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Jumper

By: Steven Gould
Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
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Publisher's summary

What if you could go anywhere in the world, in the blink of an eye? Where would you go? What would you do

Davy can teleport. To survive, Davy must learn to use and control his power in a world that is more violent and complex than he ever imagined. But mere survival is not enough for him. Davy wants to find others like himself, others who can Jump.

©1992 Steven Gould (P)2011 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"An exceptionally well-organize debut, with thoughtful ideas, a controlled plot, and characters-particularly the young protagonist-portrayed with insight and compassion." ( Kirkus)
"Gould's warm, delightful, and compulsively readable novel dispalys assured storytelling skill." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Brilliant!

One of the freshest Sci-Fi stories to come out the last few decades. It is an original concept that kept me guessing throughout the story. One of the best in my collection now.

Hope Mr. Gould writes some more.

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easy entertaining listen

listened to entire book in one day while driving and doing household repairs.
It wasn't especially complex or gripping butkept me entertained

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Well worth the listen.

loved this book from when I was younger and was psyched when they said they were making a movie out of it years later. they completely butchered the book by changing 90% of the story. Now that I've went through the story again 16 years after the first time reading it I'm once again angry at how they totally screwed up a fun and clever story.

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Very Good Book, Great Performance

I really like the book. There are a few problems with it. Not really a happy story, but still good. The person reading it did a fantastic job.

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Soooooo much better than that crap movie they made

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely. Its got some heavy duty emotional stuff in there. It has a love story for someone looking for that. Its got action and adventure. Its just a fun book.

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The movie they made of this book is a travesty. I will say this though, in the follow up books in the series when the focus changes to someone else's perspective. Well all I will say is I liked Davy's storyline much more. But.....I did enjoy the rest of the story and conclusions of it.

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Interesting story.

1st book on the series. I believe the story will get more interesting as we get more details from the other books.

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much better than expected!

I was expecting something like the movie, but the main character was far more nuanced and likeable, with a great job of showing personal growth and an almost superhero development arc. While some characters were a little one-dimensional it still managed to strike a great balance between a coming of age tale and a fantasy novel.
The narration was engaging and kept in pace with the characters growth. All in all, very pleased and eagerly waiting to listen to the sequel.

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Much more enjoyable than the movie

Great story. The main character, Davy, had do much more depth. I found him both emotIonally complex yet believable.

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Great story

Grabs and doesn't let go. Varies from the movie, but is it's own exciting story. Highly recommended.

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Oh yea

Very good story keeps you on the edge of your seat hate the swearing especially for a youth book narrator was excellent overall very good

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