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The Punch Escrow
- Narrated by: Matthew Mercer
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
It's the year 2147. Advancements in nanotechnology have enabled us to control aging. We've genetically engineered mosquitoes to feast on carbon fumes instead of blood, ending air pollution. And teleportation has become the ideal mode of transportation, offered exclusively by International Transport - a secretive firm headquartered in New York City. Their slogan: Departure...Arrival...Delight!
Joel Byram, our smartass protagonist, is an everyday 22nd century guy. He spends his days training artificial-intelligence engines to act more human, jamming out to 1980s new wave - an extremely obscure genre - and trying to salvage his deteriorating marriage. Joel is pretty much an everyday guy with everyday problems - until he's accidentally duplicated while teleporting. Now Joel must outsmart the shadowy organization that controls teleportation, outrun the religious sect out to destroy it, and find a way to get back to the woman he loves in a world that now has two of him.
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"Narrator Matthew Mercer is perfectly cast as smart-ass Joel Byram. One can almost see Joel's facial expressions as he navigates a world in which he's been duplicated in a teleportation accident. This futuristic story is made Monty Python-like by Mercer's outstanding voicings. His version of the synthesized voice of the 171-year-old founder of a religious cult is beautifully mechanical. His rendering of the two Levantine spies' accents is marvelous. And his depiction of the transformation of a hardworking science guy into full-fledged mad scientist is spot-on. Many characters, many voices - one terrific performance." (AudioFile)
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- Mr. Howard J. Bateman
- 19-09-17
Excellent narration, great concept.
Narrator was excellent I hope he does more in the future. Story felt a little rushed in the middle with some bloating but overall it is well worth a listen. Kept me hooked till the end.
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- Kim
- 30-07-17
outstanding!
enthralling story from start to finish, matthew mercers narration really brings it to life
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- Kate
- 13-02-18
Matthew Mercer's performance is a tour de force
Matthew Mercer's performance is a tour de force, hope to hear more of his work in the future.
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- Nicholas Richardson
- 10-06-18
entertaining
entertaining story made even better by Matt Mercers performance. looking forward to seeing the movie adaptation
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- Hannah
- 28-09-17
Amazing!
This book was amazing will definitely listen again! The narrator was so amazing too! The voices he made for each character made it so brilliant! Well done! Hope there is more!
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-04-19
Good book, Amazing performance!
This was a great listen. Story was pretty good, full of compelling concepts and characters. Amazing performance by Matthew Mercer, brought every character believably to life.
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- Thomas V. Saly
- 13-02-18
Amazing story could not stop
Just loved every second of it, not only was the writing great but Matthew Mercer brings great life into the character. It is a very interesting view on a possible future
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- Desmonde & Associates
- 15-01-19
Matthew Mercer makes this book.
Matthew Mercer is quite simply incredible in both voice acting and story telling. You will not be disappointed!
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- Jordan
- 30-07-17
New and improved
What a fantastic story.
Suspense and thrills abound and fantastically performed by one of my favourite voice artists.
Thanks Tam and Matt for making this come to life.
Great stuff
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- robotband
- 01-09-20
Interesting enough but with some tedious jokes
Some of this is clever - the primary concept, the explanations, the framing and some of the humour. I found myself getting annoyed with some of the wise-cracking though and the tedious 80s references. Our main characters seems to joke their way through some pretty traumatic events, which made the whole book feel cartoonish and a bit silly.
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