Book description
Lorenzo Smythe's voice cracks through the static of a dying career. Barroom philosopher. Failed actor. Drunk. Then-Martian soil. Alien politics. A stolen identity that might kill him. Heinlein doesn't ease you in. He drops you mid-fall. The plot? Tight. The stakes? Existential. But it's the performance that gets you. Smythe isn't just playing a man. He becomes one. And somewhere between the pulse of fear and the weight of duty, you forget it's an act.
The audiobook pulls no punches. Smythe's narration feels lived-in, raw, edged with sarcasm and desperation. You hear every gamble, every lie, every moment he steps closer to the edge-and keeps walking. The double life isn't just political machinery. It's psychological warfare. On himself. On the listener. On the very idea of identity.
Heinlein writes like a man who's seen the future and it bored him. So he lit it on fire. Politics, performance, survival-it's all tangled up in a story that moves like a ship running from port to port with no time to breathe. Mars. Earth. Conspiracy. War. And at the center of it all, one man learning what it means to be more than he ever was. Or ever could be.
It's classic Heinlein. Sharp. Unforgiving. Brilliant. But it's also deeply human. The kind of story that stays with you long after the final line. Because in the end, we're all playing roles. Some of us just do it better than others. Smythe? He doesn't just play the part. He owns it.
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Voodoo Queen
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Show Off
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Pixie
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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