Discovery

Strange Eons, Book 1

De: J.A.J. Minton

Narrado por: Paul Bellantoni, Maria McCann, Zura Johnson, Tim Lounibos, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Heather O'Neill, A'rese Emokpae

In 1992, at the dawn of the age of technology, disgraced ex-game show host Manny di Martini schemes for a comeback with a deep-sea television special in the South Pacific.

He quickly finds himself in over his head, attracting the attention of a cosmic being who will lead Manny to a television broadcast event much bigger than the entire planet bargained for: evidence of a slumbering alien in a ruined city at the bottom of the ocean. One look at the monster on TV, and humans collectively freak out.

The narrative leaps between a cast of unforgettable characters, revealing their connections to cosmic gods who play with their lives. If humanity can't save itself, and the cosmic beings do not have humanity's best interests in their cold hearts, humanity will have to pull itself together to prepare for a war that not only threatens Earth but the very fabric of reality.

©2025 J.A.J. Minton (P)2025 Podium Audio

Great Start

Can’t wait for the next one , this book was awesome. Thanks to the authors for telling great stories

Fantastic First Foray! An outstanding feat!

Starting out, I have never been so enthralled by a books opening act before. I was captivated. As the story went on, I thought it was losing me solely due to how some of the plot points felt mundane or way out of my depth while fleshing out all of the characters. But I ate my words by the end because almost everything mundane or confusing converged and became relevant and was thoroughly explained and I was fascinated.

On top of that:

- this is the first book this ordinary family from NC, USA has ever written.
- they had this thing full cast narrated, and every one of them nailed it. Truly breathed so much life into every facet of this story.
- the plot, the prose, the pacing, structure, characters, world building; you name it, they delivered.

JAJ Minton and all involved, pat yourselves on the back.

Truly an outstanding feat for their first foray into writing.

BOO-YAH!!

The audiobook is a banger

The story in and of itself is solid. Considering it is the debut novel and self-published, it is quite the achievement. I read the book on Kindle while listening to it through Audible and let me tell you that the Audiobook makes the book and the story better. do yourself a favor and listen to this audiobook it's excellent.

Narrator Performance

The story itself was amazing in the first place but the narrators elevated everything about it. Whether you read it already or are looking to read it the first time, I definitely recommend trying it with the audiobook.

Can't wait for the sequel!

I genuinely enjoyed every moment of this book and narration. I would highly recommend this to Amy sci-fi fan. 10/10