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Walking to Aldebaran

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Publisher's summary

I'M LOST. I'M SCARED. AND THERE'S SOMETHING HORRIBLE IN HERE.

My name is Gary Rendell. I'm an astronaut. When they asked me as a kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said, "astronaut, please!" I dreamed astronaut, I worked astronaut, I studied astronaut. I got lucky; when a probe exploring the Oort Cloud found a strange alien rock and an international team of scientists was put together to go and look at it, I made the draw.

I got even luckier. When disaster hit and our team was split up, scattered through the endless cold tunnels, I somehow survived.

Now I'm lost, and alone, and scared, and there's something horrible in here.

Lucky me.

Lucky, lucky, lucky.

©2019 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2019 Tantor

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Enjoyable short story with great narration

Definitely a "short story" in terms of depth but fun writing and great narration really elevated it - hope Adrian narrates more of his work!

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amazing (per usual)

fantastic story, per usual. well rounded plot with good science fiction, humor, and enough depth to make you care about the characters. has a real HHGTTG vibe but not afraid to explore darker and more serious emotions. author does a fantastic job narrating his own story. highly recommend!!!!

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Great Short Sci Fi

Wickedly good sci fi with an unexpected twist. Perfectly narrated, delightfully written. A great ‘monster’ story.

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Weird but loved it

Weird but loved it
Chatty and rambling but given context of plot makes perfect sense.

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Imaginative, Chaotic, and Harrowing

This book has one of the most intriguing premises I’ve heard in a long time—with an equally compelling plot told through the unstable voice of Gary Rendell. Great narration and great story overall!

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Wonderful

Everything you want, nothing you don't. I was skeptical that Tchaikovsky reading his own book was a good idea but I was wrong. The whole thing is terrific.

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Well written but pointless

Too many questions and too unresolved. Good performance and good prose keep you going, but why?

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HP Lovecraft's "The Outsider" meets "Space Oddity"

Very Enjoyable, both a good writer and a good narrator. Some people have all the talent.

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Recommended

I liked Children of Time so well that when I saw Walking to Aldebaran available I purchased it. The author did a very good job with the narration. The story held my interest and it's a story I will re-listen to (something I don't do often). I prefer longer books but one of the most memorable books that I have ever read was a short story The Mist by Stephen King. Thirty five to forty years later that I still remember that story. IMO this was worth the price. I gave the story and performance 4 stars, unlike a lot of other reviewers I don't slap 5 stars on every book I listen to.

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This was dark and delightful

I don’t usually go in for dark but this was absolutely delightful. I’m not going to describe it because that would be something of a spoiler I’ll just say if you like dark or maybe even if you don’t this was a fun short read.

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