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The Precipice

Book One of The Asteroid Wars

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The Precipice

By: Ben Bova
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Amanda Karr, cast
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About this listen

 Once, Dan Randolph was one of the richest men on Earth. Now the planet is spiraling into environmental disaster, with floods and earthquakes destroying the lives of millions. Martin Humphries, fabulously wealthy heir of the Humphries Trust, also knows that space-based industry is the way of the future. But unlike Randolph, he does not care if Earth perishes in the process. As Randolph, accompanied by two brilliant women astronauts, flies out to the Asteroid Belt aboard a fusion-propelled spacecraft, Humphries makes his move. The future of mankind lies in Randolph's hands.©2001 Ben Bova; (P)2001, 2005 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC Adventure Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Fiction Solar System Natural Disaster

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Critic reviews

"Bova gets better and better, combining plausible science with increasingly complex fiction." (Los Angeles Daily News)

"The full cast, led by Scott Brick and Amanda Karr, gives a spirited performance. The characters are multidimensional.... Other members of the cast, including producer Stefan Rudnicki, each add to a fast-moving and engrossing story." (AudioFile)

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Would you listen to The Precipice again? Why?

Maybe.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No.

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Ben Bova's Grand Tour books are usually very good, though this one is only okay. The story takes quite a while to get going, though when it does it is very good. However the recording has too many narrators which makes listening a little bit confusing.

First Asteroid War Novel

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Had to fast forward the female narrator, she was terrible. Her narration was childish and spoke as if she had a permanent grin on her face, very irritating. Male narrators great, but the female spoilt this edition of a great series.

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