Perilous Waif
Alice Long, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Mare Trevathan
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By:
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E. William Brown
About this listen
My name is Alice Long, and I've always known I was different.
When I was little I used to climb up to the highest branches of the housetree at night, and watch the starships docking at the orbital stations high above. Forty meters off the ground, watching ships 30,000 kilometers overhead, with senses that could pick out radar pings and comm chatter as easily as the ships themselves. It all seemed perfectly natural at the time.
There were other kids with mods at the orphanage, but nothing like that. I learned fast to downplay my abilities, keep my mouth shut, and try to blend in. Even as a kid I knew not to trust the Matrons. What would they do if they realized the Adjustments that were supposed to make me a meek little herd animal didn't do anything?
Then I messed up and gave myself away.
Now I'm on the run, hoping against hope that the Matrons won't try too hard to find me. Hoping to survive all the awful things that can happen to a girl on her own in space. Kidnappers, slavers, pirates, and yakuza - no matter where I go, trouble always seems to find me.
Good thing I'm not as helpless as I look.
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- Allan
- 18-05-2017
Great Sci Fi
loved the story and the thought put into scientific principles the universe has been built on.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-05-2023
A fantastic listen
I really enjoyed this one, well thought out character and world.
A must listen for all
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- john
- 15-08-2023
please don't Patrick rothfuss the next book
this truly wonderful book to read I have been waiting so long for the second book and believe his releasing it one chapter at a time for some reason I hope audible sign up for the second book I will certainly buy it and recommend it to anyone who is a fan of sci-fi and preternatural combinations wonderful story great characters absolutely unbelievable world highly recommended the narrator is one of the best I have heard I hope she's on board for the second book
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- Sleepydragon
- 02-04-2024
loved it
wish the next book was out already so I could buy it in all digital formats
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- geebrkez
- 06-08-2024
One of the best sc-fi story’s on audible
For some reason I’ve had this story sitting in my library for years but I’ve been hesitant to start it. I’ve always had other things to do, other audiobooks to listen to. Even though I’ve alway thought it’d be a banger. The thought that I’ve contributed in some small part to this story’s obscurity is painful.
Im going to need to listen to it a few more times to even figure out some flaws in it. It’s fairly consistent, based fairly distant into the future but not too far, gives nukes and scary shit a fair go. ‘Narrator isn’t a celebrity with a plain accent’ is currently the biggest flaw I can think of.
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