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The Many-Colored Land
- Volume 1 of the Saga of Pliocene Exile
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
This is a spellbinding tale woven of equal parts epic and myth - with a liberal dash of hard science fiction.
When a one-way time tunnel to Earth’s distant past, specifically six million B.C., was discovered by folks on the Galactic Milieu, every misfit for light-years around hurried to pass through it. Each sought his own brand of happiness. But none could have guessed what awaited them. Not even in a million years.
In the early 22nd century, many humans are being born with psychic powers and are linked in a single galactic mind. Those without these psychic powers - the misfits, undesirables, criminals, and radicals - have a choice: mental reprogramming or exile. Exile, voluntary or otherwise, takes them back six million years, to a time between the extinction of dinosaurs and the rise of Homo sapiens, and to a time of exotic surprises and unknown dangers.
Julian May lives in Washington state and has been writing science fiction and fantasy for more than 30 years.
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- Ken
- 17-03-14
Great story, good reading
If you could sum up The Many-Colored Land in three words, what would they be?
A great read
Who was your favorite character and why?
Lots of good characters
What does Bernadette Dunne bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
I enjoyed most of her characterisations
Any additional comments?
I just really wish they'd do the rest of the series, this is just the intro.
Please Please Please can the rest of this series be done as Audiobooks too.
I promise I'll buy them as soon as they are available.
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- Mark G
- 11-06-13
Beautiful
I have loved this book when I first read it on release. Listening to it again it has lost none of its magic for me. True escapism, well written, artful and beautifully detailed. The only thing that Audible release misses is the release of the rest of the series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-07-23
Fantastic
Brilliant storyline unfortunately the next three books in the saga are not available in audio format!!!
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- Robert John Edwards
- 04-09-16
Glad I Bought it!
If you could sum up The Many-Colored Land in three words, what would they be?
complex, clever, human
Who was your favorite character and why?
Aiken Drum because he's clever, resourceful, dangerous and self-centred but underneath that he's actually a good friend to the people he cares about.
What about Bernadette Dunne’s performance did you like?
She gave a good reading with decent speed, clarity, inflection etc though one or two words and names were pronounced wrongly.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It's too long a book to listen to in one sitting
Any additional comments?
Several reviews have criticised the narrator's pronunciation of certain words and names and while there were a couple of words spoken wrongly it really didn't impact on my enjoyment of the story at all. Unfortunately the other books in the series aren't available.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-10-23
Great epic story begins!
I just don’t understand why you don’t have the next 6 which tell the whole splendid tale to its fantastic culminating climax!!
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- Jobo
- 26-02-11
The Many Coloured Land
I read this series over 25 years ago, when I was 15 or 16. It has been one of my favourite series of books since then and I've recommended it to many friends, who've enjoyed it as well. It was one of the first books I searched for when I first joined Audible, so it was lovely to see it listed recently.
Don't be put off by some of the more negative reviews, everyone is entitled to their opinions and I respect them, but I found no problem with the narrator and her characterisation. In fact, whenever I start listening to a new audiobook, I always find a switch in narrator quite a jarring experience, no matter what their quality - especially if I've just finished enjoying a good listen.
This book is well read and entertaining and I'm looking forward to listening to the next three in the series when they're released. The story gets more exciting as you move into the next two books (it is a four book series)so I think if you like this one, you'll certainly want the next ones.
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- Ashley
- 05-09-11
I just hope they release all of the books!
I read this more years ago than I care to remember and have often wondered about reading it again. When I found it as an audiobook I was so happy I had to buy it instantly. I wasn't disappointed either. I'd forgotten what an amazingly inventive story it is.
I'd recommend it to anyone. So please please please let all of the books get released.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-09-18
Not the best
Fabulous storyline. However, some very poor pronunciation made it maddening to listen to. I do wish production teams would check to make sure pronunciation is good before releasing books
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- k.
- 28-02-20
Complex and gripping
Read the Pliocene Exile years ago, but it was great to be able to listen to it. It was just as absorbing as I remember, and I found the development of the characters very satisfying. No spoilers but I love the way they develop their powers and use them. I look forward to hearing the remaining 3 books in the near future.
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- Roger Home Forver.
- 11-07-20
worthy effort.
lovely to hear this, as I loved the trilogy. The narrator makes a fine job, I just wish the production was better... some sound effects for eg, would've helped a great deal.
A pity that the rest of the books have never been attempted.
Maybe it's time for another attempt as it's an underrated epic.
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