. Simmons and Tom Clancy, perfect match
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In this mystery series by Dana Stabenow, the Edgar Award-winning author returns to the Alaskan setting she's famous for, with a wonderful character - state trooper Liam Campbell. Liam's just been transferred from Anchorage to the small fishing village of Newenham, Alaska - where a local pilot seems to have lost his head.
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A quick heads up!
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In the southwestern desert, a mysterious cult prays for the return of the Visitors. Only one creature can derail that grand and glorious event: An evil entity, known as the Duad, can keep the Visitors from arriving and prevent the transfiguration to come. Daley, who lives nearby, has a far more serious problem: an alien consciousness that has taken up residence in her head.
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So ready to see what's ahead next!
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Marsbound
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Young Carmen Dula and her family are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime - they're going to Mars. Once on the Red Planet, however, Carmen realizes things are not so different from Earth. There are chores to do, lessons to learn, and oppressive authority figures to rebel against.
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Meh.
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When the corporate monolith PortSys brought porting to the masses, CEO Emilia Kirsch and her son, Jason, accomplished what every other start-up company had failed to deliver. They really did change the world. They reversed climate change. They created a multitrillion-dollar industry out of thin air, curing economic woes across the globe. They made it so that anyone could be anywhere simply by touching a screen...including the man who murdered Sarah Huff. Now, Sarah’s 17-year-old sister, Anna, is determined to hunt the bastard down. But there are a few problems.
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Sherry Potter’s only got one spell: portkey
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Florida Roadkill
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Sunshine State trivia buff Serge A. Storms loves eliminating jerks and pests. His drug-addled partner Coleman loves cartoons. Hot stripper Sharon Rhodes loves cocaine, especially when purchased with rich dead men's money. On the other hand, there's Sean and David, who love fishing and are kind to animals - and who are about to cross paths with a suitcase filled with $5 million in stolen insurance money. Serge wants the suitcase. Sharon wants the suitcase. Coleman wants more drugs... and the suitcase.
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Its a Mad Mad Mad Florida!
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The Opening Chase: A Chase Fulton Novel
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When collegiate baseball phenom Chase Fulton suffers a freak injury on the field that shatters his dreams of becoming a Major League catcher, his future looks bleak until he’s recruited into quasi-governmental covert operations, where his training as an assassin and covert intelligence operative launches him into a world fraught with danger, intrigue, and unexpected passion.
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Terrible book but good narration..
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Three terrorist attacks are launched from freighters against the United States. Only one fully succeeds, but in the blink of an eye all of the country west of the Rocky Mountains is transformed into the technological equivalent of the 18th century - no electricity, no computers, no electronics of anykind, or any of the amenities of modern life that depend on them. This is the story of ordinary and extraordinary people, high and low, who struggle to survive in a mortally wounded nation, as America's enemies within and without circle for the kill.
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An Equal Opportunity Political Disaster
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Heartshot
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New Mexico Undersheriff Bill Gastner is presented with a case that appears to have brought big-time crime, including drug gangs, into Posadas County.
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An Excellent Start
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- Larry S.
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A good read / listen
I read this book several years ago and enjoyed it. I also listened to this copy and enjoyed it. I purchased the next two on the series and will listen to them next. John Varley gives good reads and I enjoy listening/ reading them again and again.
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- Joe Z
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A fun, yet unrealistic, listen.
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. The science is way off and not accurate often, but sounds plausible. The stereotyping in the story reads as if the story was written in the 1950’s, not the 2000. Reminds me of Heinlein at times. Bottom line is I recommend it.
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- Jonathon D Deringer
- 11-17-24
One of the best adventures I’ve read
Exciting, moving, fun adventure that while it doesn’t take itself too seriously, has plenty of depth. Friends, family, and community. Great read
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- dorothy kohues
- 11-11-22
Good sci-fi stiory
Very entertaining. Good plot, good pace and story is set up to continue to book 2 in the story.
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- Deanne Morgan
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Modern Version of Heinlein Favorites
Set in Daytona, Florida and filled with characters from many diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, this story about a gentle genius and his hard drinking, loving cousin, four teenagers, and their parents is contemporary, fun, funny, poignant, and reminiscent of Robert Heinlein's Rocket Ship Galileo and Have Spacesuit Will Travel. You'll have to buy into a major alteration in the laws of physics. But once you do, hold on and enjoy the ride as this group of misfits join together to build a spaceship and fly it to Mars and, along the way, learn things about life and themselves and building a family of their choosing.
Highly recommend.
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- Randall
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Red Thunder is Magnificent
I love this book! it and it's follow on books in the series really capture what it must have been like to be part of the first REAL Constant-G spacecraft! I think John Varley's best work!
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- Scott Weaver
- 08-25-21
One of my favorites!
This book was initially given to me by a friend. Little did I know at the time how much I'd come to love it. I've been checking for audio versions for years. Imagine my shock when I finally saw it. Even better, the reader did an excellent job. too many great books have been butchered by bad narration.
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- Sailfish
- 12-31-23
The book held up well
John Varley writes fantastical fantasy and it was multicultural without being overbearing on the subject. From takeoff to Mars in 3 days without the astronauts turning into paste ... WHAT A RIDE!
Eddie Lopez's performance was very good.
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- Eric Metzger
- 07-02-24
Good, steady voice that easily shifted between characters and accents.
This is one of my favorite books of all time. I have always wished a movie would be made. I would pay to see it.
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