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The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine

The Downloaded, Book 2

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The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine

By: Robert J. Sawyer
Narrated by: Brendan Fraser, Vanessa Sears, Lior Maharjan, Cerise Handspiker
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If they upload again, what will they find?

Audible’s blockbuster original series returns with the much-anticipated sequel.

It’s 2555 and the remaining members of the Phoenix colony, both convicts and astronauts, have fully integrated since they were originally downloaded from cryogenic suspension.

Now, as the countdown to Earth's final day approaches, two groups of colonists prepare to leave on separate missions.

One group, led by Captain Letitia Garvey, will re-upload to the quantum system as they head to Zeta Tucanae to complete the original astronaut mission, while the other, led by Mayor Roscoe Koudoulian, will begin a new colony on Mars, safely away from the asteroid about to hit Earth. But tragedy strikes on the day Roscoe is set to leave, forcing him to upload his consciousness as well. Back inside their virtual silos, the astronauts and convicts alike encounter mysterious digital duplicates that could destroy their stored consciousnesses forever. In a race against time, they are forced to make impossible choices in order to exist in a world where the line between human and digital reality has blurred.

From Canada's most decorated sci-fi author Robert J. Sawyer and featuring Brendan Fraser (Academy Award winner) and Vanessa Sears (Dora Award winner), The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine is a thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that takes you on a mind-bending journey where identity, memory, and morality collide in a collapsing digital future.

©2025 Robert J. Sawyer (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC.
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was just clearing my library up and decided to listen to some short stories. I came across this and listened to the first part, and then promptly read part 2.
This would not be my usual read but thoroughly enjoyed both parts of the story.
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enjoyable

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Nothing was much wrong with the book good actors and good story very unusual story which made it more interesting

Interesting story

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Gripping story line and performance from Brendan Fraser. It is a must listen audible original

Outstanding Performances

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This is surely the Brendan Fraser show - his performance is outstanding!! The story is not bad either.

INTERESTING

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Brendan Fraser is fantastic in this. As are all the cast. It feels like there are way more voice actors in than there actually are.

I've really enjoyed listening to both series. It makes me feel more intelligent just by listening to it but that's down to the fact that complex quantum gubbins are so well explained that they're easy to follow along with (although not, apparently, easy to describe other than as gubbins.)

But there are definitely some unanswered questions. Where is Leticia? Where is the evil twin? Why do the lights really go off each night on Mars? And how long until we get to find out??

I'll be straight on it when the next chapter comes out.

Waiting for season 3

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