Requiem 4

By: Mike Duran

Narrated by: Dan Kassis

Length: 1 hr and 52 mins

Publisher's Summary

Graviton Cemetery: the biggest, oldest, most haunted graveyard in the world. And the Requiem 4 unit is here to clean things up. 

In a dystopian, war-torn future where a godless global network reprograms the masses for compliance, the Requiem units are a dying breed. Manned by sciocists - scientific exorcists - and armed with state-of-the-art technology, the units sweep cemeteries of "latent soul energy". However, there's a lot more than just ghosts in Graviton. 

Father Aguste Lax, military chaplain to Requiem 4, has his own doubts. The cross around his neck is a feeble reminder of his waning faith. Yet when they encounter a Type Six entity, no amount of quantum firepower can save them. Lax becomes their only hope for escaping Graviton alive. 

But can his faith prevail against an evil this ancient? Or will Graviton Cemetery become the final resting place for Requiem 4?

©2017 Mike Duran (P)2018 Mike Duran

A Nice Rendition of this story.

The audio was a nice rendition of the book. The narrator made the story come to life. But the audio lost something from my visualizing it in my imagination. But then I am still new at audios.

Interesting Book and Concept

I think this is one of the few cases where I would enjoy the print version more than the audiobook. Durhan's old-school prose sometimes skews to the verbose, but I found his character's POV compelling and interesting. The book is a little out of the ordinary as fantasy goes, but it's quirkiness has a likable charm to it. My only real complaint was that the reader seemed overmatched by the prose. Durhan put a lot of earned drama into the work and I don't think the reader was up to the challenge. Still, check this out, print or audio.

Exciting Fast Paced Short

A quick fast paced thrilling story set in the future that captivates from start to finish. The world building and narration are on point. This is my first read from this author and I was sucked in from the start. I look forward to more from this author.