Next item in my queue: (2926) Executioner #310; Killing Heat by Don Pendleton.

(2926) Executioner #310; Killing Heat by Don Pendleton

Summary:

Running on sheer nerve and raw fury, Johnny Bolan faces a difficult challenge: find his brother. It's the grim endgame in a campaign to take down a rogue Caribbean dictator and his puppet masters: a cartel of global predators bankrolling a revolution for profit.

 

On a relentless sweep to take out the major heavies, the Bolan brothers have exacted a steep price in enemy blood, but the tab is getting longer by the hour, with Johnny and a gutsy lady Fed prepared to collect in full on the small island nation where it all began. And if they're too late to save the Executioner, vengeance will be scorched earth all the way. 

(OrgCrime Trilogy #3 of 3)

 

Approximate Run Time: 6 hours

 

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-144-310-killing-heat.aspx 

On Amazon: Killing Heat (Executioner)

Starting (2925) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Skipping (2922) A Crown of Swords. Can't get into the book. Another selected by author & not summary.

Next item in my queue: (2925) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

(2925) Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Publisher's Summary

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, Red Mars is the first book in Kim Stanley Robinson's best-selling trilogy. Red Mars is praised by scientists for its detailed visions of future technology. It is also hailed by authors and critics for its vivid characters and dramatic conflicts.
For centuries, the red planet has enticed the people of Earth. Now an international group of scientists has colonized Mars. Leaving Earth forever, these 100 people have traveled nine months to reach their new home. This is the remarkable story of the world they create - and the hidden power struggles of those who want to control it.
Although it is fiction, Red Mars is based on years of research. As living spaces and greenhouses multiply, an astonishing panorama of our galactic future rises from the red dust. Through Richard Ferrone's narration, each scene is energized with the designs and dreams of the extraordinary pioneers.

On Amazon: Red Mars (Mars Trilogy)

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_RECO_001717&BV_SessionID=@@@@1060708589.1276991075@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciadekjmkmjimcefecekjdffidfjo.0

Music Interlude#1:

Various Artists; 1970's Rock Volume 2
Obsessed by Mariah Carey
Knightsbridge; TV Themes of the 70s

Music Interlude #2:
Various Artists; Hey Good Lookin' Disc 4
 Elvis Presley, Loving You

Starting (2922) A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Finished (2919) Doomsday Warrior #15; American Ultimatum. Rockson's fighting an insane Russian Col. is getting old. Col. Always survives.

(2922) A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

Publisher's Summary

In this volume, Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat come ever closer to the bowl ter'angreal that may reverse the world's endless heat wave and restore natural weather. Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel: Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wise Ones, and some surprising others. And above all, Rand faces the dread Forsaken Sammael, in the shadows of Shadar Logoth, where the blood-hungry mist, Mashadar, waits for prey.

On Amazon: A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time #7)

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_AREN_000578&BV_SessionID=@@@@1060708589.1276991075@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciadekjmkmjimcefecekjdffidfjo.0

Music Interlude #1:
Various Artists; 1970's Rock Volume 1
Various Artists; Hey Good Lookin' Disc 3

 Music Interlude #2:
Various Artists; Great Original Hits of The 70's Disc 3
Various Artist; Greatest Country Duets

Starting (2919) Doomsday Warrior #15; American Ultimatum by Ryder Stacy. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Skipping (2917) First Among Equals. Selected book based on author w/o reading summary. Not interested in British politics.

Next item in my queue: (2919) Doomsday Warrior #15; American Ultimatum by Ryder Stacy.

(2919) Doomsday Warrior #15; American Ultimatum by Ryder Stacy

Summary:

For nearly a century, a wasted and savaged America has struggled to rise from the radioactive ashes of a Russian thermonuclear sneak attack. And one man has led the desperate fight to free a once-great nation from the enslaving clutches of the brutal Red Army invaders. He is Ted Rockson—the Doomsday Warrior.

Killov, the insane leader of the KGB, is alive and planning the final annihilation of America. To achieve his terrifying goal, the Soviet death-monger enlists the aid of an overwhelming horde of Libyan cultists, determined to destroy the U.S.... or die!

America's last hope lies with the Doomsday Warrior, as Rockson and a handful of FreeFighters race to the heart of the Dark Continent for an explosive African showdown. But even with the help of an explosive African showdown. But even with the help of an entire force of Bombassa warriors, Rockson's taking an incredible gamble by facing the lion in its own den. For a jungle defeat for the forces of freedom could set the entire nuclear-blasted world on fire!

 

Approximate Run Time: 6 hours

 

On Graphic Audio: Doomsday Warrior #15; American Ultimatum

(2922) A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

Publisher's Summary

In this volume, Elayne, Aviendha, and Mat come ever closer to the bowl ter'angreal that may reverse the world's endless heat wave and restore natural weather. Egwene begins to gather all manner of women who can channel: Sea Folk, Windfinders, Wise Ones, and some surprising others. And above all, Rand faces the dread Forsaken Sammael, in the shadows of Shadar Logoth, where the blood-hungry mist, Mashadar, waits for prey.

On Amazon: A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time #7)

On Audible: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_AREN_000578&BV_SessionID=@@@@1060708589.1276991075@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccciadekjmkmjimcefecekjdffidfjo.0

Music Interlude #1:
Various Artists; 1970's Rock Volume 1
Various Artists; Hey Good Lookin' Disc 3

 Music Interlude #2:
Various Artists; Great Original Hits of The 70's Disc 3
Various Artist; Greatest Country Duets

Starting (2917) First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Skipping (2915) Nightwalkers. Burned out on Deutermann books.

Next item in my queue: (2917) First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer.

(2917) First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer

Publisher's Summary

Charles Seymour, second-born son, will never be the earl like his father, but he did inherit his mother's strength, and the will to realize his destiny. Simon Kerslake's father sacrificed everything to make sure his son's dreams come true. Now it is Simon's chance to rise as high as those dreams allow. Ray Gould was born to the back streets but raised with pride, a quality matched by a sharp intellect and the desire to attain the impossible. Andrew Fraser was raised by a soccer hero turned politician. Now it's his turn for heroics, whatever the cost.
From strangers to rivals, these four men embark on a journey for the highest stakes of all, the keys to 10 Downing Street. Unfolding over three decades, their honor will be tested, their loyalties betrayed, and their love of family and country challenged. But in a game where there is a first among equals, only one can triumph.

On Amazon: Jeffrey Archer Set (Kane & Abel, The Prodigal Daughter, First Among Equals)

On Audible: First Among Equals

Music Interlude:

Various Artists; 80's Pop Hits Disc 3
Elvis Presley, Girls!, Girls!, Girls!

Starting (2915) Nightwalkers by Deutermann, Peter T. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Finished (2914) Torpedo. Excellent book. Better than Tom Clancy. As thrilling as Dale Brown Dreamland books.

Next item in my queue: (2915) Nightwalkers by Deutermann, Peter T.

(2915) Nightwalkers by Deutermann, Peter T

Publisher's Summary

Cam Richter, needing a break from his too eventful detective career, is in search of more peaceful pastures in the North Carolina countryside. He buys a 700-acre antebellum plantation, the perfect location for restful solitude, but it doesn't take long for him to discover that his new locale is not as quiet as he'd hoped.
Almost immediately, Cam finds himself caught up in mischievous pranks around his land, the site of a Civil War-era massacre. When the pranks turn hostile, however, he realizes he's been targeted by a killer who holds him responsible for something Cam is pretty sure he never did. As he tries to find out why someone wants him dead, he begins to uncover the secrets of his plantation and how the land's tragic history is still tangled up in the present.
Cam will need all of his resources, including his redoubtable German shepherd companions, to stay alive as he deals with a determined stalker, some very eccentric people, and all the entanglements of a place suddenly alive with secrets and the fruits of a bloody past.

On Amazon: Nightwalkers [With Earbuds] (Playaway Adult Fiction) or Search Amazon.com Books for Deutermann, Peter T

On Audible: Nightwalkers

Music Interlude:
Various Artists, 80's Pop Hits Disc 2
Elvis Presley Girl Happy

Starting (2914) Torpedo; a Surface Warfare Thriller by Edwards, Jeff. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Finished (2912) Deathlands #023; Road Wars. Ok but not 1 of the better books in the series.

Finished (2911) Halo Bk #5; First Strike. Excellent 2nd time around. Still a keeper.

Next item in my queue: (2914) Torpedo; a Surface Warfare Thriller by Edwards, Jeff.

(2914) Torpedo; a Surface Warfare Thriller by Edwards, Jeff

Publisher's Summary

An accident at a German nuclear plant, an illegal arms deal, and a biological warfare attack on the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., combine to ignite an international crisis that threatens to draw Western Europe, the Middle East, and the United States into all-out war.
To prevent it, a handful of U.S. Navy destroyers and frigates must track down and destroy a wolf pack of state-of-the-art submarines. The enemy is a NATO ally, trained in U.S. naval warfare tactics, skilled in deception, and thoroughly lethal. Out-gunned, out-maneuvered, and out-thought, the crews of the U.S. Navy ships must become as devious as their enemies.

 On Amazon: Torpedo: A Surface Warfare Thriller

On Audible: Torpedo

Starting (2912) Deathlands #023; Road Wars by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Starting (2911) Halo Bk #5; First Strike. Excellent 2nd time around. Still a keeper.

Next item in my queue: (2912) Deathlands #023; Road Wars by James Axler. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

(2912) Deathlands #023; Road Wars by James Axler

Summary:

Emerging out of the ashes of the nuclear apocalypse, no one has been more successful and determined than Ryan Cawdor and his band of warrior survivalists. But if the wasteland's endless miles come between them, the odds for getting back together again—for their very survival—are not in their favor.

 

A cryptic message regarding the long-missing Trader sends Ryan and the Armorer on an odyssey to the Pacific Northwest, away from their base, away from their band of warrior survivalists, away from Krysty Wroth. While Ryan battles the blood-hungry predators of the road, back in New Mexico, Krysty Wroth and the others fight off attacks against their weakened group in an all-out struggle for survival.

 

In the Deathlands, fate and chance are clashing with frightening force.

 

Approximate Run Time: 7 hours

 

On Graphic Audio: Road Wars 

On Amazon: Road Wars (Deathlands, No 23) or Search Amazon.com Books for James Axler Deathlands Series

Starting (2911) Halo Bk #5; First Strike by Eric Nylund. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Finished (2908) The Day the Earth Stood Still; Selected Stories of Harry Bates. Decent book, but not a keeper.

Next item in my queue: (2911) Halo Bk #5; First Strike by Eric Nylund. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

(2911) Halo Bk #5; First Strike by Eric Nylund

Publisher's Summary

Halo has been destroyed, and the threat it posed to sentient life neutralized. But victory has come at a terrible cost for the UNSC. Thousands of valiant soldiers fell in the battle to prevent the alien construct from falling into the enemy's clutches.
Now, everything depends on the Spartan known as the Master Chief. Yet even with the aid of the artificial intelligence Cortana, the Master Chief will be hard-pressed to rescue survivors and evade the Covenant ships patrolling the remains of Halo in debris-strewn space.
Ahead lies a dangerous voyage home through a gauntlet of Covenant forces. For the sake of all, the Master Chief and his war-torn squad must not only survive but take the fight to the enemy with a decisive first strike.

 On Amazon: First Strike (Halo #3) or Search Amazon.com Books for Halo Series books

On Audible: First Strike

Starting (2908) The Day the Earth Stood Still; Selected Stories of Harry Bates by Harry Bates. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Finished (2907) The Increment; A Novel by David Ignatius. Typical anti-terrorist book with Iran building a nuke.

(2908) The Day the Earth Stood Still; Selected Stories of Harry Bates by Harry Bates

The Day the Earth Stood Still and Other Classic SF NovellasThe Day the Earth Stood Still and Other Classic SF Novellas

Publisher's Summary

Farewell to the Master first appeared in the October 1940 issue of Astounding Stories. It became the basis for the 1951 film, The Day the Earth Stood Still. The story morphed from Bates's original conception into a cerebral SF cinematic classic. Much of the sense of wonder of that original story was lost in its adaptation to film. In fact, a fundamental characteristic that can be found in the stories by Bates's is that sense of wonder. While other author's stories generally held optimistic views of humankind, Harry Bates's sensibilities were often much darker. He dealt with philosophy, particularly the metaphysical, with mind-exploding ideas that predates similar explorations by such authors as A.E. van Vogt and Philip K. Dick.
In Farewell to the Master, Cliff Sutherland, a freelance reporter, is determined to get more photos of the giant robot that stands as a silent sentinel over his dimensional space-traveling ship. Cliff is determined to have an overnight vigil to get behind the mystery of the slain alien known as Klaatu.
Alas, All Thinking is the story of one man's journey in time to the end of humanity. But he is much more that just an observer as he takes matters into his own hands.A Matter of Size takes the listener for a journey of scale and the meaning of identity.
Death of a Sensitive is the tale of psychic who is thought to be mad with his benevolent treatment towards the cockroaches that infest his apartment. A haunting tale with a dire warning that is based on the pioneering parapsychology of J.B. Rhines. Death of a Sensitive is a forgotten classic that is presented here for the first time in over 50 years. Four classic short novels from a Golden Age giant of Science Fiction.

(2907) The Increment; A Novel by David Ignatius

The Increment: A Novel

Publisher's Summary

From a hidden enclave in the maze of Tehran, an Iranian scientist who calls himself "Dr. Ali" sends an encrypted message to the CIA. It falls to Harry Pappas to decide if it's for real.
Dr. Ali sends more secrets of the Iranian bomb program to the agency, then panics. He's being followed, but he doesn't know who's onto him, and neither does Pappas. The White House is no help---they're looking for a pretext to attack Tehran. To get his agent out, Pappas turns to a secret British spy team known as "The Increment," whose operatives carry the modern version of the double-O "license to kill." But the real story here is infinitely more complicated than he understands, and to get to the bottom of it he must betray his own country.
The Increment is The Spy Who Came in from the Cold set in Iran, with a dose of Graham Greene's The Human Factor to highlight the subtleties of betrayal

Music Interlude:
Elvis Presley, From Elvis with Love
Earl Klugh & Bob James, Two of a Kind

Next item in my queue: (2905) The Survivalist #03; The Quest by Jerry Ahern. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

(2905) The Survivalist #03; The Quest by Jerry Ahern

The Survivalist The Quest #3

Summary:

World War III has passed and John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons specialist and survival expert has at last reached his home only to find that his wife and two children have fled for their lives. With the knowledge that his family has survived the nuclear holocaust, Rourke, with the aid of young Paul Rubenstein, must find his loved ones.

But the Soviets are consolidating their military hold on the country and both the ruthless KGB and the fledgling post-war U.S. government have begun their own search. First they must learn the purpose behind the massive launch of secret U.S. rockets on the night the war began. Then they have to determine the meaning of the mysterious Eden Project and find the one surviving NASA official who can answer all the questions.

A deadly game of intrigue within the Soviet High Command, the formation of the American "resistance" and a highly placed traitor in the new U.S. government all block Rourke's path.

But nothing can stop him—he is... The Survivalist

Approximate Run Time: 4 hours

On Graphic Audio: http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-327-3-the-quest.aspx

Starting (2904) Mass Effect; Ascension by Drew Karpyshyn. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

Finished (2903) Broken Angels. Much better than I expected from a book by Morgan.

Next item in my queue: (2904) Mass Effect; Ascension by Drew Karpyshyn. Details: http://audiobookaddit.blogspot.com.

(2904) Mass Effect; Ascension by Drew Karpyshyn

Publisher's Summary

It's humankind versus a race of machines bent on harvesting organic life in this second official novel based on the BioWare video game.

From AudioFile

In this sci-fi tale by author Karpyshyn, humankind must come together, despite its underlying differences, to combat its greatest threat ever: an army of robots hell-bent on harvesting organic life. Based on the popular BioWare video game series, the story features action-packed battles between man and machine but fails to generate sustained excitement because of a lackluster narration by David Colacci. Also, unlike similar audiobooks in the genre, MASS EFFECT lacks ear-pleasing aesthetics such as realistic sound effects or a rousing score. The result is a slow and often-monotonous production. (c) AudioFile 2009

On Amazon: Mass Effect: Ascension