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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 6: The Back Channel

Posted on 2013-02-22 at 08:39 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 6: The Back Channel by John Scalzi, read by William Dufris Length: 47 minutes

Hello, and welcome back to the Human Division Listen-A-Long. This week, we're covering episode 6: The Back Channel. Remember, spoilers abide, so if you haven't given this sucker a listen already, grab a churro, and cue up the audio. We'll be here when you're finished!

Let's dive into the RECAP!

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 5: Tales from the Clarke

Posted on 2013-02-15 at 08:29 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 5: Tales from the Clarke by John Scalzi. Read by William Dufris Length: 59 minutes

Welcome back to the Human Division Listen-A-Long. This week, we dive into Tales from the Clarke, the fifth episode in John Scalzi's new serial novel. Be warned, spoilers abide in the post below, so if you haven't listened yet, feel free to catch up to us once you have. We're not going anywhere.

Okay, onto the Recap!

We start off Captain Sophia Colonna, she who put her ship in front of a

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 4: A Voice in the Wilderness

Posted on 2013-02-08 at 07:25 by Dave

The Human Division, Episode 4: A Voice in the Wilderness by John Scalzi, read by William Dufris Length: 49 minutes.

Welcome back to the AudioBookaneers The Human Division Listen-A-Long! This week, we're discussing episode 4: A Voice In the Wilderness. This is spoiler territory, so if you haven't listened to the story yet, you may want to go do that.

Usually, I do a little recap before getting into my own thoughts, but today, well, screw that. Today, we're gonna honor a member of The Human Division who

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 3: We Only Need the Heads

Posted on 2013-02-01 at 07:30 by Dave

The Human Division: Episode 3: "We Only Need the Heads," by John Scalzi, read by William DufrisLength: 1 hour, six minutes

Hello, and welcome back to our latest Listen-A-Long for the Human Division. Be warned, as this is a discussion post, so spoilers ensue. Okay, let's get moving.

Recap!

We kick off with Hart being summoned by Abumwe to watch as the Clarke is being dismantled both literally and figuratively. Abumwe's diplomatic team is being split up, and she's left with her least favorite diplomat

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long, Episode 2: Walk the Plank

Posted on 2013-01-25 at 07:13 by Dave

Walk the Plank (The Human Division, Episode 2) By John Scalzi, read by William Dufris Length: 39 minutes

Welcome to our second listen-a-long of John Scalzi's The Human Division. This week - Episode 2 - WALK THE PLANK!

But be warned! We're assuming you've heard the story (or read it), so spoilers abound!

Let's get started.

RECAP!

We listen to a transcript recording from a Wildcat colony (that is, an illegal colony unsupported by the CDF) who are looking for their supply freights. Their leader

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The Human Division Listen-A-Long: Episode 1, The B-Team

Posted on 2013-01-18 at 17:45 by Dave

The B-Team, by John Scalzi, Read by William Dufris (Episode 1 of The Human Division) Length: 2 hours, 20 minutes

Welcome to our premiere Listen-A-Long for the Human Division, a serial novel by John Scalzi, read by William Dufris, and set in Scalzi's Old Man's War Universe.

This is gonna be spoilerific, folks, and it's not a review, either. I imagine some of you drinking your coffee, eating your second breakfasts, or having a beer, and it's going to be a pretty casual environment. If you want a spoiler

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The AudioBookaneers 2012 Year in Review, Part 2: Books We Missed

Posted on 2013-01-10 at 21:28 by Dave

We tried. We really did. "ALL THE BOOKS!" But, alas, there was a good number of audiobooks we had our eyes on but for one reason or another -- usually time... -- we didn't get to them. While listing even all of those books would take a while -- Audible Frontiers published 750 audiobooks this year alone, let alone the output from the other publishers and the influx of ACX titles -- we tried to narrow our lists down as much as we could. (We really did.) This is part 2 in a 3-part wrapup of 2012, with part 1 b

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The Human Division is Coming!

Posted on 2013-01-04 at 07:05 by Dave

We've been talking to Steve Feldberg at Audible about the serialization of John Scalzi's next novel The Human Division. The first episode, "The B-Team," is going to drop on January 15th, and there will be an additional episode for the following 13 weeks. Here's some more of what he told us:

We’re going to be publishing THE HUMAN DIVISION to coincide with Tor’s e-book schedule – one chapter a week for 13 weeks, beginning Jan. 15. The pre-orders should be up soon, and you’ll be able to see all the chapters

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Dave Reviews: The Troupe

Posted on 2012-12-20 at 20:13 by Dave

The Troupe, by Robert Jackson Bennett Read by Luis Moreno for Recorded Books Length: 18 hours, 10 minutes

The Troupe is the best new novel I've listened to this year – let’s get that out of the way from the start. There are several other books I want to hit before the end of the year, and I’ll be the first to say that what I have listened to is hardly comprehensive of all the amazing books that have come out over the past 12 months. That said, I can confidently say that The Troupe is one of those books

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Dave Reviews: The Company Man

Posted on 2012-12-05 at 07:25 by Dave

The Company Man, by Robert Jackson Bennett Read by Richard Poe, for Recorded Books Length: 16 hours, 4 minutes

There’s an argument these days that the “punk” in steampunk is really superfluous – that generally, the genre isn’t punk at all. It's not attempting to rebel against anything. Instead, we get comfortable (often fun) stories dressed up in Victorian clothes. As Cherie Priest succinctly put it, “Steampunk is fun with hats.”

For those of us looking for steampunk with a little more edge and cynicism

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