Red Lightning, John Varley
Red Lightning, John Varley
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Red Lightning

Author: John Varley

Narrator: Eddie Lopez

Unabridged: 12 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/07/2021

Synopsis

It doesn’t matter that Ray Garcia-Strickland’s father was one of the first men on Mars. The now overdeveloped planet has lost its hip factor, its luxurious hotels—like the one Ray’s father manages—overrun with gravity-dependent tourists from Earth. Ray is over the Red Planet.Soon he gets his own chance at interplanetary adventure when an unknown object hits Earth and causes a massive tsunami. Ray heads back to Florida to help family and friends who’ve survived the devastation—and soon learns the so-called natural disaster could have unnatural consequences.

About John Varley

John Varley is an American science fiction author, whose works have won the Nebula Award and several Hugo Awards. His short story “Air Raid” was adapted into the film Millennium. His books include the Gaea Trilogy (Titan, Wizard, and Demon), the Thunder and Lightning Series (Red Thunder, Red Lightning, Rolling Thunder, and Dark Lightning), Steel Beach, The Golden Globe, Mammoth, and many more novels.

About Eddie Lopez

Eddie Lopez, a northern California native, earned his BFA in theater from the California Institute of the Arts. He has worked professionally in Los Angeles as an actor and is currently with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He began recording audiobooks for family road trips at the age of eight on his home cassette deck.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley

As sequels go, when we jump a generation down the line and see how worlds have changed with the new technology, this isn't bad. It's a different kind of beast from Red Thunder. That being said, it still focuses on character, relying more heavily on the mad scientist mcguffin than before, but that's......more

Goodreads review by Sean

We all know that often, sequels don't work as well as the original. here ... that just doesn't hold. Varley's taken the idea behind the first story, forwarded us on to the next generation, and thrown complex, relevant and timely issues into a pot and bubbled them all up into a fantastic, readable adv......more

Goodreads review by Michael

Racy, pacey, satisfying.......more

Quotes

“Much more than a simple adventure story, full of poignant moments and relevant social commentary.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“At his Heinlein-channeling best, Varley preaches the gospel of individual responsibility with all the fervor of a space-age libertarian revival preacher.” Publishers Weekly

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