Voyage to the City of the Dead, Alan Dean Foster
Voyage to the City of the Dead, Alan Dean Foster
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Voyage to the City of the Dead

Author: Alan Dean Foster

Narrator: Eric Jason Martin

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/20/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a research expedition to an alien planet takes a treacherous turn for married scientists in this sci-fi fantasy.

As the first humans granted permission to explore Tslamaina, Etienne and Lyra Redowl should have been ecstatic. The planet's massive river valley is like no other in the known universe, with three intelligent species living along its waters—a dream expedition for the geologist–anthropologist duo. But the intolerable climate makes their research arduous, as does the growing tension between them. Fortunately, the husband-and-wife team are well prepared for their adventure, with a state-of-the-art hydrofoil and the assistance of the native inhabitants. But nothing could have prepared them for the dangers they encounter as they make their way to the river's source.

"One of the most consistently inventive and fertile writers of science fiction and fantasy." —The Times (London)

About Alan Dean Foster

New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster has written in a variety of genres, including hard science fiction, fantasy, horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. He is also the author of numerous nonfiction articles, as well as novelizations of many films, including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation. His novel Cyber Way won the Southwest Book Award for Fiction, the first science fiction book to ever do so. Alan lives with his wife in Prescott, Arizona.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on August 07, 2021

Voyage to the City of the Dead is another action-packed science fiction adventure set on a very exotic alien planet that has three interesting and very different native civilizations. It's one of his Humanx Commonwealth books, but stands quite well on its own. The human protagonists are scientists,......more

Goodreads review by Scott on July 23, 2012

Alan Dean Foster is the Prolific Whore of Science Fiction. (That's an unofficial title, by the way.) He 's also the Movie Tie-In King of Sci Fi (official title). It's not so much that he writes well as he simply writes a lot. And, actually, some of his stuff is well-written. "Voyage to the City of t......more

Goodreads review by Bob on September 08, 2023

I'm working my way through all the standalone Commonwealth novels in chronological (in-universe) order. This was a good solid read. I've read a few pretty negative reviews of this book. "Nothing much happens", etc. Let's see. Married scientist couple explores a unique world with 3 very different nativ......more

Goodreads review by Craig on May 24, 2024

After Cathalot and Nor Crystal Tears, I figured my time in the Humanx Commonwealth was about up...both those titles didn't land with me. Thankfully, I stuck with it for one more journey. I'm giving it 5 Stars like I did the excellent Icerigger Trilogy, but Voyage isn't as good as the three books wit......more

Goodreads review by SOTERO on May 24, 2024

An adventure through different ecological levels in a gigantic alien river. The setting is a gigantic alien river which has many different levels of climates and ecologies. This makes for a lot of drama when you have 3 different types of intelligent races other than humans. Then you add the wild card......more