Inverted World

De: Christopher Priest

Narrado por: Steven Cree

A uniquely powerful novel of a society in decay. On a planet whose very nature is a mystery a massive decrepit city is pulled along a massive railway track, laying the line down before it as it progresses into the wilderness.

The society within toils under an oppressive regime, its structures always on the point of collapse, the lives of its individuals lived in misery. No one knows where they are going, why they are going or what they will find when they get there. The ending of the novel provides one of the most profound twists in SF.

©2012 Christopher Priest (P)2012 Audible Ltd

Soothing narrration paired with a surprising plot

Beautifully read, a compelling and surprising story. A perfect example of good science fiction. Highly recommend!

Inverted World

Great story - very creative and unique. Nitpick: I thought that the author could have done a better job of explaining the nature of the forces which led to the problem, rather than make up a word to characterize it.

Have to say that narrator's fairly heavy Scottish (?) accent detracted from the smooth reading flow - I ended up buying the Kindle book to finish off the story. But I enjoyed the tremendous work involved in creating a different world, subject to different physical laws, in an entertaining story.

great!

very good story, narrator was well fitted to this book, I look forward to hearing him agine.

good book

good book, good narration. itersting idea. completing twenty-one words in order to complete the review

Hard to care much about the characters

The changing first and third person narrator makes it feel a little disjointed and not much effort is made to develop the relationships so I ended up not feeling very invested in what happens to them. A little too much astrophysics and math - though interesting- and not enough real plot or human experience to make it compelling.

Overly complicated, little pay off; didn’t like it.

Many reviews mentioned that priests slow process within a twist ending. I was greatly intrigued. I waited through the slow complex story to find a slight twist at the end with little resolution for the main character. I loved “The Prestige “ but was disappointed in this one.

One of my favorite stories by Christopher Priest.

I read this book years ago, and the story stuck with me. I find it to be a haunting tale. The audio version did not disappoint. It reads well aloud, and the narration is superb.

interesting and engaging story.

clever little twist at the end there Chris. I enjoyed this one. the heavily accented Scottish narrator helps a lot in creating the foreign atmosphere at least for me an American.

very strange & mind boggling

this is a very interesting "high concept" type of scifi that is at first mysterious in a post apocalyptic way, then very puzzling as you begin to understand the dynamics governing the world. very thought provoking and different and even if the solution isn't to your liking at the end, it remains a fascinating concept. & the narrators voice/accent is worth sampling at least, different to have such a pronounced accented narrator but I liked that he was new and unique.

a classic that deserves its reputation

Here is a scifi novel that is a page turner, has well fleshed out characters that are likeable and memorable, explores interesting ideas that make you think, and sticks the landing. What more could you ask for in a scifi novel? This is the best of the genre. Highly recommended.