Amid Six Worlds

Six Original Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories

By: Andrew T. Jayroe

Narrated by: Persephone Rose

Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

Short story author Andrew T. Jayroe brings you Amid Six Worlds, including three titles previously published on Amazon Kindle and three original titles never before seen! These include:

1. "Left": A story of a girl who struggles to identify with her twin brother who was born with a demonizing birth defect in a dystopian world that values genetic perfection.

2. "Strange": A bumbling scientist accidentally releases a strange material with potentially apocalyptic repercussions.

3. "Walk": After the recently departed suddenly reanimate, one undead follows his single, driving desire: to walk.

4. "Hunter's Hell": When Richard Hunter has a terrible car wreck on his way home after a devastating divorce, he finds himself in a hellish recreation of his home town filled with terrible, demonic creatures.

5. "Touch": A fantasy story that served to inspire Andrew T. Jayroe's upcoming novel series The Lords of Anthair in which a reluctant assassin is sent to use his terrible power to murder an innocent child who is destined to throw down the gods.

6. "Lorekeeper": When a young girl in trouble comes to Nyle Reed begging to be taken to a planet in the middle of nowhere, he finds himself in a battle against forces of biblical proportions.

©2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Andrew T. Jayroe (P)2017 Andrew T. Jayroe

Good and bad - 50:50. Borrowed elements.

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The book is a collection of six main stories. So, I could listen to one story and stop for the day, starting the next story on the next day. That way, I wasn't left wanting to read more everyday, which is the typical case with long single story novels. In other words, this book is good for day-by-day consumption.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Not the individual endings of the different stories per se; but some of the stories sounded like they had elements "borrowed" from popular movies / shows. While listening to the story, I kept thinking "hey.. this is how it happens on that movie" (won't spoil the book). That somewhat tarnished the book's originality.

All in all, I like 2 of the stories. The others were kinda meh for me.

Any additional comments?

I voluntarily received this copy for free from the author / narrator / publisher and am leaving an unbiased review.

mixed short story collection

Any additional comments?

Like other reviewers here, I found the ideas for some of the stories to be very interesting. So interesting, that I wished the author had expanded them with backstories and more comprehensive plot/character development. My two favourite stories were "Left" and "Hunter's Hell", while the others didn't leave much of a lingering impression on me. I would have enjoyed "Strange" more, if the main character had been more likeable.

I thought that the narrator did a good job with descriptive passages but I was less enchanted with the various voices of characters (especially female voices). It's a bit disappointing because when I get carried away with the story, the grating character voices knock me out of my listening groove and I become less focused in the story itself.

I provided my opinion in exchange for a complimentary copy of the audiobook from the author, narrator, or publisher.

Great stories!

Great narration!
These were some new original and intriguing stories. I will definitely look for more by this author. My favorite was the last one. Love the idea of that story. Can't give it away so I'll just leave it at that. It was really good!

I was voluntarily provided this review copy at no charge by the author, publisher and or narrator.

6 SciFi worlds in 1 how can that be beat? It CANT!

**I was given this audio book for free from Audiobook Boom and the narrator for a honest review.**

Short story author Andrew T. Jayroe brings you Amid Six Worlds, including three titles previously published on Amazon Kindle and three original titles never before seen! These include:

1. "Left": A story of a girl who struggles to identify with her twin brother who was born with a demonizing birth defect in a dystopian world that values genetic perfection.
2. "Strange": A bumbling scientist accidentally releases a strange material with potentially apocalyptic repercussions.
3. "Walk": After the recently departed suddenly reanimate, one undead follows his single, driving desire: to walk.
4. "Hunter's Hell": When Richard Hunter has a terrible car wreck on his way home after a devastating divorce, he finds himself in a hellish recreation of his home town filled with terrible, demonic creatures.
5. "Touch": A fantasy story that served to inspire Andrew T. Jayroe's upcoming novel series The Lords of Anthair in which a reluctant assassin is sent to use his terrible power to murder an innocent child who is destined to throw down the gods.
6. "Lorekeeper": When a young girl in trouble comes to Nyle Reed begging to be taken to a planet in the middle of nowhere, he finds himself in a battle against forces of biblical proportions.

Have you ever read an anthology or collection of short stories and wanted more? Most times, these are from different authors with different themes. Andres T. Jayroe's Amid Six Worlds is a mix of science fiction and yes, it is based on six very different worlds. However, there is a unified theme throughout all six stories. Grief and the desire to aspire to be better! From the very first story, "Left" to the last with "Lorekeeper", you know you will be in for a "hold onto your sit, nothing held back" ride. Persephone Rose brings life to Jayroe's worlds. Whether it be making each character unique with accents or giving raw emotion, Persephone Rose does an amazing clear job of narrating.

Whether you are crying but cheering the main character in "Left", becoming more scientific with "Strange", revisiting undead themes with "Walk", going on an afterlife journey in "Hunter's Hell", learning true restraint in "Touch" or knowing true longing and sacrifice with "Lorekeeper", the combination of Jayroe's words and Rose's voice make Amid Six Worlds one of the best short story collections I have listened to in years. These stories bring me back to other titles I have feel in love with over the years. Such titles as Dark Matter, Warm Bodies, and Ender's Game to name just three. Each story stands alone and as the descriptions have stated, "Touch" continues to inspire the author, but all six stories fold beautiful into each other.

If you are looking to quickly feed your science fiction and fantasy addiction, add Amid Six Worlds to your audio book/library collection!

Be ready for some really great views

A collection of stories that will take you to many different areas of the genres, some familiar some new. They are told with great skill by both author and narrator. The stories take some views that are new and they were all very entertaining. Highly recommend. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Decent mix of shorts

The narrator was incredible. Like other reviewers, I agree half of the stories were engaging and intriguing, leaving the listener hungry for more. Two seemed to stop abruptly. One was blah.
Persephone Rose did well; not allowing one to pre-judge if the tale was gonna be good and fulfilling or drowning in disappointment.
I would definitely listen to more by this narrator and I would be hesitant to pick up another book by this author.

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

Very interesting short stories!

Andrew Jayroe has a very vivid imagination. These short stories delve into a little bit of religion, science fiction and possible future scenarios. These stories are graphic and intense.

I think my favorite was the one about the future society where abnormalities in children were shunned and not allowed to live. This resulted in some major upheaval in one family with tragic consequences. The reason I liked this story so much is because it not only points to a possible future, but also hearkens back to our past (think Nazi doctrine). I feel Andrew did a great job with such few words.

The narration was superb. Right on target with pace, emotional inflection, tone, etc. Really enjoyed listening to these stories.

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Really enjoyed some of the stories.

I listened to the whole book, but I noticed that during some of the stories I was really bored. But the others made me wish they were longer, or even the whole book by themselves.
The narration is superb, the narrator certainly knows what he's doing.

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

An Excellent Short Story Collection.

Many times when I read a short story collection, I love one or two of the stories while the remaining ones I find to be average at best. Not so with “Amid Six Worlds.” Every one of the stories in this collection is strong. Although I liked all of the stories, my favorites were “Left,” “Strange” and “Lorekeeper.” I wasn’t familiar with the author, Andrew T. Jayroe’s work before I picked up “Amid Six Worlds,” but now I think I’ll look out for more from this author.

Finally, this audio book was provided by the narrator at no cost in exchange for an honest review, courtesy of Audio Book Boom.