Book description
FOUNDERSIDE: A Revolutionary Auditory Experience
Robert Jackson Bennett doesn't just write fantasy-he dismantles it and rebuilds it with industrial precision. In Foundryside, he's crafted something dangerously close to magic itself: an audiobook that pulses with the rhythm of scrivened machinery and stolen breaths.
Sancia Grado isn't your typical thief. She's a survivor, clawing through the shadows of Tevanne's merciless docks with skills that border on the supernatural. When she's hired to steal from a seemingly impossible warehouse, what follows isn't just a heist-it's a declaration of war against the very foundations of power.
The Merchant Houses have turned magic into machinery, coding reality itself into their favor. Bennett's world-building strikes like lightning: every object around you could be watching, listening, obeying commands buried in its very essence. The audiobook format amplifies this paranoia-every creak, every whisper becomes loaded with potential meaning.
What makes this performance electrifying isn't just Bennett's masterful plotting, though the man can weave a conspiracy with the best of them. It's how he transforms Sancia from desperate criminal to something unprecedented-a woman who might rewrite reality itself. The stakes aren't just personal; they're existential.
Bennett has been collecting awards like they're going out of style, and Foundryside explains why. This isn't fantasy as escapism-it's fantasy as revolution, fantasy as the sound of chains breaking. Every chapter crackles with the tension between those who would control the world and those who would tear it down.
The real magic? You won't just hear Sancia's transformation. You'll feel it in your bones.
Dr. WMD
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Impulse
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Tabasco Dracula
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Delicious
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Alias Stick
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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