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Voice of the Whirlwind

By: Walter Jon Williams
Narrated by: Don Leslie
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Steward is a clone, a beta. His memories are 15 years old, because his alpha never did have a brain-scan update.

In those 15 years, the entire world has changed. An alien race known as The Powers has established relations with humanity, and the Orbital Policorp which held his allegiance has collapsed. He fought and survived the off-world Artifacts War, but dozens of his friends did not. Both his first and second wives have divorced him. And, more importantly, someone has murdered him, causing the activation of the beta back-up.

Now Steward must probe into the horrors of the war, its politics and betrayals, to find out who wanted him dead - if he doesn't want to die again.
©2007 Night Shade Books (P)2008 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Fantasy Adventure Science Fiction
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"Slick and intelligent entertainment. The tension remains high throughout. A taut, satisfying tale of space-age skullduggery." (San Francisco Chronicle)
"Resonances of Vietnam-era moral concerns make this deft updating of the postWorld War II genre of psychological thrillers about amnesiacs one of the best of its kind." (Publishers Weekly)

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Fantastic story that’s only a tiny bit dated

As a Fachin, Walter, Jon, Williams, this book is one of his many excellent early works. I love the plot in the story unfolds and interesting and unexpected ways a great read, strong, recommend, and an even better listen.

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