The Legacy Human

Singularity, Book 1

By: Susan Kaye Quinn

Narrated by: Nick Podehl

What would you give to live forever?

Seventeen-year-old Elijah Brighton wants to become an ascender--a post-Singularity human/machine hybrid--after all, they're smarter, more enlightened, more compassionate, and above all, achingly beautiful. But Eli is a legacy human, preserved and cherished for his unaltered genetic code, just like the rainforest he paints. When a fugue state possesses him and creates great art, Eli miraculously lands a sponsor for the creative Olympics. If he could just master the fugue, he could take the gold and win the right to ascend, bringing everything he's yearned for within reach... including his beautiful ascender patron. But once Eli arrives at the Games, he finds the ascenders are playing games of their own. Everything he knows about the ascenders and the legacies they keep starts to unravel... until he's running for his life and wondering who he truly is.

The Legacy Human is the first in Susan Kaye Quinn's new young adult science fiction series that explores the intersection of mind, body, and soul in a post-Singularity world... and how technology will challenge us to remember what it means to be human.

©2015 Susan Kaye Quinn (P)2016 Susan Kaye Quinn

a bitter sweet tale but a very memorable story

Most memorable listen.
This theme is special and the hero is special.
it an coming of age story and finding out who you are story with a twist.
The Story is woven with color and mystery. it move quickly without losing the details. For me the story reached my empathy and the narrator's delivery never let the pace to slow down

Does the human soul exist?

This story was riveting. The narrator was amazing, maybe the best I've had the pleasure of listening to. I listened to the entire book in just two days. When I wasn't listening to it, I was thinking about it.

Sue's vivid descriptions immersed me in the main character's world so completely that I could see, feel and hear every experience as if I were actually there. The depth of the thoughts and emotions expressed let me relate to the self-doubt, inner torment and feelings of insecurity of an artist struggling to claim his place in a system stacked against him, even as he fights for his very survival and that of those he loves.

Thought provoking, often wry and ironic, deep and moving, thoroughly engrossing, nearly poetic. I think it is absolutely brilliant!

unique sci fi

The story was unique and memorable. I enjoyed the interaction of advanced technology and questions about the soul. The performance was great as well.

Thought provoking

Interesting and different. Definitely makes you think. The story was fast paced, I was never bored. Loved the characters. Very well done.

Nick Podehl is always top notch. I'll pick an audiobook just because he narrated it.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.

Wonderful story with awesome narrator.

Would you listen to The Legacy Human again? Why?

I think I will because I like to go back to really good stories after a while. Some I revisit yearly.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Legacy Human?

When the two boys and Eli's mom were in the bathroom together. That was a touching scene.

Have you listened to any of Nick Podehl’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Not sure about other audiobooks but he did a great job narrating this audiobook.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Mom in the bathtub to reduce her fever.

Any additional comments?

I received this audiobook as a gift from the author and I voluntarily leave this honest review. I really enjoyed listening.