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Aurora Rising

Written by: Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
Narrated by: Kim Mai Guest, Johnathan McClain, Candice Moll, Lincoln Hoppe, Donnabella Mortel, Jonathan Todd Ross, Erin Spencer, Steve West
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Publisher's Summary

From the New York Times and internationally best-selling authors of the Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic....

The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the academy would touch....

A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm

A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates

A smart-ass tech whiz with the galaxy's biggest chip on his shoulder

An alien warrior with anger-management issues

A tomboy pilot who's totally not into him, in case you were wondering

And Ty's squad isn't even his biggest problem - that'd be Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, the girl he's just rescued from interdimensional space.

Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's squad of losers, discipline cases, and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.

NOBODY PANIC.

Audiobook Cast of Narrators:
Aurora, read by Kim Mai Guest
Tyler, read by Johnathan McClain
Cat, read by Candice Moll
Fin, read by Lincoln Hoppe
Zila, read by Donnabella Mortel
Magellan, read by Jonathan Todd Ross
Scarlett, read by Erin Spencer
Kal, read by Steve West

©2019 Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (P)2019 Listening Library

What the critics say

"This intergalactic space opera has it all: action, thrills, suspense, laughs, and all the feels." (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)

"Rotating perspectives and never-flagging energy propel this narrative forward, which, if it wasn't compelling enough on its own, is given illustrious life by its ragtag, always-at-odds cast." (Booklist, starred review)

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good read

loved the voices they chose. story read easily. I highly recommend this. Can't wait for the next one

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fantastic book. a must read

i absolutely loved this book. everything about this was engaging. From the story telling to the narration it was hard to put down. the cast put alot of emotion to their performances. i thought the idea of telling the story from different point of views was brilliant. I am looking forward to the next book and the path it will take.

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Great syfy book

This book is great for all syfy fans. Great start for the Aurora serie, once you start reading you cannot put it down. Narration was great as well.

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May 2020 cant come soon enough!

This audiobook was amazing! I had found the physical book in a library but since we were out of town I couldn't borrow it. I found it on Audible and I think this is the fastest I've finished an audiobook.

Great story and now I'm sad because I have to wait until May of next year to get the next book!

Definitely worth the listen though if you have little patience I would suggest waiting to read/listen until April 2020.

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A extraordinary adventure

It was such a wonderful book

each voice was perfect for each character and the story went a way i was not expecting at so many turns.

I adore each character for what they brought to the group.

I can’t wait to see where this story goes!

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amazing!

SOOOOO GOOD! highly recommend reading this book and listening to the audiobook! this was such a fun and exciting read.

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most amazing experience I've ever had

I'm usually the person who burns through a paper book in one day but i never really got into audio books until this one. the characters are beautifully brought to life by the eight wonderful voice actresss and actors. even the computer voice seems to have depth lol. I wish I could have sat and listened to the whole thing in one go as it teleported me to a new world. the wait for the next one is going to be brutal but I can't wait to hear what they get up to next. all the laughs, terror , love, and tears will stay with me forever 😁

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OMG!!!!!!!!

this needs to be made into a movie! the best audiobook I had the pleasure of listening to. I cannot wait to see what comes next.

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Fantastic start to a space opera

it was a good read/listen.. tonnes of inner monologue if that's your thing... I'm excited for the next book in the series!

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Love

I love this book! It takes all the stereotypical teenage characters and tosses them into a fun filled yet mildly intense story!

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