The Somniscient

De: Richard Levesque

Narrado por: Steven Jay Cohen

When reformed dream hacker Nix Nighthawk's sleep chip malfunctions, he is forced to seek help from a world he is trying to avoid - his old friends in the pirate dream network. But that world has changed, and Nix soon finds himself at the center of a complex plot to overthrow the vast corporation that controls every aspect of society. Betrayed by his lover, his friends, and even the technology that defines him, he has to choose: go back to living his safe and controlled existence, or be the hero and join forces with the revolutionary known only as The Somniscient.

©2016 Richard Levesque (P)2016 Richard Levesque

Fun storyline…

Characters you can root for, plenty of action, suspenseful and in the most important ways unpredictable. Give it a go

My God this was good

Once in a while a book comes along that truly resonates with me. The Somniscient is one of those books. The writing style, the brilliance of the narrator, the subversive horror that is a pretext to the entire narrative, combines to create an amazing listen.

The story is divided into multiple books, with each book advancing the timeline a few years. It starts describing how the book's main protagonist Nix Nighthawk is struggling to make ends meet in his job as a coder. In this version of the future, currency is in the form of Z's, or minutes of sleep. If you make enough Z's, you can sleep, or if you have an abundance of Z's you can purchase luxuries, but for the average working, making enough Zs to even sleep is a challenge.

To me, this is a terrifying vision, and hooked me into the story immediately. Things go from bad to worse for Nix, and the entire book is one tragedy after another. I don't think I've ever had as much empathy for a character as I did Nix.

Steven Jay Cohen is an amazing narrator and is legend among the narrator community. At the beginning of the story, since Nix was so sleep deprived, Steven's voice mimicked that condition, using a shaky, weak voice that truly added another level to the experience.

Highly recommended!

This audio book was gifted to me by the author in exchange for a unbiased review.

Fantastic!

Tech is not my thing, and I was skeptical about whether or not I would enjoy this book but I could not put it down! I also loved Strictly Analog. The moment I was done with this book, I started looking to see how many others like these books Richard had written. I hope there are more to come!

Great

This narrator has such a calming voice! I found this audio book to be very easy to list to and really enjoyed it. The story is original and well thought out. I look forward to more.

Excellent narration. Intriguing plot line

The snippet of description for this audiobook piqued my interest. I didn't get too far into it before I lost interest. It's not really my kind a story, but the narration is superb.

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

Get this Book!!!!

SI-FI at its best. I loved this book. The dystopian setting coupled with-tech gone amok was just the ticket to keep me glued to my ear phones. Steven Jay Cohen's narration was spot on clearly delineating the characters both male and female in a novel way. This book caught me from the very beginning, no warm up, just full speed excitement to the satisfying conclusion. I want more of this story line and I will definitely be looking for Steven Jay Cohen's work. In all honesty, I have not been this satisfied with an introduction with an author's work since I discovered Robert Silverberg. Thank you Richard Levesque.I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher but will gladly pay for more work of this caliber.

Excellent Scifi Writing

This book was surprisingly good. The writing is excellent and the plot and characters were engaging and realistic. The story takes place in a futuristic hyper-tech world and I found it both unique but also slightly reminiscent of some of the books written by the great writers we all know. I'd definitely recommend this book for all scifi fans.

The narration was one of the things that made this book great as well. The narrator was truly great. I can't wait to hear him in future books.

I requested and received a free copy of this audiobook from the author, publisher, or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review. I was NOT required to write a positive review and this reflects my honest opinion of the work.

Somniscient

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The detail of the author (Richard Levesque) coupled with the extraordinary talent of Steven J Cohen's narration brings to life every emotion. An enjoyable read.

An Interesting Book...

Any additional comments?

The book is filled with Science Fiction and a bit of Mystery and it covers technology that controls dreaming and sleeping.

In this world, the reward for being productive is the ability to sleep and dream which is seen as a form of entertainment.

Overall, a very thought provoking book.

If you are a science fiction buff, than, this book is for you and I highly recommend it.


Steven Jay Cohen did well with the narration.

Note:
"This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."

A Very Interesting Science Fiction Story

“The Somniscient ” is a very interesting science fiction story that depicts a world taken over by technology in a way that enslaves human beings without them even realizing it. Corporations are the slave masters and people work not for money, but for sleep credits. Nix Nighthawk is a reformed dream hacker who gets caught up in a complex plot to take down a super powerful corporation that controls pretty much every aspect of modern society. I really enjoyed “The Somniscient, ” but I felt the story structure was a little unusual. Then after the book ends, the author gave some background information about his story that explained why the structure was unusual. It seems the novel was originally a short story that was expanded into a novel. I think you will be able to tell where he added on to the story, but I don’t think that will take away from your enjoyment of the story.

Finally, this audio book was provided by the author at no cost in exchange for an honest review courtesy of Audio Book Boom.