Insomnia and Seven More Short Stories

By: Jeremy Robinson

Narrated by: Dan Delgado

Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's Summary

Insomnia is a collection of eight exciting short stories (plus one bonus story) that tackle several different genres including action, science-fiction, horror, noir, and thriller.

Written by best-selling author, Jeremy Robinson, these stories include all of the action, imagination, and twists that fans have come to expect, but they also contain experiments into subjects and voices not normally touched on in his novels.

Insomnia - In a world of super efficiency and equality, sleep is illegal and Feene keeps the masses going.

The Eater - Three children discover a writhing black puddle in the woods of New Hampshire.

Harden’s Tree - A group of teens visit a tree planted atop the ashes of a mass murderer from late 1800’s.

Star Crossed Killers - Two lovers, both deadly killers, compete for the same target.

Counting Sheep - A future terrorist gives an insomniac three minutes to fall asleep.

Hearing Aid - In the future, a deaf man is healed, but does he like what he hears?

Dark Seed of the Moon - Vampires live, and kill, in the eternal shadow of the moon’s polar crater.

From Above - In the future, a detective goes after terrorists who vaporized his city - and his arm - from space.

Bonus story:

Bought and Paid For - A brutal character sketch for Scott Sigler’s The Crypt.

©2011 Jeremy Robinson (P)2019 Jeremy Robinson

Critic Reviews

“Rocket-boosted action, brilliant speculation, and the recreation of a horror out of the mythologic past, all seamlessly blend into a rollercoaster ride of suspense and adventure.” (James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Eye of God)

“With Threshold Jeremy Robinson goes pedal to the metal into very dark territory. Fast-paced, action-packed and wonderfully creepy! Highly recommended!” (Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin) 

“If you like thrillers original, unpredictable and chock-full of action, you are going to love Jeremy Robinson...” (Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of Pirate Alley)

Exquisite collection

it was a very good collection of stories every single story was very interesting and very unique I loved it the narrator was a very great asset to those short stories it was very enjoyable and very fun

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

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a solid collection

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

This was a good collection of short stories that are all different flavors of horror. They're all pretty short, so good for listening in short spurts while going to work or the store. The narration is done well. I enjoyed all of the stories (for the most part) but some more than others. They're all pretty short, so I don't want to go into any details (to avoid spoilers). I'll suffice it to say I liked Dark Seed of the Moon and The Eater, but I found Hearing Aid to be just ok. Anyway, as a collection, I think it's good and worth checking out.

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Enjoyable short stories.

This is my first book by this author or narrator. I really enjoyed most of the stories, my biggest complaint was I wish some were longer. I do enjoy hearing the author speak at the end of each short regarding his inspiration behind the plots. My favorites were The Eater, Harden's Tree, Hearing Aid, and Bought and Paid For. All of those could be full length in my opinion, and I know that the last story Bought and Paid For is actually in another book by another author. He explains this at the end of the tale. I would certainly listen to them again. I received a free review copy of this book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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A nice collection of stories

This is an interesting collection of short stories, and whilst I found a number of them interesting and engaging, they didn't resonate with me the way Jeremy Robinson's full length novels do. Having said that, this collection, contains stories of varying genres that Robinson doesn't usually touch on which shows a different side to him.

At the conclusion of each story Robinson gives us some insight into how the idea came about and I found myself connecting with some of the underlying phobias myself.

Dan Delgado does a good job of the narration and kept good pace throughout.

Whilst it won't go down as my favourite Jeremy Robinson read, it is certainly worth a listen.

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

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Interesting short stories.

This collection of short stories has a wide selection of genres. Most are under 20 minutes, so if you want to get a quick listen in, these are great. They were a fun and quick read with interesting outcomes. Even though they are short, they have a sense of closure, except for the last story, which is more of an excerpt. The narration was great with some changes in voice for the characters. I recommend this book. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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Great short stories here!

I received a free copy of this audiobook for an honest review.

I've listened to three books by Jeremy Robinson, so far; I have another one in my queue. I've loved them all!

This was a nice batch of weird, interesting, what-the-heck-am-I-listening-to kind of stories. My favorite! LOL There was such a variety to the stories, yet they all had something about them that made me wish they were longer. I tend to not do so well with short stories because a good majority of the time, I feel like it ends too soon...as in before the story is really complete. The author might think he or she is done, but the story itself isn't. Maybe they prefer to leave it on a cliffhanger of sorts? I don't know. And it has nothing to do with my wanting it longer, if that makes sense.

Anyway, I think I like the story about the deaf man who ends up getting his hearing back just to lose it again. That's the most memorable story to me because it's somewhat easy to understand how he feels, going from no sound to lots of sound. I can only imagine how scary or strange that would be.

I only have one question. Of course, it's relating to the deaf man story. At the end, what in the world did he shoot? At first, I thought he was going to kill himself because he couldn't handle all the noise, but he didn't. Yet, there was blood, he didn't have to go to the hospital, based on his girlfriend's response, he had no obvious wounds... What was it?

Also forgot... When the author provides some background information...really about anything, whether it's their story or even just their personal life? I love it! In this case, finding out what got his or her juices flowing that created their stories is always just a huge bonus for me.

The narrator did an a-ma-za-zing job! I love him! It was easy to tell he was really getting into the stories based on his narration. I feel like I hardly get to listen to narrators that just smesh with the characters so well.

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8 Strange and interesting short stories!

I absolutely loved Jeremy Robinsons book, "Altered", so I was excited to listen to these short stories. They were all unique in their own way and eerily strange. I did enjoy listening to them, Jeremy Robinson has an uncanny way of waking up your emotions and making you really think. I recommend these stories for anyone who likes horror, thrillers or futuristic novels.
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

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Short Stories

There was only one story in the group that did not appeal to me, so I consider this a very good book. Some of the stories were very short and others a little longer. They were all well written and well performed.

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A decent collection of stories

Jeremy Robinson is a fairly big name in the genre, so I decided to give this collection a go. Overall, I didn't really find any of the stories BAD, but there definitely were some duds when compared to the others.

"Insomnia" was a cool little sci-fi short story with an ending that wrapped things perfectly.

"The Eaters" and "Harden's Tree" both felt like old Goosebumps or "Are you afraid of the dark" stories. Both were cool little listens. Not too deep, but entertaining.

"Star Crossed Killers" is the first to really not be sci-fi or horror in any way. It's more of a Mr & Mrs Smith short story. Still enjoyable for what it was though.

"Counting Sheep" was a dud for me. I just didn't "get" or connect with it at all. Definitely felt like a throwaway.

"Hearing Aid" was another one of my least favorites. It had a futuristic Sci-fi setting, but really didn't even need it. It could've been set in present day and the plot probably wouldn't have changed much.

"Dark Seed of the Moon" was a cool and fresh vampire tale. You knew what was coming, but were still intrigued, and then you THOUGHT you knew what was coming, but bam! Good one.

"From Above" was another cool one that could've been lengthened into a novel. It worked well in short form though (if a bit rushed and cheesy).

The last story, the bonus titled "Bought and Paid For" was the one that most interested me after "Dark Seed". As explained in the afterword, it was necessary to end as it did, but man, I wanted to know what happened next!

The narrator did a great job. Pleasant voice that didn't get in the way of the stories. I did feel he was overacting quite a bit in the earlier stories, but I either got used to it or he fell into a groove by the last few (it helped that he took on different voices/personas for the main characters too).

I requested and was granted this audiobook free of charge. I provided this review, which consists 100% of my own thoughts, free of will. Even with the couple I personally did not care for, there's enough here to be worth a listen!

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Nine imaginative stories

These stories are from several different genres, but they all are entertaining and very imaginative.Jerry Robinson also gives an afterward for each story, giving you its origin. Dan Delgado gives an excellent narration of these varied stories. No duds or fillers in this collection.

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