Book description
Cowboy Angels by Paul McAuley gallops through the multiverse with the grit of a frontier saga and the shimmer of speculative brilliance. Narrated with crisp authority, this audiobook plunges listeners into a kaleidoscope of alternate Americas, each shaped by the collision of empire and ideology. McAuley, a master of hard science fiction, weaves biotechnology and nanotech into a narrative that feels both grounded and boundless.
The story kicks off in 1963, when the first Turing gate cracks open a doorway to infinite possibility. From there, the Real-an America armed with truth and firepower-launches its crusade across histories: rebuilding the broken, toppling tyrants, stitching together a Pan-American Alliance. But when Jimmy Carter shifts course toward peace, the empire falters, and old ghosts stir.
Enter Adam Stone, a former Cowboy Angel-a shadow operator in otherworld wars-drawn back into the fray after a deadly vendetta erupts across timelines. What begins as vengeance spirals into revelation, unearthing a conspiracy that threatens every version of America, including our own.
McAuley's prose is taut yet lyrical, his pacing relentless. The audiobook format amplifies the tension, each alternate world rendered with vivid immediacy. Stone's journey becomes a meditation on destiny, dissent, and the weight of a single choice in an infinite sea of outcomes. This is science fiction at its most audacious-equal parts thriller, philosophy, and frontier myth. A stunning ride through the ever-shifting landscape of what might have been.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience