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The Berserker Throne

By: Fred Saberhagen
Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
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 The Empress of the Eight Worlds has been assassinated during the Holiday of Life festivities on the planet Salutai. Prince Harivarman, exiled and a virtual prisoner on the Templar Radiant, suspects that he will be the next victim. Help is scarce: Gabrielle, the Prince's stunning redheaded lover, fears for her own safety. Anne Blenheim, the fortress' clear-eyed, fair Commander is favorably disposed toward the Prince, but her first responsibility is to the Templar High Command. Beatrix, the Prince's dark, iron-nerved yet seemingly demure wife, has already left him once. And Chen Shizuoka, the Templar recruit who staged a demonstration on Harivarman's behalf during the disastrous celebration on Salutai, is being stalked by planetary security forces.

When Prince Harivarman discovers an operable Berserker: his first instinct is to turn it in. But then he finds an ancient code that will either allow him to control the dreaded machine or lead him (and everyone else on the Templar Radiant) to certain death.

©1985 Fred Saberhagen (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks Royalty Science Fiction Fiction

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The book itself is great, a very good and engaging story, be it a bit simple by today's standards.

The recording however is poor, the volume is inconsistent, the quality all over the place and almost every chapter has a random 30 sec portion repeating itself. Not as surprising given the age, but something that should be corrected by Audible if they are going to sell the book at full price.

My biggest issue is that this is a very short book. Longer than the short stories in the first compendium, but not by much. The combination of the poor audio quality and the shortness leads to very poor value for money.

It would be more suiting for Audible to combine three books in this series into one purchase. That way the full price is more fair.

Poor value for money

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