The Failures (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)

The Wanderlands, Book 1

De: Benjamin Liar

Narrado por: Aure Nash, Torian Brackett, Kenyatta Rogers, full cast, Michael Glenn, Danny Gavigan, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Mecca Rogers, Scott McCormick, Terence Aselford, Holly Adams, Jenna Sharpe

From a debut voice comes a genre-breaking blend of apocalyptic sci-fi and epic fantasy about a scattered group of unlikely heroes traveling across their broken mechanical planet to stave off eternal darkness. A tightly-coiled puzzle of a thrill ride, The Failures launches The Wanderlands trilogy.

Welcome to the Wanderlands.

A vast machine made for reasons unknown, the Wanderlands was broken long ago. First went the sky, splintering and cracking, and then very slowly, the whole machine—the whole world—began to go dark.

Meet the Failures.

Following the summons of a strange dream, a scattering of adventurers, degenerates, and children find themselves drawn toward the same place: the vast underground Keep. They will discover there that they have been called for a purpose—and that purpose could be the destruction of everything they love.

The end is nigh.

For below the Keep, imprisoned in the greatest cage ever built by magicians and gods, lies the buried Giant. It is the most powerful of its kind, and its purpose is the annihilation of all civilization. But any kind of power, no matter how terrible, is precious in the dimming Wanderlands, and those that crave it are making their moves.

All machines can be broken, and the final cracks are spreading. It will take only the careless actions of two cheerful monsters to tip the Wanderlands towards an endless dark...or help it find its way back to the light.

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

Performed by Scott McCormick, Jenna Sharpe, Torian Brackett, Michael Glenn, Aure Nash, Holly Adams, Danny Gavigan, Mecca Rogers, Terence Aselford, Stephanie Németh-Parker, KenYatta Rogers, Christopher Williams, Eric Messner, Stewart Crank, Colleen Delany, Yasmin Tuazon, Khaya Fraites, Robb Moreira, Gregory Linnington, Peter Holdway, Richard Rohan, Christopher Walker, Lise Bruneau, Jon Vertullo, Laura C. Harris, John Kielty, Taylor Coan, Carolyn Kashner, Donald Guzzi, Drew Kopas, Karen Novack, Henry W. Kramer and Lydia Kraniotis.

©2024 Benjamin Liar (P)2025 Graphic Audio LLC

Amazing performance of a truly singular story

For some reason, this title (2 of 2) was not listed when I searched by title, by author, or anything. I had to leave the Audible app, find it on the web, then sync it here in the app. I hope that is not the obstacle leading to mine being the only review of this magnificent work! The characters are complex, the world building is mindbendingly immersive, and the actors reading the parts are utterly captivating in their dedication to the gritty intensity of their roles. I truly hope this is not the end and that there is much more of this journey for us to enjoy!!