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Diamond Star

A Novel of the Skolian Empire

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Diamond Star

By: Catherine Asaro
Narrated by: Andy Paris
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Two-time Nebula Award winner Catherine Asaro takes her immensely popular Skolian Empire saga to new heights. The renegade son of the Ruby Dynasty, Del prefers rock music to interstellar politics. His singing career has recently gained momentum on Earth, which has an uneasy relationship with his family's empire. But with intergalactic tensions running high, Del finds it harder and harder to avoid family expectations.©2009 Catherine Asaro (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Science Fiction Space Opera Adventure

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"Asaro's Skolian saga is now nearly as long and in many ways as compelling as Dune, if not more so..." ( Publishers Weekly)
Complex Relationships • Emotional Depth • Effective Reading • Unique Concept • Character-focused • Independent Books

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I got tired of the rock star stuff it seemed too long but I imagine she wrote for a younger audience.

Ok but slow to develop

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This work was the weakest of Catherine's novels. I suppose the Skolian theme is losing is freshness.

Not Up to Par

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Please please please change the narrator for this book!! I am begging!!! By Chapter 4 I was ready to give up. Absolutely the worst reading ever - cannot tell when regular text and when dialog as the tone of his voice hardly changes. The pace is simply dismal. He is ruining an otherwise good book and makes it sound boring and confusing. I miss Anna Fields :(

horrible narrator

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While it's true that this gives a view of what a rock star's life might be like, for those who've enjoyed the Skolian saga, there are many small pieces that come together. I like the narrator, though I am sorry that he had to try to sing; his gift is effective reading.

For Skolian fans

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I was able to listen to the entire novel, in spite of the reader's obligation to simulate soaring rock and roll without actually trying to sing. I enjoyed the cheeky concept; pouty rock star saves the galaxy.

Romance novel in a space opera

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