The Flight of the Silvers

By: Daniel Price

Narrated by: Rich Orlow

Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

A thrilling genre-bending saga about six extraordinary people whose fates become intertwined on an Earth far different from their own.

Without warning, the world comes to an end for Hannah and Amanda Given. The sky looms frigid white. The electricity falters. Airplanes everywhere crash to the ground. But the Givens are saved by mysterious strangers, three fearsome and beautiful beings who force a plain silver bracelet onto each sister' s wrist. Within moments, the sky comes down in a crushing sheet of light and everything around them is gone. Shielded from the devastation by their silver adornments, the Givens suddenly find themselves elsewhere, a strange new Earth where restaurants move through the air like flying saucers and the fabric of time is manipulated by common household appliances. Soon Hannah and Amanda are joined by four other survivors from their world - a mordant cartoonist, a shy teenage girl, a brilliant young Australian, and a troubled ex-prodigy. Hunted by enemies they never knew they had and afflicted with temporal abilities they never wanted, the sisters and their companions begin a cross-country journey to find the one man who can save them - before time runs out. Brilliantly imagined and electrifying from the first page, The Flight of the Silvers is the thrilling first book in a genre-bending new series.

©2014 Daniel Price (P)2014 Recorded Books

Critic reviews

"An absorbing adventure with a fresh take on both the parallel-universe and the paranormal subgenres. You'll get pulled in." ( Kirkus Reviews)

"The cast is engaging...and the author has created an alternate-reality world that is both bewilderingly different and reassuringly familiar…. A highly imaginative exercise in world building that also features characters it’s very easy to care about." ( Booklist)

Loved this new 'genre-bending' take on alt-worlds

Loved this new "genre-bending" take on alt-worlds.

>What made the experience of listening to The Flight of the Silvers the most enjoyable?
-I loved the characters. I was intrigued by the premise, something not like anything else I've read. I laughed often, and worried often. When a book gets your heart pumping as you read/listen to the danger about to hit a beloved character? That's the signature of a great storyteller.

>Who was your favorite character and why?
-Zack. I was in love with him almost the moment his character was introduced. He was smart, insightful, incorregable (is that a real word?), and I thought he was hilarious. Probably because almost everything he said was something I would have said in a similar situation. Also, he had a high score in Nerdery.

>Have you listened to any of Daniel Price’s other books before? How does this one compare?
-I've just finished "The Song of the Orphan's", and in many ways it is the better book. Everything from the first book, pumped up on steroids. Except, I did not care for the Gothams or their Underworld. I guess I would have preferred it if they were on the run longer.

>Have you listened to any of Rich Orlow's other performances before? How does this one compare?
-Just the sequel. I was so grateful when book 2 started and I heard his familiar voice. He was a great 3rd person narrator, and the majority of men had very distinct voices. The women, not so much. Although, I have to say, I think he made Mia sound a little too young, a little too clueless, a little too lost. I think there's blame there for the way she was written, but I'm mostly disappointed with the way she sounded like her 10th birthday was still to come.

-Also, I found the Pelletiers' accents annoying, which I guess helps set up their personalities. I hated the voice of Esis, but then I realized that that was a good thing. Evil should sound just plain wrong when it speaks.

>Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
-I should have written this review before reading book 2, because now I'm having trouble remembering where the 1st one ended and the 2nd one began. The way the group bonded, especially one-on-one, was powerful and probable. The character development was wonderfully done. I was slow to warm up to David and Theo, but by the end of Book 1 I loved them almost as if they were my siblings.

-Also, almost every time Zach had something to say, because not only was he funny as hell, but he wore his heart on his sleeve. David was not funny and definitely did not share his emotions, but that was one sexy accent!

>Any additional comments?
-The first time I listened to this book, there was a huge culture shock. How could America turn out to be so alarmingly different? The super powers and alt-physics would have been a stretch for other authors, but Daniel Price made me feel like one of the Silvers, who didn't have time to decide if what was in front of their eyes was probable or not.

-But now it's 2019. A certain orange a$$-hat has been screwing up our country for over three years. That isolationist stuff was much, much easier to swallow. So much so, it might have been prescience.

-Finally, would anyone care for a list of the characters? I re-read this book when I started Book 2 and recognized none of the names mentioned in the first scene. So I took notes. Only to discover a handy FAQ and Character Guide on Daniel Price's website. I definitely could have used that!

The Silvers:
Amanda and Hannah Given
Zack Trillinger
David Dormer
Mia Farisi
Theo Maranan

The Pelletiers
Azral
Esis
Semerjean

Gothams:
Peter Pendergen
Rebel Rosen
Ivy Sunder
Gemma Sunder
Mercy Lee

Also starring:
Evan Rander
Melissa Masaad
Ioni
Cedric Cain
Sterling Quint

First scifi hit for me in a while

SF stories have been pretty disappointing for me lately, so this was just surprisingly good in comparison. I didn't like the name, nor the first 10 minutes of the book. But then I got hooked. I am not sure what it was about this book, but I was in. Totally in. I would listen on my way to work and have to snap out of it to make sure I didn't miss my exit! The characters are compelling in their realish personalities, the story is unique despite alternate world/end of the world tropes, and even the superhero qualities are written with fresh ... freshness.

OMG- Did the author die and not finish the story?!

What made the experience of listening to The Flight of the Silvers the most enjoyable?

The performance was very good. The story was good but he just left it all hanging at the end. Not even a cliffhanger, just an end... 😳

What was most disappointing about Daniel Price’s story?

The end! Seriously, I'm listening to the book and thinking what could happen next when the audible voice comes on and says, "The End, thank you for listening to Audible"!.. I actually looked at my phone to see if I inadvertently hit the phone and skipped lots of chapters!

Any additional comments?

Besides the off the cliff ending, the characters were way too clueless at times and not believable.

One of the Best Books I've Listened to This Year!

What did you love best about The Flight of the Silvers?

A really fun and gripping fantasy/sci-fi story. The story follows group of seemingly ordinary people in the greater Los Angeles area who encounter a mysterious humanoid being minutes before the end of the world. These mysterious beings incase the small group of ordinary individuals in a protective cocoon from which, the group of ordinary people witness the rest of the world come to an end before waking up in a similar but different United States that seems to have experienced a different timeline dating back to the early 1900's.

As the individuals awaken in this new world they are gathered by a group of physicist who have been expecting their arrival into the world. The mystery only seems to grow as the newly arrived individuals seem to have new supernatural powers they did not previously have.

The plot only continues to evolve as we learn more which leads to new questions about: the main character's purpose in the new world, who brought them to this world and why, and the existence of other people in this world (unbeknownst the general public) who have similar powers to the main characters.

The existence of alternate timelines, time travel, space/time relativity, and teleportation. All become major themes in the book and they work so well together. I will definitely be reading the next books to come in series.

Favorite audio book ever!!

I went down this ride and got fully immersed in the characters and storyline, second book is just as perfect:)

Great book if you like ideas about fluidity of tim

Narrator was awesome!

Great world (or in this case alternative world) building.

Very neat magic/power selection that for the most part seemed pheasable.

Great pacing.

Wonderful action scenes with just a touch of romance.

I am really looking forward to the next book.

Only minor annoyance, the author likes mini-cliffhangers and last second saves.

Einstein would have loved this series!

So yeah, normally time travel stories are kind of fraught with complication, and this one falls into the same category. Thankfully, Daniel Price does a great job of navigating the loops and swoops that keeping track of temporal weirdness can provide, and provides one hell of a yarn in the process. This is a little on the long side, but you'll find yourself raptly listening, and 25 hours goes damned fast.

AUDIBLE 20 REVIEW SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY

Awesome!

Would you listen to The Flight of the Silvers again? Why?

Yes, gives you a lot to think about

Any additional comments?

This is a great book, the start of a new saga. I can't wait til the next installation!

Spectacular all around

I am on my second read through of this series, and eagerly awaiting the third book. Price has done an amazing job creating a new, but familiar, world and explains it in a way that makes you feel as though you have visited Altamerica in some other life. His writing absolutely comes alive with Orlow's narration, so much so that one scene was "spoiled" for me because I knew the voice was wrong for one of the characters in the scene. I'm about to start reading The Song of the Orphans again, and can't wait to see how this all ends in The War of the Givens.

complex but interesting

A pretty good story. very complex and very Sci fi. kept me moderately interested but horrible ending