Dawn for a Distant Earth

Forever Hero Series #1

By: L. E. Modesitt Jr.

Narrated by: Kyle McCarley

Thousands of years in the future, Earth is a desolate ruin. The first human ship to return in millennia discovers an abandoned wasteland inhabited by only a few degenerate or mutated human outcasts. But among them is a boy of immense native intelligence and determination who grows up to become the force behind a plan to make Earth flower again. He is, if not immortal, at least very long lived, and he plans to build an independent power base out in the galaxy and force the galactic empire to devote centuries and immense resources to the restoration of the ecology of Earth.

©1987 L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (P)2015 Tantor

Good story

"The ballad of the captain" sounds very much like the old Dubliners song, "Seven Drunken Nights." Loved this story after getting used to the narrator. Looking forward to the next book.

A good solid Book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, To be honest I do not know why But just a good book

What about Kyle McCarley’s performance did you like?

Does a real good job even with the many sounds that makes these style books hard to Perform

Great story

So-so narration. I don’t care for attempts at accent or dialect. Otherwise fun to which I listened.

Finally!

What did you love best about Dawn for a Distant Earth?

It is a man doing his all to create a better place. How can you not love that.

What other book might you compare Dawn for a Distant Earth to and why?

Consider this book as a lighter, less insane mixture of Dune by Frank Herbert and Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.

Any additional comments?

One of my favorite series. I am so glad this series is being made into audiobooks because it gives me another way to enjoy it.

While I was shocked the reader did not have a deeper voice, McCarley's talent overcomes my initial hesitancy the more I listen.

Great Science Fiction

I cried at the end. Like so many great books this one brought me closer to what being human is all about.