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  • A Supernatural Thriller
  • By: Ambrose Ibsen
  • Narrated by: Jake Urry
  • Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (54 ratings)
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Transmission

By: Ambrose Ibsen
Narrated by: Jake Urry
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Summary

A voice from beyond the grave?

College students Kenji and Dylan stumble upon a strange recording in the background of an obscure song. It's a woman's voice uttering a string of seemingly random characters. Upon further inspection, the song appears to have been embedded with a hidden message. Attempting to crack the mysterious code and becoming obsessed with the recording, Kenji and Dylan set off in search of answers. With every turn in the road however, the puzzle only seems to grow more complicated. And sinister.

Retired Vietnam vet Reggie Cash is also drawn in by this message, and before long both he and the two college students are on the trail of the mysterious woman featured in the recording. But who is she, and where is she leading them?

As things fall into place and strange events unfold, the three of them begin to wish that they'd never heard the recording at all.

Transmission is a full-length novel of supernatural horror and suspense by Ambrose Ibsen.

©2016 Ambrose Ibsen (P)2016 Ambrose Ibsen

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Spine-chillingly good

I had to go on a lengthy road trip and thought listening to this in the car would keep me entertained. It did, but next time I drive along dark, isolated country roads on my own for hours on end I might have to pick something less creepy. I had no idea how much this supernatural thriller was going to freak me out. This was my third book by Ambrose Ibsen and definitely my favorite so far. I've listened to several stories narrated by Jake Urry now and I have always commented on how well he does with suspenseful, scary stories. He took it to yet another level with this one!
Transmission is the story of three men, a Vietnam vet and two College guys, who become intrigued by a woman's voice on a recording repeating a seemingly random combination of characters, like a code. They decide to do some research to establish the identity of the woman and as they do, they become increasingly obsessed with the mystery surrounding her and the code.
This is a great book if you enjoy spine-chilling mysteries with supernatural elements. There is nothing gory or explicit, but the author is extremely successful at creating a menacing, dark atmosphere. The narration is first-class, utterly brilliant, but don't listen when you're alone in the dark.

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A Thriller

What did you like most about Transmission?

I enjoyed listening to thisaudio book. Good characters and original storyline keeps you wondering what is going on until the end As always Jake Urry did a great job with the narration.

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"Normal. Everything was perfectly normal!"

What made the experience of listening to Transmission the most enjoyable?

Arguably, Jake Urry is the most sinister of narration voices in audio today. He could cause cold shivers by simply reading a telephone directory. And yet he is also a master of creating distinct, realistic character voices in conversation. A perfect pairing, therefore, with this story of supernatural happenings.
This is a chiller, not a thriller. No crazy action packed happenings on every page. Just the insidious creeping fear of something very wrong, of having made wrong choices, of being watched, of wanting to be anywhere but there ... Always moving towards an inevitable end.
It creeps up on you - and won't let go. Good rounded characters, two college students and an older man, all pleasant, likeable, and all caught up in more than they can control. It makes the listener want to shout, 'Get out now whilst you still might have a chance'

My heartfelt thanks for the gift of this book. It filled an otherwise tedious day with tingles down my spine. Even if I have now vowed never again to listen to those strange voices in the background of some musical recordings ...

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Mediocre to stupid

I just can't bring myself to give this book 3 stars. I didn't want to be too mean in my rating, but really by the end I just couldn't give it 3 stars. Lots of 2nd hand ideas taken from eg. Close encounters of the 3rd kind, The Stone Tapes, Etc, Etc. Author kept writing how afraid the protagonists were "hairs standing up on their necks" Etc - but he never vividly described a scary seen. The reader couldn't therefor put himself in the picture & be afraid; because the scariness was not conveyed by the written word to the reader. Narrator kept running 1 paragraph straight on from another, so that poignant pauses were lost & 1 point made was just left to run in to an entirely disparate point/ subject. Whole thing very amateurish.

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communing with the dead?

Would you listen to Transmission again? Why?

for sure! I would just make sure my TV is unplugged and that it wasn't in the dead of night!

What did you like best about this story?

you can feel the tension in the tale grow as you get deeper into the story and right up to the end you're not absolutely sure what the outcome is going to be

What does Jake Urry bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

i think Jake is our generations Vincent price! as soon as you hear him start to speak you know something untoward is going to happen and it's probably not going to end well

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes , it's not too long and could easily be listened to in one sitting it's a real "page turner" as well so make sure you have a clear afternoon!

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Good but not great

I enjoyed this audiobook, but I found the story wasn't as engaging as the authors other work. It dragged a bit in places. The narrator was good, initially I wasn't sure I'd enjoy the narration but it grew on me quickly. I enjoy the tie ins that Ambrose Ibsen uses amongst his books.

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What’s in my transmission?

I’m still not sure what I feel about this book.

The story felt like it should have been much longer than it was, lots of ideas and bits that we’re told about in the book were only briefly talked about and we’re moved on to the next section of the storyline.

I’m not into paranormal stuff, so my brain is unable to fill in the blanks that I feel the author was letting me do with the storyline. It’s a shame because I really wanted to enjoy it, the entire thing was really interesting to see where it ends up… unfortunately, the ending was clear a head of time.
That didn’t take away from the story, and although it didn’t have me on the edge of my seat, it held my concentration well and I didn’t even mind the lack of character development.

I think it would have done far better if there was more things to solve, I think I spent half the book waiting to see what else could be hidden, but alas it never happened. The radio part really perked my interest, but then let me down a little.

The narration was ok, the slow pace with the smooth gruff voice really helped the book to flow.

Overall, if paranormal stuff really ticks your box, then for a six-hour audio book, it’s not that bad. You’ll probably be wishing for more by the end of it. Is that good or bad? I’m not quite sure with this book.

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Another great book!

Loved this book along with the others I've listened to by Ambrose Ibsen. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a well crafted horror story!

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Amazing

I Enjoyed this audio book very much from start to finish great story line too

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Where is the light switch?

Wow ambrose and urry do not disappoint, another dripping slab of terror I loved it.

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