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  • By: Alastair Reynolds
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
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House of Suns

By: Alastair Reynolds
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Summary

Six million years ago, at the very dawn of the starfaring era, Abigail Gentian fractured herself into a thousand male and female clones: the shatterlings. Sent out into the galaxy, these shatterlings have stood aloof as they document the rise and fall of countless human empires. They meet every 200,000 years to exchange news and memories of their travels with their siblings.

Not only are Campion and Purslane late for their 30-second reunion but they have also brought along an amnesiac golden robot for a guest. But the wayward shatterlings get more than the scolding they expect: they face the discovery that someone has a very serious grudge against the Gentian line, and there is a very real possibility of traitors in their midst. The surviving shatterlings have to dodge exotic weapons while they regroup to try to solve the mystery of who is persecuting them and why---before their ancient line is wiped out of existence forever.

©2008 Alastair Reynolds (P)2009 Tantor

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intergalactic timeless love story

most excellent. very enjoyable performance of a very special and unusual story. most entertaining.

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breathtaking storytelling

I had to get used to the narrator but he completely won me over. The story is one of the absolute best I have heard or read. Characters well developed. Fantastic.

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Brilliant!!

One of the best, if not the best audiobook I listened. As another reviewer said, the story is groundbreaking. Narration excellent. A must listen!

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back to his best

another superb epic tale from one of my favourite Sci Fi writers of all times. now need to find out if there will be more in this series 🤞

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A fun tale

This was a jolly listen, the plot showcasing an impressively fertile imagination. Good work fella

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Another imaginative journey from Alastair Reynolds

Well read as always by John Lee, one of those books that leaves the reader itching to know what happens next, a good read!

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Way to go !

I simply don't believe it ! I am in awe and an unrepentant fan, the scope of his imagination, the characters, in this case a love story spanning time and space, a great yarn that spins its way across millions of years and takes as read sci-fi staples, held me rapt and delighted.

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A good read

Decent plot. Good characterisation. A worthwhile read if you like epic space adventures and layered plots and lots of characters.

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Perfect combo of story and narrator

Loved the longer descriptions of places, persons and environments coupled with the narration of John Lee. Plot was super interesting, and might be a spoiler:
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I loved the idea of creating a universe without ftl, and how that would practically be like for humans

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Epic, Intelligent, and Rollicking

Alastair Reynolds writes really entertaining space opera, crammed full of high concept ideas, and also manages to people his stories with believable, fleshed-out characters.
The narrator does a good job of differentiating the large cast.
Very good!

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