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The Medusa Chronicles
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
Following an accident that almost cost him his life, Howard Falcon was not so much saved as he was converted, through the use of prosthetics, into something faster, stronger and smarter...but also slightly less human and more machine than he was. And with this change came an opportunity - that of piloting a mission into Jupiter's atmosphere and ultimately of making first contact with the life forms he discovers there.
Picking up the threads of humanity versus artificial intelligence and machines, and of encounters with the alien, this collaborative novel between two superb writers is a sequel to Howard Falcon's adventures.
A proper science fiction adventure, this is perfect for fans of Golden Age SF as well as the modern SF listener.
Read by Peter Kenny.
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- A Farquhar
- 27-10-16
Great story worthy of two great authors.
Great story worthy of two great authors. Engaging to the end.
Great performance as well with perfect accents throughout.
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- Patrick
- 09-07-16
Tedious, goes nowhere very slowly
Oh dear, during chaper 9 I gave up for the last time; the story didn't grip or appeal and i lost the will to keep on listening.
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- Gary Robottom
- 26-05-16
Great Story
Loved it. Tied up a lot of other stories that ended too short. Twenty words? That's a bit much for a man of only a few.
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- iBloke
- 04-06-16
Very good after a week start
Not a fan of Stephen Baxter but am a fan of Alastair Reynolds particularly his machine dystopian work. So was worried with a very lack lustre, no detail, almost comic book start. However, things really tightened up to make it a good read. Peter Kenny to a very able job of narrator, but I personally would of preferred a bit more range and gravitas
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- Andreas Molgaard
- 06-06-16
sublime
Great in all respects from a well concieved and exciting plot, with interesting lead characters and fantastic narration.
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- Paul
- 02-06-16
Ok but narration odd
Good story
Main characters voice good but most other characters voices seemed to be at double speed. Very odd and difficult to listen to at times. Maybe a technical problem?
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- MR C.
- 16-08-16
This was no chasm City
I felt the characters were very two-dimensional not a typical Alastair Reynolds book I don't know about Stephen Baxter as I've never read any of his books before.
The plot was very predictable, it only really got good in the last few chapters. The best thing about this audiobook was Peter Kenny who did superb performance as usual.
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- Leon
- 03-11-16
unexpected rich story arcs that combine well
I really enjoyed the nearly familiar characters and the long life scenarios. so thoughtfully written with a well paced and not overly complicated plot. a great book to pick up and put down. I dipped in and out over a couple of weeks and my enjoyment didn't suffer.
bravo!
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- Mr BTW Carter
- 10-08-16
a reasonable space opera
not a bad story, enjoyed it enough but felt it could have had a little more depth
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- Tamlyn Kemp
- 06-05-22
What an odyssey! *wink*
A ripping yarn about one man and his observations, and contributions, over 500 years of human/machine future history.
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