Goliath

A Novel

De: Tochi Onyebuchi

Narrado por: Adam Lazarre-White, JD Jackson, Juliana Vélez, Kevin R. Free, Nidra Sous La Terre, Shayna Small, Tim Campbell, Stephanie Willis

"A diverse cast of narrators provides glimpses of a near-future Earth devastated by climate change, nuclear disaster, and disease."—AudioFile Magazine

“Onyebuchi sets fire to the boundary between fiction and reality, and brings a crumbling city and an all too plausible future to vibrant life. Riveting, disturbing, and rendered in masterful detail.”—Leigh Bardugo

In his adult novel debut, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and NAACP Image Award finalist and ALA Alex and New England Book Award winner Tochi Onyebuchi delivers a sweeping science-fiction epic in the vein of Samuel R. Delany and Station Eleven.

In the 2050s, Earth has begun to empty. Those with the means and the privilege have departed the great cities of the United States for the more comfortable confines of space colonies. Those left behind salvage what they can from the collapsing infrastructure. As they eke out an existence, their neighborhoods are being cannibalized. Brick by brick, their houses are sent to the colonies, what was once a home now a quaint reminder for the colonists of the world that they wrecked.

A primal biblical epic flung into the future, Goliath weaves together disparate narratives—a space-dweller looking at New Haven, Connecticut, as a chance to reconnect with his spiraling lover; a group of laborers attempting to renew the promises of Earth’s crumbling cities; a journalist attempting to capture the violence of the streets; a marshal trying to solve a kidnapping—into a richly urgent mosaic about race, class, gentrification, and who is allowed to be the hero of any history.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor.com.

©2022 Tochi Onyebuchi (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

2022, Audible.com Best of the Year, Long-listed

Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award - Finalist, Short-listed

2022, Time Magazine Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

2022, The Guardian (UK) Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

2022, NYPL Best Books of the Year, Long-listed

2022, NPR Best Book of the Year, Long-listed

2023, Locus Awards, Nominee, Short-listed

I listened all the way through and it made me think

I would not say I “enjoyed” it. One of the reasons I like to read is to talk about the books with my wife or friends. My wife would be turned off by the “science fiction” and my friends would say it’s not sci-fi enough. Oh well

Not my cup of tea.

sometimes I simply don't connect to a book and stop reading it at one point. Happens rarely but this time it did. nothing to keep my interest, hard to follow and continue because of it. Felt like wasting time. I am sure some people will love it but not me.

a very interesting listen, very complex situations

a very interesting listen, very complex situations and characters. I will listen to this again as I am certain I missed things.

Beautifully written, but so depressing

The headline sums it up. A portrait of a future where climate change and other disasters have poisoned the earth and no social progress has been made, rather, society has regressed. Kind of a worst case scenario. The ideas are important, but man it was tough to get through. The writing was terrific though, the characters were compelling and few bright moments were really poignant. Would I recommend it? Yes, but…

Always support local!

We live in Groton so of course I'm going to read a novel based nearby! I thought the story was great! My only question is why the spaceport would be in New Haven?