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By: Ben Bova
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The Tarzan Duology of Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan: A Pulp-Lit Annotated Edition
- By: Finn J.D. John, Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In the wild, unexplored coastal jungles of West Africa lives a wild human boy named Tarzan, the adopted son of a tribe of fierce almost-human anthropoid apes - but in reality, the unknown heir of a wealthy and titled English noble family. Then one day, a small party of American treasure-seekers is marooned on Tarzan's beach, including a lovely Baltimore belle named Jane Porter.
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A Pulp Classic
- By Ronn McCarrick on 01-25-16
By: Finn J.D. John, and others
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The End of the Story
- Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith, Book 1
- By: Clark Ashton Smith
- Narrated by: Fleet Cooper, Allan Robertson, Joe Knezevich, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Published in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of the stories, creating a definitive "preferred text" for Smith's entire body of work.
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variety is the spice of life
- By Alaskapenny on 12-29-15
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The Hammer and the Cross
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
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865 A.D. Warring kings rule over the British Isles, but the Church rules over the kings, threatening all who oppose them with damnation. Only the dreaded Vikings of Scandinavia do not fear the priests. Shef, the bastard son of a Norse raider and a captive English lady, is torn by divided loyalties and driven by strange visions that seem to come from Odin himself. A smith and warrior, he alone dares to imagine new weapons and tactics with which to carve out a kingdom.
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Couldn't finish it
- By Susan on 07-22-16
By: Harry Harrison
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Gears of Troy
- By: Daniel Pierce
- Narrated by: Alexander Cendese
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When naval officer Troy Weston loses his hands in a training accident, the doctors present him with a unique offer: robotic replacement hands with added strength and durability. He'll be a new man with a new life, far more capable than he ever was before. He accepts, and during his recovery he returns to Lake Superior to pilot his sailboat on bays he's known since childhood. During a fierce and wild thunderstorm, Troy and his craft are sent through a portal and into an unknown world. When the rain settles, he finds himself on a foreign coastline surrounded by Greek architecture.
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Needs more
- By John on 05-22-19
By: Daniel Pierce
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The Paths Between Worlds
- By: Paul Antony Jones
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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For Meredith Gale, ending her life seems like her only choice, and that choice is the reason she’s dangling by her fingertips from a bridge high above the freezing water of the San Francisco Bay. But someone or some thing has other plans for Meredith, and as her fingers slip from the cold steel of the bridge, a disembodied voice asks her a simple question: “Candidate 13: Do you wish to be saved?” Realizing her mistake too late, Meredith screams “Yes!” and instantly finds herself transported to a mysterious island, alongside hundreds of other Candidates like her.
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A whole lot of fun!
- By Jane on 04-16-19
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Ringworld
- By: Larry Niven
- Narrated by: Tom Parker
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to Ringworld, an intermediate step between Dyson Spheres and planets. The gravitational force created by a rotation on its axis of 770 miles per second means no need for a roof. Walls 1,000 miles high at each rim will let in the sun and prevent much air from escaping. Larry Niven's novel, Ringworld, is the winner of the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1970 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1972 Ditmars, an Australian award for Best International Science Fiction.
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Genuinely Creative
- By Kennet on 05-25-03
By: Larry Niven
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Empire of Silence
- Sun Eater, Book 1
- By: Christopher Ruocchio
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 26 hrs and 6 mins
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The galaxy remembers Hadrian Marlowe as a hero: the man who burned every last alien Cielcin from the sky. They remember him as a monster: the devil who destroyed a sun, casually annihilating four billion human lives - even the emperor himself - against Imperial orders. But Hadrian was not a hero. He was not a monster. He was not even a soldier. Fleeing his father and a future as a torturer, Hadrian finds himself stranded on a strange, backwater world.
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A Slow start at best....then the story tapers off
- By paul nordquist on 08-21-19
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The Tilian Virus
- Book One of The Pandemic Sequence
- By: Tom Calen
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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Seven years have passed since the outbreak of the Tilian Virus and the effects of the disease devastated the world.
A resilient band of survivors have overcome insurmountable odds. But now, on the brink of human extinction, can hope's dim light be strengthened? Can a cure exist to purge the darkness before the infected complete their domination?
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thoughtful teacher vs. hard-charging infected
- By Mike Naka on 11-12-13
By: Tom Calen
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The Great Secret
- By: L. Ron Hubbard
- Narrated by: Bruce Boxleitner
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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That is Fanner Marston’s mantra—his reason for being—and while he knows a little about the first and a lot about the second, he may well be on the verge of learning everything there is to know about the third. Power. He may, in fact, be about to uncover the key to gaining absolute control over the entire universe. The only problem is, Fanner is certifiably insane.... His starship has crash-landed, and he’s the sole survivor, which doesn’t matter to him.
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Not up to Hubbard’s normal standard
- By Ron on 03-24-19
By: L. Ron Hubbard
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- Daniel Cascaddan
- 09-23-20
STOS Concepts?
This book was first published in the 1950s, and it makes me wonder if the concept of "the highest law of the service" in it, might not have been the inspiration for "The Prime Directive" in STOS? Also, I wonder if the "federation of free men" mentioned near the end of the book might not have influenced the naming of the United Federation of Planets? This book is conceptually interesting, particularly as social science fiction.
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- Lorraine W.
- 06-22-21
loved the book, but narrator was in the way
rhythm, tone and inflection were completely wrong for this book. I couldn't finish the read.
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- Richard
- 05-31-08
Book is fine, even good, but narration kills it
I wanted to like this book after the review by Orson Scott Card, today's premier sci-fi writer. And I would find myself converting the narrator's awkward and unintended cadence into my own voice in my head. In the end, however, it was too much, and I would have prefered actually reading the book. This hasn't happened to me that much--usually a narrator will grow on me--but this one became more irritating as the book progressed. I suggest you buy the print copy, if you want to give it a try, though there are better books out there (note comment re Scott Card at beginning--anything by him is better than this one).
Rick Stockton
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- Lee Ann
- 08-22-09
Worth it just for being Andre Norton
While I didn't buy this because of Card's review, he was spot on in that Andre Norton along with Robert Heinlein was the gateway to science fiction for many readers and several well known authors in the genre. Norton in particular was responsible for many women discovering SciFi as many of her books featured strong women leads long before it was popular to do so. I could have wished for another of her books to introduce new readers to Norton, but Star Born is a solid example of Norton's storytelling. This is a sequel to an earlier work (The Stars Are Ours), but it is not necessary to read it first. I do consider that the better book.
I also could have wished for a better narrator, but in truth he did not bother me as I was wrapped up in reliving a well read favorite author. For a first time introduction to Norton, he added nothing, and for many may detract.
While this is a young adult title, I had a friend once remark that Robert Heinlein's young adult titles were better than many adult works out there. For me, Andre Norton falls into this category. Audio on Norton in next to impossible to find, so this effort is welcomed. But I urge that anyone who does not find this book to their taste to try reading some of her other work.
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- Jeff Swim
- 05-24-21
Decent story spoiled by narration.
Not exactly a classic Andre Norton story, but decent. The biggest problem I had with this one is the narration by Mark Nelson. He is so dull and lifeless a narrator that at times it sounded like it was a computer generated voice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-15-23
Fun read
The issues with it repeating are true but it was a good clean story great for anyone.
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- Michael
- 04-05-08
Star Born
This is classic Norton in top form. The narration is well done and read. Norton authored some of the best sci fi of the era. Ranking up there with Robert Heinlein, Asimov, EE Doc Smith other great masters of sci fi. Star Born was a favorite for me growing up I must have read it 1000 times and the audio listen really brought the book to life for me. You wont regret this addition to your library! The Time Series is probably nortons top work altho its hard to find any Norton work thats ever been close to bad.
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- seanpagedrummer
- 03-23-21
Star Born
Andre Norton tells a story of the planet Astra. It’s past, it’s political future. RAF and Dalgard are interesting characters! I don’t want to give up too much and ruin it for you. Andre Norton was ahead of her time, and a visionary. Space X could be right out of this novel. Described in the 50’s! Amazing. Great read!
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- Sevenarchers
- 01-05-23
Great classic sci-fi
This is a great classic sci-fi story from one of the best writers of the genre ever. Mark Nelson is one of the best narrators one can listen to. Overall very enjoyable and entertaining. This is my second time listening to this book, which is something I normally don't do.
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- dak
- 04-29-08
Be warned
I bought this solely on the recommendation I heard from Orson Scott Card, I did not listen to the sample first. Be warned. While the story itself might be good, the reader destroyed it for me. I could not get into the story, for me, the rendition just made the whole thing sound dull and lifeless.
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