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Best Sellers
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Project Hail Mary
- Written by: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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When the Sun is threatened by an alien microbe, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of an unlikely hero – and an even more unlikely friendship.
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Riveting Story!
- By Maggie Irwin on 2021-05-10
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The Dark Forest
- Written by: Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins
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This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking listeners to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author....
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Great book let down by a poor performance
- By Sarah on 2017-11-27
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Death's End
- Written by: Cixin Liu, Ken Liu - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 28 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity....
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Unsatisfactory
- By Alex on 2022-07-23
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Morning Star
- Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy
- Written by: Pierce Brown
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 21 hrs and 50 mins
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Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people....
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A solid ending to a first Trilogy.
- By Sully on 2020-08-18
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The Martian
- Written by: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Stranded on the surface of Mars, astronaut Mark Watney’s only hope for survival is science, a sense of humor, and maybe some potatoes.
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Well worth it for Wil Wheaton.
- By Gregory Russell Jr on 2020-01-14
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The Three-Body Problem
- Written by: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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From China's most beloved sci-fi author, a first-contact story that weaves politics, science, and cosmic mystery.
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Very interesting read
- By Chris Conrod on 2020-09-14
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Project Hail Mary
- Written by: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Sun is threatened by an alien microbe, the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of an unlikely hero – and an even more unlikely friendship.
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Riveting Story!
- By Maggie Irwin on 2021-05-10
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The Dark Forest
- Written by: Cixin Liu, Joel Martinsen - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking listeners to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from Cixin Liu, China's most beloved science fiction author....
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Great book let down by a poor performance
- By Sarah on 2017-11-27
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Death's End
- Written by: Cixin Liu, Ken Liu - translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 28 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Half a century after the Doomsday Battle, the uneasy balance of Dark Forest Deterrence keeps the Trisolaran invaders at bay. Earth enjoys unprecedented prosperity....
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Unsatisfactory
- By Alex on 2022-07-23
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Morning Star
- Book III of the Red Rising Trilogy
- Written by: Pierce Brown
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 21 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords demanded his obedience, hanged his wife, and enslaved his people....
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A solid ending to a first Trilogy.
- By Sully on 2020-08-18
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The Martian
- Written by: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Stranded on the surface of Mars, astronaut Mark Watney’s only hope for survival is science, a sense of humor, and maybe some potatoes.
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Well worth it for Wil Wheaton.
- By Gregory Russell Jr on 2020-01-14
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The Three-Body Problem
- Written by: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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From China's most beloved sci-fi author, a first-contact story that weaves politics, science, and cosmic mystery.
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Very interesting read
- By Chris Conrod on 2020-09-14
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Artemis
- Written by: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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On the Moon, crime pays, but small-time crook Jazz Bashara may have just uncovered a conspiracy of lunar proportions. Welcome to Artemis.
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Not so great
- By plaj on 2017-11-28
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Ready Player One
- Written by: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days....
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So much Fun!!
- By Joanne on 2018-01-07
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For We Are Many
- Bobiverse, Book 2
- Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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Bob Johansson didn't believe in an afterlife, so waking up after being killed in a car accident was a shock. To add to the surprise, he is now a sentient computer and the controlling intelligence for a Von Neumann probe....
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Amazing story
- By Andre Yelle on 2017-10-05
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Dust
- The Silo Saga, Book 3
- Written by: Hugh Howey
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Juliette, now mayor of Silo 18, doesn’t trust Silo 1, especially its leader, Donald. But in the world of the Silos, there is no black and white—everything is shades of gray....
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Amazing finale
- By Anonymous User on 2024-03-06
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Heaven's River
- Bobiverse, Book 4
- Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
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Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again....
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I hope this story never ends
- By André on 2020-09-25
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- Written by: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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When retired millionaire Bob Johansson chose cryogenic preservation, the last thing he expected was to be reanimated as a space probe that can clone itself. Meet the Bobs.
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Didn't think I'd like it, but I loved it
- By Eli on 2018-01-11
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The Redemption of Time
- A Three-Body Problem Novel
- Written by: Baoshu, Ken Liu - Translator
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In the midst of an interstellar war, Yun Tianming found himself on the front lines. Riddled with cancer, he chose to end his life, only to find himself flash frozen and launched into space where the Trisolaran First Fleet awaited....
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Fanfiction
- By Kyle O'Connor on 2022-01-05
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Abaddon's Gate
- The Expanse, Book 3
- Written by: James S. A. Corey
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
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For generations, the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt—was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus's orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark....
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Amazingly gripping
- By Jason McGill on 2018-10-17
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The Three-Body Problem
- Written by: Cixin Liu, Ken Liu - translator
- Narrated by: Rosalind Chao
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The Three-Body Problem is the first chance for English-speaking audiences to experience the Hugo Award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author, Liu Cixin.
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Oof, that was a rough listen
- By Listener on 2024-03-07
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Neuromancer
- Written by: William Gibson
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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Twenty years ago, it was as if someone turned on a light. The future blazed into existence with each deliberate word that William Gibson laid down....
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Narration was dreadful, book was excellent.
- By WarriorsDawn on 2018-12-06
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Leviathan Wakes
- Written by: James S. A. Corey
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
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From a New York Times best-selling and Hugo award-winning author comes a modern masterwork of science fiction, introducing a captain, his crew, and a detective as they unravel a horrifying solar system wide conspiracy that begins with a single missing girl....
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A Worthwhile Series
- By DP Canada on 2019-09-16
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Cibola Burn
- The Expanse, Book 4
- Written by: James S. A. Corey
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
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The fourth book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Cibola Burn sees the crew of the Rocinante on a new frontier, as the rush to colonize the new planets threatens to outrun law and order and give way to war and chaos. Enter a new frontier....
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Love this series
- By Elaine Phinney on 2018-09-18
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Foundation (Apple Series Tie-in Edition)
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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For 12,000 years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future - to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years....
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Timeless politics
- By D. Urquhart on 2019-06-17
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Cage of Souls
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Humanity clings to life on a dying Earth in an epic, far-future science fiction novel from an award-winning author....
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Great post apocalyptic story
- By Tom M on 2024-01-18
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Sphere
- Written by: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs
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A classic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Crichton, Sphere is a bravura demonstration of what he does better than anyone: riveting storytelling that combines frighteningly plausible, cutting-edge science and technology with pulse-pounding action....
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My New Life Long Nemesis
- By Sigmund Brouwer on 2021-02-10
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Snow Crash
- Written by: Neal Stephenson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison - a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world...
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Rambling and incoherent
- By Jeff on 2019-06-06
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Fugitive Telemetry
- Murderbot Diaries, Book 6
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it will have to assist in determining who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people - who knew?)....
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Love me some Murderbot Diaries
- By Macwolf01 on 2021-05-13
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Nemesis Games
- Written by: James S. A. Corey
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
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The fifth book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets fall victim to an enemy's catastrophic plan. A thousand worlds have opened....
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This great story continues undiminished
- By Elena on 2020-09-15
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The Ringworld Engineers
- The Ringworld Series, Book 2
- Written 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....
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Niven is a scifi master
- By Gary Smith on 2023-12-14
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Steel World
- Undying Mercenaries, Book 1
- Written by: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed....
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A fun read
- By Peter on 2018-01-28
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Foundation and Empire
- Written by: Isaac Asimov
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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The second novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series. Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets....
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Another Great Listen
- By AC on 2021-07-30
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Warship
- Black Fleet Trilogy, Book 1
- Written by: Joshua Dalzelle
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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In the 25th century, humans have conquered space. The advent of faster-than-light travel has opened up hundreds of habitable planets for colonization....
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A good listen
- By Chris G Lindholm on 2022-01-01
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Esperanza 64
- Esperanza 64, 1
- Written by: Julien Centaure
- Narrated by: Renaud Dehesdin
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Tout frais émoulus de l'École de l'Espace, Nil, Mila, Élisabeth et bien d'autres, sont en train de rejoindre l'Esperanza 64 en orbite...
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Un chef-d'œuvre enivrant
- By Cabano on 2020-08-15
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Network Effect
- Written by: Martha Wells
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
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When Murderbot's human associates (not friends, never friends) are captured and another not-friend from its past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action....
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Great story. Talented narrator.
- By Benjamin F on 2021-02-23
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Orbital Maneuvers
- Skyward Frontier, Book 1
- Written by: Mathew Lewallen
- Narrated by: Joshua Straschewski
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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In the not-so-distant future, where humanity's reach extends into the cosmos and the sky is littered with satellites, space stations, and the beginnings of lunar colonies, the Space Traffic Control Unit (STCU) stands as the unsung guardian of Earth's orbital lanes. Captain Alex Mercer, a seasoned air traffic controller turned space traffic commander, leads his team with a mix of military precision and a deep understanding of the celestial dance above.
Written by: Mathew Lewallen
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The Latest Flake of Eternity
- i-Vector Series, Book 3
- Written by: Allan Brewer
- Narrated by: Allan Brewer
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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The use of an i-Vector zap to thwart Betty's kidnap has caused unforeseen and unimagined changes to the future. An eccentric old-fashioned vicar arrives, delivering a chilling message, and Betty finds her safety in jeopardy again from a completely unanticipated direction.
Written by: Allan Brewer
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Schrödinger's Dog
- i-Vector Series, Book 1
- Written by: Allan Brewer
- Narrated by: Allan Brewer
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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A spell at GCHQ sounded like a refreshing change for academic historian George. But his life is thrown upside down when he gets put in a team with a gifted physicist, Alex, and multi-talented prankster mathematician, Betty, who have covertly broken through the accepted rules of physics to produce an extraordinary novel technology.
Written by: Allan Brewer
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The Constanţa Connection
- i-Vector Series, Book 2
- Written by: Allan Brewer
- Narrated by: Allan Brewer
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Betty's knowledge has become a liability. She just simply wants a last skiing holiday, and then to die peacefully, escaping her genetic illness - she understands that her time has come. But malign agents want her secret knowledge about the i-vector technology, and they have sophisticated plans to abduct her. In response, her colleagues have made a timeline change, tipping the balance back in Betty's favour; even though she, and they, cannot be aware of that in this altered timeline.
Written by: Allan Brewer
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The Black Ewe
- Written by: Fritz Leiber Jr.
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 41 mins
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Say hello to Lavina Simes, a wholesome appearing midwestern girl, always dressed in black. Lavina has a gift, or curse, that allows her to see into the future. Tragedy has befallen every suitor who pursued her charms. She travels the world with her father, a lifetime Foreign Service officer, and misfortune seems to follow them.
Written by: Fritz Leiber Jr.
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Caves of Aṭlāl Bābil
- Written by: Henry Sipes
- Narrated by: Erin Miller
- Length: 48 mins
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Sara Lafeete struggles to complete her work shift installing wiring in the ship's tunnels on the asteroid Psyche. Exhausted and suffering from the initial stages of radiation poisoning, she takes a detour back to the base through an ancient lava tube. Suffering from radiation brain fog, she takes a wrong turn and becomes lost as her radiation levels spike further.
Written by: Henry Sipes
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Orbital Maneuvers
- Skyward Frontier, Book 1
- Written by: Mathew Lewallen
- Narrated by: Joshua Straschewski
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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In the not-so-distant future, where humanity's reach extends into the cosmos and the sky is littered with satellites, space stations, and the beginnings of lunar colonies, the Space Traffic Control Unit (STCU) stands as the unsung guardian of Earth's orbital lanes. Captain Alex Mercer, a seasoned air traffic controller turned space traffic commander, leads his team with a mix of military precision and a deep understanding of the celestial dance above.
Written by: Mathew Lewallen
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The Latest Flake of Eternity
- i-Vector Series, Book 3
- Written by: Allan Brewer
- Narrated by: Allan Brewer
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The use of an i-Vector zap to thwart Betty's kidnap has caused unforeseen and unimagined changes to the future. An eccentric old-fashioned vicar arrives, delivering a chilling message, and Betty finds her safety in jeopardy again from a completely unanticipated direction.
Written by: Allan Brewer
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Schrödinger's Dog
- i-Vector Series, Book 1
- Written by: Allan Brewer
- Narrated by: Allan Brewer
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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A spell at GCHQ sounded like a refreshing change for academic historian George. But his life is thrown upside down when he gets put in a team with a gifted physicist, Alex, and multi-talented prankster mathematician, Betty, who have covertly broken through the accepted rules of physics to produce an extraordinary novel technology.
Written by: Allan Brewer
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The Constanţa Connection
- i-Vector Series, Book 2
- Written by: Allan Brewer
- Narrated by: Allan Brewer
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Betty's knowledge has become a liability. She just simply wants a last skiing holiday, and then to die peacefully, escaping her genetic illness - she understands that her time has come. But malign agents want her secret knowledge about the i-vector technology, and they have sophisticated plans to abduct her. In response, her colleagues have made a timeline change, tipping the balance back in Betty's favour; even though she, and they, cannot be aware of that in this altered timeline.
Written by: Allan Brewer
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The Black Ewe
- Written by: Fritz Leiber Jr.
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 41 mins
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Say hello to Lavina Simes, a wholesome appearing midwestern girl, always dressed in black. Lavina has a gift, or curse, that allows her to see into the future. Tragedy has befallen every suitor who pursued her charms. She travels the world with her father, a lifetime Foreign Service officer, and misfortune seems to follow them.
Written by: Fritz Leiber Jr.
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Caves of Aṭlāl Bābil
- Written by: Henry Sipes
- Narrated by: Erin Miller
- Length: 48 mins
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Sara Lafeete struggles to complete her work shift installing wiring in the ship's tunnels on the asteroid Psyche. Exhausted and suffering from the initial stages of radiation poisoning, she takes a detour back to the base through an ancient lava tube. Suffering from radiation brain fog, she takes a wrong turn and becomes lost as her radiation levels spike further.
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I Came Home from Saving the Rainforest
- Halfway to Better, Book 6
- Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 13 mins
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SHORT STORY: A very short story about the cost of cutting down a tree. I Came Home From Saving the Rainforest is one of six short solarpunk stories in the Halfway to Better collection. If you enjoyed the optimistic climate solutions in Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future or the cozy cooperative future in Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot series, you will enjoy Halfway to Better.
Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
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Halfway to Better
- Short Story Collection
- Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
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Halfway to Better is a collection of short solarpunk stories, each exploring a near-future where were struggling to survive the climate crisis and build a better world. These hopeful climate-fiction stories take you from the bottom of the sea to the towers of a bot-filled city, from sparkling labs to flooded lighthouses, all imagining futures halfway to a better world. The Halfway to Better collection contains six short stories plus a bonus prose-poem, Rewilding Indiana, and its accompanying sky shanty.
Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
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Tombs Without Bodies
- Halfway to Better, Book 4
- Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 33 mins
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SHORT STORY: Humanity has left the cities to live in the "greenbelt," but a young woman's curiosity brings her back to the bot-patrolled streets where human beings used to live... until she gets caught. Tombs Without Bodies is one of six short solarpunk stories in the Halfway to Better collection. If you enjoyed the optimistic climate solutions in Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future or the cozy cooperative future in Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot series, you will enjoy Halfway to Better.
Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
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The Day We Stopped Burning
- Halfway to Better, Book 5
- Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 7 mins
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SHORT STORY: A sister in the far future, when we no longer burn things for fuel, finds a forbidden thing that would make the perfect gift. The Day We Stopped Burning is one of six short solarpunk stories in the Halfway to Better collection. If you enjoyed the optimistic climate solutions in Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future or the cozy cooperative future in Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot series, you will enjoy Halfway to Better.
Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
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Planting the Shell-Bones
- Halfway to Better, Book 3
- Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 25 mins
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SHORT STORY: Living in a flooded lighthouse is probably illegal, but no one has come to kick her out, so she keeps furtively tending the oyster beds and feeding the crows. But when a storm brings an unexpected, and unwelcome, visitor, her time in this final refuge might be at an end. Planting the Shell-Bones is one of six short solarpunk stories in the Halfway to Better collection. If you enjoyed the optimistic climate solutions in Kim Stanley Robinson's Ministry for the Future or the cozy cooperative future in Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot series, you will enjoy Halfway to Better.
Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
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Slimy Things Did Crawl
- Halfway to Better, Book 1
- Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
- Narrated by: Emily Ellet
- Length: 40 mins
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SHORT STORY: At the bottom of the sea, a trawler crawls across an abyssal plain, carefully cleaning microplastics off the ancient mineral-rich nodules, when the crew finds something that shouldn't be possible. Slimy Things Did Crawl is one of six short solarpunk stories in the Halfway to Better collection.
Written by: Susan Kaye Quinn
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Tomorrow's Hope
- A Journey of Exploration and Hope
- Written by: William Joseph Roberts, Malorie Cooper, Bart Kemper, and others
- Narrated by: Steve Schaeffer
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Tomorrow’s Hope: A journey of exploration and hope builds on the themes reminiscent of classic Science Fiction written by the greats of the 1960’s. Inspired by the works of Ben Bova, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Robert Heinlein, Robert Silverberg, and more, we dive into worlds that could be just around the corner.
Written by: William Joseph Roberts, and others
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The Return of the Manhattan
- Written by: Lee Ecker
- Narrated by: Glenn
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Lieutenant Commander David Ashton thrives on excitement. As he strolls to the White House, he has the feeling a new adventure awaits and he's not disappointed. President Gardiner offers him the mission of a lifetime, something he's trained for all of his life. Gardiner explains that the United States is running out of oil. In desperation, he is dispatching the Excalibur, the largest starship ever built, to voyage beyond the solar system to a distant planet 103 light years from earth.
Written by: Lee Ecker
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Red Moon Dot
- Written by: Kishore Tipirneni
- Narrated by: Lee Goettl
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In the heart of the Pacific lies a mysterious island, shrouded in secrecy and guarded by the enigmatic Gordon McMillan, the world's wealthiest and most elusive genius. Once a titan of the technological realm, McMillan's sudden retreat from the world's stage three years ago left many puzzled minds wondering about his intentions. Little did they know, his seclusion was merely a prelude to an audacious experiment that would alter the course of human history.
Written by: Kishore Tipirneni
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- AlCent Sagas, Book One
- Written by: James Crawford
- Narrated by: Lyle Blaker
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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With the seizure of an advanced freighter and its strategic cargo, James Van Wert is assigned to a combat vessel that possesses a groundbreaking new technology which the Fleet hopes will stop the insurgency. But James must first battle command infighting and the technological challenges of getting an untried ship ready for action, while the freighter captives travel to the heart of the enemy cabal to fight for their very lives.
Written by: James Crawford
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Never Again
- Blood and Armor, Book 1
- Written by: Bill Fawcett
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The best steel is forged by the hottest fires and under the greatest pressures. So too, have the Kurdish Peshmerga been shaped by thousands of years of warfare and oppression. Now, for the first time in history, they have their own nation, and its a chance to live, grow, and develop as a unified people. But they are surrounded by hostile dictatorships intent on the destruction of their young republic.
Written by: Bill Fawcett
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Transdimensional Tea
- A Tale of Myths, Megastructures & Meandering Moons
- Written by: R.J. Kamaladasa
- Narrated by: LIZ MAY BRICE
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Far into humanity's distant future, Naga, a whimsical superintelligent being, finds herself reborn. Her trusty companion Apollo – a quantum quintessence with an uncanny ability to predict the future - helps her throw a birthday party of cosmic proportions. Naga's children – Tartarus, Gaia, Iapetus and Mnemosyne – have mixed feelings about their newly reborn mother and about each other. Remembering their own trials and tribunals, they rediscover themselves and take a stab at understanding consciousnesses, complexity and what it means to be alive.
Written by: R.J. Kamaladasa