Book description
Bruce Golden's "Red Sky Blue Moon" presents a fascinating blend of science fiction and historical adventure that transcends typical genre boundaries. This audiobook delivers Golden's unique narrative style, previously praised in works like "Better Than Chocolate" and "Evergreen," where he masterfully combines elements reminiscent of Ursula Le Guin's depth with H. Rider Haggard's adventurous spirit.
The story centers on an intriguing premise: ancient aliens who seed Earth's oceans and later return to conduct what amounts to a cosmic experiment in human development. Their decision to transplant various human groups across the galaxy sets the stage for centuries of evolution in unexpected directions.
What makes this audiobook particularly compelling is how Golden explores the divergent paths societies take when removed from their original contexts. The Vikings, evolving into a corporate culture of racial purists, create an early industrial society with cutthroat business practices. Their conflict with the Sioux tribes over territorial and resource rights forms the heart of the narrative tension.
The audiobook format serves Golden's storytelling well, particularly in conveying the scope of this interstellar experiment and its unforeseen consequences. The central conflict revolves around a native herb that becomes crucial to both the corporate society's survival and their quest for longevity, adding layers of political and biological intrigue.
Listeners will appreciate how Golden avoids simple good-versus-evil dynamics, instead presenting complex cultural evolution where each society's adaptations make sense within their circumstances. The author's background in speculative fiction, evident in his previous works like "Dancing with the Velvet Lizard," shows in his ability to create believable alternative histories that illuminate our own world.
This audiobook succeeds in making the alien perspective on human development both fascinating and thought-provoking, while delivering the kind of engaging speculative fiction that has made Golden's work popular across twenty countries. The narrative's blend of planetary romance, corporate intrigue, and cultural conflict creates an listening experience that rewards attention to both the immediate story and its larger implications about humanity's adaptability and resilience.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience