Rhapsody For The Tempest, Marc Stiegler
Rhapsody For The Tempest, Marc Stiegler
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Rhapsody For The Tempest

Author: Marc Stiegler

Narrator: Katharine McEwan

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/18/2018


Synopsis

She’s Invading the Cradle of CivilizationThousands of years ago, the northern plateau of China gave rise to the first great civilization.Now Jam, an ex-commando from the BrainTrust, is searching the plateau for the untapped geniuses needed to power the BrainTrust’s expansion. She leads a two-woman invasion that could roil the power structure in China to its core.As Jam rides roughshod over tyranny, bureaucracy and ignorance, as she accumulates ever more enemies, she wanders ever nearer to an ancient secret—The secret that powered the first Cradle of Civilization so long ago.Even with all the help she can get from her best friends Dash and Ping, will it be enough to bring the secret home where it belongs?Is Dash’s brilliance truly nonhuman?And above all, will Ping ever get to use her Big Gun?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shhhhh on March 07, 2019

Some of the realism of the plot, as discussed in the afterword, saved this book from losing a star rating and being reviewed as the inevitable follow up to my previous negative comments. While it's still incredible how things just keep coming together *just so*, it is at least better that the author......more

Goodreads review by William on September 16, 2018

Better, but still MarySue Handwavium rules the day. Every time they face an obstacle, super duper advanced technology to the rescue!! Pretty strong takedown of California and Blue States. Asset forfeiture is a driving factor of the plot. While the author uses a very appropriate quote by Will Rogers, he......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on April 19, 2021

Great book in an awesome series I have enjoyed every book in this series, and this is no exception. The characters are and detailed along with a sad future world where they are trying to make it better. There is a ton of action, and unlike some series, I would love to live on one of their boats. I re......more

Goodreads review by George Lawson on August 23, 2018

Another excellent installment A really fun read and especially for an old but unreformed hippy. Lots of stabs at the government and our leaders. Looking forward to more of this series.......more

Goodreads review by Tony on November 17, 2018

This story felt quite ‘bitty’ and as the number of characters has expanded, it has lost some focus. There lots of incidents and interesting sections that kept me reading, but I am beginning to lose interest in the overall story. If possible I would have given 2.5 stars.......more