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The Egg

By: Andy Weir
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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"You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off, trust me. And that’s when you met me."

A short story about the universe.

©2009 Andy Weir (P)2014 Audible Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Science Fiction Fiction Thought-Provoking
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Mind-poppingly good short story. Not worth a credit as it is only 8 minutes long. Buy it direct instead.

Mind Blown

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Its a shame its short, but very interesting concept. Nice little story for those that dont have time

Nice short story

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What disappointed you about The Egg?

The story

What does R.C. Bray bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I am a great fan of his He brings any story to life and believable

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Egg?

I hate saying this but I would not have published it

Not that great

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nicely read. very relaxing voice. and an interesting idea. but, I still feel an 8 minute rendition can't be classed as a book. nor a story. it's barely a page! and I genuinely think this should of been FREE. perhaps as a taster... for the main event? which maybe Andy should write. based on this idea, he could write a super Novel I'm certain. so... come on Andy... let's write something thought provoking, and interesting about this God? who is he? where's he from? and if one soul is EVERYONE in this universe. who is the soul in the next universe? and the next, and the next? there is a higher purpose here... tell us your thought's on it, make it at least a 10 hour book. and maybe, just maybe this idea will be snapped up by Ridley Scott too! but I doubt he can do much with 8 minutes..

interesting concept

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What an intriguing premise. And so well conveyed in such a short story. I enjoyed it so much I listened twice!

Intriguing

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