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Firefly: The Ghost Machine

By: James Lovegrove
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
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Summary

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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An excellent listen

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.

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Considerably darker than the others …

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.

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Odd but interesting

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

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can't take the sky from me

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

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Capturing story!

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

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Loved the premise

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.

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Shiny

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.

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Chilling

a fantastic story that helped us to understand each of the characters at a whole new level. reminded me of "Out of Gas".

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Good story. Author has done better in prior books

Be in no doubt. This is a good book. It's more good at the start and at the end when we are dealing with reality. The middle part dragged on considerably. I was at times bored by it but stick with it, as I am a Firefly fan. It improved again toards the end when things got real again.

This is the third book by this author, writing Firefly stories. I hope he does more. It's clear he knows his stuff and I look forward to more coming. I have my fingers crossed.

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not book 4 book 3!!!

not sure why this is book 4 as its the third in the series,if you liked the tv series these are brilliant,almost like watching the tv series......wont comment on the story like some but they are written so well,that i would put them in my top 5 audio books

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