Reap3r

De: Eliot Peper

Narrado por: Eliot Peper

How far would you go to achieve your greatest ambition?

Nothing is what it seems in this speculative thriller about a quantum computer scientist, virologist, podcaster, venture capitalist, and assassin coming together to untangle a twisted enigma that will change the course of future history. Everyone has something to hide, and every transgression is a portal to discovery.

Taking you on a whirlwind journey from the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area to the distant shores of the Galápagos, Reap3r is a propulsive adventure that grapples with the price of progress and how technology shapes our lives and world.

©2022 Eliot Peper (P)2022 Eliot Peper

Another Fantastic Technothriller

For some reason, when I read an Eliot Peper novel – I end up highlighting lots of passages and quotes from it. In this one, I ended up highlighting 9 different quotes – but that’s because I slowed down as I really started getting into the story. Peper is able to write these insane-sounding futuristic stories that end up feeling real and like they’re about to happen. I could tell that Peper really gave this book his all – this story was insane in all the best ways possible.

I remember reading an interview (or a post) from Peper where he said (paraphrasing) that he would look into what certain niche groups were researching or looking into and make that niche group or product a real thing – then write about what would happen if it did. This feels similar here, I haven’t read anything that feels like Reap3r but that doesn’t mean it’s not based on true research or true products that people are building towards.

Reap3r was probably the most thriller of Peper’s technothrillers – allowing the reader to go along for a ride as things kept getting worse and worse. It really felt like there was no way that certain people were going to get out of this with their lives and/or their dignity. But every time I thought the book was over or there was no way things would get better – something would change.

I’ve been reading Peper for years now, starting with his Uncommon Stock series and each one of them blows me away for different reasons. I know that I’m going into it and learning about technology in a way I never expected. Peper is able to write tales that scare the technology out of me and make me pay better attention to what’s going on in the tech world.

It wouldn’t be an audiobook review if I didn’t talk about the narrator. Now, Peper undertook the overwhelming task of narrating his own book. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous. Being friends with narrators with 100+ books under their belt – I know that getting started is really hard and it’s something that isn’t for the faint of heart. But, I can tell that Peper took this seriously – he seems to have worked with a mentor/teacher to learn the skill and then partnered up with a producer so that it sounds great. And honestly, I couldn’t tell that this was Peper’s first narration. He was able to provide a great story AND great storytelling ability to write us Reap3r, then perform it.

Captivating, thought provoking, and beautiful

This book is beautifully written and it brings you into the story and keeps you there. the characters are complex, consistent, and artfully constructed. The settings form a gorgeous backdrop for a thrilling story that you'll want to listen to or read in one sitting. Don't miss this unique book!

compelling weave of plots and thoughts

several threads come together to tell a compelling story highlighting the challenges of wealth sequestration, information advantage, and the struggle to do good in a world where knowledge is so easily misused. filled with wonderful descriptive prose and poetic expositions that give depth to gripping action scenes. fun and thought provoking. definitely worth a listen!

speculative fiction at it's finest!

Eliot Peper has done it again!
well worked story with characters that really come alive as they navigate a complex web of intrigue. I've enjoyed many of Eliot's stories and this was one of his best.
great example of speculative fiction, setting the story in a near future where technology, climate change, entrepreneurism, and ethics all colide. clearly well researched. also, really enjoyed the narration, which the author himself preformed!
i finished this audiobook in 3 days, so yeah, i would definitely recommend this book

Thrilling Near Futuristic Quick Read

Scarily possible in a bit too distant future, Eliot narrates an exciting page turner with unexpected twists melding the state of the art in technology with present life.