In the Shadow of the Towers
Speculative Fiction in a Post-9/11 World
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Molly Elston
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Matthew Boston
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Douglas Lain
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In the Shadow of the Towers compiles nearly 20 works of speculative fiction responding to and inspired by the events of 9/11, from writers seeking to confront, rebuild, and carry on, even in the face of overwhelming emotion.
Writer and editor Douglas Lain presents a thought-provoking anthology featuring a variety of award-winning and best-selling authors, from Jeff VanderMeer (Annihilation) and Cory Doctorow (Little Brother) to Susan Palwick (Flying in Place) and James Morrow (Towing Jehovah). Touching on themes as wide-ranging as politics, morality, and even heartfelt nostalgia, today's speculative fiction writers prove that the rubric of the fantastic offers an incomparable view into how we respond to tragedy. Each contributor, in his or her own way, contemplates the same question: How can we continue dreaming in the shadow of the towers?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Something for Everyone
- De Nicole en 05-24-17
De: Neil Gaiman - author/editor, y otros
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Koko
- Blue Rose Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Peter Straub
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 22 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 365
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 330
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 333
KOKO. Only four men knew what it meant. Now they must stop it. They are Vietnam vets — a doctor, a lawyer, a working stiff, and a writer. Very different from each other, they are nonetheless linked by a shared history and a single shattering secret. Now, they have been reunited and are about to embark on a quest that will take them from Washington, D.C., to the graveyards and fleshpots of the Far East to the human jungle of New York.
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2 out of 5 stars
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7 hours in and I am done
- De bionichands en 01-26-12
De: Peter Straub
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The Year's Top Short SF Novels 5
- De: Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, John P Murphy, y otros
- Narrado por: Tom Dheere, Nancy Linari
- Duración: 15 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
Short novels are movie-length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2014 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form of storytelling.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator sounds like Tony Danza
- De Sean en 03-05-16
De: Cory Doctorow, y otros
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2113
- Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush
- De: John McFetridge - editor, Kevin J. Anderson - editor
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 45
The music of Rush, one of the most successful bands in music history, is filled with fantastic stories, evocative images, thought-provoking futures and pasts. In this anthology, notable, best-selling, and award-winning writers each chose a Rush song as the spark for a new story, drawing inspiration from the visionary trio Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm a RUSH fan, but ...no..not this book
- De NBP en 07-15-17
De: John McFetridge - editor, y otros
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The Silent History
- De: Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, Kevin Moffett
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman, LJ Ganser
- Duración: 14 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 72
It begins as a statistical oddity: a spike in children born with acute speech delays. Physically normal in every way, these children never speak and do not respond to speech; they don't learn to read, don't learn to write. As the number of cases grows to an epidemic level, theories spread. Maybe it's related to a popular antidepressant; maybe it's environmental. Or maybe these children have special skills all their own.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Thought-Provoking Premise
- De Doug - Audible en 03-31-15
De: Eli Horowitz, y otros
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Shadow Show
- All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
- De: Sam Weller - editor, Mort Castle - editor
- Narrado por: George Takei, Edward Herrmann, Kate Mulgrew, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 161
Ray Bradbury - peerless storyteller, poet of the impossible, and one of America's most beloved authors - is a literary giant whose remarkable career spanned seven decades. Now 26 of today's most diverse and celebrated authors offer new short works in honor of the master; stories of heart, intelligence, and dark wonder from a remarkable range of creative artists.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE MAN WHO FORGOT RAY BRADBURY
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-27-17
De: Sam Weller - editor, y otros
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Library of the Dead
- Will Piper Series, Book 1
- De: Glenn Cooper
- Narrado por: Pete Bradbury
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 48
A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the Doomsday Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified. Even worse, the police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common, defying all profiling, and all that connects them is that each received a sick postcard in the mail before they died - a postcard that announced their date of death. In desperation, the FBI assigns the case to maverick agent Will Piper, once the most accomplished serial-killing expert in the bureau's history, now on a dissolute spiral to retirement.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ok towards the end
- De JoAnn en 05-23-23
De: Glenn Cooper
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Crimes by Moonlight
- Mysteries from the Dark Side
- De: Charlaine Harris - author/editor
- Narrado por: Natalie Ross
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 135
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
In number-one New York Times best-selling author Charlaine Harris’s "Dahlia Underground,” venerable vampire Dahlia Lynley-Chivers survives an attack by an anti-vampire terrorist group, only to show them they tried to blow up the wrong bloodsucker. Bailey Ruth Raeburn, a ghost assigned to assist humans in trouble, steps into the middle of a marital dispute with surprising twists in Carolyn Hart’s “Riding High”....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pleasantly surprised
- De Bonnie en 08-06-11
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 4
- De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, Stephen King, Peter Straub
- Narrado por: Meredith Mitchell, Rebecca Mitchell, Michael Healy, y otros
- Duración: 16 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 199
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 198
With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect - and enjoy.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Only a few decent stories in this bunch.
- De Jerry en 12-06-14
De: Ellen Datlow - author/editor, y otros
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How Like a God
- De: Brenda W. Clough
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 328
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 286
What would it be like, to get absolute power? Would you wear a cape and fight crime? Rule the planet? Or perhaps you would be like Rob Lewis, and watch your world collapse around you. Does absolute power corrupt absolutely? Rob is going to find out.
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1 out of 5 stars
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At one point the main character rapes at 13 year old girl
- De Richard Davis en 05-29-21
De: Brenda W. Clough
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Since We Fell
- A Novel
- De: Dennis Lehane
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,211
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,028
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,020
Since We Fell follows Rachel Childs, a former journalist who, after an on-air mental breakdown, now lives as a virtual shut-in. In all other respects, however, she enjoys an ideal life with an ideal husband. Until a chance encounter on a rainy afternoon causes that ideal life to fray. As does Rachel's marriage. As does Rachel herself. Sucked into a conspiracy thick with deception, violence, and possibly madness, Rachel must find the strength within herself to conquer unimaginable fears and mind-altering truths.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wait ....
- De Ann en 05-17-17
De: Dennis Lehane
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Zombies: More Recent Dead
- De: Neil Gaiman, Carrie Vaughn, Caitlin R. Kiernan, y otros
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt, Marguerite Gavin
- Duración: 20 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 116
The living dead are more alive than ever! Zombies have become more than an iconic monster for the 21st century: They are now a phenomenon constantly revealing as much about ourselves - and our fascination with death, resurrection, and survival - as our love for the supernatural or post-apocalyptic speculation. Our most imaginative literary minds have been devoured by these incredible creatures and produced exciting, insightful, and unflinching new works of zombie fiction.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A well blended mix
- De The Lone Mopper en 07-30-15
De: Neil Gaiman, y otros
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Strong Motion
- De: Jonathan Franzen
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello
- Duración: 20 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 223
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 193
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 196
Louis Holland arrives in Boston in a spring of ecological upheaval (a rash of earthquakes on the North Shore) and odd luck: the first one kills his grandmother. Louis tries to maintain his independence, but falls in love with a Harvard seismologist whose discoveries about the earthquakes' cause complicate everything.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Compelling Story, Ridiculous Narrator
- De DianeReads en 02-28-16
De: Jonathan Franzen
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The Keep
- The Adversary Cycle, Book 1
- De: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 15 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 800
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 697
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 698
"Something is murdering my men." Thus reads the message received from a Nazi commander stationed in a small castle high in the remote Transylvanian Alps. Invisible and silent, the enemy selects one victim per night, leaving the bloodless and mutilated corpses behind to terrify its future victims. When an elite SS extermination squad is dispatched to solve the problem, the men find something that's both powerful and terrifying. Panicked, the Nazis bring in a local expert on folklore - who just happens to be Jewish - to shed some light on the mysterious happenings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At long last, The classic horror novel on Audible
- De Shieldslinger en 07-22-20
De: F. Paul Wilson
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The World Walker
- The World Walker Series, Book 1
- De: Ian W. Sainsbury
- Narrado por: Todd Boyce
- Duración: 12 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,921
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,764
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,768
Just outside Los Angeles, a prisoner hidden away for 70 years sits up, gets off the bed and disappears through a solid wall. In Australia, a magician impresses audiences by producing real elephants. Nobody realizes it's not an illusion. Across the world, individuals and organizations with supernatural power suddenly detect the presence of something even they can't understand. At the center of it all, Seb Varden, a 32-year old musician with a secret in his past, slits his wrists, is shot dead and run over on the freeway.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Stuff
- De DobieChuck en 01-15-17
De: Ian W. Sainsbury
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The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
- Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
- De: John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Mary Robinette Kowal, Justine Eyre
- Duración: 15 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 118
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 109
Mad scientists have never had it so tough. In super-hero comics, graphic novels, films, TV series, video games, and even works of what may be fiction, they are besieged by those who stand against them, devoid of sympathy for their irrational, megalomaniacal impulses to rule, destroy, or otherwise dominate the world as we know it. It’s just not fair. So those of us who are so twisted and sick that we love mad scientists have created this guide.
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3 out of 5 stars
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HAND DANCING
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-30-15
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Cold Fire
- De: Dean Koontz
- Narrado por: Carol Cowan, Michael Hanson
- Duración: 14 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,287
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 971
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 976
Reporter Holly Thorne is intrigued by Jim Ironheart, who has saved 12 lives in the past three months. Holly wants to know what kind of power drives him, why terrifying visions of a churning windmill haunt his dreams, and just what he means when he whispers in his sleep that an enemy who will kill everyone is coming.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Above average Koontz
- De Michael en 07-18-08
De: Dean Koontz