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Oblivion
- Starfire, Book 8
- De: Steve White, Charles E. Gannon
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
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The war with the profoundly alien Arduans has ended, and the Arduans have come to call humanity their allies. Most of them - the Arduan warrior caste refuses to accept defeat. Now known as the Kaituni, they are waging a war of extermination against all members of the pan-Sentient Union, human and Arduan alike. What's more, the Kaituni have an unexpected weapon in their arsenal: the alien Arachnids, once thought driven to extinction. The Kaituni drive the Arachnid fleet ahead of them, inflicting untold damage.
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Love this series... But...
- De Oliver J Camacho en 04-05-22
- Oblivion
- Starfire, Book 8
- De: Steve White, Charles E. Gannon
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
Overly complex
Revisado: 03-10-25
One thing I hate about Weber's books and world building is the overly complex strategems that are always applied that seem to win the day. The amount of luck involved makes for Mary Sue plots that bore after a time. Plot armor is gay.
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In Death Ground
- Starfire, Book 2
- De: David Weber, Steve White
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 21 h y 9 m
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Five thousand years after Sun Tzu writes The Art of War, his advice is followed during the Fourth Interstellar War between the terrible Bugs and the humans, who are aided by their catlike Orion allies.
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Don't bother
- De Linda Luella en 02-24-16
- In Death Ground
- Starfire, Book 2
- De: David Weber, Steve White
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
Numbingly endless naval battle
Revisado: 02-17-25
Battle, battle, battle, battle...oh look, another battle. Boring characters, little or no world building, and no naval tactics. Just fleets crashing into one another and the side with greater tech usually wins. I'm not saying it's an unrealistic scenario but, good God, the production, industrial capacity of the human sphere is OP. You can hardly believe anything this large can ever be threatened.
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Fighting for the Crown
- Ark Royal, Book 16
- De: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 13 h y 27 m
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HMS Lion and HMS Unicorn have made it home from their first mission against the alien virus, opening the way for humanity to take the offensive. Now, a major fleet is readying itself to depart into enemy space, intent on smashing the virus’ ability to wage war and destroy the threat once and for all. And Captains Hammond and Campbell will take the lead. But humanity itself is buckling under the strain of endless war.
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Repetitive use of certain phrases
- De EHong en 02-02-25
- Fighting for the Crown
- Ark Royal, Book 16
- De: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
Repetitive use of certain phrases
Revisado: 02-02-25
Good: The gradual disintegration and decline of Earth civilization as the war drags on.
Bad: Repetitive use of stock phrases like, "He gritted his teeth..." or "God knows what the..."
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The Lion and the Unicorn
- Ark Royal, Book 15
- De: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 14 h y 13 m
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The war isn’t going well. In five years of heavy fighting, humanity and its alien allies have steadily been pushed back toward Earth, toward the very heart of humanity itself. The virus is steadily wearing the defences down, mounting campaign after campaign to infect and enslave every other alien race. The only hope rests with newer and better weapons, with technology that may turn the tide, but can the weapons and starships be deployed in time?
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The devastating impact of bullying
- De EHong en 02-01-25
- The Lion and the Unicorn
- Ark Royal, Book 15
- De: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
The devastating impact of bullying
Revisado: 02-01-25
I loved this new angle of bullying. It speaks directly to my own heart. I literally feel Tobias's trembling and rage. SUCH an interesting study.
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Double Eagle
- Warhammer 40,000
- De: Dan Abnett
- Narrado por: Toby Longworth
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
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When the elite fighter pilots of the Phantine XX arrive on the beleaguered world of Enothis, they know it is a desperate hour. The forces of Chaos are closing in, and their final push could well wipe out all human life on the planet. Thousands of refugees flee the dark armies, and the infamous Chaos fighter pilot Khrel Kas Obarkon is always hunting the skies for more prey....
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battle of Britain Warhammer 40k style.
- De Jonathan M Trdan-Schmidt en 09-29-19
- Double Eagle
- Warhammer 40,000
- De: Dan Abnett
- Narrado por: Toby Longworth
Solid
Revisado: 12-27-24
A most satisfying tale. One that re-enacts the Battle of Britain but in space with none of the Woke 'subversion of expectations Abnett later applies in books like Saturnine and Anarch.
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The Eye of the World
- Book One of The Wheel of Time
- De: Robert Jordan
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Duración: 29 h y 57 m
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When their village is attacked by trollocs, monsters thought to be only legends, three young men, Rand, Matt, and Perrin, flee in the company of the Lady Moiraine, a sinister visitor of unsuspected powers. Thus begins an epic adventure set in a world of wonders and horror, where what was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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Your first step down a very long and winding road.
- De Lore en 06-29-12
- The Eye of the World
- Book One of The Wheel of Time
- De: Robert Jordan
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
Need to re-record the audio
Revisado: 07-24-24
The voice actors should redo this. Their interpretations and pronunciations undergo an evolution throughout the series. They're still alive so why not? It would make the listening SO much more bearable.
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A Memory of Light
- Wheel of Time, Book 14
- De: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Duración: 41 h y 47 m
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The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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End of one of my favorite fantasy series ever.
- De Magikarp Salad en 06-02-13
- A Memory of Light
- Wheel of Time, Book 14
- De: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
I miss RJ's writing
Revisado: 11-18-23
The only thing this book has worth hearing or reading is The Last Battle. I think about 75-90% is written by Jordan himself. That section alone is worth the price. It's virtually 2/3 of the entire book. The rest...sheesh. I HATE what they did for the Egwene, Siuan Sanche, Gareth Brynn, etc and, of course PADAN FAIN!!!!
The book lacks the grace and solidity of Jordan's prose, instead we have Sanderson's AWFUL dialogue and amateurish descriptions of battle. He DOES NOT know his medieval battlefield weapons and tactics. Frankly, I think a fake news reporter would've done a better job narrating the Last Battle. Brandon keeps using words like 'combat' and other colloquial phrases that have no place in a medieval battle. I half expected him to use expressions like Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome and shooters! And don't get me started on Mat Cauthon!!!! That character was murdered by Sanderson. How could anyone mistake the angry, nuanced rogue of Jordan's books with this clown? Olver possessed greater depth and maturity than Mat!
Now back to the Last Battle: where the fuck are the Seanchan? Where are the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in their empire? I see an army of maybe 100,000 Seanchan with several hundred damane. What about the rest? And what about the White and Black tower? Weren't there thousands of novices and new recruits? Where are they? Some of them were very powerful like Sherina Melloy. Are they all just back in their classrooms doing menial chores? This is the Last Fucking Battle, Shouldn't EVERYONE who could channel be there? If they can't fight they can serve as batteries linked to other channelers. They should be linked and on the front lines!!! Sanderson doesn't give numbers, but I'm assuming they're supposed to be millions of Trollocs and hundreds of thousands of men in this battle. We have Borderlanders (about 250,000), the White Tower (75,000-150,000), Perrin's Dragonsworn/Whitecloak/Aiel/Wiseone/Ashaman for of about 75,000. How is it possible that someplace small like the Two Rivers could churn out thousands of Dragonswon under Perrin, but literal nations like Tear, Illian, Murandy, Amadicia, Altara, Tarabon have seemingly just a few tens of thousands in total? Sanderson doesn't give us any tally or number for each of the major battles fought. I can't see where the hundreds of thousands of Aiel fought, And just how many Ogier were there? Frustratingly, Sanderson says generally 'All' when describing them. What does 'All' mean? 1,000? 10,000? 100,000? We know they were deployed to protect the cannons against thousands and thousands of Trollocs. and that they're about the same size as a Trolloc. So there must be thousands of Ogier men and women but we don't seem to know exactly how many?
Again where is this huge Seanchan army? Are the Seanchan too busy fighting Trollocs within their empire. Maybe hundreds of thousands spawned through the portal and way gates into Seanchan controlled territory. That would've been a nice touch but Sanderson either forgot or was too lazy to make the effort to explain the absence. And last we checked, places like Ebou Dar were doing great! And where are the old Age of legend weapons like those shock lances? Didn't Moridin have a cache of such artifacts in his stronghold? You think he'd have given that over to some of of his minions to use. I mean, if the Horn of Valere gets another blow, then why not a Jo tank or plane? And what happened to Dane Boernhold? Where are all these Borderland characters like Prince Kaisel after Tarwin's Gap and their defeat in Shienar? Were they killed when Agelmar got turned? Overall, this book was an undercooked mess with so many missed opportunities. Another example of Sanderson not connecting the dots is the argument between Egwene (the Amyrlin Seat) and Tuon (Greatest or Highest Majesty or some shit) where they debate how Damane are treated. Egwene reveals she was 'trained' (ie tortured) by the Suldam Reena. I was waiting for some explosion about that name given that Mat, Tuon, and Selucia ALL know who that girl was. Except...nothing. Again an undercooked mess that really deserves 2 stars, except for the Last Battle. Still one of the most epic fantasy showdowns in literary history.
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Towers of Midnight
- Wheel of Time, Book 13
- De: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
- Duración: 38 h y 17 m
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The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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A truly great sleeping aide
- De BigMorningStar en 11-08-10
- Towers of Midnight
- Wheel of Time, Book 13
- De: Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
Uneven story
Revisado: 11-13-23
God please pronounce Trebuchet correctly! Matt's dialogue is obviously written by Sanderson. No more phrases in the Old Tongue. No more recollections of his past lives; his forgotten battles; and few mentions of the dice in his head. It's the weakest part of the book. Sad, because the strongest elements of Jordan's prose was often the Mat storyline. Mat, more than any other, was a conflicted character who loved life and HATED entanglements with responsibility and duty. Mat sounds like a 10 year old boy now with Sanderson writing. The strongest part of the book are probably the scenes with Perrin (or Rodel Ituralde). The most famous, spine tingling moment in the book is inarguably of the forging of the hammer. I think it might go down in history as among the greatest sequences in fantasy, Ironically, much of that sounded like it was also written by Sanderson. His writing quality is uneven and inconsistent which is so frustrating. If he can perform good moments like the hammer or Hindlestap, he should write Mat or Elayne better. I think even he's admitted he'd rather have written Mat's section differently. You can really tell the difference in the book between Jordan's and Sanderson's writing. Much of Perrin, Ituralde, and Egwene sounds like Jordan's writing, while Aviendhra, Mat, and Elayne by Sanderson. Brandon should've avoided using modern words like "command center/bunker, combat,.." or other stock phrases in a medieval setting. What's wrong with 'fortress or battle combat?' It was immersion breaking for me. I wish there was an actual guide to inform readers which parts were written by Jordan and which were Sanderson's so that the reader might skip much of the latter's work. I'd even accept a revised version written now - 10 years after publication! Overall, I'd recommend you skip the Mat sections and focus on Perrin, Ituralde and Hindlestap (Homicidal MOUNTAIN FOLK!!!!)
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Winter's Heart
- Wheel of Time, Book 9
- De: Robert Jordan
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Duración: 24 h y 12 m
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The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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It is fixed!
- De Trevor MacFall en 02-03-18
- Winter's Heart
- Wheel of Time, Book 9
- De: Robert Jordan
- Narrado por: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
Ok progression of the story
Revisado: 10-30-23
Happening days (weeks at most) after the invasion of Ebou Dar. Hard to believe the Seanchan can bring such law and order in just weeks into their conquest. The entire story moves along seemingly at breakneck pace yet drags at the same time. Elayne's story being a prime example. Did we need SO MUCH time on her political machinations? Isn't the "Dragon's" imprimatur enough to legitimate her claim to the throne? Perrin's story arc is the most frustrating where the same cycle gets repeated again and again. Perrin says something, and Faile gets unreasonably offended (or angry, or hurt, or jealous...) Berelein flirts with Perrin, and Faile blames Perrin! Of course, no female EVER gets held responsible for their childish/immature behavior. Rinse and repeat. You'd think all that Alpha training given by Elias would've quelled that shit by now. Jordan drags this dynamic on and on ...
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Outgunned
- Warhammer 40,000
- De: Denny Flowers
- Narrado por: Phillip Sacramento
- Duración: 10 h
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The Aeronautica Imperialis are the masters of the skies in the 41st millennium, waging wars of breakneck aerial combat where only skill stands between victory and death. Flight Commander Lucille von Shard is an ace, a living exemplar of what it means to fly in the name of the Emperor… or so Propagandist Kile Simlex is told. Braving the foetid waters of Bacchus and its rampaging greenskin hordes, Simlex is tasked with producing a cinema-pict portraying Shard as an Imperial hero. Shortly after his arrival planetside, however, he discovers the war effort is in shambles.
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it a jumble but it's good
- De Terry en 08-29-22
- Outgunned
- Warhammer 40,000
- De: Denny Flowers
- Narrado por: Phillip Sacramento
Not bad - a surprisingly good yarn
Revisado: 08-23-23
Based on the cover art and the comments of a few of the reviewers here, I thought this was going to be a dumbed-down Warhammer tale. I knew nobody wrote better flight combat than Dan Abnett, and so I braced for disappointing prose, but I was... entertained. As one of the characters in the book says, it was...'tolerable.' The other reviewers talk about how misanthropic the female lead was, but she didn't come off insincere or unlikable to me. She carries mental trauma to spare, so it's not like she acts this way out of simple snobby arrogance. She was made this way. Also, unlike most 'strong female characters', this one was not some overpowered Mary Sue. She gets crucial assistance from supporting characters and earns every victory she notches. And she's definitely paid a price to achieve that greatness.
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