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Empaths
- Pyreans, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Series: Pyreans, Book 1
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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- CJSILV
- 27-01-21
You have to listen to it
A great book loved the story great narration 5 stars I highly recommend listening to this book 👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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- Sharon Barron
- 24-09-19
An interesting, well told simple tale
I enjoyed the narration of Nicole Poole: she added something to an otherwise simple tale. Her range of voices is good, even the male characters were believable.
The story is that of an human colony some half a millennium after being founder. It's dominated by a group of aristocratic families, who lord it over the remainder of the colonists including a small group of empaths who are forbidden from going down to the colony and must remain either on the space station or the orbiting colony ship. The governor of the colony kidnapped one of the empaths and twice impregnated her. Her two offspring turned out to be very powerful empaths, the eldest of whom was repeatedly raped by the Governor's nephew.
Along with the empaths are normals and spacers, who keep the colony fed with raw materials mined on the system's moons. On one such moon they find the remains of an alien installation and are consequently quarantined for six months, threatening their survival.
It's a good story, but I rankled a bit at some of it - the leading characters are ALL good and the antagonists are ALL bad - there's no subtle variations. Otherwise I'd recommend it as an easy read.
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- DH950
- 27-01-18
Not yet tied to the Silver Ships series
Where does Empaths rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
In the top 15%. I've got 100's
What did you like best about this story?
Another Earth colony & a space resource Captain Cinders with ideals similar to Captain Racine. Maybe Alex Racine will come across this bunch later in the series. Another colony ship damaged before reaching its ideal planet, but this one has become a political subdivision of the settlement & due to the usual deceit by the elite, the original rules have thought to have been hidden by the elite who set up things the way they want. An abandoned alien site is found, probably remnants of a war long before the Earth people arrived, complete with bodies of 2 alien races. The elite get too out of control, forcing the colony ship to be made space worthy again & during the process, copies of the stolen rules are found aboard.
The real fun will probably begin in the next book, although this one has enough problems to keep one occupied.
Which scene was your favorite?
When the commandant was informed that his suspect had been found innocent, the elites who bribe him have kept vital knowledge from him again & he is told he has no authority aboard the colony ship Bell, with hints of worse to come for him & the elites.
Any additional comments?
The timeline of colony ships from Earth, put this as one of those that started the Silver Ships Series.
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- Nicholas
- 07-10-19
beautiful readings I just have to get use to a fem
I just have to get used to a female author. I think she actually did fucking fantastic!
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-08-19
Almost made expectations
Totally got addicted to silver ships and was stoked for a similar series. Story is good, narrator not so much. Grover Gardner is MUCH better. Might not be able to listen to another book with this narrator, sounds almost like a computer.
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- Larry
- 11-04-18
Well, a good beginning, and well conceived.
Just not yet a five. Eagerly I wait to see. Promising, yes lets see what happens.
A question, about empathy...
When/where does common empathy become something more, no longer but a disability for an empathetic person . This story takes a few steps beyond "Empaths" a number of steps beyond to expand empathy into a powerful advantage. What if feelings, one's sensitivity, once felt can be amplified, and boomeranged not just out, but with training be focused on one or more others, persons , what's more so amplified as to drive the flight impulse to loose rational control over self preservation. Eg. Scared to death by running off a cliff, onto the freeway. This is beyond the loss of bladder control / poop your pants. I've been there in Nam. That body effect is not a cowardly response to to fear, it's how we are. Courage is what action comes next. Freeze up, fight or flight. How training helps... when your mind freezes in terror, training is what gives the body a memory to fall back on. One has reflexes.
If you are a soldier there is something our ancestors learned. If you flee your brother who need you to be there will die without you beside them. What's more when facing an armed foe; to flee is to be shot down. Your rifle is your life, when you fight /kill, that is the enemy who won't kill your buddy, and you next.
This "to be continued" novel hasn't addressed these issues. So far, "Empaths" has relied on leadership but wiser, and a shade smarter than the "bad guys," or we the reader/listeners.
commonly our shes are encouraged to flee calling for help. Guys are indoctrinated along other expectations. Except in war freeze, or flee may be a wiser choice than facing your fear for a fight. It's prevail, or get squashed, violated, or whatever it was wiser to face, and god help any male who screams, or crys for any aid. Face it, accept what comes may protect him later. Victomisers hate courage, avoid those with it.
I'm eager to have these things addressed as the story unfolds.
I eagerly await the dropping of the next shoe.
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- Ian moody
- 28-02-18
Great new series from Scott Jucha!
I loved the story and the interaction between characters in the background. Started a little bit slow but I was hooked by the 3rd or 4th chapter. If you liked the silver ships you'll like this too.
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- John Miller
- 09-02-18
great story! can't wait to see what happens next!
Good story and interesting characters. interesting twists and turns! lures you in and leaves you wanting more!
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- MHS
- 03-01-18
Only one bad comment
The need to wait for the next book. A most enjoyable story and well read by Ms. Poole.
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- Jean
- 14-02-21
Captivating
This book hooked me right at the beginning. The book is very well written. It has something for everyone from ordinary crime such as kidnapping, rape to political intrigue, espionage, problems of youth and elderly to the problems of being an empath. The characters are interesting as is the situation they find themselves in. Cannot wait for book two of the series. If you are looking for a new sci-fi series, try this one.
The book is sixteen hours and six minutes. Nicole Poole does a good job narrating the book. Poole is a voice artist and audiobook narrator.
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- Aaron Stewart
- 04-02-21
Nicole Poole ruined this audio book
I enjoy S.H Jucha’s books Immensely. Silver ships is a masterpiece. I was over joyed to find out about this connecting side series.
Grover Gardner is exceptional, his performance narrating the silver ships series enhances those books to another level.
Nicole Poole’s narration of Empaths was almost unlistenable. Her robotic cadence and randomly changing tones used for characters was amateurish. All I can do is pray she was replaced for book 2 of this series. Poole should never be allowed to read out loud to anyone ever again
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- Bryan
- 08-12-20
good hook, fair world building, mediocre narration
the story is good although sometimes lacking in the little details that give flavour to the world. perhaps I've been spoiled by books like the expanse series.
the narrator is clear and we'll spoken, but delivers all her lines with a strange kind of... platonic joviality which is often rings odd. even when the characters are angry or sad, she still sounds like a pleasant grandmother who just baked you a plate of cookies. she doesn't have much emotional range in her delivery, but the small range she does have is expertly delivered. unfortunately more emotional range is called on for the story, which makes it hard to really be pulled into the drama.