Book description
In the hush between heartbeats, Hugh Howey's Shift breathes-a whisper through the speakers, a cold metal sigh against your skin. This isn't just a sequel; it's the first breath of the Silo, the moment history cracked. Two discoveries in 2007: machines smaller than cells, ready to mend or destroy, and a pill to erase trauma's sting. Humanity, in one breath, found its ruin and its escape hatch.
The audiobook doesn't speak-it unfurls. A voice, steady as the silo's pulse, guides you through the dawn of the underground world. You hear the scrape of boots on steel, the hum of a city built to forget. Howey's words, rendered in perfect cadence, become the very air you breathe: "At almost the same moment, mankind discovered the means for bringing about its utter downfall. And the ability to forget it ever happened." It's not a line; it's a knife sliding home.
Listen closely. Beneath the narrative, the silence between words holds the weight. That pill? It's not just a plot device-it's the ghost in the machine, the echo of every life erased. The narrator's pauses are like the silo's own breath: heavy, waiting, holding secrets in the dark. You feel the weight of forgotten history pressing down, not as a story, but as a physical thing, a cold hand on your shoulder.
Howey doesn't tell you the Silo's fears. He makes you taste them-the metallic tang of fear, the hollow ache of a world that learned to unremember. The prose is lyrical, yet sharp as a scalpel: "The first days of the Silo, and the beginning of the end." End? Or just the start of a loop we're still trapped in? The audiobook's rhythm mirrors this-slow, deliberate, like footsteps in a long, endless corridor.
You'll hear the past in the present, the future in the past. The voice actor doesn't merely read; they carry the story's burden. When a character says, "We are what we remember," it's not a line-it's a revelation, whispered through the speakers, settling deep in your bones. The beauty? It's in the tension between what's said and what's left unsaid, between the pill that wipes trauma and the silence that holds it.
This is more than a book. It's a mirror held to our own fragile memory. The silo isn't just a place-it's the human condition, sealed in steel, whispering: Remember. Forget. Remember again. And as the final words fade, you realize the most haunting truth: the silence between the lines is the loudest sound of all.
Hear it. Feel it. The Silo's heart beats in your ears. And for the first time, you understand-some doors, once closed, can never truly be opened again.
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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