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The story of a planet and its people -- of Ellison Firebrandt the pirate captain living in exile; of Espedie Raton, the con-man looking to make a fresh start for himself and his wife on a new world; of Peter Stone, the ruthless bank executive who discovers a fortune and will do anything to keep it; and of the lawman, Edmund Ray Swan who travels to Sufiro seeking the quiet life but finds a dark secret. It is the story of privateers, farmers, miners, entrepreneurs, and soldiers -- all caught up in dramatic events and violent conflicts that will shape the destiny of our galaxy.

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"The Pirates of Sufiro is a fast-paced adventure filled with vivid characters including rebels, pirates, interplanetary pioneers and the mysterious Clusters -- the children of the old stars. The first book in David Lee Summers' trilogy starts the tale in rip-roaring, page-flipping action against a backdrop reminiscent of Asimov's Foundation series."� Gary Every, Pushcart and Rhysling-nominated poet and author of Inca Butterflies

"Not unlike his other works, David Lee Summers' novel, The Pirates of Sufiro offers extraordinary story-telling, diversity, and battles combined with fine writing, tight plots, and rich, memorable characters. This is definitely one author I'd read again and again."� Nicole Givens Kurtz, author of Zephyr Unfolding

"Along with fine storytelling, David Lee Summers shows a fine wit for cultures." Uncle River, author of Promethius, the Autobiography

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Audio Quality: Out of 18 ratings

Narration Quality: Out of 18 ratings

Writing Quality: Out of 18 ratings

Overall Rating: Out of 18 ratings

By: David Lee Summers
Whoo hoo! A perfect score! Ed Wood would be proud. Really what can you do when you get a review like this? When life hands you cabbages, you should make cole slaw. There's little I can add as a response to the audio and narration issues that I haven't already said in posts here and with Children of the Old Stars. Regarding the writing itself -- I'll admit I have my own love/hate relationship with this book. It was my first and nearly a dozen years after the original publication, there are things about it that I love and things about it that make me cringe. In the end, it's meant to be good fun and hopefully it succeeds at that with most people who listen and read. I'll wrap up with a link to a recent review of the print edition: http://bookreviewsbycrystal.blogspot.com/2008/03/pirates-of-sufiro-by-david-lee-summers.html

By: John Arbuthnot
This title has received 5/5 cabbages on this week's installment of my weekly review. To see the complete posting, please visit the Podiobooks Community.

By: David Lee Summers
Thanks for the feedback, Zippy. I will take your comments about the reading to heart. That said, I don't always project a lot of emotion in person. If I'm not careful, it would be easy to go over the top and sound artificial and fake the other way. I would rather be a little deadpan than sound like bad melodrama. Still, I will see if I can find a better balance in the next book I record. Descriptions are another somewhat tricky area in SF. Too much description and two things can happen, you can end up insulting the intelligence of the reader/listener or you find yourself writing SF that's dated five or ten years after you write it. I think I have improved the level of description in my writing over the years -- as I've said earlier, The Pirates of Sufiro is over ten years old now -- but I will continue to look at that.

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