Walking to Aldebaran

De: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrado por: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Duración: 3 h y 36 m

Resumen del Editor

I'M LOST. I'M SCARED. AND THERE'S SOMETHING HORRIBLE IN HERE.

My name is Gary Rendell. I'm an astronaut. When they asked me as a kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said, "astronaut, please!" I dreamed astronaut, I worked astronaut, I studied astronaut. I got lucky; when a probe exploring the Oort Cloud found a strange alien rock and an international team of scientists was put together to go and look at it, I made the draw.

I got even luckier. When disaster hit and our team was split up, scattered through the endless cold tunnels, I somehow survived.

Now I'm lost, and alone, and scared, and there's something horrible in here.

Lucky me.

Lucky, lucky, lucky.

©2019 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2019 Tantor

amazing (per usual)

fantastic story, per usual. well rounded plot with good science fiction, humor, and enough depth to make you care about the characters. has a real HHGTTG vibe but not afraid to explore darker and more serious emotions. author does a fantastic job narrating his own story. highly recommend!!!!

Enjoyable short story with great narration

Definitely a "short story" in terms of depth but fun writing and great narration really elevated it - hope Adrian narrates more of his work!

Great Short Sci Fi

Wickedly good sci fi with an unexpected twist. Perfectly narrated, delightfully written. A great ‘monster’ story.

Weird but loved it

Weird but loved it
Chatty and rambling but given context of plot makes perfect sense.

Imaginative, Chaotic, and Harrowing

This book has one of the most intriguing premises I’ve heard in a long time—with an equally compelling plot told through the unstable voice of Gary Rendell. Great narration and great story overall!

Wonderful

Everything you want, nothing you don't. I was skeptical that Tchaikovsky reading his own book was a good idea but I was wrong. The whole thing is terrific.

Well written but pointless

Too many questions and too unresolved. Good performance and good prose keep you going, but why?

HP Lovecraft's "The Outsider" meets "Space Oddity"

Very Enjoyable, both a good writer and a good narrator. Some people have all the talent.

Recommended

I liked Children of Time so well that when I saw Walking to Aldebaran available I purchased it. The author did a very good job with the narration. The story held my interest and it's a story I will re-listen to (something I don't do often). I prefer longer books but one of the most memorable books that I have ever read was a short story The Mist by Stephen King. Thirty five to forty years later that I still remember that story. IMO this was worth the price. I gave the story and performance 4 stars, unlike a lot of other reviewers I don't slap 5 stars on every book I listen to.

This was dark and delightful

I don’t usually go in for dark but this was absolutely delightful. I’m not going to describe it because that would be something of a spoiler I’ll just say if you like dark or maybe even if you don’t this was a fun short read.