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Veiled Alliances: A Prequel Novella to the Saga of Seven Suns Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Kevin J. Anderson (Author), David Colacci (Narrator), Audible Studios (Publisher)
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This prequel novella to Kevin J. Anderson’s international best-selling space opera Saga of Seven Suns is based on his 2004 graphic novel Veiled Alliances from Wildstorm/ DC Comics.

This audiobook shows the origin of the green priests on Theroc, the first Roamer skymining operations on a gas-giant planet, the discovery of the Klikiss robots entombed in an abandoned alien city, the initial Ildiran expedition to Earth, the rescue of the generation ship Burton and the tragedy that leads to sinister breeding experiments. Veiled Alliances is an excellent starting point for readers new to the Saga, as well as an unforgettable adventure for fans of the series.

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  1. Listening Length
    4 hours and 57 minutes
  2. Author
    Kevin J. Anderson
  3. Narrator
    David Colacci
  4. Audible release date
    July 10, 2012
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Audible Studios
  7. ASIN
    B008J9FM5C
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 4 hours and 57 minutes
Author Kevin J. Anderson
Narrator David Colacci
Audible.com Release Date July 10, 2012
Publisher Audible Studios
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B008J9FM5C
Best Sellers Rank #193,227 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#13,249 in Science Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#59,137 in Science Fiction (Books)

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Marilyn B
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it. Reading Veiled Alliances made me want to ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2016
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Veiled Alliances was the prequel to the Saga of the Seven Suns. It clarified some things in my mind . Years ago I read the seven books of the Saga of the Seven Suns. Loved it. Reading Veiled Alliances made me want to read them again, before I read Darkness Between Stars. This is the second time I am reading through all seven of the books. I just started Scattered Suns (Book 4). This saga is one of my favorites. I'm enjoying it all over again, even more. If a person enjoys the Dune, Honor Harrington, or Lt. Leary series, I think you would really like these. They are similar to me only in the fact that they are in space, action packed, and you can get all caught up with the characters and what's happening with them. Pretty cool.
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TJ
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to the series as a whole
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2012
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The Saga of the Seven Suns series is a favorite in my household. So, when I saw that the prequel was out, the book I was had been reading was abandoned to the nightstand and I dove into one of my favorite universes. As a follower of the series I was pleased with Veiled Alliances and consider it an excellent addition to the story as a whole. For a new reader to the series, I would suggest starting at book one, Hidden Empire, as Veiled Alliances did have some spoilers for what comes in the series. The original series was a fantastic journey of exploration and I would definitely read the original books before going back to the prequel. However, I consider it a must have for the collection if you enjoyed the series. All in all it was a great read and a pleasant trip back to one of my favorite places.
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Sparks1941
5.0 out of 5 stars Saga of the seven suns Book 1 Veiled Alliances
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2013
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For those readers who can read for pure escape and mental adventure into the si fi realm of reality, this series of books is really a continuous cliff hanger. Once committed to finishing the first book, orderthe whole series thru Ashes of Worlds. The series will provide many hours of rapture for the si fi enthusiast. It provides many adventures in war, romance, treachery, etc. Still reading the final book and still enjoying the story.
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Hank B.
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Prequel but half of the book is waisted
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2012
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Print quality and paper is first rate and it gives a nice back round to the series but distinctly over priced since half the book is useless.
The second half is filler and supplies nothing to the story line except wishful thinking by the author as guide to what would have been nice to have been illustrated but never came to fruition.
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Dianna S
5.0 out of 5 stars I read this novella after I finished The Saga of Seven Sun's
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2016
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I am so glad that I did, the foreshadowing speaks volumes and show some of the Why? I'm hooked on Kevin Anderson and am so glad has created many stories for me to fill my mind with
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Kelly Howard
2.0 out of 5 stars decent reader, really dull book
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013
I've been trying, on & off for several weeks & consistently for the last 2 days, to listen to this brief audiobook. I haven't read anything else by the author, & on the basis of this am not likely to do so.

The reader, David Colacci, isn't my favorite but he's not awful; to my mind there are 2 main categories of 'good' readers; those who do a straightforward job of simply reading, an audio version of a print book. Then there are those who perform it, who make it come to life to the extent that it actually may be better than just reading it (something VERY difficult to do); some examples of this are Martin Jarvis's rendition of Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett's "Good Omens," Oliver Wyman delivering all 4 of the "Monster Hunter International" books (may there be another VERY SOON) by Larry Correia, and Susan Bennett's performance of "You Suck" by Christopher Moore.

David Colacci falls into the first category; he reads smoothly, with good pacing & emphasis, and you can tell which character is which --though without cues by the author you'd be lost most of the time. With the performances above, you know exactly who's who at all times because each character has his/her own voice, & the voice IS the character*.

So it's not the reader's fault that I started the book 5 or 6 times & kept re-starting because the book was so uninteresting that my attention would just wander off. Eventually I just powered on & kept going. It had occasional flashes of interesting, & one plot point that was just a mindbogglingly, appalling sexually double-standard, of which which I suppose I'll express my outrage in a comment, as it could be taken as a spoiler.

information-wise, i'm not sure that I can offer a lot to bolster my contention that it's boring; the characters on the generation ship repeatedly blaming their captain for their problems was aggravating but ultimately believable if one has a suitably low opinion of people. I never was able to get much of an image of the aliens, tho whether that's due to my missing details or lack of description on the author's part I'm not sure. I just could not get involved in the book.

*In Martin Jarvis's very entertaining biography, he tells of going to work at a radio program that he'd listened to for a long time & being astonished when the actor who plays one particular part walking in wearing jeans; he'd never imagined that character in anything but a suit. As he put it perfectly, "the voice was wearing the suit." That's how you know a performance is good; when it gives you a vivid portrait of a character in your mind, & the portrait is so clear, so PERFECT, that nothing else will work & if any other reader were to do it, it'd sound just wrong.

ok, I'm adding a comment which contains *A SPOILER*
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♡Jewel ♡
5.0 out of 5 stars Anderson's BEST Works: Saga of the Seven Suns!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013
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Mr. Anderson says, "I write stuff. I make up stuff. I adventure hard, so you don't have to." He means it too! Great fantasy writing!! Takes you to so many different possible worlds but Earth is always there.
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lololsn
4.0 out of 5 stars This was a good start
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2012
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This was a good start to the series. I have already read the series so I was a little disappointed at how short this was. If you haven't read the series start here. If you have read the series I don't know that you need to waste your time & money on this.
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N. F. Tate
5.0 out of 5 stars Veiled Alliances
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2013
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Having read all the series of Seven Suns Saga I can recommend this book for those who have and have not read the full series. It is a really well written prequel and true to Kevin J. Anderson's great writing.
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Mr. T. M. Giles
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 5, 2015
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Loved it - it certainly fills in some of the story from before SotSS.
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