Permafrost by Alastair Reynolds audiobook

Permafrost

By Alastair Reynolds
Read by Natasha Soudek

Macmillan Audio
4.20 Hours Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781250264329

A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVELLA Fix the past. Save the present. Stop the future. Master of science fiction Alastair Reynolds unfolds a time-traveling climate fiction adventure in Permafrost. 2080: at a remote site on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a group of scientists, engineers and physicians gather to gamble humanity’s future on one last-ditch experiment. Their goal: to make a tiny alteration to the past, averting a global catastrophe while at the same time leaving recorded history intact. To make the experiment work, they just need one last recruit: an ageing schoolteacher whose late mother was the foremost expert on the mathematics of paradox. 2028: a young woman goes into surgery for routine brain surgery. In the days following her operation, she begins to hear another voice in her head... an unwanted presence which seems to have a will, and a purpose, all of its own – one that will disrupt her life entirely. The only choice left to her is a simple one. Does she resist ... or become a collaborator?

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Summary

Summary

A 2020 Audie Award Finalist for Best Science Fiction Narration

Among shortlisted titles for Locus Awards - Nominee, 2020

A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST NOVELLA Fix the past. Save the present. Stop the future. Master of science fiction Alastair Reynolds unfolds a time-traveling climate fiction adventure in Permafrost. 2080: at a remote site on the edge of the Arctic Circle, a group of scientists, engineers and physicians gather to gamble humanity’s future on one last-ditch experiment. Their goal: to make a tiny alteration to the past, averting a global catastrophe while at the same time leaving recorded history intact. To make the experiment work, they just need one last recruit: an ageing schoolteacher whose late mother was the foremost expert on the mathematics of paradox. 2028: a young woman goes into surgery for routine brain surgery. In the days following her operation, she begins to hear another voice in her head... an unwanted presence which seems to have a will, and a purpose, all of its own – one that will disrupt her life entirely. The only choice left to her is a simple one. Does she resist ... or become a collaborator?

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“This is Netflix’s Travelers series meshed with Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach trilogy, and it’s outstanding.” Library Journal (starred review)
“As always, compelling characterization drives a suspenseful adventure in Reynolds’s masterful style.” Booklist
“Narrator Natasha Soudek’s…strong but clear Russian accent adapts perfectly to both of these headstrong women. She clearly communicates the grim desperation Valentina feels, along with her sliver of remaining hope. Tatiana, who has not yet lived through the coming troubles, has a sharper edge that reveals her unwillingness to sit back and be a passive participant in this sci-fi adventure.” AudioFile

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Author Bio: Alastair Reynolds

Author Bio: Alastair Reynolds

Alastair Reynolds is a bestselling author and has been awarded the British Science Fiction Award and the Locus Award, along with being shortlisted for the Hugo Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Theodore Sturgeon Award. He was born in Barry, South Wales, and studied at Newcastle and St. Andrew’s Universities to ultimately earn a PhD in astronomy. A former astrophysicist for the European Space Agency, he lives in the Netherlands, near Leiden.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction/Science Fiction
Runtime: 4.20
Audience: Adult
Language: English