Barriers

A Dystopian Thriller

De: Patrick Skelton

Narrado por: Anthony Lee

For Nathan Gallagher, life on post-solar flare Earth just took a turn for the worse.

In the near future, barrier domes shield Earth's wealthiest cities from catastrophic solar flares, but only the healthy elite are granted protection. Those who are unable to prove their ability to work are sent to live in the sanctuaries - camps outside the barrier domes where residents have little to no protection from flares. It’s brutal living there.

Nathan Gallagher is one of the lucky ones who lives inside a barrier. But his luck runs out when his adopted son suffers a paralyzing accident. He’s taken from his parents and sent to the sanctuaries where it’s only a matter of time before they kill him.

With only days until another flare is due to strike Earth’s sanctuary cities, not only does his son’s life hang in the balance but also the fate of a quarter billion people.

©2019 Patrick Skelton (P)2019 Patrick Skelton

Interesting and Engaging

Barriers is an interesting and engaging Dystopian Thriller written by author Patrick Skelton. In this book, with the action set in the not too distant future, the Earth is dying as the Sun bombards it with solar flares for more than 50 years. With the majority of the population dead as a result of these catastrophic events, those left alive are hiding in man-made Barrier Cities, protected from the flares by huge domes that cover them. But, in these cities only the rich are welcomed and only those who can provide something for the community.

The story follows Nathan Gallagher and his family, as they try to save their impaired son from being sent away from the safe city to a relocation camp for those who can’t provide for themselves, but that could very well mean a death sentence for the young boy.

This is a dramatic, but uplifting story about love, about family, about the lengths a parent is willing to go to save the life of his adopted child. At the same time, this book touches on the human condition, on our humanity or the absence of it in some cases and, of course, on how power corrupts and how absolute power corrupts absolutely.

The audiobook version of Barriers is narrated by voiceover artist Anthony Lee. He does a great job bringing all the characters to life with different voices and accents. Mr. Lee is using his sting strong and clear voice to the best effect and infuses urgency and emotion into the story, delivering a great narrative experience for the listener.

If you like post-apocalyptic thrillers, you might want to give Barriers a try. Both author and narrator have given their best for your enjoyment.

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Social questions with surprises

This is a great sci fi adventure in a traditional vein. It subtly discusses current social issues in a non confrontational way by making them more extreme and situating them in another environment. The dystopian future plays out with admirable complexity. Our hero fights, evolves and suffers through numerous trials.

Enjoyed it thoroughly.

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Good/different book

I liked where the book was originally going with the 1 world government and seemed like it could have been 100 years in the future. Personally I hate it when a character is a wuss and it just bothered me thru out the whole book. The barrier concept and the twist at the end of the book were really neat and i honestly didn’t see it coming. Well worth the listen.

I was given a copy by the author for an unbiased review.

Awesome Futuristic Novel

Patrick Skelton does a masterful job creating a world of have's... and have-nots! And the have's live under a protective bubble, that protects them from the sun. The have-not's... well, you get it. Nathan, the main protag, has to juggle a life that involves his disabled child, as well as his genius father. Very on in the book, you are thrown into a powderkeg as the government makes a move towards his son, and Nathan is forced to take matters into his own hands. From there the book speeds up, as we are thrown into the greatest conspiracy of all time.

It was refreshing to read a book with an original concept. Skelton's pacing is excellent, and we are treated to an ending that NO ONE saw coming. This is a great book.

Nice start to an interesting series

Review of Audiobook- Barriers: A Dystopian Thriller by Patrick Skelton, Performed by Anthony Lee

Barriers is a Sci-Fi thriller written by Patrick Skelton and is the first book of the Solar Flare Trilogy. It showcases a world that has been consumed by solar flares. To protect the citizens of the world, or at least those able to pay, barrier domes are made to surround the wealthiest cities. For those less fortunate or those unable to contribute to society, they are left to live in the Sanctuaries without dome protection.

The story follows Nathan Gallagher who lives within the dome. However, when his son becomes paralyzed and unable to provide to society, the boy is sent to the Sanctuaries. With a new flare set to come soon, and a world government that is being manipulated, Nathan must find a way to save his son from the pending doom!

This audiobook was performed by narrator Anthony Lee. I’ll admit it took a bit for me to get used to his style of narration, but in the end I felt the performance was done well and the overall quality of the sound and editing was great. I am definitely interested to find out what happens in the next portion of the series and look forward to another performance from Mr. Lee. I was given a copy of this audiobook for review purposes and I am leaving a voluntary honest review.