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Narrated by:
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Bruno Roubicek
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By:
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Cixin Liu
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When Chen's parents are incinerated before his eyes by a blast of ball lightning, he devotes his life to cracking the secret of this mysterious natural phenomenon. The more he learns, the more he comes to realise that ball lightning is just the tip of an entirely new frontier in particle physics. Although Chen's quest provides a purpose for his lonely life, his reasons for chasing this elusive quarry come into conflict with soldiers and scientists who have motives of their own.
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- Norma Miles
- 28-02-24
"There was lightning that night."
After a freak accident in which both of his parents died when he was a child, Chen dedicates himself to the nature and futures of ball lightning. An hard science book both fascinating and way over my head. Because of this, and with very flat characterisation, it became boring and a struggle to continue at times, further increased by the slow delivery of narrator Bruno Roubiacek.
This is my first book by Dixon Liu. Undeterred, I will move on to Three Body Problem soon
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- OH
- 03-01-24
Very believable and interesting story
Very believable and interesting story. Interesting characters. Good narrator. Preparation for the superb 3 body problem books, or a nice dessert. Reccommended.
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- david
- 08-05-21
dull
Sorry but the story and narrator came across as dull with just enough interest to keep you going. some interesting bits and loads of unanswered questions
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- Ted Bhogal
- 01-05-24
Just great
Just great how the auther combines adventure with physics, scattered with very good characters.
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- Qun Chi
- 23-04-24
Interesting idea
Really enjoyed the book and good narrative , I think it is quite introduction of the three body problem .
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- Tatiana / @TCLinrow
- 15-12-20
A weird and wonderful sci-fi
I really enjoyed this story for its ability to write about incredibly complex scientific theories and possibilities in a way that could be understood easily.
The storyline itself was engaging and captivating, and with a little bit more character development it could easily have been a 5 star read for me.
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- Tokomak
- 17-02-24
Interesting story as far as I got
The concepts presented are intriguing but the performance of the Russian section was so bad I found myself completely tuning out. I think I'll have to pick up a printed copy to finish the story.
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- Sean O Cuireain
- 28-04-23
good science but not great fiction
great narrator, the concepts were fascinating and well explained but the story wasn't very compelling
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- Tom
- 09-03-24
was really cool concepts, writing style was not the best
this really had some cool thoughts and ideas. the issue with this book is the writing style, some parts are dragged out and doesn't keep me engaged. the 2nd half of the middle was the best part and most engaging.
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- Kelvin Lagrave
- 13-08-20
An interesting story
This is my first time reading a Cixin Liu book, and I picked this up hearing it was a prequel to his popular Three Body series. I was pleasantly surprised, Ball Lightning is a slow but engaging story that explores interesting science fiction concepts. Everything feels very real and grounded in reality, as if some of the things mentioned in this book could be real.
Bruno Roubicek's narration takes a little getting used to, but I do think he did an excellent job. I highly recommend
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