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Narrated by:
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Nneka Okoye
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By:
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Elizabeth Bear
About this listen
A space salvager and her partner make the discovery of a lifetime that just might change the universe in this wild, big-ideas space opera from award-winning author Elizabeth Bear.
Halmey Dz and her partner, Connla Kurucz, are salvage operators, living just on the inside of the law...usually. Theirs is the perilous and marginal existence - with barely enough chance of striking it fantastically big - just once - to keep them coming back for more. They pilot their tiny ship into the scars left by unsuccessful White Transitions, searching for the relics of lost human and alien vessels. But when they make a shocking discovery about an alien species that has been long thought dead, it may be the thing that could tip the perilous peace mankind has found into full-out war.
Energetic and electrifying, Ancestral Night is a dazzling new space opera, sure to delight fans of Alastair Reynolds, Iain M. Banks, and Peter F. Hamilton.
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- By Erica Paulk on 09-01-20
By: Linden Lewis
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Cry Pilot
- Cry Pilot, Book 1
- By: Joel Dane
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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There's only one way for a man with Maseo Kaytu's secrets to join the military: by volunteering for a suicide mission as a "cry pilot". He cheats the system to survive, but you can't fake basic training. Assigned to a squad of misfits, Kaytu learns how to fight, how to obey, and how to trust. Yet the more he bonds with his fellow recruits, the more he risks exposure of his criminal past.
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Feels like it was written by a teenager
- By ajcb on 10-06-19
By: Joel Dane
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Nova Terra: Titan and Greymane
- The Titan Series, Book 1, 2
- By: Seth Ring
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 23 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Contains books one and two of the The Titan series, a litRPG gamelit adventure. Trapped in his own body by a debilitating medical condition, Xavier Lee seeks reprieve from his giant-sized problems through full immersion into the game world of Nova Terra. Billed as the first true alternate reality, Nova Terra runs parallel to the real world and promises to fulfill the fantasies and desires of those who dare plunge into its mysterious depths. In order to adjust to his new life of quests, skill mastery, and magic, Xavier will have to forget everything he knows.
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Will not be continuing
- By Joseph on 02-01-21
By: Seth Ring
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Chilling Effect
- A Novel
- By: Valerie Valdes
- Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
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Captain Eva Innocente and the crew of La Sirena Negra cruise the galaxy delivering small cargo for even smaller profits. When her sister Mari is kidnapped by The Fridge, a shadowy syndicate that holds people hostage in cryostasis, Eva must undergo a series of unpleasant, dangerous missions to pay the ransom.
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Amazing!
- By K on 09-18-19
By: Valerie Valdes
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Bob and Nikki: Publisher's Pack
- Bob and Nikki, Book 1, 2, 3
- By: Jerry Boyd
- Narrated by: Chris Ciulla
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
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Bob thought he was doing fine on his own. Then the love of his life fell out of the sky. Can he get her back in the air with auto parts and a cutting torch? If he does, will she ever come back? Nikki took a job before she saw the equipment. Can she keep her passengers alive on a strange planet? Are the natives friendly?
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Excellent Series
- By Q on 06-18-20
By: Jerry Boyd
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Hunt the Stars
- A Novel (Starlight’s Shadow, Book 1)
- By: Jessie Mihalik
- Narrated by: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher, a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy. When Torran offers her enough credits to not only keep her crew afloat but also hire someone to fix her ship, Tavi knows that she can’t refuse—no matter how much she’d like to.
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So close to being wonderful
- By Tess R on 02-14-22
By: Jessie Mihalik
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These Burning Stars
- By: Bethany Jacobs
- Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
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Jun Ironway—hacker, con artist, and occasional thief—has gotten her hands on a piece of contraband that could set her up for life: proof that implicates the powerful Nightfoot family in a planet-wide genocide seventy-five years ago. The Nightfoots control the precious sevite that fuels interplanetary travel through three star systems. And someone is sure to pay handsomely for anything that could break their hold. Of course, anything valuable is also dangerous. The Kindom, the ruling power of the star systems, is inextricably tied up in the Nightfoots’ monopoly.
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Wow - what an excellent space opera 🚀
- By Marie S. on 10-23-23
By: Bethany Jacobs
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The Dawnhounds
- By: Sascha Stronach
- Narrated by: Anna Coddington
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, after a devastating war and a sweeping biotech revolution, all its inhabitants want is peace, no one more so than Yat Jyn-Hok, a reformed-thief-turned-cop who patrols the streets at night. Yat has recently been demoted on the force due to “lifestyle choices” after being caught at a gay club. She’s barely holding it together. When she stumbles across a dead body on her patrol, two fellow officers gruesomely murder her and dump her into the harbor. Unfortunately for them, she wakes up.
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LOVE the creativity
- By Space Battles Fan on 07-06-22
By: Sascha Stronach
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Nightstrider
- Nightstrider, Book 1
- By: Sophia Slade
- Narrated by: Honey St. Dennis
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
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Wren is a nightmare: a deadly manifestation of the frightening dreams of humans. She is forever bound to the insidious Para Warwick, the only night creature who can cross the boundary between the dream and waking realms. When she fails to retrieve information on a weapon that could finally end Warwick’s reign and is severely punished, she makes a snap decision to aid the growing rebellion in finding it. Here, she meets Alaric, another nightmare hell-bent on atoning for his sins. Though wildly suspicious of one another, they form a tentative pact to take down Warwick once and for all.
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Five stars!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-10-24
By: Sophia Slade
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- BroccoliofDoom
- 09-24-20
Self aware SciFi
It was really refreshing to get into a story that was as much about the self awareness of the main character as it was the rest of the SF spectacle. It delivered on both fronts, but it was the former that really made this stand out. It certainly didn’t hurt to have a narrator that was so good at nailing the tone of the internal monologue. Highly recommended!
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- George
- 08-10-21
A Sci Fi dialogue on individualism v community
Almost stopped listening and was glad. A different concept collectivism verse individualism. Then wrapped around space opera. Made me think. As always, some of the science was hard for me to follow. Did not dig the narrator.
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- John T Gillette
- 02-28-22
stupendous
wonderful story, wonderful narration. highly recommend to anyone who lives sci-fi and characters with depth.
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- Zach
- 05-04-19
I really enjoyed it.
This is my first book by the author. I really enjoyed it. It’s fresh and smart. I’m late to discover Elizabeth Bear but I’ll be reading more of her work.
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- Son of Solitude
- 01-04-20
Didn't work for me
Narrator was great. I didn't enjoy the story though. It felt like the author wanted to go full on x rated but had to keep holding herself back. I appreciate that she didn't subject us to it but that kindness and the fabulous narration are the only things positive I've found here.
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- Jane Goblin
- 01-13-23
this was so good!
i pretty much listened to it straight thru while knitting. i loved the characterization and the storyline. the psychology and ethics and politics were chewy enough to keep me thinking about it all day.
another review mentioned that they didn't like the tight focus of one point of view and thought processes, but i think that's where the story shined the most. like, she even says at the beginning that she's telling her story after the fact, so that shouldn't be a surprise. i very much enjoyed the emotional journey of the main character.
i appreciated that the story holds a much more serious view towards loss of life than most space opera types do. for those who are sensitive, there are a few violent parts with mentioned gore with appropriate reactions to them. as well as 2 mentions of v* without anything actually happening. there are quite a few mentions of blood, but nothing is really described in any graphic detail.
i loved the performance! the narrator was clear and expressive and i really enjoyed their character voices. i'll definitely check out more of their work.
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- K. Henderson
- 02-27-24
Pulled me in
This one pulled me in so I kept listening late into the night.
The main character is not just 3 dimensional but also deep, flawed, and lovable.
A universe that's explored with engrossing awe that slowly pulled me through the story.
I'll be getting the sequels. But not tonight. I need some sleep.
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- Jake DiMare
- 09-13-19
Exceptionally intelligent Science Fiction
I really enjoyed so much about Ancestral Night but I was particularly impressed with the character development, neologisms, and unique takes on future technological and societal developments.
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- Michael G Kurilla
- 05-08-23
When the past comes back to haunt you
Elizabeth Bear’s Ancestral Night is a tale full of strange aliens, strange physics, strange biology, and bor-ing political diatribes. The main character works with a pilot and their ship’s AI to salvage space wrecks. They get word of a derelict and end up with a parasitic infection that allows for control of gravity as well as a mystery of what appears to be a former abattoir and there are pirates. The ship is chased by them, resulting in long, dry sessions discussing political theory; all of which appears to involve the re-crudescence of a long-suppressed memory.
Bear crafts a quite respectable structured plot with intriguing sci-fi elements, but with unremarkable and somewhat boring characters who drone on endlessly about political theory. The governmental structure is referenced, but never fleshed out, other than highlight hypocrisy.
The narration is decent, but unremarkable with a less than ideal alien renditions. Pacing is align with the pace of the plot.
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- J. Jones
- 05-19-19
A Little Slow Moving
Interesting characters and world building. There is a lot of back story as a part of the plot. A big problem is solved but there is more to come. A interesting story line that moved a little slow but kept my interest.
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