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Firefly: The Ghost Machine

The Firefly Series, Book 3

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Firefly: The Ghost Machine

By: James Lovegrove
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
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Mal and the crew take receipt of a sealed crate that they are being paid to transport to Badger, no questions asked. Yet once their cargo is safely stowed aboard, River insists Mal should "space" it out of the airlock, for it contains, she insists, ghosts.

With supplies running low, the crew desperately needs another payday but soon finds itself paralyzed by hallucinations of their deepest hopes and desires, so vivid they cannot be distinguished from reality. River is the only one unaffected. She desperately tries to awaken her crew mates, while the fantasies turn sour and the ship begins to spin out of control.

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I'm absolutely loving the Firefly book series, but that being said I felt this was the weakest story so far. That's not to say it was bad; it still offered some excellent insight into the characters, building where the TV series left off and bridging the gap to the film. But it just dragged a little for me, lacking the pace of previous instalments.

James Anderson Foster's performance was faultless as ever, capturing the tone and intonation of every character wonderfully, especially Mal. On to the next book!

Weakest story in the series so far.

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An excellent way to glimpse into the minds of the characters and understand a little more about them such as their desires, wants and needs. A unique way to develop the characters and the verse they inhabit. I thoroughly recommend listening to this audiobook.

An excellent listen

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I really enjoyed the story, but it is far darker than the other stories, and grim too. You know the ending, but it’s uncomfortable listening in a good way.

More and more continuing to expand upon every character’s backstory, and much more of a precursor to the film.

Considerably darker than the others …

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This was a unique read but very interesting. Seeing how the characters lives were different. I'm trying to be as spoiler free as possible. It was full of twists and shocks which made it all so exciting

Odd but interesting

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Didn't enjoy this one, story really wasn't Firefly and not author's usual quality. Good narration.

Hard to follow.

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brilliant its just like the verse never left keep it up, can't wait for the next one, shiny.

can't take the sky from me

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A great and capturing story! I still knew the outcome but it still felt exiting

Capturing story!

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This would've made a good episode, but as a book it was too long, too dark and too out of character. Yes, a dream version of Book, Mal or Zoe could be evil, but 6 hours of that is just too depressing. Add to that the narration where every single sentence has to be drawled like a cliffhanger and it's all just a bit much. Bring back the humour.

Would've been a good TV episode.

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The idea behind this story is interesting, but it felt as though it was reaching just a little too hard at times. I found the voice performance lacked authenticity this time around. Shame - I’ve enjoyed being back around the ‘verse.

Loved the premise

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The crew and the Verse is back. I no longer feel sad that there was only one TV series. This book and the entire series is true to form. If you are a Firefly fan then this is for you. If you are not a Firefly fan then watch the TV series and listen to these Audible books, you will then be a Firefly fan. Thanks to everyone who made this possible.

Shiny

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