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Nightwings
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
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Summary
Robert Silverberg's enduring classic about one man's journey to find salvation for a planet on the brink of destruction.
"Roum is a city built on seven hills. They say it was a capital of man in one of the earlier cycles. I knew nothing of that, for my guild was Watching, not Remembering."
For 1,000 years, mankind has lived under the threat of invasion from an alien race. After the oceans rose and the continents were reshaped, people divided into guilds - Musicians, Scribes, Merchants, Clowns, and more. The Watchers wander the Earth, scouring the skies for signs of enemies from the stars. But during one Watcher's journey to the ancient city of Roum with his companion, a Flier named Avluela, a moment of distraction allows the invaders to advance. When the Watcher finally sounds the alarm, it's too late: the star people are poised to conquer all.
And so with the world in turmoil, the Watcher sets outalone for the Hall of the Rememberers, keepers of the past, where humanity's last hope for survival might be hidden.
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- lizzie
- 17-12-22
Enjoyed listening to this.
Recommended by a friend who loved the narrator's voice. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and narration.
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- Comfort Litha
- 03-11-22
Absolute Classic
I have read this book so often over the years, my copy has fallen to bits now and was delighted to find it in included in the Plus Catalogue. When Audible remove it I will actually buy it from them.
If you like Fantasy crossed with soft sci-fi then then try the book out while it is still in the Plus Catalogue (essentially free!).
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- Nerdycat
- 15-01-22
EvocativelySad Journey Through Earth`s Late Cycle.
The narrator`s voice and raspy breathing was about to get on my nerves but, as it went on, I assimilated it into the character he was reading, not a young man, after all. Overall, I enjoyed the journey and the descriptions of people and places, which were very strange indeed. You can get away with an awful lot in Science Fiction, but the story made sense to me on all sorts of levels. It will stay with me. Give it an hour to get into.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-03-23
Original
Superbly narrated. A tale of transformations at personal and global levels, mixture of scifi and fantasy. The redemption of Thomas gives hope to us all.
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- Brendon
- 04-11-21
Good, but got a bit creepy towards the end.
I found the story pretty good all things together, there was one huge info dump that annoyed me a bit and dragged on for a bit too long, but the voice actor told the story wonderfully.
There is a lack of a “plot” it’s a guy going to places, taking up jobs, moving along as the world changed around him, if the world wasn’t as unique as it was it would have been boring.
My biggest complaint (minor spoilers) is the “change of status” between a parent - daughter relationship to a romantic one, it didn’t matter to me if he was “young again” it still rubbed me the wrong way.
Overall hey, it’s free, why not give it a shot?
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-22
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Nightwings a whole new world. A world of the guilds. A world in which you can be a watcher, rememberer, pilgrim, redemer and nightwing. A world in which youth is restored.
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- Mark O.
- 01-05-23
Great SF with brilliant narrator
Great SF with brilliant narrator. Will listen to more from narrator and writer. More than the title suggests
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- JOD
- 13-03-23
Strange Fiction
This is a strange little story set well in the future, the author has a great imagination but it is interesting and is worth a listen.
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- KittyKat
- 21-09-21
Interesting
Not the kind of book I usually listen too, but I enjoyed the story. It was refreshing to hear a different view.
I actually enjoyed the narrator's deep voice. Very strong voice but still easy to listen to.
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- M. J. Odell
- 28-11-21
A more thoughtful science fiction story
A very well written story, original and deep. Unlike some modern dystopian stories with 'in your face' style dialogue and very little thinking beyond what is obvious, this leaves you thinking about human behaviour, collective and solitary and the journey to redemption. I will remember it for a long time.
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