Audiobook City of the Chasch (Planet of Adventure, #1) by Jack Vance in the ListenBook app
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Book description
I lean forward, the book on my lips, and the voice of the narrator slides into the scene. The world of Tschai unfurls before me. The first beat of the audio, a low hum, a sigh of distant stars. The planet is a vast canvas, unknown, alien, but alive. I hear the description of Adam Reith - a man dragged from Earth, a distress signal sent to the void, a torpedo ripping his ship apart. The narrator, without fuss, tells us Adam lands on Tschai's soil, a slave, a survivor. The words are crisp, no flourish, just facts: four intelligent races that dominate this strange world - the Chasch, the Blue Chasch, and two others that never get a name in the short clip. I feel the heat of the Chasch's eyes, the menace in their speech.
The voice moves faster when it talks about the city. The Chasch - cold, efficient, cruel - and their treacherous cousins, the Blue Chasch, both appear as looming giants. The narrator mentions Adam's quest: first freedom, then a way to pass the city, to understand why the distress call was sent. No poetic embellishment, just a straightforward thread that pulls me along. I can almost feel Adam's hands, gripping the rough surface of a stone slab, his heart pounding. I hear the echo of the planet's breath in the audio - a metallic ring, a distant roar.
The book's history sits in the background: Jack Vance, born 1916, mining engineer, physics, journalism, The Dying Earth, Hugo, Nebula, Edgar. The narrator's tone, almost reverent, nods to that legacy. The city's layout - a maze of concrete, a labyrinth of secrets. The Chasch's machines clank in my mind. I hear the narrator's voice pause, then resume: "Adam Reith will have to make his own path." The cadence is almost rhythmic, a pulse that keeps me listening.
It's an audiobook, so the voice carries the texture of the world. The narrator's pacing, the subtle shifts in tone - when Adam faces a Chasch, the voice tightens; when he sees a blue light, it brightens. There's a thrill in the narration that feels almost as if the story itself is humming in the room. I can't help but lean closer, ears straining to catch every line. The city, the Chasch, the Blue Chasch - they all feel real, the way an alien world could feel if you listened hard enough. I tell you, I'm hooked, and I know you will be too.
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