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Into the Light

Out of the Dark, Book 2

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In New York Times best-selling science fiction epic Out of the Dark, Earth beat back an alien invasion. Now we've got to make sure they don't come back, in Into the Light.

The Shongairi conquered Earth. In mere minutes, half the human race died, and our cities lay in shattered ruins.

But the Shongairi didn't expect the survivors' tenacity. And, crucially, they didn't know that Earth harbored two species of intelligent, tool-using bipeds. One of them was us. The other, long-lived and lethal, was hiding in the mountains of Eastern Europe, the subject of fantasy and legend. When they emerged and made alliance with humankind, the invading aliens didn't stand a chance.

Now Earth is once again ours. Aided by the advanced tech the aliens left behind, we're rebuilding as fast as we can.

Meanwhile, a select few of our blood-drinking immortals are on their way to the Shongairi home world, having commandeered one of the alien starships...the planet-busting kind.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books

©2010 David Weber and Chris Kennedy (P)2020 Macmillan Audio Fantasy First Contact Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction
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This is unbearable. I’ve been reading audiobooks since I remember (1990s) - my grandfather was blind. So... this is the first time ever I just cannot bear the narrator. Every phrase has the same hyped tonation and modulation - almost as if the narrator thought it is more about him than the book. Cannot stand it. Will do my best to skip Ralph Lister narrated books (will probably actually try another to verify my opinion tbh). It feels like his narration was more about theatre scene acting than actually serving as a book story proxy.

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Good story, although tended to get bogged down at times, but ruined by the worst accents ever heard on audible... Truly abominable. Really struggled to get through it and finish..

Destroyed by awful narration

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This could well be the best book ever written, but I’ll never know as I couldn’t take anymore. The narrator is absolutely awful. I have no idea how he got the job, but whoever hired him needs to be fired. He’s fine when he reads with his own voice, but when he gives the characters a voice of their own he really falls. He literally sounds like a man straining on the toilet. I fully expect him to have had a dose of piles by the time he finished this book. His accents are woeful. My playground turn as Hutch from Starsky and Hutch as a seven year old in 1980 are like a performance from the Royal Shakespeare Company compared to this guy.

A bad case of Nobby Stiles Vs Starsky and Hutch

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Though the wait between book one and two was a little long (11 years), it was well worth it. A new task and story awaits the victors of the Shongairi war, so a different pace from the first book. I see lots of ppl whining about the narrator, maybe they should try it and see how easy it is. I found nothing wrong with the narration, and did not believe it detracted from the story.
Looking forward to book three (sooner than a decade would be nice)

Excellent series, & a change of direction

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After having found this outside Kindle unlimited im so happy to have downloaded the Audible version. well worth every credit. author, narrator and production are fantastic.

Fantastic Listen

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