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Theory of Bastards

by Audrey Schulman ...

The Philip K. Dick Award–winning sci-fi novel: "A riveting page-turner" about the behavior of primates—human and otherwise—"in a very near and dire future" ( The Washington Post).Winner of the 2019 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Speculative FictionOne of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of fiction in 2018In a world where coastal cities flood, dust storms plague the Midwest, and ... Read more

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The Philip K. Dick Award–winning sci-fi novel: "A riveting page-turner" about the behavior of primates—human and otherwise—"in a very near and dire future" ( The Washington Post).Winner of the 2019 Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Speculative FictionOne of The Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of fiction in 2018In a world where coastal cities flood, dust storms plague the Midwest, and
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The Dolphin House

by Audrey Schulman ...

Narrated by Alex Picard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Based on the true story of the 1965 “dolphin house” experiment, this spellbinding novel captures the tenor of the social experiments of the 1960s in award-winning author Audrey Schulman’s tightly paced and evocative style.It is 1965, and Cora, a young, hearing impaired woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St. Thomas, where she discovers four dolphins held in captivity as part of an ... Read more

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Based on the true story of the 1965 “dolphin house” experiment, this spellbinding novel captures the tenor of the social experiments of the 1960s in award-winning author Audrey Schulman’s tightly paced and evocative style.It is 1965, and Cora, a young, hearing impaired woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St. Thomas, where she discovers four dolphins held in captivity as part of an
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Three Weeks in December

by Audrey Schulman ...

"Two Americans have life-altering experiences in Africa a century apart in this environmentalist adventure novel" by the author of Theory of Bastards ( Kirkus Reviews).In 1899, Jeremy, a young engineer, leaves a small town in Maine to oversee the construction of a railroad across British East Africa. In charge of hundreds of Indian laborers, he becomes the reluctant hunter of two lions that are ... Read more

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"Two Americans have life-altering experiences in Africa a century apart in this environmentalist adventure novel" by the author of Theory of Bastards ( Kirkus Reviews).In 1899, Jeremy, a young engineer, leaves a small town in Maine to oversee the construction of a railroad across British East Africa. In charge of hundreds of Indian laborers, he becomes the reluctant hunter of two lions that are
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The Dolphin House

A Novel

by Audrey Schulman ...

Based on the true story of an infamous 1960s experiment, The Dolphin House is a meditation on what makes us truly human.1965: outside a small house on the coast of St. Thomas, four dolphins are circling in a pool. This is where Cora, newly arrived on the island, finds them by accident, as though they've been waiting for her. She won't discover the motives of the scientists working in the house ... Read more

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Based on the true story of an infamous 1960s experiment, The Dolphin House is a meditation on what makes us truly human.1965: outside a small house on the coast of St. Thomas, four dolphins are circling in a pool. This is where Cora, newly arrived on the island, finds them by accident, as though they've been waiting for her. She won't discover the motives of the scientists working in the house
... Read more
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Theory of Bastards

by Audrey Schulman ...

Narrated by Rachel Dulude ...

Unabridged

12 hours 1 min

"Stage four. Surgery. Recovering." While those are the simple words that once described Dr. Francine Burk's situation, the reality is much more complex. Her new reality is bacon rinds for breakfast and feeling unduly thrilled by her increasing ability to walk across a room without assistance. And it's being offered a placement at a prestigious research institute where she can put to good use her ... Read more

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"Stage four. Surgery. Recovering." While those are the simple words that once described Dr. Francine Burk's situation, the reality is much more complex. Her new reality is bacon rinds for breakfast and feeling unduly thrilled by her increasing ability to walk across a room without assistance. And it's being offered a placement at a prestigious research institute where she can put to good use her
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The Dolphin House

A moving novel on connection and community

by Audrey Schulman, Audrey Schulman ...

Narrated by Alex Picard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

"Schulman delivers the known world in startling new sounds, colours, tastes and smells."— New York Times Sunday Book ReviewIt is 1965 and Cora, a deaf young woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St Thomas, where she discovers four dolphins held in captivity, part of an experiment led by an obsessive Dr Bloom. Drawn by a strong connection to the dolphins, untrained Cora falls in with the ... Read more

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"Schulman delivers the known world in startling new sounds, colours, tastes and smells."— New York Times Sunday Book ReviewIt is 1965 and Cora, a deaf young woman, buys a one-way ticket to the island of St Thomas, where she discovers four dolphins held in captivity, part of an experiment led by an obsessive Dr Bloom. Drawn by a strong connection to the dolphins, untrained Cora falls in with the
... Read more

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The Stars Are Also Fire

by Poul Anderson ...

Narrated by James Fouhey ...

Series series Harvest of Stars
Unabridged

21 hours 9 min

Humans and their genetically altered descendants struggle to find their place in a universe controlled by a benevolent artificial intelligence in this brilliant classic of future speculation.On a far-future Earth, a linked system of artificial intelligences called the cybercosm runs the planet and the universe far more efficiently than any flesh and blood ruler ever could, in essence rendering the ... Read more

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Humans and their genetically altered descendants struggle to find their place in a universe controlled by a benevolent artificial intelligence in this brilliant classic of future speculation.On a far-future Earth, a linked system of artificial intelligences called the cybercosm runs the planet and the universe far more efficiently than any flesh and blood ruler ever could, in essence rendering the
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Holy Fire

by Bruce Sterling ...

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

Memory, morality, and immortality merge in this “haunting and lyrical triumph” from the bestselling author of Schismatrix Plus (Time).In the late twenty-first century, technology has lengthened lifespans far beyond what was once medically possible. Existence itself has become relatively easy—if boring. In this futuristic paradise, ninety-four-year-old Mia Ziemann longs for something different and ... Read more

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Memory, morality, and immortality merge in this “haunting and lyrical triumph” from the bestselling author of Schismatrix Plus (Time).In the late twenty-first century, technology has lengthened lifespans far beyond what was once medically possible. Existence itself has become relatively easy—if boring. In this futuristic paradise, ninety-four-year-old Mia Ziemann longs for something different and
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Acts of God

by Kanan Gill ...

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra ...

Unabridged

14 hours 32 min

The twenty-first-century heir to Kurt Vonnegut, Kanan Gill’s debut, Acts of God, is a madcap futuristic romp that dares to question the meaning of existence—with equal parts reverence and hilarity.Private detective P. Manjunath thinks like fire and works like dust as he sets out to investigate existential cataclysms unfolding all over the globe—not knowing that the ripples in reality he sees are ... Read more

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The twenty-first-century heir to Kurt Vonnegut, Kanan Gill’s debut, Acts of God, is a madcap futuristic romp that dares to question the meaning of existence—with equal parts reverence and hilarity.Private detective P. Manjunath thinks like fire and works like dust as he sets out to investigate existential cataclysms unfolding all over the globe—not knowing that the ripples in reality he sees are
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Harvest of Stars

by Poul Anderson ...

Narrated by James Fouhey ...

Series series Harvest of Stars
Unabridged

21 hours 39 min

The virtual persona of a long-dead visionary entrepreneur threatens to incite a revolution from space that could topple Earth's powerful and repressive religious-technological dictatorship in this ingenious science fiction classic.In the future, individual freedom is a thing of the past. North America is a police state controlled by the Avantist government, a despotic, techno-religious ruling ... Read more

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The virtual persona of a long-dead visionary entrepreneur threatens to incite a revolution from space that could topple Earth's powerful and repressive religious-technological dictatorship in this ingenious science fiction classic.In the future, individual freedom is a thing of the past. North America is a police state controlled by the Avantist government, a despotic, techno-religious ruling
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The Time Traders

by Andre Norton ...

Narrated by Graham Rowat ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF TIME.Intelligence agents have uncovered something which seems beyond belief, but the evidence is incontrovertible: the USA's greatest adversary on the world stage is sending its agents back through time! And someone or something unknown to our history is presenting them with technologies—and weapons—far beyond our most advanced science. We have only one option: create time ... Read more

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DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY OF TIME.Intelligence agents have uncovered something which seems beyond belief, but the evidence is incontrovertible: the USA's greatest adversary on the world stage is sending its agents back through time! And someone or something unknown to our history is presenting them with technologies—and weapons—far beyond our most advanced science. We have only one option: create time
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The Coming

by Joe Haldeman ...

Narrated by Kevin Orton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, Joe Haldeman has penned several best-selling novels, including The Forever War (C1146). After receiving a message from deep space, astronomer Aurora "Rory" Bell anticipates extraterrestrial visitors on New Year's Eve. But with Earth teetering on the edge of another world war, Rory soon begins to wonder if the message was a hoax. And when the message is leaked ... Read more

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Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards, Joe Haldeman has penned several best-selling novels, including The Forever War (C1146). After receiving a message from deep space, astronomer Aurora "Rory" Bell anticipates extraterrestrial visitors on New Year's Eve. But with Earth teetering on the edge of another world war, Rory soon begins to wonder if the message was a hoax. And when the message is leaked
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