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Last Year
- De: Robert Charles Wilson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 813
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 746
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 741
In the near future of Robert Charles Wilson's Last Year, the technology exists to open doorways into the past - but not our past, not exactly. Each "past" is effectively an alternate world, identical to ours but only up to the date on which we access it. And a given "past" can be reached only once. After a passageway is open, it's the only road to that particular past; once closed, it can't be reopened.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I RCW keeps writing for years to come
- De NMwritergal en 12-09-16
- Last Year
- De: Robert Charles Wilson
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Clever Premise, Well-Developed
Revisado: 01-08-25
'Last Year' is an excellent example of what I love about Robert Charles Wilson's work: it has a fabulous & clever underlying premise (time-travel as a tourism industry), and believable characters that you really care about. As expected, he also treats us to a satisfying conclusion.
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Backburn
- The Fixer: 9
- De: Andrew Vaillencourt
- Narrado por: Jay Ben Markson
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 13
Clandestine corporate operations have weakened the treaties between Dockside’s gangs just in time for a disaster at the docks to shut down Earth’s mightiest marketplace. On the verge of economic catastrophe, Gateways Inc. lands an army of corporate troops to seize control. Criminals and corpos make for a tense pairing, and it’s only a matter of time before something breaks and the shooting starts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Crash Landing the Series deserves !
- De Amy en 03-04-25
- Backburn
- The Fixer: 9
- De: Andrew Vaillencourt
- Narrado por: Jay Ben Markson
A Sleeper SF Masterpiece
Revisado: 10-22-24
Wow, Backburn was a most satisfying and entertaining conclusion (so far?) to this 5-Star series. In this book, Vaillencourt unveils an Asimov-worthy greater meaning underlying the events of the entire series. I don't understand why the books in this series haven't yet attained blockbuster status! A BIG congratulations to the author on this significant and lasting contribution to the body of SF literature!
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Head Space
- The Fixer, Book 6
- De: Andrew Vaillencourt
- Narrado por: Jay Ben Markson
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 55
It takes a brave soul to mess with Dockside. Roland Tankowicz has made a career out of teaching this lesson, and the galaxy is starting to notice. Yet despite filling entire graveyards with corporate raiders, pirates, criminal organizations, and the occasional marauding cybernetic psychopath, somebody out there still thinks the lucrative district is worth harassing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read the first 5 books first cause SPOILERS!!!
- De Amy en 01-05-25
- Head Space
- The Fixer, Book 6
- De: Andrew Vaillencourt
- Narrado por: Jay Ben Markson
A Seminal Work In AI Sci-Fi
Revisado: 10-14-24
Wow! Andrew Vaillencourt has become one of my favorite authors. His writing style has just the right balance of descriptive prose, action and comedy. The entire Fixer series has wonderful characters and compelling story lines. So far, Head Space is my favorite in the series, which is saying a lot.
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Steelheart
- The Reckoners, Book 1
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
- Duración: 12 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38,021
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34,534
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34,568
Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will. Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He got the idea from a near traffic accident
- De Don Gilbert en 09-26-13
- Steelheart
- The Reckoners, Book 1
- De: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
Great Plot, Wonderful Characters
Revisado: 09-18-20
I don't usually get excited about "Super-Hero" stories but this one grabbed me right away. I enjoyed the story's perspective, as narrated by the young adult who embarks on an amazing adventure.
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The Singularity Trap
- De: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33,054
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 30,391
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30,316
Dennis E. Taylor, author of the best-selling Bobiverse trilogy, explores a whole different, darker world in this sci-fi stand-alone. Determined to give his wife and children a better life back home, Ivan Pritchard ventures to the edge of known space to join the crew of the Mad Astra as an asteroid miner. He's prepared for hard work and loneliness—but not the unthinkable. After coming into contact with a mysterious alien substance, Pritchard finds an unwelcome entity sharing his mind, and a disturbing physical transformation taking place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent.
- De Amy Scott en 06-13-18
- The Singularity Trap
- De: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
A New, Original SciFi Dilemma
Revisado: 09-06-20
Bottom line: I'm impressed w/ this plot & highly recommend it to SF fans!
Pros. 1) The fate of humanity was at stake in an *original* & compelling manner. This is an impressive achievement for the author; there are only so many ways to spin standard SF themes.
2) To my knowledge, the initial source of tension
(displayed in the cover art; I'm being vague to avoid spoilers) is also original.
3) I enjoyed the intellectual nature of the challenges faced. Top-level: how to save humanity against impossible odds? Details: how to communicate in code under omnipotent surveillance (think: Asimov's, "I, Robot")? The author serves up satisfying solutions!
4) This takes place in the future. The several references to present-day SF pop culture were fun/playful :-D
Con. Greater character development wd have vaulted this book into a SF classic.
Yes, I connected w/ the protagonist, and appreciated the handling of the military lead. However, I found myself "wanting more" w/ pretty much every significant character (including the military lead). The romance could have been a compelling subplot. More backstory/concerns of the key players wd have helped readers empathize even more w/ the wonderful tension created in the story.
Regardless, SF fans will appreciate this original & well-conceived storyline.
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