The Immortals

The future story of United States Internment Camps...of the dreams of the pre-deceased...and of triumph over oblivion.

It's 2020, and an attempted cure for AIDS has mutated into a deadlier disease, V-CIDS. The United States, under martial law, has set up "quarantine centers" in the Southwest. Searching for his gay son, Jon, media mogul Michael Barris smuggles himself into one of the centers, only to discover that it and the other centers are actually extermination camps. With a strange assortment of allies, including the leader of the camp's gay barracks, an Army officer, and a local cowboy, Barris precipitates an inmates' rebellion that promises the unraveling of the death-camp system and the overthrow of the government that established it.

©1996, 2007 Tracy Hickman (P)1996, 2007 Tracy Hickman

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Excellent and exciting...depicts a future far too many Americans think they'd like to see...an important book." (Robin Wayne Bailey)
"Powerful, disturbing, with its vision of a future that is all too possible, the true message of Hickman's The Immortals is ultimately a message of hope." (Margaret Weis)
"Boasts some considerable virtues, including superior characterization, a carefully built setting and excellent pacing....[Hickman's] to be commended for his daring and vision." ( Publishers Weekly)

Poor narration, disturbing subject matter

I couldn't finish this book.
subject matter is disturbing.
Narration was poor, with buzzing in background that was distracting.

could not submit without rating.
Zero stars IMO

The Amateurs

I really wish I had read the other reviews before buying this audiobook. The story may be great, but I'll never know; I can't stand to listen past the first chapter.
They say it was read and "performed" by Hickman and a relative. I've usually enjoyed listening to authors read their own work. Had Hickman stuck to just reading it, it would have worked ok. Sadly, he also produced it (in his living room?), and had someone with a electric keyboard and a stack of sound effect CDs doing really cheesy background noises.

What finally got me was the loud, continuous sound loop of a protesting crowd- when there was no protesting going on in the story. I couldn't even focus on the author's words it was so distracting.

I might check the book out from the library. I certainly won't be buying it. The authors have gotten too much money from me for this mess.

bad case of DYI

This is a good book ruined by a well meaning, but amateurish, overdone production. The author and his wife should have gotten professionals to read and done their homework by listening exemplars such as Will Patton reading the James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux books. THAT is the creme de la creme. And lose the repetitive, overblown music: your story deserves it.

Needs help

This audio rendition can't decide if it is an old time radio show or a reading of a book. The audio quality sounds as if it was done in someone's basement. At first the sound effects appear to be mistakes in the recording, but then you realize they are supposed to be there. They are added in odd places and though the author does a decent job reading, they should have left it to professionals. The story is decent, but I may have to read the book to see if I like the story or not.

This is a pretty Good Book :}

This isn't as bad a book as every one is making it out to be I liked it just fine and will probbly listen to it again But not right away..
I gave it 5 stars because I would like to see the overall rating come some the book is worth the price and the time of the listen