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Sci-Fi Science Fiction

The Martian by Andy Weir Audiobook Review

Post author By Mike
Post date August 11, 2015

The Martian

Written by: Andy Weir

Narrated by: R. C. Bray

Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release Date: 03-22-13

Publisher: Podium Publishing

I started listening to The Martian with no particular expectations, other than the occasional high praises from other reviews I’ve glanced over online and my memories of the print version of the book. As it turns out, not only was it good enough to deserve a place in my personal collection, but it also got me out of the reading slump I’ve been in for some time. I felt excited about reading again. I think it takes a special kind of book to do that.

Tags andy weir, Podium Publishing, R. C. Bray, sci-fi

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Dune by Frank Herbert Audiobook Review

Post author By Mike
Post date June 17, 2015

Dune

Written by: Frank Herbert

Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin

Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins

Series: Dune, Book 1

Series: Dune Saga, Book 1

Unabridged Audiobook

Release Date: 05-14-07

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

This is the one folks. The one sci-fi book to beat! I consider myself a sci-fi fan and ever since I read Dune a few years back, my view of the genre was changed forever. I’m sure the story might be ‘too much’ for some but even people that usually prefer fantasy have given Dune high praise. You could say it’s fantasy but in space and it’s nothing short of epic!

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Hard Duty by Mark E. Cooper – Audiobook Review

Post author By Mike
Post date August 3, 2014

Hard Duty - Merkiaari Wars Series — Audiobook Jungle readers can get the Hard Duty audiobook for free when signing up for a new Audible account. Click on this image to sign up and get your free copy!

Written by: Mark E. Cooper

Narrated by: Mikael Naramore

Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins

Series: Merkiaari Wars, Book 1

Format: Unabridged

Release Date:02-18-14

Publisher: Impulse Books UK

Are you up for some awesome space opera action? Then continue reading because Hard Duty by Mark E. Cooper is just the audiobook for you. In my opinion it takes a lot of courage to start writing a space opera series because there are so many good books out there already and the fans of the genre are going to ruthlessly compare your works with other authors. I guess that’s true for all genres but it’s kind of hard to pull off a good space opera that’s somewhat original and adds something to the genre. However, Mr. Cooper seems to be on the right path with Hard Duty, the first novel in the Merkiaari Wars series.

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Blindsight Audiobook Review – a Peter Watts Sci-Fi Novel

Post author By Mike
Post date July 3, 2013

Blindsight

Written by: Peter Watts

Narrated by: T. Ryder Smith

Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release Date: 10-23-08

Publisher: Recorded Books

To be honest I don’t think I’ve heard of or read anything from Peter Watts before Blindsight. If everything he’s written before is half as good, I’ll certainly be reading it at some point. Straight to the point – Blindsight is probably the best Sci-Fi audiobook I’ve read this year. Let me tell you why.

Blindsight has most of the elements that are common in Sci-Fi novels – the plot unfolds in the future, somewhere near the end of the century, we have some sort of a post-economic society where working is not mandatory, the human body and mind are completely explored and can be easily fixed, manipulated and upgraded as easily and routinely as it is to get an appendix removed or go the dentist. We’ve somewhat explored the Solar system – a few bases on Mars and several other planets but no interstelar travel. Yet, there are very unique themes and cool ideas I’ve not encoutered elsewhere.

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The Host by Stephenie Meyer Audiobook Review

Post author By Mike
Post date June 9, 2013

A review of The Host Audiobook by Stephenie Meyer — Audiobook Jungle readers can get The Host audiobook for free when signing up for a new Audible account. Click on this image to sign up and get your free copy!

The Host: A Novel

Written by: Stephenie Meyer

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 23 hrs and 5 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release Date: 06-09-08

Publisher: Hachette Audio

There’s no doubt – The Host is superior to the Twilight Series, probably given it is designed for adults, rather than teens, and I fall in that first category.

Quite interesting insights into a genre that hasn’t been explored much. Take Robert Heinlein’s “The Puppet Masters” or maybe ABC Televesion’s recently unsuccessful series “Invasion”, jump 3 years after some symbiotic aliens have successfully crushed Earth and many of its human population then tell a story from the point of view of a good alien introduced right into a hostile host then you have the beginning of The Host.

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