Ben Bova
The Precipice
The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story
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The Sam Gunn Omnibus
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Richard Brewer, Emily Janice Card, Gabrielle de Cuir, and others
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
A hero without peer or scruples, Sam Gunn has a nose for trouble, money, and women, though not necessarily in that order.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Ben Nova’s best…
- By Kelly on 2023-11-30
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The Sam Gunn Omnibus
- Narrated by: Richard Brewer, Emily Janice Card, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye, Hillary Huber, Don Leslie, Moria Quirk, Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Sam Gunn
- Length: 29 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2011-03-30
- Language: English
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Mars
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 18 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Half-Navajo geologist Jamie Waterman has been selected for the ground team of the first manned expedition to our mysterious neighbor planet....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story ... with interesting science!
- By Theresa on 2022-12-28
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Mars
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 4
- Length: 18 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 2008-09-19
- Language: English
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2-B
- Written by: Ben Bova, Isaac Asimov, others
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto, Vivienne Leheny, Gabriel Sloyer, and others
- Length: 22 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
This last volume in the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964 contains 11 great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field....
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2-B
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto, Vivienne Leheny, Gabriel Sloyer, Oliver Wyman, Stephen Bel Davies, others
- Length: 22 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2018-04-10
- Language: English
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2-A
- The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of The Science Fiction Writers of America
- Written by: Theodore Sturgeon, Ben Bova - editor, Lester del Rey, and others
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla, Kevin T. Collins, Mark Boyett, and others
- Length: 24 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing 11 great classics....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Classic Sci-Fi, well read.
- By Cindy White on 2024-01-23
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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. 2-A
- The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Members of The Science Fiction Writers of America
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla, Kevin T. Collins, Mark Boyett, full cast, Graham Halstead, L. J. Ganser, Michael David Axtell
- Length: 24 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 2018-02-27
- Language: English
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Powersat
- The Grand Tour Series
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
Two hundred thousand feet up, things go horribly wrong. An experimental low-orbit spaceplane breaks up on reentry, falling to earth over a trail hundreds of miles long....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By Martin Halliday on 2022-05-22
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Powersat
- The Grand Tour Series
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 2011-11-04
- Language: English
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Saturn
- A Novel of the Ringed Planet
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Amanda Karr, Stefan Rudnicki, full cast
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
In the best-selling novels Venus and Jupiter, Ben Bova dramatized the latest discoveries about our own solar system in an epic tale of near-future exploration and development....
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Saturn
- A Novel of the Ringed Planet
- Narrated by: Amanda Karr, Stefan Rudnicki, full cast
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 13
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2004-09-08
- Language: English
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Death Wave
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 1
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4 out of 5 stars 50
When Kell and his team return to Earth many years after their departure, they find that their world has changed almost beyond recognition....
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5 out of 5 stars
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great story
- By Eric on 2021-09-25
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Death Wave
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Star Quest, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2015-11-17
- Language: English
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Survival
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 3
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
When a human team is sent to scout a few hundred light-years in front of the death wave, it encounters a civilization far in advance of our own....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good.
- By Kelvin Fong on 2024-07-22
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Survival
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 3
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Star Quest, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2017-12-26
- Language: English
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The Rock Rats
- Book Two of The Asteroid Wars
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Ira Claffey, Amanda Karr, cast
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Visionary space industrialist Dan Randolph is dead, but his protege, pilot Pancho Barnes, now sits on the board of his conglomerate....
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The Rock Rats
- Book Two of The Asteroid Wars
- Narrated by: Ira Claffey, Amanda Karr, cast
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 10, The Asteroid Wars, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 2005-02-01
- Language: English
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The Precipice
- Book One of The Asteroid Wars
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Amanda Karr, cast
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiraling into environmental disaster, with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story but not great performance mix
- By Pen Name on 2023-05-26
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The Precipice
- Book One of The Asteroid Wars
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Amanda Karr, cast
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 8, The Asteroid Wars, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2005-02-01
- Language: English
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The Silent War
- Book Three of The Asteroid Wars
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Amanda Karr, Christian Noble, cast
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Ben Bova's The Silent War is the breakneck continuation to The Asteroid Wars series that can end only in earth's salvation - or the annihilation of all that humankind has ever accomplished in space. When corporations go to war, standard business practice goes out the window....
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The Silent War
- Book Three of The Asteroid Wars
- Narrated by: Amanda Karr, Christian Noble, cast
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 11, The Asteroid Wars, Book 3
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 2005-02-01
- Language: English
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Earth
- The Grand Tour Series, Book 23
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story3 out of 5 stars 5
With the Death Wave no longer a threat to humanity, humans have spread out and colonized all the worlds of the solar system. The technology of the Predecessors has made Earth a paradise, at least on the surface. But a policy of exiling discontented young people may lead to war....
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Earth
- The Grand Tour Series, Book 23
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 23
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 2019-12-03
- Language: English
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Exiled from Earth
- The Exiles Series, Book 1
- Written by: Ben Bova, Claire Bloom - director
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
A powerful world government has scientists transported from an overpopulated earth to a satellite on the eve of their discovery of a method to modify the human embryo....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stands up remarkably well
- By So About That on 2024-10-13
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Exiled from Earth
- The Exiles Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Exiles Series, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2018-10-02
- Language: English
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Mars, Inc.
- The Billionaire's Club
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 20
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 20
Bova, a six-time Hugo Award winner and past president of theNational Space Society, returns to his most popular and best-selling subject: the quest for Mars....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Unimaginative and bland
- By Cole Kramer on 2022-06-20
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Mars, Inc.
- The Billionaire's Club
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Billionaire's Club, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 2013-12-03
- Language: English
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Mars Life
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 7
A cliff dwelling reveals the fact that an intelligent race lived on the red planet 65 million years ago, only to be driven into extinction by the crash of a giant meteor....
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Mars Life
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 17
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 2008-09-22
- Language: English
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My Favorites
- A Collection of Short Stories
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Ben Bova, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Alex Hyde-White, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
In this new anthology, Ben Bova has compiled 14 of his favorite short stories. Each story includes an all-new introduction with compelling insight into the narrative....
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My Favorites
- A Collection of Short Stories
- Narrated by: Ben Bova, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Alex Hyde-White, Stefan Rudnicki, Paul Boehmer, Orson Scott Card, Grover Gardner, John Rubinstein, Gabrielle de Cuir, Arthur Morey, Steven Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 2020-10-13
- Language: English
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Apes and Angels
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 2
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
Humankind headed out to the stars not for conquest, nor exploration, nor even for curiosity. Humans went to the stars in a desperate crusade to save intelligent life wherever they found it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good story
- By Kelvin Fong on 2024-07-21
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Apes and Angels
- The Star Quest Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Star Quest, Book 2
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2016-11-22
- Language: English
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The Aftermath
- Book Four of The Asteroid Wars
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Emily Janice Card, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
When the spaceship Viking encounters a variety of adversaries, a confrontation begins a series of events that transforms the human solar system....
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The Aftermath
- Book Four of The Asteroid Wars
- Narrated by: Emily Janice Card, Gabrielle de Cuir, Stephen Hoye, Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 12, The Asteroid Wars, Book 4
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 2007-08-06
- Language: English
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Jupiter
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Christian Noble, David Warner
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Grant Archer merely wanted to study astrophysics, to work quietly as an astronomer on the far side of the Moon....
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Jupiter
- Narrated by: Christian Noble, David Warner
- Series: The Grand Tour, Book 9
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 2005-05-06
- Language: English
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Vengeance of Orion
- Orion Series, Book 2
- Written by: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Orion finds himself thrust back to the ancient world of Greece and must prevent the Greek army from destroying the citadel of Troy....
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Vengeance of Orion
- Orion Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: Orion, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2010-11-17
- Language: English
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