Lonely Pines: A Medical Short Story Wherein the Future Rescues the Past

De: R. Manolakas

Narrado por: Kenneth Campbell

Imagine a young ER doctor confronting a patient in the Lonely Pines Hospital emergency room in 1981 Ohio, where both of their lives might be turned upside down and spun in a completely different direction.

This riveting medical sci-fi story will have you wondering if you’ve ever experienced a similar bizarre incident, and how time, space, and historical events may be more fluid than we ever thought possible. Beware; a strange visitor may already have your number.

©2013 Robert Manolakas (P)2014 Robert Manolakas

A Great Spirited Sci Fi Short Story

Lonely Pines was a very cleverly written sci fi short story. R. Manolakas is a new author for me and I hope he continues writing more stories like this one. The story begins in a hospital setting then takes a chilling plot twist. The blurb gives the listener some details but for being only about a half hour in length, this story was well fleshed out. I love science fiction in small doses and this was right on. Some of the best sci fi ever written was in short stories.

Kenneth Campbell's narration was brilliant. He was the perfect reader for this story. He had an excellent approach with spot on voice inflections. I hope these two do more audiobooks together. An overall great listen.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Boom.

Interesting Premise

There was an interesting premise that dominated most of this short story and I thought it was entertaining. Not new per se, but entertaining.

Very short but entertaining

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

I noticed another reviewer mentioned this, and, after listening to the story, I am inclined to agree with them. The title gives too much away. I think that is partially because it is so short. This was entertaining, though, so no big deal. It had a very Twilight Zone feel to it and I appreciated that. The narrator was decent as well.

More please!

This was one heck of a short listen and I loved it. It was predictable in that the doctor obviously survived, (I mean, how could he come back otherwise,) but I liked the whole 'Twilight Zone' feel this story had.

I didn't get to experience too much from the narrator but I liked what I did hear. All in all, it was a good listen and left me wanting more.

Time travel anyone?

It's an interesting story, a bit strange to get your mind around. A man travels into the past to save his own life. It raises so many questions in my mind and I find myself thinking around and around in circles and not going anywhere and yet it's quite interesting. It's a bit of a chicken or the egg situation.

The narration was OK, a bit stilted in the scenes where the characters are showing strong emotions, but overall OK.

I received a free copy of this book from the author and/or narrator and/or publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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