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Future's Orphans
- Ouroboros Cycle Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Anneliese Rennie
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
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Summary
In an uncertain future, the truth can get you killed.
Cassidy Nolan is a drug addicted journalist, disgraced after releasing one of the most iconic images of the new millennium. Fourteen years later, the world teeters on the verge of ecological collapse. A chance encounter with a sociopathic street kid will send her on a journey into chaos that may lead her to uncovering the biggest story of her career. Pursued by a burnt out ex-military contractor determined to earn his reward, there are no guarantees that she will live long enough to reveal what she has found.
Blade Runner meets Mad Max in this action packed near-future thriller from the author of Frame.
Future's Orphans is a fast paced Cyberpunk standalone thriller set in the world of the Ouroboros Cycle.
Be sure to listen to the other novels in the Ouroboros Cycle, Frame and Gravity’s Truth.
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- shahira8826
- 20-07-20
Disappointing
"Future's Orphans" by A.K. Alliss is a vey promising cyberpunk dystopian novel... that really disappointed me.
The plot is confused - a fast-paced jumble of combat scenes and interminable backstories for even the minor characters who are going to be killed off a couple of pages later - and it feels like it's not going anywhere, only rushing pointlessly from one violent murder to the next.
The characters themselves, even the main ones, are stereotyped, completely flat and not relatable at all. I ended up not caring in the least for the insufferable protagonist, even when she was in mortal danger.
The concept is good, and the themes are really interesting, but it could have been handled in a much better way.
I struggled to finish it and will definitely not be reading more by the same author.
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- Norma Miles
- 24-01-19
You still be chasing the puzzle.
Fourteen years before, Cassidy Nolan had been a reputable staff journalist with a promising future. Then she'd posted her iconic photograph, Death in the East, to the internet and all of her future was behind her. Now, living in poverty in the ruins of her world, she eked out her credits selling occasional articles to Michaels, an editor. She wore patches, everyone did, but she was an addict, she needed more. And without any left, the drug effects of her last already fading before the day had even started, she had to get more, fast. Only two ways she could think of to do this, and both possibilities were terrible.
Sent in a dystopian not-too-distant future, the story traces the events of Cass' life as the little stability she had achieved is further snatched from her. Earlier moments are revealed through dream sequences or brief flashbacks. Entwined in her story is also that of a teenage street kid, Paco, who had survived in the uncaring City by cunning and violence. Somehow their destinies seem linked as they run from the authorities and the mysterious and much feared Ouroboros. Betrayal and conspiracy, constant fear and near death situations pursue them through desolate wastelands and the ruined city.
A book of contradictions, Future's Orphans paints a very desolate picture of a world fallen apart, it's peoples buried in hopelessness and desperation. Yet it is almost poetically written. It can be confusing, too, as the point of view changes between different protagonists, often without warning and repeating the same incidents from a different perspective. Same with the dream sequences: the reader is launched into them without prior indication and have to be untangled from the current happenings. However, the whole builds into a very satisfying, if uncomfortable, read. Especially refreshing is the invented street patois used throughout by Paco.
Narration is by Anneliese Rennie. Her voice has a pleasant timbre, well modulated and intoned and she provides good voice differentiation for the characters. Essentially a good performance but marred by a sometimes jerky delivery, with overlong pauses which made this reader hold her breath occasionally wondering if something had gone wrong with the playback.
i was very fortunate in being freely gifted with a complimentary copy of the book after I requested it via Audiobook Boom. Future's Orphans is the second volume in the Ouroboros Cycle. Not yet having read the first in the series, I can confirm that it works well as a standalone book. Whether the back history of how the world achieved it's deteriorated state, or introduced readers to the earlier life and character of Cass, I cannot say. Certainly a little more character development would have been appreciated. But it is an enjoyable, intriguing storyline with an excellent evolving relationship element, set in a well defined landscape. Recommended to all who enjoy dystolian, S.F. and conspiracy thrillers. Unfortunately,, neither book one or three is yet available on Audible..
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- Ruby
- 02-01-19
Genre jumping adventure
I’ll start off by saying Sci-Fi isn’t really my favourite genre, in fact I’ve never finished a Sci-Fi book! But this was different...
It took me a while to get into but once I did I was gripped, a great story with twists and turns and I started to realise this is more thriller than sci-fi and that’s probably what hooked me.
I don’t often listen to American narrated books and maybe that’s why it took a bit of time to get into it. But Anneliese Rennie did a brilliant job and soon I was lost in the adventure.
Please note, I did receive a free copy of this book in return for an unbiased review.
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