What are we listening to? (audiobooks) - Page 122

CRussel · 10-02-2016, 11:31 AM

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Currently reading Divided Allegiance, by Elizabeth Moon, read by Jennifer Van Dyke. This is the second in the Deed of Paksenarrion trilogy, one of my all time favourite fantasy series. This is a re-read, but the first time I'd listened to it. The first and third books in the series are WhisperSync enabled, but this middle one isn't. Annoying, as I do need to go back and forth between the audio book and the eBook, depending on where and when I can listen.

In this second book, our heroine, Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter of Three Firs, the daughter of a sheepfarmer, has left Duke Phallen's Company of mercenaries, and is headed to Fin Panir the headquarters of the Order of Gird, though she doesn't quite know where she's headed when she leaves. Along the way, there's much daring do, and quite a bit of learning and growing, as Paks learns to move beyond the fighting of a private in a troupe of infantry, to a mounted knight.

Wonderful fantasy, excellently written and well narrated. The entire series, starting with The Sheepfarmer's Daughter, is highly recommended.

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

I really like the series, but the second book was my least favorite. Too much, I deserve to suffer in it. As an ebook, there are sections that I kind of scan through. Kind of hard to do that with audiobooks.

Agreed. My least favourite of the three. But I still enjoyed it, though I'm glad to be moving on to Oath of Gold. Not sure what I'll read when this series is done.

Tarana · 10-02-2016, 11:44 AM

I just finished The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher. WOW!! GREAT BOOK and excellent narration. I don't like Steampunk, so I put this off for a long time - it's mostly fantasy in a mostly fantasy world, so don't let that put you off! Finishing off a couple of other audiobooks that to me were just so-so so that I can plow into the rest of Discworld.

pwalker8 · 10-02-2016, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

I just finished The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher. WOW!! GREAT BOOK and excellent narration. I don't like Steampunk, so I put this off for a long time - it's mostly fantasy in a mostly fantasy world, so don't let that put you off! Finishing off a couple of other audiobooks that to me were just so-so so that I can plow into the rest of Discworld.

Thanks for the review. I read the ebook and really liked it. I've got the audiobook in my too be listened to list. I think I'll move it up to next up.

pwalker8 · 10-02-2016, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Agreed. My least favourite of the three. But I still enjoyed it, though I'm glad to be moving on to Oath of Gold. Not sure what I'll read when this series is done.

I agree, I still liked it as a whole. It's just after reading it a few times, there were a couple of sections that I got a bit tired of.

CRussel · 10-04-2016, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

I agree, I still liked it as a whole. It's just after reading it a few times, there were a couple of sections that I got a bit tired of.

Agreed. But I've now finished reading the three of them, and moving on. I've got a stack of stuff I should be reading first, but I decided to do a listen to Full Share and Double Share, the latest two releases from the Solar Clipper series by Nathan Lowell. After years of resisting Audible, he finally gave in and the books are being read by Jeffrey Kafer. He's doing a good job, and he's clearly working with the author to get pronunciations right (or he listened to the previous podcast versions read by the author). They're being released at one a month right now, so a nice level to grab with an Audible coupon.

taosaur · 10-19-2016, 01:34 AM

I'm giving C.J. Cherryh's Foreigner books a re-listen. I was able to fill in the volumes I didn't already own with a 2-for-1 sale on Audible yesterday. I'd just put my membership on hold because I had a stack of credits, so it worked out.

Tarana · 10-20-2016, 08:55 PM

Currently listening to "Soul Music" by Terry Pratchett (Diskworld). Sound is a little iffy in parts, but I'm going to redownload and relisten to those parts with another device. The story is great though.

CRussel · 10-21-2016, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Agreed. But I've now finished reading the three of them, and moving on. I've got a stack of stuff I should be reading first, but I decided to do a listen to Full Share and Double Share, the latest two releases from the Solar Clipper series by Nathan Lowell. After years of resisting Audible, he finally gave in and the books are being read by Jeffrey Kafer. He's doing a good job, and he's clearly working with the author to get pronunciations right (or he listened to the previous podcast versions read by the author). They're being released at one a month right now, so a nice level to grab with an Audible coupon.

Finished Captain's Share, the next in the series and waiting for Owner's Share to be released next month. Meanwhile, I listened to Boundary, by Ryk E. Spoor and Eric Flint, the first in the series. Read adequately by Jonathan Walker, and I've moved on to the second in the series, Threshold.

Meanwhile, I've also read Closer to the Chest, the latest Valdemar book from Mercedes Lackey (excellent narration, so-so book), and have this month's Book Club selection lined up -- Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One. And three or four others. I'm only finding time to read audio books right now because of work, but this also has given me lots of "transit" time to read in.

pwalker8 · 11-20-2016, 03:43 PM

Kind of surprised it's been so long since the last post.

I'm listening right now to David Weber's Like a Mighty Army, book 7 of the safehold series. I see that the news Safehold book, At the Sign of Triumph, is now available as an audio book. $42 at Audible and $50 in the iTunes store. That's a bit more than I'm currently willing to pay given that I've bought the others for around $20-$25. Given that my current to-be listened to list is a bit over 21 days worth of listening, I might hold off a while and see if it comes down. It is read by Oliver Wyman who is very good. I did pick up the two most recent Rick Riordan books (Hammer of Thor and The Hidden Oracle), thus demonstrating how my to be listened to list got to over 21 days. Of course, my listening has dropped quite a bit since I started working from home 4 days a week. Last year at this time, I would go through a 7-8 hour book every week. Now, I get in about half that listening time since I still teach twice a week.

The next up on my list is Monster Hunters : Grunge, also read by Oliver Wyman. In general, I tend to try to jump around between styles of books to keep from getting burned out on a particular style or author.

pwalker8 · 11-20-2016, 03:47 PM

Just as a sidebar, I note that Audible has streamlined the purchase process to something similar to Amazon's one click purchase system. Today is the first day that I've noticed it, but it's been a few weeks since the last purchase. As a wise salesman once said, you want to minimize the number of chances for someone to have second thoughts on a purchase!

CRussel · 11-22-2016, 01:13 PM

Just finished listening to Owner's Share, by Nathan Lowell, read by Jeffrey Kafer. Book #6 in the excellent Solar Clipper series from Nathan Lowell. If you enjoy a bit of space opera that doesn't have big space battles, or wars or other nasty stuff, but want a bit of a "cozy", I highly recommend these books. They're "good stories". Not great literature, not disturbing and demanding post-apocalyptic, not diatribes, and not MilSF. Just enjoyable tales that happen to be set in space. With real characters and somewhat believable plots.

Highly Recommended, though you'll likely want to start with Quarter Share.

Next Up, the latest Michael Connelly, The Wrong Side of Goodbye.

ApK · 11-22-2016, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Highly Recommended, though you'll likely want to start with Quarter Share.

I also highly recommend Quarter Share, and I recommend you don't go investigating the plot, and just go by CRussel's description above.

If anyone had actually tried to describe the story to me, I may have scoffed, and skipped it, and I would have been the poorer because of it.

("Well, it's about this teenager who's mom taught him how to make coffee, see....")

CRussel · 11-22-2016, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

If anyone had actually tried to describe the story to me, I may have scoffed, and skipped it, and I would have been the poorer because of it.

("Well, it's about this teenager who's mom taught him how to make coffee, see....")

Yup. It's all about the coffee...

Seriously, folks. Give Quarter Share a try. It's quite enjoyable, in a quiet kind of way. One of those stories I keep coming back to when I get burned out and can't think of what to read/listen to. And it never fails to satisfy.

pwalker8 · 11-23-2016, 02:19 PM

Finished up Like a Mighty Army and moved on the Monster Hunters Memoirs : Grunge. I do like Oliver Wyman as a reader.

WT Sharpe · 11-24-2016, 04:58 PM

Just finished Spooky Action at a Distance: The Phenomenon That Reimagines Space and Time — and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything by George Musser (read by William Hughes). This was a great one, in that it got me hungering for more knowledge of its subject matter than any book has in quite a while. This is cutting edge mind-expanding stuff. I had to listen to several chapters twice, and feel the need to do so with the chapter I just finished. Non-locality, the abolition of distance, even doing away with spacetime altogether are just a few of the mind bending concepts explored in this book.

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10-02-2016, 11:44 AM	#1817
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I just finished The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher. WOW!! GREAT BOOK and excellent narration. I don't like Steampunk, so I put this off for a long time - it's mostly fantasy in a mostly fantasy world, so don't let that put you off! Finishing off a couple of other audiobooks that to me were just so-so so that I can plow into the rest of Discworld.

10-19-2016, 01:34 AM	#1821
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	I'm giving C.J. Cherryh's Foreigner books a re-listen. I was able to fill in the volumes I didn't already own with a 2-for-1 sale on Audible yesterday. I'd just put my membership on hold because I had a stack of credits, so it worked out.

10-20-2016, 08:55 PM	#1822
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,038 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Currently listening to "Soul Music" by Terry Pratchett (Diskworld). Sound is a little iffy in parts, but I'm going to redownload and relisten to those parts with another device. The story is great though.

11-20-2016, 03:43 PM	#1824
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Kind of surprised it's been so long since the last post. I'm listening right now to David Weber's Like a Mighty Army, book 7 of the safehold series. I see that the news Safehold book, At the Sign of Triumph, is now available as an audio book. $42 at Audible and $50 in the iTunes store. That's a bit more than I'm currently willing to pay given that I've bought the others for around $20-$25. Given that my current to-be listened to list is a bit over 21 days worth of listening, I might hold off a while and see if it comes down. It is read by Oliver Wyman who is very good. I did pick up the two most recent Rick Riordan books (Hammer of Thor and The Hidden Oracle), thus demonstrating how my to be listened to list got to over 21 days. Of course, my listening has dropped quite a bit since I started working from home 4 days a week. Last year at this time, I would go through a 7-8 hour book every week. Now, I get in about half that listening time since I still teach twice a week. The next up on my list is Monster Hunters : Grunge, also read by Oliver Wyman. In general, I tend to try to jump around between styles of books to keep from getting burned out on a particular style or author.

11-20-2016, 03:47 PM	#1825
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Just as a sidebar, I note that Audible has streamlined the purchase process to something similar to Amazon's one click purchase system. Today is the first day that I've noticed it, but it's been a few weeks since the last purchase. As a wise salesman once said, you want to minimize the number of chances for someone to have second thoughts on a purchase!

11-22-2016, 01:13 PM	#1826
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,296 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	Just finished listening to Owner's Share, by Nathan Lowell, read by Jeffrey Kafer. Book #6 in the excellent Solar Clipper series from Nathan Lowell. If you enjoy a bit of space opera that doesn't have big space battles, or wars or other nasty stuff, but want a bit of a "cozy", I highly recommend these books. They're "good stories". Not great literature, not disturbing and demanding post-apocalyptic, not diatribes, and not MilSF. Just enjoyable tales that happen to be set in space. With real characters and somewhat believable plots. Highly Recommended, though you'll likely want to start with Quarter Share. Next Up, the latest Michael Connelly, The Wrong Side of Goodbye.

11-23-2016, 02:19 PM	#1829
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Finished up Like a Mighty Army and moved on the Monster Hunters Memoirs : Grunge. I do like Oliver Wyman as a reader.

11-24-2016, 04:58 PM	#1830
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Just finished *Spooky Action at a Distance: The Phenomenon That Reimagines Space and Time — and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything* by George Musser (read by William Hughes). This was a great one, in that it got me hungering for more knowledge of its subject matter than any book has in quite a while. This is cutting edge mind-expanding stuff. I had to listen to several chapters twice, and feel the need to do so with the chapter I just finished. Non-locality, the abolition of distance, even doing away with spacetime altogether are just a few of the mind bending concepts explored in this book.