Rejoice, a Knife to the Heart

Written by:
Steven Erikson
Narrated by:
Laurence Bouvard

Unabridged Audiobook

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1
Narrator
1
Release Date
June 2019
Duration
15 hours 59 minutes
Summary
A provocative, beautiful and visionary novel of first contact by New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson.

Imagine a First Contact without contact, and an alien arrival where no aliens show up. Imagine the sudden appearance of exclusion zones all over the planet, into which no humans are allowed. Imagine an end to all violence, from the schoolyard bully to nations at war. Imagine an end to borders, an end to all crime. Imagine a world where hate has no outlet and the only harm one can do is to oneself. Imagine a world transformed, but with no guidance and no hint of what’s coming next. What would you do? How would you feel? What questions can you ask – what questions dare you ask – when the only possible answers come from the all-too-human face in your mirror?

On the day of First Contact, it won’t be about them. It will be about us.
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Jim Beebe

I have to be honest here, I loved the story, hated the narration. The narrator has a very narrow range of voices and, while the female voices were ok, virtually all of the other characters came across as cartoonish. It diminished from the experience so much that I quit listening several times. it was like listening to a small child pretending to be a grownup. I suggest rerecording with a better narrator, or better direction. The story, on the other hand, was great fun. Strong hints of Douglas Adams and other masters - this is one I kind of wish I had read in book form to savor the tale.

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