Orbit
John J. Nance. Brilliance Audio, $34.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-1-4233-1142-3
For Kip Dawson, an unhappily married man with a son who blames him for his first wife's death, winning a trip into orbit is a dream come true. But when a meteorite slices through the ship, killing the pilot and severing all lines of communication, the dream quickly becomes a nightmare. Nance is well-known for his aviation thrillers, and with Orbit he successfully ventures into the near future with this tale of privately funded space flight gone awry. Nance is no newcomer to narration and it shows. He reads with an assured, confident voice and moves the story along with the pacing of an expert raconteur. His vocal modulations to distinguish between characters are subtle but effective. Most of his accents sound true. The use of a walkie-talkie\x96like voice filter to indicate when characters are speaking over the phone or radio is a nice touch that makes conversations more vivid. Kudos to Nance for crafting such a taut thriller and for infusing his performance with such heart and vigor, proving that he is the only person who should narrate his books.Simultaneous release with the S&S hardcover (Reviews, Mar. 20). (Apr.)
Details
Reviewed on: 01/30/2006
Genre: Fiction
Analog Audio Cassette - 978-1-59086-765-5
Compact Disc - 978-1-5012-3666-2
Compact Disc - 978-1-4692-5379-4
Hardcover - 517 pages - 978-0-7862-8634-8
Hardcover - 275 pages - 978-0-7432-5052-8
MP3 CD - 978-1-5012-3346-3
MP3 CD - 978-1-4692-5380-0
MP3 CD - 978-1-59335-691-0
Mass Market Paperbound - 408 pages - 978-0-7434-7662-1
Open Ebook - 288 pages - 978-0-7432-8909-2
Paperback - 288 pages - 978-1-4516-3171-5
Pre-Recorded Audio Player - 978-1-60775-682-8
