What are we listening to? (audiobooks) - Page 159

pwalker8 · 11-19-2018, 05:22 PM

Finished up Starship Mage. The narrator was a bit like the book, a solid good quality read. He was a bit more of a reader than a voice actor. I'm going to pick up the next book in the series, plus the first book in the Red Falcon series. Both books basically fork from Starship Mage, one following one main character, the other following the other main character. I've read both series in ebooks and it works well. I just wish Robert Jordon had followed that approach!

Next up is A Call to Vengeance, book 3 of David Weber's Manticore Ascendant series, though I suspect most of the writing was done by the other two co-authors, Timothy Zahn and Thomas Pope. It doesn't quite feel like a David Weber book, but it's enjoyable enough. The narrator isn't bad either.

Tarana · 11-19-2018, 06:17 PM

Finished We Are Legion (We are Bob) by Dennis Taylor. This was great! Not at all what I was expecting. Still sciency, but lots of humor.

CRussel · 11-20-2018, 07:12 PM

Just started listening to the new Ben Aaronovitch Peter Grant book, Lies Sleeping. As always, superbly narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, whose narration brings the book alive.

Apache · 12-01-2018, 10:01 AM

I am currently listening to March Upcountry by David Weber and John Ringo. My wife and I are listening to Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker.
Apache

CRussel · 12-01-2018, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

I am currently listening to March Upcountry by David Weber and John Ringo. My wife and I are listening to Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker.
Apache

Both excellent, though very different. But good reads.

Charlie.

Apache · 12-01-2018, 12:57 PM

I figured I could not miss with either one. Both are good reads and I am enjoying the narrators too.
Apache

Catlady · 12-01-2018, 02:14 PM

I am listening to Night of Camp David, about an insane president; he is paranoid and has delusions of grandeur. It's fiction--I can tell it's fiction because some of the politicians actually try do the right thing.

melmac · 12-02-2018, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

I am listening to Night of Camp David, about an insane president; he is paranoid and has delusions of grandeur. It's fiction--I can tell it's fiction because some of the politicians actually try do the right thing.

made me giggle

I've just finished Karin Slaughters The Good Daughter wow I could not stop listening I really enjoyed this I'm looking forward to listening to more of her. Word of warning though it has a number of sections of explicit violence against women I'm not sure if I could have gotten through it had I been reading instead listening for some reason doing it via audio makes it slightly less intense for me

Currently listening to a new author for me and a homegrown story Crimson Lake by Candice Fox so far it's good but I am having some issues with the narrator Euan Morton who's accent is all over the place.

pwalker8 · 12-02-2018, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

I am currently listening to March Upcountry by David Weber and John Ringo. My wife and I are listening to Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker.
Apache

I really liked the March series. Rudnicki is very good. For some reason, I felt that the series should have had one more book in it.

Apache · 12-02-2018, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

I really liked the March series. Rudnicki is very good. For some reason, I felt that the series should have had one more book in it.

Supposedly they are working on the next book. I seem to remember that they have had scheduling conflicts.
Apache

Catlady · 12-02-2018, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by melmac

I've just finished Karin Slaughters The Good Daughter wow I could not stop listening I really enjoyed this I'm looking forward to listening to more of her. Word of warning though it has a number of sections of explicit violence against women I'm not sure if I could have gotten through it had I been reading instead listening for some reason doing it via audio makes it slightly less intense for me.

I won't read her. I listened to Pretty Girls a while back and thought the violence was extreme, disgusting, and gratuitous. I was shocked because I had read the short story prequel, Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes, and liked it a lot--violence was muted and offscreen, not in your face the way it was in Pretty Girls, in which women were chained, beaten, stabbed, and otherwise tortured in horrific fashion. Nope, never again going near one of her books.

pwalker8 · 12-02-2018, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Apache

Supposedly they are working on the next book. I seem to remember that they have had scheduling conflicts.
Apache

It's only been 14 years since We Few. That's a lot of scheduling conflicts. They left it mostly wrapped up, so I'm not really complaining, just that it felt like they were planning one more book. Weber and Ringo are two of the more prolific regular publisher authors out there and both have been churning out books for a long time (Weber since 1991, Ringo since 2000).

CRussel · 12-02-2018, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pwalker8

It's only been 14 years since We Few. That's a lot of scheduling conflicts. They left it mostly wrapped up, so I'm not really complaining, just that it felt like they were planning one more book. Weber and Ringo are two of the more prolific regular publisher authors out there and both have been churning out books for a long time (Weber since 1991, Ringo since 2000).

Has more to do with other projects getting in the way, and Weber's health, as much as it does some creative differences on where it should go. But we've been told that there is _some_ movement on the file, so there's hope. I, for one, would like to see at least a fifth book.

Apache · 12-02-2018, 07:01 PM

Yes, I did not mean personal conflicts. I should have posted a more detailed answer like CRussell did.

And the announcement to write a fifth book was only made a few years ago.
Apache

CRussel · 12-03-2018, 12:38 AM

You do know that's CRussel, right?

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11-19-2018, 05:22 PM	#2371
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,195 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Finished up Starship Mage. The narrator was a bit like the book, a solid good quality read. He was a bit more of a reader than a voice actor. I'm going to pick up the next book in the series, plus the first book in the Red Falcon series. Both books basically fork from Starship Mage, one following one main character, the other following the other main character. I've read both series in ebooks and it works well. I just wish Robert Jordon had followed that approach! Next up is A Call to Vengeance, book 3 of David Weber's Manticore Ascendant series, though I suspect most of the writing was done by the other two co-authors, Timothy Zahn and Thomas Pope. It doesn't quite feel like a David Weber book, but it's enjoyable enough. The narrator isn't bad either.

11-19-2018, 06:17 PM	#2372
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,980 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	Finished *We Are Legion (We are Bob)* by Dennis Taylor. This was great! Not at all what I was expecting. Still sciency, but lots of humor.

11-20-2018, 07:12 PM	#2373
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,160 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	Just started listening to the new Ben Aaronovitch Peter Grant book, *Lies Sleeping*. As always, superbly narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, whose narration brings the book alive.

12-01-2018, 10:01 AM	#2374
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,139 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I am currently listening to March Upcountry by David Weber and John Ringo. My wife and I are listening to Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker. Apache

12-01-2018, 12:57 PM	#2376
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,139 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I figured I could not miss with either one. Both are good reads and I am enjoying the narrators too. Apache

12-01-2018, 02:14 PM	#2377
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,345 Karma: 52398889 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I am listening to Night of Camp David, about an insane president; he is paranoid and has delusions of grandeur. It's fiction--I can tell it's fiction because some of the politicians actually try do the right thing.

12-02-2018, 07:01 PM	#2384
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,139 Karma: 89858112 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Yes, I did not mean personal conflicts. I should have posted a more detailed answer like CRussell did. And the announcement to write a fifth book was only made a few years ago. Apache

12-03-2018, 12:38 AM	#2385
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,160 Karma: 79742714 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), Fire HD 8	You do know that's CRussel, right?

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