Firefly The Ghost Machine, James Lovegrove
Firefly The Ghost Machine, James Lovegrove
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Firefly: The Ghost Machine

Author: James Lovegrove

Narrator: James Anderson Foster

Unabridged: 8 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/16/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

The third original novel from the beloved Space Western Firefly, produced with Joss Whedon as consulting editor, set between the TV series and the movie Serenity.Some hot propertyMal’s crew desperately need another payday, but not desperately enough to transport a Blue Sun flightcase to Badger, no questions asked, when the area is swarming with Alliance spacecraft equally keen to regain the stolen property. Yet Jayne refuses to miss out, and sneaks the case aboard Serenity.Lucid DreamsWithin hours of secreting the case Jayne suddenly finds himself back on the Cobb homestead with his brother Matty miraculously cured of the damplung. Wash is at the controls of the highest-spec cruiser money can buy, the billionaire head of a ’verse-spanning business empire. All of the crew but River are soon immersed in vivid hallucinations of their deepest desires, while their bodies lie insensible on the ship.Fantasies gone sourWash’s empire begins to crumble; the Cobb ranch is under attack by merciless bandits. As everyone’s daydreams turn nightmare, Serenity floats on a crash course towards a barren moon, with only River standing between the crew and certain oblivion.

About James Lovegrove

James Lovegrove is the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin. He was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004, and also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He is the author of Firefly: Big Damn Hero with Nancy Holder and Firefly:The Magnificent Nine, and several Sherlock Holmes novels for Titan Books.

About James Anderson Foster

James Anderson Foster is an audiobook narrator who has been nominated for three Voice Arts Awards for best audiobook narration in the categories of science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He has been praised for his conversational delivery and ability to sound exactly like the voice you were imagining in your head. Born and raised on the west coast, he has lived in the Midwest for over a decade but still considers Oregon home.

Reviews

Goodreads review by * A Reader Obsessed * on August 03, 2022

4 Stars This 3rd entry into this series was a kicker! The gang is hired by good ole Badger to pick up a package and deliver it to him. Thing is, the whole situation just smells off to Mal, and he refuses to carry out the job. Jayne’s not about to waste a good payment and sneaks the enigmatic package......more

Goodreads review by Jackson on October 30, 2021

Imagine a 'What If...?' for the crew of Serenity. The Ghost Machine IS that story and my gosh is it fantastic. It isn't without faults, but I had such a good time with it, and I feel as though if I wish it were an episode of the show then it's a job well done. *Spoiler-Free* The basic synopsis is that......more

Goodreads review by C.L. on March 17, 2022

Another riveting tale that I could not put down! The attention to detail, the spot-on characterizations, the jokes—it's like being plucked from this reality and settled back into the verse we all fell in love with twenty years ago! Shun-sheng duh gao-wahn! Has it really been twenty ruttin' years? It......more

Goodreads review by Titus on June 18, 2020

This is the weakest of the 3 Firefly books that have been released (yes, it is the third released but listed as #4 in the series, just roll with it). It's an interesting story idea and gives the author the chance to play with some alternate time lines / events, but I just want to see these well-fitt......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on May 20, 2020

As much as I love Firefly, I didn’t really like this book. Found the entire premise something that didn't deserve to be developed into a novel.......more

Awards

  • Dragon Award
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