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After 25 years serving as the human Monitor of the Interstellar Ark, Hermes, Orion is scheduled to be placed back into hibernation with the other crewmembers.
Knowing he'll die there and be replaced before the ship's voyage is over, he decides that he won’t — can’t — accept that fate.
Whatever it takes, Orion will escape Hermes and see what's beyond, even if it means defying the regulations of his only friend — the ship-wide artificial intelligence known as Dan.
From the Washington Post and number one Audible best-selling duo, Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle, comes a harrowing science fiction short story that will leave you questioning exactly what it means to be alive.
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- matthew quinn
- 02-04-23
A bit generic but good fun
Great story. Well read. A bit of awe and wonder at the universe and the lonely human condition.
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- ian whelan
- 09-01-23
life and its meaning
life abroad a space ship... and what our universal reflection can waken... a short story that is bound to make one thing about ones daily place and its value
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- Mini
- 31-05-22
Short but sweet
Another great (short) book by Rhett Bruno. If you've an hour to spare, give it a listen. It's even free at the moment in the Audible library! What's not to like!
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- Norma Miles
- 28-10-21
"Tommorow."
The Interstellar Ark,, Hermes, is heading for Tau Ceti and a planet likely to be suitable for human habitation. On board are exactly one thousand inhabitants, all but one, a Monitor to act as an aid to the ship's AI, are sleeping in pods as they journey. With only a few hours remaining to Orion before his time as Monitor comes to an end, he must choose a successor. Roy Porter gives a characteristically clear and sympathetic voice to Orion, the sixth monitor, as he ponders his final hours. Pace perfect and with good intonation, his is an excellent performance.
A beautifully crafted short story by the author of the Titanworld series. It is atmospheric and charming, and very human
Taking just under an hour to read, it is still guaranteed to leave a powerful impression. Recommended
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- dee
- 25-11-22
I liked this.
Set in the same universe as the Titan Born series, I found this quite enjoyable. The premise itself is pretty ghastly- live out your life in deep sleep and hope your genetic identity survives down the generations- but it’s a fascinating idea, if a bit flawed, (how would a whole colony survive if everyone came out of the tube as helpless as a newborn?)
Worth a listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-01-22
Excellent !
This is nice story . I really like this story. Very interesting and Excellent narration. Fantastic
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- Mark Chitty
- 10-03-22
Enjoyable Generation Ship story
I really enjoyed Dead Acre by these authors so thought I'd check out this short story, and I was glad I did - an interesting take on the generation ship travelling to a new home. Apparently set in the same universe as a series, so may check that out.
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- Christopher morgan
- 26-10-21
a amazing performance
I wanted this book to keep going 😩it is short but hopefully there will be more books set In this universes time period it has intriguing possibilities and could go anywhere 😀
I want to say Ray porter was amazing in his performance deserves the equivalent of an Oscar.
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- Stella
- 18-09-22
Interesting take on space travel to a new Earth
Story has been told before with different ending, however being a short story it works well. Narration was great as allways by Ray Porter.
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- J Smith
- 01-11-22
A great short story.
A really interesting short story. Well written and narrated but couldn’t justify the 5th star purely on length.
I listened as part of Audible Plus.
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