Scott Miller

Excellent story

Revisado: 04-19-25

This story gave a great lore dive into the Necrons and the behind the scenes political aspects of their internal interactions. The overarching story line had lots of action which managed to bring in multiple other factions. The bickering / backstabbing between Trazyn and Orikan was fascinating and amusing. The long timeframes helped convey the reality of a group that is effectively immortal, and seeing the background change as they stayed the same furthered that effect. Very interesting story. The narration was good with the different voices making it clear which character was speaking at any given time.

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Excellent audio drama

Revisado: 10-29-24

An excellent audio drama version of the story. Voice actors did a great job at bringing the characters to life.

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Excellent narration

Revisado: 04-08-24

The narrators do a great job of using different voices to differentiate between characters in the story, and conveying the emotions the character is experiencing.
The stories do contain some sentiments HPL held that modern readers would not share, so be aware of that.

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Excellent adaptation of a fascinating hard sci-fi book

Revisado: 07-14-23

I greatly enjoyed this book. Hard sci-fi but remains accessible. Fascinating storyline and plot events. Several times I thought I knew how something was going to resolve only to be completely surprised. The implementation of the different characters’ voices was really good as it always conveyed that the language/communication issue was there without needlessly complicating the production.
I definitely recommend this book and this adaptation.

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Excellent narration of a great book

Revisado: 07-07-23

There are other narrations of this book by other readers, but Serkis’ performance is magnificent. Once started it is difficult to stop as he pulls you into the story. His renditions of the characters is excellent, and particularly evident when conveying a character with strong emotion. I really enjoyed his portrayal of Glaurung the dragon.
The Silmarillion itself is a great book, but has a very different tone from Tolkien’s other works. It can be a bit daunting at first but we’ll worth putting in some time to understand the underlying timeline and themes.

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Excellent book / narration

Revisado: 01-15-23

The storyline is well-composed, adding a number of interesting details/storylines without contradicting the established information about the period. The narrator does a good job of creating different voices for the various characters, even the aliens. The music and sound effects are a nice addition, I only wish they had been used more often.

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Excellent accessible overview of astronomy

Revisado: 11-18-19

I came across this book from following the author’s YouTube channel. Similar to those videos, Dr Smethurst’s passion for astronomy makes this book highly engaging and informative. I also enjoy that she frequently goes beyond a simple recitation of a scientific principle by showing how the individual observations leading to that principle were first discovered and subsequently integrated into a cohesive theory.
The book is very accessible to a general population audience.
It is not an exhaustive, comprehensive take on the topic like a textbook might be, but instead focused on a few important ideas such as dark matter, or the relationship between super massive black holes and galaxies.
Each chapter covers a different idea. Concepts are explained in an understandable way with relatable metaphors/examples that help explain the underlying idea.
My only criticism is that I wish it were longer — it is engaging enough that I found myself wanting to learn more about the topic being discussed in each chapter, or to have more chapters/concepts to learn about; e.g. the hypothesized planet 9 or dark energy. Perhaps there will be a sequel.

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