The City at World's End

(4 stars)

Sagittarius88

Satisfying read. An interesting conflict between the comfort of the tried and true and the curious eagerness to break new ground. One star less for its predictability. All the rating comments about the author having a sexist attitude are unfounded, given the time of writing and his portrayal of the strong female character in the story. On the contrary, this literary work evokes thinking of gender issues.

This is a FANTASTIC story!

(5 stars)

Lisa Pizza

Wow! Well written and well narrated. I am surprised that I have never heard of it before. I listened to it during the Covid-19 pandemic, and found it very relatable. This is a great story for all ages, male and female. Has this been made into a movie? If not, someone should jump on that! There are great characters in this! ENJOY😊

(4 stars)

Tino F

Mark Nelson delivers a great reading as usual. While the story by itself is interesting and original, I didn’t find it especially captivating. The premise of the story seems at times a little silly and the ending was just OK. Luckily the narrator does a great job of keeping alive the interest of the reader.

(5 stars)

Rogue Nerd

What a delightful surprise. Sci fi authors must possess magnificent, unencumbered, imaginations. The novel to me was interesting, light hearted and wholesome. I really appreciated the absence of gore, violence and explicit sex. I was hooked from the start. Kudos to the volunteer who was perfectly suited.

A good first Sci-fi

(3 stars)

harry christenson

Honestly, wishing it was more realistic, it felt too much like some kinda space drama and less real. Half way through the book (spoiler) they meet a "kooky crew of unforgettable characters" that were quite forgettable. Their personalities replaceable with any other "crew." it felt at that point like it was attempting to be a Disney channel movie with all of the terrible live props the book could muster. Lost interest after I got to the part with the woman who runs the ship near the end and she was basically a second love interest which was not interesting at all. there is also the quote unquote twist ending. overall mediocre but you'd enjoy it if you're starting your Trek into sci-fi books.

Saturday kids cinema

(4 stars)

MaxoJaxo

when I was a teenager in the 80s, every Saturday morning was double feature matinee at the local one screen cinema. weekly installments of the adventures of Rocketman, a couple of Loony Toons, ice cream intermission and then a Children's Film Foundation main feature. Usually about a gang of kids foiling bank robbers, catching smugglers, hiding a space robot in the forest. This story reminds me so much of that time and those type of 'Boys Adventure' stories, a bit dated, full of tropes, a few hours on an entertaining flight of fancy, well narrated and a throwback to easier times trying to fit into different and changing times.

1950s Sci-Fi

(3 stars)

Cornish Alabaster Ferret

The story starts out as something of a survivalist story and then turns into a space drama half-way through. If you are starting out in both of those genres, you should like this. The characters aren’t especially memorable and are somewhat trope-y, even for the time. It was a pleasure to listen to though. I don’t think anyone will be surprised that it was written in the 1950, with how often the main character had restrained himself from shaking or slapping a weak-willed character—man or woman.

A gem

(5 stars)

Tomaz Lasic

Brilliant narration by Mark Nelson and a classic that reminds why sci fi is such a wonderful way to explore the eternal themes of freedom, agency and identity. One can easily see how the latter juggernauts of Star Wars and similar have drawn on classic works like this to create their stories and universes. Highly recommend with outstanding narration to boot.