The Forsaken: "The Christ Project" Book 1
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The Forsaken: "The Christ Project" Book 1
Narrated by:
Kathryn LaPlante
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Narrated by:
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Kathryn LaPlante
About this listen
In the distant future, religion is against the law, and the Earth is a war-torn world ruled by an insane United Nations. All military forces are put on high alert when an ex-bishop of the outlawed "Catholic Church" decides to steal an artifact called "The Shroud of Turin" to help save the Earth from herself. He claims to have the power to use the cloth to help bring about "The Second Coming" - but what's even more terrifying: he might just do it!
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This is a book of glorious rubbish, an untenable world of fear and destruction ruled by unscrupulous men and mad machines. Forget any semblance of sanity and just dive in as everything becomes increasingly crazy in an already terrifyingly insane world. Such fun. 'The world is out there waiting to begin.'}
Unfortunately, the narration failed to deliver this fabulously silly story with the expertise it deserved, although it did improve in the final chapters of the book. Firstly, playback needs to be speeded up to at least 1.25, as it is otherwise very slow. Kathryn of Plante has a pleasant voice with clear diction and infuses her reading with emotion, but, as if seeing each passage for the very first time, leaves abrupt gaps between almost every other word, rendering each sentence jerky - and profoundly irritating ('It was fast - pause - becoming - pause - a dinosaur'), almost mechanical sounding. A pity, as she individually voices all of the numerous protagonists with skill, given the limitations of the timbre of her speech ( this reader can never fully comprehend the choice of a female voice artist to tell a story where almost every protagonist, including at least five of the main characters, is male).
I owe a debt of thanks to the rights holder of The Forsaken, who, at my request via Audiobook Boom, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy. Thank you. The world building, though only brief, was easily enough to satisfy, as was the characterisation. The world picture painted was a dystopian nightmare and the storyline daft but great fun. Overall, very enjoyable futuristic fantasy, but probably better read in print form given the annoying narration.
Of course I lied; I'm a politician.
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