• Origin

  • A Thriller
  • By: J. A. Konrath
  • Narrated by: Luke Daniels
  • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (2,928 ratings)

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Origin

By: J. A. Konrath
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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Publisher's summary

When linguist Andrew Dennison is yanked from his bed by the Secret Service and taken to a top secret facility in the desert, he has no idea he's been brought there to translate the words of an ancient demon.

He joins pretty but cold veterinarian Sun Jones, eccentric molecular biologist Dr. Frank Belgium, and a hodge-podge of religious, military, and science personnel to try and figure out if the creature is, indeed, Satan.

But things quickly go bad, and very soon Andy isn't just fighting for his life, but the lives of everyone on earth…

©2012 J.A. Konrath (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Fine.

A bit of a corny and cliché story and plot elements, but still a fun distraction. a lot of reviews say this is like Jurassic Park and The Thing, but it reminded me more of a summer popcorn flick version of John Carpenter's The Prince of Darkness. There were interesting points, mainly when things start to actually get gory and violent. Those are some of the better written points with everything else sometimes feeling like an afterthought.

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Now with Extra Pulp

I wanted to like this, but it was way too pulpy for my taste. Unnecessary one liners during high stress moments. Broad chested every man hero. Introduced plot points that made little sense. Convenient all encompassing knowledge of the world and everything in it by main protagonists. Overly convenient nonsense introduced as means to escape any situation (just happen to have the kaposi sarcoma medical radiation machine deep underground in a bunker). The voice acting was fine other than Bub. I hated Bub's voice. I grew up on Inspector Gadget cartoons. Every time Bub spoke I thought he was going to warn them of getting them next time. Overall, this was not for me.

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Loved it!

Loved this book, campy, funny, terrifiying... hope there's a book two, all and all a great read.

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A unique idea that really held my attention!

This audiobook was expertly narrated by Luke Daniels. His voice for the demon really gave me the creeps! An ancient creature resembling a demon or Satan is dug up and studied by scientists over the course of many years. Is it really a demon or an alien or what? The book will keep you wondering throughout right up until the exciting conclusion.

This was definitely a page turner that kept me wondering what Bub really was.

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Amazing book. Makes you think what would you do.

I really liked this book. It was one of my free monthly books, but it is one of the greatest creative stories I've come across. I can't recommend it enough and I'm already halfway through my second listening.

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This was really good.

Didn't really expect anything of this and was very pleasantly surprised.

Good performance and a great story

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Not so much a "techno thriller"

but more a run-of-the-mill horror novel. Not as good as I thought ot might turn out to be, but it could've been much better.

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fantastic!

I loved it can't wait for the second one! I hope it's just as good '-)

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Creepy!

I happily stumbled across Origin in an Audible sale. How do you provide the voice for a demon, you ask? Obviously Luke Daniels knows, because he is an awesome narrator. This book is totally creepy!

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really good book

I bought it on a whim and have no regrets. the story line was solid, characters easy to follow, story line was even believable. the ending was pretty cool too...

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