War of the Maps
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Oliver
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By:
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Paul McAuley
About this listen
On a giant artificial world surrounding an artificial sun, one man - a lucidor, a keeper of the peace, a policeman - is on the hunt. His target was responsible for an atrocity, but is too valuable to the government to be truly punished. Instead he has been sent to the frontlines of the war, to use his unique talents on the enemy. So the lucidor has ignored orders, deserted from his job, left his home and thrown his life away, in order to finally claim justice.
Separated by massive seas, the various maps dotted on the surface of this world rarely contact each other. But something has begun to infiltrate the edges of the lucidor's map, something that genetically alters animals and plants and turns them into killers. Only the lucidor knows the depths to which his quarry will sink in order to survive, only the lucidor can capture him. The way is long and dangerous. The lucidor's government has set hunters after him. He has no friends, no resources, no plan.
But he does have a mission.
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"The underrated McAuley is in top form in this hard science fiction novel with heart." (Washington Post Book World)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Phil Turner
- 09-05-23
quite slow but engaging
Reminiscent of Jack Vance's dying earth stories with a touch of war of the worlds (cf, "red weed").
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Bob
- 01-01-22
Slightly annoying reading style
I found Jonathan Oliver's reading style ( pause) with lots of pauses (pause) annoying (pause). Between each sentence (pause). Or even at conjunctions (pause) and other odd places.
I am listening to the first chapters for the third time because I just cannot keep track of what is happening. (pause)
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Paul Trembath
- 28-07-21
Hard-boiled Vance
Think The Eyes of The Overworld, but instead of Cugel an ex-cop with one last case to solve, one last villain to put away.
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