Origin

A Thriller

By: J. A. Konrath

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

When linguist Andrew Dennison is yanked from his bed by the Secret Service and taken to a top secret facility in the desert, he has no idea he's been brought there to translate the words of an ancient demon.

He joins pretty but cold veterinarian Sun Jones, eccentric molecular biologist Dr. Frank Belgium, and a hodge-podge of religious, military, and science personnel to try and figure out if the creature is, indeed, Satan.

But things quickly go bad, and very soon Andy isn't just fighting for his life, but the lives of everyone on earth…

©2012 J.A. Konrath (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Origin

This book was a nail biter it was scary as neck but I knew that Bub was gonna get out none of the survivors had what it took to do what had to be done know their gonna have to live with the consequences . All in all I like this book .

Best thing was the preformance

although it is a good story line , but desepointment will get you becouse we hqve seen it many times in movie.

okay for passing time!

The overall story was fine. But not as thrilling as I expected. It good for a quick listen. Would not probably listen to it again.
Having said this, I liked all the characters. The story started off interesting but got boring thereafter.

Don’t Read Right Before Bed

Wow! This is one scary story - made even more so by Bub’s voice! I will be hearing it in my nightmares! Awesome!!

WOW

Loved the story and performance. Didn't expect it to be such a in depth storyline. I usually don't like books where the whole story takes place in one place but this is an exception.

What pissed me off is the ending. Talk about an absolute turd after an amazing story.

One of the Best Books I've Read Recently

Origin is one of the best books I've read recently. The plot was paced very well and the characters were developed very organically. The subject matter was very interesting and it didn't take long for the suspense to start building. However, being that I listened to the audiobook version, what really added to the value of the experience was the excellent narration. Every character's voice was distinct from the other and there was no guessing who was speaking. I was particularly enthralled by the narrator's portrayal of the main antagonist.

Worth a listen - wouldn't read it

Excellent narrator, & interesting premise, but poor execution on the writer's part. The characters are flat and rife with internal contradictions, the exposition is incredibly heavy handed, and cliche is piled on cliche in both plot and dialogue. The writing is just... bad.

A representative example, no spoiler: in the beginning, the POTUS himself calls this nobody polyglot translator in the middle of the night and literally says, "your country needs you."

The narrator though - he nails the bad guy. The voice is described as a whispery, wet, strong baritone, and damned if he doesn't give us exactly that. It actually sent goose bumps up my arm at one point. His performance alone saved this book for me, and for that, it's worth a listen.

Awesome Story

loved it. A part 2 will be good if it ever come. I will be listening to more of his books.

J.A. Konrath delivers

I gave this all 5-Star ratings because it delivered exactly what I hoped for. A story that is interesting, completely engaging, just exciting enough, very well read by Luke Daniels, reasonable characters for the given situation, not too silly (but not too believable), good crescendo at the end with an unexpected ending. If you are looking for 8 hours of fast paced entertainment and not too much need to think, and if you enjoy techno/bio/horror, this book is a very good choice, My only question... when is the follow up?

very enjoyable

pretty cool story AWESOME narrator loved the characters works well as a stand alone book or could be made into a 2nd book either way it would work