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Lock In (Narrated by Amber Benson)
- Narrated by: Amber Benson
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Two editions. Two narrators. One thrilling story. You can also choose to download Wil Wheaton's narration.
"I love working with Audible, in no small part because they’re committed to doing what’s right, both for my books, and the people who listen to those books. There's a really excellent reason for Lock In to have two entirely different versions, so when it came time to make the audiobook, Audible did an ingenious thing: they asked both Wil Wheaton and Amber Benson to record entire versions of the book. As the author, I’m impressed with Audible’s commitment to my narrative - and I’m geeking out that both Wil and Amber are reading my book. This is fantastic." (John Scalzi)
A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi.
Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever, and headaches. But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes "Lock In": Victims fully awake and aware, but unable to move or respond to stimulus. The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. The world changes to meet the challenge.
A quarter of a century later, in a world shaped by what's now known as "Haden's syndrome", rookie FBI agent Chris Shane is paired with veteran agent Leslie Vann. The two of them are assigned what appears to be a Haden-related murder at the Watergate Hotel, with a suspect who is an "integrator" - someone who can let the locked in borrow their bodies for a time. If the Integrator was carrying a Haden client, then naming the suspect for the murder becomes that much more complicated.
But "complicated" doesn't begin to describe it. As Shane and Vann began to unravel the threads of the murder, it becomes clear that the real mystery - and the real crime - is bigger than anyone could have imagined.
BONUS AUDIO: Audible's audio edition of Lock In contains the bonus novella, Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome, written by John Scalzi and narrated by a full cast.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-2023
Locked In- Great story
Great story. Very well narrated by Amber. John Scalzi has a fun sense of humour.
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- Bernd
- 27-05-2018
he said she said
To much "he said" "she said", can be annoying in unabridged audiobooks and a certain style of writing.
The story in general is just fine.
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- zenihama
- 10-01-2022
A thought-provoking hypothetical nearfuture world
A story with many layers - a world-changing pandemic, lives reinvented through technology, politics, crime, detective work and what it is that makes us human.
I also found it extremely interesting that this audiobook has been made available with two different readers, giving the listener a choice of hearing the book read by either a female (this one) or a male (Wil Wheaton). This speaks to a subtle, implied comment about gender and ethnicity which is also an important part of this fascinating book.
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- Onyajay
- 20-04-2020
Ugh can’t get past the 1st chapter
Monotone narrator and so surprised- in this book Scalzi uses the words ‘she said’ and ‘I said’ literally hundreds of times in 29 minutes.
The only variation is - I asked. I can’t stand it. I can’t believe it got published this way and has ruined what’s Lynda like a great story. Maybe it wouldn’t be so annoying if the narrator would use even the tiniest bit of expression.
Swapping it out.
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