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Nathan Fillion
About this listen
Award-winning actor Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle, The Rookie) brings to life a snarky artificial intelligence you won't soon forget. Don't miss his hilarious performance in a story perfectly crafted for sci-fi fans of The Martian, Red Dwarf, and We Are Legion (We Are Bob).
They thought this was just another salvage job. They thought wrong.
An AI overseer and a human crew arrive on a distant planet to salvage an ancient UN starship. The overseer is unhappy. The crew, well, they're certainly no A-team. Not even a C-team on the best of days. And worse? Urmahon Beta, the planet, is at the ass-end of nowhere. Everybody expects this to be a long, ugly, and thankless job.
Then it all goes disastrously wrong. What they thought was an uninhabited backwater turns out to be anything but empty. Megafauna roam the land, a rival crew with some terrifyingly high-powered gear haunts the dig site, and a secret that will change humanity forever is waiting in the darkness.
Stuck on this unmapped, hostile planet, lacking resources, and with tech built by the cheapest bidder, the salvage crew must engineer their way to payday...and beat Urmahon Beta before it kills them all.
©2020 Yudhanjaya Wijeratne (P)2020 Podium AudioCritic Reviews
"Yudhanjaya Wijeratne's ingeniously crafted The Salvage Crew starts with a comforting science-fictional familiarity, before using its A.I.-co-authored idiosyncrasies to hurtle headlong into the gravity well of its considerable ambition. A novel of meteoric energy, flaring brighter and brighter as it falls further into its world." (Indrapamit Das, Lambda Award-winning author of The Devourers)
"A classic sci-fi adventure wrapped around a deeply philosophical core. With skillful plotting, interesting details, and a motley crew of humans and A.I., it's a story that embraces its meta-origins...with an ending worth waiting for." (S.B. Divya, Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated author of Runtime and Machinehood)
"With animation and wry humor, Fillion introduces listeners to OC, an artificially intelligent yet poetic overseer...with tenderness and sorrow [he] conveys OC's dawning realization that their mission has turned into a nightmare. Fillion's talents are undeniable...." (Audiofile Magazine)
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- Jules
- 06-12-2020
Outstanding, Creative
Surprisingly optimistic despite the horror. Fillion is the perfect narrator, but words occasionally less crisp (maybe due to recording quality). I expect to be listening to this book many many times.
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- Curtis de la Harpe
- 02-04-2021
it was ok. sound issues ruined it
it seemed like it was cobstantly cutting off the first word of every sentence. kind of killed the vibe. would happily listen to nathan read anything else though.
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- Ben H
- 13-07-2021
Stop whispering, Fillion!
The first 95% of the story didn't match the ending. bizarre. poor performance that meant I was constantly rewinding to hear a whispered word or when I zoned out.
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- jonathan Davis
- 27-05-2021
I liked this a lot
If you like imaginative SciFi that doesn’t take itself too seriously but tells a good story well - try it
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- Anonymous User
- 04-12-2020
very enjoyable book
I deeply enjoyed this story and its tale through the unknown, guided by mystery and shades of darkness shall the reader follow
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- Adam Neary
- 20-12-2020
Poetic Sci fi
Slow start but poetic and beautiful finish. Interesting meld of ancient and futuristic concepts, highly recommended.
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- Niall
- 01-12-2020
Great Experience, Interesting Concept
Was an interesting tale, there was a bit in the middle was off in flow. But the begining and the end were solid.
looking forward to reading/ hearing more from this story and writer.
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- John
- 22-11-2020
Mind bending
A rather good novel. Concept was good, alien contact attempts lyrical. My only minor complaint was the narrator and it was the tonal ups and downs that made catching some words rather difficult. Thankfully I had whispersync which solved the issue, but it was annoying at times.
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- Moira M.
- 04-12-2020
Wow
Great story, well read. The author really surprised me, especially the last couple of chapters. Any more information would be spoilers!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-01-2021
I loved this
I dunno if I loved this more because of Nathan Fillion but it was sure entertaining, it got a little slow in the middle but the climax was so worth it. What a stunning novel and a must read for anyone who adore sci-fi! 5 stars.
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