Wednesday, March 31, 2010
(2716) Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
Publisher's Summary
Drawing on his own war experiences, Vietnam veteran Joe Haldeman creates stunning works of science fiction. Forever Peace is not a sequel to his previous award-winning work, The Forever War, but it deals with similarly provocative issues. When it was published, Forever Peace was chosen as the Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly. It also won the coveted Hugo Award.War in the 21st century is fought by "soldierboys". Remote-controlled mechanical monsters, they are run by human soldiers who hard-wire their brains together to form each unit. Julian is one of these dedicated soldiers, until he inadvertently kills a young boy. Now he struggles to understand how this has changed his mind.
Forever Peace is a riveting portrayal of the effects of collective consciousness, and it offers some tantalizing revelations. Narrator George Wilson's skillful performance weaves together the elements of futuristic technology with the drama of a trained soldier reconciling basic human needs.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Peace-Remembering-Tomorrow-Haldeman/dp/0441005667/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268568460&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_RECO_001711&BV_SessionID=@@@@0915048618.1268567697@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadejlhjljmhcefecekjdffidfmf.0
Starting (2715) Deathlands #020; Cold Asylum by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2715) Deathlands #020; Cold Asylum by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2715) Deathlands #020; Cold Asylum by James Axler
Generations after global annihilation, Kansas is a mutated landscape of dense, deciduous forest. Gone are the amber waves of grain, another hideous result of nuclear devastation that changed the face of the Earth forever. Now it's survival of the freakish.
Following rumors that might lead them to the long-lost Trader, Ryan Cawdor and his band of warrior survivalists find themselves the unwilling house guests of the wealthiest barons in all of Deathlands. At Baron Mandeville's opulent homestead, a glittering ornate fortress called Sun Crest, a secret and perverted game continues: gladiator contests among the guests. The winners get to play the ultimate life-and-death game—a hunt in which they are the quarry.
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-47-20-cold-asylum.aspx
Next item in my queue: (2714) The Bourne Identity by Ludlum, Robert. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2714) The Bourne Identity by Ludlum, Robert
Publisher's Summary
He has no past. And he may have no future. His memory is blank. He only knows that he was flushed out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues.A frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the flesh of his hip. Evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face. Strange things that he says in his delirium - maybe code words. Initials: "J.B." And a number on the film negative that leads to a Swiss bank account, a fortune of four million dollars, and, at last, a name: Jason Bourne.
But now he is marked for death, caught in a maddening puzzle, racing for survival through the deep layers of his buried past into a bizarre world of murderous conspirators - led by Carlos, the world's most dangerous assassin. And no one can help Jason Bourne but the woman who once wanted to escape him.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Bourne-Identity-Novel-Robert-Ludlum/dp/0553593544/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268568671&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BKOT_001162&BV_SessionID=@@@@0915048618.1268567697@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccadejlhjljmhcefecekjdffidfmf.0
Music Interlude:
Alan Parsons Project, Eye in the Sky
Unforgettable Glenn Miller, The Disc 01
Starting (2712) Anon Time (Podibooks) by Craig Robertson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2712) Anon Time (Podibooks) by Craig Robertson
What if you weren't who you thought you were, what others saw you to be? What if the structure of time depended on you to keep it steady. What if unseen forces, both good and evil, surrounded you, effecting your life in way's you could not begin to imagine? Well, if that were the case, you'd be Mark De Martel, unobtrusive advertising agent in Los Angeles. Or would you? Possibly you were a Mark, but possibly you would be a powerful warrior, using skills such as the manipulation of gravity itself to save existence.
The answer can be found by listening to Anon Time. It is a science fiction formatted novel with philosophical and spiritual underpinnings guaranteed to whisk you on an adventure of wondrous scope and amazing clarity. Treat yourself to this fantastic story, trust us, you deserve it.
On Podiobooks: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/anon-time
Next item in my queue: (2711) 7th Son; OBSIDIAN (Podiobooks) by J. C. Hutchins. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2711) 7th Son; OBSIDIAN (Podiobooks) by J. C. Hutchins
Summary:
OBSIDIAN, an innovative “in world” addition to the 7th Son trilogy, tells the tale of a nationwide blackout seen briefly in the 7th Son trilogy. More than 100 authors and fans contributed content to this innovative audio and video fiction anthology set in the 7th Son universe. OBSIDIAN was a history-making project; it was the first time in fiction where the lines between author and audience were fundamentally blurred in this way. Click the image on the left to learn more about — and download for free — 7th Son: OBSIDIAN. When the power fails, chaos reigns.
On Author's Web Site: http://jchutchins.net/site/consume/
OBSIDIAN, an innovative “in world” addition to the 7th Son trilogy, tells the tale of a nationwide blackout seen briefly in the 7th Son trilogy. More than 100 authors and fans contributed content to this innovative audio and video fiction anthology set in the 7th Son universe. OBSIDIAN was a history-making project; it was the first time in fiction where the lines between author and audience were fundamentally blurred in this way. Click the image on the left to learn more about — and download for free — 7th Son: OBSIDIAN. When the power fails, chaos reigns.
On Author's Web Site: http://jchutchins.net/site/consume/
Starting (2710) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2710) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2710) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers
Music: City of Prague Philharmonic, 40 Yrs of Film Music Disc 4
Podcast: Le Jazz Affair, show 390
Music: Various Artists, Pop Disc 4
Podcast: Windows Weekly-113-the Rural Juror
Starting (2708) The Survivalist #01; Total War by Jerry Ahern. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2708) The Survivalist #01; Total War by Jerry Ahern. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2708) The Survivalist #01; Total War by Jerry Ahern
For years, like millions of other Americans, John Thomas Rourke had planned for what seemed inevitable—the destruction of civilization. There were various possible causes: global economic collapse, some uncontrollable pestilence, a world famine—or nuclear war.
And the rumbling signaling the coming of Total War was becoming increasingly strong as Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, made his last desperate gambit to save his estranged wife and two children before the button was pressed, the missile launched, the multi-megaton bombs loosed.
Here then is the story of the ultimate war, the final nuclear holocaust and the unrelenting quest of John Thomas Rourke as he begins his search across war-ravaged America, following every haunting clue, however fragmentary, to locate his missing family. There are Soviet occupation troops, lawless murderous brigands, and vast uncharted nuclear deserts to block his way. John Thomas Rourke has no option but to go on—he is The Survivalist.
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-276-1-total-war.aspx
Next item in my queue: (2707) The Coming by Joe Haldeman. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2707) The Coming by Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman plays tag in The Coming, as the narrative is passed from character to character in a seamless, if ultimately disappointing, tale set in 2054. Haldeman, whose honors include the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards, puts Gainesville, Florida, and 20 or so characters under the microscope to study a chain of events in the wake of a local astronomy professor receiving a mysterious message that may be from aliens.
Professor Aurora Bell receives a message from space that simply states, "We're coming." The message appears to be alien, and according to Professor Bell's calculations, the vessel that sent it is headed toward Earth and will arrive in three months. As the local population and the rest of the world begin to examine what a visitation from a superior alien force might mean, speculation looms about whether or not the message is a hoax. The arrival approaches, and Professor Bell and those around her become embroiled in the media circus. The politics and intrigue of the situation take on a life of their own.
Haldeman paints a vivid picture in The Coming of a world on the brink of another world war, where homosexuality is illegal, technology is advanced, and yet, humans really haven't changed that much. The tension in Florida is a microcosm that reflects the larger picture of Earth in trouble. But The Coming doesn't really get interesting until the final third of the book, and even then the ending is disappointing. Every few pages the story moves on to a different character, so most of the them are a bit flat. Haldeman has focused the story so tightly on one city that all the important events take place off stage and the characters have little to do but react.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Joe-Haldeman/dp/0441008763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268567995&sr=1-1
Monday, March 29, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2706) The Talbot Odyssey by DeMille, Nelson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2706) The Talbot Odyssey by DeMille, Nelson
IT STARTED AS A SIMPLE SPY HUNT.
IT BECAME A DESPERATE BATTLE TO SAVE THE WEST.
For forty years Western intelligence agents have known a terrible secret: the Russians have a mole -- code-named Talbot -- inside the CIA. At first Talbot is suspected of killing European agents. Then a street-smart ex-cop uncovers a storm of espionage and murder on the streets of New York, while in a Long Island suburb a civic demonstration against the Russian mission masks a desperate duel of nerves and wits.
Engineered by Talbot, a shadow world of suspicion and deceit is spilling onto the streets -- leading to a new Soviet weapon and a first-strike war plan threatening the foundations of American government.
For the U.S., time is running out. For Talbot, the time is now.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Talbot-Odyssey-Nelson-DeMille/dp/0446358584/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268567722&sr=1-1
Various Artists, Jazz Disc 17
John Williams 40 Years Of Film Music Disc 03
Starting Crystal Doors Bk 2; Ocean Realm by Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: Crystal Doors Bk 2; Ocean Realm by Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2705) Crystal Doors Bk 2; Ocean Realm by Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher's Summary
Gwen and Vic are still celebrating their victory in the battle with the Merlons when they learn that Vic's father has finally made it through the crystal doors to the magical island of Elantya. But their victory is short-lived when they and their friends are kidnapped by their underwater enemies and taken beneath the sea. There, they learn of a scheme that could bring Elantya to ruins.Can they escape in time to save the island from destruction?
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Doors-Ocean-Realm-No/dp/0316112968/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267918976&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL_000114&BV_SessionID=@@@@1135555994.1267916468@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccladejkljhjdlcefecekjdffidfjf.0
Next item in my queue: (2702) Incendiary a novel by Cleave, Chris. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2702) Incendiary a novel by Cleave, Chris
Publisher's Summary
When a woman's four-year-old son and husband are killed in a suicide bombing at a London soccer match, the woman writes a letter directly to Osama bin Laden to convince him to stop his attacks. The woman then takes a job helping the anti-terrorism effort, but outside her doors, the world feels like a war zone, and it pushes her to desperation. With this powerful, provocative novel author Chris Cleave finds fault with both the terrorists and the governments that hunt them down, and gives the average citizen a voice once again.On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Incendiary-Novel-Chris-Cleave/dp/1439157170/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267897248&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_RECO_000636&BV_SessionID=@@@@0065827393.1267895864@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkkldmlicefecekjdffidfjl.0
Starting (2701) Serrano Legacy Bk 7; Against the Odds (Part 1) by Elizabeth Moon. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2701) Serrano Legacy Bk 7; Against the Odds (Part 1) by Elizabeth Moon. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Starting (2700) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2700) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2700) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers
Music: Various Artists, Country Disc 19
Podcast: Le Jazz Affair, Show 389
Podcast: Prometheus Radio Theatre, Super Human Time- Risk Management Act 2
Music: The Definitive Rod Stewart Disc 2
Podcast: this WEEK in TECH - MP3 Edition, Show 201, Hi Leo Laporte For Throatbeards
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2701) Serrano Legacy Bk 7; Against the Odds (Part 1) by Elizabeth Moon. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2701) Serrano Legacy Bk 7; Against the Odds (Part 1) by Elizabeth Moon
The worst has happened: Fleet is tearing itself apart. Some of the mutineers see injustice in the unequal spread of the rejuvenation drugs that offer virtual immortality to the rich; others are simply thirsty for power, or for blood. The Loyalists, meanwhile, fight desperately to preserve the rule of law in Familias Regnant space. But when Esmay Suiza-Serrano is unceremoniously booted out of Fleet, the apparent victim of Family politics, she has no idea of the whirlwind of conflict into which she is about to be drawn. As the noose tightens on galactic civilization, great battles will be fought and greater loves affirmed...and old friends will meet their destinies. (Part 1 of 2)
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-535-7-against-the-odds-1-of-2.aspx
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Against-Odds-Elizabeth-Moon/dp/0671318500/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267896905&sr=1-1
Starting Codex 632,the secret identity of Christopher Columbus by Santos, Jos? Rodrigues dos. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2698) Codex 632 a novel about the secret identity of Christopher Columbus by Santos, José Rodrigues dos
Publisher's Summary
Tomás Noronha - professor of History of the New University of Lisbon and expert in crypto-analysis and in ancient languages - has been hired by a prestigious American foundation to complete the investigation of an old historian who recently passed away. Among the findings is an enigmatic message that seems to be the key of those studies and that, according to the late historian, can change the course of known history.Thus Tomás is entered into a mystery that grows progressively complicated. It will lead him through various countries and continents as he follows a trail that leads to a shocking secret about the discovery of America - the true identity of Christopher Columbus.
Based on real historic documents, Codex 632 is a riveting quest to uncover the identity of Christopher Columbus. From his very name, to his country of origin, his language, his upbringing, and even his religious beliefs - the true identity of "the man who discovered America" remains a mystery to this day.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Codex-632-Secret-Christopher-Columbus/dp/0061173193/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267896802&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_RECO_001706&BV_SessionID=@@@@0065827393.1267895864@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkkldmlicefecekjdffidfjl.0
Friday, March 26, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2697) Sharpe's Siege by Cornwell, Bernard. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com
(2697) Sharpe's Siege Richard Sharpe & the Winter Campaign, 1814 by Cornwell, Bernard
Publisher's Summary
Sharpe's mission had seemed simple: capture a small unguarded French coastal fort, cripple Napoleon's supply lines, and retreat across the sea. But behind the lines, Sharpe's old enemy, Pierre Ducos, awaits Sharpe's arrival with a battalion of French soldiers and a vicious commanding general who keeps the scalps of his dead enemies as trophies.Outmaneuvered by Ducos' treachery and abandoned by his own navy, Sharpe has only two choices: to escape with the aid of the charming, unscrupulous American mercenary, Cornelius Killick, or die.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sharpes-Siege-Richard-Campaign-Adventure/dp/0140144420/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267896654&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BLAK_000601&BV_SessionID=@@@@0065827393.1267895864@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkkldmlicefecekjdffidfjl.0
Starting (2696) Jacksknife #01 by William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2696) Jacksknife #01 by William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2696) Jacksknife #01 by William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone
Jack “Jackknife” McCabe is through with Special Ops. After spending years away from his family fighting the shadow wars in jungle swamps, desert wastelands, icy mountain passes, he’s ready to settle down, drive a truck for MegaMart and spend time with his family.
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-434-1-jackknife.aspx
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Jacknife-William-W-Johnstone/dp/0786018941/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267896513&sr=1-1-spell
Next item in my queue: (2694) The Double Agents by Griffin, W. E. B. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2694) The Double Agents by Griffin, W. E. B
Publisher's Summary
Canidy, Fulmar, and colleagues in the Office of Strategic Services face an even greater task than ever before: to convince Hitler and the Axis powers that the invasion of the European continent will take place anywhere but on the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. "Wild Bill" Donovan's men have several tactics in mind, but some of the people they must use are not the most reliable; they are, in fact, most likely spying for both sides-so the deceptions require layer upon layer of intrigue, and all it will take is one slip to send the whole thing tumbling down like a house of cards. Are the OSS agents up to it? They certainly think so. And then the body is found floating off the coast of SpainOn Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Double-Agents-Men-War-Novel/dp/0515144606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267896197&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_PENG_000574&BV_SessionID=@@@@0065827393.1267895864@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkkldmlicefecekjdffidfjl.0
Starting (2693) Rogue Angel #10; Serpent's Kiss by Alex Archer. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2693) Rogue Angel #10; Serpent's Kiss by Alex Archer. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2693) Rogue Angel #10; Serpent's Kiss by Alex Archer
Some say they are a cursed people. But those who try to find them will be just as unlucky... Working on a dig on the southern coast of India, the last thing Annja Creed expects is to be hit by a tsunami. Or to strike archaeological gold. But that's exactly what happens when several objects wash ashore in the storm.
The relics carry unfamiliar markings that hint at a legendary city. Excited by the prospect of discovering a culture believed lost to civilization, Annja embarks on a perilous journey deep into the heart of danger.
She learns of a mysterious artifact that could provide clues to the whereabouts of the lost city, which means trekking through an inhospitable jungle and forbidding terrain. But nature's denizens and death traps are not the only threats: someone else is also pursuing the prize. Just as Annja's grail comes into view, she must ward off an even greater evil. Because deep in the Nilgiris mountains is a race of people that the world forgot.
And they don't like strangers.
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-348-10-serpents-kiss.aspx
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Serpents-Kiss-Rogue-Angel-Book/dp/0373621280/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267896060&sr=1-1
Crystal Doors Bk 1; Island Realm by Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: Crystal Doors Bk 1; Island Realm by Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2692) Crystal Doors Bk 1; Island Realm by Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher's Summary
Fourteen-year-old cousins Gwen and Vic have lived together ever since the mysterious deaths of Gwen's parents and the disappearance of Vic's mother. But Vic's scientist father accidentally transports them through a magical crystal door to the island of Elantya. Cobblestone streets and silver towers mark the picturesque island, a trading hub and center of knowledge that runs on advanced physics and sorcery.Vic and Gwen are soon caught in a tempest of ancient magic, vicious creatures, fierce battles, and a territorial feud with the sea-dwelling Merlons.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Doors-Island-Realm-No/dp/031611295X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267895934&sr=1-2
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL_000113&BV_SessionID=@@@@0065827393.1267895864@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkkldmlicefecekjdffidfjl.0
Next item in my queue: (2691) Dirty Work by Woods, Stuart. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2691) Dirty Work by Woods, Stuart
Publisher's Summary
This gripping novel is not only one of the best books written about Vietnam; it is also one of the most powerful anti-war novels in American literature.Walter James has no face. Braiden Chaney has no arms or legs. They lost them 22 years ago, in Vietnam. Now, in the course of one long night in a V.A. hospital, these two soldiers, one black, the other white, reveal how they came to be where they are and what they can only hope to become
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-Stone-Barrington-Stuart-Woods/dp/0451210158/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267374765&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_RECO_000393&BV_SessionID=@@@@1653877415.1267372760@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkfffmlkcefecekjdffidfhn.0
Starting (2690) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2690) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2690) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers
Music: City of Prague Philharmonic, 40 Yrs of Film Music Disc 02
Podcast: Le Jazz Affair, show 388
Podcast: Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy show 573
Music: Yuko Ohigashi Disc 4 (MP3.com downloads)
Starting (2689) Honor Among Thieves by Archer, Jeffrey. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2689) Honor Among Thieves by Archer, Jeffrey. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2689) Honor Among Thieves by Archer, Jeffrey
From Publishers Weekly
Newly minted CIA and Mossad agents work to undo damage wrought by a Mafia/Iraqi conspiracy in English author Archer's ( As the Crow Flies ; Kane and Abel ) witty, action-filled--if improbable--thriller. Some readers, we suppose, might find quite plausible the idea that the mob has arranged for a ringer to impersonate President Clinton during his first months in office. But here the actor who plays Clinton assumes the role only long enough to swipe the Declaration of Independence. The chase is on as mobsters spirit the manuscript-turned-macguffin off to Iraq, where Saddam has plans to barbeque it for the Fourth of July, live on CNN. Meanwhile, Yale Law professor Scott Bradley goes undercover for the CIA, tracking lovely young Mossad operative Hannah Kopec, likewise on assignment in Paris. It's only a matter of time before the two agents are caught up in each other's arms and, of course, in the race to recapture the Declaration. Beyond the thrills and surprises that Archer's masterful narrative provides, readers will remain aware of the extreme unlikelihood that a scam such as Saddam's could succeed, and that two such neophytes would be thrown in to stop it. This deficit in verisimilitude doesn't detract too much from the novel's entertainment value, however, and some will be amused that Archer himself good-naturedly joins in the criticism by ironically making the accuracy of the spelling of "Brittish" (sic) in the Declaration and its copies central to his plot. 50,000 first printing; major ad/promo; author tour.On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Honor-Among-Thieves-Jeffrey-Archer/dp/0312933533/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267374493&sr=1-1
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
(2688) Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Publisher's Summary
On the world called Hyperion, beyond the law of the Hegemony of Man, there waits the creature called the Shrike. There are those who worship it. There are those who fear it. And there are those who have vowed to destroy it.In the Valley of the Time Tombs, where huge, brooding structures move backward through time, the Shrike waits for them all. On the eve of Armageddon, with the entire galaxy at war, seven pilgrims set forth on a final voyage to Hyperion seeking the answers to the unsolved riddles of their lives. Each carries a desperate hope - and a terrible secret. And one may hold the fate of humanity in his hands
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Dan-Simmons/dp/0553283685/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267374314&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL_000564&BV_SessionID=@@@@1653877415.1267372760@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkfffmlkcefecekjdffidfhn.0
Music Interlude:
City of Prague Philharmonic, 40 Yrs of Film Music Disc 01
Next item in my queue: (2687) Flight of the Old Dog by Brown, Dale. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2687) Flight of the Old Dog by Brown, Dale
Publisher's Summary
Flight of the Old Dog, is the runaway best seller that launched the phenomenal career of Dale Brown. It is the riveting story of America's military superiority being surpassed as our greatest enemy masters space-to-Earth weapons technology - neutralizing the U.S. arsenal of nuclear missiles.America's only hope: The Old Dog Zero One, a battle-scarred bomber fully renovated with modern hardware - and equipped with the deadliest state-of-the-art armaments known to man..
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Old-Dog-Dale-Brown/dp/0425108937/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267374150&sr=1-2
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BRLL_001316&BV_SessionID=@@@@1653877415.1267372760@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkfffmlkcefecekjdffidfhn.0
Starting (2686) Outlanders #019; Tomb of Time by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2686) Outlanders #019; Tomb of Time by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2686) Outlanders #019; Tomb of Time by James Axler
Summary:
Eight Generations after the atomic mega-cull, a shattered world still struggles to heal itself. The iron-fisted rule of the nine baronies is compromised by an intrepid group of warriors who have uncovered secrets as dark as they are damning. For nothing in the history of humankind is what it seems. Reality is obscured by the grim impermanence of power... and deceit. All that remains is the human spirit's enduring will to survive.
Now, a relic of a lost civilization, the ruins of Chicago hold a cryptic mystery for Kane, a secret message born of the fiery battle to rule the new earth. In the Subterranean annexes of the hidden pre-dark military installations deep beneath the city—living tombs haunted by the ghosts of a hopeless, despairing age—a bizarre cult of faceless shadow figures wield terror in submission to an unseen, maniacal God, who has lured his old enemies into a battle once again for the final and deadliest confrontation.
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-196-19-tomb-of-time.aspx
Starting (2684) Vatta's War Bk 3; Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2684) Vatta's War Bk 3; Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2684) Vatta's War Bk 3; Engaging the Enemy by Elizabeth Moon
Publisher's Summary
The brilliantly unorthodox Kylara Vatta - black-sheep scion of Vatta Transport Ltd., one of the galaxy's wealthiest merchant houses - is a heroine like no other, blessed with a killer instinct both for business and for battle. Now, in the aftermath of cold-blooded assassinations that have left her parents dead and the Vatta shipping empire shattered, Kylara faces her greatest challenge yet.There is a time for grief and a time for revenge. This is decidedly the latter. Placing her cousin Stella in command of the trading vessel Gary Tobai, Ky embarks aboard the captured pirate ship Fair Kaleen on a twofold mission: to salvage the family business and to punish those responsible for the killings...before they strike again. Since the network providing instantaneous communication between star systems has been sabotaged, news is hard to come by and available information impossible to trust. But as she travels from system to system, with Stella a step behind, Ky pieces together the clues and discovers a conspiracy of terrifying scope, breathtaking audacity, and utter ruthlessness.
The only hope the independent systems and merchants have against this powerful enemy is to band together. Unfortunately, because she commands a ship known to belong to a notorious pirate - her own relative Osman Vatta, whom she killed for his part in her parents' deaths - Ky is met with suspicion, if not outright hostility. Rumors swirl about her intent and even her very identity. Soon, even Stella begins to question her cousin's decisions and her authority to make them.
Meanwhile, the conspiracy Ky hunts is hunting her in turn, with agents insinuated into every space station, every planetary government, every arm of the military, and every merchant house - including her own. Before she can take the fight to the enemy, Kylara must survive a deadly minefield of deception and betrayal.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Engaging-Enemy-Vattas-Elizabeth-Moon/dp/0345447573/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267373814&sr=1-2
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_TANT_000864&BV_SessionID=@@@@1653877415.1267372760@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkfffmlkcefecekjdffidfhn.0
Music Interlude:
The Definitive Rod Stewart Disc 1
Yuko Ohigashi Disc 5 (MP3.com downloads)
Starting (2683) Expedition Bk 2; Parker's Paradox by Loren Robinson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2683) Expedition Bk 2; Parker's Paradox by Loren Robinson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2683) Expedition Bk 2; Parker's Paradox by Loren Robinson
Publisher's Summary
Two astronauts and their NASA spacecraft, Charger II, disappear on re-entry after a routine mission. One astronaut survives, only to find himself cast back in time.On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BIMO_000094&BV_SessionID=@@@@1653877415.1267372760@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkfffmlkcefecekjdffidfhn.0
Starting (2682) Coyote Horizon A Novel of Interstellar Discovery by Allen Steele. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2682) Coyote Horizon; A Novel of Interstellar Discovery (Audible) by Allen Steele
Publisher's Summary
The planet of Coyote has become the last, best hope of humankind, but it has also become the principal point of contact with the hjadd, the alien race encountered by a European starship many years earlier. Although the hjadd have built an embassy near the original colony, they remain a mystery.And as the colonists make preparations to explore the rest of the new world, ex-convict Hawk Thompson discovers more about the hjadd than anyone has learned before - and his knowledge will change human history...
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Coyote-Allen-Steele/dp/0441011160/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267373449&sr=1-3
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL_000752&BV_SessionID=@@@@1653877415.1267372760@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkfffmlkcefecekjdffidfhn.0
Various Artists, Pop Disc 3 (MP3.com downloads)
Franco Zeffirelli's Production of Romeo & Juliet Soundtrack
Starting (2681) The Arbitor Chronicals; Taken Liberty by Steven H. Wilson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2681) The Arbitor Chronicals; Taken Liberty by Steven H. Wilson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/
(2681) The Arbitor Chronicals; Taken Liberty by Steven H. Wilson
The Confederated Worlds are unparalleled as a society of free people, yet, somehow, slavery still manages to exist. Aer'La, a non-human, was bred to serve as a pleasure slave. Years ago, she escaped her masters and masqueraded as a human, joining the Confederate Navy, where she worked her way up to ship's Bos'n under the heroic Captain Jan Atal. Now, Aer'La's secret has been discovered by Atal's superiors, the media, and the world at large. Branded a sociopath, she learns that even a free society isn't willing to grant freedom - or justice - to all.
Library Journal says: "The author of the Arbiter Chronicles, an award-winning audio drama, vividly brings to life a cast of compelling characters while telling a story that measures the cost of freedom. The far-future military setting should appeal to fans of David Weber's "Honor Harrington" series as well as the military sf of David Drake."
On Podiobooks: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/taken-liberty---a-tale-from-the-arbiter-chronicles
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Taken-Liberty-Steven-H-Wilson/dp/0977385108/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267373333&sr=1-1
Starting (2680) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/
Next item in my queue: (2680) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com/
(2680) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers
Podcast: Le Jazz Affair, Show 387
Podcast: Prometheus Radio Theatre, Arbiter Chronicles- Freedoms Blood - Part 3
Music: Various Artists, Pure 70's
Starting (2679) Earth Blood #02; Deep Trek by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2679) Earth Blood #02; Deep Trek by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2679) Earth Blood #02; Deep Trek by James Axler
The plant disease known as Earthblood has laid waste to the planet, and the crew of the space vessel Aquila reunite after their various journeys to find family and friends. Word of a hidden military base in the north motivates Commander Jim Hilton and his team to follow the trail of a mysterious General Zelig, but they meet up with a savage paramilitary group intent on staking their own claim as lords of this new land.
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-510-2-deep-trek.aspx
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Trek-Earthblood-No/dp/0373638086/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267372926&sr=1-1
Starting (2678) The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2678) The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2678) The Door into Summer by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher's Summary
Dan Davis, an electronics engineer, had finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot that could do almost anything. Wild success was within reach, but then Dan's life was ruined. In a plot to steal his business, his greedy partner and greedier fiancée tricked him into taking the "long sleep": suspended animation for 30 years.When he awoke in the far different world of A.D. 2000, he made an amazing discovery. And suddenly Dan had the means to travel back in time and get his revenge.
Once again, the author of Stranger in a Strange Land and Starship Troopers displays his genius. The Door into Summer proves why Robert Heinlein's books have sold more than 50 million copies, winning countless awards, and earning him the title of Grand Master of Science Fiction
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Door-into-Summer-Robert-Heinlein/dp/0345330129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267372810&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_BLAK_001818&BV_SessionID=@@@@1653877415.1267372760@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccjadejkfffmlkcefecekjdffidfhn.0
Starting (2676) Starship Bk #5; Flagship by Mike Resnick. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2676) Starship Bk #5; Flagship by Mike Resnick. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2676) Starship Bk #5; Flagship by Mike Resnick
Publisher's Summary
The date is 1970 of the Galactic Era, almost 3,000 from now, and the Republic, created by the human race but not yet dominated by it, finds itself in an all-out war against the Teroni Federation, an alliance of races that resent Man's growing military and economic power. The rebel starship, the Theodore Roosevelt, under the command of Wilson Cole, is preparing to lead Cole's ragtag armada into the Republic, even though he is outnumbered thousands to one.Cole is convinced that the government has become an arrogant and unfeeling political entity and must be overthrown. The trick is to avoid armed conflict with the vast array of ships, numbering in the millions, in the Republic's Navy. For a time, Cole's forces strike from cover and race off to safety, but he soon sees that is no way to conquer the mightiest political and military machine in the history of the galaxy. He realises that he must reach Deluros VIII, the headquarters world of the Republic (and of the race of Man), in order to have any effect on the government at all - but Deluros VIII is the best-protected world in the Republic.
But a new threat looms on the horizon. Cole, the Valkyrie, David Copperfield, Sharon Blacksmith, Jacovic, and the rest of the crew of the Teddy R face their greatest challenge yet, and the outcome will determine the fate of the entire galaxy.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Flagship-Starship-Book-Mike-Resnick/dp/1591027888/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267232098&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL_001278&BV_SessionID=@@@@1353280998.1267232107@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciadejkejgjehcefecekjdffidfig.0
Music Interlude:
Marvin Gaye Super Hits
Celine Dion, My Love Ultimate Essential Collection Disc 1
Starting (2673) The Lost Fleet Bk 5; Relentless by Jack Campbell. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com. 1 of my favorite series.
Next item in my queue: (2673) The Lost Fleet Bk 5; Relentless by Jack Campbell. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2673) The Lost Fleet Bk 5; Relentless by Jack Campbell
Publisher's Summary
After successfully freeing Alliance POWs, "Black Jack" Geary discovers that the Syndics plan to ambush the fleet with their powerful reserve flotilla in an attempt to annihilate it once and for all. And as Geary has the fleet jump from one star system to the next, hoping to avoid the inevitable confrontation, saboteurs contribute to the chaos.On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Relentless-Lost-Fleet-Book-5/dp/0441017088/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266682781&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_ADBL_000803&BV_SessionID=@@@@1177187046.1266681651@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadejjidegeecefecekjdffidfij.0
Starting (2672) Doomsday Warrior #11; American Eden by Ryder Stacy. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2672) Doomsday Warrior #11; American Eden by Ryder Stacy. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2672) Doomsday Warrior #11; American Eden by Ryder Stacy
Following Russia’s thermonuclear first strike, America is a shattered wasteland, its survivors crushed under the iron fist of the brutal Soviet invader. But some have chosen to continue the fight for freedom’s cause under Ted Rockson, the ultimate soldier of survival. And when Rockson receives a strange visitor who is near death, a long-rumored legend suddenly comes alive.
Built by American millionaires generations ago beneath a remote Mexican mountain range lies an underground city with artificial sunlight, forests and lakes known as Eden. Ruled by petty dictator King Stafford, Eden is in possession of Factor Q—a brutal man-made virus capable of destroying mankind. And to silence his own dissidents, King Charles is preparing to launch Factor Q onto the surface. It’s a race against time between the forces of good and evil—a race for the survival of the world that must be won by the Doomsday Warrior.
Built by American millionaires generations ago beneath a remote Mexican mountain range lies an underground city with artificial sunlight, forests and lakes known as Eden. Ruled by petty dictator King Stafford, Eden is in possession of Factor Q—a brutal man-made virus capable of destroying mankind. And to silence his own dissidents, King Charles is preparing to launch Factor Q onto the surface. It’s a race against time between the forces of good and evil—a race for the survival of the world that must be won by the Doomsday Warrior.
On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-337-11-american-eden.aspx
Starting (2671) The Door Through Space (Librivox) by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2671) The Door Through Space (Librivox) by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2671) The Door Through Space (Librivox) by Marion Zimmer Bradley
At one time Race Cargill had been the best Terran Intelligence agent on the complex and mysterious planet of Wolf. He had repeatedly imperiled his life amongst the half-human and non-human creatures of the sullen world. And he had repeatedly accomplished the fantastic missions until his name was emblazoned with glory.On Librivox: http://librivox.org/the-door-through-space-by-marion-zimmer-bradley/
But that had all seemingly ended. For six long years he’d sat behind a boring desk inside the fenced-in Terran Headquarters, cut off there ever since he and a rival had scarred and ripped each other in blood-feud.
But when THE DOOR THROUGH SPACE swung suddenly open, the feud was on again—and with it a plot designed to check and destroy the Terran Empire. (Original book blurb)
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Through-Space-Marion-Zimmer-Bradley/dp/1604596457/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266682486&sr=1-1
Starting (2670) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Next item in my queue: (2670) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2670) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers
Podcast: Le Jazz Affair, Show 385
Music: Simon and Garfunkel, Live From New York City, 1967
Podcast: Prometheus Radio Theatre, Arbiter Chronicles- Freedoms Blood - Part 2
Next item in my queue: (2668) Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2668) Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
Publisher's Summary
When the voice of Piemur, an apprentice at Harper Hall, changes, he has to leave the companionship of Master Shonagar behind. But his disappointment is soon replaced by a new challenge. He is to enter the service of the Master Harper himself as a rider of dragons. Soon, he embarks on a dangerous mission to the Southern Hold. The future of Pern hangs on his success.On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dragondrums-Harper-Hall-Trilogy-McCaffrey/dp/1416964916/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266682076&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_RECO_001287&BV_SessionID=@@@@1177187046.1266681651@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadejjidegeecefecekjdffidfij.0
Starting (2667) Targa Trilogy Bk 2; Dark Quest (Podiobooks) by Richard Tuttle. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Next item in my queue: (2667) Targa Trilogy Bk 2; Dark Quest (Podiobooks) by Richard Tuttle. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2667) Targa Trilogy Bk 2; Dark Quest (Podiobooks) by Richard S. Tuttle
Origin Scroll is the first volume of the Targa Trilogy and the cornerstone of the epic fantasy Alcea Collection which spans sixteen volumes in three series.
Alexander Tork is an apprentice lumberman, a fifteen year old who is forced to take the lead when his village is attacked by a pack of vicious beasts. But darker things lurk in the lands of Targa and Cordonia, an evil questing for an artifact that will shake the very Universe. Alex, and two more unknown youths, Oscar and Jenneva, are the only ones who can prevent the end of their universe... they just don't know it yet.
On Podiobooks: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/origin-scroll
On Author's Site: http://www.rstuttle.com/Targa.htm
Next item in my queue: (2666) Ice Hunt by James Rollins. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.
(2666) Ice Hunt by James Rollins
Publisher's Summary
Carved into a moving island of ice twice the size of the United States, Ice Station Grendel has been abandoned for more than 70 years. The twisted brainchild of the finest minds of the former Soviet Union, it was designed to be inaccessible and virtually invisible. But an American undersea research vessel has inadvertently pulled too close - and something has been sighted moving inside the allegedly deserted facility, something whose survival defies every natural law.And now, as scientists, soldiers, intelligence operatives, and unsuspecting civilians are drawn into Grendel's lethal vortex, the most extreme measures possible will be undertaken to protect its dark mysteries - because the terrible truths locked behind submerged walls of ice and steel could end human life on Earth.
On Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Ice-Hunt-James-Rollins/dp/0060521600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1266681662&sr=1-1
On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_HARP_001971&BV_SessionID=@@@@1177187046.1266681651@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadejjidegeecefecekjdffidfij.0
Daryl Hall & John Oates, H20
Various Artists, Jazz Disc 14
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