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Heath Miller
About this listen
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets Eurovision in an over-the-top galactic science fiction spectacle from best-selling author Catherynne Valente where sentient races compete for glory in a universe-wide musical contest - where the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth.
A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented - something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, and understanding.
Once every cycle, the civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix - part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past. Instead of competing in orbital combat, the powerful species that survived face off in a competition of song, dance, or whatever can be physically performed in an intergalactic talent show. The stakes are high for this new game, and everyone is forced to compete.
This year, though, humankind has discovered the enormous universe. And while they expected to discover a grand drama of diplomacy, gunships, wormholes, and stoic councils of aliens, they have instead found glitter, lipstick, and electric guitars. Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny - they must sing.
A band of human musicians, dancers, and roadies have been chosen to represent Earth on the greatest stage in the galaxy. And the fate of their species lies in their ability to rock.
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"Heath Miller narrates a story that is equal parts scathing social commentary and hilarious send-up of music competitions.... Miller shines as the sarcastic and sardonic narrator who guides listeners through the byzantine galactic history that led to this confusing state of affairs. He also does an outstanding job creating a range of convincing alien personas, as well as bringing the human characters to life.... Those who enjoy intelligent satire will be richly rewarded." (AudioFile)
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Some starship captains explore strange new worlds, seeking out new life and new civilizations. Some lead missions of discovery through wormholes to the other side of the galaxy. Then there's Captain Iridius B. Franklin, someone who spent too long seeking out strange new bars and new alien cocktails.
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Romping good fun
- By Andrea on 02-10-22
By: Justin Woolley
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The System Apocalypse: Australia Books 1-3
- By: Tao Wong, KT Hanna
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 37 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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No more cute koala bears, bouncy kangaroos, or fuzzy wallabies. Now, everything is mutated and aggressive? Who made the spiders so big? The world's most dangerous continent just got a lot more dangerous, and no one, not even the alien Galactics who arrive, are ready for it.
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Mary Sue in the apocalypse
- By Paul on 04-27-25
By: Tao Wong, and others
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Mechanical Failure
- Epic Failure, Book 1
- By: Joe Zieja
- Narrated by: Joe Zieja
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The 200 years' (and counting) peace was a time of tranquility that hasn't been seen since...well, ever. Mankind in the Galactic Age had finally conquered war, so what was left for the military to do but drink and barbecue? That's the kind of military that Sergeant R. Wilson Rogers lived in before he left the fleet to become a smuggler. But it turns out that smuggling is hard. Like getting-arrested-for-dealing-with-pirates-and-forced-back-into-service kind of hard.
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This book helped save my job!
- By John David Akers on 07-19-16
By: Joe Zieja
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Alliance Space
- Alliance-Union Universe Series
- By: C. J. Cherryh
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
- Length: 21 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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This omnibus volume contains two Alliance-Union novels, Merchanter's Luck and Forty Thousand in Gehenna.
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Loved the books
- By willaim moomaw on 04-23-21
By: C. J. Cherryh
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Captain Quasar: The Complete Series
- By: Milo James Fowler
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 27 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Captain Quasar is out of time. Pursued by vengeful Goobalob toll collectors, savage Arachnoid bounty hunters, and formidable Amazonians, Captain Bartholomew Quasar must do whatever he can to keep the crew of the Effervescent Magnitude out of harm's way. All in a day's work - except time is not on his side. Torn from the present to relive his past, he vows to keep mistakes from occurring the second time around. But is he doomed to repeat history? Or can he erase his regrets?
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Hunting for humour in this “humorous” space opera
- By Kindle Customer on 02-11-25
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Starship Repo
- By: Patrick S. Tomlinson
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Firstname Lastname is a no one with nowhere to go, with a name that is the result of an unfortunate clerical error and destined to be one of the only humans on an alien space station. That is, until she sneaks aboard a ship and joins up with a crew of repo men (they are definitely not pirates). Now she's traveling the galaxy "recovering" ships. What could go wrong?
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DNF - struggling to care about characters
- By Diana on 01-23-21
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The Cruel Stars
- By: John Birmingham
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The galaxy was once terrorized by the Sturm, a group of “species purists” intent on destroying any human with genetic or cybernetic enhancements. Fashioning themselves as the one true “Human Republic,” the Sturm cut a bloody swath across the stars, killing billions before finally being defeated and driven into the far reaches of Dark Space. Centuries of peace bred complacency. Everyone believed the Sturm had died out in the Dark. They were wrong.
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A barrage of action & comedy 💥🤣
- By Joey De La Torre on 11-01-22
By: John Birmingham
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Radiance
- By: Catherynne M. Valente
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Severin Unck's father is a famous director of Gothic romances in an alternate 1986 in which talking movies are still a daring innovation due to the patent-hoarding Edison family. Rebelling against her father's films of passion, intrigue, and spirits from beyond, Severin starts making documentaries, traveling through space and investigating the levitator cults of Neptune and the lawless saloons of Mars.
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Unexpected and tons of fun
- By Kate on 11-17-15
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Earth Unknown
- Forgotten Earth, Book 1
- By: M.R. Forbes
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Two hundred years ago, a fleet of colony ships left Earth and started a settlement on Proxima Centauri. Centurion Space Force pilot Nathan Stacker didn't expect to return home to find his wife dead. He didn't expect the murderer to look just like him, and he definitely didn't expect to be the one to take the blame. But his wife had control of a powerful secret. A secret that stretches across the light years between two worlds and could lead to the end of both. Now that secret is in Nathan's hands, and he's about to make the most desperate evasive maneuver of his life.
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Half a story.
- By RBD 2 on 03-29-21
By: M.R. Forbes
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Space Junk
- A Military Sci-Fi Series (Waymaker Wars, Book 1)
- By: Rachel Aukes
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Captain Jack Hale and his crew of ragtag scavengers live by a code. They do the job, get paid, and keep their heads down. Salvaging a distant section of the asteroid belt seemed like the perfect job. But when he and his crew stumble across a mining camp filled with dead bodies, their plans for a quick payday quickly go out the airlock. Especially when they find a scared little girl who knows the truth about the massacre.
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Boyo, this is good!
- By Lonnie-The GreatNorthernTroll-Moore on 05-05-22
By: Rachel Aukes
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Adiamante
- By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Earth, the peaceful capital of a long-fallen interstellar empire, is confronted by deadly violence when the warships of a former colony attack, and it is up to planetary coordinator Ecktor deJanes to eliminate the menace without violating Earth's non-aggression principles.
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Adiamante is a very fascinating story.
- By Steve Nicholas on 07-10-18
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Another World
- Galena Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Samuel Best
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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Merritt Alder is done with Earth. The planet is polluted and overpopulated, and its people are hungry. Earth's first colony, Galena, is a pioneer world 10,000 light years away. It has clean air, unpolluted water, and continents of arable land. Anyone can start a new life…if they can get there. For Merritt, the journey is only the beginning. Obstacles arise every step of the way, forcing compromise and sacrifice. And not everyone on his ship is pure of heart. The bonds he forges on the journey will be the key to surviving on another world—a world anyone has yet to fully explore.
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Save your credit
- By Scott on 11-08-22
By: Samuel Best
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The New Space Opera
- By: Gardner Dozois - editor, Jonathan Strahan - editor
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie, Caroline Shaffer, Richard Powers, and others
- Length: 23 hrs and 35 mins
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This dazzling anthology includes epic interstellar adventures, tales of space and wonder, from some of the brightest names in science fiction.
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Not all great, but all good
- By Michael R. Blanche on 05-07-14
By: Gardner Dozois - editor, and others
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Shields of Strathmar
- The World Over, Book 1
- By: Marc Mulero
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
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Sickly and starved back home, Aegis is stripped of his memory when transported to the magical land of Strathmar. His new body aches as he arises as a noob warrior lost and confused. Though one thing is certain…an uncanny strength flows through him like never before. With a shield as his weapon and a bleeding heart as his curse, Aegis starts his journey by taking beatings that no man ever should to protect those in need.
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Don’t do it!
- By Jay on 08-12-22
By: Marc Mulero
loved it
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meh
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witty, funny, but try too hard....
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So much fun
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Glorious, glittering absurdity
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If you enjoy the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but wish it featured more excerpts from the guide itself, more dry humorous vignettes of a truly weird and fantastic cosmic society, then you will probably love this book.
Don't panic. Just enjoy.
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Delightful clever, fun, and satisfying read
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I proceeded to sneak headphones at my desk while it was still quiet enough to get away with it, then read the text version too the detriment of getting any work done aside from helping actual customers for the rest of the day. I listened as I drove to game night at a friend's, where, despite trying not to, I gave in to temptation and rudely read on my phone under the table between turns.
Throughout the day, with mixed success, I've stifled both laughter and tears and now that I've finished, I plan to start again for I'm sure there is some subtilty that I've missed.
Life is beautiful. Life is stupid. Space Opera balances the two perfectly.
I loved this so much
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RIYL Douglas Adams
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Dry, so dry.
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