• We Have Always Been Here

  • By: Lena Nguyen
  • Narrated by: Catherine Ho
  • Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (141 ratings)

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We Have Always Been Here

By: Lena Nguyen
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
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Publisher's summary

This psychological sci-fi thriller from a debut author follows one doctor who must discover the source of her crew's madness...or risk succumbing to it herself.

Misanthropic psychologist Dr. Grace Park is placed on the Deucalion, a survey ship headed to an icy planet in an unexplored galaxy. Her purpose is to observe the thirteen human crew members aboard the ship - all specialists in their own fields - as they assess the colonization potential of the planet, Eos. But frictions develop as Park befriends the androids of the ship, preferring their company over the baffling complexity of humans, while the rest of the crew treats them with suspicion and even outright hostility.

Shortly after landing, the crew finds themselves trapped on the ship by a radiation storm, with no means of communication or escape until it passes - and that’s when things begin to fall apart. Park’s patients are falling prey to waking nightmares of helpless, tongueless insanity. The androids are behaving strangely. There are no windows aboard the ship. Paranoia is closing in, and soon Park is forced to confront the fact that nothing - neither her crew, nor their mission, nor the mysterious Eos itself - is as it seems.

©2021 Lena Nguyen (P)2021 Recorded Books, Inc.

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Very creative

This was a wonderful tale, with unexpected turns. Lots of heart and science, too. A great story of a misfit who comes into her own.

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Hard sci-fi?

the author lacks knowledge of space. Destination? "the next galaxy" and an uncharted planet in the next galaxy... her lips became chapped in the ship because of the vacuum of space? dry ship air? sure, but not the vacuum of space.
that being said the story was good and the author is good. the narrator is very good.

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Fantastic book

I listen to at list one sci-fi book every month and hardly write a review but this book was amazing it had enough of everything science technology robot fiction philosophy I mean everything that a perfect science fiction should have thank you thank you thank you from now on I will be reading anything this author writes

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A Fun, Thrilling Ride.

A great science-fiction story. I definitely could’ve lived in this world for a longer time, it didn’t wear out it’s welcome.

Catherine Ho gave a great performance, especially with Dr. Grace Park. She got the character and this is a better audio book because of it.

Lena Nguyen came out swinging with her debut. I’m going to be following wherever her stories takes me for quite a while.

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Great book

The suspense is incredible. Has many twists and turns. Give it a try. Extra words

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Quantum physics and the folding of time and space

I enjoyed the references to the singularity. Also the evolution and merging of AI and human consciousness.

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truly phenomenal

Story, characters, narration, unfolding mystery, sci fi shenanigans... all absolutely flawless. Deserves every single positive review I've heard about it, and I wish I could read it for the first time again.

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Wasn't bad

I enjoyed some of it. Certain this I wanted to happen didn't but that's the way of the world. not a bad listen, but again not my usual listen.

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Very interesting and thought provoking

The story was very interesting to follow. It builds on itself making you think.

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Don't Bother

That's several hours of listening I'll never get back. Uninteresting predictable plot. 2 dimensional characters. Repetitive and redundant. Bland at best. Don't waste your time.

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