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Ultima
- By: Stephen Baxter
- Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
- Length: 21 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Fresh from his latest collaboration with Terry Pratchett on the Long Earth sequence Stephen Baxter now returns to the mysteries and challanges first hinted at in his acclaimed novel PROXIMA. In PROXIMA we discovered ancient alien artifacts on the planet of Per Ardua - hatches that allowed us to step across light years of space as if we were stepping into another room. The universe opened up to us. Now in ULTIMA the consequences of this new freedom make themselves felt.
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Great
- By stuart on 28-04-2020
- Ultima
- By: Stephen Baxter
- Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
Great
Reviewed: 28-04-2020
Love this series. Accents were a little over the top and offputting but overall a thrilling and well told scifi story.
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Quantum Void
- Quantum Series, Book 2
- By: Douglas Phillips
- Narrated by: Traci Odom
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Particle physics was always an unlikely path to the stars, but with the discovery that space could be compressed, the entire galaxy had come within reach. The technology was astonishing, yet nothing compared to what humans encountered 4,000 light-years from home. Now, with an invitation from a mysterious gatekeeper, the people of Earth must decide if they're ready to participate in the galactic conversation.
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Very believable
- By Amazon Customer on 15-04-2020
- Quantum Void
- Quantum Series, Book 2
- By: Douglas Phillips
- Narrated by: Traci Odom
Interesting story but bad writing
Reviewed: 21-12-2019
Like the ideas but author is so patronising. Find myself physically rolling my eyes every 10 mins whilst listening.
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The Atlantis Plague
- The Origin Mystery, Book 2
- By: A. G. Riddle
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In Marbella, Spain, Dr. Kate Warner awakens to a horrifying reality: the human race stands on the brink of extinction. A pandemic unlike any before it has swept the globe. Nearly a billion people are dead--and those the Atlantis Plague doesn't kill, it transforms at the genetic level. A few rapidly evolve. The remainder devolve. As the world slips into chaos, radical solutions emerge. Industrialized nations offer a miracle drug, Orchid, which they mass produce and distribute to refugee camps around the world. But Orchid is merely a way to buy time. It treats the symptoms of the plague but never actually cures the disease.
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Alternate history
- By Colleen2630 on 10-02-2015
- The Atlantis Plague
- The Origin Mystery, Book 2
- By: A. G. Riddle
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
Guilty pleasure
Reviewed: 22-03-2019
Pretty cringeworthy writing at times but I am still listening to all books in the series.
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The Ringworld Engineers
- The Ringworld Series, Book 2
- By: Larry Niven
- Narrated by: Richard Powers
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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It’s been 20 years since the quixotic and worldsweary Louis Wu discovered the Ringworld. Now he and SpeakertoAnimals are going back, captives of the Hindmost, a deposed puppeteer leader. With Louis’ help, the Hindmost intends to regain his status by bringing back such extraordinary treasures from the Ringworld that his fellow puppeteers will have to be impressed. But when they arrive, Louis discovers that the Ringworld is no longer stable - and will destroy itself within months. To survive, he must locate the control center of the legendary engineers who built the planet.
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I hate narration changes
- By Amy on 06-03-2017
- The Ringworld Engineers
- The Ringworld Series, Book 2
- By: Larry Niven
- Narrated by: Richard Powers
Entertaining
Reviewed: 14-12-2018
Not as good as the first but still up there. Another fun exploration of interesting ideas.
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Excellent!
- By stuart on 06-05-2017
Excellent!
Reviewed: 06-05-2017
Loved every minute of it! I am sad that it is finished and hope that there is another to follow.