Flashback

By: Dan Simmons

Narrated by: Joe Barrett, Richard Davidson, Bryan Kennedy

A provocative dystopian thriller set in a future that seems scarily possible, Flashback proves why Dan Simmons is one of our most exciting and versatile writers.

The United States is near total collapse. But 87% of the population doesn't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the best moments of their lives. After ex-detective Nick Bottom's wife died in a car accident, he went under the flash to be with her; he's lost his job, his teenage son, and his livelihood as a result.

Nick may be a lost soul but he's still a good cop, so he is hired to investigate the murder of a top governmental advisor's son. This flashback-addict becomes the one man who may be able to change the course of an entire nation turning away from the future to live in the past.

dan simmons is 1 of the master

i read this cuz of the author. i dont regret it. nice story, interesting views of the future. good narration. weird end...

Terrific and terrifying

Every book I read from Dan Simmons becomes my favorite….until the next book is published

Just the Very Best!

I cannot express how much I enjoyed this book?
A great mystery wrapped inside a dystopian format that is not that much of a stretch. I really like his other works too but this one captured me.

An excellent story with a frightening future!

What did you love best about Flashback?

From my political perspective, the story was spot on with a credible future based upon the politics going on right now with the Obama and liberal agenda. Very frightening yet very possible.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Flashback?

The description of the People's Republic of Boulder

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

Nick and Soto!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely yes!

Any additional comments?

A really entertaining story!

Dystopian Noir

Would you listen to Flashback again? Why?

I would listen again because the form is a murder mystery and now that I know the solution I would like to reread to find the clues.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Flashback?

The solution to the mystery is very dramatic.

Any additional comments?

It is the tone of this book that makes it so good. It is very politically incorrect and presents a believable dystopian future. In fact, this book, originally published in 2011, accurately predicts things that have since happened (although he failed to foresee the dramatic rise of ISIS). Indeed, one prediction came true today, 7/14/15.