Book description
Steel walls don't breathe. Neither does Baley. He's sweating inside his own skin, trapped in the suffocating belly of New York City, a thousand years from now. And he's got a robot partner. A robot. The words taste like ash. Not just any robot - R. Daneel Olivaw. Standing there, cold and perfect, looking exactly like the Spacer they just murdered. The one Baley's been ordered to hunt down.
This isn't just a mystery. It's a war. Earth vs. Spacer. Man vs. machine. And Baley? He's the grizzled cop stuck right in the middle, drowning in the city's stink, his every instinct screaming trust no machine, especially not one that mirrors a dead man. The tension isn't just in the plot - it's in the sound. The audiobook makes it visceral. You hear the grit in Baley's voice, the way he snaps, the low thrum of the city's oppressive machinery beneath every line. You hear the calm of Daneel, that unnerving, flawless tone that chills you deeper than any threat. It's the sound of a man realizing his greatest enemy might be the only one who can save him.
Asimov doesn't just tell you about the fear of the unknown; he makes you feel the cold sweat of Baley stepping onto a Spacer world, the sheer, impossible wrongness of a robot who looks like a victim. The audiobook amplifies it. That moment when Daneel says, "I am your partner," it's not a line. It's a physical blow. You hear the disbelief, the dread, the terrifying, impossible shift in Baley's world. The city's claustrophobia, the Spacer's arrogant silence, the sheer otherness of the robot - it all pours into your ears, impossible to ignore.
This isn't just a classic. It's a masterclass in building dread through voice. The narrator doesn't just read the words; they embody the conflict. You feel Baley's simmering rage, the robot's chilling precision, the crushing weight of a world teetering on the edge of war. The tension isn't built on explosions; it's built on the terrifying, perfect silence of a robot who knows too much, standing beside a man who trusts no one. You don't just hear the story; you're trapped inside it, right there with Baley, breathing the same thick, terrified air, waiting for the next impossible step. This is sci-fi at its most human, its most urgent, and the audiobook makes it impossible to escape. It's not just a book you read. It's a sound you carry with you.
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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