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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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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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Distress
- De: Greg Egan
- Narrado por: Adam Epstein
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Investigative reporter Andrew Worth turns down a documentary on a mysterious new mental illness - "Distress," or acute clinical anxiety syndrome, for another assignment. He's on his way to the artificial island of Stateless, where the world's top physicists are gathering to decide on a new TOE, or Theory of Everything, to replace Einstein's outmoded legacy.
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A good book ruined by a poor (and strange) reading
- De David en 12-06-13
De: Greg Egan
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Light Chaser
- De: Peter F. Hamilton, Gareth L. Powell
- Narrado por: Imogen Church
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Amahle is a Light Chaser—one of a number of explorers, who travel the universe alone (except for their onboard AI), trading trinkets for life stories. But when she listens to the stories sent down through the ages, she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different times and on different worlds. She comes to understand that something terrible is happening, and only she is in a position to do anything about it. And it will cost everything to put it right.
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Life is lonely with only Instagram collars
- De Michael G Kurilla en 07-10-22
De: Peter F. Hamilton, y otros
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The Quantum Thief
- De: Hannu Rajaniemi
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist, and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. Now he’s confined inside the Dilemma Prison, where every day he has to get up and kill himself before his other self can kill him.
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Starts Confusing, Gets Exciting, Ends Awesome
- De Matthew en 10-21-11
De: Hannu Rajaniemi
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Robot Uprisings
- De: Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Emily Beresford, Tamara Marston, A.T. Chandler, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
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Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives.
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Has some bright spots
- De ChrisM. en 10-22-15
De: Daniel H. Wilson, y otros
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Blue Remembered Earth
- De: Alastair Reynolds
- Narrado por: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Duración: 21 h y 45 m
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Critically acclaimed author Alastair Reynolds holds a well-deserved place “among the leaders of the hard-science space opera renaissance." ( Publishers Weekly). In Blue Remembered Earth, Geoffrey Akinya wants nothing more than to study the elephants of the Amboseli basin. But when his space-explorer grandmother dies, secrets come to light and Geoffrey is dispatched to the Moon to protect the family name - and prevent an impending catastrophe.
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A surprising and staisfying departure for Reynolds
- De Michael G Kurilla en 07-21-12
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Expendable
- League of Peoples, Book 1
- De: James Alan Gardner
- Narrado por: Christine Marshall
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Under the benevolent leadership of the League of Peoples, there is no war, little crime, and life is sacred...unless you're an Explorer. The ugly, the flawed, the misfit, the deformed, they are the unwanted, flung to the farthest corners of the galaxy to investigate hostile planets and strange, vicious creatures. Out there, there are a thousand different - and terrible - ways to die.
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FU@@ING EXPLORERS
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 03-06-15
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Stations of the Tide
- De: Michael Swanwick
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
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The Jubilee Tides will drown the continents of the planet Miranda beneath the weight of her own oceans. But as the once-in-two-centuries cataclysm approaches, an even greater catastrophe threatens this dark and dangerous planet of tale-spinners, conjurers, and shapechangers. From author Michael Swanwick—one of the most brilliantly assured and darkly inventive writers of contemporary fiction—comes a masterwork of radically altered realities and world-shattering seductions.
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Hard to categorize, hard to put down
- De Robert L. en 03-25-12
De: Michael Swanwick
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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
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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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HAND DANCING
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-30-15
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The City and the Stars
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Geoffrey T. Williams
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
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Diaspar is Earth's last city - surrounded by deserts, on a world where the oceans have long since dried up. It is a domed, isolated, technological marvel, run by the Central Computer. Diaspar has conquered death. People are called forth; they live for a thousand years and then are recalled, to be born thousands of years later, over and over again. No child has been born for at least 10 million years. Until Alvin....
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A Classic
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 12-10-11
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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Time's Eye
- A Time Odyssey, Book 1
- De: Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind - until they act. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no longer exist in a single timeline.
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I expected better from these two
- De Kennet en 06-04-08
De: Stephen Baxter, y otros
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The Hammer of God
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
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The Hammer of God was first published in the Sept. 28, 1992 issue of Time. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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Short and Sweet. A Grand Adventure - tiny package.
- De Andy en 03-03-18
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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The End of Eternity
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Jon Lindstrom
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
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The Eternals, the ruling class of the Future, had the power of life and death not only over every human being but over the very centuries into which they were born. Past, Present, and Future could be created or destroyed at will. You had to be special to become an Eternal. Andrew Harlan was special. Until he committed the one unforgivable sin - falling in love. Eternals weren’t supposed to have feelings. But Andrew could not deny the sensations that were struggling within him. He knew he could not keep this secret forever. And so he began to plan his escape.
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- De NM en 09-02-20
De: Isaac Asimov
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2001
- A Space Odyssey
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
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It has been 40 years since the publication of this classic science-fiction novel that changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other.
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The Movie Makes More Sense Now
- De Douglas en 12-10-08
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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The Fountains of Paradise
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
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Vannemar Morgan's dream is to link Earth to the stars with the greatest engineering feat of all time: a 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. For the only possible site on the planet for Morgans Orbital Tower is the monastery atop the Sacred Mountain of Sri Kanda.
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- De Jim "The Impatient" en 04-30-11
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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The City and the Stars
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Geoffrey T. Williams
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Diaspar is Earth's last city - surrounded by deserts, on a world where the oceans have long since dried up. It is a domed, isolated, technological marvel, run by the Central Computer. Diaspar has conquered death. People are called forth; they live for a thousand years and then are recalled, to be born thousands of years later, over and over again. No child has been born for at least 10 million years. Until Alvin....
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A Classic
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 12-10-11
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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Time's Eye
- A Time Odyssey, Book 1
- De: Stephen Baxter, Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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For eons, Earth has been under observation by the Firstborn, beings almost as old as the universe itself. The Firstborn are unknown to humankind - until they act. In an instant, Earth is carved up and reassembled like a huge jigsaw puzzle. Suddenly the planet and every living thing on it no longer exist in a single timeline.
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I expected better from these two
- De Kennet en 06-04-08
De: Stephen Baxter, y otros
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The Hammer of God
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
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The Hammer of God was first published in the Sept. 28, 1992 issue of Time. Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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Short and Sweet. A Grand Adventure - tiny package.
- De Andy en 03-03-18
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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The End of Eternity
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Jon Lindstrom
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
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The Eternals, the ruling class of the Future, had the power of life and death not only over every human being but over the very centuries into which they were born. Past, Present, and Future could be created or destroyed at will. You had to be special to become an Eternal. Andrew Harlan was special. Until he committed the one unforgivable sin - falling in love. Eternals weren’t supposed to have feelings. But Andrew could not deny the sensations that were struggling within him. He knew he could not keep this secret forever. And so he began to plan his escape.
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Amazing story. Audio quality could be better.
- De NM en 09-02-20
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2001
- A Space Odyssey
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
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It has been 40 years since the publication of this classic science-fiction novel that changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other.
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The Movie Makes More Sense Now
- De Douglas en 12-10-08
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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The Fountains of Paradise
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
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Vannemar Morgan's dream is to link Earth to the stars with the greatest engineering feat of all time: a 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. For the only possible site on the planet for Morgans Orbital Tower is the monastery atop the Sacred Mountain of Sri Kanda.
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Hard
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 04-30-11
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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Islands in the Sky
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Charles Carroll
- Duración: 5 h y 32 m
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The story of Island in the Sky centers around a young man, who, after brilliantly winning a space-related competition, requests a vacation on a space station as his prize. It is written with Arthur C. Clark's obvious knowledge of science, but moves at a page turning rate throughout the entire narrative. The short novel gives a realistic possibility of work and play in future space, heightened with constant excitement and action.
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Fun early novel, aimed perhaps at teens
- De Darryl en 10-28-12
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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Legacy
- A Prequel to Eon
- De: Greg Bear
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 15 h y 53 m
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In this prequel to Eon, Greg Bear continues to explore the possibilities presented by the asteroid Thistledown, a remnant of a lost human civilization. The Way is a tunnel through space and time that leads to other worlds, some more like planet Earth than Earth itself. It is perhaps the most formidable discovery in Thistledown and with it come disputes as to the nature of the Way and how it should be used. The Way can be reached only through Axis City, the only space station of Thistledown.
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Barely related to Eon and Eternity
- De David A. Kingston en 02-21-15
De: Greg Bear
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Proxima: Book 1
- De: Stephen Baxter
- Narrado por: Kyle McCarley
- Duración: 17 h y 52 m
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The very far future: The galaxy is a drifting wreck of black holes, neutron stars, and chill white dwarfs. The age of star formation is long past. Yet there is life here, feeding off the energies of the stellar remnants, and there is mind, a tremendous galaxy-spanning intelligence each of whose thoughts lasts a hundred thousand years. And this mind cradles memories of a long-gone age when a more compact universe was full of light... The 27th century: Proxima Centauri, an undistinguished red dwarf star, is the nearest star to our sun. How would it be to live on such a world?
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No Sense of Conclusion
- De Lisa Davidson en 04-24-16
De: Stephen Baxter
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The Gods Themselves
- De: Isaac Asimov
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
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Only a few know the terrifying truth - an outcast Earth scientist, a rebellious alien inhabitant of a dying planet, a lunar-born human intuitionist who senses the imminent annihilation of the Sun... They know the truth - but who will listen? They have foreseen the cost of abundant energy - but who will believe?These few beings, human and alien, hold the key to the Earth's survival.
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Asimov's Best Stand Alone Novel
- De thomas en 09-02-14
De: Isaac Asimov
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The Starship and the Canoe
- De: Kenneth Brower, Neal Stephenson - foreword
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there. His son, George, a brilliant high-school dropout, lives in a tree house and is designing a giant kayak to explore the icy coastal wilderness of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
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Excellent Story - Captivating, Poignant, Educational
- De Anonymous User en 11-25-20
De: Kenneth Brower, y otros
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The Thousand Earths
- De: Stephen Baxter
- Narrado por: Caitlin Shannon, David Monteith
- Duración: 17 h y 37 m
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Hackett, in his trusty ship the Perseus, is not just a space traveller—beginning his travels with an expedition to Neptune and back—but, thanks to the time-dilation effect, a time traveller as well. His new mission will take him to Andromeda, to get a close-up look at the constellation which will eventually crash into the Milky Way, and give humanity a heads-up about the challenges which are coming. A mission which will take him five million years to complete. Not only is Hackett exploring unknown space, but he will return to a vastly different time.
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Not Baxter's best but worth a listen
- De Lord Rahl en 10-10-22
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Ringworld
- De: Larry Niven
- Narrado por: Tom Parker
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
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Welcome to Ringworld, an intermediate step between Dyson Spheres and planets. The gravitational force created by a rotation on its axis of 770 miles per second means no need for a roof. Walls 1,000 miles high at each rim will let in the sun and prevent much air from escaping. Larry Niven's novel, Ringworld, is the winner of the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Novel, the 1970 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 1972 Ditmars, an Australian award for Best International Science Fiction.
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Genuinely Creative
- De Kennet en 05-25-03
De: Larry Niven
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Inherit the Stars
- De: James P. Hogan
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
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The man on the moon was dead. They called him Charlie. He had big eyes, abundant body hair, and fairly long nostrils. His skeletal body was found clad in a bright red spacesuit, hidden in a rocky grave. They didn’t know who he was, how he got there, or what had killed him. All they knew was that his corpse was 50 thousand years old - and that meant this man had somehow lived long before he ever could have existed.
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IT'S TIME FOR LUNCH
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 12-14-13
De: James P. Hogan
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Childhood's End
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction
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The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began.
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Food for Thought
- De Kindle Customer en 11-17-08
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister, Ray Porter, Jonathan Davis
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From early work like "Rescue Party" and "The Lion of Comarre", through classic stories including "The Star", "Earthlight", "The Nine Billion Names of God", and "The Sentinel" (kernel of the later novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey), all the way to later work like "A Meeting with Medusa" and "The Hammer of God", this comprehensive short story collection encapsulates one of the great science fiction careers of all time.
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- De KW Charlie en 09-15-16
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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A Fall of Moondust
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
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Time is running out for the passengers and crew of the tourist cruiser Selene, incarcerated in a sea of choking lunar dust. On the surface, her rescuers find their resources stretched to the limit by the mercilessly unpredictable conditions of a totally alien environment. A brilliantly imagined story of human ingenuity and survival, A Fall of Moondust is a tour-de-force of psychological suspense and sustained dramatic tension by the field's foremost author.
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Old Fashioned Science Fiction
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 12-03-11
De: Arthur C. Clarke
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Prelude to Space
- De: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrado por: Derek Perkins
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
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Here is the compelling story of the launching of Prometheus - Earth's first true spaceship - and of the men who made it happen. Dirk Alexson, chronicler of the greatest space adventure of all time: He was chosen to immortalize the incredible story of the men and their heroic mission. Sir Robert Derwent, Direct-General of Interplanetary-London Headquarters for the International Space-Flight Project: He was the man who got the mission off the ground and into the pages of history. Professor Maxton, the world's leading atomic engineer: He designed the huge ship's drive units....
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PRELUDE
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 04-18-14
De: Arthur C. Clarke
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Light of Other Days
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- randall
- 06-02-19
Absolutely incredible!
Absolutely incredible! So well written and narrated! A must read! One the best sci-fi stories ever!
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- Lisa Callihan
- 11-30-08
When Seeing All is not Understanding All
Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter do not disappoint in their joint effort, "The Light of Other Days" If clones, wormholes, cloaking technology, brain implants, and the ability to alter the space-time continuum tend to rock-your-world - then this read/listen is for you. The unfortunate passing of Arthur C. Clarke marked the end of a science-fiction era of heyday popularity and futuristic envisioning. If there is another dimension available to this beloved carbon-based biped - I hope he has journeyed there and is happy discovering new mysteries of our universe.
One has to wonder if Clarke ever progressed beyond his early obsession with ground-controlled approach radar. Without an instrument landing system or modern navigational capability one would be entering the unknown in a hazardous fashion, counting only on the guidance and accuracy of a ground-based air traffic controller. There are some similarities in the journey of the main characters in this novel, but, to avoid spoiling the plot I will end now.
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- 1genxer
- 09-06-19
Great concept, lack of story
I was really excited about this book, but felt let down in the end. Much more time was spent on philosophy than story, to the point that it began feeling like a bias text book on humanity. The story's concept was great, and fairly solid. The writing itself is beautiful. I just would have liked more story, more plot progression, and more character development. It often felt like a study, and that the characters and story were in the way of both authors exploration of what humanity means. Unfortunately the narrator sounded like a professor reading said text, completing the illusion.
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- Wes
- 10-04-09
Wonderful story of realistic future
I love this book! Recently I've been considering the possibility of using quantum wormholes for "seeing" the past - no need to actually go there when we can just look and learn all we want about distant times. So it was by chance I stumbled upon this book about just that subject. Clarke's writing is always a joy to follow and his consdierable sciantific insight was brough to bear on the subject. I found the story to be believable and rooted in the current knowledge of theoretical sciences. His characters were well rounded and added to the intrestingness of the story. And for me, the ending was superb! Although pure fiction, for now :), I found myself searching the bookstore for more information on wormholes and quantum theory. If you're into such subjects, whether fiction or nonfiction, this book will be an excellent read!
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- marcus a.
- 01-17-18
A must read
what A spectacular look into the future. This book tugs at your brain as well as your heart. simply amazing
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- Daniel
- 02-23-17
UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME
OH... DEAR... GOD...
Life just wants to live on.
Please go to the Three Body Problem trilogy.
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- Andy
- 05-03-19
Instant Classic! How Is This Book Not Ubiquitous?
Loved this one. I'm currently on a mission to read every single work of fiction that Arthur C Clarke ever wrote. I've just started to dive into some of the books he wrote with Stephen Baxter and I was quite impressed!
The narrator is a little dry at first and gets better over time. I enjoyed his French accent and his voice for Hiram Patterson. I won't intentionally seek out other audiobooks read by this narrator, but I won't avoid his readings either. He was good but not quite great.
Most stories written by or written with Arthur C Clarke explore broad science fiction topics and their wider impact upon the human race as a whole. This story is no exception. Might be a better fit for a Clarke super fan like me as the Wormhole / past viewing / Joined mind / human resurrection sci-fi topics in this book are a little heady and the authors go to a surprising depth with these topics. There's a ton of speculation and suspend your disbelief springbroading off of interesting hard sci-fi theory that I found incredibly addicting as the book unfolded.
I found the rabbit holes that the narrative took me down in the world of sci-fi theory to be more interesting than the characters being used as vehicals to move the plot along. I usually feel this way about most Clarke stories. Maybe because Baxter was involved but these characters felt a little more real and a little more interesting than I normally expect from an Arthur C Clarke story.
Ultimately, it was the adventure of plunging into the unknown through a wormhole into the deep past that got me on the edge of my seat! the first time they did that, I was a little bored and like, "so, what?" about it... but the last time they dive into the deep past... wow! And the ending was fascinating.
Lots of food for thought in the one. A great read!Not for the casual fan, the light reader, or a newbie to Arthur C Clarke but a stirring adventure of the mind for those who wish to dive into it!
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- Donald Naylor
- 06-12-20
Amazingly imaginative!
I love it when authors combine up to date theory, fact and imagination. Great read.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-08-22
I read the print book of this first…
The performance does a better job of capturing the intensity between the characters, but this story- of the impact a past viewer could make, for good or ill- is poignant and timely. Man the Year 2000 seems so long ago.
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- 05-27-10
Interesting Idea Bathed in Narm.
Narm: when something that is supposed to be serious, but due to either over-sappiness, poor execution, excessive Melodrama, or the sheer absurdity of the situation, the drama is lost to the point of becoming unintentionally funny. It can be extremely subjective. (via TV Tropes)
The novel's most attractive point is that it explores how society can be impacted by a machine that can show the present and past *exactly* as it occurred. The novel touches upon how the execution of the legal system would have to be redesigned, how most of human history cannot be reduced to a simple logical narrative, and the implications of immsersive virtual reality technology.
However, a story is introduced in order to feed these abstract ideas to the audience without putting it to sleep. The plot is a vehicle for exploring these ideas. As a result, I feel that many moments that could have been written into more dramatic forms are wasted. One character suddenly experiences emotions after a device in his brain stops repressing them (How an emotionless child-like rich playboy company manager could *be* a playboy and a company-manager escapes me). Another character is forced by a shrink to admit that her memories cannot be trusted as evidence in court (She wins the case but is kept imprisoned for no apparent reason). The best way I can describe this story whose potentially more dramatic plot points are mishandled is like this: The story is full of narm. It requires you to suspend your disbelief to a higher degree than most stories.
The central focus of the author is the technology and its impact on society as a whole, not the characters he introduces to explore said technology/impact. As a result, the characters and plot feel like disposable cups (convenient and easily forgotton).
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