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Sam reviews: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter, Read by Michael Fenton-Stevens for Harper Audio

Posted on 2013-02-11 at 17:19 by Sam

The Long Earth: A Novel by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter (2012) Read by Michael Fenton-Stevens (2012) for Harper Audio (review copy)

Review by Sam: I'm completely of two minds on this audiobook. First, and this is not one of those minds but rather a comment, there isn't quite the humor and wit as in Pratchett's Discworld books, but then again this isn't at all that kind of story. It's a story that's more earnest than that, not a send-up or pastiche of the kind of novel it pretends to be on the

Posted in reviews | Tagged harper-audio, michael fenton-stevens, stephen baxter, terry pratchett, the long earth

Dave Reviews: Dodger, by Terry Pratchett

Posted on 2012-11-30 at 17:11 by Dave

Dodger, by Terry Pratchett. Narrated by Stephen Briggs for Harper Audio Length: 10 hours, 30 minutes

Reviewed by Dave Thompson:

It starts with a brawl in the rain. When a young woman attempts to escape her captors, teenage Dodger pops up through a manhole and lays into them with a set of brass knuckles. Dodger finds the girl sanctuary with the help of journalist Charlie Dickens, then the two quickly begin an investigation to find out who the girl is, and what she’s trying to escape from. A rollicking

Posted in reviews | Tagged dave thompson, dodger, harper-audio, reviews, terry pratchett

Received: 3 titles from Harper Audio

Posted on 2012-10-15 at 17:49 by Sam

Received: More review copies from our fall requests are coming in, this batch includes three titles from Harper Audio:

• The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
• Some Remarks by Neal Stephenson
• Dodger by Terry Pratchett

Posted in received, regular | Tagged dodger, harper-audio, neal stephenson, received, some remarks, terry pratchett, the long earth

Release week: The Mongoliad, Embedded, The Freedom Maze, Dodger, Under Wildwood, and Neil Gaiman Presents James Branch Cabell

Posted on 2012-09-26 at 14:49 by Sam

The last Tuesday of September brings a sizable haul of interesting-looking audiobooks, from new sequels, to some of 2011’s most missing, new Terry Pratchett, and the return of Neil Gaiman Presents.

The Mongoliad: The Foreworld Saga, Book 2 By Neal Stephenson, Greg Bear, Mark Teppo, Nicole Galland, Erik Bear, Joseph Brassey, and Cooper Moo comes with quite a busy byline from Brilliance Audio, but once again it’s one narrator, Luke Daniels, who handles the dozens of accents and handful of storylines as the

Posted in regular, Release Week | Tagged colin meloy, dan abnett, dodger, embedded, luke daniels, neal stephenson, neil gaiman presents, release week, small beer press, terry pratchett, the freedom maze, the mongoliad

Audible "Win-Win" $4.95 sale, through Sep 18

Posted on 2012-09-07 at 00:24 by Sam

A members-only sale at Audible, this one dubbed Win-Win, with $4.95 titles running through September 18. The sale page sorts out titles by author last name groupings, so here is my scan-through for interesting titles:

LONGER LIST and LINKS:

• TEMPTING: The Heroes By Joe Abercrombie, Narrated by Michael Page — Length:22 hrs and 44 mins
• The End of Eternity By Isaac Asimov, Narrated by Paul Boehmer — Length:8 hrs and 11 mins
• The Windup Girl By Paolo Bacigalupi, Narrated by Jonathan Davis — Length:19

Posted in regular | Tagged audible, george rr martin, john scalzi, neal stephenson, neil gaiman, sales, terry pratchett, wil wheaton

The Guilded Earlobe reviews The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

Posted on 2012-07-12 at 18:33 by Sam

Link: The Guilded Earlobe reviews The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter

“The Long Earth is a wonderful tale of exploration and discovery by two authors that blend their styles so seamlessly that it becomes something unexpected.”

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Release Week: David Brin's Existence and Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter's The Long Earth

Posted on 2012-06-20 at 02:31 by Sam

Posted in regular, Release Week | Tagged david brin, existence, release week, stephen baxter, terry pratchett, the long earth