Bewilderness, Part One: Threshold

By: Jonathan Maberry

Narrated by: Shayna Small

The Gateway Project is going to save the world.

Maybe.

Dr. Abby Corman has a bold idea: open a stable doorway between our world and an uninhabited parallel Earth. A new world we can use to mine resources to end poverty, grow enough food to end all hunger, and allow for population growth to end overcrowding. What could be a more noble aspiration for a brilliant young scientist?

But the path to hell is paved with good intentions....

The Gateway is in a secure lab in a huge office building in New York. Ultra-modern, impenetrable by industrial spies or foreign agents, totally secure. Once it goes into lockdown for the Gateway test firing, it becomes the world’s largest and most unbreakable vault. Locked doors, though, can do more than keep bad things out. They can keep bad things in.

Bewilderness: Threshold is the first part of a sprawling science fiction epic packed with weird science, corporate greed, betrayal, and horror. An Audible Original by New York Times best seller Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero and V-Wars.

©2020 Jonathan Maberry Productions, LLC (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

Narrator made my head hurt.

Perhaps this is a YA book.

In full disclosure I never finished this book, but I read enough of the reviews to know how it went. It took me to 35 minutes to decide maybe I hate the characters more than the narrator. So much emphasis is put in the pronouncing the crappy language that you feel like you are in a soap opera.

interesting premise, annoying narrator

Just my opinion but the narrator's different voices can sound like a slightly deeper Betty Boop. Her normal voice is fine. Storyline has an interesting, if far fetched, premise. But if you like Sci-fi and fantasy, aren't you always reading something pretty far fetched? I'll definitely read the next book when it comes out.

WOW!!! please get me the second half

loved this i usually do really long book 20+ hours but thought why not, looks interesting and I didn't have to spend a credit! Totally knocked it out of the park great character development story move along and didn't get bogged down. Narrator great job! just overall a great experience! Now I need book 2!

Book of cliches

The story is not bad, but the execution is painful, unimaginative and flawed. It reads like a multiverse story told by a 14 year old teenager not very familiarized with storytelling. It ends in a cliffhanger that I will not jump into. The narrator doesn’t help either.

Question Mark

Maberry is a creative guy and solid writer, so I’m sure his story is great. However, Small’s narration was so insufferable that I had to stop listening after 20 mins. The audiobook is free, likely because of its lamentable narration.

Interesting but disappointing

Normally, I love Jonathan Mayberry's work. This had an interesting premise and provided some moments of intrigue. However, the characters were so dense! I especially hated the protagonist's boyfriend. I feel like most of his dialogue was devoted to screaming "Abbbyyyyy".
Ultimately, if the next book is included with Audible, then I will probably listen to it. But, I don't see myself paying for it.

Bewilderness, Part 1: Threshold

Fantastic, can't wait for the rest. Pretty good once it got going. Have to read the other books.

Wrong Narrator

I wanted so much to like or even finish this book but the ridiculous narration is so distracting. The narrator is talented but her attempt at the various accents in this book is terrible. She is simply the wrong narrator for this book.

One of the great writers of this era

Great story. Can’t wait to read more. Maberry is quickly becoming one of the great writers of this age. Talented voice actor.

Clearly the Beginning

Part 1 is a slow burn that tediously builds throughout the entire three hours where everything is clearly explained. Though it tends to explain the premise of the story than actually convey the story and keep the reader entranced. But to all of you just starting this series, HOLD ON, IT DOES GET MORE INTERESTING. Also, if I'm being honest it does help to have an almost comprehensive history about why things are the way they are within the story.