You may have read my recent review of the novel Pandora's Star, if not...why not. So I won't go into the book in detail here.
So after that disclaimer on with the review.
I recently did the thing i've been on the slipper slope to for some time now. I joined audible. Audible for those that don't now is the Audiobook wing of Amazon. They sell audiobooks per item or (and this is where I come in,) as a pay per month club. As I've been a bit of audiobooks glutton recently and I already had about 6 lined up, I made the jump.
First book up, was Pandora's Star the “first” (I don't count Misspent Youth) of “five” books set in the Commonwealth Universe and the first of two in the Commonwealth saga. All five of these books are created by Tantor media, and read by the very talented John Lee. I personally tend to favour the lavish multi-actor audio-books (Dune) but they can go rather astray if done wrong (Dune Messaih). John Lee manages to handle Hamilton's rather extensive cast, and at times its easy to forget that all the voices are him. Of particular note are his Gore Burnelli and his Paula Myo. He brings the universe to life with ease. The audio is good quality and the material is treated with great care. Its quite expensive if bought singularly, but not to bad if you pay per month.
In conclusion, I highly recommend this audiobook. Its a great place to start an audiobook collection or continue an existing one. Its rather cheaper than the excellent Harry Potter books and lighter than the paperback version of Pandora's Star which is rather heavy to carry around all day.
More reviews to follow as i slowly fill up my shiny new ipod.
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