The Vials of Our Wrath

Concerto for Rachel, Book One

De: Mark Leo Tapper

Narrado por: Stacey Lind

Honorable Mention, 2017 American Library Association Indie E-Books, Science Fiction.

In the halcyon days of the 23rd century, human beings are healthier, more beautiful, and more long-lived than ever before thanks to regeneration therapy from the Global Health Directorate. The assassination of a Directorate scientist starts a war between a genocidal bureaucracy and a group of self-mutilating religious fanatics.

Dr. Rosemary "Roger" Mitchell must find her way through the violence and chaos to save as many as she can. To bring down the architects of her brave new world, Roger has to navigate between the dangerous Directorate Council and the extremists of the Community of Natural Aging (CONA) to save the world from the Directorate's eugenics and the madness of religious fanatics."

©2017 Mark Leo Tapper (P)2022 Mark Leo Tapper

Narrator made this story her own!

I'm a sucker for a story told across space and time. The convolution here is wonderful - a futuristic setting, religious radicalism, a secret government plot, and the individual people—all painfully human—who make the story happen. Tapper has created an extremely intriguing world here and delivered the variety and uniqueness to give it life.

That being said, the star of the show here was Stacey Lind. You could not tell from her performance that this is an early audiobook of hers. She shows her seasoned skills as an actress as she performed across age, across gender, introduces a full world of accents, creates moments of intimacy and intrigue, moments of action and violence. Her narration is honest and conversational, and she felt right at home in my ear throughout the entire book. I will be looking forward to more of her narration, and can't wait to see this author and narrator pair up again for the sequel.

Great listen overall, charged through it in a few days and had me connecting the dots and waiting for the story to unfold.

An intense tale

I don't have a lot of experience with this genre, but Mark Leo Tapper's story really drew me in. The characters have good depth, the plot is intriguing, and the world-building is excellent.

Also, the narrator, Stacey Lind, is quickly becoming one of my favorites. She kept me on the edge of my seat!

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I loved it

This is a thrilling and chilling story expertly told. I am a huge fan of this narrator. Can’t wait for the next one in the series!

A not so unrealistic future society and it’s consequences

The book is a well written and thought provoking tale of a not so impossible future world. The narration is extraordinary.