New Reviews: Science Fiction

With a riveting pace and an enthralling voice, Bronson Pinchot takes listeners on three terrifying expeditions into the unknown with this fourth novel in the Southern Reach series. This time around we go back to the beginning and learn some of the truths, illusions, and horror that surround Area X. Pinchot embodies each member of each expedition and takes us through their... Read More

This audiobook delivers sci-fi horror at its best, and Brandon J. Peterson's narration adds a chilling layer to the experience. As the crew of the ODYSSEY searches for the legendary "horizon"--a phenomenon promising a return to one's happiest moment--they face a journey through the dark, empty Expanse, where unseen dangers lie in wait. Peterson's voice captures the tense,... Read More

Narrator Jack de Golia tells the story of a bleak future on Earth in which most of the population has fled to another planet after the "oil wars." Few people remain. De Golia's laid-back voice conjures cowboys and the Wild West, rather than spacemen and rockets, but is perfectly appropriate for a desolate planet on which horses and muscle are in vogue once again. If there is... Read More

Ray Porter narrates the four short stories and one novella in this amazing science fiction/dystopian audiobook. Set in a believable future, these works range from lovers seeking the truth behind their relationships, to people on trial for using martial arts, to human explorers attempting to contact a humanoid but alien race. All stories involve a main character who is exploring... Read More

This audiobook opens with an explanation of why the narrator uses modified Cajun accents throughout. New Orleans-born narrator Sophie Amoss digs deep to develop other well-differentiated voicings for the residents of Alligator Point. Her Cajun and French pronunciations are mostly spot-on. As Pontiac is central to the story, Amoss gives her heart with a South Louisiana voicing.... Read More