Thursday, August 30, 2012

Next Item: (4136) Axis of Time Bk #3; Final Impact by John Birmingham

Publisher's Summary

In the year 2021 a multinational fleet - experimenting with untested weapons technology - pitched through time, crash-landing in 1942. The world is thrown into chaos as Roosevelt, Hitler, Churchill, Tojo, and Stalin scramble to adapt to new, high-tech killing tools, and twenty-first-century ways of war.

For "uptimers" like Britain's Prince Harry and the men and women who serve aboard the supercarrier USS Hillary Clinton, war is a constant struggle with their own downtime allies, who are mired in ignorance and bigotry.

As the Allies counter the Nazi assault and set off for the coast of France, Japan begins to buckle, soon every battle will be played out in a lethal dance of might and intelligence, unholy alliances and desperate gambles, and each clash will be fought with the ultimate weapon; knowledge from the future.

Thanks to the historical records, all sides know that two superpowers will emerge, while the losers will be pounded into submission. But time has shifted on its axis, so none know who will survive, or how peace will take hold in a world turned upside down. These are the questions that John Birmingham brilliantly answers in his critically acclaimed adventure of war and imagination.

LENGTH

16 hrs and 33 mins

MUSIC INTERLUDE:

Album: Countdown Singers, 100 Country Hits Disc 1

Album: Queen, Flash Gordon

Music Podcast: Le Jazz Affair Show #186 (09-09-2007) with Sal Calfa

                                           

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Finished: (4134) This World Is Taboo by Murray Leinster

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Narration: excellent.

Story: great classic sci-Fi space adventure.

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Starting: (4135) A Freehold War; Weapon by Michael Z. Williamson

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Next Item: (4135) A Freehold War; Weapon by Michael Z. Williamson

Publisher's Summary

Kenneth Chinran was a disaffected youth who joined the military and was recruited for an elite deep-cover unit, completely training and exercises so tough that several of the recruits did not survive. At the peak of his career, he was sent by his star nation to infiltrate a fascistic, militaristic planet: Earth.

He lived in deep cover for years, marrying and having a daughter. Then the Earth forces attacked his home system, and he and his team came out of hiding, attacking and destroying the infrastructure of the crowded planet, disabling transportation and communications and creating terror in city after city.

As a result of his attacks, billions died for lack of the food, water, and power, which the ravaged system could no longer supply. His sabotage was successful, but the deaths of so many weighed heavily on his mind, making him wonder if he was still sane. Then the secret police discovered his identity. With his daughter, the only thing in his life that had so far kept him human, he was on the run, while the resources of a planetwide police state were tracking him down. He could see no way to escape from the planet, and if he and his daughter were caught, death was the very least that they could expect.

But Chinran is a warrior in his soul, and even if he loses this last battle, he won't go down without a fight that his pursuers - the ones who survive - will never forget.

LENGTH

17 hrs and 42 mins

MUSIC INTERLUDE:

Album: Culture Club, Color by Numbers

Album: Dolly Parton, Live & Well Disc 01

Music Podcast: Le Jazz Affair Show #262 (06-01-2008) with Sal Calfa

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Starting: (4134) This World Is Taboo by Murray Leinster

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Skipping: (4133) Steal Across the Sky by Kress, Nancy

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Narration: made the story boring.

Story: can't say much as the narration ruined the book.

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Next Item: (4134) This World Is Taboo by Murray Leinster

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Publisher's Summary

There's an emergency on Dara and Calhoun, an Interstellar Medical Serviceman, feels duty-bound to respond. But Dara is under quarantine. And if Calhoun goes there, he'll be targeted as a plague-carrier - who can be shot on sight. Will Calhoun risk everything for a planet that's taboo?

LENGTH

3 hrs and 55 mins

 

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Starting: (4133) Steal Across the Sky by Kress, Nancy

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Finished: (4132) Legion of the Damned Bk #04; By Force of Arms by William C. Dietz

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Narration: great.

Story: good futuristic space adventure.

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Next Item: (4133) Steal Across the Sky by Kress, Nancy

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Publisher's Summary

The aliens appeared one day, built a base on the moon, and put an ad on the Internet:

“We are an alien race you may call the Atoners. Ten thousand years ago we wronged humanity profoundly. We cannot undo what has been done, but we wish humanity to understand it. Therefore we request 21 volunteers to visit seven planets to witness for us. We will convey each volunteer there and back in complete safety. Volunteers must speak English. Send requests for electronic applications to witness@atoners.com.”

At first, everyone thought it was a joke. But it wasn’t.

This is the story of three of those volunteers and what they found on Kular A and Kular B.

LENGTH

10 hrs and 47 mins

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Starting: (4132) Legion of the Damned Bk #04; By Force of Arms by William C. Dietz

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Finished: (4131) Deathlands #46; Gemini Rising (GA) by James Axler

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Narration: excellent.

Story: interesting story of Ryan returning home the second time to save his family's town.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Next item: (4132) Legion of the Damned Bk #04; By Force of Arms by William C. Dietz

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Publisher's Summary

Having stopped a mutiny against Earth's government, General Bill Booly and his troops face an even greater challenge: a battle for the future of every living being in the universe, against a fanatical human and his killer technology.

LENGTH

11 hrs and 2 mins

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Starting: (4131) Deathlands #46; Gemini Rising (GA) by James Axler

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Finished; (4130) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Tech Podcast: All About Android-54-Dit Dah Dit Dah Dit Dah with Jason Howell, Eileen Rivera and Ron Richards
Comments: can't say much about this show as I only listened to parts of it.

Sci-Fi Podcast: Clarkesworld Magazine; Ep-631-Sirius by Ben Peek
Comments: ok story, nothing exceptional.

Album: Dolly Parton 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Vol. 3
Comments: good album.

Sci-Fi Podcast; Escape Pod; Ep-290-Tom the Universe by Larry Hodges
Comments: interesting story.

Album: Don Grusin & Bill Sharpe, Geography
Comments: good album.

Tech Podcast: Ipad Today-93-Slice, Bump, Sincerely- the Next $1b Instagram- with Leo Laporte & Sarah Lane
Comments: didn't find it interesting, skipped.

Music Podcast: Le Jazz Affair Show #265 (06-11-2008) with Sal Calfa
Comments: good music in this show.

Talk Radio: Project Camelot; 03-28-2012 - guest Jim Stone
Comments: not interesting, skipped.

Talk Radio: Whitley Striebers Dreamland; show 04-25-12
Comments: Linda Bolton Howell, skipped.

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Next Item: (4131) Deathlands #46; Gemini Rising (GA) by James Axler

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Summary by Graphicaudio.net

After two centuries of nuclear blight, a new America is emerging, forged by those seeking peace and hope for the future. Pocket communities, ruled by local barons, have become the new centers of civilization...and power. But while many desire prosperity, others embrace ideas of ultimate domination.

 

The son of a powerful baron, Ryan Cawdor has chosen his own path through the Deathlands. Now rumors of trouble bring him home to West Virginia, where he'd left his nephew Nathan at the head of the barony. But a welcoming committee is waiting for him with a band of sec men, and a usurper of the Cawdor name. Unable to help a mysteriously ailing Krysty Wroth, Ryan challenges two of his oldest enemies in their grim gambit to control the East Coast Baronies.

 

(The Baronies Trilogy #1 of 3)

 

Approximate Run Time: 9 hours

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Starting; (4130) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

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Finished: (4129) Raising the Past by Jeremy Robinson

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Narration: excellent.

Story: an excellent thriller in the artic. I've already added back into my queue to listen to again.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Next Item; (4130) OTR, Podcasts & Music by Various Performers

Summary:

Tech Podcast: All About Android-54-Dit Dah Dit Dah Dit Dah with Jason Howell, Eileen Rivera and Ron Richards

Sci-Fi Podcast: Clarkesworld Magazine; Ep-631-Sirius by Ben Peek

Album: Dolly Parton 36 All-Time Greatest Hits Vol. 3

Sci-Fi Podcast;Escape Pod; Ep-290-Tom the Universe by Larry Hodges

Album: Don Grusin & Bill Sharpe, Geography

Tech Podcast: Ipad Today-93-Slice, Bump, Sincerely- the Next $1b Instagram- with Leo Laporte & Sarah Lane

Music Podcast: Le Jazz Affair Show #265 (06-11-2008) with Sal Calfa

Talk Radio: Project Camelot; 03-28-2012 - guest Jim Stone

Sci-Fi Podcast: Sci-Fi Book Review Podcast; Sfbrp #144 - Cory Doctorow - Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom with Luke Burrage

Talk Radio: Whitley Striebers Dreamland; show 04-25-12

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Starting: (4129) Raising the Past by Jeremy Robinson

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Finished: (4128) Kris Longknife Bk #7; Undaunted by Mike Shepherd

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Narration: great.

Story: exciting space adventure.

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