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Narrated by:
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Wil Wheaton
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Katherine McNamara
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By:
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Rhett C. Bruno
Award-winning performers Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Big Bang Theory, and Ready Player One audiobook) and Katherine McNamara (Shadowhunters, The Stand, CW’s Arrow) bring this mind-bending, deeply imagined sci-fi tale to life.
The real world is only where you breathe....
In High Earth, digital entertainment is everything. Shows. Virtual worlds. Simulations - there’s something for everybody in a city where working for a living has been rendered obsolete by technological advancements. Even a short walk outside to visit with others is no longer necessary. Just load into the network and you can be with anyone, anywhere.
For Asher Reinhart, nothing compares to Ignis; a live reality show that pushes human beings to their very extremes. As a volunteer director, Asher closely monitors the lives of those living on an interstellar ark, believing they're the last of humanity.
But when it's determined that the life of the show’s brightest star, Mission, must be put in danger to boost declining ratings, Asher is forced to choose: the show he loves or the woman whose existence has been the focus of his attention since the day he was born.
From number-one Audible best-selling author and Nebula Award nominee Rhett C. Bruno comes a story about the power of human connection. The Truman Show meets Ready Player One in a novel perfect for fans of Hugh Howey, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Michael Crichton.
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Critic reviews
"This perceptive take on the reality-TV-in-the-future premise deserves boffo ratings" (Kirkus Reviews)
"A truly unique sci-fi experience...Mission's story is both heartbreaking and triumphant, and the growth Asher shows from start to finish blew me away." (Nicholas Sansbury Smith, NYT best-selling author of Hell Divers)
“Vicarious is 2001: A Space Odyssey meets The Truman Show. A riveting take on man’s inhumanity to man". (Scott Sigler, number one New York Times best-selling Author of Earthcore)
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Narration was excellent on this story as well. The male character suited Wil Wheaton's style and Kathrine McNamara was outstanding.
Bruno continues to amaze
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It was enjoyable
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Excellent reading and listening experience!
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Like the movie "Truman"...on steroids
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Katherine makes it hard to listen to
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Not a bad book but dull
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Not focused
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what an unexpected surprise!!!
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Decent story good narration
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It feels like it was written for Luke Daniels, and this would've been 5 stars across the board (I suspect) if he had narrated it. Instead, it felt more like story time on Blue's Clues. Wil comes across as perpetually reading with a smile and that is super awkward during darker scenes. I haven't heard his version of The Martian, but I can see why it would be popular if the narration was similar to this piece.
Katherine did a fantastic job for the most part.
Again, great story, but I'd recommend reading it in print.
Fantastic story, mediocre performance
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