• The Brainrush Trilogy: Box Set

  • By: Richard Bard
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 33 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (621 ratings)

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The Brainrush Trilogy: Box Set

By: Richard Bard
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Publisher's summary

Over 2,000 5-star reviews! Called "A Terrifically Entertaining Thriller!" by Publishers Weekly, Book-1 of the Brainrush series was named The Wall Street Journal #1 Bestselling Action/Adventure in their "Guide to Self-Published Big Sellers", while Book 2 held a death grip on the #1 or #2 slots of the Amazon Top-Rated (best reviewed) Mystery/Thrillers list for 10 straight months. This set the stage for the blockbuster release of the final book in the trilogy, which was heralded by Suspense magazine as "part science fiction, part thriller, part suspense, part love story, and part mystery. It's got it all and that's what makes this novel one of the best."

Before he slid into the MRI machine, Jake Bronson was just an ordinary guy with terminal cancer. But when an earthquake hits during the procedure, Jake staggers from the wreckage a profoundly changed man, now endowed with uncanny mental abilities. An ocean away, Luciano Battista wants a piece of Jake's talent. Posing as a pioneering scientist, the terrorist leader has been conducting cerebral-implant experiments in a sinister quest to create a breed of super jihadist agents...and Jake's altered brain may be the key to his success. But Jake refuses to play the pawn in an unholy war - and when an innocent woman and autistic child are taken hostage to force his cooperation, he embarks on a jihad of his own.

Jake and his band of loyal friends are thrust into a deadly chase that leads from the canals of Venice through Monte Carlo and finally to an ancient cavern in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan - where Jake discovers that his newfound talents carry a hidden price that threatens the entire human race.

The wild ride continues from the beaches of California to a raging underground river in Mexico, the rain forests of Venezuela, the Mediterranean coast, the Swiss Alps, and finally to a secret southeast Asia island, where Jake must lever every scrap of his failing brain to prevent an apocalyptic disaster.

©2011. 2013, 2016 Richard A Bard (P)2016 Richard Bard

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Grew Tiresome

The narrator did a great job but he can only do so much with the story he has to work with. I purchased the trilogy because it was a box set, 3 for 1, and it had some decent reviews. By 2 hours into the second book it was like relistening to book 1 again, same plot, same bad guy, same stupidity by the protagonist.

The hero is supposed to be the most evolved, most intelligent man alive, yet is constantly out witted by the bad guy, who won't die. This super smart person allows himself to be druged and lose his faculties, which puts him in bad situations, over, and over, and over again. He finds himself at the hands of his enemies that desperately want him dead, but instead of killing him, they monologue, over, and over, and over this allowing the hero to escape.

Book 3, more of the same. The super human hero is out witted, druged, trapped by monologuing bad guy. I got to the point where I have spaced out but don't care to go back and relisten to what I missed. Wrapped up in the middle of it alllove 2 super cheesy love stories.

At this point, I have 4 hours left and I am just trying to make myself finish. I have over 150 books in my library and have only struggled this much with 1 other book. R.C. Gray does a great job, just not a lot to work with in my opinion. I cannot see it garnering the praise described in the publishers summary.


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Not even RC Bray could save this. Don't buy!

Don't. Just don't. Filled with every lone man, evil Islam, threat to the American way, cliche there is, this very poor peice of writing reads like a bad 1963 television show.

Not even RC Bray's narration could save this set.

It's not a good example of any of the genres it touches: not political thriller, action mystery or sci-fi.

I just couldn't take it anymore.

It's bad. Don't waste your credit.

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They keep getting out of impossible situations

after the second book it becomes predictable. Character are two dimensional and stereo types. Like the premise of the story and the first book was pretty good

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Tedious

The never ending drama grew tedious very early. The narrator is the only saving grace.

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Shake my head

I just couldn’t finish the second book. The story line was pitiful. I was hoping for something a little more than an inept bunch of heroes trying to stay ahead of the terrorists. R. C. Bray did a very good job of narration considering what he had to work with.

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Great story - if you're 12.

What disappointed you about The Brainrush Trilogy: Box Set?

Not a bad premise, but very amateurish writing. Sorry to see RC Bray step down to have to read this book.

What three words best describe R.C. Bray’s voice?

Best narrator on Audible.

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Action Packed!

I could not put my phone down! I can't wait to download the next one in the series.

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SURPRISE AFTER SURPRISE

There were many poor reviews of this 3 book series. I found the books to be surprising and entertaining.The author development of all of the characters wss outstanding. I look forward to listening to the next book in the series. Bruce R.

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Non-stop action. Great story and characters

Best trilogy I've ever read. Can't wait to start book 4. The author has a way of describing imagery and situations so you can picture them clearly in your mind; transporting you to that exact place or situation. Phenomenal.

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Dumb fun!

This isn't great literature by a long shot, (more like an endless wanna-be Tom Cruise Mission Impossible tale) *but* the 3-book box set is fun if you can suspend reality for a while & just go with it. I listened while doing barn chores.

My previous two reviews have been pretty hard on the narrators - speaking from experience in the job. I'm happy to give kudos to R.C. Bray's reading. For starters, he the rare narrator who actually speaks fast enough. Thank you Mr. Bray! Even for fabulous narrators like Stephen Fry i had to raise the playback speed for proper listening.

Next, his vocal flexibility - I believe it's quite difficult for a resonant bass voice to do kids and women without resorting to falsetto caricatures. Bray did as good a job as I've heard.

Lastly, accents. Bravo! He deftly voiced Italian (adults & children, male & female, words and accented English), Australian, American (including regional variations) and German (words and accented English) among major characters in each others presence, each persona consistent. Props to you, Mr. Bray, and also to the editing that allowed your performance to shine.

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