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The Fold
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Series: Threshold Universe
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
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Publisher's Summary
Step into the fold. It's perfectly safe.
The folks in Mike Erikson's small New England town would say he's just your average, everyday guy. And that's exactly how Mike likes it. Sure, the life he's chosen isn't much of a challenge to someone with his unique gifts, but he's content with his quiet and peaceful existence. That is until an old friend presents him with an irresistible mystery, one that Mike is uniquely qualified to solve.
Far out in the California desert, a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device they affectionately call the Albuquerque Door. Using a cryptic computer equation and magnetic fields to "fold" dimensions, it shrinks distances so a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step. The invention promises to make mankind's dreams of teleportation a reality. And, the scientists insist, traveling through the door is completely safe. Yet evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isn't quite what it seems - and that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret.
As his investigations draw him deeper into the puzzle, Mike begins to fear there's only one answer that makes sense. And if he's right, it may be only a matter of time before the project destroys...everything. A cunningly inventive mystery featuring a hero worthy of Sherlock Holmes and a terrifying final twist you'll never see coming, The Fold is that rarest of things: a genuine pause-resister science-fiction thriller. Step inside its audio and learn why author Peter Clines has already won legions of loyal fans.
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- Meview
- 03-22-18
Repetitive & too many plot holes, a bit annoying
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
This book was entertaining to listen to but although it's a fiction the book doesn't make sense in many ways that even a sci-fi shouldn't have plot holes. I won't spoil it but many things do not align and the rules the author makes up in this world seem to change to contradict what he is trying to show. It was incredibly predictable in what the "mystery" the scientists are trying to hide, you can tell from the very beginning what the door does and he draws out that part like it's some sort of giant surprise. It was hard for me to like many of the characters.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
The book was more enjoyable toward the beginning then it became more and more ridiculous with things that did not work together. Most of the characters were not that likable. The females were not portrayed in a great way which was annoying, one said "F*&% me" every other phrase... and they are supposed to be highly intelligent scientists.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
Ray Porter did a great job of changing voices for the male characters but all of the female characters sounded like the same unintelligent female with an incredibly annoying voice.
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It's not the worst book and it started out okay but I would pass on this, there are better options out there.
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- Brian G
- 09-01-17
Had so much promise
The premise is great and the story had legs for the first half, gets slow the drops off a cliff. Narration is good. 14 was a better book.
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- John
- 02-13-18
How many times can one character say “F*** me”?
The Fold started great, but failed to deliver. This having been a semi-sequel to 14, I had high hopes for it. The quantum science behind it is a great plot device. But the characters and rehashed dialogue have me yelling at my stereo in annoyance. I won’t stop listening to Peter Clines, but
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- Ido
- 02-21-18
starts elegantly, ends as bad as it gets
The book opens elegantly, witty and smart. It's mysterious and riddle like. Then in some point it seems that a different author takes place - a 14 years old teenagers that turns the book into Marines vs bug prople. And the book goes to toilet.
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- J. Klinghoffer
- 08-06-15
Fun premise, great performance, weak story
Have seen quite a few reviews praising this as being an original and even "out-of-the-box". It's not. It borrows heavily from the plot lines of several 1990's video games and ends with a scene ripped straight from a 1997 blockbuster sci-fi movie.
What it is, however, is a great opener, with an interesting mystery and a couple of initially intriguing characters. The setup is sort of trope-y (secret govt science, ominous signs of something going wrong, super competent hero-protagonist), but the prose, banter and character development of a genius English teacher are slick enough to make you feel that anticipation you get as you slowly climb to the first apex of a roller coaster.
Unfortunately, for me, it was all anticipation and no rush. The plot was close to transparent from outset, which of course dims the payoff, but it was really the characters themselves that really irritated me.
First, the protagonist was never really developed beyond the opening chapters. All we ever manage to learn about him is that: a) he likes being an English teacher, b) he's really, really smart and c) he has a perfect memory, which can be a burden. We are given the barest glimpses of the internal workings of a mind that, by all rights should be running NASA, but instead chooses to be a high school teacher.
Second, the conclusions and decisions of the characters do not prove out the premise that they are extremely intelligent scientists and a super-genius. With my middling IQ, I sorted out what was happening to the science team in the first chapter with little more than the title and cover graphic to go on. Yet, the super-genius protagonist couldn't rationalize it with several traditional clues, even as a far flung possibility, until much later on. This theme would run throughout the book, with the protagonist failing to make connections and manage obvious risk until it was too late to prevent bad things from happening. It started to feel like a Hollywood action script where characters are forced to make poor decisions for no better reason than to expedite the plot. Indeed, there were times when I actively disliked the characters I was supposed to be rooting for because their obviously terrible decision making was putting billions of fictional lives at risk.
If you are someone who easily suspends disbelief and don't get too wrapped up in the logic of how a story progresses, this could be a fun, fluffy, sci-fi romp. If you are looking for something equally lightweight and fun, but with intelligence, check out John Scalzi.
P.S. Vocal performance was excellent!
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- shirley
- 06-03-15
Loved it until the last couple of hours.
I have the same issue with this novel that I did with "14" - the ending just kind of went off the deep end into weirdness. Don't get me wrong, I loved the story! However, once the "secret" was revealed then we went from an engaging mystery to a horror film with several action sequences. It's almost as if both stories deliberately jumped from one genre to another.
I would have been supremely satisfied if the story had wound up two hours earlier. But that's just me. I'm not a fan of horror scifi. It's why I've never read any of Clines' zombie books. Just not for me. The mystery though, FANTASTIC, if a bit predictable.
Narrator does an amazing job!
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- Jim "The Impatient"
- 01-09-16
Star Trek: Q-Squared
GAME OF THRONES
First, you got to like a book that starts out with references to Game of Thrones, the best drama ever, with or without boobs. Although, I prefer with. This starts out a bit slow, but than about chapter 24 hits on all cylinders and Clines never lets up on the gas. At first I thought maybe Clines made a mistake going all hard Sci-Fi, but than he starts with the crazy stuff and it was great.
Star Trek
Throughout the book are references to Game of Thrones and Star Trek. If you are not familiar with these shows, you will not get some of the references. Course if you are not familiar with these, you probably would not be reading this. I enjoyed the book, as I have enjoyed most of what Clines has wrote and I hope he writes more along these same lines.
Ray Porter
One of the best narrators. He does not do a lot of voices, matter of fact these characters all sound the same as the Joe Ledger characters. Porter is the master of inflection and tone. He knows how real people talk and does a perfect job of bringing across the meaning of the writer's words.
Q-Squared
If you are a big fan of the theme of this story and a fan of Star Trek, you will want to check out Q-Squared by Peter David.
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- bebe
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Wonderful - Excellent
Peter Clines is a master storyteller and writer. He has a real talent for creating unforgettable characters, writing great dialog and drawing the reader/listener into the story. The premise of the "machine" blew my mind trying to wrap my head around the consequences of the person going in and the person coming out. Truly mind-blowing!! What made the book even better was the tie in with Clines novel "14" which is one of my all time favorite books ever. I have listened to it several times and am sure that I will listen to it again several more times in the future.
The narration is excellent - but it is Ray Porter after all. He is always excellent.
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- Anaya Behan
- 10-11-17
The Fold could have used The Fold to shorten the book
The concept of the Fold is a good one, although a somewhat tired concept. The main issue of this book is that 99% of the book is the same dialogue, over and over. The characters describe the same scenario. They mention the same fears. They repeat the same pseudoscience explanations for their experiments. It made the book exhausting rather than enjoyable.
By the time the climax finally hit, I didn’t care. Plus, it didn’t make sense. The entire tone of the book changed. What started as a study of the dynamic between the characters, turned into something different. (Trying not to spoil)
The nerd references were way too overdone. This book will be dated in a year, becoming a toss away. It felt more “how do you do fellow kids” rather than authentic references. It was forced.
The romance was cringy. The “grabbing ass” moments were so bad it tightened my stomach. The dialogue in general was poor. There was a moment where two characters, in the midst of chaos, said the same thing at the same exact time. A character that repeated the same line over and over as a gimmick. It hurt.
This book is skippable.
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- Josh P
- 06-03-15
Especially good if you've already read "14"
Any additional comments?
Peter Clines is quickly becoming my favorite thriller / mystery / horror writer. While "The Fold" is a stand-alone novel much of mysteries that where solved in "14" are revisited in this book and serve as a foundation for the new mysteries in this book. You don't have to read "14" to understand "The Fold" but I believe you will find the solutions to the mysteries of this book more satisfying with that back ground. At first I thought "the fold" was completely new standalone novel that had no connections to his other works. Then I read what I thought was a cameo/shout out to some green iridescent roaches. That put a grin on my face. I don't want to say anything further so as not to spoil anything but I really suggest reading "14" if you haven't done so. As a note of warning, I would not read "The Fold" 1st and the "14". Some of the things discussed in "The Fold" are answers to the main mysteries the protagonist and his friends are trying to solve in "14".
Neither though is this book a true sequel to "14". Maybe it could be considered a spin-off Though as a stand alone book and you could enjoy it by itself. The closest experience I've had with something like this was watching Stargate Atlantis. I had never seen the original Movie or StarGate SG1 series before watching season 1 of Stargate Atlantis. I really enjoyed Stargate Atlantis so while I waited for season 2 to premier I went back and watched SG1 and the original movie. Doing that made Atlantis at the more enjoyable for me as I started to pick up on a lot more background things that I wouldn't have noticed without watch the earlier show. "The Fold" and its predecessor "14" bring out that extra information and world building in that same way.
Unlike "14", "The Fold" starts of with a more thriller vibe. To me the book really felt like I was listening to a Lincoln Child / Douglas Preston type novel for the beginning 2 hours.Our protagonist "Mike", who is blessed/cursed with a high IQ & Idetic memory being sent to investigate a secretive project being funded by DARPA, (unlike our everyday day joe hero of 14 just falling into the middle of a mystery). After those first 2 hours, the mystery kicks into high gear and all the things I loved about the way "14" was wrote started to appear. The character development and character relationships appear and you slowly see it change from the protagonist curiosity being the driving force to the entire group becoming interested working together.
This book is in my personal opinion a lot rougher than "14". If your expecting the same formula as "14", the core elements of it is there but there are also many changes. This time your even working with a governmental oversight viewpoint right from the start rather than just a group of friends. Does this make it better or worse than "14"? To answer I would go back to the StarGate analogy. I know some people really loved Atlantis & others where die hard SG-1 fans. IMHO, they where both good and I while I did have my own favorite of the two, both shows complimented each other so well that I could enjoy either show. That's what "14" & "The Fold" are in a sense. Two stories that compliment each other. You'll probably having a favorite among the two but having already read "14" will make you enjoy "The Fold" all the more, especially if you go in with the knowledge that it will feel quite different at least to start with, but all core elements that made "14" so good will eventual find a way into the story.
As for narration/voice acting. Ray Portor continues to give a stellar performance. If I see his name as narrator and it's a genre I like it's nearly an automatic buy. I can't think of anybody I've listened to with his narration that was a disappointment. It's kinda like Micheal Kramer and epic fantasy. I've been willing to purchase epic fantasy 20+ hour books whose authors I've never heard of and their plot summary I only find vaguely interesting, just because they do such a good job with narration, I'm willing to take a risk. Ray Portor is easily in my top 5 narrators and he does his gives his regular outstanding performance in this book.
So if you haven't read "14" I suggest you read that and then come back and read "The Fold" to maximize your enjoyment of the story. If you didn't like "14", I also suggest you give the "The Fold" a chance because it's just different enough from 14 that whatever you may not have like from "14", might have been replaced with a different writing style that you may enjoy more. Finally if you were expecting a "14" continuation/clone may I suggest you read at least halfway through before giving up. I believe all the things that made "14" such and enjoyable book are in "The Fold" in some form or another even if it's not immediately obvious. I do hope that Mr. Clines eventually picks something to put in the titles of these books to show that they are connected so future titles that occur in this "world" will be easy to spot. I do apologize if I rambled a bit in this review or came across as vague but found it extremely difficult to talk about any similarities between both books or make direct comparisons without spoiling any of the story/mystery. To give you an idea of how much I enjoyed "The Fold", I finished it in one non-stop binge and as for "14" I think I read it at least 6 times in the past year. All I can say is that I hope you will give both "The Fold" & "14" a try and that you enjoy it as much as I did.
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- M
- 06-08-15
Disappointing after 14
I got this book on the strength of Clines last book "!4" which was excellent. However, this book was a disappointment. It started off well, but as soon as we grasp what's happening with the "door" it descends into a load of shallow, rubbish action with little or no suspense and no reason to invest or care about any of the characters or their fates. I actually fell asleep and rewinded the end. Unfortunately, this only confirmed I really didn't care what had happened to any of the characters and it's no wonder I ended up snoozing.
It's a shame, as the beginning was so promising and I can't help but feel it could have been a really good book. I'm still hoping that Clines will find the magic of "14" again. he seems to lose it after he's built the crux of the story and introduced us to all the characters.It's almost like he doesn't know how to ride the wave and get us to shore - we almost get to stand up on the surf board and then we instantly drown.
If you haven't read "14", I'd highly recommend reading that first, then I'd opt for another place to spend your credit than on this novel. That said, I'm still holding out hope for Clines next book...
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- Jjsuperbadger
- 08-25-15
Great performance, but a bit let down by the story
I was gripped until about halfway through. shame. after all the great pseudo science, the end just seemed silly to me. great narration though.
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- Sam Holder
- 09-18-15
started well...
I enjoyed the book at the beginning but really felt that it tailed off at the end. some of the plot was a bit holey, partly due to the power given to the main character which is a good plot device but ends up making some parts difficult. became a bit unbelievable towards the end.
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- Ryan
- 01-08-16
Great read!
I began reading this book because of the obvious similarities with Fourteen. It's not exactly a sequel, more of an addition to Fourteen and I hope it will lead to a series of books following the residents of the Kavach building now with Mike and Jamie. The characters arnt as likeable as fourteen but that's fine as it still works well, the ending is exciting and unexpected and kept me hooked. Ray porters performance as ever was flawless and brilliant. Overall it's an enjoyable story but I would suggest reading Fourteen first, it's not absolutely necessary but it made the ending much more satisfying and fun to read.
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- carl
- 05-20-16
Recommend this very good book
Well written good story good characters, have listened to twice now, would recommend this book to amyone
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- andy
- 10-23-15
Enjoyable but not as good as 14.
I enjoyed the book but it's very similar to 14 which I thought was superior.
Could be an interesting series depending were it goes.
Performance was good, no issues there for me.
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- Ash
- 06-09-15
The first two thirds are great...
This was a real page turner (so to speak) for the first half to 3/4 off the book but at the end the story takes an unnecessarily weird turn and utterly lost my interest. The concept was brilliant, I just wish the author could've produced an ending more in-keeping with the first half, if he had I'd have been recommending this book from the rooftops.
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- Eva
- 07-10-15
Boring Mary Sue
Very thorough job on the performance, but it couldn't save the story for me. Main character takes over everything, reducing anybody in his vicinity to helpless/stupid/childish tokens to be moved about. Hard to keep up interest when neither character actions, nor dialogue, makes any particular sense.
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- SophontIlyena
- 07-14-15
Plot relies on stupidity
The entire plot relies on the stupidity of the whole cast. The book made me scream at it constantly in incredulity, but the narrator made the story at least bearable to listen to.
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- Mrs
- 07-20-15
Innovative, fresh new ideas
This was a great read and full of fresh new ideas, great character development and dialogue. The kind of book which makes you look for something else by the same author - which I am reading now!
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- Linda
- 08-21-15
Worth the money
This was my second Peter Clines book and while I enjoyed 14 more, I still really loved this one. Peter writes in a simplistic style which I find very refreshing. I have read some reviews where the listeners were upset with the swearing of one character - so be warned! Of course it didn't bother me, it is just a word and I don't think it was overused. In fact I started smiling over it. But that is off the track - I found the story extremely interesting and would recommend it to everyone.
Three cheers also to Ray Porter for a brilliant narration.
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- A Partington
- 07-27-15
Brilliant sequel to 14
This is completely suspenseful and absorbing. I listened to it on a four hour drive one way, the four hour drive home, and a few hours either side of a long trip and it definitely kept me awake.
From some of the other reviews you might think its a rerun of '14' but there are enough variations and surprises to keep the plot interesting, while it's still in the same multiverse which is good too.
Promises a sequel, which I am definitely looking forward to.
If you like sci if horror with a Lovecraftian bent then this is the book for you.
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- Tim
- 07-11-15
Great follow on from 14
Ripping stuff. I pretty much listened to this straight through due to the engaging story and excellent narration. Fans of 14 will love this story.
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- Mrs
- 12-20-15
Awesome
This was a great book and am busy now looking for more titles by Peter Clines
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- Anthony
- 09-03-15
Sick of hearing the ants
First 2/3's great original story.
After that it turns bad, I couldn't stand hearing about the ants every five minutes.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-11-15
Audio book
I listened to this in two days. And I normally use audio books at work while doing routine things, but this one I found myself pausing without realising, to listen, and my work got done slower than normal. And fantastic narration as well. A narrator can make or break an audio book.
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- Johnoamondo
- 06-16-15
damn its left me wanting more
Great story, hooks in well with '14'. ....... . .
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- JK1
- 12-16-15
Good story, good narration.
A good, entertaining listen. Is recommend listening to the author's book "14" first, but it's not a requirement.
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- Brody
- 09-23-15
Interesting story and great performance!
I could had to force myself to stop listening, it's pretty damned good and thoroughly enjoyable.
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- emmoff
- 07-06-15
Not for me
I have been listening to Hugo Award winners lately which may explain why in contrast I found this so lacking. Badly written, with a ludicrous plot. Not keen on the narration either.
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