For Every Action

The Quantum Mechanic, Book 1

De: Jason Faris

Narrado por: Judy Rounda

Desperate to prove that he has found the unified field theory in the Bible, young mathematics prodigy Jacob Saylor runs away to the Middle East. But when he and his brother venture into the desert they disappear, only to return years later with no memory of where they have been. Jacob's fragmented mind descends into madness and nearly a decade passes before he can find a way to hold onto his sanity. Daily life becomes a struggle and he makes ends meet by working and sleeping in his father's old garage.

Then a group of cybernetic terrorists calling themselves The Embodied attack. Having discarded their humanity for bodies of living technology they serve their masters by secretly manipulating world events, eliminating enemies, and toppling nations. Explosions claim thousands of lives across the country and Jacob watches in horror as his family is lost. But then he sees that his 11-year-old niece has survived - and something inside of him snaps. She's trying to crawl from the wreckage on broken limbs, and he knows that he's the only one who can save her.

What he does next changes the world as he manipulates the very fabric of reality.

Now The Embodied are seeking him and he will have to overcome the horrors of his past if he is to fight for our survival. But the most terrifying demons he must face are his own, and redemption will mean returning to the source of his torment. Time is running out and the only way forward is for him to face the consequences of tampering in God's domain.

Now the world needs this shattered soul to find a way through his pain to fight for humanity. Can he become what we so desperately need...one last and final hero?

©2014 Jason Faris (P)2017 Jason Faris

Hard to follow. Requires undivided attention.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audio book by the author, narrator, or publisher.

I love science-fiction books. I love hard science-fiction too. But this book took it several notches higher and I was totally lost. This reminded me of the first season of Expanse series, where I was in "wtf is happening" mode for almost all of the series and had to go read explainers in fan wiki pages, after every episode. From the first two chapters in this book, I understood that I can't listen to it at my usual 1.5x. So, I dialed back to 1x and started re-listening from the beginning. A few chapters in, and I was still lost. I kept powering through, hoping that some chapter in near future will tie some of the threads. But it kept getting more confusing for me. So I finally had to give up.

I would imagine that reading the book in physical format would be much better since then I can flip back a few pages and reference an earlier scene. Or highlight some scenes with markers and refer to them later. In its current for, the audiobook is not suitable for consumption for readers like me, who can't devote undivided attention to the book for long period of times.

Surprisingly good!

Not run of the mill. Very original story. Well written and well performed. Loved it!

More Enthusiastic Narrator

This is most definitely my new favorite book. especially when the suspense keeps you from doing your job and out of all the King or Koontz ive read, this has painted a better picture with an original story line than any of the others.

A very intelligent story

What made the experience of listening to For Every Action the most enjoyable?

The voice acting is great, the effects are perfect. :)

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jacob, he's very diverse, handles situations pretty interestingly.

What does Judy Rounda bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Different ways to express the characters.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The scene on the bridge near the beginning. I actually stopped jogging and nearly got hit by the guy behind me!

Any additional comments?

Great book overall, stands out in my mind. Would like to read more by Jason Faris.

Loved it!

I really loved this book. It was a little confusing at the beginning because characters you don't know yet are being mentioned and time is skipping around, but I plan to go back and listen to those parts again. I am excited to read the other books in the series now! Some things will make a little more sense if you know something about computers and coding, but you absolutely don't have to.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.