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Polostan
- Bomb Light, Book 1
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Summary
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of TERMINATION SHOCK, the first installment in a monumental trilogy: an expansive historical epic of intrigue and international espionage, presaging the dawn of the Atomic Age.
The first installment in Neal Stephenson’s Bomb Light cycle, Polostan follows the early life of the enigmatic Dawn Rae Bjornberg. Born in the American West to a clan of cowboy anarchists, Dawn is raised in Leningrad after the Russian Revolution by her Russian father, a party line Leninist who re-christens her Aurora. She spends her early years in Russia but then grows up as a teenager in Montana, before being drawn into gun running and revolution in the streets of Washington, D.C. during the depths of the Great Depression. When a surprising revelation about her past puts her in the crosshairs of U.S. authorities, Dawn returns to Russia, where she is groomed as a spy by the organization that later becomes the KGB.
Set against the turbulent decades of the early 20th century, Polostan is an inventive, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining historical epic, and the start of a captivating new series from Neal Stephenson.
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- A. Jay
- 06-10-24
Not what I expected but very enjoyable
Well told story with interesting characters throughly enjoyed - would recommend this listen. Wonder what happens next.
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- mr
- 04-11-24
great fun again!
similar themes and tricks to earlier books by Neal Stephenson, But still great fun. Not so much alternative history or sf so far. great fun historical details, the period is a playground for the authors considerable talent. Sometimes he can be overly verbose, but this seems almost a disciplined epic.
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- Edward Dixon
- 10-11-24
excellent performance
great story, exceptional reader, best audiobook I've listened to. Neal Stephensons best work so far. How can this not be filmed?
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- Rosalie Moksha
- 28-09-24
Wonderful
Very fun and interesting. He writes such great female protagonists. I learned loads about history and was transported to a different world
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- A VARELA
- 20-10-24
Meh -so I’ll read the next one, I guess…
Very much setting up for a multi-instalment story arc. Rambling story that starts to get interesting and then we have to wait for book 2. I’m a fan of Neal Stephenson but wish he could get a narrative into a single novel.
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