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Punishment by Hope

By: Erik Hofstatter
Narrated by: Amanda Wrege
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Nim is a master swimmer floating on waves of wet hope. His penance is to swim and carry, but his heart is held onboard a grieving ship in the aquamarine prison of her eyes.

She is his sentence and he is hers. Will a mysterious humanoid jellyfish reunite the star-crossed lovers?

Note: This audiobook contains graphic sex and violence, and is not suitable for listeners under the age of 18.

©2021 Erik Hofstatter (P)2021 Erik Hofstatter

Critic reviews

“Punishment by Hope is a wildly poetic and surreal odyssey through sexual obsession, murder, and retribution, set in a bioluminescent Dantesque world of fiery and aquatic horrors.” (Barbie Wilde, author The Venus Complex, Voices of the Damned and actress Hellbound: Hellraiser II)

“A dreamlike seascape of desperate wishes, and a nightmarish vision of love’s life and death, this is a powerful, haunting tale.” (Tim Lebbon, author of Eden)

“Punishment by Hope is a vivid and erotic fantasy mystery. Hofstatter weaves a memorable spell.” (James Bennett, author of Chasing Embers)
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Very interesting. I gotta say if not for the beautiful and hooking narration, I may not have finished chapter 1, but I'm glad I did because everything made sense at the end. Very interesting premise there. My one critique would be to pull back on some of the strange imagery comparisons to be easier to follow along for readers (particularly when fantasy elements are involved), but perhaps that was the artistic intention. The remaining chapters do seem to have a better flow with imagery comparisons, but again, it may be part of the artistic experience of ch 1. I think if you go into the book with this in mind, it will flow better.

The narration was phenomenal! Really kept me engaged even when the various elements of the story seemed to lose me. Having this effect, only to tie it all together at the end is fine, but I feel only works with great narration tactics, and Amanda Wredge really delivers. 👍

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Really loved the story, and it's sort of thought provoking. The highlight though was the narration. The voice work here is absolutely top notch.

Great story, better narration

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