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Oceanworlds
- Narrated by: Andrew Dennis, Caitlin Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
If you were in awe of books like The Martian and 2001: A Space Odyssey or movies like Interstellar and Apollo 13, get ready for a story destined to become a sci-fi classic - one with the potential to leap from fiction into reality and become the greatest adventure on which humankind has ever embarked.
September 7 2030. Mission Day 1179. Late at night inside the two-person Dragon spacecraft resting on the frozen surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, Derya Terzi put on headphones and became the first Earthling to hear the sloshing of the enormous subsurface ocean beneath his feet. Intoxicated with the promise of discovery, he could have sworn it was whispers between inscrutable creatures of the deep. He was convinced they were days away from settling the most profound and existential mystery known to humanity: are we alone in the universe?
But that was 10 days ago, before disaster stroke. Now, marooned a billion miles from home, what the surviving crew is about to go through will shatter the limits of friendship, courage, and the human spirit.
“In addition to telling a truly immersive story - and one so realistic that the stakes always feel sky high - J.P. Landau continues the tradition of sci-fi meant to spur not just the imagination, but action toward a better future as well. He asks readers not simply to seriously consider the utility of space exploration, but to also remember how dangerous the journey will be - and how essential it is to the human condition.” (Kirkus Reviews)
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- C H.
- 02-08-23
Good For SiFi Fans.
Good book, easy listening. Kinda disjointed at times. Well worth the listen.
Very odd music clips throughout!
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- Anonymous User
- 18-10-19
Highly recommended
Great story, and strong narration from two very skilled voice actors. Worth a listen for all SF fans.
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- Jon Humble
- 28-09-23
Poor writing and narration
Disappointed with this one, the writing is clunky and the narration cannot improve on it.
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- Norma Miles
- 27-09-19
Was it worth it?
The cover of this Audiobook is stunning and perfectly conveys the sense of the novel inside - beautiful, timeless, adventure. No further synopsis of the plot is here required.
Oceanside is, perhaps, slow paced but action, when it strikes, is swift and terrifying. The book's prose is both simple and majestic as it captures the visions of the planetary experiences and very human in it's characterisations. And it is hard science fiction, so all could be possible.
The narration for this substantial Audiobook is shared by the main narrator, Andrew Dennis, and Caitlin Campbell, who fills the female voices. Both perform well, reading with clarity, understanding and good pacing. Although initially the sudden introduction of a female voice was disconcerting, this quickly grew to feel natural as the story progressed.
A splendid book I will doubtless return to read again and one that I can highly recommended to anyone excited by the possibilities inherent in science fiction. My deep thanks to the rights holder of Oceanworlds, who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via Audiobook Boom. This is a book to remember
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- Kie
- 24-04-21
A big-hearted effort, but ultimately bland
Oceanworlds plays like a SF tale for non SF fans, and may work better for those less seasoned or cynical. It's a well-meaning story that's excellently performed, but sadly the story never really flies and by midway feels formulaic. There's also occasional cringe moments here and there (Elon Musk shows up) and the odd self-referential narrative style (character's talking to themselves) really grated for me.
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- K Tee
- 31-10-22
Enjoyable read
I loved the characters and the journey through our galaxy that ghis story took me on.
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- Jonathan
- 22-09-19
An amazing what if
I was lucky enough to recieve a review copy of this book. It presents an amazing "what if" scenario of a mission to Saturn. It is relatively unique in that nothing is actually science fiction in the technologies used, demonstrating what we could be doing now if there was the political will. This is supported by a gripping story line with plenty of twists and turns, leaving you rooting for the crew in the completion of the mission.
The narration is also excellent, having the two different narrator's really helped to differentiate the characters.
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- eire
- 28-10-19
The ensemble narration style was very well done.
I have to admit that I actually struggled a bit with this and it took me longer than normal to finish it. As an avid audible consumer my listening style has recently been fast-and-many, which is kind of predicated on fast moving plots. This story was not fast, and it was all the better for it. Through this lens I would simply describe this as a 'thorough' listen. The story was just short of an epic concept-to-completion journey. Whilst it didn't lend itself to listening to while falling asleep because I was constantly losing my place, when I switched to a more active listening style I got a lot more enjoyment value out of the story.
The ensemble cast production of the book was very well done, credit to the team behind this. It was refreshing to have a wider range of voices and personalities instead of a single narrator (without going down the route of full-on hammy radio-show sound effects).
Being thorough the story was engaging in a thought-experiment way, providing a wealth of background to the root cause of the journey, and the decisions made from start to finish. The characters are well developed as we follow them through both some of the monotony and crucial defining moments of their lives.
Ultimately it was definitely engaging and entertaining, and was well worth changing-up my listening routine/rut.
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