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The Unmaking Engine

The World Walker Series, Book 2

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About this listen

An experiment that began 2.8 billion years ago is about to end....

Seb Varden is starting to get used to life as a World Walker. With a body full of alien nanotechnology, the ability to travel anywhere instantly and - most surprising of all - a steady relationship with Meera Patel, things are finally looking up.

Until Seb has his first blackout, starts meeting aliens and discovers a plan that threatens the entire human race. And, of course, Mason, the most dangerous Manna user, picks this particular moment to come after him and Meera.

Scariest of all, Seb is learning his transformation into a World Walker is far from complete....

Monkeys, aliens, technology, parallel universes, music, psychopaths, A.I., a magic tech spider, The Unmaking Engine has it all, including the explanation of how all life on Earth began. Did I mention monkeys?

©2016 Ian Sainsbury (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Fantasy Fiction Genetic Engineering Science Fiction Superhero Technology

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the story is a cleche, but is enjoyably done, the twists are obvious from a mile away but I'd done well enough that it's perfectly fine.... the accents are so dodgy at times that you can't help but laugh, every time their was a British accent I started to chuckle.

good story engaging characters dodgy accents

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If it were a book I'd never put it down. A good story filled with drama and humour.

Loved it

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Again a really brilliant book this second book in the series kept me thoroughly entertained. I know some people dislike the “said Seb” that is a constant presence, personally it makes me laugh as does the play with the name “Mee”. Some of the word play is very subtle sometimes I think it’s just me imagining it. Great story and very good narration. The author brings references to some belief systems and characters that a quite similar to the real world and I like the way this is done and not overplayed. Super hero, villains and colourfully described characters and events each of which is like a picture. It is at times like a marvel comic crossed with Philip Marlow wrapped in fantasy and science fiction. Anyway I liked it. I’m now heading to book three.

Brilliant

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Practice makes perfect they say. Or it may just be me settling into the characters and flow of the books. I worried about it becoming a standard trope, but there are new ideas and this was nicely escalated to the next level. Book 3 here I come.

Getting better

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Really enjoyed the first book, but this was another step up. The point where a story would normally end, then continue and reveal more.
Brilliant.

Wow

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the first book was amazing full if world building and development and book 2 delivers so much more I am in love with this world and story beautiful work from the author and voice actor cant wait for book 3

an amazing sequel

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This book was great and had ever thing I wanted from it and more .
Very much looking forward to the next book or maybe books.

Really enjoyed this

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I've been captivated by this story. I'm looking forward to listening to the next book in the series

loving this series

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I enjoyed the first book but this is really developing and becoming even better, the story is crazy and imaginative but is somehow believable and makes sense, I’m hooked so book 3 next

Getting even better

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Really glad the author found a way to continue the story. Narrator was again superb and gave real depth to the performance.

Despite being called The World Walker, the actual cast of characters has shrunk. I would have liked to see more examples of manna users shown.

The story is more of a 3.5 for me. Quite a few coincidences to service the story, but nothing that made me roll my eyes too much.

I'll read the third book to see how things are resolved, but not as a must-read.

Solid continuation of the story

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