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The Founder Effect

By: Robert E. Hampson - editor, Sandra L. Medlock - editor
Narrated by: Eva Kaminsky, Alex Knox
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Summary

All-new fiction from Dragon Award winner and New York Times best-selling author David Weber, Dragon Award nominee D. J. Butler, best seller Jody Lynn Nye, indie best sellers Chris Kennedy and Mark Wandrey, and more. Also featuring an introduction by multi-award-winning and New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia.

It is 2185 CE. Humans now live throughout the Solar System, but their most ambitious adventure is about to begin. The starship Victoria will carry over 10,000 colonists to a new world outside the Solar System. The larger-than-life exploits of those colonists will become legendary. The colonists will build a new civilization, and the actions of a few individuals will become famous - and infamous - forever marking their new colony with the Founder Effect. 

“Foreword: Legends” copyright 2020 by Larry Correia; “Descent” copyright 2020 by Mark H. Wandrey; “Confession” copyright 2020 by Les Johnson; “Somnum Exterreri” copyright 2020 by Christopher L. Smith; “Kamekura” copyright 2020 by Words of Weber, Inc.; “Sonny Stirs” copyright 2020 by Daniel M. Hoyt; “Stowaway” copyright 2020 by Brad R. Torgersen; “Cerberus Project” copyright 2020 by Monalisa Foster; “Alas Roanoke” copyright 2020 by Sarah A. Hoyt; “The Legend of Jimmy Vee” copyright 2020 by Chris Kennedy; “On the Trail of the Sügenhound” copyright 2020 by Vivienne Raper; “No Word for Princes” copyright 2020 by Jody Lynn Nye; “The Loss of Beaver Flight” copyright 2020 by Brent M. Roeder; “Jack Daw Days” copyright 2020 by Catherine L. Smith; “Redemption” copyright 2020 by Philip Wohlrab; “Looneytunes” copyright 2020 by D.J. Butler; “Fire from Heaven” copyright 2020 by Words of Weber, Inc. and Mark H. Wandrey

©2020 Robert E. Hampson and Sandra L. Medlock; see above (P)2021 Tantor

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Colonisation Sci Fi at its best

Absolutely loved this audio book, it is a collection of stories about humans leaving the solar system, their adventures on the way to their new home and their struggles to settle and establish a colony. it is believable and so entertaining , totally recommend to any Sci Fi fan.
The performance of the narrators was great too , nicely done !

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What a pleasant weekend’s listen

Good story. Easy, pleasant weekend listen. Very grateful I found it. Thank you to authors, editors & narrators.

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The only bad thing is the front cover!

What a great book - took me by surprise. Colonisation is the theme but having several contributors gives a varied perspective and makes for a satisfying result. One of the best sci-fi audiobooks that I've listened to in a long time.

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An unusual approach. Very Interesting.

I liked the variety of contributions to an overall enjoyable saga. I really enjoyed this approach.

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