Influx
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Influx
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Narrated by:
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Jeff Gurner
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By:
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Daniel Suarez
Summary
The New York Times bestselling author of Daemon—“the cyberthriller against which all others will be measured” –Publishers Weekly) —imagines a world in which decades of technological advances have been suppressed in an effort to prevent disruptive change.
Are smartphones really humanity’s most significant innovation since the moon landings? Or can something else explain why the bold visions of the 20th century—fusion power, genetic enhancements, artificial intelligence, cures for common diseases, extended human life, and a host of other world-changing advances—have remained beyond our grasp? Why has the high-tech future that seemed imminent in the 1960s failed to arrive?
Perhaps it did arrive…but only for a select few.
Particle physicist Jon Grady is ecstatic when his team achieves what they’ve been working toward for years: a device that can reflect gravity. Their research will revolutionize the field of physics—the crowning achievement of a career. Grady expects widespread acclaim for his entire team. The Nobel Prize. Instead, his lab is locked down by a shadowy organization whose mission is to prevent at all costs the social upheaval sudden technological advances bring. This Bureau of Technology Control uses the advanced technologies they have harvested over the decades to fulfill their mission.
They are living in our future.
Presented with the opportunity to join the BTC and improve his own technology in secret, Grady balks, and is instead thrown into a nightmarish high-tech prison built to hold rebellious geniuses like himself. With so many great intellects confined together, can Grady and his fellow prisoners conceive of a way to usher humanity out of its artificial dark age?
And when they do, is it possible to defeat an enemy that wields a technological advantage half a century in the making?
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is the first time I've written a review. After listening to this book I simply had to say, this is one of the best and most well researched stories I've heard.Superb SciFi
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What made the experience of listening to Influx the most enjoyable?
The story was fantastic. Being someone who mostly reads/listens to sci-fi books that are based hundreds of years in the future this was quite refreshing. Some of the ideas in this book are pretty terrifying, I think I know what my own version of hell would be now!What did you like best about this story?
Thoughts on future tech, ideas around what could happen.What does Jeff Gurner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
He does an excellent job with the main character, outstanding job with everyone else too! He really brings an extra sense of atmosphere.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Hybernity (Think that's how it's spelled!), and some parts towards the end.Any additional comments?
Without meaning to cause offence... the whole experience was much better than I had expected!Amazing story and acting.
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Enjoyable
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
It is a techno-thriller, with brilliant characters that you care about. The narration and production is superb and easily some of the best I've every heard from Audible.What was one of the most memorable moments of Influx?
John's time in Hibernity, talk about powerful! Those images will stay with me for a very long time! I'll say no more, lest I ruin it.Which character – as performed by Jeff Gurner – was your favourite?
John (obviously), but Morrison and Hedrick were brilliant.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed (William Gibson)Any additional comments?
I cannot recommend the audio book highly enough! It is a fantastic story that keeps you hooked until the very end. There is a solid story-arc that ends in a satisfying way. Unlike many books of the sci-fi thriller genre it doesn't fall foul of its own premise. A thoroughly good read/listen!Brilliant! Exciting! Very Compelling Story
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If you could sum up Influx in three words, what would they be?
Absolutely bloody brilliantWhat other book might you compare Influx to, and why?
Non,Which scene did you most enjoy?
To many to list, on the edge from beginning to the end.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
In Hibernian prison.Any additional comments?
I would recommend this book to any one who enjoys futurism, Daniel Suarez wrote this in a marvelous way that brought vivid images through out. Jeff Gunner as narrator made the book come alive and his reading skills are second to none.Fantastic!!!!
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