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Revenger

By: Alastair Reynolds
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien civilisations, building our own from the rubble, humanity still thrives. And there are vast fortunes to be made, if you know where to find them....

Captain Rackamore and his crew do. It's their business to find the tiny, enigmatic worlds which have been hidden away, booby-trapped, surrounded with layers of protection - and to crack them open for the ancient relics and barely remembered technologies inside. But while they ply their risky trade with integrity, not everyone is so scrupulous.

Adrana and Fura Ness are the newest members of Rackamore's crew, signed on to save their family from bankruptcy. Only Rackamore has enemies, and there might be more waiting for them in space than adventure and fortune - the fabled and feared Bosa Sennen in particular.

Revenger is a science fiction adventure story set in the rubble of our solar system in the dark, distant future - a tale of space pirates, buried treasure and phantom weapons, of unspeakable hazards and single-minded heroism...and of vengeance....

Read by Clare Corbett.

©2016 Alastair Reynolds (P)2016 Orion Publishing Group Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Solar System Science Fiction
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Entertaining quasi-steampunk space pirate yarn, geared slightly to a younger audience (teens). Still good fast paced fun

Teen space pirates

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Love Alastair Reynolds and this book doesnt disappoint. Couldnt finish Blue Remember Earth, really didnt like it but Revenger is an easy and interesting read. Not a huge fan of female narraters, but Clare Corbett really suits the character and makes this story pop.....like the baubles really!

Really enjoyable

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A good story although I found some character choices a bit frustrating towards the end.

Good read with some flaws

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Really enjoyable story and performance. the only problem I had was the voice volume was way too low, even with it turned up.

Excellent

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the narrator masterfully portrayed the characters. The story was at Reynolds standard of execlence, if not raising the bar further. I'm not sure if it was the audio or the code used but some of the sentences seemed to lose volume right at the last syllable. however, this did not distract from the story.

narration... how it changes books

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Quite a different feel than AR's other work, but set in a characteristically creative universe. Told from the point of view of a teenage girl within a harsh environment, doing adult's work onboard a treasure hunting light-sail spaceship. Thoroughly enjoyed the fresh perspective and the mix of fantasy and hard sci-fi elements.
Clare does an excellent job of narration, very immersive!

Steam Punk Space Pirates

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I felt this novel had some interesting sub themes however the plot became somewhat trite the more I listened...

Interest Waning...

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I came to this with some trepidation, as a Reynolds fan but not one for YA novels (as this has been referred). very pleasantly surprised though. A typical space romp, with the fun of treasure hunting and piracy, but with enough darkness to avoid it being Harry Potter in Space. Well written and read.

Light (but dark) space adventure

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This seems like an old unpublished effort that was unearthed after Reynolds got popular. At first I thought Corbett’s proper English voice was an odd choice, but it suits the two society sisters and the florid descriptions that Reynolds thankfully doesn’t use in his other series. This first book is written first person from the younger sister, the second from older sister’s view, and the third is in third person. It seems like an exercise, with no relation to Reynolds’ other books. It does have the interesting perspective of being many millions of years in the future and looking back at more technological societies that have come and gone, but edges a bit over the fantasy line in my opinion.

Beatrix Potter vs Psycho Pirate Queen

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the story was good. but it could have done without certain parts that were boring and drawn out.

good but could have been shorter

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