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The Egg

By: Andy Weir
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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About this listen

"You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly shattered you were better off, trust me. And that’s when you met me."

A short story about the universe.

©2009 Andy Weir (P)2014 Audible Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Science Fiction Thought-Provoking

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Mind-poppingly good short story. Not worth a credit as it is only 8 minutes long. Buy it direct instead.

Mind Blown

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What disappointed you about The Egg?

The story

What does R.C. Bray bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I am a great fan of his He brings any story to life and believable

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Egg?

I hate saying this but I would not have published it

Not that great

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Its a shame its short, but very interesting concept. Nice little story for those that dont have time

Nice short story

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Not at all what I had expected, but left me with a nice feeling, and is worth a listen (though 8 minutes for the money is a rip off...)

Very cool little short story, with a nice premise.

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I really enjoyed the Martian so thought I'd give this a whirl.
Really it was odd - nowt nor sommat, as they say. I wish that I had listened to the sample - as I would have realised that it wasn't for me. The book is actually only 8 mins long - so the sample does give a real indication of whether or not one would enjoy it.

Odd!

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