The Stone Man - A Science Fiction Thriller, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Matt Addis
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By:
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Luke Smitherd
About this listen
The #1 Amazon and Audible best seller, shortlisted for Audible UK's Audiobook of the Year Award 2015
Nobody knew where it came from.
Nobody knew why it came.
When an eight-foot-tall man made of stone appears in the middle of a busy city center one July afternoon, two-bit (and antisocial) reporter Andy Pointer assumes it's just a publicity stunt.
Indeed, so does everyone else...until the Stone Man begins to walk, heading silently through the wall of the nearest building, flattening it, and killing several people inside as a result.
As efforts by the local police - and soon the government - to halt the Stone Man's inexorable progress prove futile, only three questions are on the watching world's lips:
Where has it come from, where is it going, and what does it want?
Andy is determined to be the first person to answer those questions; after all, he was there when it arrived. Surely the headaches and visions he's experiencing are proof of a mental connection to the Stone Man. Clearly his dreams of champagne and notoriety are all about to be fulfilled once he uncovers the truth...and the scoop of a lifetime.
In a pursuit that carries him the length of the country and the breadth of the Atlantic, Andy uncovers the jagged pieces of an increasingly terrifying puzzle. As the number of lives lost in the wake of the Stone Man reaches grim figures, the terrible results of Andy's blind determination force him to confront the savagery of human nature.
When irresistible forces aren't met by immovable objects, how far is too far? Andy must discover the answer - and find out who he really is - in the shadow of the Stone Man.
©2012 Luke Smitherd (P)2015 Luke SmitherdCritic reviews
echoes of wyndham
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Fantastic book !!
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The characterisation is generally very good indeed. The protagonists are flawed heroes but you get inside their skin and understand what makes them tick. The pacing is good and the writing gritty without going overboard. It is a perfectly good treatment of a frankly daft idea that works very well.
The reading is very good with a real feel of separation between characters. Good job, Mr Addis.
Well drawn characters,well performed.
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Where does The Stone Man rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's up there with some of my favourite titles. I have to say i have scrolled past this book in my recommendations a few times but thought i'd give it a try and I'm glad i did. Listend to it in 3 sittings and it kept me entertained until the endWhat did you like best about this story?
I like the characters. I liked the straight talking of all the characters and thought the chav was done very well. It kept me guessing which i like in a good fiction and felt very original. Also it's good to have an English location that was not London.What about Matt Addis’s performance did you like?
I thought it was excellent and the characters ware really believable and gritty. Superb jobWas this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I would if i had the time. Whilst away from it i was constantly wondering what was going to happenAny additional comments?
If you want something different and need some inspiration for a new direction then don't hesitate. Its a very good book. It has drama, twists and turns, Mystery and great humour all be it fairy dark. I'm glad i used my credit on it and i think you will to. Very funny authors comments at the end of the book. He just earned a new fan as i never normally leave feedback.Different and interesting
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Compulsive listening
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