Slow Bullets
Alastair Reynolds
Jun 2015 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Susan Duerden
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A vast conflict, one that has encompassed hundreds of worlds and solar systems, appears to be finally at an end. A conscripted soldier is beginning to consider her life after the war and the family she has left behind. But for Scur-and for humanity-peace is not to be. On the brink of the ceasefire, Scur is captured by a renegade war criminal and left for dead in the ruins of a bunker. She revives aboard a prisoner transport vessel. Something has gone terribly wrong with the ship. Passengers-combatants from both sides of the war-are waking up from hibernation far too soon. Their memories, embedded in bullets, are the only links to a world which is no longer recognizable. And Scur will be reacquainted with her old enemy but with much higher stakes than just her own life.
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Mel J.
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May 14, 2019
Interesting story and plot but the WORST narration I have encountered thus far. The reader sounds like a car engine trying (unsuccessfully) to turn over. Repetitive, monotone, stanza-stuck, alliteration that grated on me to the point I struggled to listen. It's so awkward and unnatural it has to be on purpose but I can't imagine what the reader was thinking. A sloppy attempt at style that interferes with the enjoyment of the story. I will never buy a book read by this narrator again.
About the author
Born in Barry, South Wales, Alastair Reynolds studied at Newcastle University and the University of St. Andrews. A former astrophysicist for the European Space Agency, he now writes full-time. He is the author of many short stories and twelve novels, including Chasm City, winner of the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel, and House of Suns.
Susan Duerden, an Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator, has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for her work. Susan's career spans film, television, voice-over, and animation. She has played critically acclaimed, award-winning theatrical roles internationally, including in London's West End and Off-Broadway.
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