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Cibola Burn

Book 4 of the Expanse

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Cibola Burn

By: James S. A. Corey
Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
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The gates have opened the way to a thousand new worlds and the rush to colonise has begun. Settlers looking for a new life stream out from humanity's home planets. Illus, the first human colony on this vast new frontier, is being born in blood and fire.

Independent settlers stand against the overwhelming power of a corporate colony ship with only their determination, courage and the skills learned in the long wars of home. Innocent scientists are slaughtered as they try to survey a new and alien world.

James Holden and the crew of his one small ship are sent to make peace in the midst of war and sense in the heart of chaos. But the more he looks at it, the more Holden thinks the mission was meant to fail.

And the whispers of a dead man remind him that the great galactic civilisation which once stood on this land is gone. And that something killed them.

Cibola Burn is the exhilarating fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, following the Hugo-nominated Leviathan Wakes, Caliban's War and Abaddon's Gate. ©2014 Ty Franck Adventure Fantasy Fiction Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera War

Critic reviews

Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be
As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form
This is the future the way it's supposed to be
Tense and thrilling
Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fight scenes
High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce
All stars
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Have you listened to any of Jefferson Mays’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I am delighted that Cibola Burn was re-recorded with Jefferson Mays.

Any additional comments?

This audiobook was originally recorded with a different narrator. Hence the many complaints on the site about narration.

It appears the complaints worked, and the book was re-recorded with the same narrator as the rest of the series.

Narration problem solved.

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Another great space opera romp. Not quite as good as first three though, still a real page turner. Erik Davies read it admirably, though not quite as compelling as Jefferson Mays...

Enjoyable episode in expanse universe

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I can say that I am thoroughly enjoying listening to The Expanse series. With this novel, Holden and crew leave our solar system for a new world. Clever, well-written, well-performed, plenty of hard science, what's not to like?

It just keeps getting better

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I believe this to be the 4th book in a series of 8. I was not in the least bit interested in sci-fi until a good friend recommended The expanse. it's absolutely captivating and beautifully read. I'm hooked !

Never want it to end

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A bit of a harder slog this time, because its a space opera that spends more time on the ground than it has before, and unlike before they have one clear antogonist from early on and there is really nothing they can do about that person for a long time, but it's all worth while by the end. Everything that makes the Expanse great is here, and knowing what it's like now - I would happily relisten to it when going through the series again. It makes me laugh and become genuinely nervous about the fate of characters. It's clever and tense, heart-warming and rewarding. And, by the end, I'm anxious for the next. The same is true here. A slower burn, but well wortg it.

A slower burn than before, but absolutely worth it

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