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Remnant Population
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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For 40 years, Colony 3245.12 has been Ofelia’s home. On this planet far away in space and time from the world of her youth, she has lived and loved, weathered the death of her husband, raised her one surviving child, lovingly tended her garden, and grown placidly old. And it is here that she fully expects to finish out her days - until the shifting corporate fortunes of the Sims Bancorp Company dictates that Colony 3245.12 is to be disbanded, its residents shipped off, deep in cryo-sleep, to somewhere new and strange and not of their choosing. But while her fellow colonists grudgingly anticipate a difficult readjustment on some distant world, Ofelia savors the promise of a golden opportunity. Not starting over in the hurly-burly of a new community...but closing out her life in blissful solitude, in the place she has no intention of leaving. A population of one.
With everything she needs to sustain her, and her independent spirit to buoy her, Ofelia actually does start life over - for the first time on her own terms: free of the demands, the judgments, and the petty tyrannies of others. But when a reconnaissance ship returns to her idyllic domain, and its crew is mysteriously slaughtered, Ofelia realizes she is not the sole inhabitant of her paradise after all. And, when the inevitable time of first contact finally arrives, she will find her life changed yet again - in ways she could never have imagined...
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- Cfc Caumartin
- 01-01-22
gently brilliant
A great book and for someone looking at the wrong end of 50, an absolute welcome heroine. The elderly hero is fascinating and her journey is really addictive. I am so glad I read this . highly recommended.
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- Rebanjoc
- 07-01-21
Fabulous story
unexpected sci fi hero . About time old women get some credit ! Narrator really good.
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- Hyperspacial
- 28-04-22
outstanding
wonderful story. Easy to listen too and well told. Everything you could want from a good sci-fi. imaginative, unusual and entertaining.
Do yourself a favor and download it.
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- MR M.
- 03-08-22
Utterly charming
If you want big battles and violent action, go elsewhere - but if you want a charming story of endurance and independence, this is for you.
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- Dave Woodall
- 28-01-23
inspiring Sci-fi
A clever story with excellent performance. I found the start a little slow, but the story builds quickly, and concludes beautifully.
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- Marie Elliot
- 17-04-23
Really highly recommend this book
I enjoyed this book so much that I listened to it twice (with a few months gap). Its pace is slow, which fits the main character, but the writing is superb, so I was never bored. I loved the storyline and its unexpected twists. There was warmth and joy that left me feeling good. Excellent narration. Definitely recommended.
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- Lisa J Cunningham
- 29-12-21
A Very Different Hero. Old age is not a weakness.
A determined old woman, resolved to remain in her home when the colony that she helped found is forceably relocated, is not the hero you expect in science fiction. She is however absolutely the hero you need.
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- Isolde
- 13-01-22
A veritable gem
An elderly working-class woman at the centre of a sci-fi gem. Those who love LeGuin's social futurism will be drawn into the rich cultural world of this book. Wish I'd known about this years ago!
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- Judi Blakeburn
- 05-02-22
Delightful
This is the most wonderful story, beautifully read.
I can’t believe I hadn’t read it before now
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- Gabi Everett
- 29-11-22
Sweet story
I enjoyed the plot and thought the voice actor did a good job. A simple story, nice to listen to
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