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By: Helen Phillips
Narrated by: Kelly Burke
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In a hot and gritty city populated by super-intelligent robots called 'Hums', May seeks some reprieve from recent hardships and from her family's addiction to their devices. She splurges on a weekend away at the Botanical Garden - a rare, green refuge in the heart of the city, where forests, streams and animals flourish. But when it becomes clear that the Garden is not the idyll she hoped it would be, and her children come under threat, May is forced to put her trust in a Hum of uncertain motives in order to restore the life of her family.

Gripping and unflinching, Hum is about our most cherished human relationships in a world compromised by climate change and dizzying technological revolution, a world with both dystopian and utopian possibilities.©2024 Helen Phillips (P)2024 W.F. Howes Ltd Dystopian Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense
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I am a sucker for tragedy, grim dark and high fantasy, Sci fi....not so much slice of life books.

The Hum felt like a slice of life book set in a "near" future world with the problems of today dialed up...and I was enthralled.

The main character felt genuine and presented in a way that didn't overplay things which kept that feeling of connection with what was happening and their inner monologue.

Writing style was really engaging and made me laugh, ponder and shocked me at different times.

And the subtle and not so subtle hints at a deeper philosophy, social behaviours and AI evolution was spot on to grab the imagination.

Kelly Burke was a wonderful narrator. The voice natural and easy to listen to. Fit the tone if the book wonderfully.

Thank you kindly Helen Phillips for creating Hum. I feel I shall be using some of the concepts in my cyberpunk ttrpg...espeically Hums which were portrayed amazingly.

P.s Ironically AI reccomended this book for me 😬

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Gorgeous narration, particularly well done on the voices of the Hums. Has the feel of a short story and the super-short chapters make it a breathless ride. Terrific kicker of an ending, really nailed it.

Dark but beautiful

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