Book description
Gaia's boots crunch on dead earth, her breath pluming in the wasteland air. Sixteen, a midwife, and her baby sister's only hope. She's running, not just from the ruins of her world, but from the crushing weight of survival itself. Then Sylum swallows her whole.
This isn't just another dystopia. It's a knife twisted slow. Women rule here, men outnumbered, caged by a society where a kiss is a crime punishable by silence. Matrarc Olivia's voice, chillingly calm on the audiobook, slices through the silence: "Submission is your only path." You hear the ice in her tone, the absolute finality. Gaia isn't just captured; she's dismantled, forced to navigate rules carved in ice. The tension isn't just in the plot-it's in the very sound of the narration, the way every whispered command in Sylum's sterile halls vibrates with dread.
And then there are the brothers. Two shadows in the dim corridors, their eyes burning with questions about the environmental trap holding Sylum captive. Their attention isn't gentle; it's a current pulling Gaia into dangerous, exhilarating territory. She's desired. Really desired, not as a commodity, but as a person. It's terrifying. It's new. It's a fire she's never been allowed to feel.
But Sylum's secrets run deeper than the rules. Someone from her past arrives-a ghost with a knife. The safe, quiet survival she craved? It's a lie. Justice isn't found in hiding. It's forged in fire. The audiobook masterfully builds this truth: every whispered secret, every stolen glance, every moment of fragile hope is a step toward the inevitable reckoning. You feel Gaia's heart hammer against her ribs as she realizes survival isn't enough. It never was.
O'Brien's world doesn't just exist on the page-it breathes through the narrator's voice. The wasteland's emptiness, Sylum's suffocating order, the raw, dangerous spark between Gaia and those who see her-truly see her-it all lands with brutal, beautiful impact. This isn't just a story about surviving; it's about the terrifying, necessary moment when you realize you must burn it all down to build something true. The audiobook doesn't just tell you Gaia's journey-it makes you feel the ash in your throat, the desperate hope clawing its way out. You don't just hear the ending; you feel the weight of the sacrifice. It's devastating. It's necessary. And it leaves you utterly breathless.
WonderWords
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Night Magnet
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Dredd
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Rope
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RetroMirage
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Canary Apple Red
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360
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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